PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Titus Garner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Cerveny (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Garner comes to the cage accompanied by All I Do Is Win. Titus Garner has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Garner
vs
Cerveny

160 cm
23
143 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

175 cm
20
148 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Titus Garner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Johnny Cerveny!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Wagner Zegers and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garner throws a big shot that misses.
Garner waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cerveny.
Cerveny throws a front kick aimed at Garner's knee but Garner avoids it well.
A jab from Garner misses.
Cerveny misses with a straight left.
Garner cracks Cerveny with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Garner tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cerveny was well out of range. Poor timing from Garner.
Cerveny is looking to land body kicks.
Cerveny throws a predictable looking body shot

and Garner counters with a takedown into side control.
Garner wants to take a breather but Cerveny manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Garner.
Garner scoring with some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Garner trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Garner is looking to work some ground and pound but Cerveny has wrist control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Garner throws and elbow that misses. Cerveny uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Garner's guard. Nice move by Cerveny!
Cerveny trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Garner is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Garner pulls Cerveny in close to prevent any damage.
Cerveny trying to control the position from guard on top but Garner is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Cerveny stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Garner swivels though and keeps the full guard.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Jab by Cerveny.
Cerveny throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

Garner has taken the fight to the clinch.
Cerveny is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Garner is keeping busy.
Garner lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Cerveny or not.
Cerveny misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garner working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Garner prevents a body shot from Cerveny.
Garner digs a right hand underneath Cerveny's ribcage. Cerveny let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A head punch on the inside from Garner fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cerveny.
A hook to the body from Garner.
Cerveny looks gassed!
Cerveny scores with a hook to the body.
Cerveny misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Garner makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Cerveny swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cerveny wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cerveny.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Garner.
Garner is leaning against Cerveny and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Cerveny is looking to control Garner's arms but Garner gets an underhook and turns him. Now Cerveny has his back to the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Garner lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Cerveny backwards.
Garner prevents a body shot from Cerveny.
Garner blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Garner is stalling here.
Garner drops down looking for an ankle pick but Cerveny pulls his leg out and moves away.
A shot to the body from Garner misses
and Cerveny counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Garner swings for the body but Cerveny moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cerveny walks into a stiff left hand from Garner.
Cerveny keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Garner.
Garner shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Cerveny as he avoids it easily.
An inside leg kick from Cerveny misses.
Garner misses the jab.
Garner lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A left and a right from Garner both land. Nice combination.
Johnny Cerveny is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Garner moves out of range of the leg kick from Cerveny.
Garner slips under a jab from Cerveny.
Garner cracks Cerveny with a right hand to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Titus Garner dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Cerveny throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Garner throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cerveny sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cerveny misses with a looping right.
Garner avoids the body shot from Cerveny.
Cerveny defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Garner.
Garner tries to clinch but Cerveny moves out of range.
Garner fails with a takedown attempt.
Garner tries to clinch up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garner lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

Garner closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Cerveny did well to prevent Garner getting side control.
Garner thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Cerveny's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cerveny tries to get to full guard but Garner has control of the leg.
Garner works his way into side control.
Garner wants to take a breather but Cerveny manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Garner.
Garner throws and elbow that misses. Cerveny uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Garner's guard. Nice move by Cerveny!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Cerveny postures up.
Cerveny would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Garner wants to sweep here but Cerveny controlling him for the moment.
Garner pulls Cerveny in close to prevent any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cerveny trying to control but Garner is working from the bottom.
Cerveny trying to stand up but can't free himself from Garner's guard.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Garner will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Garner ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cerveny moves away.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Cerveny.
Cerveny cracks the inside of Garner's front leg.
Garner checks the leg kick nicely there.
Garner ducks under a wild hook from Cerveny.
Garner stuns Cerveny with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Garner with a body punch. A glancing blow.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cerveny misses with a straight right.
Garner dives in and grabs Cerveny's left leg, looking for a takedown. Cerveny pushes down on Garner's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Titus Garner. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cerveny pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Titus Garner will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Cerveny uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Garner.
Cerveny pivots, looking for a leg kick but Garner is out of range and Cerveny settles back down.
Garner lands a nice looking body shot.
Garner ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cerveny moves away.

Garner closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Cerveny to the mat! Cerveny manages to get full guard.
Garner is looking to advance position but Cerveny has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Cerveny wants to control the pace but Garner is squirming around nicely.
Cerveny avoids the attempt from Garner to control.
Garner on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Garner tries to get out of the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cerveny controlling the pace for now.
Cerveny wants to control the pace but Garner is squirming around nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Garner is trying to escape the mount.
Garner is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garner is in all sorts of trouble here.
Cerveny wants to control the pace but Garner is squirming around nicely.
Garner tries to hold on but Cerveny postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Garner has worked his way to half guard, taking advantage of Cerveny's lack of action.
Cerveny seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Garner does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Garner swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Cerveny throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Cerveny throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Garner decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Cerveny's guard.
Johnny Cerveny has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cerveny takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Garner working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Cerveny's head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Titus Garner showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Garner, 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 Daniel Blasius scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Titus Garner!