PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mikhail Sarbinov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Casseus Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Sarbinov
vs
Garcia

193 cm
24
274 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

185 cm
22
230 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Knockout power

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 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mikhail Sarbinov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Casseus Garcia!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Steve Erwin and Summer Carpenter.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garcia defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Sarbinov.
Sarbinov misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sarbinov shoots in for a takedown but Garcia shows good takedown defense.
Nice sprawl there from Garcia as Sarbinov shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mikhail Sarbinov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Garcia misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sarbinov swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Garcia counters with a two punch combo.
Sarbinov tries to score a power double leg takedown but Garcia sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Sarbinov somewhat.
Garcia defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Sarbinov.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Sarbinov is defended easily by Garcia.
Garcia lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Garcia misses with a two punch combination.
A combination from Garcia does no damage.
Garcia throws a right and a left that Sarbinov avoids nicely.
Sarbinov throws a head kick that misses.
Garcia lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sarbinov circles away quickly and effectively.
Sarbinov takes one on the button.
Garcia throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sarbinov.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Garcia.

Sarbinov scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Garcia pushes Sarbinov away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Sarbinov gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
The ground and pound from Sarbinov seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Sarbinov lands some shots froms side control.
Sarbinov working the head with strikes.
Sarbinov has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Garcia is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Sarbinov landing a few strikes.
Sarbinov landing strikes.
Garcia wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Check out the look on Sarbinov's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Sarbinov is looking to take a break and control but Garcia is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sarbinov cracks Garcia with a big right hand but Garcia just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Sarbinov has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Sarbinov slows the pace down.
Garcia is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sarbinov is putting a hurting on Garcia here, landing some big shots from side control.
Sarbinov cracks Garcia with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Garcia tries to escape but Sarbinov is in control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Garcia looks gassed!
Sarbinov working the head and body with strikes.
Sarbinov working the body and head with strikes.
Sarbinov cracks Garcia with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Sarbinov trying to control the action but Garcia is working from the bottom.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Garcia takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Garcia is trying to improve his position.
Garcia wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Sarbinov moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sarbinov creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Sarbinov working the ground and pound.
Sarbinov cracks Garcia with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Garcia takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Garcia tries to buck Sarbinov off but Sarbinov is having none of it.
Garcia is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Check out the look on Sarbinov's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Garcia takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Garcia taking a bit of punishment here - Sarbinov scoring with strikes.
Garcia is pushing Sarbinov's head away, looking to escape. Sarbinov manages to hold on to the position though.
Sarbinov cracks Garcia with a big elbow.
Sarbinov landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.

Sarbinov working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Sarbinov lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Garcia is looking to regain half guard here but Sarbinov keeps moving and retains side control.
Garcia is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Sarbinov lands some shots froms side control.
Garcia tries to escape but Sarbinov is in control.
Sarbinov lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Garcia down.
Garcia is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Sarbinov is controlling him well.
Sarbinov is putting a hurting on Garcia here, landing some big shots from side control.
Sarbinov working the head and body with strikes.
Sarbinov scores with a couple of short elbows.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sarbinov trying to control the position but Garcia is working away.
Sarbinov landing a few strikes.
Garcia wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Sarbinov lands an elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mikhail Sarbinov dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Sarbinov thows a body shot but no joy.
Garcia checks the leg kick nicely there.
Sarbinov closes this distance looking for a takedown but Garcia circles away.
Sarbinov fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Garcia avoids it really well and circles away.
Sarbinov closes the distance and clinches up with Garcia, looking for a takedown. Sarbinov pushes Garcia against the cage but Garcia circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mikhail Sarbinov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sarbinov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Garcia was well out of range. Poor timing from Sarbinov.
Garcia misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Garcia throws a nice looking combination but Sarbinov bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mikhail Sarbinov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sarbinov showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Garcia.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garcia throws a series of punches but Sarbinov moves out of range.
Garcia slips a straight right by Sarbinov.
Garcia swinging wildly here.
Mikhail Sarbinov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Sarbinov shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Garcia napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Garcia is not content to let Sarbinov control the position.
Garcia pushes Sarbinov away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Sarbinov gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.

Sarbinov working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Garcia really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Sarbinov. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Sarbinov landing a few strikes.
Sarbinov works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Garcia is looking to regain half guard here but Sarbinov keeps moving and retains side control.
Check out the look on Sarbinov's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Garcia tries to buck Sarbinov off but Sarbinov is having none of it.
Sarbinov just content to control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sarbinov lands a decent elbow from side control.
Garcia is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Sarbinov asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Sarbinov cracks Garcia with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Garcia is not content to let Sarbinov control the position.
Sarbinov landing strikes.
Garcia is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Sarbinov lands a decent elbow from side control.
Garcia is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Sarbinov cracks Garcia with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Garcia is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Sarbinov asserts his dominance and retains side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sarbinov working the ground and pound.
Sarbinov lands a nice forearm strike.
Sarbinov working the ground and pound.
Garcia wants to get back to his feet.
Sarbinov in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.

Sarbinov tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Sarbinov has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Sarbinov is working Garcia over with some ground and pound from side control.
Garcia wants to get back to his feet.
Sarbinov scoring with punches and elbows.
Sarbinov works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Mikhail Sarbinov overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sarbinov lands an elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sarbinov landing a few strikes.
Sarbinov wants to lay and pray for a moment but Garcia keeps working.
Garcia is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Garcia takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Garcia pushes Sarbinov away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Sarbinov gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Sarbinov lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Sarbinov scoring with punches and elbows.
Sarbinov cracks Garcia with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Garcia is pushing Sarbinov's head away, looking to escape. Sarbinov manages to hold on to the position though.

Sarbinov tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Garcia is pushing Sarbinov's head away, looking to escape. Sarbinov manages to hold on to the position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mikhail Sarbinov dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Sarbinov drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Sarbinov stands up over Garcia, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.

Garcia has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Sarbinov can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Sarbinov pushes down on Garcia's leg and manages to get into half guard.

Sarbinov decides to return to a standing position.
Garcia misses with a few strikes there.

Sarbinov gets a takedown into half guard.
Garcia wants to get back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sarbinov is nestled in close to Garcia, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Sarbinov moves nicely into side control.
Garcia is trying to buck Sarbinov off.
Sarbinov landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Garcia is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Sarbinov cracks Garcia with a big right hand but Garcia just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Sarbinov cracks Garcia with a big elbow.
Garcia is looking to regain half guard here but Sarbinov keeps moving and retains side control.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Sarbinov decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Garcia is in trouble now - Sarbinov has advanced to mount!
Garcia wants to try and get back to his feet.
Sarbinov lands a big shot there that rocks Garcia but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Garcia is trying to stand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia is in all sorts of trouble here.
Sarbinov looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Garcia is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Sarbinov trying to control but Garcia is having none of it.
Sarbinov lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Garcia avoids a series of strikes thrown by Sarbinov.
Sarbinov trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Sarbinov lands a nice shot to the head.
Garcia is desperately trying to improve his position but Sarbinov has a good base and remains in mount.
Sarbinov lands a nice shot to the head.
Sarbinov pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Sarbinov won't let Garcia get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sarbinov lands a big elbow.
Sarbinov punishing his opponent with strikes.
Sarbinov scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Garcia?
Sarbinov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Garcia can do to turn this around?
Garcia wants to get back to his feet.
Garcia is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Garcia is desperately trying to improve his position but Sarbinov has a good base and remains in mount.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Sarbinov cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Garcia is trying to stand up.
Sarbinov with the ground and pound from mount.
A nice elbow there by Sarbinov.
Sarbinov is landing with some decent strikes but Garcia is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Garcia is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.

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.

Sarbinov working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Mikhail Sarbinov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Garcia is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Garcia is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Garcia really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Sarbinov punishing his opponent with strikes.
Sarbinov pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Garcia wants to get back to his feet.
Sarbinov lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Garcia hang on?
Casseus Garcia has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sarbinov has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Garcia's face.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mikhail Sarbinov showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Sarbinov, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:26
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 30:26
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mikhail Sarbinov!