PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jaius Garcius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jerzy Kosinski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Garcius might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Feiticeira by Deftones. Jaius Garcius has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Garcius
vs
Kosinski

183 cm
25
184 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

183 cm
22
185 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Heavy handed

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 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jaius Garcius!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jerzy Kosinski!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yuuki Gou and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kosinski takes a swing at Garcius's ribcage but misses.
Garcius dives in and grabs Kosinski's left leg, looking for a takedown. Kosinski pushes down on Garcius's head and hops out.
Decent striking displayed by Kosinski there.

It looks like Jaius Garcius has been cut.
Kosinski moves out of range as Garcius throws a body kick.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Garcius.
Garcius fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jaius Garcius. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Garcius walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.

Garcius manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Kosinski on his heels. He'll look to pass Kosinski's guard now, I'm sure.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Garcius throws a big elbow that misses.
Kosinski really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Garcius. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Kosinski working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Garcius.
Kosinski is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kosinski avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kosinski preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Garcius accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Kosinski is looking to stand up but Garcius isn't so interested in that idea.
Garcius throws a big elbow that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kosinski trying to control the position.
Garcius looking to pass the guard.
Kosinski pulls Garcius in close to prevent any damage.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Jerzy Kosinski wasn't active enough on the ground.
Garcius fails with a takedown attempt.
Garcius takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Garcius throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Garcius closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Kosinski's guard.
Garcius won't allow Kosinski to get back to his feet.
Kosinski looking to control.
Kosinski is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Garcius trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kosinski avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kosinski working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Garcius.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Kosinski is trying to control the position but Garcius postures up.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Jerzy Kosinski hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Garcius shoots for a double leg takedown but Kosinski sprawls well. He's pushed Garcius's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Garcius closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Kosinski did well to prevent Garcius getting side control.
Kosinski gets back to full guard.
Garcius with a flurry of punches that miss.
Kosinski is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Garcius scoring with punches to the head and body.
Garcius in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Garcius throwing strikes but missing.
Garcius loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcius throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kosinski works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Kosinski keeping full guard, as Garcius tries to pass.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Kosinski is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Garcius is controlling him.
Kosinski trying to keep a closed guard but Garcius is proving a slippery customer.
Kosinski has momentary wrist control but Garcius slips an elbow through the middle.
Kosinski is looking to stand up but Garcius isn't so interested in that idea.
Kosinski is controlling Garcius's posture.
Garcius throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Garcius prevents Kosinski from getting back to his feet.
Kosinski has momentary wrist control but Garcius slips an elbow through the middle.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garcius chips away with some ground and pound.
Kosinski trying to keep a closed guard but Garcius is proving a slippery customer.
Garcius missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Garcius cracks Kosinski with a solid left hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kosinski avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kosinski avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Garcius in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Garcius accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Garcius throws a big right hand that misses.
Kosinski avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kosinski is trying to keep Garcius in close.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Garcius trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Garcius pushes down on Kosinski's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Kosinski looks like he's trying to stand up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jaius Garcius dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jaius Garcius's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Kosinski fails to land with a series of punches.
Kosinski ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Garcius moves in looking to clinch but Kosinski pushes him off.
Garcius keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Garcius tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kosinski swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Garcius tries to move into range but Kosinski moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Garcius tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kosinski swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A combination from Garcius does no damage.
A combination from Kosinski does no damage.
Garcius closes this distance looking for a takedown but Kosinski circles away.
Garcius lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kosinski circles away quickly and effectively.
Kosinski with a jab.
Garcius throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Kosinski's waist but Kosinski gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Garcius off to one side.

Garcius closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kosinski is trying to control but can't.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kosinski is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Garcius scores with a couple of nice shots.
Kosinski tries to kick Garcius off but Garcius keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Kosinski avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Garcius.
Jaius Garcius overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Garcius throwing shots but Kosinski is blocking nicely.
Garcius slips a nice elbow through Kosinski's hands, connecting with Kosinski's forehead.
Garcius prevents Kosinski from standing back up.
Garcius lands with a punch from half guard.
Garcius lands with a punch from half guard.
Garcius frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Garcius thowing shots but they're missing.
Garcius raining down shots from the mount!
Garcius with shots to the head and body - Kosinski looks very uncomfortable down there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kosinski tries to reverse the position but Garcius maintains control.
Garcius raining down hammerfists from mount.
Garcius has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Garcius lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Kosinski hang on?
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Kosinski can do anything to dispel that myth.
Garcius scoring with strikes but Kosinski is staying in there.
Kosinski takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.

Kosinski is rocked!
Kosinski tries to lock up and control but Garcius gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Garcius cracks Kosinski with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Garcius is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Kosinski is still in real trouble! Can Garcius finish him?
Garcius with good strikes from the mount here!
Garcius lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Kosinski hang on?
Garcius avoids the attempt from Kosinski to control.
Garcius lands a big elbow - Kosinski is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Kosinski is forced to tap out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Jaius Garcius!
Post fight, Jaius Garcius stared into the camera and said 'I respect you Jerzy Kosinski for accepting this fight but I've got to destroy you again before you destroy me.'.