PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Edson Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kyle Amarce (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Garcia
vs
Amarce

170 cm
30
142 lbs
17 - 11 - 0

176 cm
26
142 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Good chin

Good takedowns
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Edson Garcia!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Kyle Amarce!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Donald Grub and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Amarce closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Garcia to the mat! Garcia manages to get full guard.
Amarce throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Garcia works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

Amarce drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Amarce jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Amarce throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Amarce has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Amarce trying to control the position from guard on top but Garcia is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Amarce is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Amarce trying to control but Garcia is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Garcia looking for a guillotine here but Amarce defends easily.
Amarce distracts Garcia with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Garcia utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Amarce wants to control from the top but Garcia keeps moving.
Garcia being controlled here, momentarily.
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.
Amarce makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.

Amarce got a little sloppy there for a moment and Garcia has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Amarce has managed to get both his arms back between Garcia's legs - danger averted.
Amarce is looking to work some ground and pound but Garcia has wrist control.
Garcia trying to control the position.
Amarce in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Amarce throwing strikes but missing.

Amarce drops back looking for a leg! Garcia is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Garcia manages to kick Amarce off! Amarce jumps back into Garcia's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Amarce is looking to work some ground and pound but Garcia has wrist control.
Amarce content to stall in guard here.
Amarce wants to control from the top but Garcia keeps moving.
Garcia knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Amarce on the ground.
Amarce works a leg free and moves into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Amarce trying to control from half guard but Garcia is working away.
Amarce lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Amarce trying to control from half guard but Garcia is working away.

Garcia is defending against the submission attempts here by Amarce.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kyle Amarce dominated that round.
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.

Garcia moves into the clinch.
Garcia lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Amarce tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Garcia avoids it.
Amarce blocks the elbow strike.
Garcia works on Amarce's body with a couple of short punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Garcia.
Garcia is struggling to control the position.
Garcia lands a nice knee to the body.
Garcia tries to land a knee to the head but Amarce blocks with his arms.
Amarce tries to circle away but Garcia has him pinned against the cage.

Amarce pulls guard.
Garcia looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Amarce looking for a sweep. Not yet Amarce, not yet.

Amarce is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Garcia is aware though and is defending well.

Amarce isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Garcia stacks Amarce on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Garcia!
Amarce can't do much from the bottom here.
Garcia trying to control the action but Amarce is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia tries to move into full mount but can't pass Amarce's legs.
Amarce is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Amarce can't do much from the bottom here.
Amarce tries to escape but Garcia is in control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Amarce regains half guard.
Garcia looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Amarce with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Garcia throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Garcia is trying to control the action in half guard but Amarce is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Garcia thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

Amarce looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Garcia gets to his feet - back to striking we go!

Amarce shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Garcia manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Amarce postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Garcia is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Amarce, into his guard.
Amarce is breathing heavily.
Amarce has a closed guard, preventing Garcia from standing up.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Amarce controls Garcia momentarily but Garcia frees himself.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Amarce looking for a sweep. Not yet Amarce, not yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Edson Garcia will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

No luck for Garcia with that takedown attempt.

Garcia fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Amarce, pushing him back against the cage.
Garcia working Amarce over with knees to the body.
Garcia works on Amarce's body with a couple of short punches.
Garcia lands with a short punch from the clinch.

Amarce successfully pulls guard.
Kyle Amarce has got the better of the ground game so far.

Amarce is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Garcia is aware though and is defending well.

Garcia avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Garcia trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Amarce takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Amarce will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.

Amarce had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Garcia defends it easily.
Amarce is trying to control the position from the bottom.

Amarce looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Garcia pushes down on Amarce's leg and manages to get into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Amarce is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Amarce throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Garcia trying to control from half guard but Amarce is working away.
Amarce is concentrating on defense, preventing Garcia from advancing position.
Garcia is thwarting Amarce's attempts to control the position.

Amarce looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Amarce manages to regain full guard. Nice work.

Garcia is posturing up here but Amarce has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Garcia tries to roll out but it's too tight and Garcia has to tap! Slick submission there by Amarce!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:45 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Kyle Amarce!
Kyle Amarce is the new bantamweight champion!