PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Alejandro Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and kyle connelly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Garcia comes to the cage accompanied by The Slam. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Garcia
vs
connelly

183 cm
22
169 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

165 cm
23
154 lbs
5 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Alejandro Garcia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, kyle connelly!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Damien Edna and John Mangel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Garcia closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
connelly tries to improve position but can't.
Garcia advances to mount.
connelly wants to hold on but Garcia pushes him away.
connelly is desperately trying to improve his position but Garcia has a good base and remains in mount.
connelly is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Garcia putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Garcia with shots to the head and body - connelly looks very uncomfortable down there.
Garcia working the ground and pound effectively.
Garcia is landing with some decent strikes but connelly is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Garcia has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of connelly's face.
Garcia with a couple of short strikes.
connelly is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Garcia.
Garcia working away from the top, dropping strikes.
connelly keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Garcia working the ground and pound effectively.
connelly looks gassed!
Garcia unloading with bombs!
connelly is bucking up trying to escape but Garcia cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Garcia with shots to the head and body - connelly looks very uncomfortable down there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
connelly wants to hold on but Garcia pushes him away.
Garcia working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Garcia controlling from the full mount.
Garcia lands a big elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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.
connelly in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Garcia with a couple of short strikes.
Garcia lands a big shot there that rocks connelly but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Garcia lands a big shot there that rocks connelly but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
BOOM! Garcia connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Garcia landing strikes from the mount.
Garcia looking to finish connelly with some ground and pound. This is bad for connelly!
Garcia pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
connelly is bucking up trying to escape but Garcia cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Garcia prevents connelly from getting the reversal.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Garcia lands a nice shot to the head.
Garcia working connelly over with strikes here.
Garcia scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Garcia is in the full mount, landing strikes.
connelly taking shots to the head.
connelly tries to hold on but Garcia postures up.
Garcia scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Garcia scores with a couple of good head shots there.

connelly is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Garcia lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Garcia controlling the position easily from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garcia looking to finish connelly with some ground and pound. This is bad for connelly!
connelly takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
connelly wants to try and get back to his feet.
Garcia connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Garcia cracks connelly with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Garcia lands a big elbow.
Garcia is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. connelly can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Garcia with a couple of short strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Garcia dominating with strikes here.
connelly is still in real trouble! Can Garcia finish him?
Garcia scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish connelly?
connelly seems to have recovered his senses.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Garcia cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
connelly keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alejandro 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.

A punch lands to the side of connelly 's head but he takes it in his stride.
connelly shoots and misses
and Garcia cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
connelly tries to clinch up

so Garcia counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Garcia lands a couple of digs.
Garcia distracts connelly with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Garcia pushing down on connelly's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Garcia working the head and body with strikes.
Garcia working connelly over with strikes.
connelly is breathing heavily.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Garcia connects with a nice short shot to connelly's temple.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Garcia lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Garcia seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Garcia connects with a nice short shot to connelly's temple.

That's one minute gone in the round.
connelly taking some punishment here, with Garcia in his half guard.
Still in half guard, Garcia seems content to control.
Garcia is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Garcia passes to full mount!
Garcia is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. connelly can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Garcia controlling from the full mount.
Garcia lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Garcia scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish connelly?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia lands a big shot there that rocks connelly but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Garcia is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that connelly can do to turn this around?
connelly is wriggling around trying to escape.
Garcia looking to finish connelly with some ground and pound. This is bad for connelly!
Garcia landing punches.
Garcia sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Garcia looking to finish connelly with some ground and pound. This is bad for connelly!
Garcia controlling his opponent.
Garcia landing strikes, looking to finish!
Garcia will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Garcia lands a nice shot to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
connelly tries to lock up and control but Garcia gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
BOOM! Garcia connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Garcia putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Garcia fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Garcia sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Garcia has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
connelly tries to hold on but Garcia pushes him away.
Garcia lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Garcia landing strikes, looking to finish!
Garcia controlling from the full mount.
Garcia with the ground and pound from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee warns connelly that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Garcia putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Garcia lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Garcia working the ground and pound effectively.
A nice elbow there by Garcia.
Garcia pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice elbow there by Garcia.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Garcia lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Garcia with the ground and pound from mount.
Garcia breaks from connelly's wrist control and lands an elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alejandro Garcia dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Garcia closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Garcia lands in his opponent's guard.
Garcia working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of connelly's head.
connelly is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
connelly can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Garcia controls the pace.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Garcia's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

connelly looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Garcia has picked connelly up and slammed him! connelly can't keep hold of the triangle and Garcia manages to pass to side control!
Garcia prevents connelly from escaping the position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
connelly takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Garcia is working connelly over with some ground and pound from side control.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
connelly is trying to improve his position.
Garcia works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
connelly wants to control but Garcia postures up.
Garcia slows the pace down.
Garcia cracks connelly with an elbow. That is naaassty.
connelly takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Garcia just content to control the position.
connelly takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Garcia content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
connelly is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Garcia is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
connelly tries to hold on but Garcia pushes him away.
Garcia putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
connelly can't escape the position.
Garcia raining down shots from the mount!
Garcia scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish connelly?
Garcia cracks connelly with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Garcia postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. connelly looks a forlorn figure.
Garcia controlling the position easily from mount.
Garcia is landing with some decent strikes but connelly is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Alejandro Garcia overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Garcia tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Garcia fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Garcia landing punches.
Garcia has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of connelly's face.
Garcia looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Garcia breaks from connelly's wrist control and lands an elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
connelly is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
connelly tries to hold on but Garcia postures up.
Garcia landing strikes, looking to finish!
connelly taking shots to the head.
Garcia landing shots from mount.
BOOM! Garcia connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Garcia has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of connelly's face.
Garcia is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. connelly can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Garcia scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Garcia scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish connelly?
kyle connelly has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Alejandro Garcia is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Garcia controlling his opponent.

And that's the end of the fight!
Alejandro 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 Skip Squint scores the fight 30:24
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 30:24
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 30:24

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