PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kenny Brandon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oliver Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brandon comes to the cage accompanied by Catch Em By Surprise. Oliver Garcia has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Brandon
vs
Garcia

170 cm
19
164 lbs
0 - 4 - 0

169 cm
20
155 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

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 0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kenny Brandon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Oliver Garcia!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Stewart Dunkirk and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from Garcia does no damage.
Brandon tries to close the distance and clinch up but Garcia swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Brandon fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.

Brandon clinches up against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Garcia effectively controlling the action here.
Brandon tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Brandon tries to work over Garcia's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Garcia stalling.
Garcia wants to break free but Brandon has control.

Garcia breaks the clinch.
Garcia misses with a double jab.
Garcia paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Brandon tries to clinch but Garcia moves away

and Garcia counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Brandon looking for a takedown.
Brandon is trying to drag Garcia to the mat but Garcia just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kenny Brandon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brandon tries to land knees in the clinch but Garcia avoids the damage to the body.
Brandon tries to circle away but Garcia has him pinned against the cage.
Brandon keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Garcia's efforts to push away.
Brandon tries to work over Garcia's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Garcia is pushing Brandon up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Brandon keeps control of Garcia as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Garcia working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Brandon misses with an elbow strike.
Garcia cracks Brandon with a nice body shot.

Garcia escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Garcia tries to bum rush Brandon with a series of wild strikes but Brandon uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brandon fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Brandon has Garcia up against the cage in a clinch.
Garcia lands a left hand.
Brandon has Garcia pressed against the cage, preventing Garcia from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Garcia is stalling here.
Garcia blocks a body shot from Brandon.
Brandon tries to pull guard but Garcia forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Brandon is trying to force a seperation but Garcia has the dominant position.
Brandon keeps control of Garcia as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Garcia lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Garcia softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Brandon.
Garcia blocks an uppercut.

Brandon breaks from the clinch.
Garcia throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Brandon.
Oliver Garcia is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Garcia keeps the fight on the outside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brandon slips a jab from Garcia.
Brandon tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Garcia holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Garcia wants to break free but Brandon has control.
A shot in the inside from Garcia.
Garcia tries to break the clinch but Brandon is controlling the position.

Garcia pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Garcia misses with a double jab
and Brandon counters with a nice body kick.
Brandon tries to clinch up.
Brandon looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Garcia swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Garcia fails to land with a series of punches.
Brandon throws a jab when Garcia was well out of range.
Garcia throws a series of punches but Brandon moves out of range.
Brandon wants to clinch.
Brandon lands a head kick!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garcia will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Garcia defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Brandon.

Brandon moves into the clinch successfully.
Brandon trying to control the position but instead, Garcia has worked for underhooks and has pushed Brandon into the cage.

Garcia manages to break the clinch.
Garcia throws a left and a right that both miss
and Brandon connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brandon wants to clinch but Garcia slips to the side

and Garcia counters by moving into the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Brandon tries for a takedown. No joy.

Garcia breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Garcia misses with a two punch combination.

Garcia closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Oliver Garcia dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Garcia throws a sloppy head kick and Brandon moves out of range easily.

Brandon drives through with a takedown into guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Garcia trying to keep a closed guard but Brandon is proving a slippery customer.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Brandon stands and throws Garcia's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Brandon tries to score with some ground and pound. Garcia controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
You can see the frustration on Garcia's face as Brandon controls the position.

Brandon decides to stand back up. Brandon steps back and let's Garcia get back to his feet.
Brandon looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Garcia is fending him off so far but Brandon persists. Nope, Garcia circles away and we're back to standing.
Garcia comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.

Garcia closes the distance and clinches.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brandon goes for a takedown in the clinch but Garcia prevents it.
Garcia will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Brandon up against the cage.

Garcia manages to break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia lands a jab-cross combination.

Garcia closes the distance and pushes Brandon back into the cage.
Garcia on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Garcia has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Garcia escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Garcia throws a right and a left that Brandon avoids nicely.
Garcia swinging wildly here.
Brandon scores with a push kick.
Brandon tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Garcia paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sloppy strikes from Garcia. Those never looked like landing.

Brandon looking to score a takedown here. Garcia is defending well but Brandon drives through and ends up in Garcia's guard.
Brandon is pushing down on Garcia's leg trying to pass to half guard. Garcia is fighting to maintain full guard but Brandon has managed to sneak the leg through.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brandon moves into full mount! Garcia won't be happy about that!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Brandon is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Garcia has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Garcia swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Garcia throwing hammer fists to the chest of Brandon. What's that going to do exactly?
Garcia really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Brandon. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Garcia is looking to get to half guard.
Brandon tries to control but Garcia wriggling away.
Garcia can't escape the position.

Brandon with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Garcia swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.

Brandon looking for a guillotine from mount but Garcia is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Brandon stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.

Garcia lands a left and a right that send Brandon crashing to the mat, dazed. Garcia thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

Brandon is rocked!

It looks like Kenny Brandon has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Garcia swinging wildly here.
Oh Brandon is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Brandon tries to close the distance and clinch up but Garcia swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Brandon seems to have got his legs back now.
Garcia misses with a few strikes there.
Brandon misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kenny Brandon. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Oooooh!!! Garcia has knocked Brandon down with a huge combo! Garcia steps away and waves a wobbly Brandon back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Garcia misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Brandon shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Garcia sprawls well. Garcia wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Brandon gets slowly back to his feet.
Garcia throws a series of punches but Brandon moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Brandon gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Brandon wants to break free but Garcia has control.
Brandon throws a punch but it's blocked by Garcia.
Brandon is trying to pull guard but Garcia turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Garcia.
Garcia is trying to force a seperation but Brandon has the dominant position.
Brandon is looking to break free of the clinch but Garcia has double underhooks.
A right handed body shot lands from Garcia.
Garcia can't break the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Brandon.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Brandon fails to pull guard.
Garcia wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Brandon has him pressed against the cage.

Brandon ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Brandon no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Garcia wanted to stand there but Brandon had control of the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Oliver Garcia showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Kenny Brandon's cut.
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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Brandon tries to clinch there but Garcia circles away.

Garcia clinches.
A short right from Garcia.

Garcia breaks the clinch.
Oliver Garcia seems to be getting the better of the standup.

Brandon moves into the clinch successfully.

Garcia breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Garcia throws a combination that misses
and Brandon counters with a nice uppercut.
Garcia jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Brandon changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Garcia tries to avoid it but Brandon manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Garcia to the ground. Garcia escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Garcia throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Brandon moves into the clinch.
Garcia lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

Brandon breaks the clinch.
Garcia lands a jab-cross combination.
The fight stays on the outside here - Brandon looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Garcia misses with a wild combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia misses with a two punch combination.

Brandon clinches.
Garcia lands a right hand.
Garcia gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Brandon.
Brandon tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

Brandon jumps guard and drags Garcia to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Brandon trying to control the position.
Brandon has a closed guard, preventing Garcia from standing up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Brandon throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Brandon is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Garcia lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Garcia.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brandon goes for a takedown attempt but Garcia pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kenny Brandon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Garcia slaps away a takedown attempt from Brandon, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Brandon moves into the clinch.
Brandon goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

Garcia breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Brandon.
Garcia misses with a two punch combination.
Garcia throws a nice looking combination but Brandon bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Garcia throws a right hand that Brandon ducks under and follows up with a left that Brandon also avoids with ease.

Garcia gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Brandon wants to break the clinch but can't.
Brandon goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

Garcia breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Garcia tries a head kick but it misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brandon wants to clinch.

Brandon pushes Garcia up against the cage in a clinch.
Brandon tries to throw a body punch but Garcia avoids it by throwing Brandon back against the cage.
Kenny Brandon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Garcia just misses with a elbow thrown towards Brandon's brow.
A head punch on the inside from Brandon fails to land.
Brandon is looking to take this one to the mat.

Garcia breaks from the clinch.

Garcia rushes Brandon and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Garcia has Brandon pushed against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Garcia has had enough of the clinch but Brandon keeps him there for the moment.
Brandon tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Oliver Garcia is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Garcia wants to break the clinch but can't.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Oliver Garcia.
I've got Garcia winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Oliver Garcia!