PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dawid Lewandowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Trevor Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Garcia is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Guantanamera - Los Paraguayos. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Lewandowski
vs
Garcia

188 cm
19
195 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

188 cm
20
194 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Hellbent

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dawid Lewandowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Trevor Garcia!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Jorge Garcia and Alyssa Summers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lewandowski misses with an attempted mid kick.
Lewandowski throws a combination that misses

and Garcia moves into the clinch.
Lewandowski has Garcia pressed against the cage, preventing Garcia from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Lewandowski swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lewandowski.
Lewandowski lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lewandowski misses with a hook from the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Lewandowski.
Garcia tries to break free but Lewandowski pushes him back against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Lewandowski as Garcia tries to tie him up.
Lewandowski misses with a shot to the kidneys.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lewandowski displaying some good clinch control by pressing Garcia up against the cage.
Lewandowski has a couple of punches blocked by Garcia.
Garcia is pushing Lewandowski up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Lewandowski content to slow the pace in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lewandowski lands a shoulder strike.
Garcia struggles to land a body shot inside as Lewandowski controls his hands.
Garcia is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Lewandowski misses with the head strike.
Lewandowski holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Lewandowski goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lewandowski stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Garcia has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Lewandowski seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Garcia can turn it around.
Lewandowski throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Garcia blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Garcia slowing the pace effectively.
Lewandowski pushes Garcia back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Garcia blocks a body shot from Lewandowski.
Lewandowski stalling in the clinch.
Lewandowski tries to throw a body punch but Garcia avoids it by throwing Lewandowski back against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Lewandowski as the two fighters clinch.
Garcia is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Lewandowski is keeping busy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lewandowski controlling the action here for a moment.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Lewandowski misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lewandowski cracks Garcia with a nice body shot.
Garcia looking to slow down the pace here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lewandowski creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Garcia tries to circle away but Lewandowski has him pinned against the cage.
Lewandowski lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Garcia wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Garcia stalling against the cage.
Lewandowski misses with a shot to the kidneys.

Garcia breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lewandowski moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Lewandowski misses.
Garcia changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Lewandowski misses with a few strikes there.
Lewandowski throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Garcia uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lewandowski.
Lewandowski throws a wild body kick that Garcia sees coming a mile off.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lewandowski. Garcia does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lewandowski misses with a wild body shot.
Lewandowski looks to score with a jab to the body but Garcia is just out of range.
Lewandowski pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
And Garcia tries to counter it with a takedown but Lewandowski pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Lewandowski swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
As Lewandowski backs off Garcia throws a huge counter combo but Lewandowski manages to avoid it all.
Lewandowski looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garcia moves out of range of the strikes.
Lewandowski misses with a hook. Garcia ducked under it nicely.
Despite the aggression on Garcia's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Garcia takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Lewandowski throws a hook but Garcia blocks it.
Garcia unleashes a big counter combination but Lewandowski bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Lewandowski waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Garcia.
Lewandowski misses with a hook
and Garcia counters with a series of strikes. Lewandowski will be more careful next time no doubt.
Lewandowski lands a nice hook to Garcia's body. Garcia takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Garcia keeps the fight on the outside.
Garcia feints the counter takedown.
Lewandowski misses with a left hand
and Garcia counters with a one-two to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Garcia moves away from the strike by Lewandowski.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dawid Lewandowski dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

A swing and a miss from Lewandowski.
And Garcia tries to counter it with a takedown but Lewandowski pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Garcia moves away from the strike by Lewandowski.
Garcia unleashes a big counter combination but Lewandowski bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Lewandowski lands a jab to the nose.
Garcia has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Lewandowski finds it's way round the side to connect with Garcia's head.
Lewandowski thows a left - swing and a miss!
Garcia lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Lewandowski jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Garcia is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Lewandowski lands with a good body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lewandowski missing with a left hand there. Garcia was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Garcia wants to counter with a clinch but Lewandowski pushes him away.
Lewandowski tries to land a body kick
and Garcia counters with a two punch combo.
Lewandowski throws a right and a left that both miss.
Garcia unleashes a big counter combination but Lewandowski bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Lewandowski doesn't manage to clinch there - Garcia circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lewandowski throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lewandowski throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Garcia displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lewandowski throws out the jab.
Garcia steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Lewandowski.
Lewandowski falls off balance throwing a combination
and Garcia counters with a left and a right that stings Lewandowski.
Nice shot by Lewandowski.
Dawid Lewandowski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lewandowski connects with a good right hand that stumbles Garcia. Garcia circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Garcia defending well as Lewandowski loads up on a big left hand.
Garcia feints the counter takedown.
Lewandowski is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Garcia can do to turn this around?
Garcia displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lewandowski throws out the jab.
Lewandowski throws an off balance right hand
and Garcia counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia checks the leg kick.
Lewandowski misses with a hook.
Garcia is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Lewandowski misses with a straight left.
Lewandowski throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Garcia tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Lewandowski looks to throw the jab but Garcia is out of range.
Garcia throws a counter combo.
Lewandowski throws a poor cross that misses
and Garcia counters with a two punch combo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lewandowski throws a jab but it's blocked by Garcia.
Despite the aggression on Garcia's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
A swing and a miss from Lewandowski.
Dawid Lewandowski is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lewandowski throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Lewandowski 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.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lewandowski thows a left - swing and a miss!
Garcia feints the counter takedown.
Garcia moves out of range as Lewandowski strikes.
Garcia steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Lewandowski.
Garcia slips a jab from Lewandowski.
Lewandowski tries to clinch
and Garcia counters with a left and a right that stings Lewandowski.
Lewandowski swings widly with a right hand
and Garcia counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Garcia displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lewandowski throws out the jab.
Garcia drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Lewandowski defends it well.
Lewandowski throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lewandowski throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lewandowski misses with a wild combination.
Garcia feints the counter takedown.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garcia uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lewandowski.
Garcia unleashes a big counter combination but Lewandowski bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Nice defenses there by Garcia.
Garcia moves out of range of the strikes.
Lewandowski rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Garcia counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Garcia displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lewandowski throws out the jab.
Lewandowski throws a shot from downtown. Garcia moves away and avoids it.
Lewandowski lands a body shot.
Lewandowski throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lewandowski sets himself, and Garcia steps forward looking for the clinch! Lewandowski avoids it this time.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lewandowski looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Dawid Lewandowski will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Lewandowski misses with a hook
and Garcia counters with a left and a right that stings Lewandowski.
Lewandowski throws a looping overhand right but Garcia ducks down to avoid it.
Garcia staying out of range there.
Lewandowski misses with a lunging right hand
and Garcia counters with a one-two to the body.
Lewandowski throws a right hand that misses
and Garcia counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Lewandowski misses with an uppercut. Garcia saw that one coming.
And Garcia tries to counter it with a takedown but Lewandowski pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Some wild striking there from Lewandowski.
Garcia is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
The fighters circling - Lewandowski throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lewandowski throws a hook but Garcia blocks it.
Garcia lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lewandowski tries to clinch there but Garcia circles away.
Lewandowski misses with a straight left.
Garcia is looking for the big counter here.
Trevor Garcia is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lewandowski wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Garcia avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lewandowski throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Garcia unleashes a big counter combination but Lewandowski bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Lewandowski ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Garcia moves away.
As Lewandowski backs off Garcia throws a huge counter combo but Lewandowski manages to avoid it all.
Garcia slips under a jab.
Lewandowski tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Garcia was well out of range. Poor timing from Lewandowski.
Garcia uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lewandowski.
Garcia wants to counter the offense by Lewandowski and move into the clinch position.
Lewandowski misses with a looping left.
Trevor Garcia has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lewandowski swinging wildly here.
Garcia tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Lewandowski just misses with a punch to the body.
Lewandowski throws a low kick but Garcia avoids it.
Garcia blocks a leg kick.
Garcia is looking for the big counter here.
A big right from Lewandowski misses.
Lewandowski misses with a straight left.
Garcia blocks a jab.
Lewandowski finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Garcia takes one to the chin there.
Dawid Lewandowski is winning the standup battle so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lewandowski throws a low kick but Garcia moves out of range easily.
Garcia is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Lewandowski listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Lewandowski throws a hook but Garcia blocks it.
Garcia wants to counter with a clinch but Lewandowski pushes him away.

Lewandowski gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Lewandowski digs a right hand into Garcia's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Garcia's gas tank.
Lewandowski struggles to land a body shot inside as Garcia controls his hands.
Lewandowski lands a body punch.
Lewandowski lands a right hand that snaps the head of Garcia backwards.
Garcia is trying to break the clinch but Lewandowski is controlling him.

Garcia breaks the clinch.
Lewandowski looks to land a left hand but Garcia moved out of range nicely.
Lewandowski misses with a few strikes there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lewandowski looks to land a left hand but Garcia moved out of range nicely.
Garcia steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Lewandowski.
Lewandowski lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Garcia blocks the body kick.
Garcia has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lewandowski throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Garcia unleashes a big counter combination but Lewandowski bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Dawid Lewandowski is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Garcia ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lewandowski is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Garcia.

Lewandowski pushes Garcia up against the cage in a clinch.
Lewandowski lands with a right to the head.
Garcia lands with a light punch inside.
Garcia tries a body shot but Lewandowski blocks it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dawid Lewandowski showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Lewandowski has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dawid Lewandowski!