PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aleksandr Glazkov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antonio Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Garcia has chosen Breaking Me Down as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Glazkov
vs
Garcia

188 cm
21
216 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

186 cm
21
202 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Intelligent

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Aleksandr Glazkov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Antonio Garcia!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Leandro Rodrigues and Mauricio Rocha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garcia avoids a punch combination nicely.

Garcia gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Glazkov is trying to break free.
Garcia drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Glazkov gets the underhooks and prevents it.

Glazkov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Glazkov checks a leg kick.
Garcia throws and low kick but Glazkov moves out of range easily.
Glazkov takes a shot right to the bread basket.
The fight stays on the outside here - Garcia looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Aleksandr Glazkov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Garcia dodges the punch combination from Glazkov.
Garcia throws a leg kick that misses.
Glazkov misses with a body punch

and Garcia counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Glazkov has had enough of the clinch but Garcia keeps him there for the moment.

Glazkov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Glazkov misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Garcia counters with a slapping leg kick.

Glazkov clinches up against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Glazkov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Glazkov cracks the inside of Garcia's front leg.

Garcia rushes Glazkov and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Garcia misses with a hook from the clinch.
Garcia looking to slow down the pace here.

Glazkov manages to break the clinch.
Garcia just misses with a punch to the body.

Garcia closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Glazkov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Glazkov keeps the fight on the outside.
Garcia walks into a jab.
Glazkov scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Garcia bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Garcia throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Glazkov on the side of the head.
Glazkov thows a body shot but no joy.

Garcia tries to keep at a distance but Glazkov has taken the fight into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Glazkov manages to break the clinch.
Garcia slips a jab from Glazkov.
Glazkov lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

It looks like Antonio Garcia has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Garcia throws a combination. Glazkov tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Garcia shoots in for a double leg but Glazkov sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

Glazkov gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Glazkov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Garcia tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Glazkov counters by clinching up.
Garcia has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Glazkov is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Aleksandr Glazkov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Antonio Garcia.
Glazkov tries to circle away but Garcia has him pinned against the cage.
Glazkov is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Glazkov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Glazkov clinches.
Glazkov keeps control of Garcia as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Garcia tries to throw a body punch but Glazkov avoids it by throwing Garcia back against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Glazkov.
Garcia lands a left hand that snaps the head of Glazkov backwards.
Glazkov has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Glazkov has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Glazkov.
Garcia lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Garcia scores with a shot to the side of Glazkov's head.

Glazkov breaks from the clinch.
Glazkov lunges at Garcia with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Garcia's hand.
Glazkov tests Garcia's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Garcia misses with a hook to the body
enabling Glazkov to counter with a crisp jab.
Garcia fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Glazkov sizes up Garcia with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Garcia looks gassed!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A big right from Glazkov misses.

Garcia decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Glazkov is looking to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Glazkov kicks off Garcia and gets to his feet.
A big right from Garcia misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garcia misses with a double jab
and Glazkov counters with a nice uppercut.

Glazkov fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Garcia, pushing him back against the cage.
Garcia lands a right hand that snaps the head of Glazkov backwards.
Glazkov lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

Garcia escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Garcia misses with a body shot
and Glazkov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

Garcia is rocked!

That has opened up Antonio Garcia's cut even more.
A big right followed by a crushing left from Glazkov knocks Garcia out cold! Ouch - that one's going to be featured in highlight reels for years to come!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Aleksandr Glazkov!