PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Cain Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daryl Darnell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Garcia
vs
Darnell

185 cm
18
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

189 cm
18
195 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Great elbows
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 New York, Cain Garcia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Daryl Darnell!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Joseph Jones and John Kavanagh.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Darnell moves out of range as Garcia throws a body kick.
Garcia tries to land a body kick
letting Darnell counter with a right hand.
Garcia takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Garcia drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Garcia throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Darnell cracks Garcia with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.

It looks like Cain Garcia has been cut.
Darnell slips under a jab.
Garcia misses with a double jab
and Darnell connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Darnell dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A low kick from Garcia is predictable there
letting Darnell counter with a right hand.
Garcia takes one on the button.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Garcia throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Garcia throws a push kick but Darnell slaps the foot to one side.
Garcia throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Garcia thows a leg kick but Darnell checks it
letting Darnell counter with a right hand.
Garcia misses with a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Darnell connects with a good right hand that stumbles Garcia. Garcia circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Darnell.
Garcia throws a leg kick that is checked
and Darnell counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Garcia is breathing heavily.
Darnell avoids the body shot from Garcia.
Garcia misses with a two punch combination.
Garcia throws a series of punches but Darnell moves out of range.
Darnell throws a counter combo.
Darnell swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Darnell will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Darnell scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Garcia doesn't seem bothered though.
A decent looking cross lands there for Darnell.
Garcia moves out of range of the leg kick from Darnell.
Good shot there by Darnell.
Darnell lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Garcia takes a jab right on the kisser.
Darnell connects with a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Darnell to score with a decent uppercut.
A cross from Darnell lands.

Garcia is rocked!
Darnell lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Oh Garcia is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

Cain Garcia's cut is getting worse.

Darnell drops Garcia with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Garcia looks back up at him and smiles so Darnell waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Darnell throws a monster overhand right that drops Garcia! Darnell follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Daryl Darnell!