PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Michael Garibaldi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anton Egorov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Garibaldi comes to the cage accompanied by War. Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Garibaldi
vs
Egorov

190 cm
21
190 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

191 cm
25
195 lbs
9 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

ADCC Champion
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Michael Garibaldi!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Anton Egorov!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Robert Twigg and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Egorov.
Egorov circles away from the clinch attempt.
Garibaldi throws a series of punches but Egorov moves out of range.
Garibaldi throws a leg kick but Egorov checks it.
Garibaldi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Egorov.
Egorov circles away from the clinch attempt.
Garibaldi moves in looking to clinch but Egorov pushes him off.
Anton Egorov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Egorov misses with a leg kick

and Garibaldi counters by clinching up.
Egorov blocks an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Egorov working aggressively here.
Egorov lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Garibaldi or not.
Egorov misses with a punch on the inside.
Garibaldi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Garibaldi throws a punch but it's blocked by Egorov.
Nice body punch from Egorov.
Egorov lands with a light punch inside.
Egorov scores with a shot to the side of Garibaldi's head.
Egorov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Egorov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Egorov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Garibaldi's elbow.
Egorov lands a body punch in the clinch.
Garibaldi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Garibaldi lands with a short shot to the head.
Egorov blocking some punches.
A hook to the body from Garibaldi.
Garibaldi blocks an uppercut.
Egorov tries a body shot but Garibaldi blocks it.
Garibaldi lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Egorov blocking some punches.
Garibaldi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Egorov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Garibaldi fails to land.
Garibaldi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Egorov blocks an uppercut.
Garibaldi lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Garibaldi digs a right hand into Egorov's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Egorov's gas tank.
Garibaldi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Egorov lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Garibaldi.
Good body shot from Garibaldi.
A left hand lands to the body for Egorov.
Egorov is leaning against Garibaldi and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Garibaldi blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Egorov pushes Garibaldi back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A short right from Egorov on the inside.
Garibaldi misses with a body punch.
Garibaldi struggles to land a body shot inside as Egorov controls his hands.
Egorov can't find room to land a body shot as Garibaldi controls the action.
Garibaldi misses with the head strike.
Egorov is leaning against Garibaldi and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Egorov.
Garibaldi blocking some punches.
Garibaldi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Garibaldi.
Garibaldi blocks a body shot from Egorov.
Egorov lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Egorov has a couple of punches blocked by Garibaldi.
A short uppercut from Egorov.
Garibaldi digs a right hand into Egorov's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Egorov's gas tank.
Garibaldi misses with some punches.
Egorov works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Garibaldi misses with the head strike.
Garibaldi blocks a body shot from Egorov.
Garibaldi scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Egorov works on Garibaldi's body with a couple of short punches.
Garibaldi is breathing heavily.
Garibaldi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Garibaldi misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Garibaldi.
A right hand to the body from Egorov.
Garibaldi digs a right hand underneath Egorov's ribcage. Egorov let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Garibaldi lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Egorov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Garibaldi blocks an uppercut.
Egorov takes a shot to the head.
Egorov tries a body shot but Garibaldi blocks it.
Egorov scores with a shoulder strike.
Garibaldi lands a body shot in the clinch.
Garibaldi lands a shot to the body.
Garibaldi gets through Egorov's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Egorov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short body shot lands from Egorov as the two fighters clinch.
Garibaldi swings wildly with an uppercut but Egorov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Garibaldi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Garibaldi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Egorov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Garibaldi's elbow.
Egorov works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Garibaldi pushes Egorov back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Garibaldi tries to work over Egorov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garibaldi blocks a body shot from Egorov.
Egorov lands with a light punch inside.
A hook to the body from Garibaldi.
Egorov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Egorov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Egorov scores with a hook to the body.
Garibaldi prevents a body shot from Egorov.
Egorov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Egorov can't find room to land a body shot as Garibaldi controls the action.
Egorov working aggressively here.
Egorov struggles to land a body shot inside as Garibaldi controls his hands.
Garibaldi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Garibaldi misses with the head strike.
Egorov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A right hand to the body from Garibaldi.
Garibaldi throws a head punch that misses.
Garibaldi misses with some punches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Egorov misses with a body punch.
Egorov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Egorov tries to work over Garibaldi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Egorov.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Egorov lands with a short shot to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Garibaldi.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anton Egorov dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Garibaldi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Egorov lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

It looks like Michael Garibaldi has been cut.
Anton Egorov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A punch combination from Egorov misses.
Egorov throws a chopping leg kick but Garibaldi manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Egorov lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Garibaldi throws a body punch but Egorov moves out of range.
Some bone on bone action there as Garibaldi checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A low kick from Garibaldi is predictable there
and Egorov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Egorov throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Garibaldi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Egorov.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Egorov misses with a two punch combination.
Egorov throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Garibaldi counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Egorov misses with a kick to the body.
Garibaldi jabs at Egorov's body.
Garibaldi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Garibaldi tries to clinch up
and Egorov counters with a leg kick.
Garibaldi scores with a jab to the body.
Egorov does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garibaldi lunges at Egorov with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Egorov's hand.
Egorov scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Egorov misses with a series of wild punches.
Egorov looks to land a left hand but Garibaldi moved out of range nicely.
Egorov stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Garibaldi.
Garibaldi looks to score with a jab to the body but Egorov is just out of range.
Garibaldi misses with a body shot.
Egorov gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Garibaldi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garibaldi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Egorov lands a nice shot to the body.
Garibaldi works Egorov's body with a nice hook.
Egorov is breathing heavily.

Garibaldi rushes Egorov and presses him up against the cage.
Egorov tries a body shot but Garibaldi blocks it.
Egorov lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Garibaldi lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Garibaldi misses with the head strike.
Nice body punch from Garibaldi - that landed with a thud.
Egorov misses with a punch on the inside.
Garibaldi swings wildly with an uppercut but Egorov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Egorov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Garibaldi scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Garibaldi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Garibaldi lands a nice shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Egorov lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Garibaldi backwards.
A short left from Garibaldi.
Egorov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Garibaldi's elbow.
Garibaldi scores with an uppercut up the middle.

It looks like Anton Egorov has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Garibaldi misses with a short punch on the inside.
A hook to the body from Garibaldi.
Egorov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Garibaldi misses with the head strike.
Still in the clinch, Garibaldi scores with a nice short uppercut.
Garibaldi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Egorov misses with a punch to the body.
Anton Egorov seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Garibaldi has a couple of punches blocked by Egorov.
Garibaldi lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Garibaldi lands with a light punch inside.
A short body shot lands from Garibaldi as the two fighters clinch.
Garibaldi makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Garibaldi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nice body punch from Egorov - that landed with a thud.
Egorov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nice body punch from Garibaldi - that landed with a thud.
A short left from Garibaldi.
Garibaldi lands with a short head shot on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Michael Garibaldi dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Garibaldi throws a leg kick
and Egorov counters with a right hand to the body.
Garibaldi wants to clinch.
Egorov with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

Egorov tries to keep at a distance but Garibaldi has taken the fight into the clinch.
Egorov can't find room to land a body shot as Garibaldi controls the action.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Egorov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Garibaldi's elbow.
Egorov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Egorov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Egorov prevents a body shot from Garibaldi.
A left hand lands to the body for Egorov.
Garibaldi scores with a nice hook to the head.
Garibaldi scores with a nice hook to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Garibaldi working aggressively here.
Egorov makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Egorov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Egorov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Egorov misses with a punch to the body.
Egorov can't find room to land a body shot as Garibaldi controls the action.
Garibaldi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Egorov prevents a body shot from Garibaldi.
Garibaldi scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Garibaldi tries to throw a body punch but Egorov avoids it by throwing Garibaldi back against the cage.
Garibaldi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Garibaldi lands with a light punch inside.

Egorov is rocked!
Egorov misses with a body punch.
Egorov is still on wobbly legs! Can Garibaldi finish him?
Garibaldi lands a big right hand that drops Egorov! The killer instinct kicks in and Garibaldi finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Garibaldi!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Michael Garibaldi!
Michael Garibaldi retains his middleweight title!