PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Marcelio Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mr Gerbik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marcelio Garcia has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Garcia
vs
Gerbik

184 cm
25
185 lbs
12 - 5 - 0

175 cm
20
160 lbs
6 - 6 - 0

BJJ Red Belt
Solid boxing
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Determined

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Marcelio Garcia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mr Gerbik!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garcia shoots in for a double leg but Gerbik sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Garcia throws a right hand that misses
and Gerbik counters with a right hand to the body.
Garcia has his takedown stuffed
and Gerbik counters with a slapping leg kick.
Garcia fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Gerbik on the side of the head.
Garcia misses with a left hand
and Gerbik counters with an outside leg kick.
Garcia throws a body punch but Gerbik moves out of range.
Garcia misses with a hook.
Garcia doesn't succeed with the takedown
enabling Gerbik to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marcelio Garcia. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia tries for a takedown but Gerbik circles away easily
and Gerbik counters with a leg kick.
Garcia doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Gerbik counters with a good, hard body kick but Garcia shrugs it off.

Gerbik gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Garcia to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Gerbik is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Garcia is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Garcia's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Marcelio Garcia wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Garcia on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Gerbik. Gerbik obviously looking to wear him down.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Garcia checks a leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Gerbik avoids it really well and circles away.
Garcia misses with a takedown attempt
and Gerbik counters with a nice low kick that buckles Garcia's knee momentarily.
Garcia tries for a takedown but Gerbik circles away easily
enabling Gerbik to counter with a crisp jab.
Garcia misses with a takedown
enabling Gerbik to counter with a crisp jab.
Garcia misses with a takedown attempt
and Gerbik counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Mr Gerbik is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Garcia shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Gerbik as he avoids it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Garcia throws a right hand that misses
and Gerbik finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Garcia has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Gerbik.
Garcia misses with a right hand
and Gerbik counters with a good low kick that Garcia was not able to check.
Garcia fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Garcia is breathing heavily.
Garcia misses with an uppercut
and Gerbik counters with a low kick, right behind Garcia 's knee.
Gerbik swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Garcia is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Garcia with a poor takedown
and Gerbik counters with an outside leg kick.
Garcia rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Gerbik counters with a lovely shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mr Gerbik dominated that 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.

Gerbik lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Garcia with a lazy takedown attempt
and Gerbik counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Garcia fails with the takedown
and Gerbik counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Garcia thinking.
Gerbik lands with a nice body kick.
Marcelio Garcia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gerbik buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garcia misses with a takedown attempt
and Gerbik counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marcelio Garcia. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Garcia fails with the takedown
and Gerbik counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Garcia thinking.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia with a poor takedown
and Gerbik counters with a nice leg kick.
Garcia has his takedown stuffed
and Gerbik counters with a low kick, right behind Garcia 's knee.
Garcia shoots and misses
and Gerbik counters with a slapping leg kick.
Gerbik throws out a leg kick but Garcia moves out of range and Gerbik only half commits.
Garcia misses with a takedown attempt
and Gerbik counters with a nice body kick.
Garcia shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Gerbik counters with a thumping low kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gerbik scores with a leg kick.
Gerbik connects with a good right hand that stumbles Garcia. Garcia circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Nice body punch from Gerbik.
Garcia misses with a left hand
and Gerbik counters with a stiff right hand.
Garcia with a poor takedown
and Gerbik counters with a straight right hand.
A shot to the liver by Gerbik. Beautiful body shot.
Garcia fails with the takedown
and Gerbik counters with a low kick, right behind Garcia 's knee.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gerbik connects with a leg kick. Garcia looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Garcia takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Gerbik works Garcia's body with a nice hook.
Garcia misses with a takedown
and Gerbik counters with a nice leg kick.

Garcia gets a takedown into half guard.
Garcia tries to pass to full mount but Gerbik defends it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garcia prevents Gerbik from improving his position.
Gerbik trying to hold on to Garcia's head to control him but Garcia postures up.
Gerbik looks like he's trying to stand up.
Gerbik wants to improve his position but Garcia is controlling well.
Garcia takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mr Gerbik showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Gerbik pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Garcia misses with an uppercut
and Gerbik counters with a nice low kick that buckles Garcia's knee momentarily.
Garcia with a poor takedown
and Gerbik counters with an outside leg kick.
Garcia misses with a takedown
and Gerbik counters with a solid body kick.
Garcia shoots in for a double leg but Gerbik sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marcelio Garcia. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gerbik lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Garcia fails with the takedown
and Gerbik counters with a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Gerbik counters with a nice uppercut.
Garcia doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Gerbik makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Garcia shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
enabling Gerbik to counter with a crisp jab.
Gerbik keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gerbik is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Garcia rather than just go for the knockout.

That's two 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.
Garcia throws a poor cross that misses
and Gerbik counters with a leg kick.

Garcia closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Gerbik quickly recovers to half guard.
Garcia is looking to advance position but Gerbik won't allow it.
Garcia slows the pace down in half guard.
Gerbik tries to get to full guard but Garcia has control of the leg.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Gerbik. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Gerbik tries to get to full guard but Garcia has control of the leg.
Garcia is nestled in close to Gerbik, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Garcia looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.

Marcelio Garcia has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Garcia with a poor takedown
and Gerbik makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Garcia really felt that one!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garcia misses with a takedown
and Gerbik counters with a left to the body.
Garcia has his takedown stuffed
and Gerbik counters with a stiff right hand.
Garcia has his takedown stuffed
and Gerbik counters with a low kick, right behind Garcia 's knee.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Garcia tries for a takedown but Gerbik circles away easily
and Gerbik counters with a nice body kick.

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 Marcelio Garcia.
I think Gerbik has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Suge Night scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mr Gerbik!