PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mickey Garcia (ranked 608 p4p, 1808 weight class) and Ramdin Bolsdeep (ranked 78 p4p, 238 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Garcia might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to S.G. Sinnicks - St Patrick Battalion. The crowd seem to be enjoying Bolsdeep's choice of entrance music: Sir Psycho Sexy, Red Hot Chilli Peppers. . These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Garcia
vs
Bolsdeep

180 cm
21
185
8 - 0 - 0

184 cm
21
198
6 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Great elbows
Granite chin

Fenrir Fightgear - Anno 2013
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Hot Spunk

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mickey Garcia!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Ramdin Bolsdeep!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Robert Twigg and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garcia connects with a nice looking jab.
Bolsdeep on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Garcia lands a jab to Bolsdeep's midsection.
Bolsdeep comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Bolsdeep swings for the body but Garcia moves out of range.
Mickey Garcia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Garcia fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Garcia throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Garcia with a jab.
A jab from Garcia does it's job there.
Garcia misses with a hook.
Bolsdeep let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Garcia throws a series of punches but Bolsdeep avoids them all with ease.
Bolsdeep misses with a wild body shot.

Garcia clinches up against the cage.

Garcia pulls guard effortlessly.
Garcia looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Garcia is trying to keep Bolsdeep in close.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bolsdeep really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Garcia. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Garcia looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bolsdeep is one step ahead there.
Garcia preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bolsdeep wants to control from the top but Garcia keeps moving.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Garcia is on top in guard.

Garcia cracks Bolsdeep with a solid left hand.
Bolsdeep keeping moving, preventing Garcia from controlling successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bolsdeep is trying to keep Garcia in close.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Bolsdeep can do anything to dispel that myth.
Garcia is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bolsdeep looking to control.
Bolsdeep utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Garcia postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Garcia postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Garcia working some strikes from top position.
Garcia throwing strikes from guard but Bolsdeep blocks nicely.
Bolsdeep wants to sweep here but Garcia controlling him for the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bolsdeep wants to control the position but Garcia says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Garcia scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Garcia missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bolsdeep works his way to full guard. Good work.
Garcia looking to pass the guard.
Garcia definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Garcia accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Garcia accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Bolsdeep wants to sweep here but Garcia controlling him for the moment.
Garcia is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garcia keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Bolsdeep's head.
Garcia controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Garcia in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Garcia 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.
Garcia stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bolsdeep swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Garcia landing with the ground and pound.
Bolsdeep wants to sweep but no luck.
Bolsdeep manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Garcia manages to get himself to full guard.

Bolsdeep trying to control but Garcia is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mickey Garcia dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Bolsdeep just misses with a punch to the body.
Bolsdeep is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Garcia rather than just go for the knockout.
Nice uppercut lands for Garcia. That snapped Bolsdeep's head back.
Garcia looks to score with a jab to the body but Bolsdeep is just out of range.
Garcia fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bolsdeep looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Bolsdeep uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Garcia.
Bolsdeep misses with a straight right.
Garcia throws a hook to the side of Bolsdeep's head but Bolsdeep sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Garcia blocks a jab.
Garcia takes a swing at Bolsdeep's ribcage but misses.
Bolsdeep looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Jab, jab by Garcia - just one landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garcia works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Bolsdeep avoids the body shot from Garcia.
Bolsdeep swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bolsdeep fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bolsdeep misses the shot to the body.
Mickey Garcia is winning the standup battle so far.
Bolsdeep throws a leg kick but Garcia sees it coming and moves out of range.
Garcia is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bolsdeep can do to turn this around?
Bolsdeep takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Bolsdeep is sent reeling backwards by a solid uppercut. He barely regains his balance and Garcia moves in for the kill throwing a continuous barrage of punches that force the ref to step in.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mickey Garcia!
Mickey Garcia retains his middleweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Mickey Garcia thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.