PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Paul Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Francisco Everardo Oliveira Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Paul Garcia has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Garcia
vs
Everardo Oliveira Silva

170 cm
21
140 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

180 cm
25
145 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

Boomerang! Boomeroids! 157 Muscle Bulk!

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 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Paul Garcia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Francisco Everardo Oliveira Silva!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Winston Howard and Eliza Hachem.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oliveira Silva shoots in but Garcia avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Oliveira Silva looks for a takedown but Garcia sprawls well.
Garcia scores with a nice head shot.
Oliveira Silva throws an overhand right that lands on Garcia's shoulder, as Garcia tries to avoid the shot.
Oliveira Silva shoots for a takedown but Garcia saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Paul Garcia has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Francisco Everardo Oliveira Silva.
Oliveira Silva throws a half hearted mid kick.
Garcia lands an overhand right.
Garcia misses with an uppercut. Oliveira Silva saw that one coming.
Garcia throws out a loose jab but Oliveira Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
Garcia connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Oliveira Silva keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Garcia.
A jab from Garcia finds it's way through Oliveira Silva's defenses.
Garcia cracks Oliveira Silva with a right hand to the side of the head.
Oliveira Silva is looking to clinch.

Oliveira Silva closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Oliveira Silva wants to lay and pray for a moment but Garcia keeps working.
Oliveira Silva is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia tries to bench press Oliveira Silva off him but Oliveira Silva keeps the position.
Garcia can't do much from the bottom here.
Oliveira Silva tries to advance to mount but can't.
Garcia tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Oliveira Silva wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Oliveira Silva wants to lay and pray for a moment but Garcia keeps working.
Garcia tries to strike from the bottom but misses.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Garcia misses with a hook. Oliveira Silva ducked under it nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Garcia throws a series of punches but Oliveira Silva moves out of range.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Garcia, as that shot connected.
Oliveira Silva shoots in for a takedown but Garcia shows good takedown defense.
Garcia fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Oliveira Silva on the side of the head.
Oliveira Silva takes one on the button.
Garcia cracks Oliveira Silva with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
No luck for Oliveira Silva with that takedown attempt.
Oliveira Silva looks gassed!
Oliveira Silva shoots in for a takedown but Garcia shows good takedown defense.
Paul Garcia is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Oliveira Silva closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Garcia did well to prevent Oliveira Silva getting side control.
Garcia is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Garcia keeping control of the position.
Garcia tries to roll over but Oliveira Silva keeps him under control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira Silva works his way into full mount!
Oliveira Silva controlling the position easily from mount.
Garcia tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Oliveira Silva punching from mount but Garcia doing a good job of avoiding damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Oliveira Silva tries to control but Garcia wriggling away.
Garcia wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Oliveira Silva.
Oliveira Silva can't control as he wanted to and Garcia manages to get the fight back to his half guard.
Oliveira Silva is pressing down on Garcia's thigh, looking to free his foot. Garcia is holding on for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Paul 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 scores with a jab to the head.
Oliveira Silva fails with a takedown attempt.
Oliveira Silva on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Garcia lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Garcia scores with a three punch combo!
No joy there for Garcia, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Garcia connects with a crisp jab.
Oliveira Silva shoots in for a takedown but Garcia shows good takedown defense.
Oliveira Silva fails with the takedown.
Paul Garcia has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Francisco Everardo Oliveira Silva.
Jab, jab by Garcia - just one landing.
Oliveira Silva is breathing heavily.
Oliveira Silva fails with a takedown attempt.
Garcia stalks Oliveira Silva and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Oliveira Silva's face. Oliveira Silva staggers backwards, shaken.
Paul Garcia is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Oliveira Silva looks for a takedown but Garcia sprawls well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia works the jab nicely.
Garcia connects with a jab.
Garcia changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Oliveira Silva on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Oliveira Silva takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Garcia's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Garcia duly obliges.
Garcia lands a lovely overhand right.
Garcia throws a good cross that connects.
Garcia scores with a decent looking hook.
Jab by Garcia.

Oliveira Silva is rocked!
Paul Garcia is winning the standup battle so far.
Garcia lands with a big left! Oliveira Silva is wobbled badly! Garcia comes in with a flurry of punches and drops Oliveira Silva to the floor. The ref jumps in to save him from unneccessary punishment.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Paul Garcia!