PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bransen Garibold (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Remo Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Williams has chosen Remo Williams Theme as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Garibold
vs
Williams

179 cm
23
190 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

190 cm
25
190 lbs
10 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bransen Garibold!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Remo Williams!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Eddie Farnsworth and Jorge Garcia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams digs a good hook to Garibold's body.
Garibold throws a head kick but Williams moves out of range.
Williams takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Williams takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Garibold tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Williams just misses with a punch to the body.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Garibold - that will leave a mark!
Williams throws a right and a left that both miss.
Williams keeps the fight on the outside.
Garibold fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Williams.
Garibold throws a quick inside leg kick.
Williams lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Garibold circles away quickly and effectively.
Williams avoids the head kick by Garibold.
Garibold tries a head kick but it misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Garibold.
Garibold tries a head kick but it misses.
Williams throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Garibold connects with a solid leg kick.
Garibold throws a solid leg kick but Williams takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Garibold.
Williams throws a jab but it's blocked by Garibold.
Garibold cracks the inside of Williams's front leg.

Garibold instigates a clinch.
Garibold lands an elbow just above Williams 's eye.
Garibold blocking some punches.
Williams trying to stall but Garibold improves his position.
Garibold taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
A short uppercut from Williams.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garibold is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Garibold using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Williams has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Williams swings wildly with an uppercut but Garibold uses good head movement to avoid it.
Garibold comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

Williams's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Garibold scores with a leg kick.
Garibold lands with an overhand left.
Williams tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Garibold was well out of range. Poor timing from Williams.
Williams lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Williams.
Garibold is looking to slow Williams down with leg kicks.
Garibold takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Garibold misses with a low kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garibold thuds his shin into the meat of Williams's side.
Garibold throws a head kick that misses.
Williams scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Williams takes one on the button.
Williams lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Williams works Garibold's body with a nice hook.
Garibold punishes Williams's body with a nice straight punch.
Garibold throws a leg kick that misses.
Garibold throws a sloppy head kick and Williams moves out of range easily.
Garibold connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Garibold ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Williams moves away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice uppercut there from Garibold.
A shot to the liver by Williams. Beautiful body shot.
Williams misses with a two punch combination.
Garibold misses with an uppercut.
A slapping leg kick lands for Garibold.
Garibold tried to score with a low kick but Williams checks it.
Williams's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Williams avoids the body shot from Garibold.
Garibold goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Williams is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Garibold rather than just go for the knockout.
Garibold darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Garibold moves out of range as Williams strikes.
Williams blocks a head kick by Garibold.
Garibold swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Garibold throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Williams digs a good body shot into Garibold's ribs.
Williams slips under a jab.
Garibold finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Garibold lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Garibold throws a push kick but Williams slaps the foot to one side.
A good leg kick by Garibold.
Garibold lands a nice leg kick that just misses Williams's sensitive parts.
Garibold lands a nice looking kick to the body. Williams takes a step back to recover.
Garibold throws a leg kick which misses Williams's front leg but catches the back leg as Williams tries to avoid it.
Good leg kick by Garibold there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Remo Williams is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Garibold feints and then cracks Williams's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Williams down.
Williams checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A solid leg kick lands there for Garibold.
Williams moves out of range as Garibold throws a body kick.
Garibold thows a body shot but no joy.
Garibold throws a head kick that Williams semi-blocks.
Garibold misses with a body kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Garibold. That snapped Williams's head back.
A punch combination from Williams misses.
Garibold tried to score with a low kick but Williams checks it.
Garibold throws a hook but Williams avoids it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garibold thows a body shot but no joy.
Garibold throws a body punch but Williams moves out of range.
Garibold lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Garibold throws a sloppy head kick and Williams moves out of range easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Garibold looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Garibold misses with a low kick.
Garibold tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Williams was well out of range. Poor timing from Garibold.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Williams, as that shot connected.
Williams takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Williams moves out of range of the strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garibold throws a hook to the side of Williams's head but Williams sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Williams misses with a hook. Garibold ducked under it nicely.
Garibold scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Garibold thows a body kick. Williams tries to catch it but that hurt him.
A telegraphed right hand from Williams misses the target.
Garibold misses with a head kick.
Williams misses the shot to the body.
Garibold throws a nice outside leg kick.
Garibold throws a nice inside leg kick.
Garibold attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Good leg kick by Garibold there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garibold throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Garibold feints and then cracks Williams's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Williams down.
Garibold wants to clinch up but Williams keeps it at a distance.
Garibold fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Williams.
Williams misses with a hook. Garibold ducked under it nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Garibold lands a front kick.
Williams throws an overhand right that lands on Garibold's shoulder, as Garibold tries to avoid the shot.
That kick from Garibold tenderised Williams's leg. Williams is trying to keep his angry face on.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Garibold throws a nice outside leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Garibold.
Williams takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bransen Garibold dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

A nice leg kick lands there from Garibold.
Garibold throws a front kick aimed at Williams's knee but Williams avoids it well.
Bransen Garibold is winning the standup battle so far.
Garibold jabs Williams right on the nose. Williams blinks but takes it well.
Williams throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Williams moves out of range of the body kick from Garibold.
Williams on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Garibold lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Williams lands a jab to the nose.
Garibold throws a low kick but Williams moves out of range easily.
Garibold lands a head kick. Williams smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Garibold misses with a low kick as Williams jumps back.
Garibold moves out of range of the strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Garibold throws a nice inside leg kick.
Garibold feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Williams's calf.
Garibold lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Bransen Garibold seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Garibold slips under a jab.
Garibold delivers a nice body kick.
Williams has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Garibold.
Williams takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Garibold dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Williams. That did some damage!
Williams 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.
Williams stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Garibold.
Garibold throws a nice inside leg kick.
Williams blocks a head kick by Garibold.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garibold throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Garibold doesn't manage to clinch there - Williams circles away.
Williams chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Garibold can pounce on him.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Garibold swings for the body but Williams moves out of range.
Garibold just misses with a punch to the body.
Williams misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Garibold looks to score with a jab to the body but Williams is just out of range.
Williams tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Garibold uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Williams.
Williams throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Williams scores with a punch to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Williams misses the target.
Williams 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.
Garibold thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Williams if he has to take too many more of those.
Williams throws a right hand that misses
and Garibold counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Williams takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Williams misses with a right hand
and Garibold counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Williams misses with an uppercut. Garibold saw that one coming.
Williams misses with an uppercut.
Garibold throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A big right from Garibold misses.
Williams throws a right hand that misses
and Garibold counters with a good low kick that Williams was not able to check.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garibold lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Williams stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Garibold.

Garibold pushes Williams up against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Williams misses with a punch on the inside.

Garibold breaks from the clinch.
Williams lands a body shot.
Williams chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Garibold can pounce on him.
Bransen Garibold is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Garibold gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Remo Williams has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Garibold is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Garibold is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Williams can do to turn this around?
A frustrated look appears on Williams's face as he tries to break the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bransen Garibold showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Garibold has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:27
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bransen Garibold!