PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Juan Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tim Tim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Garcia comes into the arena with HED PE--Renegade blaring out of the sound system. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Garcia
vs
Tim

180 cm
22
185 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

183 cm
21
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Juan Garcia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tim Tim!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Cecil Peabody and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garcia fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tim keeps the fight on the outside.
The fight stays on the outside here - Garcia looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Garcia tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tim keeps the fight on the outside.
Garcia tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tim paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Garcia stuffs the takedown attempt from Tim. Tim gets slowly back to his feet.
Garcia tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tim paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Tim shoots in and bounces Garcia off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.

Garcia pushes Tim off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Garcia wants to clinch.
Garcia fails in his attempt to clinch.

Tim drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.

Garcia throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tim swats away the attempt to clinch by Garcia.
Tim circles away from the clinch attempt.
Garcia tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tim swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Garcia fails in his attempt to clinch.
Garcia is looking to clinch but Tim is avoiding it.

Tim shoots in and bounces Garcia off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Tim seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

Garcia pushes Tim off and scrambles back to his feet.
Tim looks gassed!
Tim throws a body kick that misses.

Tim tries to keep at a distance but Garcia has taken the fight into the clinch.
Tim is looking to break free of the clinch but Garcia has double underhooks.
Tim trying to land knees to the body.
Garcia tries a knee to the head but Tim blocks it.
Garcia landing knees to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia scores with a knee to the head.
Tim drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Garcia tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Tim tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Garcia just stands there and leans against the cage.
Juan Garcia has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tim Tim.

Tim is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Garcia can't fight it off and eventually Tim manages to take the fight to the floor. Garcia looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Garcia is looking to stand up but Tim isn't so interested in that idea.
Garcia bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Tim's guard.
Garcia wanted to stand there but Tim had control of the position.

Garcia decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Garcia tries to clinch but Tim is having none of it.
Tim circles away from the clinch attempt.
Garcia wants to clinch up but Tim keeps it at a distance.
Garcia tries to clinch but Tim is having none of it.
Garcia doesn't manage to clinch there - Tim circles away.
Garcia is looking to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia moves in looking to clinch but Tim pushes him off.
Garcia wants to clinch.
Garcia wants to clinch up but Tim keeps it at a distance.
Tim tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Garcia paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Garcia clinches but Tim breaks the clinch

so Tim counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Tim won't allow Garcia to get back to his feet.

Garcia is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Garcia working a defensive guard here.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Garcia is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Garcia thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Tim's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garcia wants to stand up but Tim is controlling the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tim is trying to control but can't.
Garcia thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Tim's head.

Garcia stands up and beckons Tim to join him on the feet.
Garcia tries to clinch up

and Tim counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Garcia's guard now.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Tim stands up from Garcia's guard - Tim perhaps looking for a knockout.
Garcia keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tim lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

Tim moves into range and clinches up with Garcia.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Garcia wants to clinch

so Tim counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Garcia lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Tim!
Tim is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Garcia trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Garcia sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Garcia sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
The referee warns Tim that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Garcia tries to control but Tim wriggling away.
Garcia sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Tim is breathing heavily.
Tim is in all sorts of trouble here.

Garcia is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Tim has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Tim Tim has got the better of the ground game so far.
Garcia trying to control but he's not successful this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Garcia looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Tim is in all sorts of trouble here.
Garcia looking to ground and pound but Tim is blocking nicely.
Tim manages to work a leg through to get back to half guard here. Good work there by Tim, under a barage of strikes from Garcia.
Garcia has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Garcia tries to stand but can't do so whilst Tim controls his leg.
Tim is looking to improve his position.
Garcia not landing any meaningful shots this time.

Garcia is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Tim regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Garcia.

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.
Garcia with a flurry of punches that miss.
Tim is striking but Garcia is not phased and passes to half guard.
Tim works his way to full guard. Good work.

Tim is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Tim has a closed guard, preventing Garcia from standing up.
Tim pulls Garcia in close to prevent any damage.

Garcia stands up from Tim's guard - Garcia perhaps looking for a knockout.
Garcia tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Tim counters with a nice double leg into guard.

Garcia has his foot on Tim's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Tim works his way back into a safe position though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Garcia working for submissions but it's allowed Tim to get to half guard.
Garcia trying to control but Tim postures up.
Garcia regains full guard. Nicely done.
Garcia looking to control.
Tim must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

Garcia looking for a guillotine here but Tim defends easily.
Tim stopping the sweep attempt from Garcia.
Tim showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Garcia is looking to stand up but Tim isn't so interested in that idea.

That's four 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.
Tim passes into half guard.
Tim is looking to take a break and control but Garcia is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Tim stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.

Garcia clinches with his opponent.
Tim on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Tim has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Garcia is trying to keep an underhook but Tim manages to get the takedown into half guard.

Garcia looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Garcia is looking to escape.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Garcia gets back to full guard.

Garcia is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Tim rolls with it to try and escape but Garcia cranks on the arm and Tim is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Juan Garcia!