PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Christopher Newton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Garver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Newton's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, She Knows. Garver has chosen Carver as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Newton
vs
Garver

183 cm
32
182 lbs
13 - 6 - 2

180 cm
30
180 lbs
11 - 10 - 0

Good takedowns
Solid boxing
Very quick

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 6 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Christopher Newton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Daniel Garver!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Trevor Gratis and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Newton misses the shot to the body.
Garver scores with the left hand. Newton knows he should have avoided that one.
Garver with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A head kick misses from Garver.
Newton attempts a counter takedown but Garver avoids it well and moves away.
Newton pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

Newton gets a takedown into half guard.
Garver manages to get to full guard.
Garver wants to sweep but no luck.
Newton looking to pass the guard.
Garver tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Newton trying to control but Garver is working from the bottom.
Garver has Newton pulled in close to control his posture.
Garver keeping moving, preventing Newton from controlling successfully.
Garver pulls Newton in close to his closed guard and prevents Newton from doing any damage or advancing position.
Newton has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Garver is proving hard to escape from.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Garver connects with a crisp jab.
Newton moves forwards but Garver connects with a nice, crisp jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Newton throws a body punch but Garver moves out of range.
A countering left hand to the body from Garver misses.
Daniel Garver is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Newton wants to clinch.
Newton throws a body shot but no joy.
Garver feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Newtons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Garver misses with a straight right.
Good standup being displayed there by Garver as he connects with a hook.
Garver ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Garver throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Newton was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Newton takes a jab right on the kisser.
Garver connects with a body shot.
Daniel Garver seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
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!
Newton takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Garver jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Sloppy strikes from Garver. Those never looked like landing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Newton throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Newton tries to close the distance and clinch but Garver swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Garver throws a looping overhand right but Newton ducks down to avoid it.
Garver avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Garver cracks Newton with a good jab.
Garver blocks a head kick by Newton.
Newton takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Garver misses with a kick to the body.
Newton moves out of range of the body kick.
Newton drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A looping hook to the body misses from Garver. Newton does a little dance to reset his feet.
Garver scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Garver uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Garver lands a head kick. Newton smiles back at him and beckons him forward.

It looks like Christopher Newton has been cut.
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!
Garver lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garver throws a quick inside leg kick.
Garver looks to land a combination but Newton avoids it well.
Newton throws a sloppy head kick and Garver moves out of range easily.
Newton throws a head kick but Garver moves out of range.
Garver swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Donk. Garver catches Newton right on the button with a cross.
Newton takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Newton throws a leg kick which misses Garver's front leg but catches the back leg as Garver tries to avoid it.
Newton on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Garver misses with a low kick as Newton jumps back.
Garver misses with an uppercut. Newton saw that one coming.
Newton takes a jab right on the kisser.
Garver slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.

Newton is rocked!
Garver finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Daniel Garver dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Christopher Newton's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Garver lands a left and a right that send Newton crashing to the mat, dazed. Garver thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Oh Newton is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Newton moves away from the strike by Garver.
Newton lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Garver changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Newton seems to have got his legs back now.
Garver looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Garver lands with a nice body punch.
Good exchange - Garver coming out on top.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Garver misses with a wild combination.
Garver swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Newton is looking for a counter combo.
Garver steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Newton.
Both fighters circling a little - Garver finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Garver, right into the meat.
Garver cracks Newton with a right hand to the side of the head.
Newton on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Garver. Garver obviously looking to wear him down.
Newton moves forwards but Garver connects with a nice, crisp jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Garver misses with a head kick.
Newton fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Garver manages to avoid it.
Garver follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
A head kick misses from Garver.
Newton throws a body shot but no joy.
Newton is looking to wear down Garver with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Newton uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Garver.
Garver misses with a low kick.
Garver moves out of range of the leg kick from Newton.
A head kick misses from Newton.
Newton uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Garver.
Garver scores with a kick to the body.
A shot to the liver by Garver. Beautiful body shot.
Newton blocks a jab.
Garver looks to land a right hand but Newton moved out of range.

Newton clinches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garver stalls.

Newton breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Garver tests Newton's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Newton is trying hard to land a takedown here. Garver sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Garver chopping away at his opponent's legs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Garver misses with a hook. Newton ducked under it nicely.
Garver lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Newton at a distance.
Garver throws an overhand right that lands on Newton's shoulder, as Newton tries to avoid the shot.
Garver rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Newton moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Garver uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Newton.
Garver lands with a right hand.
Garver throws out a powerful jab.
Garver comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Newton slips a jab and a cross from Garver.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Newton keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Garver.
Garver connects with a body shot.
Garver thumps Newton with a low kick.
Garver connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Garver lands a jab to Newton's midsection.
The fighters circle momentarily. Garver darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Newton takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Newton takes one to the side of the head.
Garver throws a body punch but Newton moves out of range.
Newton shoots in looking for a takedown. Garver tries to sprawl out of it but Newton keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Garver manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Garver misses with a body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Newton doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Garver misses the jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd cheers as Garver lands an impressive looking overhand right. Newton doesn't seem phased though.
A swing and a miss from Garver.
Garver lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Garver tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Newton was well out of range. Poor timing from Garver.
Newton sizes up Garver with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Garver connects with the punch.
Garver misses with a body kick.
Newton looks to land a combination but Garver avoids it well.
Garver tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Newton was well out of range. Poor timing from Garver.
Newton appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Daniel Garver seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Newton blocks a head kick by Garver.
Newton tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Garver paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Garver throws out a counter right but Newton avoids it with no problem.
Garver lands a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Daniel Garver showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Christopher Newton's cut.
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. This is the final round!

Garver cracks Newton with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Garver throws out a leg kick but Newton moves out of range and Garver only half commits.
Newton appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Garver takes a swing at Newton's ribcage but misses.
Garver tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Newton is looking to counter with head kicks.
Newton will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Garver lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Garver misses with a jab, cross combination.
Newton swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Christopher Newton is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Newton closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Newton lands in his opponent's guard.
Newton trying to control the position from guard on top but Garver is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Newton throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Garver has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Garver has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Garver wants to get back to his feet but Newton is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Garver has his hands on Newton's head, controlling the position.
Garver wants to sweep but no luck.
Garver looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Our spies down at at Bruize Brothers inform us that Garver has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Newton pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Garver is keeping the position for now.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Newton looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Garver scores with a nice strike.
Garver tests Newton's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Garver. Newton does a little dance to reset his feet.
Garver lands with a good body shot.
Garver lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A jab from Garver misses.
Garver dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Newton. That did some damage!
Garver fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Newton looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Newton tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Garver defends well and Newton ends up having to push Garver into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Garver turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Garver keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Daniel Garver is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garver throws a shot to the body.
Newton tries a head kick but it misses.
Newton wants to clinch up but Garver keeps it at a distance.
Garver misses with a two punch combination.
Good shot there by Garver.
Garver dips to his left and cracks Newton with an uppercut!
Garver avoids the head kick by Newton.
Newton has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Newton there as he acknowledges the shot.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Garver.
Garver lands a nice looking body shot.
Garver scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Newton doesn't seem bothered though.
Garver connects with a high kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Garver connects with a right hand. Newton shakes it off.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garver misses with a leg kick.
Garver connects with a good right hand that stumbles Newton. Newton circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Newton uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Garver.
Newton takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Newton just misses with a punch to the body.
Garver jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Garver keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Newton walks into a left hand.
Christopher Newton has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Newton stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Garver.
Newton shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Garver as he jumps to the side.
Newton shoots for a double leg takedown but Garver sprawls well. He's pushed Newton's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Christopher Newton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Garver scores with a decent looking hook.
Garver is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
Daniel Garver comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Garver winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 27:30
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Daniel Garver!
A relieved looking Daniel Garver thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.