PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Uros Garry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Bags (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Joe Bags has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Uros Garry's chin.

Garry
vs
Bags

187 cm
18
214 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

185 cm
23
205 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Intelligent

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Very confident

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Uros Garry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Joe Bags!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Elvis Blanc and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bags fails to land with a series of punches.
Bags looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!

Bags changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Garry looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Garry looks frustrated here - throwing a couple of shots from the bottom though.
Garry is looking for a sweep.
Bags trying to control the position but Garry is working away.
Garry tries to escape but Bags is in control.
Garry is looking to regain half guard here but Bags keeps moving and retains side control.
Garry parries the strikes from Bags easily there. Bags is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Garry to escape.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bags prevents Garry from escaping the position.
Garry is trying to control Bags's posture but Bags avoids it.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Bags working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Garry keeps the fight on the outside.
Bags stuffs the takedown attempt from Garry. Garry gets slowly back to his feet.
Bags misses with a wild combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garry shoots in but Bags avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Garry looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.

Garry shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Garry was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Garry tries to move to mount but Bags blocks the move with his legs.
Garry wants to stand but Bags is controlling his arm.

Garry decides to stand back up.
Bags displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Garry.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Uros Garry. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bags tries to clinch but Garry is having none of it.
Bags tries to clinch but Garry is having none of it.
Bags avoids the head kick by Garry.
Bags moves out of range as Garry throws a body kick.
Garry is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Garry closes the distance and clinches up with Bags, looking for a takedown. Garry pushes Bags against the cage but Bags circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Garry darts in looking for a takedown but Bags gets double underhooks and turns Garry into the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garry wants to stall.
Garry tries a knee to the head but Bags blocks it.
Garry looking to stall.
Garry can't break the clinch.

Bags lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Garry is looking to escape.
Garry is looking to get back to is feet but Bags passes into side control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Garry is looking for a sweep.
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 Uros Garry will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

A telegraphed takedown attempt from Garry is defended easily by Bags.
Bags tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Garry manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bags misses with a wild combination.
Garry changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Bags tries to avoid it but Garry manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Bags to the ground. Bags escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Bags is breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Garry looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Garry throws a sloppy head kick and Bags moves out of range easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bags is looking to clinch but Garry is avoiding it.
Joe Bags seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Garry shoots in for a takedown but Bags shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Uros Garry. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Bags closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Bags trying to pass the guard but Garry defending well.
Bags stops Garry from getting back to his feet.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Garry is trying to maintain the position but Bags is very close to passing his half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Garry misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Garry fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Garry fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Garry shoots for a takedown but Bags saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Bags wants to clinch but Garry slips to the side
and Garry counters with a head kick. That will keep Bags thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Garry throws a sloppy head kick and Bags moves out of range easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Bags shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Garry manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Garry throws a nice elbow from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Garry wriggles free and stands up.
Bags is looking to clinch but Garry is avoiding it.

Garry fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Bags to the ground. Garry is now in Bags's guard.
Garry knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Bags on the ground.
Garry is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garry wants to stand but Bags is controlling his posture from full guard.
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!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Garry trying to control but Bags is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Uros Garry dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Bags tries to clinch up but Garry circles away and keeps his distance.

Bags closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.

Garry has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Bags is on him like a limpet, forcing Garry back against the cage.
Garry swings wildly with an uppercut but Bags uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bags blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Garry.
Bags takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Garry looking to slow down the pace here.
Garry misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Garry is looking to break free of the clinch but Bags has double underhooks.
Bags being controlled against the cage.
Bags trying to stall but Garry improves his position.
A head punch on the inside from Garry fails to land.
Garry is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Garry tries a knee to the head but Bags blocks it.
Bags is defending well against a takedown attempt.

Bags drags the fight down to the ground.
Garry content to stall in guard here.
Uros Garry overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garry wants to get up but he can't break Bags's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Uros Garry wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Garry fails with a takedown attempt.
Bags stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Uros Garry. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garry takes one to the side of the head.

Bags manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Garry on his heels. He'll look to pass Garry's guard now, I'm sure.
Bags wants to control from the top but Garry keeps moving.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Joe Bags.
Garry is looking to clinch.
Garry shoots in and drives through. Bags sprawls well.

Garry closes the distance and clinches.
Garry tries to stall but Bags uses the opportunity to gain a better position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garry drops down looking for an ankle pick but Bags pulls his leg out and moves away.
Garry tries for a takedown but Bags sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Uros Garry is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bags defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Garry.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Garry gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Bags to score an easy takedown into full guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bags wants to control from the top but Garry keeps moving.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Joe Bags.
Well Garry 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 William Peck scores the fight 30:27
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Uros Garry!
The defeated Joe Bags had this to say: 'I'll be back!'.