PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Haislan Garcia (ranked 22459 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yaniv Schulmann (ranked 3099 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Garcia
vs
Schulmann

175 cm
21
145 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

181 cm
34
145 lbs
24 - 13 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Haislan Garcia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Yaniv Schulmann!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schulmann showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Garcia.
Garcia fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Schulmann, as that shot connected.
Garcia stuns Schulmann with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Schulmann shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Schulmann keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Schulmann is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Schulmann throws an overhand right that lands on Garcia's shoulder, as Garcia tries to avoid the shot.
Haislan Garcia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Schulmann lands a jab to Garcia's midsection.
Garcia just misses with a punch to the body.
Schulmann defending well as Garcia loads up on a big left hand.
A slow jab from Schulmann misses its intended target.
Garcia steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Schulmann.
Garcia misses with a jab to the body
and Garcia takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Schulmann looks to throw the jab but Garcia is out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Schulmann finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A big right from Garcia misses.
Schulmann swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Garcia punishes Schulmann's body with a nice straight punch.
Some wild striking there from Garcia.
Garcia throws a one two combo.
Garcia lands a nice hook to Schulmann's body. Schulmann takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Garcia throws a right and a left that both miss.
Garcia misses with an uppercut. Schulmann saw that one coming.
A big left from Garcia misses.
Schulmann let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Garcia's corner calls for a 1-2. Garcia obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Schulmann throws a hook to the side of Garcia's head but Garcia sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Garcia misses the shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia with a hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Garcia cracks Schulmann with a right hand to the side of the head.
A telegraphed right hand from Garcia misses the target.
Nice jab there from Garcia.
A swing and a miss from Garcia.
Garcia lands with an overhand left.
Schulmann uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Garcia.
Schulmann unleashes a big counter combination but Garcia bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Garcia sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Garcia throws a big shot that misses.
Garcia takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Schulmann uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Garcia.
Schulmann takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Schulmann moves out of range of the strikes.
Garcia misses with an uppercut.
Schulmann feints the counter takedown.
Schulmann slips a jab from Garcia.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schulmann throws a series of punches but Garcia avoids them all with ease.
Left hook, right uppercut from Garcia.
Schulmann throws out a loose jab but Garcia uses good head movement to avoid it.
Garcia throws a lazy right hand but Schulmann sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A big left from Garcia misses.
Schulmann throws a leg kick that is checked
and Garcia counters with a straight right hand.
Schulmann defending well as Garcia loads up on a big left hand.
Schulmann fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Garcia manages to avoid it.
Garcia thuds his right hand into Schulmann's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Schulmann moves out of range as Garcia strikes.
A countering left hand to the body from Schulmann misses.
Schulmann scores with a hook to the body. Garcia takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Garcia fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Schulmann manages to avoid it.
Schulmann throws a wild body kick that Garcia sees coming a mile off.
Garcia throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Garcia waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Schulmann.
Garcia is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schulmann tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Garcia was well out of range. Poor timing from Schulmann.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A big right from Schulmann misses.
Haislan Garcia is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Garcia throws a body punch but Schulmann moves out of range.
Schulmann works Garcia's body with a nice hook.
Garcia throws a big shot that misses.
Schulmann ducks under a wild hook from Garcia.
Garcia lands with a hook. Schulmann tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Garcia throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A countering left hand to the body from Schulmann misses.
Garcia lands a nice looking body shot.
Schulmann bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Garcia's head.
Garcia lands a jab.
Garcia throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Schulmann scores with a jab to the head.
Garcia just misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Garcia misses with a lunging right hand
and Schulmann counters with a nice low kick that buckles Garcia's knee momentarily.
Garcia avoids a kick to the body.
Garcia is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Schulmann can do to turn this around?
Garcia lands a right hook to the body.
Garcia misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Schulmann.
Garcia throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Garcia crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Schulmann - the referee stops the clock and Garcia gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Schulmann. Garcia manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Garcia throws a big shot that misses.
Garcia checks a low kick from Schulmann.
Garcia was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
A telegraphed right hand from Garcia misses the target.
A little jabbing left from Schulmann on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Garcia throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Schulmann! But no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Schulmann misses with a head kick.
Garcia throwing a counter right hand but Schulmann manages to avoid it.
Garcia throws a right hand that misses
and Schulmann counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Garcia takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Garcia misses with a straight right.
Garcia throws an off balance right hand
and Schulmann counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Schulmann misses with a body kick.
Garcia moves out of range as Schulmann throws a body kick.
Garcia is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Schulmann staying out of range there.
Garcia showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Schulmann.
Garcia misses with a looping right.
A telegraphed right hand from Garcia misses the target.
Schulmann is looking to chop away at Garcia's legs.
Schulmann throws a hook but Garcia avoids it easily.
Schulmann throws a sloppy head kick and Garcia moves out of range easily.
Schulmann slips under a jab from Garcia.
Schulmann attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Some wild striking there from Garcia.
Schulmann only half commits to the counter leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schulmann looks for the body kick but Garcia saw that one coming.
Garcia listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Garcia rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Schulmann moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
And Schulmann responds with a good body kick, but Garcia manages to step out the way in time.
Garcia scores with a crisp jab that stopped Schulmann in his tracks.
A jab lands there for Garcia.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Garcia checks a low kick from Schulmann.
Schulmann throws a half hearted mid kick.
Schulmann waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Garcia.
Nice uppercut lands for Garcia. That snapped Schulmann's head back.
Garcia is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Schulmann.
Garcia misses with the combination.
Garcia walks forward, straight into a front kick from Schulmann.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Schulmann.
Schulmann uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Garcia.
A swing and a miss from Schulmann.
Schulmann jabs at Garcia's body.
Schulmann finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Schulmann throws a body punch but Garcia moves out of range.
Garcia slips a straight right by Schulmann.
It looked like Garcia wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Schulmann scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Garcia doesn't seem bothered though.
Schulmann avoids the body shot from Garcia.
Garcia with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Schulmann to score with a decent uppercut.
Garcia misses with an uppercut.
Schulmann tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Schulmann avoids the body shot from Garcia.
A jab from Garcia does it's job there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schulmann throws a head kick but Garcia moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Garcia misses the target.
Garcia will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Garcia slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Garcia is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Schulmann.
Schulmann is trying to counter with his kicks.
Garcia scores with the left hand. Schulmann knows he should have avoided that one.
A thudding body kick lands there by Schulmann!
Garcia throws a hook to the side of Schulmann's head but Schulmann sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Garcia dips to his left and cracks Schulmann with an uppercut!
Schulmann walks into a jab.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Garcia takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A slow jab from Garcia misses its intended target.
Schulmann tries a quick counter leg kick but Garcia is wise to it.
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 Haislan Garcia will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Schulmann shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Garcia as he jumps to the side.
Garcia circles away from the clinch attempt.
Garcia throwing a counter right hand but Schulmann manages to avoid it.
Schulmann with a hook.
Schulmann gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Garcia.
Schulmann misses with a straight left.
Schulmann looks for the body kick but Garcia saw that one coming.
A swing and a miss from Garcia.
Garcia jabs Schulmann to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Schulmann misses with a straight right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garcia throws a shot from downtown. Schulmann moves away and avoids it.
Garcia throws a looping overhand right but Schulmann ducks down to avoid it.
A countering left hand to the body from Schulmann misses.
Garcia scores with a punch to the head.
Garcia missing with a left hand there. Schulmann was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Schulmann throws a low kick, looking for Garcia's leg but Garcia calmly moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Schulmann scores with a decent looking hook.
Garcia swings for the body but Schulmann moves out of range.
Nice uppercut lands for Schulmann. That snapped Garcia's head back.
A big right from Garcia misses.
Schulmann lands a slapping body shot.
Garcia moves into range and connects with a jab.
Garcia misses the shot to the body.
Schulmann changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Garcia throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Schulmann.
A head kick misses from Schulmann.
Garcia takes a swing at Schulmann's ribcage but misses.
Schulmann misses with a straight left.
Garcia wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Schulmann has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Schulmann dodges the punch combination from Garcia.
Yaniv Schulmann has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schulmann throws a body shot but no joy.
Schulmann slips a jab and a cross from Garcia.
Schulmann appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Garcia connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Schulmann throws a body kick that misses.
A big right from Garcia misses.
Schulmann on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Schulmann throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Garcia checks a low kick from Schulmann.
Garcia jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Schulmann throws out a counter right but Garcia avoids it with no problem.
Garcia misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Schulmann.
Garcia throws a right hand that misses
and Schulmann counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Schulmann swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Schulmann slips under a jab from Garcia.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Schulmann manages to avoid it.
Schulmann only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Garcia misses with a combination
and Schulmann counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Schulmann tries to land a leg kick but Garcia saw it coming and moves away.
Haislan Garcia is winning the standup battle so far.
Garcia checks the leg kick nicely there.
Garcia throws a right hand that Schulmann ducks under and follows up with a left that Schulmann also avoids with ease.
Garcia swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Garcia throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Schulmann stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Schulmann fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Garcia manages to avoid it.
Schulmann lands a body shot.
Schulmann swings for the body but Garcia moves out of range.
Schulmann scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Garcia throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Schulmann on the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Schulmann, right into the meat.
Garcia throws a hook but Schulmann avoids it easily.
Garcia scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Schulmann steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Garcia.
Garcia bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Schulmann's head.
Garcia feints a jab promting Schulmann to slip. Garcia then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Schulmann slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Garcia lands a nice shot to the body.
Schulmann scores with a hook to the body. Garcia takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Schulmann avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Schulmann is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Garcia with a body shot.
Schulmann misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Garcia.
Schulmann dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Garcia. That did some damage!
A decent looking cross lands there for Garcia.
Garcia throws a hook but Schulmann avoids it easily.
A little jabbing left from Schulmann on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.

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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Haislan Garcia!
The defeated Yaniv Schulmann had this to say: 'Upon completing this tournament, which ends after one more fight, Im cutting ties with my current manager.'.