PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Crack (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and JJ Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Crack kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genuis that is Itz MS. Garcia has chosen Amorphosis as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Crack
vs
Garcia

187 cm
22
185 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

180 cm
22
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Improved boxing
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Very confident

Organic Peak Performance
Synergy Nutrition

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jimmy Crack!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, JJ Garcia!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Sosuke Kotani and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garcia takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Crack stuffs the takedown attempt from Garcia. Garcia gets slowly back to his feet.
Garcia shoots for a double leg takedown but Crack sprawls well. He's pushed Garcia's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Crack scores with a nice head shot.
Garcia changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Crack tries to avoid it but Garcia manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Crack to the ground. Crack escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Jimmy Crack has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of JJ Garcia.

Crack has closed the distance and engaged Garcia in a clinch.
Crack is looking to break free of the clinch but Garcia has double underhooks.
Crack is looking to break free of the clinch but Garcia has double underhooks.
Crack is trying to break free.
Crack lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Crack wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Garcia has him pressed against the cage.
Garcia fails to pull the fight into his guard.
A left hand lands to the body for Crack.
Crack is trying to break the clinch but Garcia has him pressed against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Crack scores with a nice short uppercut.
Garcia keeps control of Crack as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Crack has had enough of the clinch but Garcia keeps him there for the moment.
Crack tries to break the clinch but Garcia is controlling the position.
Crack tries to break the clinch but Garcia is controlling the position.
Crack has Garcia pushed against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia prevents Crack from breaking the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Crack.
Crack scores with a hook to the body.
Garcia tries to pull guard but Crack holds him up against the cage and eventually Garcia drops back down to his feet.
Crack is trying to break free.
Crack can't break the clinch.
Crack is trying to break the clinch but Garcia has him pressed against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Crack.
Crack lands a shoulder strike.
Crack is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Crack wants to break free but Garcia has control.
Crack tries to break the clinch but Garcia is controlling the position.
Crack is trying to break the clinch but Garcia has him pressed against the cage.
Crack has had enough of the clinch but Garcia keeps him there for the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crack'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.

Garcia pulls Crack into guard.

Garcia looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Garcia looks gassed!
Crack controls from within his opponent's guard.

Garcia looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

Garcia working for a triangle but Crack defends it easily.

Garcia looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crack would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

Garcia looking for a guillotine here but Crack defends easily.

Garcia escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Crack gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

Crack avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Crack won't allow Garcia to sweep him here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Garcia looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Garcia keeping moving, preventing Crack from controlling successfully.

Garcia working for a triangle but Crack defends it easily.

Garcia escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Crack gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

Garcia working for a triangle but Crack defends it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Jimmy Crack will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Left hook, right uppercut from Crack.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Garcia fails with a takedown attempt.
Crack changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Garcia fails with the takedown.
Crack misses with a kick to the body.

Crack has Garcia up against the cage in a clinch.
Crack content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Crack - that landed with a thud.
Garcia with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Crack lands a right hand.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Crack is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Garcia is keeping busy.
Crack wants to break free but Garcia has control.
Crack scores with a nice hook to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia tries to pull guard but Crack won't allow it.
Jimmy Crack has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of JJ Garcia.
Garcia misses with a knee strike.
Crack doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Crack lands a body punch.
A short uppercut from Crack.
Garcia tries to pull guard but Crack won't allow it.
Crack wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Crack is working Garcia over against the cage.
Crack digs a right hand underneath Garcia's ribcage. Garcia let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Crack tries to break the clinch but Garcia is controlling the position.

Crack escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Garcia closes the distance and clinches up with Crack, looking for a takedown. Garcia pushes Crack against the cage but Crack circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Garcia shoots in and drives through. Crack sprawls well.
Crack moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Garcia looks for a takedown but Crack sprawls well.
Nice body punch from Crack.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crack lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Garcia shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Crack as he jumps to the side.
Garcia fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Crack keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Garcia tries to close the distance and clinch but Crack swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A punch combination from Crack misses.
Garcia shoots for a takedown but Crack saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

Crack moves into the clinch.
Crack wants to break free but Garcia has control.
Crack is looking to break free of the clinch but Garcia has double underhooks.
Crack is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
A short body shot lands from Crack as the two fighters clinch.

Crack breaks the clinch.
Garcia tries to move into range but Crack moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Crack lands with a big left! Garcia is wobbled badly! Crack comes in with a flurry of punches and drops Garcia to the floor. The ref jumps in to save him from unneccessary punishment.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:02 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Jimmy Crack!