PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roberto Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Umberto Duran (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Garcia comes to the cage accompanied by Ballad Of A Dead Soulja . Duran has chosen Hatebreed - Live for this as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Garcia
vs
Duran

193 cm
24
250 lbs
14 - 5 - 1

199 cm
26
280 lbs
15 - 8 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

{R.W} Four Aces Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Roberto Garcia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Umberto Duran!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Yves DeLean and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Duran throws a big shot that misses.
Garcia uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Duran.
Garcia cracks Duran with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.

It looks like Umberto Duran has been cut.
Duran throws a combination that misses
and Garcia counters with an outside leg kick.
Nice shot lands for Duran.
Duran moves out of range of the strikes.
Garcia misses with a body kick.
Duran swings for the body but Garcia moves out of range.
Garcia thows a left - swing and a miss!
Duran scores with the left hand. Garcia knows he should have avoided that one.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Garcia fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Garcia fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Duran looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Garcia lands with a thumping leg kick.
Duran scores with a nice strike.
Duran throws a hook but Garcia avoids it easily.
Garcia tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Duran was well out of range. Poor timing from Garcia.
Garcia scores with a nice right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Duran misses its intended target.
Garcia throws a hook but Duran avoids it easily.
Duran ducks right into an uppercut from Garcia.
Duran misses with a series of wild punches.
Roberto Garcia is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Duran keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Garcia.
Garcia throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A jab from Duran misses.
Garcia throws an overhand right that lands on Duran's shoulder, as Duran tries to avoid the shot.
Garcia lands a jab to the nose.
Duran avoids the body shot from Garcia.
Duran keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Garcia.
Garcia slips under a jab from Duran.
Duran misses with a few strikes there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duran misses with a straight left.
Duran cracks Garcia with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Duran jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Duran uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Garcia.
Garcia slips a jab from Duran.
Garcia throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
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!
A big left from Duran misses.
Garcia lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Duran circles away quickly and effectively.
Umberto Duran seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Garcia lands with a shot to the body.
A jab from Duran misses.
Garcia misses with a straight left.
Duran connects with a good right hand that stumbles Garcia. Garcia circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Garcia ducks under a wild hook from Duran.
Duran lands with a straight right. Garcia didn't see that one coming.
Duran on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Garcia. Garcia obviously looking to wear him down.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia with a jab.
Duran avoids the body shot from Garcia.
Duran misses with a double jab
and Garcia counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Duran throws a shot from downtown. Garcia moves away and avoids it.
Garcia steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Duran.
A jab from Garcia does it's job there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Duran misses the jab.
Garcia swings for the body but Duran moves out of range.
Garcia scores with a jab. Duran acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Garcia leaves Duran with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Garcia bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Duran's head.
Garcia fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garcia misses with a telegraphed body shot

and Duran counters by moving into the clinch.
Garcia wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Duran blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Garcia working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Duran has Garcia pressed against the cage, preventing Garcia from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Duran is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Duran fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Garcia working hard to break the clinch.
Duran lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Garcia.
Duran lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.

Duran's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Duran throws a body punch but Garcia moves out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Garcia misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Duran.
Duran looks to land a right hand but Garcia moved out of range.
Duran connects with a nice looking jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Roberto Garcia dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Umberto Duran's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Garcia with a nice cross.
Garcia misses with a left hand
and Duran cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Duran might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Duran throws a looping overhand right but Garcia ducks down to avoid it.
Duran ducks under a wild hook from Garcia.
Garcia is looking to land body kicks.
Garcia thows a body shot but no joy.
Garcia throws a wild body kick that Duran sees coming a mile off.
Duran moves out of range as Garcia strikes.
Garcia misses with a body shot.
Duran ducks under a wild hook from Garcia.

Duran has Garcia up against the cage in a clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Garcia is trying to break the clinch but Duran has him pressed against the cage.
Garcia's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Garcia throws a punch but it's blocked by Duran.
Garcia stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Garcia breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Garcia here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Duran takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Duran misses with a double jab.
Garcia is looking to slow Duran down with leg kicks.
Duran is breathing heavily.
A swing and a miss from Duran.
Duran misses with an uppercut. Garcia saw that one coming.
Garcia stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Duran moves into range and connects with a jab.
Garcia throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Duran on the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Garcia is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Duran.
Garcia looks to land a right hand but Duran moved out of range.
Garcia misses with an uppercut. Duran saw that one coming.
Roberto Garcia is winning the standup battle so far.
Garcia punishes Duran's body with a nice straight punch.
Duran looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Garcia is fending him off so far but Duran persists. Nope, Garcia circles away and we're back to standing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duran moves out of range as Garcia strikes.
Garcia slips under a jab from Duran.
Garcia misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Duran.
Nice shot by Garcia.

That has opened up Umberto Duran's cut even more.
Nice defenses there by Garcia.
Garcia feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Duran's calf.
Duran loads up on a big right hand but Garcia slips the punch.
Garcia lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Garcia throws a lazy right hand but Duran sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Duran misses with a hook
and Garcia connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Garcia moves away from the strike by Duran.
Garcia looks to land a left hand but Duran moved out of range nicely.
Garcia misses with a body kick.
Duran waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Garcia.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia scores with a jab to the body.
Garcia loads up on a big right hand but Duran slips the punch.
Garcia misses with a looping right.
Duran throws a poor cross that misses
and Garcia makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Duran walks into a straight right hand from Garcia.
Duran needs to keep his hands up - Garcia had a free shot at his head there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Garcia throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Nice body kick from Garcia.
Garcia misses with a double jab.
Duran tries to clinch up.
Duran moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Garcia is looking to slow Duran down with leg kicks.
Garcia looks to land a right hand but Duran moved out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garcia's corner calls for a 1-2. Garcia obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Garcia thows a body shot but no joy.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Garcia, as that shot connected.

Duran is rocked!

The cut above Umberto Duran's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Duran throws a jab but it's blocked by Garcia.
Duran is still on wobbly legs! Can Garcia finish him?
Duran takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Duran seems to have recovered his senses.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Garcia, as that shot connected.
Duran staying out of range there.
Duran takes a swing at Garcia's ribcage but misses.
Nice body punch from Garcia.
Garcia throws a jab when Duran was well out of range.

Garcia sends Duran crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Garcia is motioning to the referee to let Duran up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Garcia throws a big shot that misses.
Garcia fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Duran to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Duran looks to clinch but Garcia throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Duran taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Roberto Garcia!
Roberto Garcia opened up his post fight interview with a scream to camera that he wants a title shot! Whether he deserves the shot will be up to the management of the organization, so I guess he'll have to wait and see.