PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Michael Garibaldi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jackson Comet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Garibaldi comes to the cage accompanied by War. Michael Garibaldi could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jackson Comet's chin.

Garibaldi
vs
Comet

190 cm
21
190 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

183 cm
27
194 lbs
12 - 1 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Michael Garibaldi!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Jackson Comet!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Cecil Peabody and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garibaldi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Garibaldi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Comet misses with a body kick.
Comet misses with a low kick.
Comet loads up on a big right hand but Garibaldi slips the punch.
Comet avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Garibaldi moves in looking to clinch but Comet pushes him off.
Garibaldi blocks a head kick by Comet.
Comet takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.

It looks like Michael Garibaldi has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garibaldi thows a body shot but no joy.
Garibaldi lands a jab-cross combination.
Comet keeps the fight on the outside.
Comet lands a slapping body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Garibaldi blocks a head kick by Comet.
Garibaldi tries to clinch there but Comet circles away.
Garibaldi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Comet circles away from the clinch attempt.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Comet - that will leave a mark!
Garibaldi fails in his attempt to clinch.
Comet scores with a shot to the body.
Comet swings for the body but Garibaldi moves out of range.
Comet misses with a kick to the body.
Garibaldi changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Comet lands a right hook to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Comet misses with a hook to the body
and Garibaldi counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Garibaldi throws a body punch but Comet moves out of range.
Garibaldi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Comet was well out of range. Poor timing from Garibaldi.
A big left from Comet misses.
Garibaldi misses with an uppercut.
Garibaldi blocks a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Garibaldi. Comet does a little dance to reset his feet.
Garibaldi tries to clinch there but Comet circles away.
Garibaldi thuds a left hand into Comet's body.
Garibaldi doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Comet connects with a solid leg kick.
Garibaldi needs to keep his hands up - Comet had a free shot at his head there.
Garibaldi misses with a head kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Garibaldi. Comet does a little dance to reset his feet.
The fight stays on the outside here - Garibaldi looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Comet misses the shot to the body.
Garibaldi tries to clinch up but Comet circles away and keeps his distance.
Garibaldi is looking to wear down Comet with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Comet just misses with a punch to the body.
Comet scores with a nice strike.

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.
Garibaldi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Comet.
Garibaldi avoids the body shot from Comet.
Jackson Comet is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Garibaldi misses with a series of wild punches.
Comet pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Comet pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Comet swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Garibaldi throws a head kick that misses
and Comet counters with a leg kick.
Garibaldi thuds his right hand into Comet's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Comet throws a shot from downtown. Garibaldi moves away and avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Jackson Comet will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Michael Garibaldi's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

A head kick misses from Comet.
Garibaldi throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Garibaldi looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Comet is fending him off so far but Garibaldi persists. Nope, Comet circles away and we're back to standing.
Comet tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Garibaldi was well out of range. Poor timing from Comet.
Comet goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Garibaldi gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Comet throws a looping overhand right but Garibaldi ducks down to avoid it.
Comet throws a leg kick that is checked
and Garibaldi counters with a left to the body.
Comet pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Garibaldi looks to clinch
and Comet counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Comet.
Michael Garibaldi is winning the standup battle so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Donk. Garibaldi catches Comet right on the button with a cross.
A low kick from Garibaldi misses
and Comet counters with a nice uppercut.
Comet throws a nice head kick!
Garibaldi tries to clinch but Comet is having none of it.
Garibaldi slips a jab from Comet.
Garibaldi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Comet.
Garibaldi misses with a shot to the body
and Comet counters with a slapping leg kick.
Left hook, right uppercut from Comet.
Comet leaves Garibaldi with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Garibaldi takes a swing at Comet's ribcage but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garibaldi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Comet was well out of range. Poor timing from Garibaldi.
Comet throws a big shot that misses.
Comet lands a high kick!
Comet works the jab nicely.
Comet avoids the body shot from Garibaldi.
Garibaldi lands a nice looking body shot.
Garibaldi avoids the head kick by Comet.
Comet throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Garibaldi showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Comet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garibaldi throws a sloppy head kick
and Comet counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A head kick by Comet misses
and Garibaldi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Comet throws a lazy head kick
and Garibaldi counters with a series of strikes. Comet will be more careful next time no doubt.
Garibaldi checks the leg kick.
Comet tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Comet lands a glancing blow to the side of Garibaldi's head.
Garibaldi tries to clinch there but Comet circles away.
Comet uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Garibaldi throws a chopping leg kick but Comet manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Garibaldi blocks a jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garibaldi just misses with a punch to the body.
Comet throws a low kick but Garibaldi moves out of range easily.
Comet throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Comet lands an overhand right.
Garibaldi with a lazy takedown attempt
and Comet connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michael Garibaldi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Comet looks to score with a jab to the body but Garibaldi is just out of range.
Comet dips to his left and cracks Garibaldi with an uppercut!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Garibaldi swings away with a body shot that misses
and Comet counters with a stiff right hand.
Comet misses with a wild body shot.
Garibaldi lands with a nice body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Jackson Comet will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Michael Garibaldi'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.

Comet tries to land a leg kick but Garibaldi saw it coming and moves away.
Garibaldi misses with a few strikes there.
Comet digs a good hook to Garibaldi's body.
Garibaldi looks to score with a jab to the body but Comet is just out of range.
Comet wants to land a leg kick but Garibaldi is out of range.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Comet. Garibaldi shrugs it off though.

Garibaldi darts in and clinches Comet up against the cage.
Comet is trying to break the clinch but Garibaldi is controlling him.
Garibaldi trying to land knees to the body.
Garibaldi tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Comet avoids it.
Garibaldi pushes Comet back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Garibaldi lands a right hand.
Garibaldi working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Garibaldi misses with the head strike.
Garibaldi lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Garibaldi throws a punch but it's blocked by Comet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Comet lands a shoulder strike.
Garibaldi misses with a punch on the inside.

Comet breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Garibaldi wants to clinch up but Comet keeps it at a distance.
Comet keeps the fight on the outside.
Garibaldi takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Comet throws a shot from downtown. Garibaldi moves away and avoids it.
Garibaldi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Comet.
Garibaldi misses with a shot to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Garibaldi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Comet moves away.
Comet fakes the leg kick and cracks Garibaldi in the body.
Comet lands with a shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Comet, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A jab from Garibaldi misses.
Garibaldi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Comet.
Garibaldi misses with a wild body shot.
Comet is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Garibaldi avoids the body shot from Comet.
Garibaldi looks to clinch
and Comet counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Garibaldi takes one to the side of the head.
Comet throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Garibaldi misses with a looping left.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garibaldi clinches but Comet breaks the clinch
and Comet counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Garibaldi thinking.
A looping hook to the body misses from Garibaldi. Comet does a little dance to reset his feet.
Garibaldi throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Comet counters with a low kick, right behind Garibaldi 's knee.
Comet scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Garibaldi doesn't seem bothered though.
Comet tries to score with a low kick but Garibaldi moves his leg out of the way.
Comet with a jab.
Comet moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Comet connects with a good right hand that stumbles Garibaldi. Garibaldi circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Garibaldi throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Comet throws a leg kick which misses Garibaldi's front leg but catches the back leg as Garibaldi tries to avoid it.
Left hook, right uppercut from Garibaldi.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Comet lands with a good body shot.
Comet avoids the body shot from Garibaldi.
A looping hook to the body misses from Comet. Garibaldi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Comet moves out of range of the strikes.
Garibaldi checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Garibaldi misses with a shot to the body
and Comet counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Comet throws a quick inside leg kick.
Garibaldi misses with a shot to the body
and Comet counters with a flying knee. Nice.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jackson Comet really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Michael Garibaldi'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.

Comet missing with a left hand there. Garibaldi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Good leg kick by Comet there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Comet blocks a jab.
Good work by Garibaldi as he checks the leg kick.
Comet moves away from the strike by Garibaldi.
Garibaldi moves away from the strike by Comet.
Comet swats away the attempt to clinch by Garibaldi.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Comet pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Comet tries a head kick but it misses.
Good exchange - Comet coming out on top.
Garibaldi 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 one minute gone in the round.
Garibaldi fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Garibaldi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Comet moves away.
Comet scores with a body shot.
Garibaldi swings away with a body shot that misses
and Comet counters with a three punch combo that has Garibaldi backing up. Garibaldi nods at Comet to acknowledge the strikes.
Nice body kick from Comet.
Garibaldi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Comet throws out the jab.
Garibaldi darts in trying to clinch
and Comet counters with a solid body kick.
Garibaldi closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garibaldi tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Comet paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Comet scores with a jab.
Comet misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Comet throws a body punch but Garibaldi moves out of range.
Garibaldi lands a nice hook to Comet's body. Comet takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Comet misses with a wild body shot.
Comet throws the kick towards the body but Garibaldi avoids it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Comet.
Comet misses with a head kick.
Comet looks to land a body kick but Garibaldi moved away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Comet misses with a double jab
and Garibaldi counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Comet fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Garibaldi manages to avoid it.
Garibaldi on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Garibaldi has his takedown stuffed
and Comet cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Garibaldi misses the jab.
Garibaldi throws a leg kick
and Comet counters with a slapping leg kick.
Garibaldi tries to clinch up but Comet circles away and keeps his distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garibaldi misses with a wild body shot.
Comet throws a head kick that half lands.
Comet lands a slapping body shot.
Comet lands with a nice body punch.
Comet misses with a leg kick
letting Garibaldi counter with a right hand.
Garibaldi wants to clinch
and Comet counters with a nice uppercut.
Garibaldi bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Comet's head backwards.
Garibaldi checks a leg kick nicely.
Garibaldi is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Comet lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Garibaldi at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jackson Comet dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Michael Garibaldi's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Comet looks to land a right hand but Garibaldi moved out of range.
Garibaldi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Comet manages to avoid it.
Garibaldi tries to close the distance and clinch but Comet swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A nice inside leg kick there by Garibaldi. That's going to slow Comet down.
Garibaldi fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Comet throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Garibaldi.
Comet takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Comet misses with a head kick.
Garibaldi wants to clinch but Comet slips to the side
and Comet counters with a straight right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Comet avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Comet circles away from the clinch attempt.
Comet misses with a double jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Garibaldi looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Garibaldi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Comet.
Garibaldi scores with a hook to the body. Comet takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Garibaldi throws a head kick that misses.

Garibaldi has managed to clinch.
Michael Garibaldi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Garibaldi.
Garibaldi prevents Comet from breaking the clinch.
Comet tries to break the clinch but Garibaldi is controlling the position.
Garibaldi digs a right hand underneath Comet's ribcage. Comet let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Comet lands a nice uppercut.
Comet is trying to break the clinch but Garibaldi is controlling him.
A right hand to the body from Garibaldi.
Comet is trying to break the clinch but Garibaldi has him pressed against the cage.
Garibaldi working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Garibaldi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Garibaldi misses with a knee to the head.
Comet is trying to break the clinch but Garibaldi has him pressed against the cage.
Garibaldi working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Garibaldi lands a body shot.
Comet is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Garibaldi misses with a body punch.
Comet throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.

Comet breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Comet throws a head kick that misses.
Jackson Comet is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Garibaldi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Garibaldi misses with a shot to the body
and Comet makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Comet finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Garibaldi tries to clinch but Comet moves away
and Comet counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Comet throws a half hearted mid kick.
Garibaldi lands with a nice body punch.
Garibaldi is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Comet throws a head kick but Garibaldi moves out of range.
Comet lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Garibaldi misses with a low kick.
Garibaldi moves in looking to clinch but Comet pushes him off.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garibaldi jabs Comet right on the nose. Comet blinks but takes it well.
Garibaldi showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Comet.
Garibaldi slips a straight right by Comet.
Garibaldi misses with a double jab
and Comet counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Garibaldi misses with a combination
and Comet connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Comet changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Michael Garibaldi showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Comet has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 47:49
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 48:48
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 46:49

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Jackson Comet!
Jackson Comet is the new middleweight champion!