PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zhain Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zeca Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zeca Diaz is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Garcia
vs
Diaz

191 cm
18
245 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

200 cm
19
230 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Zhain Garcia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Zeca Diaz!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Paulo Santos and Alexandre Firmino.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Garcia lands a left and a right that send Diaz crashing to the mat, dazed. Garcia thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

It looks like Zeca Diaz has been cut.
Diaz looks gassed!
Diaz on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Garcia. Garcia obviously looking to wear him down.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Garcia scores with a body shot.
Garcia scores with a nice body kick.
Garcia scoring well with a low kick there.
Garcia jabs Diaz right on the nose. Diaz blinks but takes it well.
Garcia scoring well with a low kick there.
Diaz avoids the head kick by Garcia.
Diaz chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Garcia can pounce on him.
Garcia lands with a shot to the body.
Garcia misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Garcia thuds his shin into the meat of Diaz's side.
Diaz takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Garcia fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Diaz looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Garcia moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Garcia lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Garcia.
Garcia misses with a jab, cross combination.
Garcia lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Garcia.
Zhain Garcia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Diaz eats them both and turns towards Garcia to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Diaz.
Garcia lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Nice shot lands for Garcia.
Garcia lands with a slapping head kick.
Garcia darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Diaz shoots for a double leg takedown but Garcia sprawls well. He's pushed Diaz's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Diaz misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Zhain Garcia has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zeca Diaz.
Diaz fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Garcia avoids it really well and circles away.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Garcia, as that shot connected.
Zhain Garcia is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia misses with a head kick.
Garcia throws a right hand that Diaz ducks under and follows up with a left that Diaz also avoids with ease.
A left and a right from Garcia both land. Nice combination.

Diaz shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Garcia looking to hit a scissor sweep but Diaz is one step ahead there.
Diaz wants to stand but Garcia is controlling his posture from full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Garcia is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Diaz defends well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz stopping the sweep attempt from Garcia.

Garcia has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Diaz can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Diaz wanted to stand there but Garcia had control of the position.

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.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Diaz postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Garcia bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Diaz's guard.
Diaz trying to keep a closed guard but Garcia is proving a slippery customer.
Garcia trying to control but Diaz is working from the bottom.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Diaz is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Zhain Garcia dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Zeca Diaz's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Diaz takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Garcia is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Diaz can do to turn this around?
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Diaz crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Garcia - the referee stops the clock and Diaz gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Garcia. Diaz manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Garcia cracks Diaz with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Diaz gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Garcia.
Garcia turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Garcia.
Garcia lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Garcia throws a head kick that misses.
Garcia keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A low kick from Diaz misses
and Garcia counters with a slapping leg kick.
Garcia cracks Diaz with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Garcia lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Garcia.
Garcia moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Garcia is working the combinations to good effect here.
Diaz slips a jab and a cross from Garcia.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz tries to clinch but Garcia moves away
and Garcia connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

Diaz instigates a clinch.
Diaz tries for a takedown. No joy.
Garcia avoiding damage.
Garcia is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Diaz pulls him back up using the underhooks.

Garcia pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Zhain Garcia is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Garcia throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

Diaz looking for a takedown here - he's got it.

Garcia uses the cage to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Garcia connects with a solid leg kick.
Diaz with a poor takedown
letting Garcia counter with a right hand.
Zhain Garcia has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zeca Diaz.
Diaz with a poor takedown
and Garcia counters with a low kick, right behind Diaz 's knee.
A right-left combo lands from Garcia.

Diaz moves into the clinch.
Diaz takes an elbow to the temple.

Garcia's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Diaz shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Garcia counters with a stiff right hand.
Diaz throws a body punch but Garcia moves out of range.
Garcia throws a right and a left that Diaz avoids nicely.
Garcia displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Diaz.
Garcia pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Diaz back to the cage. Garcia follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Diaz throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Garcia's waist but Garcia gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Diaz off to one side.
Diaz takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Diaz misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Garcia fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.

Diaz scores a takedown into full mount!
Garcia is in all sorts of trouble here.
Diaz controlling from mount.
Diaz with good strikes from the mount here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Diaz goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Garcia turns into him and now he's in Diaz's guard.
Garcia engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Garcia cracks Diaz with a solid left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Zhain Garcia dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Zeca Diaz'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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Garcia goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Garcia scores with a nice head shot.
Diaz 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 throws a leg kick which misses Diaz's front leg but catches the back leg as Diaz tries to avoid it.
Garcia throws a sloppy head kick and Diaz moves out of range easily.
Garcia throws a series of strikes that have Diaz backpedaling.
Garcia feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Diaz's calf.
Danga de danga de dang - Garcia scores with a four punch combination!
Garcia pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Garcia scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Nice uppercut lands for Garcia. That snapped Diaz's head back.

Garcia gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Diaz wants to control from the top but Garcia keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Diaz gets to his feet - Garcia follows without any prompting.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Diaz tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Garcia counters with a one-two to the body.
Nice straight punches there by Garcia. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Garcia.
Diaz moves to clinch but Garcia breaks away
and Garcia makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Garcia connects with a solid leg kick.
Garcia fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Diaz.
Diaz takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Diaz tries for a takedown but Garcia sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Garcia ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Garcia avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Diaz's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Garcia pushes Diaz away with a front kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia misses with a head kick.
Garcia will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Garcia throws a shot to the body.
Garcia misses with a jab, cross combination.
Diaz with a poor takedown
and Garcia counters with a three punch combo that has Diaz backing up. Diaz nods at Garcia to acknowledge the strikes.
Garcia takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
A chopping leg kick lands by Garcia.

Diaz drives through and clinches with Garcia against the cage.

Garcia breaks from the clinch.
Diaz shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Garcia defends it nicely.
Zhain Garcia has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zeca Diaz.
Diaz throws a head kick but Garcia moves out of range.
Garcia uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice cross by Garcia.
Garcia with a jab.
Garcia lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Diaz.
Garcia throws a one two combo.
Garcia fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Diaz looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Diaz throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Garcia's waist but Garcia gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Diaz off to one side.
Diaz takes a kick to the side of the head.
Diaz swinging wildly here.
Garcia dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Diaz. That did some damage!
Diaz fails with a takedown attempt.
Garcia throws a series of strikes that have Diaz backpedaling.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garcia throws a nice inside leg kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Garcia.
No luck for Diaz with that takedown attempt.
Diaz avoids the head kick by Garcia.
Garcia circles away from the clinch attempt.
Garcia lands a head shot.
Zhain Garcia is winning the standup battle so far.
Diaz fails in his attempt to clinch.
Garcia moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Garcia blocks the body kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Garcia - that will leave a mark!

Diaz gets a takedown into half guard.
Zeca Diaz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Zhain Garcia is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Garcia trying to control but Diaz postures up.

And that's the end of the fight!
Zhain Garcia showed his dominance in that final round.
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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:26
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:26
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:26

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