PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tobias Ahearn (ranked 1647 p4p, 2463 weight class) and Felipe Garotinho (ranked 225 p4p, 329 weight class). Garotinho has chosen The Coup -"The Guillotine" as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Ahearn
vs
Garotinho

185 cm
23
181
8 - 5 - 1

180 cm
29
184
10 - 6 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Powerful takedowns
Counter fighter
Powerful

Northern Zombie
Seventh Circle Clothing

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 8 - 5 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tobias Ahearn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Felipe Garotinho!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ahearn throws out a loose jab but Garotinho uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ahearn misses the jab.
Ahearn misses with an uppercut. Garotinho saw that one coming.
Ahearn throws a right and a left that both miss.
Garotinho wants to counter with a clinch but Ahearn pushes him away.
Garotinho avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garotinho ducks right into an uppercut from Ahearn.
Ahearn throws a shot from downtown. Garotinho moves away and avoids it.
Garotinho tries to counter with a clinch but Ahearn shakes him off and moves away.
Garotinho uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ahearn.
Garotinho wants to counter the offense by Ahearn and move into the clinch position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ahearn misses with a body shot.
Garotinho is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Ahearn misses with an uppercut.
Tobias Ahearn is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ahearn lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.

It looks like Felipe Garotinho has been cut.
Garotinho keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ahearn.
Ahearn lands a nice looking body shot.
Garotinho defending well as Ahearn loads up on a big left hand.
Ahearn misses with a straight left.
Ahearn sets himself, and Garotinho steps forward looking for the clinch! Ahearn avoids it this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ahearn scores with the left hand. Garotinho knows he should have avoided that one.

Ahearn has managed to clinch.
Garotinho blocks an uppercut.
Ahearn misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ahearn throws a head punch that misses.

Ahearn manages to break the clinch.
Garotinho avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Garotinho steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Ahearn.
A big right from Ahearn misses.
Garotinho steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Ahearn.
Garotinho ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ahearn throws a shot from downtown. Garotinho moves away and avoids it.
Ahearn lands a really nice looking cross but Garotinho seems unphased.
Ahearn scores with a shot to the body.
Ahearn jabs at Garotinho's body.
Ahearn is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Garotinho uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ahearn.
Garotinho wants to counter with a clinch but Ahearn pushes him away.
Ahearn definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Ahearn throws a hook to the side of Garotinho's head but Garotinho sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garotinho moves out of range of the strikes.
Ahearn scores with a body shot.
Garotinho showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ahearn.
Garotinho tries to counter by closing the distance.
Ahearn lands a lovely overhand right.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ahearn misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Garotinho.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Tobias Ahearn dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Felipe Garotinho'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.

Ahearn uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Garotinho has time to react.
Tobias Ahearn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Garotinho blocks a jab.
Garotinho steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Ahearn.
Ahearn lands a right hook to the body.
Ahearn loads up on a big right hand but Garotinho slips the punch.
Ahearn connects with a looping right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garotinho ducks under a wild hook from Ahearn.
Garotinho is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Ahearn lands an overhand right.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ahearn throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ahearn connects with a jab.
Ahearn looks to score with a jab to the body but Garotinho is just out of range.
Garotinho takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Ahearn dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Garotinho moves out of range of the strikes.
Garotinho tries to counter by closing the distance.
Garotinho displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ahearn throws out the jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ahearn misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Garotinho.
Garotinho wants to counter with a clinch but Ahearn pushes him away.
Ahearn jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Garotinho tries to counter with a clinch but Ahearn shakes him off and moves away.
A big right from Ahearn misses.
Garotinho is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Felipe Garotinho is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Garotinho doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Ahearn lands a jab to the head.
Ahearn scores with a jab to the jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Garotinho looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garotinho on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Ahearn misses with a straight left.
Garotinho is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Tobias Ahearn is winning the standup battle so far.
Ahearn misses with a straight left.
Garotinho steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Ahearn.
Ahearn misses with a double jab.
Ahearn lands a slapping body shot.
Ahearn misses with a series of wild punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ahearn throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Garotinho wants to counter the offense by Ahearn and move into the clinch position.
Garotinho uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ahearn.
Ahearn misses with a looping right.
Ahearn moves into range and connects with a jab.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Garotinho walks into a straight right hand from Ahearn.
Ahearn connects with a body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Tobias Ahearn dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Felipe Garotinho's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Ahearn scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Ahearn swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Garotinho tries to counter by closing the distance.
Ahearn misses with a body shot.
Garotinho tries to counter by closing the distance.
Ahearn lands a jab to the head.
Ahearn throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Garotinho wants to counter with a clinch but Ahearn pushes him away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ahearn takes a swing at Garotinho's ribcage but misses.
Garotinho tries to counter with a clinch but Ahearn shakes him off and moves away.
Ahearn throws the left hand but Garotinho avoids the punch easily.
Garotinho wants to counter the offense by Ahearn and move into the clinch position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ahearn throws a big shot that misses.
Ahearn throws a body shot but no joy.
A jab from Ahearn misses.
Ahearn sets himself, and Garotinho steps forward looking for the clinch! Ahearn avoids it this time.
Garotinho takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Ahearn tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Garotinho was well out of range. Poor timing from Ahearn.
Garotinho is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Ahearn throws a hook but Garotinho avoids it easily.
Garotinho wants to counter with a clinch but Ahearn pushes him away.
Garotinho moves out of range of the strikes.
Felipe Garotinho has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ahearn throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Garotinho wants to counter with a clinch but Ahearn pushes him away.
Ahearn is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Garotinho can do to turn this around?
Ahearn paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A swing and a miss from Ahearn.
Ahearn changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Ahearn swings for the body but Garotinho moves out of range.
A big left from Ahearn misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ahearn connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Garotinho blocks a jab.
Ahearn sets himself, and Garotinho steps forward looking for the clinch! Ahearn avoids it this time.
Ahearn jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Garotinho is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Ahearn lands with a right hand.
Garotinho defending well as Ahearn loads up on a big left hand.
Garotinho slips a jab from Ahearn.
Garotinho tries to counter by closing the distance.
Ahearn lands a jab to Garotinho's midsection.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ahearn throws an overhand right that lands on Garotinho's shoulder, as Garotinho tries to avoid the shot.
Garotinho steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Ahearn.
Garotinho takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Ahearn dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ahearn throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Garotinho wants to counter the offense by Ahearn and move into the clinch position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ahearn throws a series of punches but Garotinho moves out of range.
Garotinho tries to counter by closing the distance.
Ahearn misses with a body shot.
Garotinho wants to counter the offense by Ahearn and move into the clinch position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tobias Ahearn showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ahearn 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:24
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:24
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:24

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tobias Ahearn!
In defeat, Felipe Garotinho stepped up to the mic, saying 'You never want to lose. Nobody does. I'm sorry to my fans who were hoping to see me sleep him. I'll be back.'.