PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hurai Land (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ray Garza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Land comes into the arena with Por Ti Volare blaring out of the sound system. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Land
vs
Garza

182 cm
20
170 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

180 cm
22
180 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hurai Land!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ray Garza!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Steve Montenegro and Joseph Jones.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Garza clinches with his opponent.
Garza trying to stall but Land improves his position.
Garza blocks an uppercut.
Land throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Garza blocks it with crossed arms.
Garza misses with a knee strike.
Garza lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

It looks like Hurai Land has been cut.
Land managing to block the knees to the body from Garza.
Land avoiding damage as Garza throws knees to the body.
Garza taking a breather.
Land crunches a lovely knee into Garza's ribcage.

Land pulls guard.

Garza avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Land working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Garza doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Garza manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Land is on top in guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Land drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Land jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Garza trying to keep a closed guard but Land is proving a slippery customer.
Garza pulls Land in close to prevent any damage.
Land wants to stand but Garza has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Garza keeping moving, preventing Land from controlling successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Garza keeping full guard, as Land tries to pass.
Land with a flurry of punches that miss.

Land decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Garza, up you get!

Land takes the fight into the clinch.
Garza wants to stall.
Land blocks an elbow strike.
Land takes a knee right on the jaw!
Garza tries to land knees in the clinch but Land avoids the damage to the body.
Garza tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Land tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Land is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Garza tries to land knees in the clinch but Land avoids the damage to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garza takes a shot to the head.
Garza landing knees to the head.
Land stalling.
Land on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Garza breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Garza wants to clinch.
Land is looking to clinch.
Garza throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Land.
Garza is looking to clinch but Land is avoiding it.
Garza clinches but Land breaks the clinch

and Land counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Garza avoiding damage.
Garza with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Land wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hurai Land. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Garza misses with an elbow over the top.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Land stalling in the clinch but Garza improves position.
Garza avoiding damage.
Garza unloads a knee to the mid-section. Land lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Land wants to get back to striking at distance but Garza won't allow it.
Garza lands a nice elbow.
Garza stalling in the clinch but Land improves position.
Garza misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Land.
Garza looks gassed!
Garza tries a knee to the head but Land blocks it.
Garza tries to land a knee to the head but Land blocks with his arms.
Garza managing to block the knees to the body from Land.
Land misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Garza.
Land is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Land fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Garza's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Land looking to throw knees to the head but Garza is blocking nicely.
Garza missing with knees to the body.
Garza stalling.
Land with an attempt at a knee that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Land shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Garza but Garza pushes him off and we're back to square one.

Land feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Garza trying to keep a closed guard but Land is proving a slippery customer.
Land wants to control from the top but Garza keeps moving.

Land drops back looking for a leg! Garza is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Garza manages to kick Land off! Land jumps back into Garza's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Garza is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Land trying to control the position from guard on top but Garza is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Garza wants to stand but Land is controlling the position.
Garza looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Land is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Garza looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
The fight stays on the outside here - Land looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Garza clinches up with Land and pushes him back against the cage.
Garza lands a nice knee to the body.
Garza lands an elbow inside.
Garza stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Land with an attempt at a knee that misses.

Land escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Land fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

Garza has Land up against the cage in a clinch.
Land has Garza pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Garza manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hurai Land. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Garza tries a knee to the head but Land blocks it.
Land has had enough of the clinch but Garza keeps him there for the moment.

Land manages to break the clinch.

Garza takes the fight into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garza throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Land blocks it with crossed arms.
Garza stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Land tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Garza smiles and moves away.
Land wants to clinch

and Garza holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Garza lands a nice knee to the body.
Garza keeps control of Land as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Land tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Land is stalling here.
Garza prevents Land from breaking the clinch.
Garza managing to block the knees to the body from Land.
Garza lands a nice knee to the body.
Land tries to break the clinch but Garza is controlling the position.
Garza lands an elbow that stopped Land in his tracks for a moment.
Garza lands a shot to the body.
Garza lands a nice elbow.
Garza using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.

Garza escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garza throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

Garza clinches with his opponent.
Garza comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Garza unloads a knee to the mid-section. Land lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

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

Garza clinches.
Land stalling in the clinch but Garza improves position.
Garza with a knee to the head.
Land on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Garza trying to land knees to the body.
Land tries a knee to the head but Garza blocks it.
Knees in the clinch landing for Garza.
Garza landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Come on Garza - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Land landing knees to the body.

Land manages to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ray Garza showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Hurai Land's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Land looks to clinch

and Garza counters by clinching up.
Garza tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Garza throws a knee to the head but misses.
Land is looking to control Garza's arms but Garza gets an underhook and turns him. Now Land has his back to the cage.
Land managing to block the knees to the body from Garza.
Land is trying to break the clinch but Garza has him pressed against the cage.
Land looking to throw knees to the head but Garza is blocking nicely.

Land breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Garza fails to land with a series of punches.
The fight stays on the outside here - Garza looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Land clinches with his opponent.
Ray Garza seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Land trying to land knees to the body.
Land trying to land knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Garza.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Garza with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Land is trying to stall.
Garza landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Garza on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Land throws a knee to the head but misses.
Garza comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Land takes an elbow to the temple.
Nice elbow from Garza.
Land looking to throw knees to the head but Garza is blocking nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Garza crunches a lovely knee into Land's ribcage.
Garza tries to land knees in the clinch but Land avoids the damage to the body.
Land takes an elbow to the temple.
Garza throws a knee to the head but misses.
Land takes an elbow to the temple.
Garza misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Land.
Garza lands an elbow inside that Land shrugs off.
Land tries a body shot but Garza blocks it.
Garza has Land pressed against the cage.
Land has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Garza is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Garza missing with knees to the body.
Land is working for takedown but Garza is calmly controlling the position for now.
Land with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Garza with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Land takes a knee right on the jaw!
With the fighters up against the cage, Land throws an elbow but misses.
Garza prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hurai Land. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Garza lands a knee to the head.
A bit of stalling here from Garza.
Land wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Garza has him pressed against the cage.
Garza leaning his opponent against the cage.
Garza tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Garza scores a nice knee to the body.
Garza tries to land knees in the clinch but Land avoids the damage to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Garza.
Garza crunches a lovely knee into Land's ribcage.
Garza managing to block the knees to the body from Land.
Garza using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Garza tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Garza is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Garza landing knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Land just misses with a elbow thrown towards Garza's brow.
Land manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garza lands a damaging elbow.
Garza missing with knees to the body.
Land throws a knee to the head but misses.
The is referee keeping an eye on Garza - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Land scores with a knee to the head.
Come on Garza - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Land tries to throw a body punch but Garza avoids it by throwing Land back against the cage.
Garza comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Land on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Land drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Garza scores a nice knee to the body.

Land escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Land looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Garza swats away the attempt to clinch by Land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

Land gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Land using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Garza has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Land tries to break the clinch but Garza is controlling the position.
Land throws an elbow that misses.
Land tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Garza smiles and moves away.

Land has closed the distance and engaged Garza in a clinch.
Land tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

Land manages to break the clinch.
Land tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Garza paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Land avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Garza doesn't manage to clinch there - Land circles away.
Land wants to clinch up but Garza keeps it at a distance.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Land is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Garza tries to clinch there but Land circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Garza looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The fight stays on the outside here - Land looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ray Garza comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Garza has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 28:29
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ray Garza!