PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Chris Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Craig Rave (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rave has chosen What Happened? as his entrance music. Chris Garcia had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Garcia
vs
Rave

184 cm
31
198 lbs
16 - 1 - 0

185 cm
34
193 lbs
27 - 17 - 0

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chris Garcia!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Craig Rave!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garcia thows a body shot but no joy.
Garcia throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Rave counters with a nice uppercut.
Rave takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Sloppy strikes from Rave. Those never looked like landing.
Garcia throws a body kick that misses.
Rave throws a head kick that Garcia semi-blocks.
Garcia throws a leg kick that is checked
and Rave counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Garcia is lucky that one didn't land flush.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Garcia throws a lazy head kick
and Rave counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Garcia throws a leg kick which misses Rave's front leg but catches the back leg as Rave tries to avoid it.
Rave pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Garcia fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rave manages to avoid it.
Nice defenses there by Rave.
Garcia looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A jab from Garcia misses.
Rave misses with a few strikes there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia tries to bum rush Rave with a series of wild strikes but Rave uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Garcia lands a big head kick that sends Rave tumbling to the mat! Garcia takes a step backwards and waves Rave back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Rave is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Garcia misses with a body kick.
Rave is still on wobbly legs! Can Garcia finish him?
Garcia takes one to the chin there.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Garcia.
Rave seems to have recovered his senses.
Rave throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Garcia throws a leg kick that is checked
and Rave counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Rave moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Rave throws a chopping leg kick but Garcia manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Garcia gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Rave counters with a solid body kick.
Garcia looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Rave scores with a spinning back kick!
Nice uppercut lands for Rave. That snapped Garcia's head back.
Chris Garcia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Garcia throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Rave counters with a thumping low kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia lands a head shot.
Garcia with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Rave to score with a decent uppercut.
Rave throws a series of punches but Garcia avoids them all with ease.
Rave misses with a leg kick

and Garcia counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Garcia seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Rave does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Rave wants to get back to his feet.

Garcia is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Rave doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Garcia.
Rave felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Garcia is looking to take a break and control but Rave is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rave wants to get back to his feet.
Garcia is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Rave wants to get back to his feet.

Garcia is looking for a kimura but Rave is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Garcia to get the leverage.
Garcia prevents Rave from standing back up.
Rave won't allow Garcia to pass to mount.

Rave is defending against the submission attempts here by Garcia.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Garcia is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

Garcia is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Rave is looking to escape.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rave is not content to let Garcia control the position.
Rave pushes Garcia off looking to stand but Garcia dives back in and keeps control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chris Garcia dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

A head kick misses from Garcia.
Rave moves out of range of the body kick.
Garcia throws a predictable looking body shot
and Rave counters with a two punch combo.
Rave lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Craig Rave seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Garcia avoids the body shot from Rave.
Garcia seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
A decent looking cross lands there for Garcia.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Garcia cracks a nice hook into Rave's ribs.
Rave blocks a head kick by Garcia.
Rave takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Garcia on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Garcia thows a body kick. Rave tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Rave tries a low kick but Garcia avoids it.
Nice body kick there by Garcia.
Rave is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia misses with a body kick.
Garcia throws a hook but Rave avoids it easily.
Garcia misses the body punch
and Rave counters with a two punch combo.
Garcia throws a lazy right hand but Rave sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Garcia pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Garcia is looking to slow Rave down with leg kicks.
Rave moves out of range of the body kick from Garcia.
Rave has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Garcia.
Rave lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Garcia tries a head kick but it misses.
Rave takes a kick to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rave swinging wildly here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rave throws a head kick that misses.

Oooooh!!! Garcia has knocked Rave down with a huge combo! Garcia steps away and waves a wobbly Rave back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Garcia moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Garcia is throwing a storm of strikes! Right hook, left hook and follows it up with a spinning back fist! Rave hits the canvas like a rag doll! And just like that, this one is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Chris Garcia!
Chris Garcia retains his middleweight title!
Chris Garcia was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.