PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ernest Herman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jorge Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jorge Garcia will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Herman
vs
Garcia

170 cm
25
211 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

189 cm
24
200 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ernest Herman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jorge Garcia!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Alexandre Firmino and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Herman misses with an uppercut.
Garcia looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Herman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Garcia manages to avoid it.

Herman looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Garcia!
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Garcia is working to avoid the ground and pound but Herman connects with a decent elbow.
Herman lands an elbow.
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!
Garcia is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Herman is putting a hurting on Garcia here, landing some big shots from side control.

Garcia is rocked!
Herman tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Garcia is still in real trouble! Can Herman finish him?
Herman works to advance to full mount. Garcia defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Herman landing strikes from the mount.
Herman postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Garcia in real trouble here! The ref calls for Garcia to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ernest Herman!
Ernest Herman was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.