PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jose Garcia (ranked 2138 p4p, 2669 weight class) and Ben Jamin (ranked 273 p4p, 326 weight class). Jose Garcia could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Ben Jamin's chin.

Garcia
vs
Jamin

182 cm
19
181
4 - 0 - 0

169 cm
26
175
6 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jose Garcia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ben Jamin!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Ian Loll and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Garcia instigates a clinch.
Garcia cracks Jamin with a nice body shot.
Jamin wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Garcia is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Jamin gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.

Garcia gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Garcia trying to control but Jamin is working from the bottom.
Garcia controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Garcia's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Garcia taking a breather here.
Jamin regains half guard there - taking advantage of Garcia's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Jamin is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Garcia takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Garcia not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Garcia tries to pass to full mount but Jamin defends it.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Garcia in particular looking to stall.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Garcia misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jamin.
Garcia tries to close the distance and clinch but Jamin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jamin with the counter takedown but Garcia avoids it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Garcia gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Jamin wants to break free but Garcia has control.
Jamin goes for a takedown attempt but Garcia pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Garcia scores with a nice strike.
We've been told by Garcia's head coaches at IMMA Gym of Elite ASS that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.

Garcia clinches up against the cage.
Jamin drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Garcia gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Garcia tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Jamin letting Garcia take a breather here.

Jamin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garcia tries to clinch there but Jamin circles away.
Garcia dives in for a single leg takedown but Jamin sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jose Garcia. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Jamin turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Garcia tries to escape but Jamin is in control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Garcia trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Jamin looking to control but instead Garcia has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Jamin in particular looking to stall.
Garcia is looking to escape.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jose Garcia dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Garcia tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Garcia falls off balance throwing a combination

and Jamin decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Garcia's guard.

The fighters are working up against the cage. Garcia manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Garcia is working Jamin over against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Garcia.
Garcia is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Garcia tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Jamin smiles and moves away.
Garcia tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jamin swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Garcia takes the fight into the clinch.

Garcia is fighting off a takedown attempt but Jamin is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Garcia to the mat. Garcia regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia wants to stand and escape but Jamin is having none of it.
Jamin working some strikes from top position.

Jamin drops back, looking for a kneebar! Garcia looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Garcia looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Garcia!

Garcia is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jamin can do to turn this around?
Jamin is breathing heavily.
Garcia taking a break here but Jamin is having none of it and regains half guard.
Garcia is looking to take a break and control but Jamin is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Garcia is looking to stall here but Jamin recovers full guard.
Garcia wants to control from the top but Jamin keeps moving.
Garcia will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

Garcia drops back, looking for a kneebar! Jamin looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Jamin looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Jamin!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The strikes coming from Jamin are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Garcia pushes Jamin away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Jamin gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Jamin trying to control the position but Garcia is working away.
Garcia is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
The strikes coming from Jamin are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Garcia pushes Jamin away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Jamin gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Jamin is looking to take a break and control but Garcia is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Jamin throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Garcia is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Garcia works Jamin's body with a nice hook.
Garcia tries to score a power double leg takedown but Jamin sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Garcia somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jose Garcia. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Garcia cracks Jamin with a good jab.
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 Jose Garcia will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Garcia fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Jamin avoids it really well and circles away.
Garcia scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garcia slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Garcia.
Nice sprawl there from Jamin as Garcia shoots in.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Jamin swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jose Garcia. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Garcia fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Jamin avoids it really well and circles away.
Garcia lands with a shot to the body.
Jose Garcia is winning the standup battle so far.
Garcia misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jamin.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Garcia moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Garcia tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jamin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Garcia tries to clinch but Jamin moves away

and Jamin decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Garcia's guard.
Jamin throwing strikes from guard but Garcia blocks nicely.
Jamin pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Garcia is keeping the position for now.
Garcia wants to stand and escape but Jamin is having none of it.
Garcia knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Jamin on the ground.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jamin with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

Jamin drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Garcia dives on top into guard.

Garcia trying to control the position from guard on top but Jamin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jamin takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Garcia is fighting to break Jamin's control of his arms but Jamin is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Garcia trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Ben Jamin has got the better of the ground game so far.
Garcia slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Garcia trying to control the position from guard on top but Jamin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Garcia fails with the takedown.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Garcia wants to clinch.
Jamin changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jose Garcia showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Garcia, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jose Garcia!
Jose Garcia was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.