PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tyler Erwin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Trevor Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Garcia has chosen Guantanamera - Los Paraguayos as his entrance music. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Erwin
vs
Garcia

184 cm
20
201 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

188 cm
22
194 lbs
1 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Bullet Proof System

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tyler Erwin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Trevor Garcia!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Russell Pearce and John Kavanagh.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garcia fails with a takedown attempt.
It looked like Erwin wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Erwin throws a right hand that Garcia ducks under and follows up with a left that Garcia also avoids with ease.
Garcia on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Garcia tries to bum rush Erwin with a series of wild strikes but Erwin uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Garcia uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Erwin.
Erwin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Garcia.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garcia doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Erwin throws a shot from downtown. Garcia moves away and avoids it.
Erwin moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

It looks like Trevor Garcia has been cut.
Garcia goes for a double leg but Erwin avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Erwin continues to drive forward.
Tyler Erwin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Trevor Garcia.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Erwin tries to score with a low kick but Garcia moves his leg out of the way.
Garcia throws a left and a right that both miss
and Erwin counters with a two punch combo.
Erwin throws a series of punches but Garcia moves out of range.
Erwin will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Erwin tries to work over Garcia's front leg with a kick but Garcia checks it.
Garcia throws a poor cross that misses
and Erwin counters with a straight right hand.
A left and a right from Erwin both land. Nice combination.
Garcia lands a nice looking kick to the body. Erwin takes a step back to recover.
Garcia feints a jab promting Erwin to slip. Garcia then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Erwin slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Garcia uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Erwin.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Erwin lands with a good body shot.
Garcia avoids the body shot from Erwin.
Garcia misses with a wild combination.
Garcia uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Erwin.
Garcia throws a fast counter high kick but Erwin manages to duck under it in time.
Erwin scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Garcia throws a right and a left that Erwin avoids nicely.
Garcia swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Erwin throws a right and a left that Garcia avoids nicely.
Garcia misses with a takedown attempt
and Erwin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That has opened up Trevor Garcia's cut even more.
Erwin misses with a wild combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Erwin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Garcia scores with a punch to the head.
Erwin is looking to wear down Garcia with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Garcia keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Erwin.
Erwin 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.
Erwin scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Erwin lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Erwin looks to land a combination. Garcia sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Garcia shoots in for a double leg but Erwin sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
A right-left combo lands 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!
Erwin connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.

The cut above Trevor Garcia's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Nice cross by Erwin.
Erwin throws a leg kick but Garcia checks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garcia scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

Erwin is rocked!
Erwin looks to land a left hand but Garcia moved out of range nicely.
Oh Erwin is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Garcia moves forwards but Erwin connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Erwin seems to have got his legs back now.
Erwin misses with an uppercut
and Garcia counters with a three punch combo that has Erwin backing up. Erwin nods at Garcia to acknowledge the strikes.
A combination from Garcia does no damage.
Erwin looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Erwin misses with a looping left.
Erwin misses with a wild body shot.
Erwin misses the 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.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Garcia takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Garcia swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Erwin misses with a double jab

and Garcia counters by moving into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tyler Erwin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Trevor Garcia's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Garcia throws a sloppy head kick and Erwin moves out of range easily.
Erwin swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Garcia takes a jab right on the kisser.
Erwin misses with a looping right.
Erwin moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Garcia is defended easily by Erwin.
Erwin feints a jab promting Garcia to slip. Erwin then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Garcia slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Erwin misses with a right hand
and Garcia counters with a one-two to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Erwin swings widly with a right hand

and Garcia counters with a crisp one two that drops Erwin! Garcia thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Erwin to his feet! Erwin is in big trouble!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Erwin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Garcia.
Erwin rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Garcia moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Erwin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tyler Erwin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Garcia misses with a leg kick
and Erwin counters with a lovely straight right hand!

Trevor Garcia's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Erwin slaps away a takedown attempt from Garcia, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Erwin misses with a straight right.
Erwin looks to land a left hand but Garcia moved out of range nicely.
Erwin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Garcia.
Erwin displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Garcia.
Tyler Erwin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Trevor Garcia.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia tries to score a power double leg takedown but Erwin sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Garcia somewhat.
A quick step to the side and Erwin tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Garcia jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Garcia tries to clinch up.
Garcia takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Nice takedown defense from Erwin. No joy for Garcia on that attempt.
Garcia staying out of range there.
Erwin throws a looping overhand right but Garcia ducks down to avoid it.
Erwin lands with a good body shot.
Tyler Erwin is winning the standup battle so far.
Erwin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Erwin takes a swing at Garcia's ribcage but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Erwin misses
and Garcia counters with a two punch combo.
Erwin misses with a looping right.
Erwin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Garcia can do to turn this around?
Erwin avoids a punch combination nicely.
An attempted straight right counter from Erwin misses the target.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Garcia might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Erwin has got the better of the exchanges.
Erwin throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Garcia tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Erwin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
It seemed like Garcia was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Erwin throws a right and a left that both miss.
Garcia checks a leg kick nicely.
Nice defenses there by Garcia.

Garcia rushes Erwin and presses him up against the cage.

Garcia manages to break the clinch.
Garcia uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Erwin.
Garcia tries to counter by closing the distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garcia misses with a head kick.
The crowd cheers as Erwin lands an impressive looking overhand right. Garcia doesn't seem phased though.
No joy there for Erwin, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Erwin misses with a combination
and Garcia counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Erwin cracks Garcia with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Garcia avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tyler Erwin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Erwin misses with a hook.
Erwin throws a leg kick but Garcia moved away.
Garcia wants to clinch up but Erwin keeps it at a distance.
Erwin misses with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tyler Erwin dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Trevor Garcia's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

A kick lands to the mid section there for Garcia.

Oooooh!!! Garcia has knocked Erwin down with a huge combo! Garcia steps away and waves a wobbly Erwin back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!

It looks like Tyler Erwin has been cut.
Erwin changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Erwin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Garcia.
Erwin jabs at Garcia's body.
Erwin misses with a hook.
Garcia misses with a few strikes there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Garcia ducks under a wild hook from Erwin.
Erwin misses with a wild body shot.
Garcia lands a nice hook to Erwin's body. Erwin takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Erwin throws a jab when Garcia was well out of range.
Garcia darts in looking for a takedown but Erwin gets double underhooks and turns Garcia into the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Erwin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Erwin throws an off balance right hand
and Garcia counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

Garcia shoots in and gets a takedown into Erwin's guard.

Erwin pushes Garcia off and scrambles back to his feet.
Garcia shoots for a double leg takedown but Erwin sprawls well. He's pushed Garcia's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Garcia takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Garcia shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Erwin counters with a nice body shot.
Tyler Erwin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Trevor Garcia.
Erwin misses with a jab, cross combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Erwin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Garcia misses with a left hand
and Garcia takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Erwin misses with a body shot.
Trevor Garcia has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Erwin throws a lazy right hand but Garcia sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Erwin misses the shot to the body.
Garcia takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Erwin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Garcia was well out of range. Poor timing from Erwin.
Erwin keeps the fight on the outside.
Erwin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Erwin throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Garcia stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Erwin just misses with a punch to the body.
Erwin looks to land a right hand but Garcia moved out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Garcia drops Erwin with a beautiful combination! Erwin stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Garcia is looking for the KO!
Trevor Garcia is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Garcia slips a jab and a cross from Erwin.
Garcia keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Garcia misses with a double jab
and Erwin counters with a lovely straight right hand!

Garcia closes the distance and pushes Erwin back into the cage.

Erwin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Erwin looks to land a right hand but Garcia moved out of range.
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 steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Erwin.
Erwin swings widly with a right hand
and Garcia counters with a right hand to the body.
Erwin looks to land a combination but Garcia avoids it well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Erwin throws a looping overhand right but Garcia ducks down to avoid it.
Erwin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Garcia.
Garcia is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Erwin.
Tyler Erwin is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Garcia throws a nice looking combination but Erwin bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

Garcia drives through and clinches with Erwin against the cage.
A short right from Garcia on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Erwin.
Erwin pushes Garcia back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

Erwin manages to break the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Erwin throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Erwin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Garcia manages to avoid it.
Garcia misses with a jab, cross combination.
A little feinted left hand from Erwin on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Tyler Erwin.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Erwin, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Dean Styles scores the fight 30:28
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 29:28
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tyler Erwin!
An out of breath Tyler Erwin thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.