PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tony Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Devonte Harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Garcia's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Future–Last Breath. Devonte Harris will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Garcia
vs
Harris

172 cm
27
155 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

190 cm
26
145 lbs
5 - 6 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

Decent wrestler
Counter fighter
Determined

Aspire Nutrition

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 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tony Garcia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Devonte Harris!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garcia moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Garcia throws a sloppy head kick and Harris moves out of range easily.
Harris doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Garcia counters with a three punch combo that has Harris backing up. Harris nods at Garcia to acknowledge the strikes.
Harris tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Garcia counters with a lovely straight right hand!

Harris fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Garcia sprawls well initially but Harris persists and gets the takedown into half guard.

Garcia kicks Harris off and gets back to his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Harris walks into a left hand.
Garcia misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Garcia throws a right hand that Harris ducks under and follows up with a left that Harris also avoids with ease.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Garcia. Those never looked like landing.
Garcia circles away from the clinch attempt
and Garcia counters with a two punch combo.
Harris slips a jab and a cross from Garcia.
Harris tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Garcia counters with a nice uppercut.
Harris shoots in but no luck this time.
Garcia throws a sloppy head kick and Harris moves out of range easily.
Garcia keeps the fight on the outside.
Harris tries to clinch
and Garcia counters with a nice uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris tries a low kick but Garcia avoids it.
Garcia throws a big counter combination but Harris scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Garcia thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Harris if he has to take too many more of those.
Garcia swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Harris decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Garcia's guard.
Harris must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Garcia is pulling down on Harris's head. It's preventing any offense from Harris, at least for the moment.
Harris tries to free his leg and advance position but Garcia is retaining full guard.
Garcia tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Harris is fighting to break Garcia's control of his arms but Garcia is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Harris wants to get back to his feet.
Harris is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Garcia looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Garcia thows a huge punch but Harris dodges it nicely.
Garcia trying to control the action but Harris is working from the bottom.
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.
Harris tries to roll over but Garcia keeps him under control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garcia sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Harris defending well though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Garcia content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Garcia wants to control but Harris is keeping him busy.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Harris has hold of Garcia's hands but Garcia slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Garcia in particular looking to stall.

Garcia is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Harris wants to get back to his feet.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tony Garcia dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

No joy there for Garcia, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Garcia misses with a two punch combination.
Garcia throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Harris.
Harris misses with a leg kick
and Garcia counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jab by Garcia.
Tony Garcia is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Harris swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Garcia counters with a two punch combo.
Harris takes a kick to the side of the head.

Harris is rocked!
Devonte Harris seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Garcia looks to land a body kick but Harris moved away.
Garcia swinging wildly here.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Harris drives through with a takedown into Garcia's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Garcia wants to get back to his feet but Harris passes into half guard.

Harris missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Harris throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

Garcia makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Harris swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Garcia cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Garcia lands a jab to the head.
Garcia fails to land with a series of punches.

That's two 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!
Garcia throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Harris.
Garcia fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Harris looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Garcia goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Harris is still on wobbly legs! Can Garcia finish him?
Harris has his takedown stuffed
and Garcia makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Decent striking displayed by Garcia there.
Harris seems to have recovered his senses.
Garcia misses with a series of wild punches.
Garcia fails to land with a series of punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris has his takedown stuffed
enabling Garcia to counter with a crisp jab.
A low kick from Harris is predictable there
and Garcia counters with a series of strikes. Harris will be more careful next time no doubt.
Nice shot lands for Garcia.
Garcia throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Tony Garcia is winning the standup battle so far.
Harris tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Garcia paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Garcia was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Garcia misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Harris shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Garcia sprawls well. Garcia wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Harris gets slowly back to his feet.
Tony Garcia has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Devonte Harris.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harris misses with a takedown
and Garcia counters with a lovely straight right hand!

Garcia lands a big head kick that sends Harris tumbling to the mat! Garcia takes a step backwards and waves Harris back to his feet - he wants the finish!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Garcia scores with a hook to the body. Harris takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.

Garcia lands a big head kick that sends Harris tumbling to the mat! Garcia takes a step backwards and waves Harris back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Garcia looks to land a combination but Harris avoids it well.
A punch combination from Garcia misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Garcia throws a sloppy head kick
and Garcia takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Harris tries to close the distance and clinch up but Garcia swats him away and circles back towards the center.
It looked like Garcia was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tony Garcia dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Harris looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Harris misses with a left hand
and Garcia counters with a left and a right that stings Harris.
Garcia cracks Harris with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Garcia rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Harris moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Harris with the counter takedown but Garcia avoids it easily.
Harris blocks a head kick by Garcia.
Garcia lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head kick misses from Garcia.
Harris throws out a counter right but Garcia avoids it with no problem.
Garcia connects with a high kick.
Harris tries for a takedown but Garcia circles away easily
letting Garcia counter with a right hand.
Garcia is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Harris can do to turn this around?

That's one minute 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.
Garcia connects with a jab.
Harris with a lazy takedown attempt

and Garcia counters with a crisp one two that drops Harris! Garcia thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Harris to his feet! Harris is in big trouble!
Tony Garcia has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Devonte Harris.
Garcia jabs Harris to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Harris shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Garcia defends it nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Garcia.
Garcia moves into range and connects with a jab.
Garcia lands a head shot.
Garcia lands the left hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Harris shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Garcia counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Harris thinking.
Harris walks forward, straight into a front kick from Garcia.
Harris takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Garcia lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Garcia rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Harris moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Garcia makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Garcia lands a nice hook to Harris's body. Harris takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Some wild striking there from Garcia.
Garcia connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Harris momentarily.
Garcia throws a head kick but Harris moves out of range.
Harris avoids a kick to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Garcia gets caught napping as Harris dives in and scores a takedown. Garcia manages to retain guard.

Garcia pushes Harris off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
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!
Harris doesn't succeed with the takedown
enabling Garcia to counter with a crisp jab.
Harris is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Garcia.
Tony Garcia is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Harris avoids the head kick by Garcia.
Garcia lands a nice shot that snaps Harris's head back.

Garcia cracks Harris with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Garcia has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Harris to stand back up!
Devonte Harris has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Harris doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Garcia comes in over the top with a devastating right hand! Harris stumbles back against the cage, looking to regain his senses but Garcia is on him like rabid pit bull! Harris slumps to the ground under a storm of punches and this fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tony Garcia!
Tony Garcia decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.