PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Shane Garwin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bas Deviant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Garwin
vs
Deviant

200 cm
22
190 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

200 cm
22
192 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Excellent boxer
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Shane Garwin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bas Deviant!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Robert Douchet and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garwin rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Deviant moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Deviant throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Garwin counters with a two punch combo.
Deviant misses with a combination
and Garwin counters with a series of strikes. Deviant will be more careful next time no doubt.
Deviant misses with a takedown
and Garwin counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
A right-left combo lands from Garwin.
Garwin misses with a series of wild punches.
Garwin really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Garwin lands a two punch combo.
Deviant scores with a kick to the body.
Deviant closes the distance looking to clinch
and Garwin counters with a three punch combo that has Deviant backing up. Deviant nods at Garwin to acknowledge the strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Deviant misses with a takedown
and Garwin counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Garwin looks to throw a body kick
and Deviant counters with a two punch combo.
Garwin misses with a two punch combination.
Deviant tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Garwin counters with a one-two to the body.
Garwin is working the combinations to good effect here.
Garwin fails to land with a series of punches.
Deviant throws a combination that misses
and Garwin counters with a two punch combo.
Deviant dodges the punch combination from Garwin.
Bas Deviant seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Deviant doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Garwin counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Shane Garwin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bas Deviant.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garwin tries to bum rush Deviant with a series of wild strikes but Deviant uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Deviant dodges the punch combination from Garwin.
A nice combination there by Garwin.
Garwin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Garwin cracks Deviant with a right hand to the side of the head.
Deviant throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Garwin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Garwin connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Deviant looks to clinch
enabling Garwin to counter with a crisp jab.
Deviant shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Garwin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Deviant shoots and misses
and Garwin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Garwin throws a combination that misses
and Deviant counters with a good low kick that Garwin was not able to check.
No joy there for Garwin, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Garwin fails to land with a series of punches.
Garwin throws a right and a left that both miss.
Left hook, right uppercut from Garwin.
Deviant misses with a body shot
and Garwin counters with a one-two to the body.
Garwin rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Deviant moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Deviant shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Garwin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Deviant closes the distance but Garwin moves to the side
and Garwin counters with a three punch combo that has Deviant backing up. Deviant nods at Garwin to acknowledge the strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garwin throws a series of punches but Deviant moves out of range.
Deviant wants to clinch
and Garwin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Deviant has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Garwin looks to land a combination but Deviant avoids it well.
Shane Garwin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Deviant closes the distance looking to clinch
and Garwin counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Garwin lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Deviant backs up against the cage.
Garwin throws a right and a left that Deviant avoids nicely.
Garwin lands a glancing blow to the side of Deviant's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shane Garwin dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

A shot to the body from Deviant misses
and Garwin counters with a straight right hand.
Deviant misses with a takedown
and Garwin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Deviant misses with a takedown
and Garwin counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Deviant avoids a punch combination nicely.
Deviant misses with a looping left.
Deviant tries for a takedown but Garwin circles away easily
and Garwin counters with a stiff right hand.
Shane Garwin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bas Deviant.
Garwin fails to land with a series of punches.
Deviant gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Garwin counters with a one-two to the body.
Deviant is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Garwin scores with a nice strike.
Garwin throws a left and a right that both miss

and Deviant counters with a nice double leg into side control. Garwin won't be happy with that.
Deviant working the ground and pound.
Garwin is pushing Deviant's head away, looking to escape. Deviant manages to hold on to the position though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Garwin seems a little lost for a moment, as Deviant dominates the positioning.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garwin pushes Deviant away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Deviant gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Deviant throws an overhand right that lands on Garwin's shoulder, as Garwin tries to avoid the shot.
Deviant fails with the takedown
and Garwin counters with a two punch combo.
Deviant shoots and misses
letting Garwin counter with a right hand.
Garwin moves out of range of the leg kick from Deviant.
Deviant darts in trying to clinch
and Garwin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garwin scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Garwin throws a nice looking combination but Deviant bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Deviant shoots and misses
and Garwin counters with a three punch combo that has Deviant backing up. Deviant nods at Garwin to acknowledge the strikes.
Deviant tries for a takedown but Garwin circles away easily
and Garwin counters with a two punch combo.
Deviant with a lazy takedown attempt
and Deviant takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Garwin misses with a few strikes there.
Garwin moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garwin throws a series of punches but Deviant moves out of range.
Garwin throws a series of punches but Deviant moves out of range.
A right-left combo lands from Garwin.
Deviant misses with a takedown
and Garwin counters with a two punch combo.
Deviant walks into a jab.
Garwin changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Shane Garwin is winning the standup battle so far.
Deviant misses with a takedown attempt
and Garwin counters with a one-two to the body.
Garwin's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Garwin duly obliges.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shane Garwin dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Garwin fails to land with a series of punches.
Deviant tries to clinch up
and Garwin counters with a nice uppercut.
Garwin is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Garwin rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Deviant moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Garwin throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Garwin circles away from the clinch attempt
and Garwin counters with a one-two to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Deviant wants to clinch but Garwin slips to the side
letting Garwin counter with a right hand.
Deviant swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Deviant is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Garwin.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Garwin!
Garwin connects with a body shot.
A shot to the body from Deviant misses
and Garwin counters with a stiff right hand.
Deviant tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Garwin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Deviant tries to clinch up
and Garwin counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Deviant thinking.
Deviant takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garwin tries to bum rush Deviant with a series of wild strikes but Deviant uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Garwin misses with a two punch combination.
Deviant fails with the takedown
and Garwin counters with a two punch combo.
Deviant has his takedown stuffed
and Garwin counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Garwin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Deviant misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Deviant has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Some wild striking there from Garwin.
Deviant misses with a takedown attempt
and Garwin counters with a three punch combo that has Deviant backing up. Deviant nods at Garwin to acknowledge the strikes.
Shane Garwin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bas Deviant.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garwin misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Garwin tries a head kick but it misses.
Garwin goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Shane Garwin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Deviant fails with the takedown
and Garwin counters with a nice uppercut.
Garwin lands a two punch combo.
Garwin throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
A punch combination from Garwin misses.
Garwin throws a sloppy head kick

and Deviant moves into the clinch.
Garwin has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Deviant avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.

Deviant manages to break the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garwin misses with a two punch combination.
Garwin throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Deviant.
No joy there for Garwin, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Deviant with a poor takedown
and Garwin counters with a left and a right that stings Deviant.
Deviant tries to clinch
and Garwin counters with a three punch combo that has Deviant backing up. Deviant nods at Garwin to acknowledge the strikes.
Danga de danga de dang - Garwin scores with a four punch combination!
Garwin will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Garwin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bas Deviant has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Shane Garwin is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Deviant misses with a jab to the body
and Garwin counters with a series of strikes. Deviant will be more careful next time no doubt.

And that's the end of the fight!
Shane Garwin showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Garwin, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shane Garwin!