PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jaius Garcius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricardo Awa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Garcius comes to the cage accompanied by When by Opeth. Jaius Garcius is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Garcius
vs
Awa

183 cm
30
184 lbs
13 - 11 - 0

198 cm
26
168 lbs
12 - 12 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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 13 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jaius Garcius!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ricardo Awa!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Awa misses with a combination

and Garcius counters with a nice double leg into side control. Awa won't be happy with that.
Awa is trying to control Garcius's posture but Garcius avoids it.
Awa tries to escape but Garcius is in control.
Garcius trying to control the action but Awa is working from the bottom.

Garcius decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Garcius throws a nice looking combination but Awa bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Garcius.
Awa throws a head kick that half lands.

It looks like Jaius Garcius has been cut.
Ricardo Awa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Awa throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Awa goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Awa tries to clinch up.
Awa moves in looking to clinch but Garcius pushes him off.
Garcius misses with a takedown attempt - Awa sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

Garcius drives through with a takedown into guard.
Garcius stands up over Awa, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Garcius works over Awa with some ground and pound from guard.

Garcius stands and steps away. Awa gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
An inside leg kick lands from Awa.
Awa cracks Garcius with an open hand slap.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Awa misses with a series of wild punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Awa tries to clinch but Garcius is having none of it.
Awa looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Garcius shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Awa but Awa pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jaius Garcius. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Awa attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.

Awa has taken the fight to the clinch.
Garcius is trying to force a seperation but Awa has the dominant position.

Awa manages to break the clinch.
Ricardo Awa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The fight stays on the outside here - Awa looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Garcius tries to keep at a distance but Awa has taken the fight into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Awa lands a knee to the head.

Awa's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Awa defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Garcius.
Garcius misses with a leg kick
and Awa counters with a low kick, right behind Garcius 's knee.
Awa with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Garcius seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Awa swats away the attempt to clinch by Garcius.

Awa moves into the clinch.
Garcius tries to score a body lock takedown but Awa shows good agility there to stay on his feet.

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

Awa closes the distance and clinches.
Awa creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Garcius's defenses.
Awa lands a hook that snaps the head of Garcius backwards.
Awa lands an elbow just above Garcius 's eye.
Awa is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Awa escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Awa has closed the distance and engaged Garcius in a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Awa escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Garcius throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Awa's waist but Awa gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Garcius off to one side.
Awa tries to clinch up but Garcius circles away and keeps his distance.
Awa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Garcius was well out of range. Poor timing from Awa.

Awa rushes Garcius and presses him up against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Awa.
Awa lands a right hand.
Awa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Awa lands a left hand that snaps the head of Garcius backwards.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Garcius has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Awa avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.

Awa escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Garcius takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Awa throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ricardo Awa dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jaius Garcius's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Awa lands a jab to Garcius's midsection.
Awa has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Garcius is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Awa misses with a wild body shot.
A big left from Awa misses.
Garcius shoots in for a takedown but Awa shows good takedown defense.
A solid body kick from Awa.
Garcius is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Awa.
Awa tries to close the distance and clinch up but Garcius swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Garcius takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

Awa instigates a clinch.
Garcius has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Awa avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.

Awa manages to break the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Awa punishes Garcius's body with a nice straight punch.
Awa is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcius avoids the head kick by Awa.
Sloppy strikes from Awa. Those never looked like landing.
Awa tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Garcius paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Awa keeps the fight on the outside.
Awa doesn't manage to clinch there - Garcius circles away.
Jaius Garcius is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Awa throws a quick inside leg kick.
Awa tries to close the distance and clinch up but Garcius swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Awa throws a sloppy head kick and Garcius moves out of range easily.
Awa is looking to clinch but Garcius is avoiding it.
Garcius circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Awa.
Awa moves in looking to clinch but Garcius pushes him off.
Garcius throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Awa's waist but Awa gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Garcius off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jaius Garcius. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Awa stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Awa wants it to stay on the feet.
Awa turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Awa wants to clinch.
Awa wants to clinch.
Garcius swats away the attempt to clinch by Awa.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Awa circles away from the clinch attempt.
Awa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Awa turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Garcius circles away from the clinch attempt.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Awa - that will leave a mark!
Awa looks to score with a jab to the body but Garcius is just out of range.
Awa jabs at Garcius's body.
Awa throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Awa lands with a good body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Garcius drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Awa manages to work his way to half guard, despite Garcius's best efforts.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Awa regains full guard. Nicely done.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Garcius landing some decent shots from guard.
Garcius sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Awa's guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Garcius connects with a nice short shot to Awa's temple.
Garcius seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Awa keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Garcius scoring with strikes to the body and head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Garcius is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Garcius lands with a punch from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ricardo Awa showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jaius Garcius's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Awa goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Awa tries to clinch there but Garcius circles away.
Awa tries to bum rush Garcius with a series of wild strikes but Garcius uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Awa lands a nice shot that snaps Garcius's head back.
Awa lands a nice looking kick to the body. Garcius takes a step back to recover.
Garcius sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Garcius misses with a two punch combination.
Awa throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Awa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Garcius manages to avoid it.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Garcius decides to pull guard.
Awa throwing strikes from guard but Garcius blocks nicely.
Garcius striking from the bottom.
Awa trying to control the position from guard on top but Garcius is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Awa missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Garcius avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Garcius controlling Awa's posture.
Awa is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Awa in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Garcius avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

Garcius manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Awa pushes Garcius back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

Awa pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Awa misses with a double jab.

Awa clinches.
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!
Garcius is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Awa gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.

Garcius has clasped his hands together around Awa's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Garcius cracks Awa with a big elbow.
Awa is trying to control Garcius's posture but Garcius avoids it.
Awa is looking for a sweep.
Garcius taking a break here but Awa is having none of it and regains half guard.
Awa on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcius working the head and body with strikes.

Garcius decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Awa tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Garcius paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Awa is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Garcius rather than just go for the knockout.

Awa gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Garcius stops Awa from standing up.
Garcius is in close to Awa's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Garcius postures up in Awa's guard and throws a big left but Awa blocks it.
Garcius might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Garcius landing with the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Garcius scores with a decent looking elbow strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garcius postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Awa wants to get back to his feet but Garcius is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Awa working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Garcius.
Garcius lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Awa trying to strike off his back.
Awa is adopting a defensive guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Awa looking for a sweep. Not yet Awa, not yet.
Garcius passes into half guard.

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 Jaius Garcius.
I think Awa has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight for Ricardo Awa!
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight for Ricardo Awa!
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight for Ricardo Awa!

Ricardo Awa wins by unanimous decision!
Ricardo Awa very nearly forgot to thank Happy Pills 159Q - Laundry 80% amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.