PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Marcelo Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Jorge (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jorge has chosen Back in black as his entrance music. Marcelo Garcia is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Garcia
vs
Jorge

177 cm
25
165 lbs
7 - 4 - 1

170 cm
36
163 lbs
25 - 19 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Marcelo Garcia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, James Jorge!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Matheus Silva and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Jorge looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
We've been hearing good reports from Garcia's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.

Garcia throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Jorge trying to control but Garcia is working from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jorge accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Jorge lands a couple of decent looking shots.

Garcia had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Jorge defends it easily.
Jorge postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Garcia has momentary wrist control but Jorge slips an elbow through the middle.
Jorge chips away with some ground and pound.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jorge throws a big elbow that misses.

Garcia is looking for a triangle but Jorge pushes his legs off easily.

Garcia is looking for a triangle but Jorge pushes his legs off easily.
Garcia keeping moving, preventing Jorge from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jorge distracts Garcia with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Garcia is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Jorge pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Garcia is keeping the position for now.
Garcia is trying to keep Jorge in close.
Jorge pushing down on Garcia's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Garcia is trying to get back to full guard.
Jorge thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Garcia's head.
Jorge winds up and cracks Garcia with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Jorge throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Jorge lands with a punch from half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Garcia has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Jorge escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Jorge!
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!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Jorge wants to lay and pray for a moment but Garcia keeps working.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Garcia is looking for a sweep.
Check out the look on Jorge's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Garcia is looking for a sweep.
Jorge lands some shots froms side control.

Jorge is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Garcia is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Jorge misses with the ground and pound.
Jorge advances nicely into full mount.
Garcia tries to hold on but Jorge pushes him away.
Garcia is trying to escape the mount.
Jorge scores with a couple of good head shots there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia is squirming around, avoiding Jorge's attempts to control the action.
Garcia really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Jorge lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Garcia is looking to improve his position but Jorge isn't that keen on the idea.
Garcia is working hard here to advance position.
Garcia taking shots to the head.
Garcia wants to control but Jorge is having none of it.
Jorge wants to control the pace but Garcia is squirming around nicely.
Garcia is trying to escape the mount.
Garcia regains half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jorge seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jorge wants to lay and pray for a moment but Garcia keeps working.
Jorge tries to pass the half guard into mount. Garcia knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jorge lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Garcia has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Jorge is working away from the top position though.
Jorge seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Garcia taking some punishment here, with Jorge in his half guard.
Garcia wants to control but Jorge is keeping busy.
Jorge prevents Garcia from improving his position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jorge is pressing down on Garcia's thigh, looking to free his foot. Garcia is holding on for now.
Jorge wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

James Jorge dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Garcia misses with a jab, cross combination.
Marcelo Garcia is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Jorge closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Jorge winds up and cracks Garcia with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Jorge is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Jorge seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Jorge is trying to control. Garcia wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Jorge drops an elbow to the side of Garcia's head.
Jorge wants to pass the guard but Garcia is defending well.
Garcia is looking for a sweep. Jorge is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Jorge is looking to take a break and control but Garcia is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Garcia looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Jorge wants to pass the guard but Garcia is defending well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jorge drops an elbow to the side of Garcia's head.
Jorge is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Jorge lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Garcia throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Jorge lands a nice short elbow.
Jorge throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Garcia is looking for a sweep. Jorge is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

Jorge is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Garcia is holding on to half guard well.
Garcia is trying to control but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jorge working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Jorge 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.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Garcia wants to improve his position but Jorge is controlling well.
Jorge drops an elbow to the side of Garcia's head.
Jorge lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

Garcia is rocked!
Jorge is pressing down on Garcia's thigh, looking to free his foot. Garcia is holding on for now.
Oh Garcia is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Garcia moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Garcia keeping full guard, as Jorge tries to pass.
Garcia seems to have got his legs back now.

Jorge avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jorge looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Garcia is on top in guard.

Garcia drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Garcia jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Jorge controls Garcia momentarily but Garcia frees himself.
James Jorge has got the better of the ground game so far.
Jorge wants to get back to his feet but Garcia is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Garcia pushes down on Jorge's leg and manages to get into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jorge moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Garcia trying to control but Jorge is working from the bottom.
Jorge utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Garcia wants to control from the top but Jorge keeps moving.
Garcia stopping the sweep attempt from Jorge.
Jorge wants to stand up but Garcia is controlling him.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Garcia throws an elbow that misses. Jorge uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Garcia's guard. Nice move by Jorge!
Jorge working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

James Jorge showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Jorge throws a left and a right that both miss

and Garcia counters with a takedown into side control.

Garcia tries for a kimura but Jorge is defending well.
Garcia working away.

Garcia goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Jorge has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Garcia but great work by Jorge.
Garcia tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Jorge presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Garcia is desperately trying to improve his position but Jorge has a good base and remains in mount.
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!
Jorge has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Garcia's face.
Jorge postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Garcia looks a forlorn figure.
Garcia tries to hold on but Jorge postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia is desperately trying to improve his position but Jorge has a good base and remains in mount.
Jorge lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Garcia hang on?
Jorge lands a heavy shot. That's hurt Garcia! Jorge sees the opportunity and turns up the heat - strike after strike land to the defenseless Garcia and the ref dives in to save him! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). James Jorge!
Post fight, an emotional James Jorge said 'Obrigado por tudo pessoal, agradeço a fé que vocês tem no meu trabalho. Essa vitória vale como presente de aniversário dos meus 36 anos. Um abraço a todos.'.