PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kimo Latchman (ranked 4075 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rafael Garcia (ranked 5396 p4p, 569 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Latchman
vs
Garcia

196 cm
25
190 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

170 cm
25
192 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Kimo Latchman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Rafael Garcia!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Sandra Marshall and Michael Johnstone.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Latchman tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Garcia paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Latchman misses with an attempted mid kick.
Garcia with the counter takedown but Latchman avoids it easily.

Latchman scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Garcia can't do much from the bottom here.

Latchman decides to stand back up. Latchman steps back and let's Garcia get back to his feet.

Latchman is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Garcia's half guard.
Garcia slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Garcia looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.

Latchman avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.

Garcia is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Latchman is aware though and is defending well.
Garcia wants to sweep but no luck.
Garcia being controlled here, momentarily.
Garcia keeping moving, preventing Latchman from controlling successfully.
Garcia wants to sweep here but Latchman controlling him for the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

Garcia is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Latchman is aware though and is defending well.
Latchman loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Garcia working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Latchman.
Latchman stays in close to Garcia's body and controls the position.

Garcia looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Latchman trying to control the position from guard on top but Garcia is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Garcia is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Latchman wants to pass the guard but Garcia is keeping the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Garcia working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Latchman doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Garcia is tightening it up a little... Latchman has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Latchman reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Latchman taps out! Nice BJJ there by Garcia!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Rafael Garcia!
Rafael Garcia seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.