PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Patch Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pate Mustajarvi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Mustajarvi's choice of entrance music: Gangsta Rap. Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Pate Mustajarvi enters the cage!

Garcia
vs
Mustajarvi

203 cm
24
275 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

202 cm
23
285 lbs
12 - 3 - 1

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Very strong

Good wrestler
Great elbows
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Patch Garcia!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Pate Mustajarvi!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Anni Minnemäki and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mustajarvi tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Mustajarvi throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Garcia stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Garcia misses with a wild body shot.
Garcia throws a leg kick which misses Mustajarvi's front leg but catches the back leg as Mustajarvi tries to avoid it.
Garcia avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mustajarvi throws a jab when Garcia was well out of range.
Mustajarvi doesn't manage to clinch there - Garcia circles away.
Garcia motions for Mustajarvi to come forward. Garcia throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Garcia throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mustajarvi misses with a wild combination.
Mustajarvi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Garcia manages to avoid it.
Pate Mustajarvi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mustajarvi tries to clinch there but Garcia circles away.
Mustajarvi avoids a kick to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia throws a body kick that misses.
Garcia swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A head kick misses from Garcia.
Mustajarvi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Garcia throws out the jab.
Garcia throws a head kick that misses.
Mustajarvi checks a low kick from Garcia.
Good work by Mustajarvi as he checks the leg kick.
Mustajarvi blocks a head kick by Garcia.
Mustajarvi shoots in for a takedown but Garcia shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Nice defenses there by Garcia.
No luck for Mustajarvi with that takedown attempt.
Mustajarvi throws a low kick but it's checked well by Garcia.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
A solid leg kick lands there for Mustajarvi.
Garcia throws a body kick that misses.
Garcia explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Garcia delivers a nice body kick.
Mustajarvi looks gassed!
Garcia misses with a head kick.
Garcia jabs Mustajarvi right on the nose. Mustajarvi blinks but takes it well.

It looks like Pate Mustajarvi has been cut.
Nice body kick from Garcia.
Garcia changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Garcia lands a nice leg kick that just misses Mustajarvi's sensitive parts.
Mustajarvi takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Garcia connects with a high kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia connects with an inside leg kick.
Garcia misses with a low kick as Mustajarvi jumps back.
Patch Garcia is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Garcia swings away with a body shot that misses
and Mustajarvi counters with a right hand to the body.
Mustajarvi chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Garcia can pounce on him.
Mustajarvi on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Garcia. Garcia obviously looking to wear him down.
Garcia turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Garcia tries to land a body kick
and Mustajarvi counters with a straight right hand.
Garcia lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Garcia throws a half hearted mid kick.
Garcia takes a swing at Mustajarvi's ribcage but misses.
Garcia moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Garcia throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Mustajarvi.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garcia scores with a spinning back kick!
A head kick misses from Garcia.
Garcia throws a nice inside leg kick.
Garcia scores with a leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Garcia.
Garcia misses with a body kick.
Garcia throws a body kick that misses.
Garcia is looking to score with low kicks.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Garcia attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Garcia throws a series of punches but Mustajarvi avoids them all with ease.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Patch Garcia dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Pate Mustajarvi's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Garcia tries a head kick but it misses.
Garcia misses with a hook. Mustajarvi ducked under it nicely.
Garcia takes a jab right on the kisser.
Mustajarvi lands the left hand.
An inside leg kick from Garcia misses.
Garcia connects with a jab.
Mustajarvi has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Garcia.
Garcia tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nice jab there from Mustajarvi.
Mustajarvi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Garcia.
Mustajarvi is breathing heavily.
Garcia lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia lands a head kick. Mustajarvi smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Garcia just misses with a punch to the body.
Garcia scores with a nice strike.
Garcia throws a body punch but Mustajarvi moves out of range.
Garcia throws a leg kick but Mustajarvi sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Mustajarvi checks a leg kick nicely.
Garcia misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mustajarvi tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Garcia paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mustajarvi throws a good cross that connects.
Mustajarvi slips under a jab.
Mustajarvi scores with a shot to the body.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Mustajarvi might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Garcia has got the better of the exchanges.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Garcia misses its intended target.
Garcia with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Garcia is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mustajarvi can do to turn this around?
Garcia throws a head kick but Mustajarvi moves out of range.
Garcia throws a nice inside leg kick.
Mustajarvi blocks a head kick by Garcia.
Mustajarvi lands with a good body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Garcia throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Good exchange - Garcia coming out on top.
Garcia throws a half hearted mid kick.
Garcia tries to land a body kick
and Mustajarvi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mustajarvi throws a one two combo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Garcia.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Garcia, right into the meat.
Garcia looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Mustajarvi fails to land with a series of punches.
A low kick from Garcia is predictable there
and Mustajarvi counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Mustajarvi lunges at Garcia with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Garcia's hand.
Garcia misses with a low kick as Mustajarvi jumps back.
Garcia throws a head kick that misses.
Mustajarvi misses with a leg kick
and Garcia counters with a nice kick to the body.
Garcia thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mustajarvi throws a hook to the side of Garcia's head but Garcia sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Garcia misses with a body shot.
A cross from Mustajarvi lands.
Mustajarvi works Garcia's body with a nice hook.
Mustajarvi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Garcia was well out of range. Poor timing from Mustajarvi.
Mustajarvi tries to clinch
and Garcia counters with a good low kick that Mustajarvi was not able to check.
Mustajarvi avoids the head kick by Garcia.
Garcia fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Garcia waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mustajarvi.
Garcia fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Mustajarvi.
Mustajarvi thows a leg kick but Garcia checks it
and Garcia counters with a solid body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Patch Garcia dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Pate Mustajarvi's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Garcia lands with a cross.
Garcia avoids the body shot from Mustajarvi.
Garcia lets loose with a powerful body kick. Mustajarvi will feel that in the morning.
Garcia throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Mustajarvi counters with a leg kick.
Garcia throws a low kick but Mustajarvi moves out of range easily.
Garcia throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Mustajarvi takes one on the button.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Garcia, right into the meat.
Mustajarvi has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Garcia.
That kick from Garcia tenderised Mustajarvi's leg. Mustajarvi is trying to keep his angry face on.
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 misses with a low kick.
Garcia changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Mustajarvi takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Mustajarvi crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Garcia - the referee stops the clock and Mustajarvi gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Garcia. Mustajarvi manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Garcia goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Mustajarvi on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Garcia lands with a straight right. Mustajarvi didn't see that one coming.
Garcia misses with a series of wild punches.
Mustajarvi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Garcia.
Garcia looks to land a body kick but Mustajarvi moved away.
Mustajarvi moves out of range of the leg kick from Garcia.
Mustajarvi misses with an uppercut. Garcia saw that one coming.
A bone on bone clash there as Mustajarvi blocks the leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Garcia throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Mustajarvi scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Garcia doesn't seem bothered though.
Garcia does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Mustajarvi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A solid body kick from Garcia.
Garcia throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mustajarvi throws a sloppy head kick and Garcia moves out of range easily.
Garcia misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mustajarvi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Mustajarvi checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Mustajarvi has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Garcia.
Garcia cracks a nice hook into Mustajarvi's ribs.
Garcia throws a front kick aimed at Mustajarvi's knee but Mustajarvi avoids it well.
A looping hook to the body misses from Garcia. Mustajarvi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mustajarvi's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Mustajarvi has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Garcia.
Good leg kick by Garcia there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Garcia lets loose with a powerful body kick. Mustajarvi will feel that in the morning.
Mustajarvi steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Garcia. That one must have hurt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A slow jab from Garcia misses its intended target.
Garcia misses with a low kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Garcia. That's going to slow Mustajarvi down.
Mustajarvi takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Garcia misses with a wild combination.
Garcia fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mustajarvi manages to avoid it.
Garcia scores with a nice body kick.
Good leg kick by Garcia there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Garcia throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Garcia digs a good body shot into Mustajarvi's ribs.
Garcia misses with a few strikes there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Patch Garcia clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Pate Mustajarvi's cut.
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.

Garcia steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mustajarvi.
Garcia throws a head kick that misses.
Garcia lets loose with a powerful body kick. Mustajarvi will feel that in the morning.
Garcia misses with a low kick.
Garcia slips under a jab from Mustajarvi.
Garcia tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mustajarvi takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Garcia scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Mustajarvi is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Garcia looks to land a combination but Mustajarvi avoids it well.
Garcia blocks a jab.
Garcia throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia misses with a wild body shot.
Mustajarvi walks forward, straight into a front kick from Garcia.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Garcia, right into the meat.
Garcia throws a predictable looking body shot
and Mustajarvi counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Garcia lands a leg kick that knocks Mustajarvi off balance momentarily.
Garcia lands a body shot.
Garcia shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Mustajarvi checks the leg kick nicely there.
A leg kick checked by Mustajarvi.
Garcia misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mustajarvi takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Mustajarvi throws a hook to the side of Garcia's head but Garcia sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Garcia lands a nice hook to Mustajarvi's body. Mustajarvi takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Garcia tries a head kick but it misses.
Mustajarvi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Garcia lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Garcia throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Garcia cracks the inside of Mustajarvi's front leg.
Mustajarvi shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Garcia defends it nicely.
Garcia misses with a low kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Garcia throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Mustajarvi tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Garcia throws a sloppy head kick and Mustajarvi moves out of range easily.
Mustajarvi checks a low kick from Garcia.
Garcia buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Garcia throws the kick towards the body but Mustajarvi avoids it.
Mustajarvi takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Garcia throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mustajarvi takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Garcia walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Mustajarvi checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Garcia lands with a kick to the temple. Mustajarvi shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Garcia swings for the body but Mustajarvi moves out of range.
Mustajarvi avoids the head kick by Garcia.
Mustajarvi takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Garcia throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Garcia.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Garcia scores with a body shot.
Garcia stalks Mustajarvi and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Mustajarvi's face. Mustajarvi staggers backwards, shaken.
Mustajarvi takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Patch Garcia had his way with Pate Mustajarvi in that round.
The cut man is working on Pate Mustajarvi's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Mustajarvi takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Garcia misses with a looping right.
Patch Garcia is winning the standup battle so far.
Garcia attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Mustajarvi is looking to clinch.
Mustajarvi looks to throw a body kick
and Garcia makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Garcia throws a body kick the misses
and Garcia takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Garcia throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mustajarvi takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Garcia tries to work over Mustajarvi's front leg with a kick but Mustajarvi checks it.
Garcia throws a head kick that misses.
Mustajarvi throws a lazy right hand but Garcia sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mustajarvi is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mustajarvi throws a hook but Garcia blocks it.
Garcia buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Garcia throws a half hearted mid kick.
Garcia throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Garcia lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Mustajarvi at a distance.
Garcia looks to score with a jab to the body but Mustajarvi is just out of range.
Garcia pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Garcia throws a head kick but Mustajarvi moves out of range.
Garcia just misses with a punch to the body.
Garcia misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mustajarvi.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Garcia misses with a low kick.
Mustajarvi tried to score with a low kick but Garcia checks it.

Mustajarvi shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Garcia is trying to defend but Mustajarvi finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Mustajarvi thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Mustajarvi sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Mustajarvi has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Garcia blocking the ground and pound attempt from Mustajarvi.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mustajarvi sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Garcia defending well though.
Garcia knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Mustajarvi on the ground.
Mustajarvi not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Pate Mustajarvi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mustajarvi sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Garcia defending well though.
Mustajarvi scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Mustajarvi throws a strike but Garcia avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Mustajarvi passes Garcia's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Patch Garcia is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mustajarvi moves into full mount! Garcia won't be happy about that!
Mustajarvi wants to control the pace but Garcia is squirming around nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
A nice elbow there by Mustajarvi.
Garcia holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Mustajarvi tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Garcia on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Garcia tries to get out of the position.
Mustajarvi thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Patch Garcia.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Garcia, 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 49:43
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 50:42
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 50:42

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Patch Garcia!
Patch Garcia retains his heavyweight title!