PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between felisha vanhorn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Armando Garcilazo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

vanhorn
vs
Garcilazo

186 cm
18
205 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

187 cm
18
209 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, felisha vanhorn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Armando Garcilazo!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Garcilazo moves into range and clinches up with vanhorn.
Garcilazo looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
A short right hand to the side of the head by vanhorn.
Garcilazo goes for a takedown attempt but vanhorn pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
vanhorn fails with a takedown attempt.
Garcilazo shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and vanhorn counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Garcilazo's guard now.
vanhorn not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
vanhorn advances to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.

vanhorn is looking for a kimura here.
Garcilazo trying to control from the bottom.
Garcilazo tries to roll over but vanhorn keeps him under control.
vanhorn frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
vanhorn controlling his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

vanhorn is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Garcilazo is surviving well by controlling vanhorn's body position as best he can.
Garcilazo tries to hold on but vanhorn postures up.
vanhorn landing strikes, looking to finish!
vanhorn controlling from mount.
Garcilazo tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
vanhorn content just to control the position here.
Garcilazo tries to control vanhorn's body but vanhorn pushes him off. Garcilazo squirms to his side and now vanhorn has his back!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards vanhorn.
Garcilazo is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by vanhorn.

vanhorn has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Garcilazo has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Garcilazo grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

felisha vanhorn dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

vanhorn drives through and clinches with Garcilazo against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
vanhorn pressing his opponent against the cage.

Garcilazo is fighting off a takedown attempt but vanhorn is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Garcilazo to the mat. Garcilazo regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
vanhorn wants to control from the top but Garcilazo keeps moving.
vanhorn showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Garcilazo tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
vanhorn trying to control but Garcilazo is working from the bottom.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
vanhorn tries to free his leg and advance position but Garcilazo is retaining full guard.
vanhorn slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Garcilazo wants to control but vanhorn postures up.
Garcilazo tries to buck vanhorn off but vanhorn is having none of it.
vanhorn wants to control but Garcilazo is keeping him busy.
vanhorn wants to control for a moment but Garcilazo uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
vanhorn performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Garcilazo looks like he's trying to stand up.
vanhorn controlling the action here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcilazo throws a strike from the bottom but vanhorn passes into side control!
vanhorn in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Garcilazo gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!

vanhorn looking for a guillotine from mount but Garcilazo is having none of it.
vanhorn landing punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
vanhorn tries to control but Garcilazo wriggling away.
Garcilazo tries to hold on but vanhorn postures up.
felisha vanhorn overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
vanhorn takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
vanhorn tries to control but Garcilazo wriggling away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
vanhorn controlling his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

felisha vanhorn 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. This is the final round!

vanhorn scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
vanhorn wants to control but Garcilazo is keeping him busy.
vanhorn working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
vanhorn prevents Garcilazo from escaping the position.
vanhorn scoring with punches from side control.
vanhorn advances nicely into full mount.
A nice elbow there by vanhorn.
Garcilazo is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
vanhorn sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Garcilazo tries to hold on but vanhorn postures up.
vanhorn tries to control but Garcilazo wriggling away.
vanhorn punishing his opponent with strikes.
Garcilazo tries to hold on but vanhorn postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.

Garcilazo defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from vanhorn.
Garcilazo regains half guard.
Garcilazo is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. vanhorn lands a nice short elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
vanhorn uses his free foot to push down on Garcilazo's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Garcilazo.
Garcilazo wants to hold on but vanhorn pushes him away.
vanhorn raining down hammerfists from mount.
vanhorn controlling the pace for now.
Garcilazo is trying to escape the mount.
vanhorn trying to control but Garcilazo is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
A nice elbow there by vanhorn.
Garcilazo is squirming around, avoiding vanhorn's attempts to control the action.
Garcilazo flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
vanhorn tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Garcilazo is desperately trying to improve his position but vanhorn has a good base and remains in mount.

And that's the end of the fight!
felisha vanhorn showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for vanhorn, 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... felisha vanhorn!