PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Roman Garcie (ranked 5801 p4p, 4276 weight class) and Arthur King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Garcie
vs
King

175 cm
23
145
1 - 2 - 0

182 cm
24
140
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Intelligent

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Intelligent

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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Roman Garcie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Arthur King!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Tarja Halkonen and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from King misses.
King is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
King throws a series of punches but Garcie moves out of range.
Garcie tries to counter by clinching up but King breaks away and moves out of range.
King thows a leg kick but Garcie checks it

and Garcie holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Garcie keeps the fight in the clinch, despite King's efforts to push away.
Garcie jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as King walks away with a smile on his face. Garcie gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
A shot to the liver by King. Beautiful body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Some wild striking there from King.
King lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Garcie backs up against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
King pushes Garcie away with a front kick.
Arthur King seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
King's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and King duly obliges.
King throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Garcie's hands are dropping dangerously low here and King connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Garcie scrambles back to his feet.
Garcie uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by King.
King digs a good hook to Garcie's body.
King fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Garcie looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcie blocks the body kick.
King misses with a shot to the body

and Garcie moves into the clinch.
King tries to break the clinch but Garcie is controlling the position.
Garcie tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Garcie is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables King 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.
Garcie is trying to pull guard but King turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Garcie tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. King smiles and moves away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
King misses with a kick to the body

and Garcie counters by moving into the clinch.
Garcie tries to pull guard but King holds him up against the cage and eventually Garcie drops back down to his feet.
King has had enough of the clinch but Garcie keeps him there for the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcie jumps guard but King turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Garcie tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. King smiles and moves away.
King is looking to land body kicks.
King connects with a high kick.
Sloppy strikes from King. Those never looked like landing.
King scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
King walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Garcie checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Garcie wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
King tries to land a front kick but Garcie steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Garcie tries to counter by moving into the clinch but King manages to circle out of the way.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
King delivers a nice body kick.
King throws a combination that misses

and Garcie counters by clinching up.
Garcie tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Garcie tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Garcie tries to pull guard but King holds him up against the cage and eventually Garcie drops back down to his feet.
Garcie is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables King to keep the fight standing.
Garcie has King pressed against the cage, preventing King from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Garcie tries to pull guard but King forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Garcie tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. King smiles and moves away.
King throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Arthur King dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

King tries to land a front kick but Garcie steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Garcie wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Arthur King seems to be getting the better of the standup.
King tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Garcie was well out of range. Poor timing from King.
King throws a nice looking combination but Garcie bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Garcie tries to counter by clinching up but King breaks away and moves out of range.
Left hook, right uppercut from King.
Roman Garcie is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A low kick lands for King.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
King lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Sloppy strikes from King. Those never looked like landing.
King looks to land a combination but Garcie avoids it well.
Garcie is looking to counter the offense by King and move into the clinch.
King is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Garcie rather than just go for the knockout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
King throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
King tries to bum rush Garcie with a series of wild strikes but Garcie uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Garcie seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
King misses with a low kick.
King moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
King misses with a left hand

and Garcie counters by clinching up.
Garcie tries to pull guard but King forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Garcie jumps guard but King stands there with Garcie around his waist. Garcie gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Garcie is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables King 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.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcie tries to pull guard but King won't allow it.
Garcie is trying to pull guard but King has him pressed against the cage.
Garcie jumps guard but King turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
King wants to break the clinch but can't.
King wants to break the clinch but can't.
King wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
King can't break the clinch.
Garcie tries to pull guard but King won't allow it.
King has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Garcie decides to pull guard.

Garcie looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Garcie wants to sweep here but King controlling him for the moment.

Garcie has his feet on King's thighs here. He's pushed King off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! King screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Roman Garcie!