PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Haislan Garcia (ranked 1318 p4p, 631 weight class) and Gale Snoats (ranked 160 p4p, 85 weight class). Gale Snoats acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the ring.

Garcia
vs
Snoats

175 cm
35
155
25 - 13 - 2

169 cm
36
139
18 - 10 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Granite chin

Vegan Gains
Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 25 - 13 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Haislan Garcia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gale Snoats!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Radbod Blank and Saam Ante.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Snoats uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Garcia.
Snoats looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Garcia looks to throw the jab but Snoats is out of range.
Garcia has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Garcia on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Snoats. Snoats obviously looking to wear him down.
Snoats uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Garcia.
Snoats blocks a jab.
Garcia takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Snoats throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Garcia to counter with a crisp jab.
Snoats throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Garcia on the side of the head.
Snoats checks the leg kick nicely there.
Snoats dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Garcia. That did some damage!
Garcia walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Snoats checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
It seemed like Snoats was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Snoats throws a body shot but no joy.
Garcia shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Garcia shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Garcia throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Snoats displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Garcia throws out the jab.
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!
Snoats scores with a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Snoats jabs at Garcia's body.
Snoats dips to his left and cracks Garcia with an uppercut!
Some bone on bone action there as Snoats checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Snoats with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Snoats throws a leg kick but Garcia checks it.
Snoats misses the body punch
and Garcia counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Good leg kick by Garcia.
Snoats pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Snoats looks to land a right hand but Garcia moved out of range.
Gale Snoats seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Garcia scores with a hook.
Garcia misses the shot to the body.
Garcia takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Snoats fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Garcia manages to avoid it.
Snoats throws a body punch but Garcia moves out of range.
Garcia moves out of range of the leg kick from Snoats.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Garcia swings away with a leg kick that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Snoats fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
The fight stays on the outside here - Snoats looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Snoats cracks Garcia with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A looping hook to the body misses from Snoats. Garcia does a little dance to reset his feet.
Garcia throws a front kick aimed at Snoats's knee but Snoats avoids it well.
Snoats cracks Garcia with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Garcia throws a low kick but Snoats avoids it.
Garcia walks into a stiff left hand from Snoats.
Garcia throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A low kick from Garcia misses
and Snoats counters with a low kick, right behind Garcia 's knee.
A telegraphed right hand from Snoats misses the target.
Snoats buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Snoats tests Garcia's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Snoats misses with a combination
and Garcia counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia defending well as Snoats loads up on a big left hand.
Snoats throws a lazy uppercut
and Garcia counters with a straight right hand.
Garcia uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Snoats.
A nice leg kick from Snoats, right into the meat of the thigh.
Snoats connects with the punch.
Snoats punishes Garcia's body with a nice straight punch.
Snoats lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Garcia circles away quickly and effectively.
Snoats misses with a body shot
and Garcia counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Snoats misses the shot to the body.
Garcia walks into a straight right hand from Snoats.
Garcia lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Garcia throws a leg kick but Snoats sees it coming and moves out of range.
Garcia takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Snoats throws a leg kick
and Garcia counters with a nice low kick that buckles Snoats's knee momentarily.
Snoats steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Garcia.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Snoats misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Garcia.
Snoats looks to land a left hand but Garcia moved out of range nicely.
Snoats with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Garcia scores with a crisp jab that stopped Snoats in his tracks.
Snoats swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Garcia will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Snoats looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Garcia jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Garcia blocks a leg kick.
Garcia works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Snoats has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Garcia throws a leg kick but Snoats moved away.
Snoats looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Garcia uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Snoats.
Garcia was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Garcia on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Snoats scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Garcia throws a low kick but Snoats moves out of range easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gale Snoats dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

A solid leg kick lands there for Snoats.
Garcia misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Snoats.
Snoats throws a leg kick but Garcia moved away.
Garcia is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Snoats throws a wild body kick that Garcia sees coming a mile off.
The fighters circle momentarily. Garcia darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Garcia lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Snoats has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Snoats and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Snoats. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Snoats throws a hook to the side of Garcia's head but Garcia sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Snoats throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Garcia might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
The crowd cheers as Garcia lands an impressive looking overhand right. Snoats doesn't seem phased though.
Snoats avoids the body shot from Garcia.
Garcia takes one on the chin but seems OK.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A low kick from Snoats is predictable there
and Garcia counters with a leg kick.
Garcia lands with a good body shot.
Snoats lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Garcia feints and then cracks Snoats's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Snoats down.
Garcia slips under a jab from Snoats.
Garcia was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia misses with a leg kick.
A little jabbing left from Snoats on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Gale Snoats seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Snoats avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Snoats connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Garcia momentarily.
Snoats throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Snoats cracks a nice hook into Garcia's ribs.
Garcia works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Garcia tries to land a leg kick but Snoats saw it coming and moves away.
Garcia swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Garcia with a jab.
A slow jab from Garcia misses its intended target.

Snoats gets a clinch.
Snoats pushes Garcia back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Garcia stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Garcia prevents a body shot from Snoats.
Snoats lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Garcia backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Snoats working aggressively here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Snoats tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Garcia's elbow.
Garcia lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Garcia lands a left hand that snaps the head of Snoats backwards.
Snoats blocks an uppercut.
Snoats lands a shoulder strike.
Snoats misses with a hook to the ribs.

Snoats breaks the clinch.
Snoats throws a shot from downtown. Garcia moves away and avoids it.
A big left from Garcia misses.
Snoats looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Garcia misses with a body shot.
Garcia on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Garcia uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Snoats.
Snoats ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Snoats lands with a straight right. Garcia didn't see that one coming.
Garcia swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Garcia misses with a body shot
and Snoats counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Snoats has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Snoats throws a hook but Garcia avoids it easily.
Snoats feints and then cracks Garcia's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Garcia down.
Snoats tried to score with a low kick but Garcia checks it.
Snoats misses with a straight left.
Garcia has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Snoats.
That kick from Garcia tenderised Snoats's leg. Snoats is trying to keep his angry face on.
Snoats throws a body shot but no joy.
Snoats misses with a body shot.
Snoats scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.

Snoats clinches up against the ropes.
Garcia misses with a hook from the clinch.
Snoats blocking some punches.
Snoats doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Garcia goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Snoats scores with an uppercut up the middle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garcia lands an uppercut.
Garcia can't find room to land a body shot as Snoats controls the action.
Snoats blocks a punch to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Snoats misses with a body punch.
Garcia blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Snoats misses with a punch on the inside.
Garcia throws a head punch that misses.
Garcia makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Garcia misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Snoats.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Garcia.
Garcia swings wildly with an uppercut but Snoats uses good head movement to avoid it.
Garcia throws a head punch that misses.
Snoats blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Garcia blocks an uppercut.
Garcia swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Snoats tries to break the clinch but Garcia is controlling the position.
Garcia doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Garcia lands an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Gale Snoats will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Good leg kick by Garcia.
Garcia bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Snoats tries to land a body kick
and Garcia counters with a nice low kick that buckles Snoats's knee momentarily.
Snoats lands with a right hand.
Snoats connects with a leg kick.
Snoats looks to score with a jab to the body but Garcia is just out of range.
A punch lands to the side of Snoats 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Snoats misses with an uppercut.
Snoats scores with a punch to the head.
A nice leg kick from Snoats, right into the meat of the thigh.
Garcia throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Snoats swings widly with a right hand
and Garcia makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
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!
Snoats swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Garcia counters with a leg kick.
Snoats throws a low kick but Garcia avoids it.
Garcia lands a lovely overhand right.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia throws out a leg kick but Snoats moves out of range and Garcia only half commits.
Garcia fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Snoats is out of range.
Snoats throws out a loose jab but Garcia uses good head movement to avoid it.
Snoats takes a swing at Garcia's ribcage but misses.
Snoats lands with a shot to the body.
Garcia checks the leg kick.
Garcia ducks under a wild hook from Snoats.
Garcia throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Snoats stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Garcia moves forwards but Snoats connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Snoats connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Snoats avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Garcia moves out of range of the body kick.
Snoats tries to land a front kick but Garcia steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A counter left hand to the body from Garcia misses its target.
Garcia swings away with a body shot that misses
enabling Snoats to counter with a crisp jab.
Garcia looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Snoats looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia thows a left - swing and a miss!
Snoats flicks out a counter leg kick but Garcia steps away.
Snoats throws a jab when Garcia was well out of range.
Garcia walks into a jab.
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!
Snoats misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Garcia.
Garcia connects with an inside leg kick.
Garcia moves out of range as Snoats throws a body kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Garcia misses the target.
Snoats misses with a straight left.
Snoats slips under a jab from Garcia.
Garcia misses with a hook to the body
and Snoats counters with a straight right hand.
Snoats throws a leg kick but Garcia moved away.
Garcia takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Garcia misses with a body punch
and Snoats connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Garcia connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Some bone on bone action there as Snoats checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Snoats looks to land a body kick but Garcia moved away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Snoats displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Garcia throws out the jab.
Garcia changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Snoats throws a leg kick
and Garcia counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Garcia on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Snoats. Snoats obviously looking to wear him down.
Snoats thuds his shin into the meat of Garcia's side.
Snoats throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Garcia swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Garcia gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Snoats.
Gale Snoats is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Garcia on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Snoats. Snoats obviously looking to wear him down.
Snoats with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Garcia to score with a decent uppercut.
Garcia drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Garcia stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Snoats.
Garcia throws a low kick, looking for Snoats's leg but Snoats calmly moves out of range.
Garcia motions for Snoats to come forward. Garcia throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A low kick from Garcia is predictable there
and Snoats counters with a straight right hand.
Haislan Garcia has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garcia throws a low kick but it's checked well by Snoats.
Garcia misses with a low kick as Snoats jumps back.
Donk. Snoats catches Garcia right on the button with a cross.
Snoats lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Garcia looks to throw the jab but Snoats is out of range.
Nice jab there from Snoats.
Snoats misses with the body kick
and Garcia counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Snoats looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Snoats throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Garcia takes a jab right on the kisser.
Snoats keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Snoats feints a counter leg kick.
Garcia swings for the body but Snoats moves out of range.
Garcia on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Garcia misses with the combination.
Snoats looks like he wants to counter punch here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Gale Snoats comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Snoats winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Paul Aken scores the fight 27:30
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 27:30
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gale Snoats!
An out of breath Gale Snoats thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.