PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Manny Puno (ranked 2721 p4p, 238 weight class) and Tony Garcia (ranked 3720 p4p, 305 weight class). Garcia has chosen Future–Last Breath as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Puno
vs
Garcia

180 cm
28
158 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

172 cm
31
155 lbs
12 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed

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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Manny Puno!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tony Garcia!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Columbo Gatti and John Roberts.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Puno slips under a jab.
Puno looks to score with a jab to the body but Garcia is just out of range.
Puno throws a right hand that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Garcia keeps the fight on the outside.
Garcia's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Puno connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Garcia scrambles back to his feet.
Garcia keeps the fight on the outside.
Puno tries to clinch there but Garcia circles away.
A nice side step and Garcia releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Garcia misses with a two punch combination.
Puno swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.

Puno takes the fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Puno lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Garcia backwards.
Garcia makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Puno cracks Garcia with a nice body shot.
Puno can't find room to land a body shot as Garcia controls the action.
Puno throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Garcias head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Puno lands with a light punch inside.
Puno misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Garcia trying to land knees to the body.
Garcia is trying to break the clinch but Puno has him pressed against the cage.
Puno stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Garcia lands a hook to the side of the head.
Garcia trying to land knees to the body.
Puno blocks an uppercut.
Puno softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Puno tries to throw a body punch but Garcia avoids it by throwing Puno back against the cage.
Come on Garcia - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Puno presses Garcia against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Puno lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Puno pushes Garcia back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Garcia taking a breather.
Puno lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Puno working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Puno lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Garcia using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Puno has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A right handed body shot lands from Puno.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Puno lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

Garcia is rocked!
Puno lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Garcia is still on wobbly legs! Can Puno finish him?
I was talking to Puno's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Garcia working hard to break the clinch.
Puno lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Garcia looks winded!
Puno is leaning against Garcia and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Puno digs a right hand underneath Garcia's ribcage. Garcia let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Puno lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Puno misses with a punch to the body.
Puno digs a right hand into Garcia's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Garcia's gas tank.
Garcia seems to have recovered his senses.
A short body shot lands from Puno as the two fighters clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Puno.
Puno lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Garcia backwards.
Puno lands with a right to the head.
Puno scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Puno.
Puno scores with a shot to the side of Garcia's head.
Puno scores with a hook to the body.
Puno scores with a shoulder strike.
Puno lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Puno misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nice body punch from Puno.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puno lands a body punch in the clinch.
Garcia tries to break the clinch but Puno is controlling the position.
Puno scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Garcia using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Puno has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A shot in the inside from Puno.
Puno scores with a nice hook to the head.
Puno creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Garcia's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Garcia drops to his knees and Puno pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Manny Puno!