PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gerald Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juan Mott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Garcia
vs
Mott

187 cm
24
207 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

190 cm
23
225 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Union Fight Gear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Gerald Garcia!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Juan Mott!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Mauricio Rocha and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mott shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Garcia eats them both and turns towards Mott to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.

It looks like Gerald Garcia has been cut.
Garcia connects with the punch.
Garcia avoids the head kick by Mott.
Garcia takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Mott scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Garcia avoids a punch combination nicely.
Garcia looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Nice sprawl there from Mott as Garcia shoots in.
Garcia misses with an uppercut
letting Mott counter with a right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Garcia shoots in for a takedown but Mott shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Garcia looks to land a left hand but Mott moved out of range nicely.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Garcia checks a leg kick.
Mott throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Garcia.
Garcia circles away from the clinch attempt.
Garcia jabs at Mott's body.
Garcia scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Garcia. Mott does a little dance to reset his feet.

Mott instigates a clinch.
Garcia lands a left hand that snaps the head of Mott backwards.
Nice body punch from Mott - that landed with a thud.
Mott blocks an uppercut.
Mott lands an uppercut.
A short right from Mott on the inside.
Mott blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Garcia lands a hook that snaps the head of Mott backwards.
Garcia lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Mott or not.
Garcia gets through Mott's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Garcia lands with a right to the head.
Garcia is trying to maintain a safe position but Mott gets an underhook and turns Garcia into the cage.
Garcia has a couple of punches blocked by Mott.
Mott lands with a left to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mott gets through Garcia's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mott tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Garcia avoids it.
A head punch on the inside from Garcia fails to land.
Garcia lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Mott stalling in the clinch but Garcia improves position.
A bit of stalling here from Garcia.
Mott stalling against the cage.
Garcia blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mott.
Mott trying to land knees to the body.
Garcia lands a hook that snaps the head of Mott backwards.
Garcia tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mott tries to land knees in the clinch but Garcia avoids the damage to the body.
Garcia effectively controlling the action here.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Garcia misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia stalling in the clinch but Mott improves position.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Garcia.
Mott tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Garcia's elbow.
Mott looking to slow down the pace here.
Mott throws a head punch that misses.
Mott blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Garcia fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Garcia misses with a punch to the body.
Mott is trying to stall.
Mott makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Garcia lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mott backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Mott taking a breather.
Mott tries a body shot but Garcia blocks it.
Mott working aggressively here.
Mott working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Mott tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Garcia avoids it.
Garcia blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Garcia lands a hook that snaps the head of Mott backwards.
The referee calls for Garcia to work.
Garcia lands with a left to the head.
Mott lands with a left to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Garcia wants to stall.
A head punch on the inside from Garcia fails to land.
Mott can't find room to land a body shot as Garcia controls the action.
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 Gerald Garcia will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Gerald Garcia's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

A jab from Garcia misses.
Mott is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Mott doesn't manage to clinch there - Garcia circles away.
Garcia loads up on a big right hand but Mott slips the punch.
Garcia misses with a looping left.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mott. Garcia does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mott moves forwards but Garcia connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Mott pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Juan Mott is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Garcia looks to score with a jab to the body but Mott is just out of range.
Garcia slips a jab and a cross from Mott.
Garcia throws a sloppy head kick and Mott moves out of range easily.
Mott uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Garcia has time to react.
Mott avoids the body shot from Garcia.
Garcia shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Mott as he avoids it easily.
Mott goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mott tries to bum rush Garcia with a series of wild strikes but Garcia uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mott tries to clinch up.
Mott lands a nice hook to Garcia's body. Garcia takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Mott scores with a jab to the head.
Juan Mott is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Good standup being displayed there by Mott as he connects with a hook.
Garcia checks a leg kick.
Garcia ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Garcia throws a lazy uppercut
and Mott counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Garcia connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Mott momentarily.
Mott slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Garcia thows a left - swing and a miss!
Garcia misses with a looping right.
Mott fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia throws a right hand that misses
enabling Mott to counter with a crisp jab.
Mott has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Juan Mott seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mott tries to clinch but Garcia moves out of range.
Garcia throws a leg kick but Mott sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Mott bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mott misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Garcia looks to score with a jab to the body but Mott is just out of range.
A left lands for Garcia.
Garcia lands with a kick to the ribs.
Mott moves out of range of the strikes.
Garcia scores with a shot to the body.
Mott swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mott 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.
Mott throws a wild body kick that Garcia sees coming a mile off.
A punch lands to the side of Garcia 's head but he takes it in his stride.

Gerald Garcia's cut is getting worse.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mott was well out of range. Poor timing from Garcia.
Mott throws a low kick but Garcia moves out of range easily.
Mott misses with a wild body shot.
Garcia thuds his shin into the meat of Mott's side.
Garcia throws a leg kick but Mott moved away.
Mott takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

Mott has taken the fight to the clinch.
Garcia throws a punch but it's blocked by Mott.
Mott blocks the elbow strike.
Garcia lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Mott pushes off an throws an elbow but Garcia leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Mott presses Garcia against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Garcia lands with a left to the head.
Mott lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Garcia throws an elbow but it misses.
Mott presses Garcia against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Mott stalls.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Mott.
Mott with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Mott misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mott trying to land knees to the body.
Garcia misses with the head strike.
Garcia swings wildly with an uppercut but Mott uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short left from Mott.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mott tries a body shot but Garcia blocks it.
Garcia misses with some punches.
Mott is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Garcia is defending well for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Juan Mott showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Gerald Garcia's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Mott slips under a jab.
Some bone on bone action there as Garcia checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Garcia misses with a left hand
and Mott counters with a slapping leg kick.
Garcia misses with a low kick.
Mott misses with a series of wild punches.
Mott tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Garcia manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Mott closes the distance and pushes Garcia back into the cage.
Garcia misses with a punch to the body.
Garcia dodges an elbow strike from Mott.
Mott lands a left hand.
A short right from Garcia.
Mott dodges an elbow strike from Garcia.
A body shot lands from Mott.
Garcia swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mott is trying to stall.
Garcia misses with an elbow strike.
Juan Mott seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Mott works on Garcia's body with a couple of short punches.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mott struggles to land a body shot inside as Garcia controls his hands.
Garcia misses with a punch on the inside.
Garcia can't find room to land a body shot as Mott controls the action.
Mott pressing his opponent against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Garcia.
Garcia stalling in the clinch but Mott improves position.
Garcia lands with a short shot to the head.
Garcia goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Garcia wants to stall.
Garcia blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mott pushes Garcia back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Mott misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Garcia.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Garcia lands a right hand that snaps the head of Mott backwards.
Garcia pushes off an throws an elbow but Mott leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Garcia avoiding damage as Mott throws knees to the body.
Garcia blocks an uppercut.
Garcia blocks a body shot from Mott.
Mott doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Garcia on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mott working aggressively here.
Garcia working aggressively here.
Garcia blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Garcia tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mott doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Garcia throws an elbow but misses.
Garcia trying to control the position but instead, Mott has worked for underhooks and has pushed Garcia into the cage.
Garcia blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Garcia taking a breather.
Mott lands a left hand that snaps the head of Garcia backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Mott creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Garcia takes a shot to the head.
Garcia swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Garcia dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Mott creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Garcia tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mott's elbow.
Mott tries to land knees in the clinch but Garcia avoids the damage to the body.
Garcia lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mott backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Mott.
Garcia leaning his opponent against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Mott missing with knees to the body.
A hook to the body from Mott.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Mott creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Good body shot from Mott.
Mott pushes Garcia back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mott tries to stall but Garcia uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
With the fighters up against the cage, Garcia throws an elbow but misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mott tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mott throws a punch but it's blocked by Garcia.
Garcia misses with some punches.
Mott working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Juan Mott really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gerald Garcia's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Garcia will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Garcia moves into range and connects with a jab.
Mott swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Garcia throws the kick towards the body but Mott avoids it.
Garcia fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Mott has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Garcia.
Mott checks the leg kick.
Garcia throws a sloppy body shot
and Mott counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mott misses with a jab, cross combination.
A low kick from Garcia misses
and Mott counters with a leg kick.
Garcia lands a glancing blow to the side of Mott's head.
Garcia is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Mott.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A jab from Mott misses.
Garcia throws a lazy uppercut
and Mott connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia throws a push kick but Mott slaps the foot to one side.
Mott slaps away a takedown attempt from Garcia, before circling back to the center of the mat.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Garcia throws a chopping leg kick but Mott manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A jab from Garcia misses.
Garcia swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mott attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Garcia throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mott wants to clinch.
Danga de danga de dang - Mott scores with a four punch combination!
A clash of legs there as Mott blocks the low kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia throws a sloppy body shot
and Mott counters with a three punch combo that has Garcia backing up. Garcia nods at Mott to acknowledge the strikes.
Garcia just misses with a punch to the body.
Mott checks a low kick from Garcia.
Garcia misses with a jab, cross combination.
A combination from Mott does no damage.
Garcia fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Mott on the side of the head.
Garcia misses with a body kick.
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!
Mott connects with a single shot there.

Gerald Garcia's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Mott darts in and out, connecting with a jab.

Garcia closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Mott's guard.
Garcia wants to control from the top but Mott keeps moving.
Mott really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Garcia. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mott looking to hit a scissor sweep but Garcia is one step ahead there.
Mott is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Garcia wants to control from the top but Mott keeps moving.
Garcia works a leg free and moves into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Garcia is trying to control. Mott wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Mott is looking to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mott trying to control here.

Garcia is working for a kimura but Mott is defending it quite comfortably.
Mott is looking for a sweep. Garcia is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mott is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Garcia's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Garcia's back!
Mott tries to keep control of the position but Garcia is staying busy.
Garcia trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close fourth round but Juan Mott will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Gerald Garcia's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Mott slips a straight right by Garcia.
Garcia thows a body shot but no joy.
Mott fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Garcia has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Some bone on bone action there as Mott checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Garcia connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Garcia thows a leg kick but Mott checks it
and Mott counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mott lands a head kick. Garcia smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
A shot to the liver by Garcia. Beautiful body shot.
Mott swings for the body but Garcia moves out of range.
Mott misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mott is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mott throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Garcia.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia misses with a right hand
and Mott counters with a stiff right hand.
Garcia misses with a hook

and Mott moves into the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Garcia as the two fighters clinch.
Garcia controlling the action here for a moment.
Mott scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Mott misses with the head strike.
Garcia is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Mott is keeping busy.
Garcia fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Mott.
Mott blocks an elbow strike.
Mott blocking some punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia managing to block the knees to the body from Mott.
Garcia swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Garcia.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mott.
Garcia lands with a left to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Garcia has Mott pressed against the cage.
Garcia wants to stall.
Garcia working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Mott tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Garcia avoids it.
Garcia blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia has Mott pressed against the cage.
Mott lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Mott misses with a knee to the head.
Gerald Garcia has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A head punch on the inside from Garcia fails to land.
Garcia stalls.
Garcia misses with the head strike.
Mott misses with a body punch.
Garcia misses with the head strike.
Garcia lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Mott is leaning against Garcia and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
A head punch on the inside from Garcia fails to land.
Mott stalling.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garcia tries to stall but Mott uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Garcia is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Mott avoids a wild elbow strike from Garcia.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Garcia blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A bit of stalling here from Mott.
Mott doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mott tries to throw a body punch but Garcia avoids it by throwing Mott back against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Garcia.
Mott takes a shot to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mott looking to stall.
A right hook to the body lands for Mott.
Juan Mott is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Garcia can't find room to land a body shot as Mott controls the action.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Juan Mott.
I think Mott has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 46:50
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 46:50
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 46:50

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Juan Mott!
Juan Mott is the new light heavyweight champion!