PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rafael Garcia (ranked 4309 p4p, 480 weight class) and Max Hammerstein (ranked 5196 p4p, 530 weight class). Hammerstein is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Welcome to the Jungle. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Garcia
vs
Hammerstein

170 cm
25
192 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

185 cm
18
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite 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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Rafael Garcia!
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, Max Hammerstein!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Sandra Marshall and Santiago Holmes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garcia takes a kick to the side of the head.

It looks like Rafael Garcia has been cut.
Garcia waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hammerstein.
Hammerstein throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hammerstein throws a sloppy head kick

and Garcia counters with a takedown into side control.

Garcia has hold of Hammerstein's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Hammerstein tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Garcia cranks the arm and Hammerstein screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Hammerstein, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Rafael Garcia!
A relieved looking Rafael Garcia thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
The defeated Max Hammerstein had this to say: 'Always learning, but I don't like learning in this manner. I will be back you will see...'.