PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Dean (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Dean
vs
Garcia

160 cm
19
140 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

170 cm
19
140 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jimmy Dean!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Paul Garcia!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Summer Carpenter and Hugh Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dean closes the distance and clinches up with Garcia, looking for a takedown. Dean pushes Garcia against the cage but Garcia circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

Dean gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Dean has hold of one of Garcia's legs. Garcia is fighting the takedown attempt but Dean gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Dean preventing the sweep.
Garcia controls Dean momentarily but Dean frees himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Garcia keeping moving, preventing Dean from controlling successfully.

Dean drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Dean jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Garcia wants to stand and escape but Dean is having none of it.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Garcia holds on and takes a little breather.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dean postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Dean tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Paul Garcia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Garcia looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Garcia misses with a low kick.
Dean tries to clinch up but Garcia circles away and keeps his distance.
Dean shoots in and drives through. Garcia sprawls well.
Garcia keeps the fight on the outside.
Dean fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jimmy Dean. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dean blocks a low kick nicely.
An inside leg kick from Garcia misses.

Garcia fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Dean, pushing him back against the cage.

Garcia pulls guard.
Dean throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Garcia wants to stand up but Dean is controlling him.
Garcia keeping moving, preventing Dean from controlling successfully.
Garcia is trying to control the position from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Dean trying to control but Garcia is working from the bottom.
Dean stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Garcia swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Garcia pulls Dean in close to prevent any damage.

Dean drops back looking for a leg! Garcia is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Garcia manages to kick Dean off! Dean jumps back into Garcia's guard.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Dean changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Garcia tries to avoid it but Dean manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Garcia to the ground. Garcia escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
An inside leg kick from Garcia misses.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Dean checks a leg kick.
Garcia throws a chopping leg kick but Dean manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Dean shoots in and drives through. Garcia sprawls well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dean moves out of range as Garcia throws a body kick.
Garcia circles away from the clinch attempt.

Dean gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Dean blocks the elbow strike.
Dean misses with the head strike.
Dean avoids the elbow strike from Garcia, against the cage.
Dean creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Garcia throws an elbow but misses.
Dean misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dean tries to land a knee to the head but Garcia blocks with his arms.

Garcia pulls Dean into guard.
Dean wants to control from the top but Garcia keeps moving.
Dean throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Garcia looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Dean drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Garcia dives on top into guard.
Dean is breathing heavily.
Dean keeping full guard, as Garcia tries to pass.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garcia tries to stand but Dean is controlling from the bottom.
Dean keeping moving, preventing Garcia from controlling successfully.
Garcia throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Dean works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Dean bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Garcia's guard.
Garcia really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Dean. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Garcia looking to hit a scissor sweep but Dean is one step ahead there.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Garcia has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Paul Garcia will probably get the nod.
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.

Dean closes the distance and clinches up with Garcia, looking for a takedown. Dean pushes Garcia against the cage but Garcia circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Garcia keeps Dean at a distance using the push kick.
Dean misses with a body kick.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Dean.
Garcia is looking to score with low kicks.
Dean blocks a leg kick.
Nice takedown defense from Garcia. No joy for Dean on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jimmy Dean. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dean swats away the attempt to clinch by Garcia.
Garcia throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Dean counters with a head kick. That will keep Garcia thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Garcia goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Garcia lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
The fight stays on the outside here - Garcia looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Garcia misses with the body kick

and Dean counters with a single leg into guard. Garcia didn't expect that.
Garcia keeping moving, preventing Dean from controlling successfully.
Garcia looking for a sweep. Not yet Garcia, not yet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia controls Dean momentarily but Dean frees himself.
Dean pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Garcia is keeping the position for now.
Dean loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Dean passes Garcia's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Dean throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Garcia attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Nice takedown defense from Garcia. No joy for Dean on that attempt.

Garcia drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Garcia misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Garcia throwing shots but missing, from side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dean is trying to work for a sweep but Garcia has mounted him!
Garcia thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Garcia thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Dean blocking the ground and pound.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Dean is squirming around, avoiding Garcia's attempts to control the action.
Garcia takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Dean is wriggling around trying to escape.
Garcia takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Garcia thowing shots but they're missing.
Dean prevents any damage by holding on tight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia avoids the attempt from Dean to control.
Dean manages to regain half guard whilst avoiding the strikes.

Garcia looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Dean is not content to let Garcia control the position.
Dean trying to control but Garcia postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.

Dean actively working from the bottom here.
Dean is looking to control Garcia's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Dean avoid being mounted?
Garcia trying to control the action but Dean is working from the bottom.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Garcia tries to work over Dean's front leg with a kick but Dean checks it.
Garcia misses with a low kick.
Garcia throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A low kick from Garcia misses

and Dean counters by moving into the clinch.
Garcia content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Garcia is looking to break free of the clinch but Dean has double underhooks.
Dean lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Garcia trying to land knees to the body.
Garcia letting Dean take a breather here.
Dean lands a hook that snaps the head of Garcia backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Jimmy Dean will probably get the nod.
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. This is the final round!

Garcia throws a push kick but Dean slaps the foot to one side.
Garcia wants to clinch up but Dean keeps it at a distance.

Dean has taken the fight to the clinch.
Dean pushes Garcia back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dean lands a nice uppercut.
Dean with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Dean working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Garcia letting Dean take a breather here.
Garcia misses with an elbow strike.
Dean presses Garcia against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Garcia is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.

Garcia breaks the clinch.
Garcia misses with an attempted mid kick.
Good work by Dean as he checks the leg kick.
Garcia throws a body kick despite being completely out of range

and Dean counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Dean.
Dean is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Dean is working for takedown but Garcia is calmly controlling the position for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dean working aggressively here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Dean.
Dean misses with the head strike.
Dean goes for a takedown attempt but Garcia pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Garcia throws a leg kick that is checked
and Dean counters with a stiff right hand.
Dean swats away the attempt to clinch by Garcia.
Garcia tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Dean is able to avoid easily.
Dean is looking to clinch.

Dean rushes Garcia and presses him up against the cage.
Dean throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Garcia blocks it with crossed arms.
Garcia is trying to break the clinch but Dean has him pressed against the cage.
Dean wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jimmy Dean. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dean has a couple of punches blocked by Garcia.
Dean swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dean misses with a body punch.
Dean with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Dean lands a hook to the side of the head.

Garcia manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dean trying to control but Garcia is working from the bottom.
Garcia trying to keep a closed guard but Dean is proving a slippery customer.
Dean trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Garcia has control of Dean's left arm, preventing Dean from doing any damage.
Dean throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Garcia is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Garcia looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Dean throwing strikes from guard but Garcia blocks nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Garcia.
Garcia tries to stand but Dean is controlling his head.
You can see the frustration on Dean's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Garcia tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Dean sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Dean missing with punches from the bottom.
Garcia wants to control but Dean is keeping him busy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garcia not landing any meaningful shots this time.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Garcia displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Dean.
Garcia circles away from the clinch attempt.
Garcia looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Garcia misses with the body kick

and Dean counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Garcia!
Dean misses with a head shot.
Dean trying to control but Garcia is having none of it.

Dean working for a guillotine from mount but Garcia is in no mood to give up.
Dean throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jimmy Dean showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Dean has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Steve Erwin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 29:28
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jimmy Dean!