PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Alejandro Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Li Kao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Garcia comes to the cage accompanied by The Slam. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Garcia
vs
Kao

183 cm
26
169 lbs
13 - 5 - 0

175 cm
26
164 lbs
8 - 4 - 1

Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Alejandro Garcia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Li Kao!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Ivan Kurochkin and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garcia throws a series of punches but Kao moves out of range.
Kao tries to close the distance and clinch but Garcia swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Garcia avoids the head kick by Kao.
Kao throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Garcia.
Garcia looks to score with a jab to the body but Kao is just out of range.
Kao lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Garcia feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kaos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Garcia jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kao misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Garcia misses with a lunging right hand
and Kao counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kao misses with a body shot.
Garcia looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Kao fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Garcia manages to avoid it.
Nice uppercut lands for Garcia. That snapped Kao's head back.
Kao tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kao.
Kao staying out of range there.
Kao paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Garcia uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kao.
Kao finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A swing and a miss from Kao.
A slow jab from Garcia misses its intended target.
Garcia misses with a straight right.
Kao jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Garcia avoids the body shot from Kao.
Kao throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kao lands a nice shot to the body.
Kao misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kao connects with a jab.
A big right from Kao misses.
Garcia misses with a body shot.
Kao lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Li Kao is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Garcia throws a jab when Kao was well out of range.
Garcia connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Kao's hands.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Garcia throws a jab when Kao was well out of range.
Garcia shoots in for a takedown but Kao shows good takedown defense.
Kao scores with a nice strike.
Kao is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Garcia.
Kao scores with a nice head shot.
Garcia misses with a straight right.
Garcia cracks Kao with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Kao throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Garcia counters with a two punch combo.
Kao misses with a hook.
Garcia tries to move into range but Kao moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Kao swings for the body but Garcia moves out of range.
Kao throws a leg kick
and Garcia counters with a straight right hand.
Garcia shoots in and drives through. Kao sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alejandro Garcia. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kao scores with a jab. Garcia acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Kao misses with a wild body shot.
Kao lands an overhand right.
Kao throws an off balance right hand
and Garcia counters with a nice uppercut.
Kao throws a jab when Garcia was well out of range.
Kao throws the left hand but Garcia avoids the punch easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kao misses with a wild combination.
Garcia is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Kao thows a left - swing and a miss!
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!
Kao scores with a hook to the body. Garcia takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Garcia misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kao.
Kao throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Garcia connects with a nice looking jab.
Kao moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Kao swings for the body but Garcia moves out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Garcia fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kao manages to avoid it.
Kao thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kao throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Garcia is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Kao shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Li Kao dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Kao fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Kao connects with a right hand. Garcia shakes it off.
Kao throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Garcia fails to land with a series of punches.
A head kick misses from Kao.
Kao throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kao looks to score with a jab to the body but Garcia is just out of range.
Garcia thows a body shot but no joy.
Garcia scores with a body shot.
Garcia avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Garcia throws a big shot that misses.
Kao throws a low kick, looking for Garcia's leg but Garcia calmly moves out of range.
Garcia scores with a jab to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kao connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Garcia throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kao throws a hook to the side of Garcia's head but Garcia sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kao misses with a wild combination.
Garcia feints a jab promting Kao to slip. Garcia then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Kao slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
A big right from Kao misses.
Left hook, right uppercut from Kao.
Garcia walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.

It looks like Alejandro Garcia has been cut.
Garcia avoids the body shot from Kao.
Kao looks to land a right hand but Garcia moved out of range.
Kao misses with a straight right.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kao connects with a body shot.
Kao paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kao throws a hook but Garcia blocks it.
The fighters circling - Garcia throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kao scores with a jab.
Kao misses with a hook
and Garcia counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Garcia misses the shot to the body.
Garcia misses with a jab, cross combination.
Garcia slips a jab from Kao.
Garcia stuns Kao with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Li Kao seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A shot to the liver by Garcia. Beautiful body shot.
Decent striking displayed by Garcia there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kao throws a left and a right that both miss
and Garcia counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kao misses with a body kick.
Kao misses with an uppercut. Garcia saw that one coming.
Kao swings for the body but Garcia moves out of range.
Garcia moves out of range of the body kick.
Garcia lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Kao slips a jab and a cross from Garcia.
Garcia gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Kao.
Garcia displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kao throws out the jab.
Kao avoids the body shot from Garcia.
Kao works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Garcia avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kao slips under a jab.
Kao swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kao tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Garcia was well out of range. Poor timing from Kao.
Garcia uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kao.
Kao throws a series of punches but Garcia avoids them all with ease.
Garcia moves away from the strike by Kao.
Kao misses with a hook.
Garcia takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Garcia needs to keep his hands up - Kao had a free shot at his head there.
Garcia digs a good body shot into Kao's ribs.
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!
Kao looks to land a body kick but Garcia moved away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Li Kao showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Alejandro Garcia's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Garcia fails to land with a series of punches.
Garcia throws a combination that misses
and Kao counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Garcia looks to land a left hand but Kao moved out of range nicely.
Kao slips under a jab from Garcia.
Kao just misses with a punch to the body.
Kao looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Garcia walks into a jab.
Li Kao seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kao ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Garcia moves away.
Kao tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Garcia was well out of range. Poor timing from Kao.
Garcia uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kao.
Garcia is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kao.
Kao moves out of range of the strikes.
Kao swings away with a leg kick that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia thows a body shot but no joy.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Kao.
Kao looks to clinch
and Garcia counters with a right hand to the body.
Kao swinging wildly here.
Garcia throws a predictable looking body shot
and Kao counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Garcia moves away from the strike by Kao.
Garcia cracks Kao with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Garcia takes a swing at Kao's ribcage but misses.
Garcia slips a jab from Kao.
A head kick misses from Kao.
Garcia takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Kao throws a lazy uppercut
and Garcia makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Alejandro Garcia has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia scores with a body shot.
Sloppy strikes from Kao. Those never looked like landing.
Kao tries to clinch up.
The crowd cheers as Kao lands an impressive looking overhand right. Garcia doesn't seem phased though.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kao. Garcia does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kao moves out of range of the strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A jab from Kao misses.
Garcia looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Kao lands a body shot.
The fighters circling - Garcia throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Garcia takes a swing at Kao's ribcage but misses.
Kao tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Garcia is able to avoid easily.
Garcia takes a swing at Kao's ribcage but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kao throws an overhand right that lands on Garcia's shoulder, as Garcia tries to avoid the shot.
Kao leaves Garcia with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Garcia moves out of range of the strikes.
Garcia connects with the punch.
Kao keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Kao closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Kao lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Kao misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Garcia.
A swing and a miss from Garcia.
Kao tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Garcia is able to avoid easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kao misses with a head kick.
Kao lands with a nice body punch.
Kao lands a right hook to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Garcia shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Kao defends it nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kao goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Garcia might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Garcia misses with a looping right.
Kao bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Garcia's head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Garcia uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kao.
Kao swinging wildly here.
A jab from Garcia misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Li Kao comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kao has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Li Kao!