PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Salad Tosser Number Two (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joel Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Garcia is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Represent Cuba. Joel Garcia will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Tosser Number Two
vs
Garcia

169 cm
18
200 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

185 cm
25
195 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Self confident

Decent wrestler
Good kicks
Determined

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Salad Tosser Number Two!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Joel Garcia!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garcia lands with a kick to the temple. Tosser Number Two shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Tosser Number Two darts in trying to clinch
and Garcia makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Garcia throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tosser Number Two seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Garcia throws a nice head kick!
Tosser Number Two stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Garcia.
Tosser Number Two could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
A good leg kick by Garcia.

Tosser Number Two moves into range and clinches up with Garcia.
Garcia tries to throw a body punch but Tosser Number Two avoids it by throwing Garcia back against the cage.
Tosser Number Two can't find room to land a body shot as Garcia controls the action.
Garcia blocking some punches.
Garcia blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Garcia taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Tosser Number Two tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

Garcia pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tosser Number Two tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Garcia looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Tosser Number Two fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Garcia manages to avoid it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Garcia displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tosser Number Two throws out the jab.
Garcia now looks to counter with a shot at the body.

Tosser Number Two clinches up with Garcia and pushes him back against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tosser Number Two misses with a hook to the ribs.
Garcia lands with a light punch inside.
Garcia misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Still in the clinch, Tosser Number Two scores with a nice short uppercut.
Tosser Number Two doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tosser Number Two lands an uppercut.

Garcia breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tosser Number Two misses with a shot to the body
and Garcia counters with a leg kick.

Tosser Number Two fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Garcia, pushing him back against the cage.
Garcia is trying to drag Tosser Number Two to the mat but Tosser Number Two just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Tosser Number Two lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Garcia tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tosser Number Two's elbow.
Tosser Number Two tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Garcia goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Garcia prevents a body shot from Tosser Number Two.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tosser Number Two.
Tosser Number Two blocks a body shot from Garcia.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tosser Number Two.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tosser Number Two throws a head punch that misses.
Tosser Number Two has a couple of punches blocked by Garcia.
Garcia goes for a takedown attempt but Tosser Number Two pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Garcia uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tosser Number Two moves in looking to clinch but Garcia pushes him off.
A nice leg kick lands there from Garcia.
Tosser Number Two thuds a left hand into Garcia's body.
Garcia connects with a high kick.
Garcia connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Tosser Number Two moves in looking to clinch but Garcia pushes him off.
Garcia drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Tosser Number Two defends it well.
Tosser Number Two tries to clinch but Garcia moves out of range.
Tosser Number Two tries to clinch up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tosser Number Two looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tosser Number Two moves in looking to clinch but Garcia pushes him off.
Joel Garcia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Garcia pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Garcia swats away the attempt to clinch by Tosser Number Two.
Tosser Number Two wants to clinch.
Garcia throws a sloppy head kick and Tosser Number Two moves out of range easily.
Garcia misses with a head kick.
Garcia avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tosser Number Two tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Garcia manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tosser Number Two throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tosser Number Two takes a kick to the side of the head.
Garcia lands with a slapping head kick.
Tosser Number Two tries to clinch up but Garcia circles away and keeps his distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garcia lands a head kick!
Garcia lands with a slapping head kick.
Tosser Number Two fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Garcia manages to avoid it.
Garcia slips under a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tosser Number Two tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tosser Number Two looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Tosser Number Two dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tosser Number Two is looking to clinch.
Tosser Number Two tries to clinch up.
Garcia tries a head kick but it misses.
Tosser Number Two tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Garcia manages to circle out of the way.
Tosser Number Two's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Garcia connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Tosser Number Two scrambles back to his feet.
Tosser Number Two wants to clinch.
Tosser Number Two is looking to wear down Garcia with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Tosser Number Two throws a right and a left that Garcia avoids nicely.
Tosser Number Two is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joel Garcia dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Tosser Number Two tries to clinch up but Garcia circles away and keeps his distance.
Garcia throws a nice head kick!
Tosser Number Two tries to clinch up.
Tosser Number Two misses with a double jab.

Tosser Number Two closes the distance and clinches.
Tosser Number Two fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Tosser Number Two fails to land.
Garcia lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A head punch on the inside from Tosser Number Two fails to land.
Tosser Number Two misses with a punch to the body.
Tosser Number Two tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Garcia's elbow.
Garcia swings away with an uppercut that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tosser Number Two lands a hook to the side of the head.
Garcia blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short left from Tosser Number Two.
Salad Tosser Number Two has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A nice right hand lands inside from Tosser Number Two.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tosser Number Two misses with the head strike.
Garcia makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Tosser Number Two misses with the head strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch on the inside from Tosser Number Two fails to land.

Garcia lands a takedown into guard.

Tosser Number Two pushes Garcia off and gets back to his feet.
Tosser Number Two tries to clinch up but Garcia circles away and keeps his distance.
Garcia misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Joel Garcia seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Garcia lands with a hook. Tosser Number Two tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Garcia lands a high kick!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tosser Number Two throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Garcia has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Garcia throws a head kick that misses.
Garcia misses with a head kick.
Garcia avoids the body shot from Tosser Number Two.
Tosser Number Two is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Garcia misses with a body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tosser Number Two misses with a series of wild punches.
Tosser Number Two is looking to clinch but Garcia is avoiding it.
Garcia scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Garcia misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Garcia is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Garcia throws a sloppy head kick and Tosser Number Two moves out of range easily.
Garcia misses with a body kick.
Tosser Number Two tries to close the distance and clinch but Garcia swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Tosser Number Two clinches.
Tosser Number Two misses with a punch on the inside.
Tosser Number Two lands with a left to the head.
Tosser Number Two tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Garcia misses with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Tosser Number Two fails to land.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Garcia.
Garcia misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tosser Number Two can't find room to land a body shot as Garcia controls the action.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tosser Number Two just leaning against Garcia, taking a breather.
Tosser Number Two throws a punch but it's blocked by Garcia.

Garcia lands a takedown into guard.

Tosser Number Two manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Tosser Number Two blocks a head kick by Garcia.
Tosser Number Two misses with a series of wild punches.
Tosser Number Two moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromGarcia.
Tosser Number Two fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tosser Number Two throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tosser Number Two stalks Garcia and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Garcia's face. Garcia staggers backwards, shaken.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tosser Number Two tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tosser Number Two chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Garcia can pounce on him.
Garcia buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Garcia throws a head kick but Tosser Number Two moves out of range.
Tosser Number Two is looking to counter the offense by Garcia and move into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tosser Number Two throws a looping overhand right but Garcia ducks down to avoid it.
Tosser Number Two blocks a head kick by Garcia.
Garcia is breathing heavily.
Garcia throws a head kick that Tosser Number Two semi-blocks.
The fighters circling - Tosser Number Two throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Garcia with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Tosser Number Two to score with a decent uppercut.
Garcia throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Tosser Number Two tries to close the distance and clinch but Garcia swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Garcia pulls out of a head kick attempt.
As Garcia tries to get set, Tosser Number Two tries to push him back and clinch up but Garcia manages to avoid the attempt.
Nice jab there from Tosser Number Two.
Garcia throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nice defenses there by Garcia.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tosser Number Two lands with a nice body punch.
Tosser Number Two blocks a head kick by Garcia.
Garcia circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tosser Number Two connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Garcia's hands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Salad Tosser Number Two will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Tosser Number Two throws a big shot that misses.

Tosser Number Two gets a clinch.

Garcia breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tosser Number Two moves to clinch but Garcia breaks away
and Garcia makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Tosser Number Two closes the distance looking to clinch
and Garcia counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Tosser Number Two tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Garcia paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Garcia pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tosser Number Two wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Tosser Number Two is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tosser Number Two throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Garcia feints a counter leg kick.

Tosser Number Two moves into the clinch.
Tosser Number Two throws a punch but it's blocked by Garcia.
Tosser Number Two misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tosser Number Two misses with a body punch.
Tosser Number Two misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tosser Number Two doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Garcia wants a takedown.
Tosser Number Two fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tosser Number Two struggles to land a body shot inside as Garcia controls his hands.
Garcia tries to throw a body punch but Tosser Number Two avoids it by throwing Garcia back against the cage.
Tosser Number Two tries to work over Garcia's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tosser Number Two lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Tosser Number Two tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Garcia slows down the pace here.
Garcia leaning his opponent against the cage.
Garcia receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tosser Number Two.

Garcia breaks the clinch.
Garcia misses with a few strikes there.
Tosser Number Two wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tosser Number Two tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Garcia paws at him with a jab and circles away.
And Garcia tries to counter it with a takedown but Tosser Number Two pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Tosser Number Two misses with a combination
and Garcia counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Garcia tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Garcia throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Nice jab there from Tosser Number Two.
Tosser Number Two fails with an attempt to clinch.
Garcia blocks a jab.
Garcia misses with a body kick.
Garcia avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tosser Number Two throws a nice looking combination but Garcia bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tosser Number Two avoids the head kick by Garcia.
Tosser Number Two tries to clinch up
and Garcia counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia lands a high kick!
Garcia throws a head kick that misses.
Garcia takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Tosser Number Two has Garcia up against the cage in a clinch.
Tosser Number Two misses with a punch on the inside.
Garcia can't find room to land a body shot as Tosser Number Two controls the action.
Tosser Number Two misses with a punch on the inside.
Tosser Number Two lands with a left to the head.

Garcia breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Some wild striking there from Tosser Number Two.
Garcia tries a head kick but it misses.
Garcia throws a jab but it's blocked by Tosser Number Two.
Tosser Number Two fails in his attempt to clinch.
Garcia throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tosser Number Two avoids the head kick by Garcia.
Tosser Number Two tries to clinch there but Garcia circles away.
Garcia misses with a kick to the body.
Tosser Number Two tries to close the distance and clinch up but Garcia swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Garcia takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Garcia pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tosser Number Two is looking to clinch but Garcia is avoiding it.
Garcia avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Garcia unleashes a big counter combination but Tosser Number Two bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Garcia throws a head kick but Tosser Number Two moves out of range.
As Garcia tries to get set, Tosser Number Two tries to push him back and clinch up but Garcia manages to avoid the attempt.

Tosser Number Two rushes Garcia and presses him up against the cage.
Tosser Number Two can't find room to land a body shot as Garcia controls the action.
Tosser Number Two keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Garcia's efforts to push away.
Garcia blocking some punches.
Garcia has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Garcia blocks a punch to the side of the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Joel Garcia.
I think Garcia has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:30

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Joel Garcia!
A relieved looking Joel Garcia thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.