PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Julio Cesar Garcia (ranked 5524 p4p, 252 weight class) and Shane Myres (ranked 23073 p4p, 277 weight class). Garcia comes to the cage accompanied by Himno Nacional Mexicano. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Cesar Garcia
vs
Myres

163 cm
25
135 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

175 cm
28
143 lbs
2 - 6 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Sportivité

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Julio Cesar Garcia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Shane Myres!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Igor Prikhodko and Sergei Dronov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Garcia takes the fight into the clinch.
Garcia goes for a takedown in the clinch but Myres prevents it.
Garcia blocks the elbow strike.
Nice elbow from Myres.
Myres lands a damaging elbow.
Myres misses with an elbow strike.
Garcia blocks the elbow strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Myres throws an elbow but misses.
Myres lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Garcia takes an elbow to the temple.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Myres lands a good knee to the midsection. Garcia won't want to take too many of those.
Myres looking to throw knees to the head but Garcia is blocking nicely.
Myres is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Myres misses with an elbow over the top.
Garcia is looking for a takedown.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Myres pushes off an throws an elbow but Garcia leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Garcia stalling the fight.
Garcia takes a knee right on the jaw!
Myres is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Garcia is breathing heavily.
Myres scores a nice knee to the body.
Garcia blocks an elbow strike from Myres.
Myres lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Myres looking to throw knees to the head but Garcia is blocking nicely.
Garcia blocks an elbow strike from Myres.
Myres lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Myres lands an elbow inside.
Myres landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Myres lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Myres lands an elbow inside that Garcia shrugs off.

Garcia is rocked!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Myres misses with an elbow over the top.
Nice elbow from Myres.
Oh Garcia is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Garcia dodges an elbow strike from Myres.
Myres is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Myres throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Myres creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Garcia blocks the elbow strike.
Garcia seems to have got his legs back now.
Myres lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Myres missing with knees to the body.
Myres creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Garcia's defenses.
Myres scores with a knee to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Myres.
Myres looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Myres creates some distance and fires off a vicious elbow that drops Garcia! He pounces and finishes the fight with more strikes! Nice KO for Myres.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Shane Myres!
During a confident post fight interview, Shane Myres thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.