PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Garnett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thaddius Brrapington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Garnett
vs
Brrapington

178 cm
19
160 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

176 cm
22
164 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kevin Garnett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Thaddius Brrapington!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Arvi Lind and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brrapington shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Garnett sprawls well. Garnett wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Brrapington gets slowly back to his feet.
Brrapington goes for a high kick. It partially lands.

Garnett scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Brrapington is looking to reverse the position.

Garnett is trying to get an arm triangle but Brrapington is defending well.
Brrapington is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Garnett trying to control the position but Brrapington is working away.
Brrapington wants to get back to his feet.
Brrapington is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brrapington dodges the ground and pound from Garnett.
Garnett trying to control the position but Brrapington is working away.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Brrapington lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Garnett wants to clinch.
Brrapington throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Garnett.
Garnett misses with a double jab.

Brrapington drives through with a takedown into guard.
Brrapington passes Garnett's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Garnett keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Garnett wants to get back to full guard.
Garnett is staying active underneath Brrapington, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Brrapington is looking for a kimura but Garnett is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Brrapington to get the leverage.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

Brrapington is trying to work for a kimura but Garnett is defending well.
Brrapington looks gassed!
Brrapington is trying to control the action in half guard but Garnett is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Brrapington keeps the fight on the outside.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Brrapington keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Nice straight punches there by Garnett. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Garnett.
Garnett closes the distance and clinches up with Brrapington, looking for a takedown. Garnett pushes Brrapington against the cage but Brrapington circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Garnett with a poor takedown
and Brrapington counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kevin Garnett. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Garnett throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Brrapington.
Garnett is looking to reverse the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garnett sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Garnett manages to get to full guard.
Brrapington trying to control the position from guard on top but Garnett is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Brrapington stopping the sweep attempt from Garnett.

Brrapington is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Brrapington trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Garnett wants to get back to his feet but Brrapington is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Garnett wants to sweep but no luck.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Garnett gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Brrapington counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Garnett throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Brrapington's waist but Brrapington gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Garnett off to one side.
Garnett fails with a takedown attempt.
Brrapington scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Garnett has his takedown stuffed
letting Brrapington counter with a right hand.
Brrapington is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Brrapington lands with a kick to the temple. Garnett shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Garnett takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Brrapington tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Brrapington looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Garnett is pressing down on Brrapington's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Thaddius Brrapington dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Brrapington lands with a kick to the temple. Garnett shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Brrapington plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Garnett has his takedown stuffed
and Brrapington counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Garnett shoots and misses

and Brrapington counters with a takedown into side control.

Brrapington looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Garnett manages to work his way to half guard, despite Brrapington's best efforts.
Garnett trying to hold on to Brrapington's head to control him but Brrapington postures up.

Brrapington is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Garnett has managed to free his arm - good work.
Garnett regains full guard. Nicely done.
Brrapington must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Brrapington is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brrapington wants to control from the top but Garnett keeps moving.
Garnett looking for a sweep. Not yet Garnett, not yet.
Garnett doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Garnett controls Brrapington momentarily but Brrapington frees himself.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Brrapington throws a head kick that misses.
Garnett fails with an attempt to clinch.
Garnett looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Brrapington is fending him off so far but Garnett persists. Nope, Brrapington circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kevin Garnett. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Brrapington feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Brrapington wants to control from the top but Garnett keeps moving.
Garnett bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Brrapington's guard.
Garnett wants to control from the top but Brrapington keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brrapington being controlled here, momentarily.
Garnett slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Brrapington is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Brrapington on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Brrapington is looking for a sweep.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garnett working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Garnett is looking to take a break and control but Brrapington is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Garnett remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Garnett passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Brrapington!
A nice elbow there by Garnett.
Garnett landing shots from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brrapington is squirming around, avoiding Garnett's attempts to control the action.

Garnett moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Brrapington has worked his arm free - good work by Brrapington!
Garnett sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Brrapington is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Brrapington tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Garnett wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

Garnett goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Brrapington has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Garnett but great work by Brrapington.

Brrapington stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Garnett throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Brrapington's waist but Brrapington gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Garnett off to one side.
Garnett shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Brrapington counters with an inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Thaddius Brrapington will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Brrapington lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

Brrapington has Garnett up against the cage in a clinch.

Brrapington escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Brrapington fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Garnett gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Brrapington counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Garnett lands a two punch combo.
Garnett chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Brrapington can pounce on him.
Garnett lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Brrapington circles away quickly and effectively.
Brrapington misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Garnett misses with a series of wild punches.
Garnett with a poor takedown
and Brrapington counters with a good low kick that Garnett was not able to check.
Brrapington throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Brrapington misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Brrapington wants to stall.
Garnett tries for a takedown but Brrapington manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kevin Garnett. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brrapington looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Brrapington is trying to break the clinch but Garnett has him pressed against the cage.
Garnett is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Brrapington gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Brrapington tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Brrapington changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Garnett fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Brrapington lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Brrapington shoots in for a takedown but Garnett shows good takedown defense.
Garnett shoots and misses
and Brrapington counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Garnett.
Garnett thows a left - swing and a miss!
Brrapington throws a head kick that Garnett semi-blocks.
Garnett chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Brrapington can pounce on him.

Garnett scores with a takedown into Brrapington's guard.
Brrapington keeping full guard, as Garnett tries to pass.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garnett trying to control but Brrapington is working from the bottom.

Garnett is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Brrapington is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Brrapington has escaped and now he's on top!
Brrapington won't allow Garnett to sweep him here.
Brrapington throwing strikes from guard but Garnett blocks nicely.

Brrapington got a little sloppy there for a moment and Garnett has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Brrapington has managed to get both his arms back between Garnett's legs - danger averted.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brrapington's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brrapington keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Garnett's head.

Garnett working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Brrapington doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Brrapington manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Thaddius Brrapington has got the better of the ground game so far.
Brrapington working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kevin Garnett has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Brrapington is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Brrapington wants to control from the top but Garnett keeps moving.

Garnett is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Brrapington is aware though and is defending well.

Brrapington drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Brrapington jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Garnett is on top in guard.
Garnett trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Garnett missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

Garnett thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Brrapington has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Thaddius Brrapington is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Brrapington manages to escape and get back to his feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Kevin Garnett.
Well Brrapington 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 27:30
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 28:29
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thaddius Brrapington!