PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dick Army Jr (ranked 1246 p4p, 788 weight class) and Mickey Garcia (ranked 190 p4p, 118 weight class). Garcia has chosen S.G. Sinnicks - St Patrick Battalion as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Army Jr
vs
Garcia

189 cm
25
196
12 - 9 - 0

180 cm
27
185
18 - 6 - 1

Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Granite chin

Conquer

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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 12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dick Army Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mickey Garcia!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Steven Brown and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Army Jr has taken the fight to the clinch.
Garcia misses with a short punch on the inside.
Garcia throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Army Jrs head.
Garcia tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Army Jr smiles and moves away.
Army Jr moves out of range as Garcia strikes.

Army Jr gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Army Jr tries to land a knee to the head but Garcia blocks with his arms.
Garcia lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Army Jr backwards.
Garcia misses with an elbow strike.
Garcia avoids the elbow strike from Army Jr, against the cage.
Army Jr misses with a hook from the clinch.
Garcia blocks an elbow strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Garcia just misses with a elbow thrown towards Army Jr's brow.
Garcia lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Army Jr tries to land a knee to the head but Garcia blocks with his arms.
Nice elbow from Garcia.

It looks like Dick Army Jr has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Garcia misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Garcia lands a right hand that snaps the head of Army Jr backwards.
Garcia misses with a punch to the body.
Garcia pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Army Jr lands a damaging elbow.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Army Jr creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Army Jr looks to throw an elbow but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Army Jr blocks an uppercut.
Army Jr tries to land knees in the clinch but Garcia avoids the damage to the body.
Garcia avoids a wild elbow strike from Army Jr.
Army Jr connects with a knee to the head.
Garcia throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Army Jrs head.
Garcia blocks an uppercut.
Garcia misses with a short punch on the inside.
Army Jr is trying to break the clinch but Garcia is controlling him.
Army Jr lands a nice shot to the body.
Army Jr creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Garcia's defenses.
Army Jr lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Army Jr can't find room to land a body shot as Garcia controls the action.
Garcia lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Army Jr backwards.
Garcia is working Army Jr over against the cage.
Garcia misses with a punch to the body.
Army Jr blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Army Jr wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Garcia has him pressed against the cage.
Garcia scores with a shoulder strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Garcia gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

Army Jr's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Garcia misses

and Army Jr moves into the clinch.
Army Jr is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Garcia is defending well for now.
Garcia tries to pull guard but Army Jr won't allow it.
Army Jr lands a damaging elbow.
Army Jr blocks the elbow strike.
Army Jr wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Army Jr wants to break the clinch but can't.

Army Jr breaks the clinch.
Garcia scores with a body shot.
Army Jr slips a jab from Garcia.
Garcia jabs Army Jr to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Garcia throws a hook but Army Jr avoids it easily.
Garcia misses with a hook

and Army Jr holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Army Jr lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.

Army Jr breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Army Jr throws a body punch but Garcia moves out of range.

Army Jr moves into the clinch.
Garcia lands a left hand.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Army Jr obliges.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Army Jr misses with a knee strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Garcia.
A head punch on the inside from Garcia fails to land.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Garcia.
Army Jr lands a nice knee to the body.
Garcia blocks an elbow strike.
Army Jr blocks an elbow strike from Garcia.
Army Jr blocks an elbow strike.

Army Jr pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Army Jr works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Army Jr tries to clinch but Garcia is having none of it.
Army Jr tries to clinch but Garcia is having none of it.
Sloppy strikes from Army Jr. Those never looked like landing.
Garcia throws out a loose jab but Army Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
Army Jr fails with an attempt to clinch.
Army Jr tries to clinch there but Garcia circles away.
Army Jr darts in trying to clinch
and Garcia counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

Dick Army Jr's cut is getting worse.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garcia thuds a left hand into Army Jr's body.
Garcia is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Garcia has taken the fight to the clinch.
Garcia throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Army Jrs head.
Army Jr goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Army Jr misses with a knee to the head.
Army Jr misses with a knee to the head.
Garcia working aggressively here.
Garcia lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Garcia.
Garcia jumps guard but Army Jr turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Dick Army Jr has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mickey Garcia.
Nice body punch from Garcia - that landed with a thud.
Garcia presses Army Jr against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Army Jr is breathing heavily.
A short left from Garcia.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Garcia swings wildly with an uppercut but Army Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
Garcia tries to pull guard but Army Jr forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Garcia looks to throw an elbow but misses.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Garcia digs a right hand underneath Army Jr's ribcage. Army Jr let out a lung full of air as it connected.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Mickey Garcia will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Dick Army Jr's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Garcia connects with a right hand. Army Jr shakes it off.
Garcia uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Army Jr has time to react.
Army Jr misses with a few strikes there.
A cross from Garcia lands.
The fight stays on the outside here - Army Jr looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Army Jr fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Garcia, pushing him back against the cage.
Our sources have told us that Army Jr has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Garcia fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Army Jr tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Garcia avoids it.
Garcia misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Army Jr lands a knee to the head.
Garcia scores with a shot to the side of Army Jr's head.
A nice left hand lands by Garcia.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Army Jr digs a right hand underneath Garcia's ribcage. Garcia let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Army Jr misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Garcia.
Army Jr misses with a short punch on the inside.
Garcia tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Garcia doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Garcia as the two fighters clinch.
Garcia lands an elbow inside.
Army Jr misses with a knee to the head.

Garcia decides to pull guard.
Army Jr trying to stand up but can't free himself from Garcia's guard.
Garcia not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Army Jr wants to stand but Garcia is controlling his posture from full guard.
Garcia throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Garcia has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Army Jr has passed into side control.
Garcia is looking to reverse the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Garcia is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Army Jr's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Army Jr's back!
Garcia wants to control the position but Army Jr frees himself and scrambles - Garcia manages to regain control in side control.
Garcia throws an elbow but Army Jr slips to the side and avoids it well.
Garcia controls the position from side control.
Army Jr parries the strikes from Garcia easily there. Garcia is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Army Jr to escape.
Army Jr defending against the ground and pound.
Army Jr is looking for a sweep.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Army Jr takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Garcia working the body and head with strikes.
Garcia landing strikes.
Garcia lands an elbow.

Dick Army Jr's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Garcia working the ground and pound but Army Jr is defending the strikes.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Garcia working his ground and pound in the gym.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Garcia scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Army Jr to see if he's OK.

Army Jr is rocked!

Jeez, Dick Army Jr's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Dick Army Jr's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Mickey Garcia!
A very excited looking Mickey Garcia made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
In defeat, Dick Army Jr stepped up to the mic, saying 'Sorry dad, please dont beat me!'.