PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Timur Frunze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Garcia comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Future–Last Breath kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Frunze
vs
Garcia

170 cm
22
140 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

172 cm
28
155 lbs
10 - 4 - 0

Decent wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Very strong

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Timur Frunze!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tony Garcia!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Radbod Blank and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garcia falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Frunze to counter with a crisp jab.
Garcia throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Garcia uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Frunze.
Frunze throws a quick inside leg kick.
Garcia looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Frunze motions for Garcia to come forward. Frunze throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Tony Garcia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Frunze fails to land with a series of punches.
Garcia misses with an attempted mid kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Frunze.
Frunze feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Garcia's calf.
Frunze finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Nice shot lands for Frunze.
Frunze lands a head shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Frunze swinging wildly here.
Frunze has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Gym Beam in the buildup to the fight.
Garcia throws a right hand that Frunze ducks under and follows up with a left that Frunze also avoids with ease.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Frunze throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Garcia.

Garcia is rocked!
Garcia moves out of range of the leg kick from Frunze.
Garcia is still on wobbly legs! Can Frunze finish him?
Frunze swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Garcia lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Garcia seems to have recovered his senses.
Garcia walks into a jab.
Garcia takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Frunze keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Garcia.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Frunze.
Garcia is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
A punch combination from Garcia misses.
Garcia blocks a low kick nicely.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Garcia has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Garcia throws a head kick that misses.
Frunze fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Frunze throws a nice looking combination but Garcia bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Garcia tries to bum rush Frunze with a series of wild strikes but Frunze uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Frunze connects with a solid leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Garcia stuns Frunze with a nice body shot, before stepping back 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.
Frunze dips to his left and cracks Garcia with an uppercut!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crunch! Frunze slams his shin into Garcia's torso.
Frunze cracks a nice hook into Garcia's ribs.
Frunze throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Frunze misses with a body kick.
Garcia shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Frunze as he avoids it easily.
Garcia steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Frunze.
Garcia checks a leg kick.
Garcia looks for the body kick but Frunze saw that one coming.
Garcia scores with a nice strike.
A leg kick checked by Garcia.
Garcia on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Frunze. Frunze obviously looking to wear him down.
Garcia throws a right hand that Frunze ducks under and follows up with a left that Frunze also avoids with ease.
Garcia looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Timur Frunze has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tony Garcia.
Nice uppercut there from Frunze.
Garcia misses with a low kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frunze paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Garcia tried to score with a low kick but Frunze checks it.
Garcia throws a leg kick but Frunze sees it coming and moves out of range.
Frunze throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Garcia takes one to the side of the head.
Frunze scores with a kick to the body.
Frunze throws a front kick that sends Garcia stumbling back into the cage.
Frunze scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Garcia misses with a double jab
and Frunze finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Garcia looks winded!
Garcia throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Frunze.
Frunze connects with a body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Frunze scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Garcia looks up at the clock. Bad move! Frunze lands a right hand from hell, dropping Garcia. Frunze pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Timur Frunze!
Timur Frunze retains his featherweight title!