PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rolando Paneda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ramsey Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ramsey Garcia told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Paneda
vs
Garcia

205 cm
25
205 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

205 cm
19
205 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Intelligent

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Rolando Paneda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Ramsey Garcia!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Richard Clark and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garcia defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Paneda.
Paneda thumps Garcia with a low kick.
Paneda looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Garcia falls off balance throwing a combination

and Paneda counters with a takedown into side control.
Garcia sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Garcia holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Paneda really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

Garcia kicks Paneda off and gets back to his feet.
Garcia tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Garcia tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Paneda fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rolando Paneda. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Garcia looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Garcia misses with a lunging right hand
and Paneda counters with a one-two to the body.
Paneda tries for a takedown but Garcia sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Paneda throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Paneda fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Paneda is breathing heavily.
Garcia throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Paneda counters with an inside leg kick.
Paneda misses with a takedown attempt - Garcia sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Paneda is looking to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Paneda.
Paneda looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Garcia tries a head kick but it misses.
Garcia thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Paneda if he has to take too many more of those.
Garcia throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Garcia throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Garcia tries to land a leg kick but Paneda saw it coming and moves away.
A slow jab from Garcia misses its intended target.
Garcia swinging wildly here.
Paneda tries to close the distance and clinch but Garcia swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A good leg kick by Paneda.
Garcia throws a right hand that Paneda ducks under and follows up with a left that Paneda also avoids with ease.
A head kick by Garcia misses
and Paneda counters with a right hand to the body.
Ramsey Garcia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Garcia keeps the fight on the outside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paneda tries for a takedown but Garcia sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Paneda throws a nice outside leg kick.
Garcia throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Garcia takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Paneda 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 Paneda off to one side.
Garcia misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Paneda counters with a slapping leg kick.
Garcia defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Paneda.
Garcia misses with a combination
and Paneda counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Garcia is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Paneda moves out of range of the body kick.
Garcia fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Paneda is out of range.
A low kick from Garcia misses
and Paneda counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Garcia misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Paneda counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A bone on bone clash there as Paneda blocks the leg kick.
Paneda shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Garcia pinned against the cage. Garcia gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Garcia misses with a low kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paneda doesn't manage to clinch there - Garcia circles away.
Paneda wants to clinch up but Garcia keeps it at a distance.
Garcia tries a head kick but it misses.
Garcia tries to land a leg kick but Paneda saw it coming and moves away.
Garcia tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ramsey Garcia is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Garcia is looking to chop away at Paneda's legs.
Paneda scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Paneda shoots in for a double leg but Garcia sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Paneda shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Garcia defends it nicely.
Garcia fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Paneda goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Garcia blocks a head kick by Paneda.
Garcia has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Paneda avoids the head kick by Garcia.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Garcia throws a wild body kick that Paneda sees coming a mile off.
Garcia throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Garcia swings away with a body shot that misses
and Paneda counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Garcia goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Paneda doesn't manage to clinch there - Garcia circles away.
Paneda tries to clinch up.
Garcia thows a leg kick but Paneda checks it
and Paneda counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Sloppy strikes from Paneda. Those never looked like landing.
Garcia waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Paneda.
Jab from Paneda.
Garcia throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Garcia pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Garcia misses with a two punch combination.
Paneda tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Garcia swivels and escapes.
Garcia circles away from the clinch attempt.
Garcia avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rolando Paneda dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Garcia throws a lazy head kick

and Paneda counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Garcia manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Paneda trying to control but Garcia is working from the bottom.
Garcia lands a decent shot there.
Paneda knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Garcia on the ground.
Garcia manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Paneda manages to get himself to full guard.

Garcia stands up and waves to Paneda to follow him.
Paneda blocks a head kick by Garcia.
Paneda shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Garcia defends it nicely.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Garcia throws a lazy head kick
letting Paneda counter with a right hand.
Garcia jabbing away but nothing is landing.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Garcia in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Garcia tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Garcia misses with a shot to the body
and Paneda counters with a good, hard body kick but Garcia shrugs it off.
Garcia swings away with a body shot that misses
and Paneda counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rolando Paneda is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Garcia misses with a double jab
and Paneda counters with a straight right hand.
Garcia throws a leg kick that is checked
and Paneda counters with a nice kick to the body.
Paneda keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Paneda throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Garcia fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Garcia's jab looks to have found its range, popping Paneda under the eye.
A head kick misses from Garcia.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Garcia finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Paneda fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Paneda shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Garcia sprawls well. Garcia wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Paneda gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rolando Paneda. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Garcia throws a lazy head kick
and Paneda counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Garcia throws a sloppy head kick and Paneda moves out of range easily.
Paneda shoots in but no luck this time.
Paneda tries to close the distance and clinch up but Garcia swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Garcia misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Garcia throws a head kick that misses
and Paneda counters with a two punch combo.
Garcia is looking to chop away at Paneda's legs.
Garcia misses with a straight right.
Paneda fails with an attempt to clinch.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Paneda.
Garcia avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Paneda throws a leg kick which misses Garcia's front leg but catches the back leg as Garcia tries to avoid it.
Garcia throws a leg kick but Paneda sees it coming and checks it nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Paneda. Garcia shrugs it off though.
Garcia swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Paneda connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Paneda.
Garcia throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Garcia throws a right hand that misses
and Paneda counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Garcia fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Paneda manages to avoid it.
Garcia misses with a left hand
and Paneda counters with a nice leg kick.
Garcia misses with the combination.
Paneda gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Garcia.
Garcia leaves Paneda with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Paneda shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Garcia pinned against the cage. Garcia gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Paneda blocks a jab.

That's four 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.
Paneda lands a head kick!
Paneda lands with a slapping head kick.
Garcia throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Paneda counters with a body kick.
Paneda takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Garcia swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Paneda counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Garcia tries to land a leg kick but Paneda saw it coming and moves away.
Garcia misses the body punch
letting Paneda counter with a right hand.
Garcia tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Paneda was well out of range. Poor timing from Garcia.
Paneda tries a head kick but it misses.
Paneda shoots in looking for a takedown but Garcia manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Paneda's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Garcia throws a head kick that misses
and Paneda counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Paneda 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 Paneda off to one side.
Garcia misses with the body kick
and Paneda counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Garcia scores with a one two! Paneda had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Rolando Paneda will probably get the nod.
That's time! Paneda's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

A low kick from Garcia misses
and Paneda counters with a head kick.
Garcia throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Paneda shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Garcia but Garcia pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Garcia throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Garcia fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A looping hook to the body misses from Garcia. Paneda does a little dance to reset his feet.
Paneda dives in and grabs Garcia's left leg, looking for a takedown. Garcia pushes down on Paneda's head and hops out.
Paneda looks for a takedown but Garcia sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rolando Paneda. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Paneda rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Garcia moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Garcia thows a body shot but no joy.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Paneda is looking to clinch but Garcia is avoiding it.
Garcia fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Garcia misses with a body shot.
No luck for Paneda with that takedown attempt.
Paneda dives in and grabs Garcia's left leg, looking for a takedown. Garcia pushes down on Paneda's head and hops out.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick by Garcia misses
and Paneda counters with a straight right hand.
Garcia walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Paneda checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Garcia misses with a hook. Paneda ducked under it nicely.
Garcia throws a lazy head kick
and Paneda counters with an outside leg kick.
Paneda has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Garcia wants to land a leg kick but Paneda is out of range.
Paneda shoots in for a takedown but Garcia shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
A solid body kick from Garcia.
Paneda fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ramsey Garcia seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Garcia scores with a push kick.
Paneda feints a jab promting Garcia to slip. Paneda then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Garcia slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Paneda tries to clinch up but Garcia circles away and keeps his distance.
Garcia leaves Paneda with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Garcia misses with a low kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Paneda tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Garcia paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Garcia misses with a two punch combination.
A head kick misses from Paneda.
Garcia throws a sloppy head kick
and Paneda connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Paneda scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Paneda shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Garcia as he jumps to the side.
Garcia misses the shot to the body.
Garcia misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Garcia throws a chopping leg kick but Paneda manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Garcia throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Paneda throws a quick inside leg kick.
Paneda 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 Paneda off to one side.
Paneda looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Garcia is fending him off so far but Paneda persists. Nope, Garcia circles away and we're back to standing.
Garcia tries to bum rush Paneda with a series of wild strikes but Paneda uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Garcia pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia swinging wildly here.
A head kick misses from Garcia.
Paneda avoids the head kick by Garcia.
Paneda looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Paneda shoots in but Garcia avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Paneda blocks a head kick by Garcia.
Garcia keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Garcia circles away from the clinch attempt.
Paneda closes the distance and clinches up with Garcia, looking for a takedown. Paneda pushes Garcia against the cage but Garcia circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Garcia misses with a kick to the body
and Paneda counters with a slapping leg kick.
No luck for Paneda with that takedown attempt.
Paneda lands a nice shot to the body.

That's four 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.
Paneda shoots for a takedown but Garcia saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Paneda wants to clinch up but Garcia keeps it at a distance.
Paneda shoots for a takedown but Garcia saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A head kick by Garcia misses
and Paneda counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Garcia lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Paneda backs up against the cage.
Paneda fails with the takedown.
A head kick misses from Garcia.
Paneda shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Garcia but Garcia pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Garcia throws a hook to the side of Paneda's head but Paneda sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Paneda fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Garcia avoids it really well and circles away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Garcia fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ramsey Garcia has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rolando Paneda is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Garcia pulls out of a head kick attempt.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ramsey Garcia comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Paneda has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 29:28
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 29:28
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rolando Paneda!