PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Garcia (ranked 3590 p4p, 4125 weight class) and Nordin Asrih (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Garcia comes to the cage accompanied by Oceans. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Garcia
vs
Asrih

170 cm
25
145
1 - 2 - 0

180 cm
25
155
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Big right hand

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ryan Garcia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Nordin Asrih!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A leg kick checked by Garcia.
Garcia tries to counter by clinching up but Asrih breaks away and moves out of range.
Asrih fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Garcia has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Asrih misses with a left hand

and Garcia counters with a beautiful punch that sends Asrih to the canvas!

Asrih is rocked!

It looks like Nordin Asrih has been cut.

Garcia looking to improve position, pressing down on Asrih's thigh with his hand. Asrih seems to be working to lock up a guilotine though... is Garcia paying attention? Apparently not! He's locked it up tight! Garcia's face has turned purple! Will he tap? Will he! YES! He's tapped! Asrih picked his opening and made it count! Great finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Nordin Asrih!