PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rhea Garcia Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Houghton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Rhea Garcia Jr has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Garcia Jr
vs
Houghton

175 cm
25
160 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

177 cm
25
169 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Brawler
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Rhea Garcia Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jake Houghton!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Peter Branson and David Hoff.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garcia Jr misses with a wild combination.
Garcia Jr doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Houghton is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.

Houghton clinches up with Garcia Jr and pushes him back against the cage.
Houghton lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Houghton keeps control of Garcia Jr as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Houghton lands a nice uppercut.
Houghton lands with a right to the head.
Garcia Jr misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Houghton.
Houghton lands with a short shot to the head.
Garcia Jr looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Garcia Jr pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Houghton lunges at Garcia Jr with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Garcia Jr's hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Garcia Jr closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Garcia Jr breaks from the clinch.
Garcia Jr shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Houghton connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Houghton misses the shot to the body.
Houghton throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Garcia Jr went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Houghton just misses with a punch to the body.

Houghton pushes Garcia Jr up against the cage in a clinch.

Garcia Jr manages to break the clinch.
Houghton 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.
Nice defenses there by Garcia Jr.
Houghton cracks Garcia Jr with a good jab.
Garcia Jr throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Garcia Jr doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Houghton connects with a nice looking jab.
Houghton swings widly with a right hand
and Garcia Jr connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Houghton jabs Garcia Jr to the body, keeping him at a distance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Houghton misses with a body shot.
Houghton loads up on a big right hand but Garcia Jr slips the punch.
Garcia Jr is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Houghton.
Garcia Jr lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Garcia Jr.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Houghton closes the distance and clinches.
Houghton scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Houghton has a couple of punches blocked by Garcia Jr.
Garcia Jr tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
A hook to the body from Houghton.
Garcia Jr throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Houghton throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Garcia Jr is breathing heavily.
Houghton lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Houghton lands with a right to the head.
Garcia Jr tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Houghton just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rhea Garcia Jr. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Houghton lands a body shot.
A right hook to the body lands for Houghton.
Houghton scores with a shoulder strike.
Houghton pushes Garcia Jr back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Good body shot from Houghton.
Houghton working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

Garcia Jr is rocked!
Houghton gets through Garcia Jr's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Oh Garcia Jr is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Houghton lands a left hand that snaps the head of Garcia Jr backwards.
Houghton pushes Garcia Jr against the cage. Houghton is working some dirty boxing. Houghton pushes off with a quick right hook! Garcia Jr goes down! Garcia Jr tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Houghton moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jake Houghton!
Our winner, Jake Houghton, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.