PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Garcilazo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and GameBred Mma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Garcilazo
vs
Mma

165 cm
18
165 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

150 cm
25
165 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Good chin

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jack Garcilazo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, GameBred Mma!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Felipe Paraventi and Edson Gomes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Garcilazo clinches.
Garcilazo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Garcilazo content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Garcilazo seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Garcilazo trying to land knees to the body.
Mma blocks a body shot from Garcilazo.
Garcilazo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Garcilazo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Mma is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcilazo tries a body shot but Mma blocks it.
Garcilazo putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Mma in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Garcilazo connects with a knee to the head.
Garcilazo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mma backwards.
Garcilazo looking to slow down the pace here.
Mma's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Mma has eaten all the pies!
Garcilazo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Garcilazo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mma looking to slow down the pace here.
A left hand lands to the body for Garcilazo.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Mma is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Garcilazo misses with a punch to the body.
A right hand to the body from Garcilazo.
Garcilazo trying to stall but Mma improves his position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Garcilazo can't seem to implement his control oriented gameplan at the moment. That's no bad thing of course, for those of us who want to see a good fight.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Jack Garcilazo.

Garcilazo has taken the fight to the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcilazo is trying to maintain a safe position but Mma gets an underhook and turns Garcilazo into the cage.
Mma is trying to stall.
Garcilazo trying to control the position but instead, Mma has worked for underhooks and has pushed Garcilazo into the cage.
Mma is looking to control Garcilazo's arms but Garcilazo gets an underhook and turns him. Now Mma has his back to the cage.
Mma is trying to break the clinch but Garcilazo has him pressed against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Jack Garcilazo.

Garcilazo moves into range and clinches up with Mma.
A shot in the inside from Garcilazo.
Mma tries to break the clinch but Garcilazo is controlling the position.
Mma looking to slow down the pace here.
Garcilazo lands a shot to the body.
Garcilazo is trying to stall.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Garcilazo lands a hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Garcilazo clinches with his opponent.
A short right from Garcilazo.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Mma in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Garcilazo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Garcilazo leaning against his opponent.
A right hand to the body from Garcilazo.
Garcilazo scores with a hook to the body.
Mma has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Garcilazo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Mma backwards.
Garcilazo throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Garcilazo keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Mma's efforts to push away.
Mma is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mma looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Mma is trying to break the clinch but Garcilazo is controlling him.
Garcilazo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mma backwards.
A hook to the body from Garcilazo.
Garcilazo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Garcilazo can't find room to land a body shot as Mma controls the action.
Garcilazo lands a nice shot to the body.
Jack Garcilazo has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Garcilazo lands with a right to the head.
Garcilazo is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Mma is keeping busy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Garcilazo - that landed with a thud.
Mma is trying to break the clinch but Garcilazo has him pressed against the cage.
Garcilazo'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.
Garcilazo scores with a shot to the side of Mma's head.
A body shot lands from Garcilazo.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Garcilazo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Garcilazo lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Garcilazo will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Mma up against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcilazo lands a left hand.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Garcilazo obliges.
Garcilazo tries to work over Mma's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Garcilazo is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Garcilazo stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Garcilazo lands a nice shot to the body.
Garcilazo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A battle for position here, against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mma is trying to maintain a safe position but Garcilazo gets an underhook and turns Mma into the cage.

Mma breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Garcilazo moves into range and clinches up with Mma.
Garcilazo wants to stall.
Garcilazo lands a nice knee to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A shot in the inside from Garcilazo.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A short right from Garcilazo.
Garcilazo is looking to control Mma's arms but Mma gets an underhook and turns him. Now Garcilazo has his back to the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Garcilazo dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Garcilazo closes the distance and clinches.
Garcilazo is trying to stall.
Garcilazo lands a shot to the body.
Garcilazo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Mma is trying to stall.
Garcilazo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A body shot lands from Garcilazo.
Mma wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Garcilazo is looking to control Mma's arms but Mma gets an underhook and turns him. Now Garcilazo has his back to the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A bit of stalling here from Garcilazo.
Garcilazo stalling in the clinch but Mma improves position.
Garcilazo gets through Mma's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Mma is trying to stall.
Garcilazo stalling in the clinch but Mma improves position.
Mma wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Garcilazo is looking to control Mma's arms but Mma gets an underhook and turns him. Now Garcilazo has his back to the cage.
Garcilazo scores with a shot to the side of Mma's head.
Garcilazo is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Jack Garcilazo.

Garcilazo drives through and clinches with Mma against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mma stalling in the clinch but Garcilazo improves position.
Mma prevents a body shot from Garcilazo.
Garcilazo throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Mma is looking to control Garcilazo's arms but Garcilazo gets an underhook and turns him. Now Mma has his back to the cage.
Garcilazo creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Garcilazo lands with a left to the head.
A short right from Garcilazo on the inside.
Garcilazo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Garcilazo lands with a left to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Come on Garcilazo - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Mma blocks a body shot from Garcilazo.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A short right from Garcilazo.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Garcilazo can't find room to land a body shot as Mma controls the action.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garcilazo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mma wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Garcilazo has him pressed against the cage.
Garcilazo lands a shot to the body.
Nice body punch from Garcilazo - that landed with a thud.
Garcilazo manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Garcilazo is trying to stall.
GameBred Mma has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jack Garcilazo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Jack Garcilazo.

Garcilazo darts in and clinches Mma up against the cage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jack Garcilazo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Garcilazo has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:27
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Garcilazo!