PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Teddy Sayre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Garvey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Sayre might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to A Country Boy Can Survive. Garvey has chosen One Loaf of Bread -- Damian Marley as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Sayre
vs
Garvey

176 cm
29
154 lbs
20 - 14 - 1

170 cm
26
152 lbs
11 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Charlie Wang's Tattered Rags & 95% Laundry

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Teddy Sayre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Marcus Garvey!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Yves DeLean and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garvey misses with an attempted mid kick.

Garvey pushes Sayre up against the cage in a clinch.
Garvey lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Garvey lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sayre backwards.
Sayre lands an elbow inside.
Garvey takes an elbow to the temple.
Sayre misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Garvey.
Garvey lands a body shot.
Garvey avoiding damage as Sayre throws knees to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sayre.
Garvey misses with the head strike.
Garvey scores with a nice hook to the head.
Sayre has a couple of punches blocked by Garvey.
Garvey takes a knee to the side of the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sayre scores with a nice hook to the head.
Garvey misses with a punch to the body.
Sayre has Garvey pressed against the cage, preventing Garvey from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Garvey scores with a shot to the side of Sayre's head.
A knee to the head by Sayre.

Garvey breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sayre fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Garvey is out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Garvey.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Garvey tries to bum rush Sayre with a series of wild strikes but Sayre uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Garvey takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Some wild striking there from Sayre.
Sayre throws a push kick but Garvey slaps the foot to one side.
Sayre gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Sayre needs to keep his hands up - Garvey had a free shot at his head there.
Sayre cracks Garvey with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Garvey is looking to chop away at Sayre's legs.
Sayre lands a high kick!
Sayre falls off balance throwing a combination
and Garvey counters with a head kick. That will keep Sayre thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Garvey turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Garvey connects with the punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sayre pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Garvey blocks a head kick by Sayre.
Nice uppercut lands for Garvey. That snapped Sayre's head back.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Garvey takes a swing at Sayre's ribcage but misses.
Garvey misses with a low kick.
Garvey fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sayre throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.

Garvey has managed to clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Garvey.
Sayre misses with a body punch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Sayre.
Sayre has a couple of punches blocked by Garvey.
Sayre lands a nice knee to the body.
Garvey struggles to land a body shot inside as Sayre controls his hands.
Garvey struggles to land a body shot inside as Sayre controls his hands.
A right hand to the body from Garvey.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sayre blocks a body shot from Garvey.
Garvey lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Sayre throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Garvey blocks it with crossed arms.
Sayre tries to land a knee to the head but Garvey blocks with his arms.
Garvey tries to work over Sayre's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sayre pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Garvey tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sayre's elbow.
Garvey tries to work over Sayre's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Garvey lands a shoulder strike.
Garvey lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sayre backwards.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Garvey.
A knee to the head by Sayre.
Sayre blocks an uppercut.

Garvey breaks from the clinch.

Sayre has managed to clinch.
Garvey makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Sayre prevents a takedown attempt there.
Garvey works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Garvey presses Sayre against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Garvey misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sayre takes a shot to the head.
Sayre goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sayre trying to control the position but instead, Garvey has worked for underhooks and has pushed Sayre into the cage.
Garvey can't break the clinch.
Sayre pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Garvey misses with the head strike.
Garvey can't find room to land a body shot as Sayre controls the action.

Garvey breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Garvey darts in and clinches Sayre up against the cage.
Sayre is trying to stall.
Sayre tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Garvey's elbow.
Sayre lands a body punch in the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Garvey pushes Sayre back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Garvey dodges an elbow strike from Sayre.
Garvey tries to work over Sayre's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Garvey misses with a body punch.
Sayre misses with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marcus Garvey dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Garvey misses with a low kick.
A punch lands to the side of Sayre 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Garvey throws a leg kick
and Sayre counters with a body kick that stops Garvey in his tracks momentarily.
Teddy Sayre is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sayre throws a left and a right that both miss
and Garvey counters with a nice body shot.

Garvey takes the fight into the clinch.
Sayre tries a knee to the head but Garvey blocks it.
Garvey lands with a right to the head.
Garvey makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Sayre blocking some punches.
Garvey on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Garvey wants to break free but Sayre has control.
Sayre tries to work over Garvey's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Sayre misses with a punch on the inside.
Sayre creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Garvey lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Garvey lands a body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Garvey pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Garvey blocks the body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sayre lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Garvey fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sayre.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sayre.
Marcus Garvey seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Garvey, as that shot connected.

Garvey moves into the clinch.
Garvey lands a hook to the side of the head.
Garvey misses with a punch to the body.
Marcus Garvey seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Sayre tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Sayre lands a right hand.
Garvey lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sayre backwards.
Garvey throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sayres head.
Garvey tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A right hand to the body from Garvey.
Sayre is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A short right from Garvey on the inside.
Sayre lands an elbow just above Garvey 's eye.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Sayre throws an elbow but misses.
Garvey makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Garvey.
Sayre misses with a knee to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Garvey gets through Sayre's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Garvey lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sayre backwards.
Sayre using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Garvey has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Sayre landing knees to the head.
Nice body punch from Garvey.

Garvey pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
An inside leg kick lands from Garvey.
Sayre doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Nice uppercut lands for Garvey. That snapped Sayre's head back.
Garvey fakes the leg kick and cracks Sayre in the body.

Garvey moves into range and clinches up with Sayre.
Garvey misses with a punch to the body.
Garvey is leaning against Sayre and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Garvey stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Garvey breaks the clinch.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Garvey.
Garvey jabs Sayre to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Sayre looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Sayre throws a sloppy head kick
and Garvey counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Sayre on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Sayre takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Garvey fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sayre.

Garvey drives through with a takedown into Sayre's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Garvey controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Marcus Garvey hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
A head kick misses from Garvey.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Garvey fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Sayre has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Sayre is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sayre throws a right and a left that both miss.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Garvey.
A low kick from Garvey is predictable there
and Sayre finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Garvey wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Sayre throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Garvey misses with a wild body shot.
Decent striking displayed by Garvey there.

Sayre has taken the fight to the clinch.
Sayre throws a head punch that misses.
A right hand to the body from Garvey.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Garvey lands with a short shot to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sayre.
Garvey lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Garvey wants a takedown.
Sayre is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marcus Garvey showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!

Sayre tests Garvey's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Garvey connects with a solid leg kick.

Garvey pushes Sayre up against the cage in a clinch.
Garvey tries to throw a body punch but Sayre avoids it by throwing Garvey back against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Garvey.
Garvey lands a body shot in the clinch.
Sayre lands with a light punch inside.
Garvey tries a body shot but Sayre blocks it.
Garvey tries a body shot but Sayre blocks it.
Sayre tries a knee to the head but Garvey blocks it.
Garvey presses Sayre against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Garvey lands with a short shot to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Garvey lands with a short shot to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Garvey.
Garvey blocks the elbow strike.
Garvey lands a right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Garvey's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Garvey missing with a left hand there. Sayre was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Garvey throws a sloppy head kick and Sayre moves out of range easily.
Garvey throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Sayre throws a right hand that Garvey ducks under and follows up with a left that Garvey also avoids with ease.
A left and a right from Sayre both land. Nice combination.
Garvey misses with a low kick.
Sayre fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Garvey buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Sayre has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Garvey.
Garvey throws a quick inside leg kick.

Sayre has closed the distance and engaged Garvey in a clinch.
Garvey softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Sayre gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Garvey.
Garvey lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Sayre or not.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Garvey.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Still in the clinch, Garvey scores with a nice short uppercut.
Garvey keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Sayre's efforts to push away.
Garvey scores with a hook to the body.
Garvey misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Garvey misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Garvey tries to work over Sayre's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Garvey managing to block the knees to the body from Sayre.
Sayre dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Garvey.
Garvey tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sayre is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Sayre landing knees to the body.
A shot in the inside from Sayre.
Garvey has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sayre misses with a punch to the body.
Garvey lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sayre backwards.
Sayre throws a knee to the head but misses.
Sayre misses with a hook to the ribs.
Garvey on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Garvey tries to work over Sayre's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Garvey lands a hook that snaps the head of Sayre backwards.
Sayre scores a nice knee to the body.
Garvey softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Sayre missing with knees to the body.

Garvey breaks from the clinch.

Sayre rushes Garvey and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Garvey escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sayre throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Garvey clinches.
A short left from Garvey.
Sayre misses with a knee strike.
Sayre takes a shot to the head.
Teddy Sayre has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Garvey.
Sayre throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Garvey blocks it with crossed arms.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Garvey tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Garvey blocks a body shot from Sayre.
Sayre tries to stall but Garvey uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Garvey gets through Sayre's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Sayre tries to work over Garvey's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A right hand to the body from Garvey.
Garvey prevents a body shot from Sayre.
Garvey throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Sayre looking to slow down the pace here.
Sayre is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Garvey is defending well for now.
Garvey lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Garvey struggles to land a body shot inside as Sayre controls his hands.
Garvey lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Garvey lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Sayre prevents a takedown attempt there.
Garvey struggles to land a body shot inside as Sayre controls his hands.

And that's the end of the fight!
Marcus Garvey comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Garvey has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 William Peck scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marcus Garvey!
Marcus Garvey seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.