PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rodney Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charles BatzCastelmore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). BatzCastelmore has chosen Dogtanian France theme as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Garcia
vs
BatzCastelmore

192 cm
28
217 lbs
18 - 6 - 0

195 cm
27
220 lbs
13 - 7 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Bullet Proof System
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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 18 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rodney Garcia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Charles BatzCastelmore!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, George Francis and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
BatzCastelmore misses with a head kick.
BatzCastelmore is looking to land body kicks.
Garcia has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by BatzCastelmore.
A head kick by Garcia misses

and BatzCastelmore holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Garcia blocking some punches.
Garcia struggles to land a body shot inside as BatzCastelmore controls his hands.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Garcia.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Garcia takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
BatzCastelmore has Garcia pushed against the cage.
Garcia blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short right from BatzCastelmore on the inside.
A short right from Garcia.
BatzCastelmore with an attempt at a knee that misses.
BatzCastelmore working Garcia over with knees to the body.
BatzCastelmore tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
BatzCastelmore tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Garcia avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Garcia creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Garcia throws a head punch that misses.
Garcia tries a body shot but BatzCastelmore blocks it.
BatzCastelmore misses with a body punch.

Garcia has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed BatzCastelmore clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!

BatzCastelmore is trying escape back to his feet. He turns into his opponent's guard and eventually finds his way back to his feet.
BatzCastelmore misses with a kick to the body.
Garcia is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Garcia misses with an uppercut
and BatzCastelmore makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Garcia really felt that one!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Garcia throws a jab when BatzCastelmore was well out of range.
Garcia on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Garcia misses with a hook.
Garcia takes one on the chin but seems OK.
BatzCastelmore uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Garcia.
As Garcia backs off BatzCastelmore throws a huge counter combo but Garcia manages to avoid it all.
BatzCastelmore displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Garcia.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia takes a kick to the side of the head.

It looks like Rodney Garcia has been cut.
A nice inside leg kick there by Garcia. That's going to slow BatzCastelmore down.
Garcia takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Garcia looks to throw the jab but BatzCastelmore is out of range.
BatzCastelmore scores with a kick to the midsection.
BatzCastelmore lands an overhand right.
BatzCastelmore avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Garcia takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Charles BatzCastelmore seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Garcia misses with a body shot.
BatzCastelmore lands a head kick!
BatzCastelmore is looking to land body kicks.
Garcia pulls out of a head kick attempt.
BatzCastelmore dips to his left and cracks Garcia with an uppercut!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
BatzCastelmore is looking to clinch.
Garcia swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
BatzCastelmore tries a head kick but it misses.
BatzCastelmore goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
BatzCastelmore throws a head kick that misses
and Garcia connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Garcia throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
BatzCastelmore throws a one two combo.
BatzCastelmore bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Garcia's head.
BatzCastelmore takes a swing at Garcia's ribcage but misses.
BatzCastelmore tries a head kick but it misses.
Garcia avoids a kick to the body.
BatzCastelmore cracks Garcia with a good jab.
Charles BatzCastelmore is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Garcia fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
BatzCastelmore slaps away a takedown attempt from Garcia, before circling back to the center of the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Garcia connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Garcia looks to land a right hand but BatzCastelmore moved out of range.
Garcia takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
BatzCastelmore lands a head shot.
Garcia misses with a wild combination.
BatzCastelmore misses with an uppercut.
BatzCastelmore misses with a hook. Garcia ducked under it nicely.
BatzCastelmore throws a push kick but Garcia slaps the foot to one side.
BatzCastelmore pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Garcia looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Garcia throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
BatzCastelmore catches Garcia with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
BatzCastelmore misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Garcia jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Charles BatzCastelmore dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rodney Garcia's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

BatzCastelmore looks to score with a jab to the body but Garcia is just out of range.
Garcia looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
BatzCastelmore throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
BatzCastelmore scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Charles BatzCastelmore seems to be getting the better of the standup.
BatzCastelmore throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
BatzCastelmore misses with a wild body shot.
Garcia throws a body kick that misses
and BatzCastelmore counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Garcia takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Garcia.

BatzCastelmore rushes Garcia and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
BatzCastelmore tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Garcia avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
BatzCastelmore trying to land knees to the body.
BatzCastelmore looking to throw knees to the head but Garcia is blocking nicely.
Garcia looking for a takedown.
Garcia tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Garcia drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Garcia.

That's one minute gone in the round.
BatzCastelmore misses with a knee to the head.
BatzCastelmore lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
BatzCastelmore using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Garcia has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

Garcia breaks the clinch.
BatzCastelmore throws out a leg kick but Garcia moves out of range and BatzCastelmore only half commits.
BatzCastelmore misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
BatzCastelmore lands a jab to the nose.
Garcia misses with an uppercut. BatzCastelmore saw that one coming.
BatzCastelmore dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Garcia. That did some damage!
BatzCastelmore throws a hook but Garcia avoids it easily.
BatzCastelmore lands a really nice looking cross but Garcia seems unphased.
BatzCastelmore throws a low kick but it's checked well by Garcia.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
BatzCastelmore takes a swing at Garcia's ribcage but misses.
Nice shot by BatzCastelmore.
BatzCastelmore scores with a jab.
BatzCastelmore has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
BatzCastelmore lands with a thumping leg kick.
Garcia blocks a jab.
Garcia looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Garcia tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but BatzCastelmore was well out of range. Poor timing from Garcia.
BatzCastelmore moves into range and connects with a jab.
BatzCastelmore fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Garcia checks it well.
A counter left hand to the body from Garcia misses its target.
An inside leg kick lands from Garcia.
BatzCastelmore tries to clinch but Garcia moves out of range.
Garcia avoids a punch combination nicely.
BatzCastelmore displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Garcia throws out the jab.
Garcia tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and BatzCastelmore is able to avoid easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
BatzCastelmore misses with a body kick.
BatzCastelmore misses with a series of wild punches.
Garcia feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits BatzCastelmores jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Garcia's hands are dropping dangerously low here and BatzCastelmore connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Garcia scrambles back to his feet.
A head kick misses from BatzCastelmore.
Garcia takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Garcia lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

It looks like Charles BatzCastelmore has been cut.
BatzCastelmore throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Garcia takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
BatzCastelmore takes one to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A slapping leg kick lands for BatzCastelmore.
Good leg kick by Garcia there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for BatzCastelmore.
BatzCastelmore lands a head kick!
BatzCastelmore on the wrong end of a nice jab.
BatzCastelmore connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Garcia's hands.
Garcia misses with a wild body shot.
BatzCastelmore avoids a kick to the body.
Garcia lands with a straight right. BatzCastelmore didn't see that one coming.
BatzCastelmore jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Garcia looks to score with a jab to the body but BatzCastelmore is just out of range.
Garcia swings widly with a right hand
and BatzCastelmore counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
BatzCastelmore misses with a kick to the body

so Garcia counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.

BatzCastelmore uses the cage to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Charles BatzCastelmore showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Garcia steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from BatzCastelmore. That one must have hurt.
Garcia checks a leg kick nicely.
BatzCastelmore connects with a good right hand that stumbles Garcia. Garcia circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Garcia takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Garcia lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
BatzCastelmore pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
BatzCastelmore keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Garcia misses with a low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garcia lands with a shot to the body.
Garcia on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
No joy there for BatzCastelmore, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
BatzCastelmore steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Garcia.
BatzCastelmore is looking for the big counter here.
Garcia fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia lands a nice shot that snaps BatzCastelmore's head back.
BatzCastelmore misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
BatzCastelmore throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
BatzCastelmore throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A head kick misses from BatzCastelmore.
Garcia half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
BatzCastelmore misses with a jab, cross combination.
Garcia connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed BatzCastelmore momentarily.
Garcia slips a jab from BatzCastelmore.
Garcia loads up on a big right hand but BatzCastelmore slips the punch.
Garcia throws a leg kick but BatzCastelmore sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Garcia looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from BatzCastelmore. Garcia shrugs it off though.
Garcia thows a leg kick but BatzCastelmore checks it
and BatzCastelmore counters with a nice body kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
BatzCastelmore misses with an attempted mid kick.
Rodney Garcia has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Garcia.
BatzCastelmore misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Garcia throwing a counter right hand but BatzCastelmore manages to avoid it.
Garcia lands an overhand right.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
BatzCastelmore throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Garcia throws a counter high kick but BatzCastelmore was just alert enough to avoid it.
BatzCastelmore misses with the combination.
As BatzCastelmore backs away, Garcia returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Garcia connects with a good right hand that stumbles BatzCastelmore. BatzCastelmore circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Garcia swings and misses with a hook to the body.
BatzCastelmore scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
BatzCastelmore throws a poor cross that misses
and Garcia counters with a slapping leg kick.
Garcia walks forward, straight into a front kick from BatzCastelmore.
BatzCastelmore motions for Garcia to come forward. BatzCastelmore throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
BatzCastelmore throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Garcia will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
A kick lands to the mid section there for BatzCastelmore.
BatzCastelmore throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Garcia moves out of range as BatzCastelmore strikes.
BatzCastelmore avoids the head kick by Garcia.
Garcia takes a shot right to the bread basket.
BatzCastelmore ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Garcia looks to land a left hand but BatzCastelmore moved out of range nicely.
Garcia fails with the takedown.
Charles BatzCastelmore is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
BatzCastelmore throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garcia chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before BatzCastelmore can pounce on him.
BatzCastelmore scores with a leg kick.
Garcia avoids the head kick by BatzCastelmore.
Garcia avoids the body shot from BatzCastelmore.
BatzCastelmore lands a head kick. Garcia smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
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 throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Garcia misses with a left hand
and BatzCastelmore counters with a three punch combo that has Garcia backing up. Garcia nods at BatzCastelmore to acknowledge the strikes.
BatzCastelmore connects with an inside leg kick.
Garcia misses with a body shot
and BatzCastelmore counters with a nice uppercut.

Garcia shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Garcia showed some decent athleticism there.

BatzCastelmore kicks Garcia off and gets back to his feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
Charles BatzCastelmore comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well BatzCastelmore 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30
Judge George Francis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Charles BatzCastelmore!
Post fight, an emotional Charles BatzCastelmore said 'Vou le vou coucher avec moi?'.