|
|
PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sergio Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eric Staal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Garcia's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Ludacris - Beast Mode. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
 |
|
 |
| 183 cm
19
190 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
|
180 cm
21
192 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine |
|
Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
|
| |
|
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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sergio Garcia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Eric Staal!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Sosuke Kotani and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Staal scores with a kick to the midsection.
Staal throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Garcia counters with a left to the body.
Garcia ducks right into an uppercut from Staal.
Garcia throws a front kick aimed at Staal's knee but Staal avoids it well.
Garcia looks to land a right hand but Staal moved out of range.
Garcia misses with a hook. Staal ducked under it nicely.
Garcia uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Staal.
Garcia slips a straight right by Staal.
Garcia moves out of range as Staal strikes.
Garcia lands with a cross.
Garcia throws a chopping leg kick but Staal manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garcia tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Staal lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Staal is looking to slow Garcia down with leg kicks.
Staal throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Garcia lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Staal lands with a thumping leg kick.
Staal connects with an inside leg kick.
Staal lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Garcia is looking to score with low kicks.
A slapping leg kick lands for Garcia.
Garcia looks to land a left hand but Staal moved out of range nicely.
Staal throws a nice outside leg kick.
Eric Staal is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Garcia misses with a head kick.
Staal throws a chopping leg kick but Garcia manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Staal throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Garcia takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Garcia takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Staal throws a leg kick
and Garcia counters with a stiff right hand.
A head kick by Garcia misses
and Staal counters with a left to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Staal pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Staal.
Jab, jab by Staal - just one landing.
Staal misses with the body kick
and Garcia counters with a stiff right hand.
Garcia throws out a leg kick but Staal moves out of range and Garcia only half commits.
Garcia tries to land a leg kick but Staal saw it coming and moves away.
Garcia blocks a jab.
Staal misses with a straight left.
Garcia avoids the body shot from Staal.
Staal scoring well with a low kick there.
Staal attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Garcia jabs Staal to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Garcia avoids the head kick by Staal.
Staal takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Staal is looking to score with low kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Staal was covering up waiting for the punch and Garcia finishes the takedown easily into guard.
We've been hearing that Garcia has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Garcia trying to control the position from guard on top but Staal is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Garcia postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Garcia accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Garcia passes into half guard.
Staal wants to get back to full guard.
Garcia working the head and body with strikes.
Staal is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Garcia's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Garcia's back!
Garcia is keeping busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Staal is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Garcia rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Staal prevents Garcia from improving his position.
Garcia is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Staal pulls his head out easily.
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!
Staal wants to lay and pray for a moment but Garcia keeps working.
Garcia tries to roll over but Staal keeps him under control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Eric Staal will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Staal lands a body shot.
Staal throws a wild body kick that Garcia sees coming a mile off.
Garcia has a takedown stuffed.
Staal cracks the inside of Garcia's front leg.
Staal misses with a left hand
and Garcia decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Staal's guard.
Garcia in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Sergio Garcia overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Staal looking for a sweep. Not yet Staal, not yet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garcia in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Garcia wants to control from the top but Staal keeps moving.
Garcia has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Staal holds on and takes a little breather.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Staal wants to stand but Garcia is controlling the position.
Staal preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Staal seems keen to control Garcia's posture.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Garcia controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Garcia tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Garcia moves out of range as Staal strikes.
Staal blocks the body kick.
Staal connects with a single shot there.
A nice leg kick lands there from Staal.
Garcia keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Garcia fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Staal throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Staal misses with a body kick.
Staal thuds his right hand into Garcia's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Garcia throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Staal defending well as Garcia loads up on a big left hand.
Garcia looks to score with a jab to the body but Staal is just out of range.
Staal checks the leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Garcia shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Staal's guard.
Garcia is looking to work some ground and pound but Staal has wrist control.
Staal controls Garcia momentarily but Garcia frees himself.
Staal wants to sweep but no luck.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Staal is pulling down on Garcia's head to control his posture.
Staal looking to control.
Garcia trying to control the position from guard on top but Staal is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Garcia lands a couple of digs.
Staal not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Garcia looking to sit in guard and control but Staal gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Garcia wants to sweep but no luck.
Staal trying to control but Garcia is working from the bottom.
Garcia looking to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Staal is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Garcia controlling the position.
Staal pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Garcia is keeping the position for now.
Garcia working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Staal doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Staal manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Garcia trying to keep a closed guard but Staal is proving a slippery customer.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Eric Staal will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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. This is the final round!
Staal needs to keep his hands up - Garcia had a free shot at his head there.
Staal connects with a body shot that sends Garcia's belly button to the back.
Garcia throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Staal follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Garcia throws a lazy head kick
and Staal counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Staal is looking to slow Garcia down with leg kicks.
Garcia throws a hook but Staal avoids it easily.
Garcia throws a half hearted mid kick.
Garcia misses with a body kick.
Garcia goes for a double leg but Staal avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the ropes as Staal continues to drive forward.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Garcia lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Staal has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Staal and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Garcia tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Garcia ducks under a wild hook from Staal.
Eric Staal seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Garcia's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Staal connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Garcia scrambles back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Garcia shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Staal pinned against the ropes. Staal gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Staal throws out a counter right but Garcia avoids it with no problem.
Garcia throws a low kick but it's checked well by Staal.
Garcia dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Staal. That did some damage!
A jab from Staal finds it's way through Garcia's defenses.
Staal throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Garcia misses the shot to the body.
Garcia takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Garcia looks to land a right hand but Staal moved out of range.
Staal throws a lazy body kick
and Garcia counters with a shoot takedown. Staal fights it but they end up in guard.
Staal is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Staal 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia wants to control from the top but Staal keeps moving.
Garcia in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Garcia trying to control the position from guard on top but Staal is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Staal utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Garcia throws a big elbow that misses.
Staal trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia gets a double leg takedown into Staal's guard.
Staal avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Staal working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Garcia.
Garcia is looking to advance position but Staal has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Staal trying to control but Garcia is having none of it.
Garcia is in all sorts of trouble here.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Staal working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Garcia is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Garcia bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Garcia stopping the sweep attempt from Staal.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garcia throws a big elbow that misses.
Garcia scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Garcia not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Staal keeping moving, preventing Garcia from controlling successfully.
Garcia in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Staal wants to sweep but no luck.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Garcia postures up.
Garcia wants to control from the top but Staal keeps moving.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Sergio Garcia.
I think Staal 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 Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight as a draw!
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight for Eric Staal!
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight for Sergio Garcia!
The fight ends as a draw!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
59% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
