PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Diego Garcia (ranked 761 p4p, 754 weight class) and Aonghus Mormaer (ranked 109 p4p, 108 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Garcia
vs
Mormaer

190 cm
30
192
11 - 5 - 1

190 cm
31
189
17 - 13 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Granite chin

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Granite chin

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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 11 - 5 - 1, fighting out of New York, Diego Garcia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Aonghus Mormaer!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Daniel Bishop and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
An inside leg kick lands from Mormaer.
Mormaer checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Garcia on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Garcia definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
A good leg kick by Mormaer.
Garcia lunges at Mormaer with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Mormaer's hand.
Mormaer has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Garcia tried to score with a low kick but Mormaer checks it.
Garcia lands with a straight right. Mormaer didn't see that one coming.
Mormaer rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Garcia moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mormaer looks to land a left hand but Garcia moved out of range nicely.
Aonghus Mormaer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mormaer tries to clinch up but Garcia circles away and keeps his distance.
Mormaer takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Garcia ducks under a wild hook from Mormaer.
An inside leg kick lands from Mormaer.
Mormaer throws a hook but Garcia blocks it.
Garcia sizes up Mormaer with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mormaer throws a hook to the side of Garcia's head but Garcia sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Garcia is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Garcia has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Mormaer.
Mormaer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mormaer throws a leg kick that is checked
and Garcia counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A left lands for Mormaer.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mormaer throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Garcia loads up on a big right hand but Mormaer slips the punch.
A nice inside leg kick there by Mormaer. That's going to slow Garcia down.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mormaer. Garcia does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mormaer throws a hook but Garcia avoids it easily.
Mormaer throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Garcia lands a jab to the nose.
Mormaer with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Garcia pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
A short uppercut from Mormaer.
Mormaer tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Mormaer is trying to maintain a safe position but Garcia gets an underhook and turns Mormaer into the cage.
Mormaer blocks a body shot from Garcia.
Mormaer tries to pull guard but Garcia forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Garcia misses with some punches.
Garcia lands with a short head shot on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Garcia swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia is trying to stall.
Garcia swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mormaer tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mormaer stalling against the cage.
Garcia trying to control the position but instead, Mormaer has worked for underhooks and has pushed Garcia into the cage.
A body shot lands from Garcia.
Mormaer tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Garcia tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Garcia lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short left from Garcia.
Garcia lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mormaer backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Garcia.
Garcia lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Mormaer or not.
Mormaer jumps guard but Garcia stands there with Mormaer around his waist. Mormaer gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Garcia fails to pull the fight into his guard.

Garcia breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Mormaer tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Garcia manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Mormaer throws a lazy right hand but Garcia sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Garcia tried to counter with a leg kick but Mormaer avoided it.
Mormaer misses with a low kick as Garcia jumps back.
Mormaer scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Garcia with a nice calf kick.
Garcia scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Garcia misses the target.
Garcia jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Garcia is looking to chop away at Mormaer's legs.
Garcia scores with the left hand. Mormaer knows he should have avoided that one.
Mormaer moves forwards but Garcia connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Mormaer misses with a lunging right hand
and Garcia makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Garcia connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Mormaer misses with a leg kick.
Garcia is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Garcia circles away from the clinch attempt
and Garcia counters with a good low kick that Mormaer was not able to check.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mormaer misses with a wild body shot.
Garcia thuds his right hand into Mormaer's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Mormaer scores with a punch to the head.
Good leg kick by Garcia.
Mormaer doesn't manage to clinch there - Garcia circles away.
Garcia throws a hook to the side of Mormaer's head but Mormaer sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Garcia throws an overhand right that lands on Mormaer's shoulder, as Mormaer tries to avoid the shot.
Garcia throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mormaer sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Garcia throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A looping hook to the body misses from Garcia. Mormaer does a little dance to reset his feet.

Mormaer closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Mormaer with a knee to the head.

It looks like Diego Garcia has been cut.
Garcia misses with a body punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A knee to the head by Mormaer.

Garcia breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A low kick from Mormaer misses
and Garcia counters with a straight right hand.
Garcia dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mormaer attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Diego Garcia dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Diego Garcia's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

An inside leg kick lands from Mormaer.
Diego Garcia is winning the standup battle so far.
Garcia scores with a sloppy right hand. Mormaer should have avoided that one.
Mormaer staying out of range there.
Garcia connects with an inside leg kick.
Mormaer thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mormaer moves out of range of the leg kick from Garcia.
Mormaer appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Garcia misses with a low kick.
A good leg kick by Garcia.
Garcia chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Mormaer can pounce on him.
Mormaer loads up on a big right hand but Garcia slips the punch.
Mormaer moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Garcia tried to score with a low kick but Mormaer checks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mormaer moves out of range of the strikes.
Garcia connects with a looping right hand.
Mormaer scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Garcia on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Garcia misses with a low kick as Mormaer jumps back.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Mormaer! But no joy.
Garcia thumps Mormaer with a low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia throws a shot from downtown. Mormaer moves away and avoids it.
Mormaer tried to score with a low kick but Garcia checks it.
Mormaer looks to land a combination but Garcia avoids it well.

Garcia has Mormaer up against the cage in a clinch.
Mormaer is trying to pull guard but Garcia turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Mormaer throws a knee to the head but misses.
Mormaer misses with the head strike.
Mormaer tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Garcia smiles and moves away.
Mormaer lands a slapping body shot.
Garcia throws a body punch but Mormaer moves out of range.

Mormaer darts in and clinches Garcia up against the cage.
Mormaer lands with a light punch inside.
A head punch on the inside from Garcia fails to land.
Diego Garcia has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Mormaer working Garcia over with knees to the body.
Mormaer's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Garcia tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mormaer lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A left hand lands to the body for Mormaer.
Garcia throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mormaers head.

Mormaer manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Mormaer trying to keep a closed guard but Garcia is proving a slippery customer.
Mormaer is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Garcia wants to control but Mormaer is keeping busy.
Garcia is looking to improve his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mormaer trying to control from half guard but Garcia is working away.

Garcia is defending against the submission attempts here by Mormaer.

Mormaer is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
The fighters are battling for position here. Garcia manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Garcia is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Mormaer wants to control from the top but Garcia keeps moving.
Garcia is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Garcia looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Garcia swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Aonghus Mormaer showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Diego Garcia's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Mormaer throws an off balance right hand
enabling Garcia to counter with a crisp jab.
Garcia tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Mormaer is able to avoid easily.
Garcia dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Mormaer. That did some damage!
Mormaer lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Mormaer wants to land a leg kick but Garcia is out of range.
Garcia ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mormaer moves away.
Garcia ducks under a wild hook from Mormaer.
Garcia ducks under a wild hook from Mormaer.
Mormaer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Garcia takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Garcia scores with a jab. Mormaer acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Mormaer keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Garcia.
Mormaer swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garcia checks a leg kick nicely.
Garcia throws a nice inside leg kick.
Mormaer fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Garcia is out of range.
Mormaer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mormaer with the inside leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Garcia misses the target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Mormaer lunges at Garcia with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Garcia's hand.
Nice shot by Mormaer.
Garcia throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A telegraphed right hand from Garcia misses the target.
Garcia pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Garcia misses with a body shot.
Mormaer staying out of range there.
Mormaer misses with a wild body shot.
A thudding body kick lands there by Garcia!
Mormaer tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mormaer rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Garcia moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Garcia swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Mormaer loads up on a big right hand but Garcia slips the punch.
Mormaer misses with a straight left.
Garcia looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A nice leg kick from Garcia, right into the meat of the thigh.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mormaer throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Mormaer throws a hook but Garcia blocks it.
Nice uppercut lands for Garcia. That snapped Mormaer's head back.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mormaer throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Mormaer takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Mormaer tries to land a front kick but Garcia steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Garcia half committed to a counter leg kick.
Mormaer tries to score with a low kick but Garcia moves his leg out of the way.
An attempted straight right counter from Garcia misses the target.
Garcia swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mormaer takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Some bone on bone action there as Mormaer checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Mormaer throws a leg kick but Garcia sees it coming and moves out of range.
Mormaer takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Garcia thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mormaer flicks out a counter leg kick but Garcia steps away.
Mormaer throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Mormaer uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Garcia.
Mormaer uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Garcia.
Mormaer misses with a wild body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia moves away from the strike by Mormaer.
Garcia throws an overhand right that lands on Mormaer's shoulder, as Mormaer tries to avoid the shot.
Garcia has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Mormaer staying out of range there.
Mormaer unleashes a big counter combination but Garcia bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Mormaer throws a leg kick that misses.
Mormaer misses with a straight left.
Garcia swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Garcia avoids the head kick by Mormaer.

Mormaer gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Garcia fails to pull guard.
Garcia misses with a punch on the inside.

Mormaer pulls guard.

Mormaer working for submissions but it's allowed Garcia to get to half guard.
Mormaer is looking to get back to full guard here but Garcia has managed to pass to side control instead.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garcia trying to control the position but Mormaer is working away.
Mormaer manages to get back to half guard.
Mormaer is in trouble now - Garcia has advanced to mount!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mormaer really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Aonghus Mormaer.
I think Mormaer has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Glass scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aonghus Mormaer!
A relieved looking Aonghus Mormaer thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.