PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jaius Garcius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Poulter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Garcius comes to the cage accompanied by Here we are Juggernaut by Coheed and Cambria. Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Garcius
vs
Poulter

183 cm
38
184 lbs
26 - 21 - 0

189 cm
38
176 lbs
38 - 19 - 1

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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 26 - 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 38 - 19 - 1, fighting out of London, Paul Poulter!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shigeki Sano and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garcius tries a low kick but Poulter avoids it.
Garcius tries a head kick but it misses.
An inside leg kick from Garcius misses.
Garcius swinging wildly here.
Poulter uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Garcius.
Garcius swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Garcius sets himself, and Poulter steps forward looking for the clinch! Garcius avoids it this time.
Garcius tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Poulter showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Garcius.
Poulter throws out a counter right but Garcius avoids it with no problem.
Poulter dodges the punch combination from Garcius.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garcius tries a head kick but it misses.
Poulter has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Poulter moves away from the strike by Garcius.
Poulter tries to counter by closing the distance.
Garcius tries to bum rush Poulter with a series of wild strikes but Poulter uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Poulter wants to counter with a clinch but Garcius pushes him away.
Paul Poulter is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcius misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Garcius throws a sloppy head kick and Poulter moves out of range easily.
Poulter unleashes a big counter combination but Garcius bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Garcius lands a nice hook to Poulter's body. Poulter takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Garcius gets off balance looking for a body kick
letting Poulter counter with a right hand.
Garcius fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Garcius throws a right hand that Poulter ducks under and follows up with a left that Poulter also avoids with ease.
Garcius misses with a double jab
and Poulter counters with a left and a right that stings Garcius.
Sloppy strikes from Garcius. Those never looked like landing.
Poulter ducks under a wild hook from Garcius.
Garcius misses with a combination
and Poulter counters with a stiff right hand.
Garcius misses with a double jab.
Garcius misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's two 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!
Garcius misses with a double jab
and Poulter counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Garcius lands with a good body shot.
Garcius misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Poulter wants to counter the offense by Garcius and move into the clinch position.
Garcius throws a chopping leg kick but Poulter manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Garcius throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Poulter counters with a right hand to the body.
Garcius throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Poulter.
Garcius tries to clinch up.
Jaius Garcius seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Poulter fails in his attempt to clinch.
As Poulter looks to move away, Garcius throws a big counter combo bu Poulter just gets out of the way.
Garcius misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Garcius swinging wildly here.
Garcius throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Poulter unleashes a big counter combination but Garcius bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Some wild striking there from Garcius.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poulter tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Garcius went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Garcius misses with the combination.
A left and a right from Garcius both land. Nice combination.
Garcius throws a series of punches but Poulter moves out of range.
Poulter dodges the punch combination from Garcius.
Poulter steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Garcius.
Some wild striking there from Garcius.
Poulter tries to counter by closing the distance.
Garcius misses with a leg kick.
Poulter looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Garcius fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Poulter wants to counter the offense by Garcius and move into the clinch position.
Garcius throws a combination that misses
and Poulter counters with a lovely shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garcius throws a series of punches but Poulter avoids them all with ease.
Poulter looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Garcius will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Garcius tries to clinch but Poulter moves away
and Poulter makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Garcius throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Garcius misses with a low kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Garcius looks for a takedown but Poulter sprawls well.
Garcius misses with a kick to the body.
Garcius tries a head kick but it misses.

Garcius shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Poulter napping and manages to drive through into side control!

Poulter bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Garcius misses with a leg kick
and Poulter counters with a nice body shot.
Poulter bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jaius Garcius dominated that round.
That's time! Garcius's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Garcius misses with a few strikes there.
Garcius is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Poulter can do to turn this around?
Garcius misses with a two punch combination.
Garcius tries to close the distance and clinch up but Poulter swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Garcius misses with a double jab
and Poulter counters with a one-two to the body.

Garcius closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Poulter to the mat! Poulter manages to get full guard.
Garcius stands up over Poulter, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Garcius throwing strikes but missing.
Garcius working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garcius prevents Poulter from getting back to his feet.
Garcius is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Poulter wants to stand but Garcius is controlling the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcius trying to control the position from guard on top but Poulter is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Garcius slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Garcius in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Poulter moves away from the strike by Garcius.
No joy there for Garcius, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Poulter tries to clinch up.
Garcius tries to counter with a takedown but Poulter is quick to defend against it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Garcius misses with a combination
and Poulter counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Garcius with a lazy takedown attempt
and Poulter counters with a stiff right hand.
Garcius tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Garcius throws a head kick but Poulter moves out of range.
It seemed like Poulter was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Garcius tries to bum rush Poulter with a series of wild strikes but Poulter uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jaius Garcius is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Garcius will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Garcius wants to clinch up but Poulter keeps it at a distance.
Garcius fails to land with a series of punches.
Poulter slips a jab and a cross from Garcius.
Garcius throws a combination that misses

and Poulter counters by moving into the clinch.
I was talking to Garcius's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Knees to the body from Poulter.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Poulter trying to land knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Poulter.

It looks like Jaius Garcius has been cut.
Poulter landing knees to the head.
Poulter tries to land knees in the clinch but Garcius avoids the damage to the body.
Poulter using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Garcius's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Poulter with a knee to the head.
Garcius is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Poulter scores a nice knee to the body.
Garcius is trying to break the clinch but Poulter is controlling him.
Poulter is pressed up against the cage. Garcius has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Poulter down to the mat. Poulter avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Poulter tries to clinch but Garcius is having none of it.

Poulter drives through and clinches with Garcius against the cage.
A short uppercut from Poulter.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Poulter working Garcius over with knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Garcius is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jaius Garcius. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Poulter.
Poulter lands a knee to the body.
Poulter lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Garcius being controlled against the cage.
Poulter landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Poulter scores a nice knee to the body.
Poulter landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Poulter scores a nice knee to the body.
Poulter connects with a knee to the head.
Poulter lands a good knee to the midsection. Garcius won't want to take too many of those.
Poulter landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Poulter leaning his opponent against the cage.
Garcius takes a knee right on the jaw!
Poulter lands a good knee to the midsection. Garcius won't want to take too many of those.
Garcius managing to block the knees to the body from Poulter.
Poulter misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Garcius.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Paul Poulter showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jaius Garcius's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Garcius shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Poulter napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Garcius trying to control the position but Poulter is working away.
Garcius fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Poulter is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Garcius has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Garcius working the head with strikes.

Poulter bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Poulter avoids a punch combination nicely.
Poulter is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Garcius throws a leg kick that is checked
and Poulter counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Garcius misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Poulter is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Some wild striking there from Garcius.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcius with a lazy takedown attempt
and Poulter counters with a series of strikes. Garcius will be more careful next time no doubt.
Garcius is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A head kick by Garcius misses

and Poulter counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Poulter.
Poulter using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Paul Poulter seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Garcius avoiding damage as Poulter throws knees to the body.
Poulter stops a takedown attempt from Garcius.
Poulter blocks an uppercut.
Garcius tries to pull guard but Poulter holds him up against the cage and eventually Garcius drops back down 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.
Poulter lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Poulter lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Garcius is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Poulter gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Poulter lands a knee to the head.
Poulter lands a nice knee to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Poulter lands a good knee to the midsection. Garcius won't want to take too many of those.
Knees in the clinch landing for Poulter.
Poulter lands a good knee to the midsection. Garcius won't want to take too many of those.
Poulter utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Poulter tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Garcius avoids it.
Poulter lands a nice knee to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Poulter lands a knee to the head.
Garcius wants a takedown but no success here.
Garcius is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Poulter to keep the fight standing.
Poulter is leaning against Garcius and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.

Garcius pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Garcius lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Garcius throws a right and a left that Poulter avoids nicely.
Poulter fails in his attempt to clinch.
Poulter stuffs the takedown attempt from Garcius. Garcius gets slowly back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Poulter darts in and clinches Garcius up against the cage.
Poulter throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Garcius blocks it with crossed arms.
Poulter landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Garcius managing to block the knees to the body from Poulter.
Garcius tries for a takedown but Poulter manages to get underhooks.

Garcius has picked Poulter up - he's going for a ride! Garcius dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Garcius thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Poulter's head.

Poulter kicks off Garcius and gets to his feet.
Garcius throws a leg kick that is checked
and Poulter counters with a stiff right hand.
Poulter slips a jab and a cross from Garcius.
Poulter lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Poulter clinches up with Garcius and pushes him back against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garcius has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Poulter after a bit of a struggle.
Garcius fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Garcius blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Garcius tries for a takedown but Poulter manages to get underhooks.
Garcius is looking to take this one to the mat.
Poulter lands a knee to the body.
Poulter lands a nice knee to the body.
Poulter lands a nice knee to the body.
Poulter unloads a knee to the mid-section. Garcius lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Poulter landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Poulter using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Poulter lands a nice knee to the body.
Poulter is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Garcius is defending well for now.
Garcius is trying to break the clinch but Poulter has him pressed against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Garcius pulls Poulter into guard.
Garcius is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

Poulter stands and steps away. Garcius gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.

And that's the end of the fight!
Paul Poulter comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Poulter 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paul Poulter!