PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marcelinho Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Neil Holmes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Holmes has chosen No More Heroes as his entrance music. Marcelinho Garcia could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Neil Holmes's chin.

Garcia
vs
Holmes

184 cm
20
260 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

190 cm
23
230 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Mundo Green - World Verde

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Marcelinho Garcia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Neil Holmes!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Emerson Jorge and Alexandre Firmino.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crunch! Garcia slams his shin into Holmes's torso.
Garcia has a takedown stuffed.
Holmes keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A big right from Holmes misses.
Garcia fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marcelinho Garcia. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Garcia staying out of range there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia shoots in but Holmes avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Garcia fails with a takedown attempt.
Holmes defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Garcia.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Garcia avoids a punch combination nicely.
Garcia closes the distance and clinches up with Holmes, looking for a takedown. Garcia pushes Holmes against the cage but Holmes circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Holmes misses with the combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holmes keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Holmes ducks down and throws a hook to the body.

Holmes drops Garcia with a nice combination! Holmes dives into Garcia's guard, looking to finish!

It looks like Marcelinho Garcia has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Holmes wants to control from the top but Garcia keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Garcia is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Holmes has his hands clasped together but Garcia extends an breaks Holmes's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Garcia.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Marcelinho Garcia!