PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Marcello Garza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and William Tate (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Garza
vs
Tate

187 cm
24
172 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

178 cm
21
175 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Marcello Garza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, William Tate!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Phil Schofield and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tate misses with a straight left.
Tate misses with a looping right.
Marcello Garza seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Garza walks into a left hand.

Garza has taken the fight to the clinch.
Garza blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tate lands with a short shot to the head.
Knees to the body from Garza.
Garza fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Garza misses with a knee strike.
Tate misses with some punches.
Garza jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Tate walks away with a smile on his face. Garza gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

Garza moves into the clinch.
Garza lands a knee to the body.
Garza tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Tate smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marcello Garza. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tate loads up on a big right hand but Garza slips the punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Garza instigates a clinch.
Tate throws a punch but it's blocked by Garza.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Garza connects with a knee to the head.
Garza is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Tate to keep the fight standing.
Tate looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Tate is trying to maintain a safe position but Garza gets an underhook and turns Tate into the cage.
Garza blocking some punches.
Garza tries a knee to the head but Tate blocks it.
Tate fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tate tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tate has a couple of punches blocked by Garza.
Garza misses with a knee to the head.
Garza working Tate over with knees to the body.
Tate fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Garza keeps control of Tate as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Tate takes a knee right on the jaw!
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Garza as Tate tries to tie him up.
Garza scores a nice knee to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tate throws a punch but it's blocked by Garza.
Garza is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tate is defending well for now.
A frustrated look appears on Tate's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Garza blocks an uppercut.
Garza misses with a knee to the head.
Tate is looking to break free of the clinch but Garza has double underhooks.
Garza tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tate misses with a short punch on the inside.
Garza tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Knees in the clinch landing for Garza.
A knee to the head by Garza.
Garza tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Garza keeps control of Tate as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Tate working aggressively here.
Garza tries to land a knee to the head but Tate blocks with his arms.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tate tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Garza misses with a knee strike.
Garza tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Garza tries to pull guard but Tate holds him up against the cage and eventually Garza drops back down to his feet.
Tate stalling in the clinch but Garza improves position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tate.
Garza with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Garza is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tate is defending well for now.
Garza with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Tate misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tate tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tate misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tate misses with the head strike.
Tate blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Garza tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garza looking to throw knees to the head but Tate is blocking nicely.
A short right from Tate on the inside.
Garza tries a knee to the head but Tate blocks it.
Garza jumps guard but Tate stands there with Garza around his waist. Garza gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Garza is trying to pull guard but Tate has him pressed against the cage.
Garza tries to pull guard but Tate won't allow it.
Tate swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tate fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Tate creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Garza fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Garza tries a knee to the head but Tate blocks it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A hook to the body from Tate.
Garza with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Tate fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tate blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marcello Garza dominated that 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.

Garza darts in and clinches Tate up against the cage.
Tate wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Garza tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Garza with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Garza's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Garza connects with a nasty looking knee right to Tate's face.
Garza misses with a knee to the head.
Garza is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Tate to keep the fight standing.
Garza tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Tate cracks Garza with a nice body shot.
Tate'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.
Garza misses with a knee to the head.
Garza unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Garza with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Garza misses with a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tate is trying to force a seperation but Garza has the dominant position.

Tate breaks the clinch.
Garza avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Garza avoids the body shot from Tate.
Tate misses with a wild body shot.

Garza closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Garza blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Garza throws a knee to the head but misses.
Garza tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tate avoids it.
Tate misses with some punches.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Tate misses with a short punch on the inside.
Garza with a knee to the head.

Tate's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Garza closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Garza blocking some punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garza tries to land a knee to the head but Tate blocks with his arms.
Garza blocking some punches.

Tate pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Garza instigates a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tate.
Garza looking to throw knees to the head but Tate is blocking nicely.
Tate misses with the head strike.
Tate looking to stall.
Tate fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Garza tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

Garza manages to pull guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Tate wants to stand but Garza is controlling his posture from full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Garza is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Garza looking for a guillotine here but Tate defends easily.

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

Tate stands up and waves to Garza to follow him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Garza darts in and clinches Tate up against the cage.

Tate escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Marcello Garza is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Garza rushes Tate and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Tate manages to break the clinch.
Garza slips a straight right by Tate.
Garza ducks under a wild hook from Tate.
Tate is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.

Garza moves into the clinch successfully.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Garza putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Tate in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Garza tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Garza tries to pull guard but Tate won't allow it.
Garza blocking some punches.
Garza with an attempt at a knee that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marcello Garza dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Tate throws a right and a left that Garza avoids nicely.
The fighters circle momentarily. Tate darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Garza shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Tate pinned against the cage. Tate gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Garza doesn't succeed with the takedown
enabling Tate to counter with a crisp jab.
Tate throws a right and a left that Garza avoids nicely.
Tate feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Garzas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!

Garza moves into the clinch.
Garza tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Tate creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Garza fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marcello Garza. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Garza connects with a nasty looking knee right to Tate's face.
Garza tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Garza with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Garza throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tate blocks it with crossed arms.

Tate manages to break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tate swings for the body but Garza moves out of range.

Garza pushes Tate up against the cage in a clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Garza obliges.
Tate throws a punch but it's blocked by Garza.
Garza putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Tate in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Garza blocking some punches.
Garza using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tate has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Garza looking to throw knees to the head but Tate is blocking nicely.
Garza misses with a knee strike.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Garza tries a knee to the head but Tate blocks it.
Tate throws a punch but it's blocked by Garza.
Garza blocks an uppercut.
Garza misses with a knee to the head.
Tate swings wildly with an uppercut but Garza uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tate swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tate is looking to control Garza's arms but Garza gets an underhook and turns him. Now Tate has his back to the cage.
Garza blocks the elbow strike.
Tate misses with a hook from the clinch.

Garza manages to pull guard.
Garza looking to hit a scissor sweep but Tate is one step ahead there.
Tate has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Garza is proving hard to escape from.
Garza looking for a sweep. Not yet Garza, not yet.
Garza has a closed guard, preventing Tate from standing up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Tate got a little sloppy there for a moment and Garza has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Tate has managed to get both his arms back between Garza's legs - danger averted.
Tate wants to get up but he can't break Garza's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Garza is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.

Garza escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Tate gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Garza looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Tate has picked Garza up and slammed him! Garza can't keep hold of the triangle and Tate manages to pass to side control!

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Tate has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Garza misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
No joy there for Tate, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Tate looks to land a right hand but Garza moved out of range.

Garza fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Tate, pushing him back against the cage.
Garza jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Tate walks away with a smile on his face. Garza gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
A slow jab from Tate misses its intended target.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Garza moves into range and clinches up with Tate.
Tate tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Garza misses with a knee to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tate swings wildly with an uppercut but Garza uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Tate fails to land.
William Tate has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Marcello Garza is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Garza with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Marcello Garza.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Garza, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marcello Garza!