PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jonathan Weed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Garibaldi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Weed comes to the ring accompanied by Call Me Maybe. Jonathan Weed had a look across the ring there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Weed
vs
Garibaldi

178 cm
29
180 lbs
18 - 8 - 0

190 cm
28
183 lbs
11 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

Conviction

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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 18 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jonathan Weed!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Michael Garibaldi!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Weed tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Garibaldi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Weed ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Garibaldi moves away.
Garibaldi misses with a wild combination.
Garibaldi throws a sloppy head kick and Weed moves out of range easily.
Weed avoids the body shot from Garibaldi.
A big right from Garibaldi misses.
Weed fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Garibaldi cracks Weed with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Garibaldi scores with a decent looking hook.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Weed.
Weed fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Garibaldi manages to avoid it.
Garibaldi ducks right into an uppercut from Weed.
Weed is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Weed scores with a spinning back kick!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Garibaldi throws a hook but Weed avoids it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Garibaldi missing with a left hand there. Weed was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Weed dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Weed throws a front kick aimed at Garibaldi's knee but Garibaldi avoids it well.
Garibaldi steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Weed. That one must have hurt.

Garibaldi closes the distance and pushes Weed back into the ropes.
Garibaldi blocks a body shot from Weed.
Garibaldi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Garibaldi is trying to maintain a safe position but Weed gets an underhook and turns Garibaldi into the ropes.
Weed blocking some punches.
Garibaldi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A right hook to the body lands for Weed.
Garibaldi takes a shot to the head.
Weed blocks an uppercut.
Weed is trying to maintain a safe position but Garibaldi gets an underhook and turns Weed into the ropes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Weed misses with a hook from the clinch.
Weed prevents Garibaldi from breaking the clinch.
Weed tries a body shot but Garibaldi blocks it.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Weed as Garibaldi tries to tie him up.
Garibaldi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Garibaldi tries to circle away but Weed has him pinned against the ropes.
Garibaldi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Weed looking to throw knees to the head but Garibaldi is blocking nicely.

Weed manages to break the clinch.
Garibaldi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Garibaldi throws a hook but Weed avoids it easily.
Weed fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Garibaldi looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Weed lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Weed.
Weed lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Weed throws a nice inside leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garibaldi throws out a leg kick but Weed moves out of range and Garibaldi only half commits.
Weed lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Weed moves out of range of the strikes.
Garibaldi stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A big right from Garibaldi misses.
Weed throws a sloppy head kick
and Garibaldi counters with a straight right hand.
Garibaldi misses with a wild body shot.
Nice straight punches there by Garibaldi. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Garibaldi.
Garibaldi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Weed.
The fighters circle momentarily. Weed darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Weed throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Garibaldi looks gassed!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Garibaldi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Weed scores with a head kick. Garibaldi tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.

It looks like Michael Garibaldi has been cut.
Garibaldi avoids a kick to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Weed scores with a hook to the body. Garibaldi takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Weed lands with a nice body punch.
Weed throws a head kick that misses.
Weed misses with a body kick.
Weed lands a head kick. Garibaldi smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
A looping hook to the body misses from Weed. Garibaldi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Weed misses with a straight left.
Garibaldi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Weed.
Good leg kick by Weed there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Garibaldi with a jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Garibaldi lands with a right hand.
Weed misses with a low kick.
Weed blocks a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jonathan Weed 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.

Weed misses with a head kick.
Garibaldi tries to clinch but Weed moves out of range.
Weed is looking to wear down Garibaldi with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Weed misses the shot to the body.
Garibaldi blocks the body kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Garibaldi, right into the meat.
Weed misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Weed looks to land a left hand but Garibaldi moved out of range nicely.
Garibaldi cracks Weed with an open hand slap.
Garibaldi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jonathan Weed is winning the standup battle so far.
Good standup being displayed there by Weed as he connects with a hook.
Garibaldi avoids the body shot from Weed.
Weed works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Garibaldi slips a jab and a cross from Weed.
Garibaldi shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Weed looks to score with a jab to the body but Garibaldi is just out of range.
Garibaldi misses with a straight left.
Garibaldi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Weed uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Garibaldi.
Weed keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Garibaldi.
Garibaldi ducks under a wild hook from Weed.
Weed lands a nice looking kick to the body. Garibaldi takes a step back to recover.
Weed moves out of range as Garibaldi strikes.
Garibaldi throws a shot from downtown. Weed moves away and avoids it.
Garibaldi is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Weed throws a head kick but Garibaldi moves out of range.
Weed throws a body kick that misses.
Weed lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garibaldi takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Garibaldi dips to his left and cracks Weed with an uppercut!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Weed avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Weed tries to work over Garibaldi's front leg with a kick but Garibaldi checks it.
Weed throws a push kick but Garibaldi slaps the foot to one side.
Weed lands a nice looking kick to the body. Garibaldi takes a step back to recover.
Weed misses with a straight right.
Weed throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Weed misses with a body shot.
Weed looks to score with a jab to the body but Garibaldi is just out of range.
A head kick misses from Garibaldi.
Garibaldi takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garibaldi moves out of range as Weed strikes.
Garibaldi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Weed catches Garibaldi with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Nice jab there from Weed.

That has opened up Michael Garibaldi's cut even more.
Weed avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Weed throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Weed misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Garibaldi.
Weed looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Garibaldi throws a series of punches but Weed moves out of range.
Garibaldi is breathing heavily.
Weed misses with a wild body shot.
Garibaldi misses with a body shot.
Weed uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Garibaldi.
Garibaldi misses with a low kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Weed looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Weed looks to land a body kick but Garibaldi moved away.
Weed throws a body punch but Garibaldi moves out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Garibaldi comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A head kick misses from Weed.
The crowd cheers as Garibaldi lands an impressive looking overhand right. Weed doesn't seem phased though.
Weed has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Weed plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Weed throws a head kick that misses.
Garibaldi throws a hook to the side of Weed's head but Weed sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Weed misses the shot to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Weed lands a jab.
Garibaldi lands with a good body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jonathan Weed dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Michael Garibaldi's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Weed throws a looping overhand right but Garibaldi ducks down to avoid it.
A telegraphed right hand from Garibaldi misses the target.
Garibaldi missing with a left hand there. Weed was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Weed looks to score with a jab to the body but Garibaldi is just out of range.
Garibaldi doesn't manage to clinch there - Weed circles away.
A big left from Garibaldi misses.
Weed uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Garibaldi.
Weed misses with a low kick.
Weed misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Garibaldi.
Weed ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Weed throws a leg kick but Garibaldi checks it.
Good leg kick by Weed there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Weed throws a leg kick which misses Garibaldi's front leg but catches the back leg as Garibaldi tries to avoid it.
Weed lands a head kick. Garibaldi smiles back at him and beckons him forward.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Weed ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Weed throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Weed avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Garibaldi's jab looks to have found its range, popping Weed under the eye.
Garibaldi is looking to clinch but Weed is avoiding it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Garibaldi. Weed does a little dance to reset his feet.
Weed misses with a leg kick.
Garibaldi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Weed.
Garibaldi's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Weed slips under a jab.
Donk. Garibaldi catches Weed right on the button with a cross.
Garibaldi has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Weed.
Weed digs a good body shot into Garibaldi's ribs.
Garibaldi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Garibaldi moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Garibaldi takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garibaldi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Weed.
Garibaldi misses the jab.
Weed lands a nice looking body kick.
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!
Garibaldi with a jab.
Garibaldi walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Weed lands with a straight right. Garibaldi didn't see that one coming.
Weed throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Weed misses with a double jab
and Garibaldi counters with a right hand to the body.
Garibaldi misses with a looping right.
Weed uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Garibaldi.
Weed moves out of range as Garibaldi strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garibaldi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Garibaldi connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Garibaldi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Weed lands a nice leg kick that just misses Garibaldi's sensitive parts.
Garibaldi throws a series of punches but Weed moves out of range.
Garibaldi takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Weed scores with a one two! Garibaldi had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Garibaldi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Weed moves out of range as Garibaldi strikes.
Weed fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.

The cut above Michael Garibaldi's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Garibaldi avoids a kick to the body.
Garibaldi moves in looking to clinch but Weed pushes him off.
Weed scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.

Garibaldi is rocked!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garibaldi takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Garibaldi is still on wobbly legs! Can Weed finish him?
Weed lands with a nice body kick.
Garibaldi seems to have recovered his senses.
Weed lands with an overhand left.
A head kick misses from Weed.
Weed fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Garibaldi checks it well.
Weed throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Weed scores with a body shot.
Michael Garibaldi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A solid leg kick lands there for Weed.
Weed throws a wild body kick that Garibaldi sees coming a mile off.
Weed misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Weed lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Garibaldi circles away quickly and effectively.
Weed throws a head kick that misses.
Jonathan Weed is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Garibaldi throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jonathan Weed showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Weed 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jonathan Weed!
Our winner, Jonathan Weed, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.