PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Haislan Garcia (ranked 926 p4p, 110 weight class) and Sarfraz Ali (ranked 1610 p4p, 184 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Garcia
vs
Ali

175 cm
29
155 lbs
16 - 6 - 1

165 cm
27
155 lbs
11 - 6 - 1

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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 16 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Haislan Garcia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sarfraz Ali!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Ian Loll and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garcia just misses with a punch to the body.
Garcia throws a hook but Ali blocks it.
Ali throws a hook but Garcia avoids it easily.
Garcia looks to score with a jab to the body but Ali is just out of range.
Ali lands a jab to the nose.
Garcia just misses with a punch to the body.
Garcia on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Garcia ducks under a wild hook from Ali.
Ali swinging wildly here.
Sarfraz Ali seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ali uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Garcia.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garcia connects with a good right hand that stumbles Ali. Ali circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Ali looks to land a left hand but Garcia moved out of range nicely.
Garcia seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Garcia dodges the punch combination from Ali.
Garcia takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ali. Ali obviously looking to wear him down.
Garcia takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Ali fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Ali fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Garcia on the side of the head.
Ali turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Garcia throws a body punch but Ali moves out of range.
Ali misses with a shot to the body
and Garcia cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Garcia moves out of range of the leg kick from Ali.
Garcia takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ali stuns Garcia with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Ali dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Garcia. That did some damage!
Ali throws a predictable looking body shot
and Garcia cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Garcia misses the shot to the body.
Ali goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Garcia is looking to counter punch.
Ali lands with a thumping leg kick.
Garcia ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia checks a low kick from Ali.
Garcia tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Ali manages to circle out of the way.
A nice inside leg kick there by Garcia. That's going to slow Ali down.
Garcia displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ali throws out the jab.
A jab from Ali does it's job there.
Ali scores with a nice body kick.
Ali lands with a good body shot.
Ali throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Garcia.
Ali swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Garcia feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Garcia throws a low kick but Ali avoids it.
Ali's corner calls for a 1-2. Ali obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Ali bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Ali feints and then cracks Garcia's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Garcia down.
Garcia steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ali.
Garcia was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Ali throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ali misses with a body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ali uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Garcia.
Garcia takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Garcia steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ali.
Garcia checks a low kick from Ali.
A bone on bone clash there as Ali blocks the leg kick.
Ali jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Garcia half committed to a counter leg kick.
Ali takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Ali uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Garcia.
Garcia moves out of range as Ali strikes.
A low kick from Ali misses
enabling Garcia to counter with a crisp jab.
Garcia throws a jab when Ali was well out of range.
Garcia defending well as Ali loads up on a big left hand.
Garcia takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Ali thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ali throws an off balance right hand
and Garcia counters with a left and a right that stings Ali.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ali.
Garcia on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Ali scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Ali misses with a body kick.
Ali fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Ali throws a looping overhand right but Garcia ducks down to avoid it.
Ali is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Garcia had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Ali throws a shot from downtown. Garcia moves away and avoids it.
Garcia avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ali throws a shot from downtown. Garcia moves away and avoids it.
Garcia is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Ali throws a head kick but Garcia moves out of range.
Ali throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Garcia throws a low kick, looking for Ali's leg but Ali calmly moves out of range.
Garcia looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Garcia checks a leg kick.
Ali misses with a combination
and Garcia counters with a nice uppercut.
Ali throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Garcia feinted there with a counter leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sarfraz Ali dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Ali connects with a good right hand that stumbles Garcia. Garcia circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Garcia is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Ali is looking to slow Garcia down with leg kicks.
Ali throws the kick towards the body but Garcia avoids it.
A counter left hand to the body from Garcia misses its target.
Garcia connects with a right hand. Ali shakes it off.
Ali throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
An attempted straight right counter from Garcia misses the target.
Ali smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Garcia moves out of range as Ali strikes.
A clash of legs there as Garcia blocks the low kick.
Ali swings widly with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Ali throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Garcia stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Ali takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Garcia will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ali scores with a sloppy right hand. Garcia should have avoided that one.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ali chopping away at his opponent's legs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia checks a leg kick.
Garcia jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Sarfraz Ali seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Good work by Garcia as he checks the leg kick.
Garcia scores with a jab to the head.
A telegraphed right hand from Ali misses the target.
Garcia half committed to a counter leg kick.
Ali misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Garcia.
Garcia throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Garcia checks a leg kick.
Garcia checks a low kick from Ali.
Garcia looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Garcia blocks a jab.
Ali lands a body shot.
Ali connects with a solid leg kick.
Ali uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Garcia.
Ali throws a shot from downtown. Garcia moves away and avoids it.
Garcia misses with a looping left.
Ali scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ali lands a nice leg kick that just misses Garcia's sensitive parts.
Ali misses with a right hand
and Garcia counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Ali throws a right hand that Garcia ducks under and follows up with a left that Garcia also avoids with ease.
Nice defenses there by Ali.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ali throws a combination that misses
and Garcia counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ali throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ali throws a shot from downtown. Garcia moves away and avoids it.
Garcia takes one to the side of the head.
Garcia moves away from the strike by Ali.
Ali throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ali throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Garcia counters with a head kick.
Nice defenses there by Garcia.
Ali fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Garcia has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Ali throws a leg kick
and Garcia counters with a straight right hand.
Ali misses with a leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ali on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Garcia. Garcia obviously looking to wear him down.
Garcia uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ali.
Garcia lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Garcia looks to land a right hand but Ali moved out of range.
Ali lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Ali jabs Garcia to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Garcia is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Ali works Garcia's body with a nice hook.
Good leg kick by Ali there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Ali fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Good work by Ali as he checks the leg kick.
Ali punishes Garcia's body with a nice straight punch.
Ali lands a nice leg kick that just misses Garcia's sensitive parts.
Ali jabs Garcia to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Garcia fails to land with a series of punches.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A jab from Garcia finds it's way through Ali's defenses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Ali, as that shot connected.
Garcia staying out of range there.
Ali misses with a leg kick.
Ali slips under a jab from Garcia.
Garcia lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Garcia throws a looping overhand right but Ali ducks down to avoid it.
Garcia slips a jab from Ali.
Garcia throws a looping overhand right but Ali ducks down to avoid it.
Ali is looking for the big counter here.
Ali lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Garcia lands with a good body shot.
Jab by Garcia.
Ali turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ali tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Garcia uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ali.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sarfraz Ali showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!

Garcia uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ali.
An attempted straight right counter from Garcia misses the target.
Ali delivers a nice body kick.
Ali pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Garcia is looking to slow Ali down with leg kicks.
Garcia blocks a head kick by Ali.
It appears Garcia was looking to counter with a kick there.
Garcia lands a lovely overhand right.
Ali chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Garcia feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Ali's calf.
Garcia pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Garcia slips a jab from Ali.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garcia throws a body punch but Ali moves out of range.
Ali throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ali takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ali misses the shot to the body.
Ali throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Garcia sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Garcia was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Ali stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Garcia.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ali swings widly with a right hand
and Garcia counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ali lands the left hand.
Nice uppercut lands for Ali. That snapped Garcia's head back.
Ali gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Garcia counters with a nice low kick that buckles Ali's knee momentarily.
Ali looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Garcia gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Ali lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Garcia uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ali.
Ali connects with a solid leg kick.
Garcia throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Ali stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Ali misses with a shot to the body
and Garcia counters with a nice uppercut.
Ali misses the jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ali lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Ali misses the shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ali lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Garcia moves out of range as Ali throws a body kick.
Ali throws a poor cross that misses
and Garcia counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ali lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Garcia circles away quickly and effectively.
Garcia ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The fighters circle momentarily. Garcia darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Ali feints and then cracks Garcia's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Garcia down.
Ali lands a leg kick that knocks Garcia off balance momentarily.
Garcia fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ali manages to avoid it.
A swing and a miss from Ali.
Ali misses with a hook
letting Garcia counter with a right hand.
Garcia tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ali was well out of range. Poor timing from Garcia.
Ali was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Ali throws a looping overhand right but Garcia ducks down to avoid it.
Ali takes one to the chin there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia thows a left - swing and a miss!
Garcia throws a lazy right hand but Ali sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ali keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ali throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Ali misses with an uppercut.
Ali slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Garcia misses with an uppercut
and Ali counters with a nice uppercut.
Ali fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Garcia manages to avoid it.
It looked like Garcia wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Ali swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Garcia ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Garcia takes one to the side of the head.
Ali throws a front kick aimed at Garcia's knee but Garcia avoids it well.
As Ali backs away, Garcia returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Ali misses with an uppercut
enabling Garcia to counter with a crisp jab.
Garcia throws a big shot that misses.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ali.
Haislan Garcia has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ali scores with a jab to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ali misses with a body shot.
Ali lands a right hook to the body.
Garcia lands a jab.
Garcia throws a hook but Ali blocks it.
Ali jabbing away but nothing is landing.
An inside leg kick from Ali misses.
Ali with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ali throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Garcia throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ali has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A clash of legs there as Garcia blocks the low kick.
Garcia fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ali manages to avoid it.
Garcia takes one to the chin there.
Garcia keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ali.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Sarfraz Ali.
Well Ali has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 27:30
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sarfraz Ali!
Sarfraz Ali decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.