PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ciro Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tucker Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Garcia comes into the arena with Aint no Sunshine blaring out of the sound system. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Garcia
vs
Johnson

180 cm
23
190 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

200 cm
21
200 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ciro Garcia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tucker Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Thiago Cunha and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ciro Garcia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Garcia tries to clinch up.
Garcia misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Garcia fails with an attempt to clinch.
Johnson throws a leg kick but Garcia sees it coming and checks it nicely.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Johnson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A head kick misses from Garcia.
A jab from Johnson finds it's way through Garcia's defenses.

It looks like Ciro Garcia has been cut.
Garcia wants to clinch but Johnson slips to the side
and Johnson counters with a left and a right that stings Garcia.
Garcia wants to clinch but Johnson slips to the side
and Johnson makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Johnson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Garcia.
A solid leg kick lands there for Johnson.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Garcia tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Johnson counters with a straight right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A nice leg kick lands there from Johnson.
Johnson works over Garcia's head and body with a nice combination.

Garcia gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Johnson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Johnson circles away from the clinch attempt
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Garcia is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A good leg kick by Johnson.

Johnson rushes Garcia and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Johnson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Johnson throws an elbow but it misses.
Garcia misses with a punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Johnson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Johnson throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Johnson throws an overhand right from the outside, which connects and sends Garcia stumbling backwards into the cage! Garcia bounces back off the cage towards Johnson, who cracks him with a two punch combination that drops him to his knees! Johnson lands two more shots before the referee has chance to intervene - what a finish! Johnson celebrates with his corner as the crowd cheer loudly.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Tucker Johnson!