PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Haislan Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hideyoshi Kanemaru (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kanemaru has chosen A Real Hero as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Garcia
vs
Kanemaru

175 cm
19
146 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

164 cm
20
142 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very quick

Good takedowns
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Haislan Garcia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hideyoshi Kanemaru!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garcia swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kanemaru shoots for a double leg takedown but Garcia sprawls well. He's pushed Kanemaru's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

Garcia scores with a takedown into Kanemaru's guard.

Kanemaru looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Garcia controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Garcia pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kanemaru is keeping the position for now.
We've been hearing that Garcia has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Garcia slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Garcia working some strikes from top position.
Garcia scoring with punches to the head and body.
Garcia scoring with punches to the head and body.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Kanemaru has an active guard here but Garcia has managed to pass into half guard.

Kanemaru looking for submissions off his back.

Kanemaru looking for a kimura from the bottom but Garcia passes into side control!
Garcia has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia working the ground and pound.
Garcia working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Garcia just content to control the position.
Garcia working the body and head with strikes.
Kanemaru taking punishment in the form of punches.
Kanemaru tries to bench press Garcia off him but Garcia keeps the position.
Garcia landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Kanemaru tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Garcia wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

Garcia working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Garcia grinds an elbow into Kanemaru's temple.
Garcia wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kanemaru keeps working.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Kanemaru is trying to get back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Garcia is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Kanemaru is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kanemaru is looking to reverse the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kanemaru taking punishment in the form of punches.

Garcia is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Kanemaru is trying to escape and Garcia transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Kanemaru is forced to tap! Nice work there by Garcia! Very nice indeed!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Haislan Garcia!
A very excited looking Haislan Garcia made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.