PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mickey Garcia (ranked 958 p4p, 1203 weight class) and Stanley Steele (ranked 141 p4p, 178 weight class). Garcia kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is S.G. Sinnicks - St Patrick Battalion. Steele is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Manowar - Heart of Steel. Mickey Garcia had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Garcia
vs
Steele

180 cm
26
185
17 - 6 - 0

179 cm
33
188
25 - 10 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Granite chin

Brooklyn Apothecary

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 17 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mickey Garcia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Stanley Steele!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Percy O'Donnell and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garcia misses with a body shot.
Steele takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Garcia throws a jab but it's blocked by Steele.
Steele looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Garcia loads up on a big right hand but Steele slips the punch.
Steele throws a lazy right hand but Garcia sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Steele keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Steele fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Garcia manages to avoid it.
Garcia connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Steele lands a body shot.
Steele waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Garcia.
Garcia scores with the left hand. Steele knows he should have avoided that one.

It looks like Stanley Steele has been cut.

Garcia takes the fight into the clinch.
Garcia misses with a hook to the ribs.
Steele takes an elbow to the forehead.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Steele tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Garcia blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Steele taking a breather.
Steele landing knees to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Steele lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Garcia.

Garcia pulls guard effortlessly.
Garcia manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Steele manages to get himself to full guard.

Steele looking to hit a scissor sweep but Garcia is one step ahead there.
Steele wants to get back to his feet but Garcia is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Garcia advances position into side control!
Garcia throws a strike aimed at the side of Steele's head but Steele avoids it well.
Garcia throwing strikes but Steele manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Garcia being controlled for a moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steele is looking to take a break and control but Garcia is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Garcia seems a little lost for a moment, as Steele dominates the positioning.
Steele tries to stand but Garcia is controlling his head.
Garcia tries to get back to half guard but can't.

Steele decides to stand back up. Steele steps back and let's Garcia get back to his feet.
Garcia throws a right hand that misses
and Steele counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Garcia takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Garcia connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia misses with an uppercut
and Steele counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Garcia throws a hook but Steele blocks it.
A telegraphed right hand from Steele misses the target.
Garcia lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Garcia feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Steeles jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Steele is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Garcia.

Garcia rushes Steele and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Steele landing knees to the head.

It looks like Mickey Garcia has been cut.
A short uppercut from Garcia.
Steele connects with a nasty looking knee right to Garcia's face.
Garcia is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Steele to keep the fight standing.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Steele pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A jab from Steele misses.
Steele throws a sloppy body shot
and Garcia cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Steele scores with a sloppy right hand. Garcia should have avoided that one.
Steele jabs Garcia right on the nose. Garcia blinks but takes it well.
Steele fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Garcia manages to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garcia scores with a shot to the body.
Steele scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Garcia misses with an uppercut. Steele saw that one coming.
Steele waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Garcia.
Steele misses with a body punch
and Garcia counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Nice straight punches there by Garcia. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Garcia.
Steele misses with a looping right.
Steele looks to land a left hand but Garcia moved out of range nicely.
Steele connects with a nice looking jab.
Garcia misses with a straight left.
Garcia throws a predictable looking body shot
and Steele counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Garcia takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Steele thuds a left hand into Garcia's body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Steele fails to land with a series of punches.
Garcia tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Steele counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Stanley Steele will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Garcia's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Steele connects with a nice looking jab.

Garcia closes the distance and clinches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Steele creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Steele blocks an uppercut.
Garcia takes a knee right on the jaw!
Steele misses with a knee strike.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Garcia lands a left hand that snaps the head of Steele backwards.
Garcia jumps guard but Steele stands there with Garcia around his waist. Garcia gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Garcia throws an elbow but it misses.
Garcia lands a damaging elbow.
Steele tries a knee to the head but Garcia blocks it.
Garcia digs a right hand underneath Steele's ribcage. Steele let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A right hand to the body from Garcia.
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!
Steele will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Garcia up against the cage.
Steele looking to stall.
Garcia lands a right hand.
Mickey Garcia has scored more points in the clinch so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Steele blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Steele trying to control the position but instead, Garcia has worked for underhooks and has pushed Steele into the cage.
Garcia managing to block the knees to the body from Steele.
Steele is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Garcia is keeping busy.
Steele lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Steele is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Garcia is keeping busy.
Steele throws a punch but it's blocked by Garcia.
Steele is trying to maintain a safe position but Garcia gets an underhook and turns Steele into the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Stanley Steele.
A slow jab from Garcia misses its intended target.
Garcia takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Steele moves out of range as Garcia strikes.
Garcia ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Garcia fails in his attempt to clinch.
Steele throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia throws a lazy uppercut
and Steele counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Garcia connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Steele momentarily.
Steele lands with a shot to the body.
Steele falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Garcia counter with a right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Garcia slips a jab from Steele.
Garcia thows a left - swing and a miss!
Steele looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Steele misses with a right hand
and Garcia counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Mickey Garcia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Garcia moves out of range as Steele strikes.
A big left from Garcia misses.

Garcia takes the fight into the clinch.

Steele breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Steele throws a lazy right hand but Garcia sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Garcia is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Garcia lands a really nice looking cross but Steele seems unphased.
Steele avoids the body shot from Garcia.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steele on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Garcia lands with a hook. Steele tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Garcia takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Garcia slips under a jab.
Garcia catches Steele with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Steele ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Garcia moves away.
Steele ducks under a wild hook from Garcia.

Garcia rushes Steele and presses him up against the cage.
Garcia lands a shoulder strike.
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 Steele walks away with a smile on his face. Garcia gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Garcia digs a good body shot into Steele's ribs.
Steele misses with a left hand
and Garcia counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
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!
Garcia uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Steele.
Steele misses with a looping left.
Garcia throws a body shot but no joy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steele slips a jab from Garcia.
Garcia catches Steele with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Garcia displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Steele throws out the jab.
A little feinted left hand from Garcia on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Garcia waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Steele.
Steele doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Garcia looks to land a right hand but Steele moved out of range.
Garcia misses with a jab to the body
and Steele counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Steele throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Garcia. Steele does a little dance to reset his feet.
Steele throws a big shot that misses.
Garcia swings away with a body shot that misses
and Garcia takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Steele throws a hook but Garcia avoids it easily.
Steele's corner calls for a 1-2. Steele obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Steele slips a jab from Garcia.
Garcia moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

That has opened up Stanley Steele's cut even more.
Garcia with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Steele to score with a decent uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Mickey Garcia dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Steele swings away with a body shot that misses
and Garcia counters with a straight right hand.

Garcia moves into the clinch.
Steele tries a knee to the head but Garcia blocks it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Garcia.

Steele's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nice defenses there by Garcia.
Garcia jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Steele slips under a jab from Garcia.
Garcia scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Steele takes a swing at Garcia's ribcage but misses.
Garcia with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Garcia scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Steele doesn't seem bothered though.

Garcia has Steele up against the cage in a clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Garcia as Steele tries to tie him up.
Garcia misses with a punch to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Steele's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Garcia working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Garcia on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Steele landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Steele is trying to stall.
Garcia misses with a body punch.

Steele's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Steele rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Garcia connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mickey Garcia is winning the standup battle so far.
Steele swings for the body but Garcia moves out of range.
As Steele tries to get set, Garcia tries to push him back and clinch up but Steele manages to avoid the attempt.
Steele swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Garcia fails with an attempt to clinch.
Garcia connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Garcia keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Steele has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Garcia just misses with a punch to the body.
Steele uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia lands a body shot.
Steele takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Garcia slips a jab from Steele.
Garcia throwing a counter right hand but Steele manages to avoid it.
Steele misses with an uppercut
and Garcia counters with a stiff right hand.

The cut above Stanley Steele's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Steele swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Garcia counters with a stiff right hand.
Steele tries to move into range but Garcia moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.

Steele is rocked!
Garcia fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Steele to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Steele looks to clinch but Garcia throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Steele taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Mickey Garcia!
A victorious Mickey Garcia thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.