PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Salvatore Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Bigarms (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Jack Bigarms enters the cage!

Garcia
vs
Bigarms

222 cm
19
140 lbs
0 - 4 - 0

169 cm
25
135 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Salvatore Garcia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jack Bigarms!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Paul Gruel and Colin Fray.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Bigarms dives in and scores a takedown into Garcia's guard.

Bigarms drops back looking for a leg! Garcia is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Garcia manages to kick Bigarms off! Bigarms jumps back into Garcia's guard.
Bigarms wants to control from the top but Garcia keeps moving.
Garcia will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Garcia looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Bigarms gets to his feet. Garcia looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Bigarms misses with a series of wild punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garcia fails to land with a series of punches.
Garcia misses with a takedown
and Bigarms counters with a lovely straight right hand!

Excellent takedown into side control there by Bigarms.

Garcia is rocked!
Garcia knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Bigarms on the ground.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bigarms 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.
Oh Garcia is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bigarms content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Bigarms postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Garcia seems to have got his legs back now.
Bigarms is looking to take a break and control but Garcia is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bigarms 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.

Bigarms stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Bigarms fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Garcia does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Garcia tries for a takedown but Bigarms sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Bigarms closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Bigarms tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Bigarms controlling the position from side mount.
Garcia gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!

Bigarms looking for a guillotine from mount but Garcia is having none of it.
Garcia wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Bigarms.
Bigarms trying to control but Garcia is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Garcia wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Bigarms.
Garcia is trying desperately to improve position.
Bigarms connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Bigarms lands a big shot there that rocks Garcia but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.

Bigarms get's back to his feet.

Bigarms shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Garcia is trying to defend but Bigarms finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.

Garcia manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Jack Bigarms seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Garcia is breathing heavily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Garcia misses with an uppercut. Bigarms saw that one coming.

Bigarms looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Garcia avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Bigarms.
Bigarms not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Garcia misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Bigarms passes to side control.

Bigarms tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

Bigarms working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Bigarms dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Bigarms drives through and clinches with Garcia against the cage.

Bigarms breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Bigarms.
Garcia tries to bench press Bigarms off him but Bigarms keeps the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Bigarms is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Garcia knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Bigarms stands up and beckons Garcia to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bigarms moves into the clinch.

Bigarms breaks from the clinch.

Bigarms looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Garcia!
Garcia manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Bigarms is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Garcia is just content to waste time from the top position. Bigarms takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Bigarms utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Garcia really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Garcia postures up in Bigarms's guard and throws a big left but Bigarms blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bigarms keeping moving, preventing Garcia from controlling successfully.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Bigarms holds on and takes a little breather.
Garcia chips away with some ground and pound.
Bigarms is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bigarms missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

Bigarms seems to be looking for submissions.

Bigarms is working for a submission of some sort.
Garcia pushes Bigarms off looking to stand but Bigarms dives back in and keeps control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia wants to get back to full guard.
Bigarms thows a huge punch but Garcia dodges it nicely.
Bigarms missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Still in half guard, Bigarms seems content to control.

Bigarms is looking for a kimura but Garcia is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Bigarms to get the leverage.

Bigarms is looking for a kimura here.
Bigarms is breathing heavily.
Bigarms perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.

Bigarms decides to stand and escape the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Garcia misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Nice sprawl there from Bigarms as Garcia shoots in.

Bigarms dives in and scores a takedown into Garcia's guard.
Garcia wants to get back to his feet but Bigarms passes into half guard.

Bigarms is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bigarms throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Bigarms seems to be looking for submissions.
Bigarms looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Garcia with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Bigarms showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Bigarms gets a clinch.

Bigarms breaks from the clinch.

Bigarms rushes Garcia and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Bigarms is working Garcia over against the cage.
Bigarms just leaning against Garcia, taking a breather.

Bigarms breaks from the clinch.

Bigarms changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Garcia looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Garcia wants to get back to his feet but Bigarms is dominant here and he's now got Garcia's back!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garcia is defending well here and trying to improve his position.

Bigarms looking for the choke from the back.
Bigarms has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Garcia defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Garcia is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia covering up well under a barage of strikes.

Garcia is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.

Bigarms is looking for the choke from the back position but Garcia is controlling his hands well.
Garcia manages to scramble and ends up in full guard, under a barage of strikes . Great composure from Garcia.
Bigarms sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Garcia's guard.
Bigarms not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

Bigarms is looking for a kimura but Garcia is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Bigarms to get the leverage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Jack Bigarms has got the better of the ground game so far.
Bigarms uses his free foot to push down on Garcia's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Garcia.
Garcia holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Bigarms tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Bigarms thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Bigarms thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Garcia is working to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bigarms raining down hammerfists from mount.
Bigarms throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Bigarms throws some wild stikes that Garcia manages to avoid easily.

Bigarms stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.

Bigarms decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Bigarms throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Bigarms thows a huge punch but Garcia dodges it nicely.
Bigarms is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Bigarms passes the guard and advances to mount!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bigarms working the ground and pound effectively.
Poor strikes thrown by Bigarms there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Garcia tries to reverse the position but Bigarms maintains control.
Bigarms landing strikes, looking to finish!
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!

Bigarms working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.

Bigarms is standing up, even though he is in mount.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Bigarms!

And that's the end of the fight!
Jack Bigarms comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Bigarms has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Jeff Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 27:30
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Bigarms!