PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Yancy Makaki Iii (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Askles Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yancy Makaki Iii has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Makaki Iii
vs
Garcia

182 cm
22
177 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

180 cm
24
180 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Determined

KAISER Nutrition - Q160/$250

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Yancy Makaki Iii!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Askles Garcia!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, James Ackerman and Phil Schofield.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garcia is looking to clinch but Makaki Iii is avoiding it.
Garcia tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Makaki Iii paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Garcia closes the distance looking to clinch
and Makaki Iii counters with a stiff right hand.
Nice shot lands for Makaki Iii.
Garcia on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Makaki Iii will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Askles Garcia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Garcia doesn't manage to clinch there - Makaki Iii circles away.
Garcia closes the distance but Makaki Iii moves to the side
and Makaki Iii counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Makaki Iii has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Renegade Training Center in the buildup to the fight.
Makaki Iii circles away from the clinch attempt.
Makaki Iii connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Garcia tries to close the distance and clinch up but Makaki Iii swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Garcia wants to clinch but Makaki Iii slips to the side
and Makaki Iii counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Garcia fails in his attempt to clinch.
Makaki Iii scores with a hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Makaki Iii scores with a hook to the body. Garcia takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Makaki Iii avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Makaki Iii scores with a jab to the jaw.
Makaki Iii connects with a leg kick. Garcia looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Garcia tries to clinch up but Makaki Iii circles away and keeps his distance.
Makaki Iii throws a quick inside leg kick.
Makaki Iii scores with a jab. Garcia acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Makaki Iii scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Makaki Iii is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Garcia throws a solid leg kick but Makaki Iii takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Garcia.
Garcia takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Makaki Iii digs a good body shot into Garcia's ribs.
Garcia closes the distance but Makaki Iii moves to the side
and Makaki Iii counters with a stiff right hand.

Garcia is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Garcia throws a leg kick but Makaki Iii checks it.
Makaki Iii appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Garcia walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Garcia is still on wobbly legs! Can Makaki Iii finish him?
Garcia takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Garcia seems to have recovered his senses.
Garcia looks winded!
Garcia throws a leg kick

and Makaki Iii counters with a crisp right hand that drops Garcia! Makaki Iii lets Garcia back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Makaki Iii lands a nice looking body shot.
Makaki Iii drops Garcia with a huge uppercut! Garcia drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Makaki Iii is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yancy Makaki Iii!
Yancy Makaki Iii decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
The defeated Askles Garcia had this to say: 'I will back..'.