PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Patch Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Willy Stoppers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Garcia
vs
Stoppers

203 cm
26
275 lbs
10 - 3 - 0

187 cm
22
265 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Heavy handed

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 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Patch Garcia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Willy Stoppers!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Tarja Halkonen and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stoppers just misses with a punch to the body.
Stoppers takes a swing at Garcia's ribcage but misses.
Garcia thows a leg kick but Stoppers checks it
and Stoppers counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Garcia throws a chopping leg kick but Stoppers manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Garcia misses with a wild body shot.
Stoppers connects with a body shot that sends Garcia's belly button to the back.
Stoppers thuds a left hand into Garcia's body.
Stoppers fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Garcia manages to avoid it.
Garcia uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Garcia connects with an inside leg kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Stoppers thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Garcia if he has to take too many more of those.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Stoppers throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Garcia.
Garcia lands a nice leg kick that just misses Stoppers's sensitive parts.
Stoppers throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Garcia throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Garcia thows a body shot but no joy.
Stoppers misses the shot to the body.
Stoppers tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Garcia was well out of range. Poor timing from Stoppers.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stoppers misses with an uppercut
and Garcia counters with a leg kick.
Stoppers checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Stoppers is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Garcia rather than just go for the knockout.
Garcia misses with a head kick.
Garcia misses with a jab to the body
and Stoppers counters with a leg kick.
Nice straight punches there by Stoppers. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Stoppers.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Garcia throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Stoppers counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Garcia takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Garcia delivers a nice body kick.
Stoppers chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Garcia can pounce on him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia throws a nice looking combination but Stoppers bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Garcia misses with a body kick.
Stoppers throws out a loose jab but Garcia uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stoppers throws a sloppy body shot
and Garcia counters with a thumping low kick.
Nice shot lands for Stoppers.
Patch Garcia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Garcia lands with a kick to the ribs.
Garcia moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Garcia misses with a double jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garcia throws a sloppy head kick
and Stoppers counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Garcia is looking to clinch but Stoppers is avoiding it.
Garcia fails with an attempt to clinch.
Garcia tries to clinch there but Stoppers circles away.
Garcia connects with a high kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stoppers just misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Garcia scoring well with a low kick there.
Garcia looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Patch Garcia dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

An inside leg kick lands from Garcia.
Garcia throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Garcia has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Stoppers finds it's way round the side to connect with Garcia's head.
Jab by Garcia.
Stoppers ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Garcia walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Stoppers checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Stoppers throws out a leg kick but Garcia moves out of range and Stoppers only half commits.
Stoppers ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Stoppers swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stoppers throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Garcia.
Garcia throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Garcia misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stoppers.
Patch Garcia is winning the standup battle so far.
Garcia rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Stoppers moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Garcia misses with a straight right.
Stoppers throws a big shot that misses.
Garcia buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Stoppers takes one to the chin there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stoppers swinging wildly here.
Garcia takes a swing at Stoppers's ribcage but misses.
Garcia bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Stoppers's head.
A slapping leg kick lands for Garcia.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stoppers checks the leg kick nicely there.
Garcia throws a low kick but Stoppers moves out of range easily.
Stoppers dodges the punch combination from Garcia.
A jab from Garcia misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Garcia keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Stoppers checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Garcia lands a leg kick that knocks Stoppers off balance momentarily.
Stoppers misses the shot to the body.
Garcia lands with a kick to the temple. Stoppers shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Garcia misses with a head kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garcia is looking to slow Stoppers down with leg kicks.
Stoppers loads up on a big right hand but Garcia slips the punch.
Garcia takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Stoppers misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Garcia.
Garcia misses with a jab, cross combination.
Garcia throws a jab when Stoppers was well out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stoppers takes one on the button.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Stoppers takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Patch Garcia dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!

Garcia scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Stoppers is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Garcia.
A chopping leg kick lands by Garcia.
Stoppers just misses with a punch to the body.
Garcia throws a shot from downtown. Stoppers moves away and avoids it.
Stoppers misses with a wild body shot.
Stoppers fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Stoppers loads up on a big right hand but Garcia slips the punch.
Garcia misses with a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Stoppers closes the distance and clinches.
Stoppers tries to work over Garcia's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Garcia blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Garcia is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Stoppers takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Garcia struggles to land a body shot inside as Stoppers controls his hands.
Stoppers lands a hook that snaps the head of Garcia backwards.
Stoppers swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Garcia comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Knees to the body from Garcia.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice elbow from Garcia.

It looks like Willy Stoppers has been cut.
Garcia will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Stoppers up against the cage.
Garcia works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Stoppers takes an elbow to the temple.
Garcia misses with a body punch.
Garcia lands a nice uppercut.
Stoppers takes a shot to the head.
Stoppers blocks an elbow strike from Garcia.
Garcia controlling the action here for a moment.
Garcia unloads a knee to the mid-section.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Garcia breaks from the clinch.
A big right from Garcia misses.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Garcia.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Garcia.
Garcia cracks Stoppers with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Garcia scores with a nice strike.
Stoppers checks the leg kick nicely there.
Garcia lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia connects with a body shot.
Stoppers gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Garcia thumps Stoppers with a low kick.
Garcia lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Garcia looks to land a combination but Stoppers avoids it well.

Stoppers rushes Garcia and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Stoppers misses with the head strike.
Stoppers tries to work over Garcia's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Garcia has Stoppers pressed against the cage.
Patch Garcia is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Garcia breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A solid leg kick lands there for Garcia.
A punch lands to the side of Stoppers 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Garcia is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Garcia scores with a decent looking hook.
Stoppers misses the body punch
and Garcia counters with a good, hard body kick but Stoppers shrugs it off.
Garcia throws a leg kick which misses Stoppers's front leg but catches the back leg as Stoppers tries to avoid it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Garcia throws a leg kick but Stoppers sees it coming and moves out of range.
Willy Stoppers has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Garcia tests Stoppers's chin there with a solid looking shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
Patch 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27

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