PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Jose Garcia (ranked 24418 p4p, 4917 weight class) and Mosen Juaw Banya (ranked 831 p4p, 633 weight class). Jose Garcia has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Garcia
vs
Juaw Banya

179 cm
22
168
2 - 2 - 0

194 cm
24
180
0 - 0 - 0

Counter fighter
KO power

Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jose Garcia !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mosen Juaw Banya!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yukihiro Shimada and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Juaw Banya closes the distance and clinches.

Juaw Banya manages to break the clinch.

Juaw Banya moves into the clinch.
Juaw Banya lands a body shot.
A nice left hand lands by Juaw Banya.
Juaw Banya lands a body punch.
Garcia tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Juaw Banya's elbow.
Garcia struggles to land a body shot inside as Juaw Banya controls his hands.
Nice body punch from Juaw Banya - that landed with a thud.
Juaw Banya cracks Garcia with a nice body shot.
Garcia is breathing heavily.
Garcia tries a body shot but Juaw Banya blocks it.
Juaw Banya pushes Garcia back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Juaw Banya lands a body shot.
Juaw Banya is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Garcia is keeping busy.
Juaw Banya pushes Garcia back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Juaw Banya working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Juaw Banya lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Garcia .
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Juaw Banya manages to break the clinch.

Garcia gets tackled into the ropes by Juaw Banya. Juaw Banya maintains the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Juaw Banya looking to slow down the pace here.
Juaw Banya wants to stall.
Juaw Banya is trying to slow the pace down but that's a couple of times in a row that he's tried to get underhooks and Garcia has denied him.
Juaw Banya lands a body shot.
Juaw Banya is trying to stall.

Juaw Banya's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Garcia gets tackled into the ropes by Juaw Banya. Juaw Banya maintains the clinch.
Juaw Banya works on Garcia 's body with a couple of short punches.
Juaw Banya pushes Garcia back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
A short body shot lands from Juaw Banya as the two fighters clinch.
Juaw Banya is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Garcia takes a knee to the side of the body.
Juaw Banya scores a nice knee to the body.
Juaw Banya using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Juaw Banya stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Juaw Banya is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Juaw Banya works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A nice left hand lands by Juaw Banya.
Juaw Banya working Garcia over with knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Juaw Banya.
Juaw Banya utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Good body shot from Juaw Banya.
Juaw Banya pressing his opponent against the ropes.

Juaw Banya's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Juaw Banya pushes Garcia up against the ropes in a clinch.
Juaw Banya tries to stall but Garcia uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Juaw Banya works on Garcia 's body with a couple of short punches.
Juaw Banya wants to stall.
Garcia can't find room to land a body shot as Juaw Banya controls the action.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Juaw Banya throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.

Juaw Banya pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Garcia tries to keep at a distance but Juaw Banya has taken the fight into the clinch.
Juaw Banya blocks a body shot from Garcia .
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Garcia lands a shot to the body.
Juaw Banya trying to land knees to the body.
Juaw Banya is looking to control Garcia 's arms but Garcia gets an underhook and turns him. Now Juaw Banya has his back to the ropes.
A short body shot lands from Juaw Banya as the two fighters clinch.
Juaw Banya is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Garcia is keeping busy.
Juaw Banya scores with a shoulder strike.

Juaw Banya breaks from the clinch.

Juaw Banya has taken the fight to the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Juaw Banya trying to stall but Garcia improves his position.
Juaw Banya unloads a knee to the mid-section. Garcia lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Juaw Banya working Garcia over with knees to the body.

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

Juaw Banya rushes Garcia and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
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!
Juaw Banya lands a body punch.

Juaw Banya escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Juaw Banya has managed to clinch.
Juaw Banya is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Juaw Banya lands with a light punch inside.

Garcia is rocked!
Juaw Banya is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Oh Garcia is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Juaw Banya has Garcia pushed against the ropes.
A nice right hand lands inside from Juaw Banya.
Juaw Banya lands a left hand that snaps the head of Garcia backwards.
Juaw Banya breaks the clinch momentarily and cracks Garcia with a big right hook that drops him to the canvas! Garcia looks like he might be in big trouble here! The referee has started the count straight away and we're up to 5 already. Garcia get to one knee - can he make it back to his feet? No, he's flopped back to the mat - he's out - this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Mosen Juaw Banya!