PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Marcelio Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Trajan Argyle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Argyle has chosen Go to Sleep as his entrance music. Marcelio Garcia has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Garcia
vs
Argyle

184 cm
25
185 lbs
12 - 6 - 0

178 cm
27
145 lbs
15 - 8 - 0

BJJ Red Belt
Solid boxing
Insanely flexible

BJJ Red Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Hell's Balls Fightwear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Marcelio Garcia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Trajan Argyle!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Argyle shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Argyle slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Argyle stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Garcia swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Garcia had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Argyle defends it easily.
Garcia keeping full guard, as Argyle tries to pass.
Argyle is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Garcia bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Argyle's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Argyle looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Garcia sitting in guard, not really doing much.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia trying to control the position from guard on top but Argyle is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Garcia wants to pass the guard but Argyle is keeping the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Marcelio Garcia just wasn't active enough.
Argyle slaps away a takedown attempt from Garcia, before circling back to the center of the mat.

Garcia closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Argyle quickly recovers to half guard.

Argyle looking for submissions off his back.

Argyle looking for submissions off his back.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Garcia in particular looking to stall.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Garcia controlling the pace for now.
Garcia wants to control the pace but Argyle is squirming around nicely.
Garcia content just to control the position here.

That's four 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 can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Argyle is looking to escape.
Garcia fails to take his opponent's back.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Marcelio Garcia wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Garcia tries to score a power double leg takedown but Argyle sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Garcia somewhat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marcelio Garcia 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.

Argyle fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Garcia to the ground. Argyle is now in Garcia's guard.
Garcia keeping moving, preventing Argyle from controlling successfully.
Garcia controls Argyle momentarily but Argyle frees himself.
Garcia keeping full guard, as Argyle tries to pass.
Garcia tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Argyle pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Garcia is keeping the position for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Argyle wants to control from the top but Garcia keeps moving.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

Argyle shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Garcia controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Argyle trying to pass the guard but Garcia defending well.
Garcia keeping control of the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Argyle is stalling here. Garcia is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Argyle seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Garcia has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Argyle is trying to get back to half guard.
Argyle can't do much from the bottom here.
Argyle is looking to reverse the position.
Marcelio Garcia overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Argyle is not content to let Garcia control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Argyle is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Garcia in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Argyle is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Garcia off and has taken his back!

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Argyle working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Garcia staying busy and making it hard for Argyle to control.
Argyle wants to control but Garcia manages to buck him off and is now in Argyle's guard! Nice work there by Garcia!

Argyle looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Garcia's corner is telling him to maintain position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Trajan Argyle showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Argyle shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Garcia napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Argyle is looking to take a break and control but Garcia is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Garcia wants to control but Argyle postures up.
Garcia manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Argyle is looking to control Garcia's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Argyle avoid being mounted?
Garcia keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.

Garcia is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Argyle sees it coming and defends easily.
Garcia trying to mount his opponent but Argyle defends it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia controlling the action here.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Marcelio Garcia.

Garcia looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Argyle!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Argyle is desperately trying to improve his position but Garcia has a good base and remains in mount.
Garcia can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Argyle is looking to escape.
Argyle keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Argyle is controlling an arm, preventing Garcia from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
Garcia sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Argyle is squirming around, avoiding Garcia's attempts to control the action.

We're going to have a standup here because Marcelio Garcia wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.

Argyle gets the takedown into side control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Argyle looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

And that's the end of the fight!
Marcelio Garcia showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Garcia 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 29:28

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