PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Casseus Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Flipper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). James Flipper will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Garcia
vs
Flipper

185 cm
23
230 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

205 cm
20
280 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Experienced

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Casseus Garcia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, James Flipper!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Hugh Johnson and John Mangel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Flipper catches Garcia with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Flipper swinging wildly here.
Flipper rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Garcia moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Flipper misses with a wild combination.
Garcia looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Flipper throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Flipper takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Garcia throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Flipper on the side of the head.
Garcia misses with a jab, cross combination.
Garcia misses with the combination.
Flipper slips a jab and a cross from Garcia.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Flipper throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Garcia counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Flipper throws a left and a right that both miss
and Garcia counters with a series of strikes. Flipper will be more careful next time no doubt.
Garcia scores with a one two! Flipper had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Flipper throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Garcia counters with a two punch combo.
A low kick from Flipper misses
and Garcia counters with a stiff right hand.
Flipper throws a series of punches but Garcia moves out of range.
Flipper fails to land with a series of punches.
Flipper bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Flipper tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Garcia was well out of range. Poor timing from Flipper.
A punch combination from Garcia misses.
Flipper swings away with a body shot that misses
and Garcia counters with a three punch combo that has Flipper backing up. Flipper nods at Garcia to acknowledge the strikes.
Flipper misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Garcia counters with a three punch combo that has Flipper backing up. Flipper nods at Garcia to acknowledge the strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flipper throws a left and a right that both miss
and Garcia counters with a stiff right hand.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Garcia throws a series of punches but Flipper moves out of range.
Flipper misses with an uppercut. Garcia saw that one coming.
Flipper falls off balance throwing a combination
and Garcia counters with a stiff right hand.
Flipper's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Flipper duly obliges.
Flipper just misses with a punch to the body.
Garcia throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Flipper counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Flipper is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Garcia rather than just go for the knockout.
Flipper throws a left and a right that both miss
and Garcia counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Flipper throws a combination that misses
and Garcia counters with a straight right hand.
Flipper has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia moves away from the strike by Flipper.
Flipper throws a left and a right that both miss
and Garcia counters with a stiff right hand.
Flipper misses with a double jab
and Garcia counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Flipper misses with a combination
and Garcia counters with a two punch combo.
Flipper throws a right and a left that both miss.
Garcia throws a series of punches but Flipper moves out of range.
Flipper falls off balance throwing a combination
and Garcia counters with a three punch combo that has Flipper backing up. Flipper nods at Garcia to acknowledge the strikes.
Flipper slips a jab and a cross from Garcia.
Flipper misses with a combination
and Garcia counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garcia moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Flipper lands a two punch combo.
Flipper ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Garcia moves away.
Flipper throws a left and a right that both miss
and Garcia counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Flipper looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Flipper misses with a combination
and Garcia connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Flipper misses with a double jab
and Garcia cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Flipper looks gassed!
Flipper falls off balance throwing a combination
and Garcia counters with a two punch combo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Casseus Garcia dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

No joy there for Garcia, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Flipper swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Garcia cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Casseus Garcia is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Garcia avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Flipper swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Flipper misses with a double jab
and Garcia counters with a one-two to the body.
James Flipper seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Garcia misses with a double jab
and Flipper counters with a nice body kick.
Flipper misses with a double jab
and Garcia counters with a one-two to the body.
Garcia misses with a double jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Flipper throws a left and a right that both miss
and Garcia counters with a left and a right that stings Flipper.
Flipper avoids a punch combination nicely.
Garcia is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Flipper throws a combination that misses
and Flipper takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Garcia throws a right and a left that Flipper avoids nicely.
Garcia throws a left and a right that both miss
and Flipper counters with a two punch combo.
Flipper throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Garcia counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Flipper has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Garcia tries to bum rush Flipper with a series of wild strikes but Flipper uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Garcia tries to bum rush Flipper with a series of wild strikes but Flipper uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Garcia throws a lazy right hand but Flipper sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Garcia uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Flipper.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Flipper misses.
Garcia keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Flipper.
Flipper throws a left and a right that both miss
and Garcia counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Flipper misses with a wild combination.
A punch lands to the side of Garcia 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Garcia rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Flipper moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Flipper scores with a punch to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Flipper misses with a combination
and Garcia counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Garcia misses with a series of wild punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flipper swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Garcia connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Garcia here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Flipper throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Garcia cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Flipper misses with a few strikes there.
Flipper throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Flipper takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Flipper throws a combination that misses
and Garcia counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Flipper is breathing heavily.
Garcia slips a jab and a cross from Flipper.
Garcia misses with a looping left.
Flipper throws a jab when Garcia was well out of range.
Flipper staying out of range there.
Garcia swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garcia connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Flipper misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Garcia connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Some wild striking there from Garcia.
Garcia lands with a nice combination. Flipper backs away looking to recover.
Good work by Garcia as he checks the leg kick.
Casseus Garcia is winning the standup battle so far.
Garcia throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Flipper throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Garcia counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Garcia misses with a few strikes there.
Flipper throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Garcia counters with a series of strikes. Flipper will be more careful next time no doubt.
Flipper misses with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Casseus Garcia dominated that second round.
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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Flipper dodges the punch combination from Garcia.
Garcia takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Flipper misses with a hook. Garcia ducked under it nicely.
Garcia moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Flipper throws a left and a right that both miss
and Garcia counters with a one-two to the body.
Flipper avoids a punch combination nicely.
Garcia misses with a looping left.
Flipper throws a left and a right that both miss
and Garcia counters with a left and a right that stings Flipper.
Flipper swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Flipper throws a combination that misses
and Garcia counters with a nice uppercut.
Flipper misses with a double jab
and Garcia connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Flipper misses with a double jab
letting Garcia counter with a right hand.
Flipper takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Garcia throws a hook but Flipper blocks it.
Garcia misses with a two punch combination.
Flipper throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Garcia counters with a three punch combo that has Flipper backing up. Flipper nods at Garcia to acknowledge the strikes.
Flipper will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Garcia lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Flipper circles away quickly and effectively.
Flipper misses with a double jab
and Garcia counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
James Flipper has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Flipper throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Garcia counters with a three punch combo that has Flipper backing up. Flipper nods at Garcia to acknowledge the strikes.
Flipper swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Garcia counters with a nice uppercut.
Flipper throws a nice looking combination but Garcia bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Garcia fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Flipper misses with a double jab
enabling Garcia to counter with a crisp jab.
Flipper avoids a punch combination nicely.
Flipper throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Garcia counters with a series of strikes. Flipper will be more careful next time no doubt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia throws a right hand that Flipper ducks under and follows up with a left that Flipper also avoids with ease.
Flipper misses with a double jab
and Garcia counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Garcia throws a nice looking combination but Flipper bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Flipper throws a predictable looking body shot
and Garcia cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Garcia lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Flipper swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Garcia counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Flipper swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Garcia cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Flipper misses with a double jab
and Garcia cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Garcia does no damage.
Garcia rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Flipper moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Garcia misses with a series of wild punches.
Flipper swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Flipper takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Garcia throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Flipper sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Flipper throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Garcia counters with a series of strikes. Flipper will be more careful next time no doubt.
Garcia rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Flipper moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Garcia throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Garcia lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
A swing and a miss from Flipper.

And that's the end of the fight!
Casseus Garcia showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Garcia has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 30:27
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Casseus Garcia!