PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between jack maidison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Santiago Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). maidison comes into the arena with Linkin Park In the End blaring out of the sound system. jack maidison has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

maidison
vs
Garcia

182 cm
21
155 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

170 cm
19
145 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Demonic Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, jack maidison!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Santiago Garcia!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, George Francis and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
maidison moves in looking to clinch but Garcia pushes him off.
maidison jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Garcia swinging wilding here.
maidison shoots in for a double leg but Garcia sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
The fighters circling - maidison throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
maidison misses with a series of wild punches.
Garcia throws a series of punches but maidison avoids them all with ease.
maidison moves in looking to clinch but Garcia pushes him off.
A big left from maidison misses.
Garcia fails with the takedown

and maidison counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.

maidison stands and steps away. Garcia gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Santiago Garcia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Garcia doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Garcia takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Garcia slips under a jab.
Garcia tries a head kick but it misses.
Garcia throws a leg kick which misses maidison's front leg but catches the back leg as maidison tries to avoid it.
maidison misses with a looping left.
maidison slips under a jab.
Nice takedown defense from maidison. No joy for Garcia on that attempt.
jack maidison has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Santiago Garcia.
Garcia paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
maidison avoids the head kick by Garcia.
Garcia looks gassed!
Garcia misses with a straight left.

That's one minute gone in the round.
maidison lands a jab to the nose.

Garcia is rocked!
A nice combination there by Garcia.
Garcia tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but maidison paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A combination from maidison does no damage.
Garcia swats away the attempt to clinch by maidison.
maidison shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Garcia but Garcia pushes him off and we're back to square one.
maidison darts in trying to clinch
and Garcia counters with a thumping low kick.
maidison stuffs the takedown.
maidison fails in his attempt to clinch.
maidison misses with the combination.
maidison throws a series of strikes that have Garcia backpedaling.
Garcia's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Garcia duly obliges.

maidison tries to keep at a distance but Garcia has taken the fight into the clinch.

Garcia breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
maidison throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from maidison. No joy for Garcia on that attempt.
Garcia on the wrong end of a nice jab.

Garcia closes the distance and clinches.
maidison wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Garcia has him pressed against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Garcia takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
maidison managing to block the knees to the body from Garcia.

Garcia is fighting off a takedown attempt but maidison is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Garcia to the mat. Garcia regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as maidison accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Garcia trying to control the position.
Garcia wants to sweep but no luck.

Garcia working for a triangle but maidison defends it easily.
maidison passes easily into side control. Nice work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
maidison has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Garcia tries to get back to half guard but can't.
maidison connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
maidison landing strikes from the mount and Garcia is in trouble!
maidison content just to control the position here.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
maidison lands with some strikes.
maidison will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
maidison takes Garcia's back.
maidison throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Garcia!
maidison looking to soften up his opponent with punches.

maidison is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
maidison gets his hands free as Garcia looks to control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garcia is really stuck here.

maidison has the hooks in and he's looking for a rear naked choke here. Garcia is defending well but eventually maidison manages to get an arm under the chin and he's locked on the RNC! Garcia has no choice but to tap now! He does! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). jack maidison!