PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jan Jedrzejczyk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jean Paul Garcon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Jedrzejczyk might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Chase And Status - Fire In Your Eyes ft. Maverick Sabre. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Jedrzejczyk
vs
Paul Garcon

193 cm
23
242 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

189 cm
23
243 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Very quick

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

KAISER

KAISER
Museum of Monsters & Madmen

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jan Jedrzejczyk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jean Paul Garcon!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, John Kavanagh and Lou da Vinci.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garcon misses the shot to the body.
Garcon has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Garcon connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Jedrzejczyk fails with an attempt to clinch.
Garcon doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Garcon throws a leg kick
and Jedrzejczyk cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Garcon takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Jedrzejczyk takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Jedrzejczyk is looking to land body kicks.
Garcon connects with a right hand. Jedrzejczyk shakes it off.
Jedrzejczyk keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A big right from Jedrzejczyk misses.
Jedrzejczyk takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Jedrzejczyk avoids the head kick by Garcon.
Garcon misses with a straight right.
Jedrzejczyk takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
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!
Garcon misses with a hook.
A lazy left from Garcon finds it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcon showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jedrzejczyk.
Garcon looks to throw the jab but Jedrzejczyk is out of range.
Garcon ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Garcon changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A jab from Jedrzejczyk finds it's way through Garcon's defenses.
Jedrzejczyk lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Garcon backs up against the cage.
Jedrzejczyk looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Jedrzejczyk connects with a crisp jab.
Jedrzejczyk works the jab nicely.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Jedrzejczyk - that will leave a mark!
A looping hook to the body misses from Jedrzejczyk. Garcon does a little dance to reset his feet.
Garcon misses with a wild body shot.
Garcon takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Garcon connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Jedrzejczyk pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jedrzejczyk with a jab.
Garcon avoids a punch combination nicely.
The fighters circling - Garcon throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jedrzejczyk slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Jedrzejczyk drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Garcon lands with an uppercut that bounces Jedrzejczyk off the cage and back into range.
Garcon throws a big shot that misses.
Jedrzejczyk throwing a counter right hand but Garcon manages to avoid it.
Garcon needs to keep his hands up - Jedrzejczyk had a free shot at his head there.
Jedrzejczyk tries to clinch up.
A little jabbing left from Garcon on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Jedrzejczyk moves out of range as Garcon strikes.
Jedrzejczyk fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Garcon on the side of the head.
Garcon avoids a kick to the body.
Jedrzejczyk takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Jedrzejczyk throws a hook but Garcon avoids it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jedrzejczyk throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
A slapping leg kick lands for Jedrzejczyk.
Jedrzejczyk fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Garcon manages to avoid it.
Garcon throws a low kick but it's checked well by Jedrzejczyk.
A head kick misses from Garcon.
Jedrzejczyk is looking to counter punch.
Garcon displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jedrzejczyk throws out the jab.
Jedrzejczyk tries to close the distance and clinch up but Garcon swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Some bone on bone action there as Garcon checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Jedrzejczyk throws a big shot that misses.
Garcon throws a push kick but Jedrzejczyk slaps the foot to one side.
Jedrzejczyk goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Garcon avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jedrzejczyk throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Garcon looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Garcon gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Jedrzejczyk counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jedrzejczyk scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Garcon lands a leg kick that knocks Jedrzejczyk off balance momentarily.
Jedrzejczyk misses with a body shot.
Jedrzejczyk throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jedrzejczyk with a nice cross.
Garcon lands a nice shot to the body.
Garcon checks a low kick from Jedrzejczyk.
Garcon walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Jedrzejczyk checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
It looked like Jedrzejczyk wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
An inside leg kick lands from Garcon.
Jedrzejczyk throws an overhand right that lands on Garcon's shoulder, as Garcon tries to avoid the shot.
Garcon ducks under a wild hook from Jedrzejczyk.
Jedrzejczyk fails with an attempt to clinch.
Garcon swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Jedrzejczyk scoring well with a low kick there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Garcon turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Jedrzejczyk throws a sloppy head kick and Garcon moves out of range easily.
A countering left hand to the body from Garcon misses.
Garcon ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jedrzejczyk is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Jedrzejczyk moves out of range as Garcon throws a body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Jedrzejczyk lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Jedrzejczyk cracks Garcon with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Jedrzejczyk lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Garcon circles away quickly and effectively.
Garcon closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Jedrzejczyk tries to clinch up but Garcon circles away and keeps his distance.
Jedrzejczyk moves out of range as Garcon strikes.
Good shot there by Jedrzejczyk.
Garcon uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jedrzejczyk.
Garcon throws a head kick that misses.
Jedrzejczyk stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Garcon.
Garcon looks to throw the jab but Jedrzejczyk is out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garcon pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A big right from Garcon misses.
Jedrzejczyk throws a leg kick but Garcon checks it.
Garcon feints and then cracks Jedrzejczyk's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Jedrzejczyk down.
Jedrzejczyk connects with a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcon looks to throw the jab but Jedrzejczyk is out of range.
Jedrzejczyk fires out a quick counter leg kick but Garcon just manages to avoid it.
A telegraphed right hand from Jedrzejczyk misses the target.
Jedrzejczyk moves out of range of the body kick.
Jedrzejczyk is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Garcon throws a body punch but Jedrzejczyk moves out of range.
Garcon throws a body punch but Jedrzejczyk moves out of range.
Garcon ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Garcon.
Nice body kick from Garcon.
Jedrzejczyk moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Garcon gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Jedrzejczyk.
A big right from Jedrzejczyk misses.
Jedrzejczyk avoids a kick to the body.
Jedrzejczyk has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Garcon throws out a leg kick but Jedrzejczyk moves out of range and Garcon only half commits.
Garcon finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcon misses with a hook.
Jedrzejczyk connects with a right hand. Garcon shakes it off.
Jedrzejczyk checks a leg kick nicely.
Garcon misses with a wild body shot.
Jedrzejczyk tried to counter with a leg kick but Garcon avoided it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jedrzejczyk throws a body punch but Garcon moves out of range.
Garcon replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Jedrzejczyk blocks it well.
Jedrzejczyk throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Garcon tries to score with a low kick but Jedrzejczyk moves his leg out of the way.
A little feinted left hand from Jedrzejczyk on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Garcon dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jedrzejczyk tries to clinch but Garcon is having none of it.
Garcon looks to land a left hand but Jedrzejczyk moved out of range nicely.
Garcon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jedrzejczyk misses with a straight right.
Garcon throws a body shot but no joy.
Jedrzejczyk half committed to a counter leg kick.
Jedrzejczyk connects with a single shot there.
A jab from Jedrzejczyk misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jedrzejczyk tries to land a front kick but Garcon steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Garcon connects with a leg kick. Jedrzejczyk looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Jedrzejczyk is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Garcon throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Garcon scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A shot to the liver by Garcon. Beautiful body shot.
Garcon connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Garcon scoring well with a low kick there.
Garcon misses with an uppercut.
Jedrzejczyk uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Garcon.
Jedrzejczyk lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Jedrzejczyk moves out of range of the body kick from Garcon.
A looping hook to the body misses from Garcon. Jedrzejczyk does a little dance to reset his feet.
Garcon misses with a hook
letting Jedrzejczyk counter with a right hand.
Jedrzejczyk slips under a jab from Garcon.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garcon throws a low kick, looking for Jedrzejczyk's leg but Jedrzejczyk calmly moves out of range.
Jedrzejczyk connects with a looping right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Garcon missing with a left hand there. Jedrzejczyk was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jedrzejczyk thinks about countering with a head kick.
Garcon has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Garcon throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Garcon goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Jedrzejczyk wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Jedrzejczyk fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Garcon manages to avoid it.
Jedrzejczyk misses the shot to the body.
Jedrzejczyk misses with a hook. Garcon ducked under it nicely.
Jan Jedrzejczyk is winning the standup battle so far.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Jedrzejczyk works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Garcon misses with a body kick.
Jedrzejczyk swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Jedrzejczyk misses with a body kick.
Garcon lands with an overhand left.
Garcon misses with a low kick.
Garcon gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Jedrzejczyk.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Jean Paul Garcon will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

A jab from Garcon misses.
Jedrzejczyk is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Garcon.
Garcon misses with a body kick.
Garcon tries a low kick but Jedrzejczyk avoids it.
Jedrzejczyk's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
Jedrzejczyk keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Garcon works the jab nicely.
Jedrzejczyk scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Jedrzejczyk throws a hook but Garcon avoids it easily.
Garcon wants to slow Jedrzejczyk down by chopping away at his legs.
Jedrzejczyk swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Jedrzejczyk misses with a low kick.
Jedrzejczyk misses with a wild body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garcon lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Garcon uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jedrzejczyk.
Garcon now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
A leg kick checked by Garcon.
A nice side step and Garcon releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Garcon throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jedrzejczyk moves out of range as Garcon throws a body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jedrzejczyk wants to clinch.
Garcon slips under a jab.
Jedrzejczyk swings widly with a right hand
and Garcon counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Jedrzejczyk throws a jab when Garcon was well out of range.
Garcon slips a straight right by Jedrzejczyk.
A bone on bone clash there as Garcon blocks the leg kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Garcon.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jedrzejczyk throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Garcon tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Good leg kick by Garcon there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Garcon looks to score with a jab to the body but Jedrzejczyk is just out of range.
Garcon uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jedrzejczyk.
And Garcon responds with a good body kick, but Jedrzejczyk manages to step out the way in time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jedrzejczyk throws a solid leg kick but Garcon takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Jedrzejczyk.
Garcon throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jedrzejczyk sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jedrzejczyk is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Garcon.
Jedrzejczyk keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Garcon cracks a nice hook into Jedrzejczyk's ribs.
Garcon will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A bone on bone clash there as Jedrzejczyk blocks the leg kick.
Jedrzejczyk jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Garcon wants to slow Jedrzejczyk down by chopping away at his legs.
Garcon misses with a hook to the body
and Jedrzejczyk counters with a left to the body.
A good leg kick by Garcon.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Garcon scores with a body shot.
Jedrzejczyk throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Garcon counters with a straight right hand.
Garcon lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Garcon misses with a body punch
and Jedrzejczyk counters with a nice body shot.
Garcon drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcon blocks a jab.
Garcon misses with a low kick as Jedrzejczyk jumps back.
Jedrzejczyk throws a hook but Garcon avoids it easily.
Jedrzejczyk avoids a kick to the body.
Garcon throws out a loose jab but Jedrzejczyk uses good head movement to avoid it.
Garcon pushes Jedrzejczyk away with a front kick.
Garcon throws a body shot but no joy.
Garcon shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Garcon avoids a kick to the body.
Jedrzejczyk looks to land a right hand but Garcon moved out of range.
Garcon misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
As Garcon backs away, Jedrzejczyk returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
A low kick from Garcon misses
and Jedrzejczyk counters with a straight right hand.
Garcon avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Garcon throws a head kick but Jedrzejczyk moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garcon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Garcon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jedrzejczyk was well out of range. Poor timing from Garcon.
A jab from Garcon misses.
A little feinted left hand from Jedrzejczyk on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Jedrzejczyk takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Jedrzejczyk moves to clinch but Garcon breaks away
and Garcon counters with a nice uppercut.
Jedrzejczyk misses the shot to the body.
Jedrzejczyk backing away here, and Garcon unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Garcon cracks Jedrzejczyk with an open hand slap.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Garcon cracks Jedrzejczyk with a good jab.
Garcon throws a front kick that sends Jedrzejczyk stumbling back into the cage.
Jedrzejczyk fakes the leg kick and cracks Garcon in the body.
Garcon looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Jedrzejczyk misses with an uppercut. Garcon saw that one coming.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jean Paul Garcon comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Garcon 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 Jonathan Paton scores the fight 28:29
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 28:29
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jean Paul Garcon!
Jean Paul Garcon decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.