PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dan Bach (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robert Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Bach
vs
Garcia

180 cm
22
190 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

180 cm
20
187 lbs
6 - 11 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Big right hand

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Powerful

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 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dan Bach!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Robert Garcia!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Hugh Johnson and Winston Howard.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bach fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bach takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Bach throws a combination that misses
and Garcia counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Bach throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Garcia counters with a head kick that drops Bach to the mat! Bach scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bach lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Garcia tries a head kick but it misses.
Bach stalks Garcia and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Garcia's face. Garcia staggers backwards, shaken.
Garcia misses with a series of wild punches.
Garcia digs a good body shot into Bach's ribs.

Garcia gets a clinch.
Garcia is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
A head punch on the inside from Bach fails to land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bach misses with a knee strike.
Bach looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Bach breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Garcia lands a big head kick that sends Bach tumbling to the mat! Garcia takes a step backwards and waves Bach back to his feet - he wants the finish!

It looks like Dan Bach has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head kick misses from Garcia.
Bach rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Garcia moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bach tries to bum rush Garcia with a series of wild strikes but Garcia uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Garcia throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bach throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Garcia counters with a head kick.
Garcia throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Garcia doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Garcia throws a head kick that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bach.
Bach throws a right and a left that Garcia avoids nicely.
Garcia slips a jab and a cross from Bach.
Bach lands a jab to the head.
Bach throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Garcia.
Bach uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Garcia.
Bach blocks a head kick by Garcia.
Bach misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bach misses with a wild combination.
Robert Garcia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Garcia throws a head kick that looked like it stung.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bach misses with the combination.
Garcia misses with a double jab.
Bach throws a nice looking combination but Garcia bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bach takes one to the side of the head.

Dan Bach's cut is getting worse.
Garcia dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bach. That did some damage!

Garcia moves into the clinch.
Bach is trying to drag Garcia to the mat but Garcia just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Garcia lands a hook that snaps the head of Bach backwards.
Bach is trying to maintain a safe position but Garcia gets an underhook and turns Bach into the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Bach gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Garcia regains guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Garcia wants to stand and escape but Bach is having none of it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bach sitting in guard here, content to control.
Bach stops Garcia from standing up.
Bach throwing strikes but missing.
Garcia is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Bach postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bach throwing strikes from guard but Garcia blocks nicely.
Bach in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Robert Garcia dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dan Bach's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Bach takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Garcia throws a head kick that misses.
Bach throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Garcia counters with an outside leg kick.
Garcia misses the shot to the body.
Bach misses with the combination.
No joy there for Bach, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bach throws a series of punches but Garcia moves out of range.
Some wild striking there from Bach.
Garcia tries a head kick but it misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bach tries to bum rush Garcia with a series of wild strikes but Garcia uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Garcia tries to clinch but Bach is having none of it.
Dan Bach is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bach swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Garcia throws a head kick that misses.
Bach misses with a series of wild punches.
Nice body kick from Garcia.
Bach throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Garcia misses with a body kick.
Garcia tries to clinch up
and Bach counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bach misses with a combination
and Bach takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bach throws a series of punches but Garcia moves out of range.
Bach throws a nice looking combination but Garcia bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Garcia showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bach.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bach takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Bach misses with a wild combination.
Bach avoids the body shot from Garcia.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
A solid body kick from Garcia.
Garcia throws a head kick that misses.
Robert Garcia seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Garcia tries to clinch but Bach moves away
and Bach counters with a stiff right hand.
Garcia looks to score with a jab to the body but Bach is just out of range.
Garcia tries to clinch but Bach is having none of it.
Bach misses with a wild combination.
Garcia scores with a head kick. Bach tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
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!
Bach scores with a body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Garcia.
Bach throws out a loose jab but Garcia uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice body punch from Garcia.
Garcia looks to land a body kick but Bach moved away.
Bach misses with a jab, cross combination.
Garcia lands with a thumping leg kick.
Bach misses with a lunging right hand
and Garcia makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Bach really felt that one!
Bach falls off balance throwing a combination
and Garcia connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Garcia lands a big head kick that sends Bach tumbling to the mat! Garcia takes a step backwards and waves Bach back to his feet - he wants the finish!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Robert Garcia showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Dan Bach's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Bach keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bach misses with a two punch combination.

Garcia lands a big head kick that sends Bach tumbling to the mat! Garcia takes a step backwards and waves Bach back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Bach is rocked!

Dan Bach's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
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!
Garcia throws a head kick but Bach moves out of range.
Oh Bach is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A slapping leg kick lands for Garcia.
Whack! Garcia lands a heavy head kick that drops Bach. The ref tackles Garcia to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Bach was done.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Robert Garcia!
Robert Garcia very nearly forgot to thank HeavyWeight Designs amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.