PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hamish Gaffney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alejandro Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Garcia comes into a darkened arena with his song building. The Slam kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Alejandro Garcia told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Gaffney
vs
Garcia

187 cm
30
182 lbs
7 - 9 - 2

183 cm
33
169 lbs
16 - 10 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Granite chin

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 7 - 9 - 2, fighting out of Sydney, Hamish Gaffney!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Alejandro Garcia!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Hugh Johnson and Bruno Hogan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A chopping leg kick lands by Gaffney.
Gaffney misses with a series of wild punches.

Gaffney shoots in and gets a takedown into Garcia's guard.
Gaffney with a flurry of punches that miss.
Garcia is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Gaffney postures up in Garcia's guard and throws a big left but Garcia blocks it.
Garcia is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Gaffney is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Gaffney in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Gaffney loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Garcia avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Garcia is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gaffney stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Garcia swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Garcia looking for a sweep. Not yet Garcia, not yet.
Garcia keeping moving, preventing Gaffney from controlling successfully.
Gaffney is looking to work some ground and pound but Garcia has wrist control.
Gaffney lands a couple of decent looking shots.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Gaffney accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Gaffney throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Garcia works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Garcia lands with a heel strike from the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Garcia throws some sloppy strikes off his back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Garcia is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Garcia working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Gaffney.
Garcia keeping moving, preventing Gaffney from controlling successfully.
Garcia tries to strike from the bottom.
Garcia utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Gaffney throwing strikes but missing.
Garcia working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Gaffney.
Gaffney throws a big elbow that misses.
Garcia has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Garcia thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gaffney landing some decent shots from guard.
Gaffney passes into half guard.
Garcia told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Gaffney lands strikes from half guard.
Garcia punching from the bottom.
Gaffney throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Garcia slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Gaffney accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Garcia working a defensive guard here.
Gaffney won't allow Garcia to sweep him here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gaffney throwing strikes from guard but Garcia blocks nicely.
Garcia manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Gaffney manages to get himself to full guard.
Garcia stops Gaffney from standing up.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Alejandro Garcia.
Garcia slips a jab and a cross from Gaffney.

Gaffney feints and as Garcia raises his hands in defense, Gaffney changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
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.
Gaffney throwing strikes but missing.
Gaffney lands a couple of decent looking shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hamish Gaffney dominated that round.
That's time! Gaffney's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Gaffney tries to bum rush Garcia with a series of wild strikes but Garcia uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Garcia tries to sprawl but Gaffney drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Garcia is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Gaffney scores with a couple of nice shots.
Gaffney is nestled in close to Garcia, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Garcia trying to control from the bottom.
Garcia tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Hamish Gaffney overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Gaffney moves nicely into side control.
Gaffney working the ground and pound but Garcia is defending the strikes.
Gaffney misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Garcia gets back to half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Garcia keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Gaffney is working away from the top position though.
Gaffney not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Garcia landing a few short strikes.
Gaffney lands with a punch from half guard.
Garcia avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Gaffney.
Garcia is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Gaffney scores with a couple of nice shots.
Gaffney is nestled in close to Garcia, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Gaffney lands a nice short elbow.
Gaffney is thwarting Garcia's attempts to control the position.
Gaffney looks to land a strike but Garcia avoids it nicely and regains full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gaffney throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Connects with an elbow from the bottom, proving to the judges that he's still active off his back.
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 trying to control the position from the bottom.
Gaffney loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Gaffney scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Gaffney working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Gaffney throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Gaffney looking to pass the guard.
Gaffney makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Gaffney trying to control but Garcia is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gaffney missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Gaffney is looking to work some ground and pound but Garcia has wrist control.
Gaffney is looking to work some ground and pound but Garcia has wrist control.
Garcia wants to sweep here but Gaffney controlling him for the moment.
Gaffney in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Gaffney has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Gaffney's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Gaffney throws a strike but Garcia rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Gaffney is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gaffney is trying to control the position from the bottom.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Hamish Gaffney.
No joy there for Gaffney, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Garcia uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gaffney.
Gaffney misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hamish Gaffney dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, 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.

Gaffney swinging wildly here.
Gaffney rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Garcia moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Some wild striking there from Garcia.
Garcia scores with a jab to the body.

Gaffney shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Gaffney was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
You can see the frustration on Garcia's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Gaffney lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Gaffney throws a strike aimed at the side of Garcia's head but Garcia avoids it well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gaffney throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Check out the look on Gaffney's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Gaffney in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Garcia stuck in half guard on the bottom here.
Gaffney throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Gaffney working the body and head with strikes.
Sloppy strikes there by Gaffney.
Gaffney looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Garcia is avoiding damage well.
You can see the frustration on Garcia's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Gaffney working the ground and pound but Garcia is defending the strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gaffney throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Garcia manages to get back to half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gaffney prevents Garcia from improving his position.
Garcia gets back to full guard.
Garcia working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Gaffney.
Gaffney connects with a couple of short punches.
Gaffney stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Garcia swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Garcia controls Gaffney momentarily but Gaffney frees himself.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Garcia throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Gaffney trying to control but Garcia is working from the bottom.
Garcia throwing rabbit punches from the bottom - showing the judges that he's keeping busy.
Garcia will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Gaffney trying to control but Garcia is working from the bottom.
Gaffney with a flurry of punches that miss.
Garcia throwing strikes off his back to little effect.

Garcia scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Hamish Gaffney seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gaffney swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gaffney jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gaffney throws a nice looking combination but Garcia bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Garcia takes one on the button.
A leg kick checked by Garcia.
Gaffney misses with a double jab
and Garcia counters with a three punch combo that has Gaffney backing up. Gaffney nods at Garcia to acknowledge the strikes.
Hamish Gaffney is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Gaffney shoots in and bounces Garcia off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gaffney is in close to Garcia's body, working some short punches and elbows.

And that's the end of the fight!
Hamish Gaffney showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Gaffney has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hamish Gaffney!