PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Luna (ranked 1107 p4p, 141 weight class) and Rafael Garcia (ranked 2337 p4p, 279 weight class). Luna's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Noypi by Bamboo. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Luna
vs
Garcia

185 cm
25
192 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

170 cm
25
192 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
KO power

Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Antonio Luna!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Rafael Garcia!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Peter Branson and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Luna rushes Garcia and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Luna lands a hook that snaps the head of Garcia backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Luna.
Luna lands with a short shot to the head.
Luna is working Garcia over against the cage.
Garcia wants to stall.
Luna lands with a left to the head.
Luna keeps control of Garcia as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Luna scores with a nice hook to the head.
Garcia tries to stall but Luna uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Luna throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Garcias head.
Garcia is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Garcia is trying to break the clinch but Luna is controlling him.
Luna lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Garcia backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia trying to control the position but instead, Luna has worked for underhooks and has pushed Garcia into the cage.
Luna lands a right hand.
Luna definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Garcia looking to slow down the pace here.
Garcia tries to break the clinch but Luna is controlling the position.
Garcia content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Garcia is trying to pull guard but Luna has him pressed against the cage.
Luna presses Garcia against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Luna lands a body shot.
Luna stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Luna lands with a short shot to the head.
Luna lands with a right to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luna is working Garcia over against the cage.
Garcia looks winded!
Luna lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Luna lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Luna makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Luna lands with a light punch inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Luna scores with a shot to the side of Garcia's head.
Garcia is trying to maintain a safe position but Luna gets an underhook and turns Garcia into the cage.
Garcia tries to stall but Luna uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Luna lands a shoulder strike.
Garcia taking a breather.
Luna lands with a short shot to the head.
Garcia jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Luna walks away with a smile on his face. Garcia gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Garcia looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Garcia changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Luna tries to avoid it but Garcia manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Luna to the ground. Luna escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Antonio Luna has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rafael Garcia.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Luna clinches up with Garcia and pushes him back against the cage.
A short right from Luna on the inside.
Garcia looking to slow down the pace here.
Luna lands a hook that snaps the head of Garcia backwards.
Garcia stalling in the clinch but Luna improves position.
A nice left hand lands by Luna.
Luna working some nice short punches in the clinch.

Garcia is rocked!

It looks like Rafael Garcia has been cut.
Luna unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Garcia! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Luna is unloading with more strikes now! Garcia drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Antonio Luna!
Antonio Luna retains his middleweight title!
A relieved looking Antonio Luna thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.