PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Stephen Garcia (ranked 25428 p4p, 4625 weight class) and Yawa Kiang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Garcia
vs
Kiang

188 cm
25
163
0 - 3 - 0

182 cm
18
160
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Stephen Garcia !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yawa Kiang!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Josh West and Colin Fray.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garcia throws a right and a left that Kiang avoids nicely.
Kiang replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Garcia blocks it well.
Garcia misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Kiang fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Garcia to the ground. Kiang is now in Garcia 's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kiang slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kiang with a nice head shot there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kiang controls from within his opponent's guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Garcia is looking to stand back up but Kiang counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Garcia .
Kiang working Garcia over with strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Kiang sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Garcia is staying active underneath Kiang, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Garcia throws a head kick but Kiang moves out of range.
Kiang follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Kiang blocks a head kick by Garcia .
Stephen Garcia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Kiang scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Garcia is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Kiang is controlling him well.
Kiang controlling the position from side mount.
Garcia is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Kiang asserts his dominance and retains side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garcia really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A low kick from Kiang is predictable there
and Garcia counters with an outside leg kick.
Garcia connects with an inside leg kick.
Garcia lands with a shot to the body.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Garcia scores with a nice body kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Stephen Garcia will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Kiang blocks a head kick by Garcia .
Kiang counters with a body kick.
Stephen Garcia is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Garcia throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kiang has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

Kiang shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Garcia is trying to escape back to his feet but Kiang uses the scramble to pass into side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kiang wants to control but Garcia is keeping him busy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kiang in side control lands a decent elbow.
Kiang taking a breather here.
Garcia wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Yawa Kiang has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Kiang lands a decent elbow from side control.
Garcia is trying to buck Kiang off.
Garcia taking a bit of punishment here - Kiang scoring with strikes.
Garcia is trying to buck Kiang off.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Garcia tries to sprawl but Kiang drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Garcia wants to stand back up but Kiang manages to pass into side control.
Garcia wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
A lull in the action here as Kiang stalls from top position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garcia is trying to get back to his feet.
Kiang trying to control the action but Garcia is working from the bottom.
Garcia pushes Kiang away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Kiang gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Garcia trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Yawa Kiang will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Kiang closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Garcia quickly recovers to half guard.
Garcia tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Kiang manages to move to mount!
Garcia 's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kiang with good strikes from the mount here!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Kiang looking to control but Garcia is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Kiang fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Kiang content just to control the position here.
Garcia really wants to buck Kiang off and get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Kiang postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Garcia looks a forlorn figure.
Kiang controlling from the full mount.

Kiang working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Kiang wants to control the pace but Garcia is squirming around nicely.
Kiang takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Garcia trying desperately to get to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kiang scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Garcia ?
Garcia is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Kiang trying to control but Garcia is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Garcia is trying to stand up.
Kiang controlling the position easily from mount.
Garcia trying desperately to get to his feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kiang controlling the pace for now.

And that's the end of the fight!
Yawa Kiang comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Kiang 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 Chris Saunders scores the fight 28:30
Judge Josh West scores the fight 28:30
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yawa Kiang!