PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bagatar Hetagurov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lenny Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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.

Hetagurov
vs
Garcia

186 cm
19
197 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

183 cm
24
191 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
World class MT
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Good elbows
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bagatar Hetagurov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Lenny Garcia!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Igor Prikhodko and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garcia misses with a right hand
and Hetagurov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Garcia tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hetagurov was well out of range. Poor timing from Garcia.
Garcia cracks Hetagurov with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.

It looks like Bagatar Hetagurov has been cut.

Garcia fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hetagurov, pushing him back against the cage.
Hetagurov letting Garcia take a breather here.
Hetagurov takes a shot to the head.
Garcia taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Hetagurov is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Garcia is keeping busy.
Garcia has Hetagurov pushed against the cage.
Garcia displaying some good clinch control by pressing Hetagurov up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garcia tries to throw a body punch but Hetagurov avoids it by throwing Garcia back against the cage.
Garcia blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Garcia throws an elbow but it misses.
Garcia can't find room to land a body shot as Hetagurov controls the action.
Hetagurov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hetagurov using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Garcia has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Garcia is struggling to control the position.
Hetagurov connects with a knee to the head.
A frustrated look appears on Garcia's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hetagurov tries to stall but Garcia uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Hetagurov is trying to maintain a safe position but Garcia gets an underhook and turns Hetagurov into the cage.
Garcia throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Nice body punch from Garcia.
Garcia is struggling to control the position.
Hetagurov is trying to stall.
Garcia looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Garcia is stalling here.
Hetagurov misses with the head strike.
Garcia misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia scores with a shot to the side of Hetagurov's head.
Hetagurov scores a nice knee to the body.
Hetagurov blocks the elbow strike.
Garcia holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Hetagurov avoids the elbow strike from Garcia, against the cage.
Garcia struggles to land a body shot inside as Hetagurov controls his hands.
Hetagurov looking to throw knees to the head but Garcia is blocking nicely.
Hetagurov looking to stall.
Hetagurov tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hetagurov prevents Garcia from breaking the clinch.
Garcia tries to stall but Hetagurov uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Garcia tries to throw a body punch but Hetagurov avoids it by throwing Garcia back against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Hetagurov obliges.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Garcia throws an elbow but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia takes a knee right on the jaw!
Garcia throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Garcia just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hetagurov's brow.
Garcia stalling against the cage.
Hetagurov 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.
Garcia misses with a hook from the clinch.
Garcia throws an elbow that misses.
Hetagurov with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Hetagurov misses with a knee to the head.
Garcia takes a knee right on the jaw!

It looks like Lenny Garcia has been cut.
Hetagurov misses with a knee to the head.
Hetagurov tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hetagurov is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Garcia is keeping busy.
Hetagurov using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Garcia has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hetagurov tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hetagurov blocks the elbow strike.
Garcia leaning against his opponent.
Garcia working aggressively here.
Garcia looking to slow down the pace here.
Hetagurov 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.
Hetagurov taking a breather.
Hetagurov is looking to control Garcia's arms but Garcia gets an underhook and turns him. Now Hetagurov has his back to the cage.
Garcia misses with the head strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hetagurov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hetagurov looking to slow down the pace here.
Hetagurov is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Garcia is keeping busy.
Hetagurov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hetagurov is trying to push Garcia away but Garcia has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Hetagurov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hetagurov is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Garcia is keeping busy.
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 Bagatar Hetagurov will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Garcia closes the distance but Hetagurov moves to the side
and Hetagurov counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Garcia misses the shot to the body.
Hetagurov swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Garcia stuns Hetagurov with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Hetagurov scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Garcia throws a big shot that misses.
Hetagurov lands a front kick.
Hetagurov wants to clinch.
Garcia throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Garcia misses with an uppercut
and Hetagurov counters with an inside leg kick.
Hetagurov gets cracked there but stands up to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garcia misses with an uppercut
and Hetagurov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Garcia throws a looping overhand right but Hetagurov ducks down to avoid it.
Hetagurov lands a glancing blow to the side of Garcia's 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 looks to land a left hand but Hetagurov moved out of range nicely.
Garcia misses with a hook to the body
and Hetagurov counters with a thumping low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hetagurov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Garcia paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Garcia throws an off balance right hand
letting Hetagurov counter with a right hand.
Garcia misses the body punch
and Hetagurov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Garcia misses with a left hand
and Hetagurov counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Garcia thinking.
Hetagurov connects with a solid leg kick.
Hetagurov fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Garcia looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Garcia throws the left hand but Hetagurov avoids the punch easily.
Garcia lands a lovely overhand right.
Hetagurov moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Hetagurov lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Bagatar Hetagurov is winning the standup battle so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A swing and a miss from Garcia.
Garcia takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hetagurov goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Garcia misses with a jab to the body
and Garcia takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jab, jab by Hetagurov - just one landing.

Garcia is rocked!
Garcia swings away with a body shot that misses
and Hetagurov counters with a head kick.
Garcia is still on wobbly legs! Can Hetagurov finish him?
Garcia throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hetagurov counters with a thumping low kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hetagurov clobbers Garcia with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A slow jab from Garcia misses its intended target.
Hetagurov lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Garcia throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Garcia misses with a lunging right hand
and Hetagurov scores with a counter punch that sends Garcia to the canvas! Hetagurov smells blood - he's punishing Garcia with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Garcia has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bagatar Hetagurov!
Bagatar Hetagurov decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.