PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Garnett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dat Sik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kevin Garnett could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Dat Sik's chin.

Garnett
vs
Sik

186 cm
31
182 lbs
24 - 11 - 1

177 cm
32
168 lbs
18 - 14 - 5

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Ironclad Fightwear
Reaper Combatwear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Kevin Garnett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 14 - 5, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dat Sik!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garnett scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Garnett takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Sik scores with a head kick.
Sik feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Garnett's calf.
Sik takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Garnett displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Sik.
Garnett moves out of range as Sik strikes.
Sik fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Garnett manages to avoid it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Garnett takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Sik waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Garnett.
A jab lands there for Sik.
A shot to the liver by Garnett. Beautiful body shot.
Garnett misses with a straight left.
Dat Sik seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sik gets cracked there but stands up to it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sik throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Garnett.
Sik tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Garnett was well out of range. Poor timing from Sik.
Sik scores with a decent looking hook.
Sik shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Garnett lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Sik is looking to chop away at Garnett's legs.
Sik lands a lovely overhand right.
Sik shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Garnett pinned against the cage. Garnett gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Sik throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Jab, jab by Garnett - just one landing.
Sik moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fighters circling - Sik throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garnett tries a head kick but it misses.
Good leg kick by Sik there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Sik ducks under a wild hook from Garnett.
Sik misses with a leg kick
and Garnett counters with a left to the body.
Sik throws a leg kick that is checked
and Garnett cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nice shot lands for Sik.
Sik defending well as Garnett loads up on a big left hand.
Sik lands with a cross.
Garnett throws a push kick but Sik slaps the foot to one side.
Sik fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Garnett on the side of the head.
Sik chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Garnett connects with a right hand. Sik shakes it off.
Sik tries to land a front kick but Garnett steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garnett is looking to slow Sik down with leg kicks.
Sik on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Sik throws a poor cross that misses

and Garnett counters with a crisp right hand that drops Sik! Garnett lets Sik back up to his feet, looking for a finish!

Sik is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Garnett throws a poor cross that misses

and Sik counters with a shoot takedown. Garnett fights it but they end up in guard.
Sik is still in real trouble! Can Garnett finish him?
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Sik throwing strikes from guard but Garnett blocks nicely.
Garnett is looking to stand up but Sik isn't so interested in that idea.
Sik seems to have recovered his senses.
Sik loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Sik wants to pass the guard but Garnett is keeping the position.
Sik throws a strike but Garnett rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garnett wants to stand and escape but instead Sik has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Sik trying to control the position from guard on top but Garnett is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sik pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Garnett is keeping the position for now.
Garnett keeping moving, preventing Sik from controlling successfully.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sik might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Garnett haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sik is stalling in the full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Kevin Garnett will probably get the nod.
That's time! Garnett's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Sik on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Dat Sik has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sik lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Garnett takes a swing at Sik's ribcage but misses.
Garnett comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Sik waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Garnett.
Sik misses with a hook. Garnett ducked under it nicely.
Garnett walks into a stiff left hand from Sik.
Sik lands a jab to the nose.
Sik lands a jab to the nose.
Garnett steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sik.
Sik swings widly with a right hand
and Garnett counters with a nice leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sik throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Garnett misses with a body shot

and Sik counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Sik.
Garnett trying to keep a closed guard but Sik is proving a slippery customer.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Sik lands a couple of digs.
Sik stopping the sweep attempt from Garnett.

Garnett is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Garnett tries to stall but Sik uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Garnett blocks an uppercut.

Sik breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garnett throws a shot from downtown. Sik moves away and avoids it.
Kevin Garnett is winning the standup battle so far.
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!
Sik walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Sik misses with a double jab.
Garnett checks the leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Garnett, right into the meat.
Sik throws a leg kick
and Garnett counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sik pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kevin Garnett is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Garnett connects with a leg kick. Sik looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Sik throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Garnett scores with a push kick.
Garnett shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Garnett uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Sik has time to react.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sik fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Garnett manages to avoid it.
Garnett keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Garnett misses with a body shot

and Sik counters with a takedown into side control.
Garnett is trying to get back to half guard.
Sik in side control, throwing shots but Garnett defends.
Sik working the ground and pound.
Garnett isn't going anywhere.
Garnett is trying to control Sik's posture but Sik avoids it.
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!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garnett pushes Sik away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Sik gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Sik tries to score with some ground and pound. Garnett controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Garnett takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Garnett is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Sik is looking to take a break and control but Garnett is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Garnett is being controlled here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Garnett wants to get back to his feet.
Sik landing strikes.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dat Sik comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I have no idea who won that fight. Let's wait and see whether the judges are as confused as me! Time for a split decision perhaps?!. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 19:19
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 19:19
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 19:19

The fight is ruled a draw!