PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Hobo Garrincha (ranked 2962 p4p, 4845 weight class) and Groundskeeper Willie (ranked 180 p4p, 275 weight class). Hobo Garrincha has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Garrincha
vs
Willie

170 cm
23
141
2 - 0 - 0

163 cm
23
139
4 - 5 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Good knees
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hobo Garrincha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Groundskeeper Willie!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Percy O'Donnell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Willie tries to clinch up but Garrincha circles away and keeps his distance.
Garrincha misses the shot to the body.
Garrincha uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Willie.
A little feinted left hand from Garrincha on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Garrincha is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Willie.
A punch combination from Garrincha misses.
Garrincha blocks a jab.
Willie throws a jab when Garrincha was well out of range.
Garrincha throws an overhand right that lands on Willie's shoulder, as Willie tries to avoid the shot.
Willie swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Garrincha throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Willie throws a shot from downtown. Garrincha moves away and avoids it.
Garrincha circles away from the clinch attempt
and Garrincha counters with a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Willie missing with a left hand there. Garrincha was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Willie fails to land with a series of punches.
A big left from Willie misses.
Garrincha gets cracked there but stands up to it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Garrincha lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Groundskeeper Willie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Garrincha steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Willie.
Nice shot lands for Garrincha.
Garrincha staying out of range there.

Willie gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Garrincha stalling in the clinch but Willie improves position.
Willie tries to pull guard but Garrincha won't allow it.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Willie has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.

Willie successfully pulls guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Willie being controlled here, momentarily.

Willie looking for a guillotine here but Garrincha defends easily.
Garrincha showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Willie is looking for a triangle but Garrincha pushes his legs off easily.
Garrincha controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Willie is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Garrincha is aware though and is defending well.
Garrincha content to stall in guard here.
Garrincha passes Willie's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Garrincha is pressing down on Willie's thigh, looking to free his foot. Willie is holding on for now.

Willie looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garrincha controlling the action here.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Garrincha continues to stall.

Willie looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Garrincha is controlling the pace.
Willie trying to control here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Garrincha looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Willie wants to control but Garrincha is keeping busy.

Willie looking for submissions off his back.

Willie looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Garrincha content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Garrincha uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Willie.
Garrincha ducks under a wild hook from Willie.
It looked like Garrincha was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Groundskeeper Willie will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Willie's jab looks to have found its range, popping Garrincha under the eye.
Willie tries to clinch but Garrincha is having none of it.
The fighters circling - Garrincha throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Willie tries to close the distance and clinch up but Garrincha swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Willie throws out a loose jab but Garrincha uses good head movement to avoid it.
Willie throws a jab but it's blocked by Garrincha.
Willie tries to clinch there but Garrincha circles away.
Willie lands a body shot.
Garrincha on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Willie avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Willie keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Garrincha.
Willie on the wrong end of a nice hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Willie throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Garrincha has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Some wild striking there from Willie.
A little feinted left hand from Garrincha on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Garrincha works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Willie throws a big shot that misses.
Garrincha keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Willie.
Willie looks to land a combination but Garrincha avoids it well.
It looked like Garrincha wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Garrincha misses with a telegraphed body shot
letting Willie counter with a right hand.
Willie throws a right hand that misses
and Garrincha counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A slow jab from Willie misses its intended target.
Willie tries to clinch but Garrincha is having none of it.
Groundskeeper Willie seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Willie shoots for a takedown but Garrincha saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Garrincha is looking to counter punch.
Willie misses with a straight right.
Garrincha jabs at Willie's body.
Willie might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Garrincha bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hobo Garrincha is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Willie misses with a hook. Garrincha ducked under it nicely.
Garrincha takes a swing at Willie's ribcage but misses.
Willie takes a jab right on the kisser.
Garrincha loads up on a big right hand but Willie slips the punch.
Willie looks to throw the jab but Garrincha is out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Willie throws a series of punches but Garrincha avoids them all with ease.
Willie is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Garrincha throws a nice looking combination but Willie bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Willie missing with a left hand there. Garrincha was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Willie misses with a looping right.
Garrincha bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Garrincha swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
A slow jab from Willie misses its intended target.
Willie misses with a two punch combination.
Garrincha throws a body punch but Willie moves out of range.
Willie misses with a looping right.
Willie swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A swing and a miss from Willie.
Garrincha appears to be looking for a big counter.
Garrincha scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A swing and a miss from Willie.
Garrincha throwing a counter right hand but Willie manages to avoid it.
Garrincha tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Willie was well out of range. Poor timing from Garrincha.
Garrincha jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Willie moves out of range of the leg kick from Garrincha.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Willie thows a left - swing and a miss!
Willie slips a straight right by Garrincha.
Garrincha avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Garrincha scores with a jab to the jaw.
Garrincha misses with a low kick.
Garrincha tries to bum rush Willie with a series of wild strikes but Willie uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The fighters circling - Willie throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Garrincha slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Willie blocks a leg kick.
Left hook, right uppercut from Garrincha.
A punch lands to the side of Willie 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Garrincha misses with a hook. Willie ducked under it nicely.
Garrincha pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Willie is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Willie avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Willie lands a right hook to the body.
Garrincha throws out a leg kick but Willie moves out of range and Garrincha only half commits.
Willie throws an overhand right that lands on Garrincha's shoulder, as Garrincha tries to avoid the shot.
Garrincha lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Willie lands a slapping body shot.
Garrincha fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Willie looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Willie connects with a nice looking jab.

Willie gets a clinch.
Garrincha wants to stall.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Garrincha takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Willie is pushing Garrincha up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Willie jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Garrincha walks away with a smile on his face. Willie gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Hobo Garrincha will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Garrincha misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Garrincha fails to land with a series of punches.
Willie tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Garrincha swivels and escapes.
Willie moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Garrincha bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Garrincha appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Willie throws out a loose jab but Garrincha uses good head movement to avoid it.
Garrincha was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Garrincha takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Garrincha lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Garrincha.
Willie fails to land with a series of punches.
Garrincha is looking for a counter combo.
Garrincha misses the shot to the body.
Garrincha takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Garrincha bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Willie showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Garrincha.
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!
Garrincha misses with a wild body shot.
Willie keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Willie throws a hook but Garrincha avoids it easily.
Willie takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Willie goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Garrincha fails to land with a series of punches.
Garrincha moves forwards but Willie connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Garrincha misses with a looping right.
Garrincha sets himself, and Willie steps forward looking for the clinch! Garrincha avoids it this time.
Willie thows a left - swing and a miss!
A little feinted left hand from Garrincha on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Willie throws out a loose jab but Garrincha uses good head movement to avoid it.
Garrincha throws a big shot that misses.
Garrincha throws the kick towards the body but Willie avoids it.
Garrincha misses with a straight left.
Willie throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Garrincha sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Willie avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A combination from Willie does no damage.
A looping hook to the body misses from Garrincha. Willie does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garrincha's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Willie connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Garrincha scrambles back to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Willie throws a hook but Garrincha avoids it easily.
It looked like Garrincha was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Willie.
Willie is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Willie misses with a few strikes there.
Garrincha ducks under a wild hook from Willie.
Garrincha misses with a straight right.
Garrincha just misses with a punch to the body.
Willie throws the left hand but Garrincha avoids the punch easily.
Some wild striking there from Garrincha.
Garrincha pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Willie scores with a nice right hand.
Willie swings widly with a right hand
and Willie takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garrincha uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Willie.
Willie tries to clinch but fails miserably
enabling Garrincha to counter with a crisp jab.
Willie thows a left - swing and a miss!
Garrincha is looking to counter punch.
Garrincha throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Garrincha looks to land a left hand but Willie moved out of range nicely.
Willie lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Willie tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Garrincha throwing a counter right hand but Willie manages to avoid it.
Willie uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Garrincha.
Willie cracks Garrincha with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Willie throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Garrincha fails to land with a series of punches.
No joy there for Willie, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Garrincha misses with a few strikes there.
Willie connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Garrincha misses with a looping right.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Willie jabs Garrincha to the body, keeping him at a distance.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Garrincha ducks under a wild hook from Willie.
Left hook, right uppercut from Willie.
Willie tries to clinch but Garrincha is having none of it.
Willie walks into a jab.
Willie misses with a hook.
Garrincha was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Willie lands with a straight right. Garrincha didn't see that one coming.
Garrincha moves away from the strike by Willie.
Willie lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Garrincha misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Willie.
A punch combination from Willie misses.
Willie uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Garrincha.
Willie lands with an uppercut that bounces Garrincha off the cage and back into range.

Willie rushes Garrincha and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Garrincha is looking to control Willie's arms but Willie gets an underhook and turns him. Now Garrincha has his back to the cage.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Groundskeeper Willie.
I think Willie has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Hobo Garrincha!
A victorious Hobo Garrincha thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.