PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Peter Easton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wade Garrett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Garrett has chosen Chumbawamba - Tubthumping as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Easton
vs
Garrett

185 cm
22
204 lbs
3 - 1 - 1

188 cm
22
218 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Good low kicks
Good gas tank

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 3 - 1 - 1, fighting out of New York, Peter Easton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Wade Garrett!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, John Roberts and David Schapiro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garrett walks into a jab.
Garrett misses with a kick to the body

and Easton counters with a takedown into side control.
Easton landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Easton trying to control the action but Garrett is working from the bottom.
Easton cracks Garrett with a big right hand but Garrett just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Easton trying to control the action but Garrett is working from the bottom.
Easton working the head and body with strikes.
The strikes coming from Easton are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Garrett stops Easton from passing to mount.
Garrett is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Easton working the body and head with strikes.
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!
Easton landing strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Garrett takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Garrett is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Easton is controlling him well.
Garrett is not content to let Easton control the position.

Garrett throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Garrett's corner calls for a 1-2. Garrett obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Easton throws a hook but Garrett blocks it.
Garrett takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Easton looks to land a right hand but Garrett moved out of range.
We've been hearing reports that Easton has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Garrett misses with a jab, cross combination.
Easton throws a hook but Garrett blocks it.
A telegraphed right hand from Easton misses the target.
Easton misses with a wild body shot.
Wade Garrett is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Easton keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Garrett waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Easton.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Easton misses with a wild body shot.
Garrett will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Garrett rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Easton counters with a single leg into guard. Garrett didn't expect that.
Easton has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Easton won't allow Garrett to get back to his feet.
Easton postures up in Garrett's guard and throws a big left but Garrett blocks it.
Garrett wants to stand and escape but Easton is having none of it.
Garrett has momentary wrist control but Easton slips an elbow through the middle.
Easton won't allow Garrett to get back to his feet.
Easton scoring with some ground and pound.
Easton sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Garrett wants to get back to his feet but Easton is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Easton with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garrett avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Easton stops Garrett from standing up.
Easton trying to control the position from guard on top but Garrett is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Easton prevents Garrett from getting back to his feet.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Easton slips a jab and a cross from Garrett.
Easton throwing a counter right hand but Garrett manages to avoid it.
Jab from Easton.
Easton lands with a hook. Garrett tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Garrett tries to score with a low kick but Easton moves his leg out of the way.
Garrett throws a half hearted mid kick.
Garrett tries to bum rush Easton with a series of wild strikes but Easton uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Easton half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.

Easton closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Garrett is trying to get back to his feet.
Easton misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Garrett is not in a great position here, taking some shots.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Easton wants to control but Garrett is keeping him busy.
Garrett regains half guard, as Easton was trying to land strikes.
Garrett keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Easton lands strikes from half guard.
Easton is trying to control. Garrett wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Easton winds up and cracks Garrett with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Easton lands with a punch from half guard.
Easton landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Easton looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Garrett with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Easton looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

Garrett has one foot on Easton's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
A big left from Easton misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Peter Easton dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Easton fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Garrett avoids it really well and circles away.
Wade Garrett is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Easton ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Garrett moves away.
Garrett throws a head kick but Easton moves out of range.
A big left from Easton misses.
Garrett throws a head kick but Easton moves out of range.
Easton throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Easton takes a swing at Garrett's ribcage but misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Garrett. Easton does a little dance to reset his feet.
A swing and a miss from Easton.

Easton looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Garrett!
Garrett is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Easton asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Garrett is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Easton postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Garrett wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Easton lands a nice forearm strike.
Easton landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Easton working the strikes but Garrett uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Garrett taking some punishment here, with Easton in his half guard.
Easton thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Garrett has hold of Easton's hands but Easton slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Easton stalling.
Easton missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Easton seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garrett is trying to stand.
Easton throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Easton working over Garrett with some ground and pound. Garrett looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Easton thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Garrett's head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Easton is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Easton thows a huge punch but Garrett dodges it nicely.
Easton takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Garrett is looking to escape.
Easton looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Easton stops Garrett from getting back to his feet.
Easton trying to control from half guard but Garrett is working away.
Garrett looks like he's trying to stand up.
Easton lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Easton sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Garrett defending well though.

Garrett makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
A decent looking cross lands there for Garrett.
Sloppy strikes from Garrett. Those never looked like landing.
Garrett stuffs the takedown attempt from Easton. Easton gets slowly back to his feet.
Garrett throws a head kick that Easton semi-blocks.
Garrett moves out of range as Easton strikes.
Easton throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Garrett throws a head kick that half lands.
Garrett avoids the body shot from Easton.

Garrett gets caught napping as Easton dives in and scores a takedown. Garrett manages to retain guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Easton postures up in Garrett's guard and throws a big left but Garrett blocks it.
Garrett wants to stand up but Easton is controlling him.
Garrett preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Easton throwing strikes from guard but Garrett blocks nicely.
Easton with a flurry of punches that miss.

Garrett has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Easton has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Garrett swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Garrett tries to break the clinch but Easton is controlling the position.
Garrett is looking to control Easton's arms but Easton gets an underhook and turns him. Now Garrett has his back to the cage.

Easton breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Easton will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Garrett throws out a counter right but Easton avoids it with no problem.
Garrett slips a jab and a cross from Easton.
Garrett throws a head kick that misses.
Garrett takes one to the chin there.

Easton scores with a takedown into Garrett's guard.
Easton prevents Garrett from getting back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Peter Easton dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Easton slips under a jab.
A big right from Easton misses.
Garrett looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Garrett swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice shot by Easton.
Garrett attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Some wild striking there from Garrett.
Garrett scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Garrett looks to land a combination but Easton avoids it well.
A punch combination from Easton misses.
Garrett gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Easton scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Garrett thows a left - swing and a miss!
Easton throws a poor cross that misses
letting Garrett counter with a right hand.
Garrett lands with a straight right. Easton didn't see that one coming.
Wade Garrett seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Garrett tries a head kick but it misses.
Easton throwing a counter right hand but Garrett manages to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Easton looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Garrett slips a jab from Easton.

Easton shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Garrett napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Garrett is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Easton works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Garrett takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Peter Easton overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Garrett prevents Easton from improving position.
Garrett taking a bit of punishment here - Easton scoring with strikes.
Garrett is trying to get back to his feet.
Easton is working Garrett over with some ground and pound from side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Easton in side control lands a decent elbow.
Garrett taking punishment in the form of punches.
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!
Easton lands an elbow.
Garrett avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Easton.
Garrett is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Easton has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Easton trying to control the action but Garrett is working from the bottom.
Garrett is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Easton lands a decent elbow from side control.
Easton trying to control the action but Garrett is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Easton cracks Garrett with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Easton wants to lay and pray for a moment but Garrett keeps working.
Easton creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Easton lands a decent elbow from side control.
Easton lands a few punches from side control.
Garrett wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Easton in side control lands a decent elbow.
Easton lands some shots froms side control.
Peter Easton is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Garrett is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Easton asserts his dominance and retains side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wade Garrett has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Easton landing strikes.
The strikes coming from Easton are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Garrett is trying to buck Easton off.
Easton lands a few punches from side control.
Easton in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Easton throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Garrett wants to get back to his feet.

Easton tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

And that's the end of the fight!
Peter Easton showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Easton, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 30:27
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Peter Easton!
The defeated Wade Garrett had this to say: 'I will be back stronger than ever!'.