PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rodney Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wampage Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnson has chosen Come Over (feat. Stylo G) as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Garcia
vs
Johnson

192 cm
27
217 lbs
16 - 5 - 0

178 cm
27
220 lbs
14 - 8 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Bullet Proof System

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rodney Garcia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Wampage Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, George Francis and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garcia doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

Garcia shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Johnson trying to control from the bottom.
Garcia with the ground and pound but Johnson uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Garcia being controlled here momentarily.
Garcia working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Garcia will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Garcia missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Johnson managing to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garcia trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Johnson has Garcia pulled in close to control his posture.
Garcia throws a big right hand that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia throws a strike but Johnson rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Garcia escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Johnson gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

Garcia looking for a guillotine here but Johnson defends easily.
Johnson must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

Johnson got a little sloppy there for a moment and Garcia has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Johnson has managed to get both his arms back between Garcia's legs - danger averted.

Garcia looking for subs off his back but Johnson has passed one foot through into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia is pressing down on Johnson's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.

Garcia is looking for a triangle but Johnson pushes his legs off easily.
Johnson looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

Garcia throws his legs up looking for a submission but Johnson uses it to pass to side control.
Johnson trying to control the action but Garcia is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia is looking to regain half guard here but Johnson keeps moving and retains side control.
Johnson trying to control the action but Garcia is working from the bottom.
Garcia is looking to regain half guard here but Johnson keeps moving and retains side control.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Garcia sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Garcia is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

Garcia looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Garcia tries to get to full guard but Johnson has control of the leg.
Johnson looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Garcia is trying to get back to full guard.
Garcia gets back to full guard.
Garcia seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.

Garcia looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Johnson tries to stand but Garcia is controlling from the bottom.

Garcia looking for a guillotine here but Johnson defends easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Rodney Garcia will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Garcia fails with an attempt to clinch.
Johnson shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Garcia eats them both and turns towards Johnson to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Good leg kick by Johnson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Garcia misses with a hook
and Garcia takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Johnson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Garcia can pounce on him.
Johnson takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Garcia lands a head shot.
Johnson keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Johnson throws a jab but it's blocked by Garcia.
Garcia scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johnson throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Johnson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Johnson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A slow jab from Johnson misses its intended target.
Johnson throws a nice outside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Johnson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Johnson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Johnson.
Johnson leaning against his opponent.
Johnson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Garcia backwards.
Johnson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Garcia trying to control the position but instead, Johnson has worked for underhooks and has pushed Garcia into the cage.
Garcia slowing the pace effectively.
Johnson lands a body shot.
Johnson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Johnson lands a body shot in the clinch.
Johnson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Garcia struggles to land a body shot inside as Johnson controls his hands.
Johnson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Garcia blocking some punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia blocks a body shot from Johnson.
Garcia is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Johnson is keeping busy.

Garcia escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Johnson is looking to slow Garcia down with leg kicks.
Johnson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Johnson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Garcia's hands.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Garcia shoots in for a takedown and gets it.

Garcia is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Johnson manages to get to full guard.
Garcia cracks Johnson with a solid left hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia throwing strikes from guard but Johnson blocks nicely.
Garcia trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Johnson looking for a sweep. Not yet Johnson, not yet.
Johnson controls Garcia momentarily but Garcia frees himself.
Johnson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Garcia preventing the sweep.
Garcia working some strikes from top position.
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.
Johnson bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Garcia's guard.

Garcia can't keep his opponent in guard - Johnson advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Garcia is looking for a sweep. Johnson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Garcia manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Garcia looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Garcia keeping moving, preventing Johnson from controlling successfully.
Garcia manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Johnson manages to get himself to full guard.

Johnson trying to control the position here.
Garcia scoring with some ground and pound.
Johnson is pulling down on Garcia's head to control his posture.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Johnson is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wampage Johnson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Johnson throws a push kick but Garcia slaps the foot to one side.
Garcia shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Garcia lands with a straight right. Johnson didn't see that one coming.
Garcia connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Johnson's hands.
Johnson digs a good body shot into Garcia's ribs.
Johnson misses with an uppercut. Garcia saw that one coming.
Garcia looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Johnson throws a series of punches but Garcia moves out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Garcia.
Garcia lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Johnson tries to bum rush Garcia with a series of wild strikes but Garcia uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Garcia was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
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!
Garcia dives in for a single leg takedown but Johnson sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Johnson throws a right hand that Garcia ducks under and follows up with a left that Garcia also avoids with ease.
Garcia misses the shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson throws a nice inside leg kick.
Johnson throws an overhand right that lands on Garcia's shoulder, as Garcia tries to avoid the shot.
The fighters circle momentarily. Johnson darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Wampage Johnson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Johnson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Johnson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Johnson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Garcia lands a right hook to the body.
Johnson misses with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Garcia finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Johnson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Garcia throws a shot from downtown. Johnson moves away and avoids it.
Garcia chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Johnson attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A swing and a miss from Garcia.
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!
Johnson walks into a left hand.
Johnson lands a head kick. Garcia smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Garcia looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Johnson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A clash of legs there as Johnson blocks the low kick.
Johnson misses with a low kick as Garcia jumps back.
Garcia misses with a body shot.
Johnson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Garcia counters with a slapping leg kick.
Johnson slaps away a takedown attempt from Garcia, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Garcia thows a left - swing and a miss!
Johnson tries to bum rush Garcia with a series of wild strikes but Garcia uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rodney Garcia. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Johnson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Garcia misses with an uppercut.
Johnson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Garcia throws a lazy uppercut
and Johnson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Johnson throws the left hand but Garcia avoids the punch easily.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Garcia.
Johnson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Garcia's sensitive parts.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Garcia.
Garcia avoids the body shot from Johnson.
Garcia wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garcia bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Johnson motions for Garcia to come forward. Johnson throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Garcia drops down looking for a counter takedown but Johnson sprawls and moves away.
Johnson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Johnson on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Johnson avoids the head kick by Garcia.
Garcia throws a combination. Johnson tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Garcia misses the shot to the body.
Garcia catches Johnson with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Garcia showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Johnson.
It looked like Garcia was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Johnson.
Johnson throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Garcia counters with a right hand to the body.
Garcia throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Johnson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Johnson stuffs the takedown attempt from Garcia. Garcia gets slowly back to his feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rodney Garcia showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Garcia has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 28:29
Judge George Francis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Rodney Garcia!
Rodney Garcia decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.