PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Segundo Garcia (ranked 3312 p4p, 3502 weight class) and Antonio Bertarelli (ranked 428 p4p, 447 weight class). Segundo Garcia has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Garcia
vs
Bertarelli

188 cm
22
190
3 - 1 - 0

189 cm
22
192
5 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Carnage Clothing

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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Segundo Garcia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Antonio Bertarelli!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Chris Edwards and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bertarelli throws a hook but Garcia avoids it easily.
Nice defenses there by Bertarelli.
Bertarelli let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Garcia connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Garcia throws a leg kick that misses.
Bertarelli lands a right hook to the body.
Garcia lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Bertarelli throws out a loose jab but Garcia uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bertarelli missing with a left hand there. Garcia was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garcia connects with a nice looking jab.
Garcia ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Bertarelli lands a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Bertarelli connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Garcia scrambles back to his feet.
Garcia moves out of range of the strikes.
Garcia lands a front kick.
Garcia throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bertarelli makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Bertarelli avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bertarelli throws out a loose jab but Garcia uses good head movement to avoid it.
Garcia jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Garcia moves out of range of the strikes.
Bertarelli has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Garcia.
Garcia lands a body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Bertarelli misses the target.
It looked like Garcia wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Bertarelli on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Bertarelli takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Garcia misses with a straight left.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bertarelli takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Nice body kick there by Garcia.
Garcia lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Garcia buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Garcia lunges at Bertarelli with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Bertarelli's hand.
Garcia looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Bertarelli just misses with a punch to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia scores with a push kick.
An inside leg kick from Garcia misses.
Some bone on bone action there as Bertarelli checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Bertarelli swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Bertarelli just misses with a punch to the body.
Bertarelli rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Garcia makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Bertarelli fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Garcia manages to avoid it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Garcia.
Garcia throws a body shot but no joy.
Bertarelli throws a hook to the side of Garcia's head but Garcia sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Garcia feinted there with a counter leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Garcia.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garcia connects with a nice looking jab.
Garcia with a nice calf kick.
Bertarelli's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Nice body punch from Bertarelli.
Bertarelli throws an off balance right hand
and Garcia counters with a left to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A decent looking body kick lands there for Garcia.
Garcia tests Bertarelli's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Garcia tries to land a leg kick but Bertarelli saw it coming and moves away.
Bertarelli throws a looping overhand right but Garcia ducks down to avoid it.
Garcia throwing a counter right hand but Bertarelli manages to avoid it.
Garcia thuds his shin into the meat of Bertarelli's side.
Garcia with a nice calf kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Segundo Garcia dominated that round.
That's time! Garcia's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Bertarelli works Garcia's body with a nice hook.
Garcia tests Bertarelli's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Garcia is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bertarelli.
Garcia swings for the body but Bertarelli moves out of range.
Bertarelli swings widly with a right hand
and Garcia cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Garcia throws a leg kick but Bertarelli moved away.
Garcia jabs Bertarelli to the body, keeping him at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garcia thumps Bertarelli with a low kick.
Garcia is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bertarelli can do to turn this around?
Garcia throws a front kick that sends Bertarelli stumbling back into the cage.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Bertarelli crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Garcia - the referee stops the clock and Bertarelli gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Garcia. Bertarelli manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bertarelli throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Garcia counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bertarelli checks a leg kick.
Bertarelli now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Bertarelli takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Garcia keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bertarelli.
Garcia pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Bertarelli thows a left - swing and a miss!
Garcia appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Garcia misses with an uppercut. Bertarelli saw that one coming.
Bertarelli misses with an uppercut
enabling Garcia to counter with a crisp jab.

Bertarelli is rocked!
Garcia lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bertarelli's sensitive parts.
Garcia thows a leg kick but Bertarelli checks it
and Bertarelli counters with a straight right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Garcia misses.
Garcia tries to work over Bertarelli's front leg with a kick but Bertarelli checks it.
Bertarelli doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Garcia blocks a jab.
Bertarelli checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Garcia misses the shot to the body.
Bertarelli just misses with a punch to the body.
Jab from Garcia.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice uppercut there from Garcia.
Bertarelli is still on wobbly legs! Can Garcia finish him?
Garcia ducks down into range and throws a picture perfect right hook that connects with Bertarelli's jaw. Bertarelli's eyes stare off into space as he falls to the mat, out cold! Garcia does the decent thing and steps back, rather than landing any shots to his unconscious opponent.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Segundo Garcia!
A relieved looking Segundo Garcia thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.