PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jaius Garcius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Seymour Ellenbogen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Garcius comes into the arena with Here we are Juggernaut by Coheed and Cambria blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Garcius
vs
Ellenbogen

183 cm
38
184 lbs
25 - 21 - 0

178 cm
29
176 lbs
11 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Powerful

GREEN!160

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 25 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jaius Garcius!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Seymour Ellenbogen!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Excellent takedown into side control there by Garcius.
Ellenbogen tries to buck Garcius off but Garcius is having none of it.
Ellenbogen is still trying to improve position.
Sloppy strikes there by Garcius.
Garcius working away.
Sloppy strikes there by Garcius.
Garcius trying to control the action but Ellenbogen is working from the bottom.
Ellenbogen is trying to get back to half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ellenbogen dodges the ground and pound from Garcius.
Ellenbogen tries to bench press Garcius off him but Garcius keeps the position.
Garcius is looking to take a break and control but Ellenbogen is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcius misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Garcius throws a strike aimed at the side of Ellenbogen's head but Ellenbogen avoids it well.
Garcius misses with the ground and pound.
Sloppy strikes there by Garcius.
Ellenbogen tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Ellenbogen manages to work his way to half guard, despite Garcius's best efforts.
Garcius with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Garcius has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Ellenbogen avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Garcius.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcius controlling the action here.
Garcius seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Ellenbogen for as long as he can get away with.
Garcius winds up and cracks Ellenbogen with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The fighters are battling for position here. Ellenbogen manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Garcius works over Ellenbogen with some ground and pound from guard.
Garcius is stalling in the full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Garcius avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Ellenbogen trying to keep a closed guard but Garcius is proving a slippery customer.
Garcius not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Ellenbogen looking for a sweep. Not yet Ellenbogen, not yet.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Garcius wanted to stand there but Ellenbogen had control of the position.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Garcius throws a series of punches but Ellenbogen avoids them all with ease.
Ellenbogen keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Garcius fails to land with a series of punches.
Ellenbogen tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Garcius misses with a series of wild punches.
Ellenbogen takes a swing at Garcius's ribcage but misses.
Garcius shoots in looking for a takedown but Ellenbogen manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Garcius's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Garcius throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A left and a right from Garcius both land. Nice combination.
Nice sprawl there from Ellenbogen as Garcius shoots in.
Garcius changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Ellenbogen tries to avoid it but Garcius manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Ellenbogen to the ground. Ellenbogen escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jaius Garcius. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Garcius drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Garcius missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

Ellenbogen looking for a guillotine here but Garcius defends easily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ellenbogen is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jaius Garcius dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Garcius shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Ellenbogen is trying to defend but Garcius finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Jaius Garcius overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ellenbogen desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Garcius working Ellenbogen over with strikes.
Ellenbogen wants to improve his position but Garcius is controlling well.
Garcius thows a huge punch but Ellenbogen dodges it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ellenbogen wants to improve his position but Garcius is controlling well.
Garcius seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Ellenbogen does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Garcius lands a nice short elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcius controlling the pace.
Ellenbogen gets back to full guard.
Garcius distracts Ellenbogen with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Ellenbogen looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Ellenbogen is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Ellenbogen wants to pass to mount but Garcius is defending the position.
Garcius is trying to stand up here but Ellenbogen is controlling him well.
Ellenbogen trying to control from half guard but Garcius is working away.
Garcius is trying to maintain the position but Ellenbogen is very close to passing his half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ellenbogen missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Garcius is trying to stand up here but Ellenbogen is controlling him well.
Garcius is trying to get back to full guard.
Ellenbogen wants to pass to mount but Garcius is defending the position.
Garcius is looking to escape.
Ellenbogen thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Garcius wants to get back to his feet.
Garcius is trying to get back to full guard.
Garcius moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcius keeping moving, preventing Ellenbogen from controlling successfully.
Garcius looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Garcius is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Garcius changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Ellenbogen fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Garcius fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jaius Garcius is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Garcius misses with a series of wild punches.
Ellenbogen misses with a body shot.
Garcius throws a right and a left that both miss.
A little jabbing left from Ellenbogen on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Garcius closes the distance but Ellenbogen moves to the side
and Ellenbogen counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ellenbogen blocks the body kick.
Ellenbogen drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Garcius defends it well.
Garcius looks for a takedown but Ellenbogen sprawls well.
Garcius throws a push kick but Ellenbogen slaps the foot to one side.
Ellenbogen throws a body punch but Garcius moves out of range.
Garcius appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.

Ellenbogen decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Garcius scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Ellenbogen manages to mount him!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Garcius really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Garcius is squirming around, avoiding Ellenbogen's attempts to control the action.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ellenbogen won't let Garcius get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Garcius bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jaius Garcius dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Ellenbogen tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Garcius manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ellenbogen takes one to the side of the head.
Ellenbogen swinging wildly here.
Garcius misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Garcius throws a head kick that Ellenbogen semi-blocks.
Ellenbogen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Garcius throws out the jab.
No joy there for Garcius, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ellenbogen tries for a takedown but Garcius sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Garcius throws a nice looking combination but Ellenbogen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

Garcius scores with a takedown into Ellenbogen's guard.
Garcius's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Garcius trying to control the position from guard on top but Ellenbogen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Ellenbogen is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Garcius defends well.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Ellenbogen looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

Garcius avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Garcius slips nicely into half guard.
Ellenbogen trying to hold on to Garcius's head to control him but Garcius postures up.
Ellenbogen is trying to get back to full guard.
Seymour Ellenbogen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Garcius seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Ellenbogen wants to improve his position but Garcius is controlling well.
Garcius scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Garcius scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Garcius looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Ellenbogen wants to control but Garcius is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Garcius is taking a breather. Ellenbogen says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Ellenbogen keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcius slows the pace down in half guard.
Garcius wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ellenbogen keeps working.
Garcius not doing much here.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Garcius wants to slow Ellenbogen down by chopping away at his legs.
Ellenbogen drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Garcius defends it well.

Garcius scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Garcius with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Garcius.
Ellenbogen tries to get to full guard but Garcius has control of the leg.
Garcius with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Ellenbogen is trying to maintain the position but Garcius is very close to passing his half guard.
Garcius is looking to take a break and control but Ellenbogen is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ellenbogen wants to get back to full guard but Garcius has passed into side control.
Ellenbogen tries to strike from the bottom but misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jaius Garcius showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Garcius, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jaius Garcius!
Jaius Garcius seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.