PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marcelinho Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dani Favio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Garcia
vs
Favio

184 cm
22
260 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

220 cm
20
265 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

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 6 - 2 - 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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dani Favio!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Mauricio Rocha and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Garcia closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Garcia lands in his opponent's guard.
Garcia looking to pass the guard.
Garcia wants to control from the top but Favio keeps moving.
Garcia advances to half guard.
Garcia trying to control from half guard but Favio is working away.
Favio is looking to improve his position.
Favio really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Garcia. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Favio wants to control but Garcia is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Garcia is pressing down on Favio's thigh, looking to free his foot. Favio is holding on for now.
Favio is looking to control Garcia's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Favio avoid being mounted?

That's one minute gone in the round.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Garcia throws a solid leg kick but Favio takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Garcia.
Favio with a poor takedown

so Garcia counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Garcia passes into half guard.
Garcia is trying to control the action in half guard but Favio is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Garcia looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Garcia trying to control from half guard but Favio is working away.
Garcia wants to free his trapped foot but Favio is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Favio is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Favio wants to get back to his feet.

Garcia is working for a submission of some sort.

Garcia is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Garcia passes to full mount!
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.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Favio can do anything to dispel that myth.
Garcia wants to control the pace but Favio is squirming around nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Garcia working for a submission but Favio is keeping him at bay.
Garcia looking to control but Favio is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Garcia with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Favio working to try and regain half guard.
Favio holds on for dear life.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.

Garcia is working for a guillotine from mount but Favio frees his head quite easily.
Garcia controlling the pace for now.

Garcia is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Favio is surviving well by controlling Garcia's body position as best he can.
Garcia controlling from mount.
Garcia trying to control but he's not successful this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marcelinho Garcia dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Garcia with a poor takedown

and Favio counters with a shoot takedown. Garcia fights it but they end up in guard.
Favio stands up over Garcia, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Garcia is trying to control the position but Favio postures up.
Favio must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

Garcia looking for a guillotine here but Favio defends easily.

Garcia working for a triangle but Favio defends it easily.
Favio would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Garcia had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Favio defends it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Garcia has his foot on Favio's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Favio works his way back into a safe position though.
Favio working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Garcia bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Favio's guard.
Garcia trying to control but Favio is working from the bottom.
Garcia pushing down on Favio's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Favio won't allow Garcia to pass to mount.

Garcia is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Favio sees it coming and defends easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Garcia wants to free his trapped foot but Favio is holding on for dear life with his legs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Garcia is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Favio defends it well.

Garcia is working for a submission of some sort.
Favio is trying to stand up here but Garcia is controlling him well.
Garcia looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Garcia fails with the takedown

and Favio counters with a nice double leg into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia tries to get to full guard but Favio has control of the leg.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Garcia wants to improve his position but Favio is controlling well.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Garcia is trying to maintain the position but Favio is very close to passing his half guard.
Garcia tries to get to full guard but Favio has control of the leg.

Garcia is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Favio pulls his head out easily.
Garcia wants to control but Favio is keeping busy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Garcia tries for a takedown but Favio circles away easily
and Favio counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marcelinho Garcia. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Garcia misses with a takedown attempt

and Favio counters with a shoot takedown. Garcia fights it but they end up in guard.
Favio wants to control from the top but Garcia keeps moving.

Garcia looking for a guillotine here but Favio defends easily.
Garcia bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Favio's guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Favio is trying to control the position from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dani Favio showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Favio shoots in and bounces Garcia off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.

Garcia is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Favio defends well.

Garcia had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Favio defends it easily.
Favio is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Garcia looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Garcia has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Favio can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Garcia is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a tringle but Favio frees his head nicely. Oh but Garcia has switched to an armbar! Favio is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Marcelinho Garcia!