PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Roman Garcie (ranked 4862 p4p, 4971 weight class) and Andrew Fury (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Garcie
vs
Fury

175 cm
23
145
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Intelligent

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Roman Garcie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Andrew Fury!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Arvi Lind and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fury jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Fury looks to land a combination but Garcie avoids it well.
Garcie is looking to counter the offense by Fury and move into the clinch.
Some wild striking there from Fury.
Garcie takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Fury stalks Garcie and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Garcie's face. Garcie staggers backwards, shaken.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fury lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Garcie at a distance.
Fury looks to land a left hand but Garcie moved out of range nicely.
Garcie seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Fury scores with a jab to the body.
Andrew Fury seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcie slips a jab and a cross from Fury.
Fury misses with a double jab.
Fury throws a shot from downtown. Garcie moves away and avoids it.
Fury throws a body punch but Garcie moves out of range.
Fury throws a left and a right that both miss

and Garcie holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Fury tries to break free but Garcie pushes him back against the cage.
Garcie is trying to pull guard but Fury turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
A body shot lands from Fury.
Garcie has Fury pressed against the cage, preventing Fury from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Garcie keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Fury's efforts to push away.
Fury tries to circle away but Garcie has him pinned against the cage.
Garcie is trying to pull guard but Fury turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcie is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Fury to keep the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Roman Garcie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A frustrated look appears on Fury's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Garcie tries to pull guard but Fury forces him back to his feet, against the cage.

Garcie pulls guard successfully.
Fury trying to control but Garcie is working from the bottom.
Fury must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fury wanted to stand there but Garcie had control of the position.
Fury trying to control the position from guard on top but Garcie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Garcie holds on and takes a little breather.
Garcie keeping moving, preventing Fury from controlling successfully.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Fury fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Garcie on the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Fury thuds a left hand into Garcie's body.
Garcie keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fury rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Garcie moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Garcie seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Fury scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Jab, jab by Fury - just one landing.
Fury throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Garcie is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Fury.
Garcie looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Fury looks to land a combination but Garcie avoids it well.
Fury misses with a wild combination.
Garcie seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Andrew Fury dominated that round.
That's time! Garcie's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Garcie has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Fury finds it's way round the side to connect with Garcie's head.
Fury throws a right and a left that Garcie avoids nicely.
Fury scores with a nice strike.
Andrew Fury seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A shot to the liver by Fury. Beautiful body shot.
Fury goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Garcie takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fury throws a looping overhand right but Garcie ducks down to avoid it.
Fury throws a series of strikes that have Garcie backpedaling.
Fury throws a shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fury scores with a jab to the body.
Fury throws a series of punches but Garcie avoids them all with ease.
As Fury tries to get set, Garcie tries to push him back and clinch up but Fury manages to avoid the attempt.
Fury throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Garcie seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Fury throws an off balance right hand

and Garcie holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Garcie fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Fury can't break the clinch.
Garcie tries to pull guard but Fury holds him up against the cage and eventually Garcie drops back down to his feet.

Garcie pulls Fury into guard.
Fury trying to control the position from guard on top but Garcie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcie manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Fury manages to get himself to full guard.

Fury wants to stand up but Garcie is controlling him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcie showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Garcie has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Garcie's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Fury can do anything to dispel that myth.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Garcie.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Fury will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Fury has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Garcie avoids the head kick by Fury.
Fury lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Fury.
Fury throws a right and a left that Garcie avoids nicely.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Fury throws a right and a left that Garcie avoids nicely.
Fury misses with a looping right.
Garcie is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Fury.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Andrew Fury showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Fury throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Garcie is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Fury.
Garcie ducks under a wild hook from Fury.
Garcie is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Fury.
Fury throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Garcie.
Garcie is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Fury.
Fury throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Garcie.
Garcie tries to counter by clinching up but Fury breaks away and moves out of range.
Fury connects with a body shot that sends Garcie's belly button to the back.
Fury keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Fury fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garcie on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Fury misses with a double jab.
Garcie is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Fury.
Garcie takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fury throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Garcie takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Garcie moves out of range as Fury strikes.
Fury misses with the combination.
Fury throws a sloppy head kick and Garcie moves out of range easily.
Garcie seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Garcie uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fury.
Garcie is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Fury.
Fury digs a good hook to Garcie's body.
Garcie uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Fury.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fury takes a swing at Garcie's ribcage but misses.
As Fury tries to get set, Garcie tries to push him back and clinch up but Fury manages to avoid the attempt.
A big right from Fury misses.
Fury misses with a few strikes there.
Fury just misses with a punch to the body.
Fury will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Garcie tries to counter by clinching up but Fury breaks away and moves out of range.
Fury ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Garcie moves away.
Garcie is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Fury.
Fury looks to land a right hand but Garcie moved out of range.
Fury misses with a jab, cross combination.
Roman Garcie is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fury misses with a right hand

and Garcie counters by clinching up.
Fury is trying to break the clinch but Garcie is controlling him.
Garcie jumps guard but Fury stands there with Garcie around his waist. Garcie gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

Garcie pulls guard effortlessly.
Garcie managing to control the position.
Fury wants to control from the top but Garcie keeps moving.
Fury looking to sit in guard and control but Garcie gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garcie looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Fury is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

And that's the end of the fight!
Andrew Fury comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Fury 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 27:30
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andrew Fury!