PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rev Hard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jean Paul Garcon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hard comes to the cage accompanied by Nine Thou. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Hard
vs
Paul Garcon

200 cm
25
245 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

189 cm
21
243 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rev Hard!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jean Paul Garcon!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Arvi Lind and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Hard scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Garcon is trying to get back to full guard.
Garcon is looking to escape.
Garcon holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
The fighters are battling for position here. Garcon manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Garcon is looking to stand up but Hard isn't so interested in that idea.
Our spies down at at IMMA Gym of Elite ASS inform us that Garcon has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Garcon can do anything to dispel that myth.
Garcon can't keep his opponent in guard - Hard advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Garcon is holding on to half guard well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garcon is looking to get back to full guard here but Hard has managed to pass to side control instead.
Garcon tries to improve position but can't.
Garcon really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hard. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcon is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Garcon keeps trying to improve his position.
Garcon is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Hard is controlling him well.
Garcon sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Garcon is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Hard wants to free his trapped foot but Garcon is holding on for dear life with his legs.

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.
Garcon pushes Hard off looking to stand but Hard dives back in and keeps control.
Garcon regains full guard. Nicely done.
Garcon managing to control the position.
Garcon is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
A good leg kick by Garcon.
Hard on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Garcon throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Garcon ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Hard is breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Garcon lands a big uppercut and Hard crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Hard looks OK. Garcon waves Hard back to his feet!

It looks like Rev Hard has been cut.
Hard walks into a straight right, dropping him to the canvas! Garcon swarms him and finishes the fight with a hail of punches! What a brutal finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Jean Paul Garcon! Jean Paul Garcon retains his heavyweight title!
Our winner, Jean Paul Garcon, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
In defeat, Rev Hard stepped up to the mic, saying 'Next Time Better'.