PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Edson Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimbo Jamal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jamal has chosen Liquideep - Alone as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Garcia
vs
Jamal

170 cm
29
142 lbs
15 - 9 - 0

160 cm
22
143 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Edson Garcia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jimbo Jamal!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Nard Betker and Radbod Blank.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jamal tries to clinch there but Garcia circles away.
Garcia throws a head kick but Jamal moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Garcia.
Jamal should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Jamal lands a two punch combo.
Jamal misses with a hook. Garcia ducked under it nicely.
A head kick misses from Garcia.
A left lands for Jamal.
Jamal throws a leg kick but Garcia sees it coming and moves out of range.

Garcia gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Garcia connects with a nasty looking knee right to Jamal's face.

It looks like Jimbo Jamal has been cut.
Jamal makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Jamal can't break the clinch.
Jamal can't find room to land a body shot as Garcia controls the action.
Knees in the clinch landing for Garcia.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Garcia blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Garcia.
A bit of stalling here from Jamal.
Jamal working aggressively here.
Jamal has a couple of punches blocked by Garcia.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short left from Jamal.
Garcia stalling the fight.
Garcia scores with a shoulder strike.
Garcia gets through Jamal's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Garcia is leaning against Jamal and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Jamal dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Garcia controlling the action here for a moment.
Jamal wants to break free but Garcia has control.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jamal.
Garcia is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jamal is defending well for now.
Garcia blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jamal misses with some punches.
Garcia dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia lands a nice knee to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from Garcia.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Garcia lands an uppercut.
Garcia lands a left hand.
Jamal tries to break the clinch but Garcia is controlling the position.
Garcia lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Still in the clinch, Garcia scores with a nice short uppercut.
Garcia tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

Jamal breaks from the clinch.
Jamal attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Jamal avoids the head kick by Garcia.
Jamal missing with a left hand there. Garcia was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Garcia tries a head kick but it misses.
Garcia throws a head kick that misses.
Garcia shoots in for a takedown but Jamal shows good takedown defense.
Jamal throws a leg kick but Garcia checks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Jamal connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Garcia scrambles back to his feet.
Garcia checks a low kick from Jamal.

Garcia pushes Jamal up against the cage in a clinch.
Jamal tries to work over Garcia's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Jamal misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jamal misses with a punch to the body.
Jamal misses with some punches.
Jamal fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jamal has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A short uppercut from Garcia.
Garcia lands with a light punch inside.
Jamal is looking to break free of the clinch but Garcia has double underhooks.
Jamal lands a body shot.
Jamal misses with a short punch on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Garcia.
Jamal wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jamal tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jamal throws a punch but it's blocked by Garcia.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Jamal has a couple of punches blocked by Garcia.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Garcia.
Garcia throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Jamals head.
Garcia taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Garcia lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Jamal backwards.
Jamal tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Garcia lands a shoulder strike.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jamal wants to get back to striking at distance but Garcia won't allow it.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Garcia as Jamal tries to tie him up.
Garcia using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jamal has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Edson Garcia will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jimbo Jamal's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Jamal throws a body punch but Garcia moves out of range.
Garcia slips a jab from Jamal.
Garcia slips under a jab.

Garcia closes the distance and pushes Jamal back into the cage.
Garcia makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Garcia throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Jamals head.
Garcia can't find room to land a body shot as Jamal controls the action.
Garcia blocking some punches.
Garcia tries a body shot but Jamal blocks it.
Garcia can't find room to land a body shot as Jamal controls the action.
Garcia holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Jamal misses with a hook from the clinch.
Garcia throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Jamals head.

Jamal is rocked!
Jamal taking a breather.
Jamal is still on wobbly legs! Can Garcia finish him?
Garcia displaying some good clinch control by pressing Jamal up against the cage.
Garcia lands a left hand.
Garcia scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Jamal tries to break the clinch but Garcia is controlling the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Jamal to his knees! Garcia keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:10 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Edson Garcia!
After the fight, Edson Garcia was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.