PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Haislan Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luke Lukas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lukas comes into a darkened arena with his song building. I am Glorious kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! This should be fireworks!

Garcia
vs
Lukas

175 cm
20
155 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

177 cm
27
150 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Haislan Garcia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Luke Lukas!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Alyssa Summers and Reed Andrews.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garcia doesn't manage to clinch there - Lukas circles away.
Nice shot by Garcia.
Lukas throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Garcia counters with a left to the body.
Good exchange - Garcia coming out on top.
Garcia throws a jab but it's blocked by Lukas.
Lukas is looking for the big counter here.
Garcia walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A telegraphed right hand from Lukas misses the target.
Garcia scores with a jab to the jaw.
Lukas avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Garcia connects with a right hand. Lukas shakes it off.
Lukas throws a hook but Garcia blocks it.
Garcia scores with a punch to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Lukas throws an overhand right that lands on Garcia's shoulder, as Garcia tries to avoid the shot.
Garcia dips to his left and cracks Lukas with an uppercut!
Lukas ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lukas is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Garcia.
It looks like Garcia has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Garcia uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lukas.
Lukas gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Garcia moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Lukas just misses with a punch to the body.
Haislan Garcia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Garcia has closed the distance and engaged Lukas in a clinch.
Garcia scores with a shoulder strike.
A head punch on the inside from Garcia fails to land.
Garcia misses with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lukas blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Garcia working aggressively here.
Still in the clinch, Garcia scores with a nice short uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Garcia.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Garcia.
Garcia lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Lukas blocking some punches.
Garcia throws a head punch that misses.
Lukas's coach down at School of Hard Knocks was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Lukas's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Garcia works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Garcia lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lukas backwards.

Lukas breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Garcia swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Lukas.
Garcia cracks Lukas with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Garcia.
Garcia misses the jab.
It seemed like Lukas was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Lukas's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Garcia connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Lukas scrambles back to his feet.
Garcia misses with a looping right.
Garcia throws a lazy right hand but Lukas sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
It seemed like Lukas was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Lukas bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Garcia lands a nice looking body shot.
Garcia avoids a punch combination nicely.
Garcia is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Garcia dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lukas slips a jab from Garcia.
Lukas walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Lukas misses the jab.
Garcia tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lukas was well out of range. Poor timing from Garcia.
Garcia fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Lukas on the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A big right from Garcia misses.
Lukas swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Garcia counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Lukas thinking.
Lukas ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Lukas steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Garcia.
Lukas moves out of range of the strikes.
A nice side step and Lukas releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Haislan Garcia dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Garcia jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Garcia connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Lukas throws out a loose jab but Garcia uses good head movement to avoid it.
Garcia has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Garcia cracks Lukas with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.

Garcia has closed the distance and engaged Lukas in a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Garcia.
Garcia throws a punch but it's blocked by Lukas.

Lukas pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Garcia misses with an uppercut. Lukas saw that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garcia wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A cross from Garcia lands.
Garcia throws the left hand but Lukas avoids the punch easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia misses with a hook.
Lukas keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Garcia.
A nice side step and Lukas releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Garcia steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lukas.
Lukas bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lukas doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Lukas cracks Garcia with a right hand to the side of the head.

Garcia moves into the clinch.
Garcia throws a punch but it's blocked by Lukas.

Lukas breaks from the clinch.
Garcia throws the left hand but Lukas avoids the punch easily.
Lukas misses the body punch

and Garcia holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Garcia gets through Lukas's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Lukas takes a shot to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia lands a hook to the side of the head.
Garcia can't find room to land a body shot as Lukas controls the action.

Lukas escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jab by Garcia.
Garcia ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Lukas swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Garcia digs a good body shot into Lukas's ribs.
Nice straight punches there by Garcia. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Garcia.
Garcia fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Lukas on the side of the head.
Lukas takes a shot to the body in his stride.

Garcia moves into the clinch successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia lands with a short head shot on the inside.

Lukas pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A looping hook to the body misses from Garcia. Lukas does a little dance to reset his feet.
Garcia lands a jab to the nose.
Lukas takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Garcia uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Luke Lukas is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A jab lands there for Garcia.
Lukas has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Garcia keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lukas.
Garcia clobbers Lukas with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Lukas on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Lukas scores with a nice head shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A nice combination there by Lukas.
Lukas walks into a jab.
Lukas blocks a jab.
Nice jab there from Garcia.
Garcia tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lukas was well out of range. Poor timing from Garcia.
Garcia scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Nice body punch from Garcia.
Garcia lands the left hand.
Garcia lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Lukas throws a looping overhand right but Garcia ducks down to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Haislan Garcia dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Lukas lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Garcia circles away quickly and effectively.
Lukas thows a left - swing and a miss!
Garcia was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Garcia's jab looks to have found its range, popping Lukas under the eye.
A left lands for Garcia.
Garcia lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Lukas with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Garcia to score with a decent uppercut.

Lukas is rocked!
Nice jab there from Garcia.
Lukas is still on wobbly legs! Can Garcia finish him?
Garcia cracks Lukas with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A big left from Lukas misses.
Garcia lands with a good body shot.
Lukas seems to have recovered his senses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lukas pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lukas looks to land a right hand but Garcia moved out of range.
Garcia lands the left hand.
Garcia slips a jab and a cross from Lukas.
Garcia comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Lukas works over Garcia's head and body with a nice combination.
Lukas swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lukas steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Garcia.
Lukas now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Lukas uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Garcia.
Lukas misses with an uppercut
and Lukas takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

It looks like Luke Lukas has been cut.
Garcia scores with a jab.
Garcia is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lukas can do to turn this around?

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Garcia darts in and clinches Lukas up against the cage.
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!

Lukas breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Garcia lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Garcia fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Lukas on the side of the head.
Lukas scores with a jab. Garcia acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Garcia bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The fighters circling - Garcia throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Garcia uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Lukas has time to react.
Garcia throws a lazy right hand but Lukas sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lukas's jab looks to have found its range, popping Garcia under the eye.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Lukas misses with a wild body shot.
Lukas drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Garcia tries to clinch but Lukas moves out of range.
Garcia misses with a hook
and Lukas counters with a straight right hand.
Lukas displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Garcia throws out the jab.
Lukas moves out of range of the strikes.
Lukas displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Garcia throws out the jab.
Lukas keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Garcia.
Garcia throws out a loose jab but Lukas uses good head movement to avoid it.
A countering left hand to the body from Lukas misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garcia digs a good hook to Lukas's body.
A jab from Garcia misses.
A big right from Garcia misses.
Garcia connects with a looping right hand.
Luke Lukas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Garcia dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Garcia bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Lukas's head backwards.
Lukas takes a jab right on the kisser.
Garcia scores with a crisp jab that stopped Lukas in his tracks.
Garcia connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Garcia throws a hook but Lukas avoids it easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
Haislan Garcia showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Garcia has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:27
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Haislan Garcia!