PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fredrick Garrison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose Mercado (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mercado has chosen Marabahaya as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Jose Mercado has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Fredrick Garrison's chin.

Garrison
vs
Mercado

193 cm
24
215 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

190 cm
25
200 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Experienced

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Fredrick Garrison!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jose Mercado!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yukihiro Shimada and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Garrison wants to clinch.
Garrison closes the distance and clinches up with Mercado, looking for a takedown. Garrison pushes Mercado against the cage but Mercado circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Garrison wants to clinch but Mercado slips to the side
and Mercado counters with a flying knee. Nice.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Garrison closes the distance and clinches.
Garrison prevents Mercado from breaking the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee calls for Garrison to work.
A knee to the head by Garrison.
Mercado wants to get back to striking at distance but Garrison won't allow it.
Mercado can't break the clinch.
Mercado has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Garrison lands a knee to the head.
Garrison lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Garrison tries a body shot but Mercado blocks it.
Garrison prevents Mercado from breaking the clinch.

Garrison breaks from the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Garrison looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Garrison tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Mercado counters with a big head kick but Garrison shrugs it off.
Mercado looks winded!

Garrison shoots in for a takedown and gets it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garrison throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

Garrison is working for a kimura but Mercado is defending it quite comfortably.
Garrison sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Mercado defending well though.
Mercado is trying to stand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Garrison is working for a kimura but Mercado is defending it quite comfortably.
Mercado taking some punishment here, with Garrison in his half guard.

Garrison is trying to work for a kimura but Mercado is defending well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Garrison is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Mercado has managed to free his arm - good work.

Garrison gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Mercado keeps the fight on the outside.

Garrison moves into range and clinches up with Mercado.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Garrison breaks the clinch.

Garrison moves into the clinch.
Garrison keeps control of Mercado as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Garrison misses with an elbow over the top.
Garrison content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Mercado looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Mercado tries to break the clinch but Garrison is controlling the position.
Mercado is looking to break free of the clinch but Garrison has double underhooks.

Garrison breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Garrison tried to score with a low kick but Mercado checks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fredrick Garrison dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Mercado stuffs the takedown.
Garrison moves in looking to clinch but Mercado pushes him off.
Garrison shoots in looking for a takedown but Mercado manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Garrison's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Garrison has closed the distance and engaged Mercado in a clinch.
Garrison pressing his opponent against the cage.
Garrison keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Mercado's efforts to push away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Garrison slowing the pace effectively.
Mercado takes a knee right on the jaw!
Garrison lands an uppercut.
Mercado is breathing heavily.
Mercado looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Mercado's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mercado circles away from the clinch attempt.
Garrison wants to clinch up but Mercado keeps it at a distance.
Garrison fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mercado avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Garrison tries to clinch there but Mercado circles away.
Fredrick Garrison seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Garrison wants to clinch
and Mercado counters with a head kick. That will keep Garrison thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Garrison fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Mercado sprawls well initially but Garrison persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mercado wants to get back to his feet.
Garrison is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Garrison seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Mercado is trying to stand up here but Garrison is controlling him well.
Garrison lands with a punch from half guard.

Garrison decides to stand and escape the position.
Garrison tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mercado tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

Garrison takes the fight into the clinch.
Garrison lands a knee to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Garrison breaks from the clinch.
Garrison motions for Mercado to come forward. Garrison throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fredrick Garrison dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Garrison tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Garrison takes the fight into the clinch.

Garrison breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Garrison clinches up against the cage.
Mercado takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Mercado working hard to break the clinch.
Garrison keeps control of Mercado as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Garrison's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Garrison wants to clinch but Mercado slips to the side
and Mercado counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Garrison is lucky that one didn't land flush.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Garrison clinches up against the cage.
Mercado has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Mercado tries to circle away but Garrison has him pinned against the cage.
Garrison lands a damaging elbow.
Garrison keeps control of Mercado as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A bit of stalling here from Garrison.
Garrison keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Mercado's efforts to push away.

Garrison successfully pulls guard.
Garrison doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Mercado really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Garrison. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Mercado tries to stand but Garrison is controlling from the bottom.
Garrison has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

Garrison is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Garrison has his feet on Mercado's thighs here. He's pushed Mercado off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Mercado screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Fredrick Garrison!
In defeat, Jose Mercado stepped up to the mic, saying 'babalik ako at muling lalaban'.