PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Titus Garner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sub Hero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Garner kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Renegade. Hero has chosen Giant Squid - Panthalassa as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Garner
vs
Hero

160 cm
29
143 lbs
17 - 4 - 0

164 cm
31
146 lbs
20 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

ADCC Champion
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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Perkele!

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 17 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Titus Garner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sub Hero!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Konstantin Menshow and Vladimir Khabensky.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Hero drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Garner struggling a bit here.
Garner is not content to let Hero control the position.
Hero moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Garner is not content to let Hero control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Sub Hero has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Garner throws a series of punches but Hero avoids them all with ease.
Garner ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hero moves away.
Hero scores with a sloppy right hand. Garner should have avoided that one.
Hero throws an overhand right that lands on Garner's shoulder, as Garner tries to avoid the shot.
Garner misses the shot to the body.
Garner sizes up Hero with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hero misses with a straight right.
Garner just misses with a punch to the body.
Hero fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Garner manages to avoid it.
Sub Hero seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Garner misses with a straight right.
Garner throws a nice inside leg kick.
Garner on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Hero punishes Garner's body with a nice straight punch.
Garner wants to land a leg kick but Hero is out of range.
Hero throws an overhand right that lands on Garner's shoulder, as Garner tries to avoid the shot.
Hero looks to land a right hand but Garner moved out of range.
Hero scores with a shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Garner avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Garner. Hero does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hero closes the distance and clinches up with Garner, looking for a takedown. Hero pushes Garner against the cage but Garner circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Garner 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.
Hero jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Hero throws a big shot that misses.
Garner misses with a wild body shot.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Hero checks a leg kick.
Garner throws a body punch but Hero moves out of range.
Hero misses with a hook
and Garner counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hero throws a body punch but Garner moves out of range.
Hero loads up on a big right hand but Garner slips the punch.
Garner misses with a shot to the body

and Hero counters with a nice double leg into guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hero looking to sit in guard and control but Garner gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Garner won't allow Hero to sweep him here.

Hero is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Garner being controlled here momentarily.
Garner missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Garner throwing strikes from guard but Hero blocks nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sub Hero dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Hero looks to score with a jab to the body but Garner is just out of range.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Hero prevents a body shot from Garner.
Garner lands an elbow inside.
Garner digs a right hand underneath Hero's ribcage. Hero let out a lung full of air as it connected.

Garner works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Garner throwing strikes but missing.
Hero wants to sweep but no luck.
Hero keeping moving, preventing Garner from controlling successfully.
Hero is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Garner tries to get to full guard but Hero has control of the leg.
Hero content to control rather than advance.
Garner gets back to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hero throwing strikes from guard but Garner blocks nicely.
Hero trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hero wants to control from the top but Garner keeps moving.
Hero might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Garner kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.

Hero drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Garner manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Hero has Garner in his guard.

Hero is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Garner is aware though and is defending well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garner advances position into side control!
Garner throws an elbow but Hero slips to the side and avoids it well.
Hero tries to buck Garner off but Garner is having none of it.
Sub Hero has got the better of the ground game so far.
An elbow from Garner crashes against the mat.
Garner wants to control but Hero is keeping him busy.
Garner looking to control but instead Hero has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garner missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Hero is looking to improve his position.
Garner keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Garner stalling away here and it's allowed Hero to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Hero looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Titus Garner dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! 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.

The fight stays on the outside here - Garner looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hero fails with a takedown attempt.
A swing and a miss from Hero.
Garner dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hero throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hero throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Donk. Hero catches Garner right on the button with a cross.
Garner is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Garner misses with a jab to the body
and Hero counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hero loads up on a big right hand but Garner slips the punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Garner stalks Hero and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Hero's face. Hero staggers backwards, shaken.
Hero uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Garner.
Garner cracks Hero with a good jab.
Garner tests Hero's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Garner dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Garner looks to land a combination but Hero avoids it well.
Garner swings for the body but Hero moves out of range.
Garner keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hero.
Hero ducks under a wild hook from Garner.
Titus Garner is winning the standup battle so far.
Garner uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hero.
Garner throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garner tries to clinch up but Hero circles away and keeps his distance.
Hero throws a poor cross that misses
and Garner counters with a thumping low kick.

Garner has Hero up against the cage in a clinch.
A short uppercut from Garner.
Hero is pressed up against the cage. Garner has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Hero down to the mat. Hero avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Garner finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Garner is looking to clinch.
Garner uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hero.
Garner just misses with a punch to the body.
Hero is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Garner.
Garner cracks Hero with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garner throws a jab when Hero was well out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Garner. Hero does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hero takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Garner swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Garner slaps away a takedown attempt from Hero, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Hero misses with a looping right.
Garner keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Garner goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

Garner closes the distance and clinches.
A short right from Hero.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Hero jumps guard.
Garner looking to sit in guard and control but Hero gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Garner keeping full guard, as Hero tries to pass.
Garner keeping moving, preventing Hero from controlling successfully.
Garner manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Garner thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Titus Garner showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Garner has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 29:28
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 29:28
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Titus Garner!
After winning the bout, Titus Garner thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.