PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Attila Skif (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rodney Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Skif
vs
Garcia

190 cm
25
215 lbs
13 - 2 - 0

192 cm
27
217 lbs
17 - 5 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Granite chin

MayheM sportswear
Russian Bears Nutrition

MayheM sportswear
Bullet Proof System

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Attila Skif!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rodney Garcia!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Frank Dennis and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Skif pushes Garcia away with a front kick.
Skif tried to score with a low kick but Garcia checks it.
Garcia looks to land a right hand but Skif moved out of range.
A big left from Skif misses.
Garcia throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Skif throws a counter high kick but Garcia was just alert enough to avoid it.
Garcia misses with a body punch
and Skif counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Skif throws a leg kick which misses Garcia's front leg but catches the back leg as Garcia tries to avoid it.
Garcia connects with a body shot.
Skif misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Skif wants to land a leg kick but Garcia is out of range.
Skif misses with a wild body shot.
Skif bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Garcia dives in for a single leg takedown but Skif sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the ropes.
Skif tries to land a front kick but Garcia steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Garcia lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Garcia stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Skif takes one on the button.
Skif looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Garcia moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Jab from Garcia.
Garcia just misses with a punch to the body.
Garcia fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Skif manages to avoid it.
A jab lands there for Skif.
Skif keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Garcia.
A good leg kick by Skif.
Garcia takes a kick to the side of the head.
Rodney Garcia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Garcia just misses with a punch to the body.
Skif ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Garcia uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Skif.
Skif misses with a low kick.
Garcia connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Garcia rushes Skif and presses him up against the ropes.
Garcia blocking some punches.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Garcia creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Garcia tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Skif's elbow.
Garcia misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Skif.
Skif misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Skif.
Garcia lands a left hand that snaps the head of Skif backwards.
A short right from Skif.
Skif wants to stall.
Skif looking to slow down the pace here.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
A short right from Skif on the inside.
Skif misses with a short punch on the inside.
Skif can't find room to land a body shot as Garcia controls the action.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Skif.
Skif works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.

Skif breaks the clinch.
Garcia dodges the punch combination from Skif.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Skif.
Skif delivers a nice body kick.
Garcia wants to clinch
and Skif counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A telegraphed right hand from Skif misses the target.
Skif connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Garcia misses with a body kick.
Skif ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Garcia takes a swing at Skif's ribcage but misses.
Skif feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Garcia uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Skif.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garcia throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Skif on the side of the head.
Garcia throws a hook but Skif avoids it easily.
Skif tries a head kick but it misses.
Garcia appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Skif defending well as Garcia loads up on a big left hand.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Skif. Garcia shrugs it off though.
Skif just misses with a punch to the body.
Garcia throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Garcia throws out a loose jab but Skif uses good head movement to avoid it.
Skif is looking to wear down Garcia with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Skif scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Skif ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Garcia lands a jab to the head.
Skif throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Skif cracks Garcia with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Skif, right into the meat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Attila Skif dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Skif avoids the head kick by Garcia.
Skif lands with a shot to the body.
Skif connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Garcia avoids a kick to the body.
Garcia throws a sloppy body shot
and Skif counters with a stiff right hand.
Attila Skif is winning the standup battle so far.
Skif connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Garcia misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Skif connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Garcia throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Skif counters with a series of strikes that practically lifts Garcia off his feet! He tumbles backwards, his head bouncing off the mat - Skif follows up with more strikes before the ref can step in but Garcia was out before he hit the floor.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Attila Skif!