PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Emory Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Alexander Pyke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Garcia might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Voyager by Daft Punk. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Garcia
vs
Alexander Pyke

175 cm
20
152 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

177 cm
20
156 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Excellent MT
Very quick

Excellent MT
Heavy handed

Kemists ↑ 5x160Q

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Emory Garcia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, George Alexander Pyke!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good work by Pyke as he checks the leg kick.
Garcia chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Pyke works the jab nicely.
Pyke lands a glancing blow to the side of Garcia's head.
Nice defenses there by Garcia.
A leg kick checked by Pyke.
Garcia is looking to chop away at Pyke's legs.
Pyke misses with a looping right.
Pyke throws a jab when Garcia was well out of range.
Pyke dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Pyke misses with a looping left.
Pyke is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Garcia throws a leg kick but Pyke checks it.
Pyke with a jab.

It looks like Emory Garcia has been cut.
Garcia throws a low kick but it's checked well by Pyke.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pyke avoids the head kick by Garcia.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia lands with a thumping leg kick.
Garcia moves out of range of the strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pyke. Garcia does a little dance to reset his feet.

Pyke rushes Garcia and presses him up against the ropes.
Garcia can't break the clinch.
Pyke misses with a hook from the clinch.
I was talking to Garcia's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Garcia takes a shot to the head.
Pyke working aggressively here.
Pyke scores with a nice hook to the head.

Garcia pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Garcia throws a low kick but it's checked well by Pyke.
Pyke tries to clinch but Garcia is having none of it.
Garcia tries a low kick but Pyke avoids it.
Good work by Pyke as he checks the leg kick.

Pyke moves into the clinch successfully.
Pyke can't find room to land a body shot as Garcia controls the action.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pyke tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Garcia wants to get back to striking at distance but Pyke won't allow it.
Pyke misses with a short punch on the inside.
Garcia trying to land knees to the body.
Garcia misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pyke.
Pyke lands an elbow just above Garcia 's eye.
Pyke pushes Garcia back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Garcia is looking to break free of the clinch but Pyke has double underhooks.
Pyke tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Garcia's elbow.
Garcia blocks an elbow strike from Pyke.
Pyke managing to block the knees to the body from Garcia.
Pyke working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Pyke working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pyke digs a right hand underneath Garcia's ribcage. Garcia let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Garcia is trying to stall.
Garcia is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

George Alexander Pyke dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Emory Garcia's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Pyke rushes Garcia and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Pyke presses Garcia against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.

Garcia breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pyke tries to clinch there but Garcia circles away.
Pyke blocks a leg kick.
Garcia ducks under a wild hook from Pyke.
Pyke avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Pyke tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Garcia manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Pyke tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Garcia manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Pyke scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Garcia uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pyke.
Garcia ducks under a wild hook from Pyke.
Garcia throws a wild body kick that Pyke sees coming a mile off.

Pyke darts in and clinches Garcia up against the ropes.
Pyke has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. So far he's outscoring his opponent in the clinch so it seems to have been worthwhile.
Garcia wants to break the clinch but can't.
Pyke gets through Garcia's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pyke can't find room to land a body shot as Garcia controls the action.
Pyke fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pyke blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Garcia wants to break free but Pyke has control.
Pyke gets through Garcia's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Pyke avoiding damage as Garcia throws knees to the body.
Garcia is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Pyke is keeping busy.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Pyke throws an elbow but misses.
Garcia tries to land knees in the clinch but Pyke avoids the damage to the body.
Pyke misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pyke throws a punch but it's blocked by Garcia.
Pyke prevents Garcia from breaking the clinch.
Pyke lands a left hand.
Pyke managing to block the knees to the body from Garcia.
Garcia tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pyke avoids it.
Pyke lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Garcia.
Pyke tries a body shot but Garcia blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pyke lands a hook that snaps the head of Garcia backwards.
Garcia misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pyke.
Garcia prevents a body shot from Pyke.
George Alexander Pyke seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Pyke scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Pyke scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Pyke lands with a right to the head.
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 has had enough of the clinch but Pyke keeps him there for the moment.
Pyke lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Garcia wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Pyke has him pressed against the ropes.
Pyke scores with a shot to the side of Garcia's head.
Garcia takes an elbow to the temple.
Pyke blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pyke lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pyke scores with a shoulder strike.
Pyke lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Garcia backwards.
Pyke pushes Garcia back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

George Alexander Pyke showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Emory Garcia'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. This is the final round!

The fight stays on the outside here - Pyke looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Garcia ducks under a wild hook from Pyke.
Garcia lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Garcia throws a leg kick but Pyke moved away.

Pyke instigates a clinch.
Pyke tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Garcia is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Pyke lands a damaging elbow.
Pyke scores with a shoulder strike.
Garcia wants to get back to striking at distance but Pyke won't allow it.
Pyke blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Pyke pushes Garcia back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Pyke lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Garcia is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Pyke lands with a short head shot on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia wants to break the clinch but can't.
Pyke managing to block the knees to the body from Garcia.
Pyke tries to work over Garcia's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pyke tries to work over Garcia's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

Garcia breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pyke moves in looking to clinch but Garcia pushes him off.
Pyke fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Pyke looks to land a left hand but Garcia moved out of range nicely.
Garcia ducks under a wild hook from Pyke.
Pyke looks to score with a jab to the body but Garcia is just out of range.
Pyke throws a lazy uppercut
and Garcia counters with an outside leg kick.

Garcia tries to keep at a distance but Pyke has taken the fight into the clinch.
Garcia wants to get back to striking at distance but Pyke won't allow it.
Pyke goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pyke scores with a nice hook to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pyke lands a body shot.
Pyke tries to work over Garcia's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Garcia is looking to control Pyke's arms but Pyke gets an underhook and turns him. Now Garcia has his back to the ropes.
Pyke managing to block the knees to the body from Garcia.
A right handed body shot lands from Pyke.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Garcia stalling in the clinch but Pyke improves position.
Pyke misses with the head strike.
Pyke lands a right hand that snaps the head of Garcia backwards.
Garcia prevents a body shot from Pyke.
Garcia wants to break free but Pyke has control.
Garcia can't break the clinch.
Garcia trying to stall but Pyke improves his position.
Nice elbow from Pyke.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A hook to the body from Pyke.
Garcia trying to land knees to the body.
Pyke tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Emory Garcia has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pyke pushes Garcia back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
George Alexander Pyke comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Pyke has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... George Alexander Pyke!