PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mousa Sissoko (ranked 2593 p4p, 3442 weight class) and Diego Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Diego Garcia has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Sissoko
vs
Garcia

190 cm
28
205
3 - 0 - 0

190 cm
26
206
3 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mousa Sissoko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Diego Garcia!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Daniel Franklin and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garcia bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Sissoko bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Garcia's head.
Garcia moves out of range of the leg kick from Sissoko.
Sissoko misses with a hook to the body
enabling Garcia to counter with a crisp jab.
Garcia missing with a left hand there. Sissoko was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The fighters circling - Garcia throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Garcia connects with a leg kick.
Sissoko throws a body shot but no joy.
Sissoko misses with a two punch combination.
It seemed like Garcia was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Garcia clobbers Sissoko with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Garcia looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Garcia fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Sissoko misses the jab.
Garcia lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
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!
Decent striking displayed by Garcia there.
Sissoko throws the left hand but Garcia avoids the punch easily.
Sissoko throws a hook to the side of Garcia's head but Garcia sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sissoko takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Sissoko swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sissoko misses with a hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sissoko misses the shot to the body.
Garcia just misses with a punch to the body.
Garcia avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sissoko moves out of range as Garcia throws a body kick.
Sissoko fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sissoko swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sissoko throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Garcia doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Sissoko lands a really nice looking cross but Garcia seems unphased.
Garcia with a nice calf kick.
Garcia blocks a jab.
Good standup being displayed there by Garcia as he connects with a hook.
Sissoko takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Sissoko misses with a head kick.
Garcia ducks under a wild hook from Sissoko.
Sissoko cracks a nice hook into Garcia's ribs.
Sissoko misses with a low kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sissoko checks a low kick from Garcia.
Sissoko swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sissoko looks to land a left hand but Garcia moved out of range nicely.
Sissoko has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Mentor Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Garcia misses with a wild body shot.
Sissoko connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Garcia's hands.
Garcia scores with a leg kick.
Garcia throws a jab when Sissoko was well out of range.
Sissoko throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Garcia counters with a slapping leg kick.
Sissoko does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Nice straight punches there by Garcia. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Garcia.
Garcia avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Garcia throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Sissoko throws a hook but Garcia avoids it easily.
Garcia throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Sissoko takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Garcia is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Sissoko had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Sissoko swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sissoko throws a sloppy head kick
and Sissoko takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A nice leg kick lands there from Garcia.
Garcia connects with a single shot there.
Garcia feints and then cracks Sissoko's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Sissoko down.
Garcia slips a jab from Sissoko.
Garcia buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Sissoko lands with an uppercut that bounces Garcia off the cage and back into range.

It looks like Diego Garcia has been cut.
Sissoko has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Garcia.
Garcia thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Sissoko if he has to take too many more of those.
Garcia tried to score with a low kick but Sissoko checks it.
Sissoko scores with a nice right hand.
Sissoko throws a head kick but Garcia moves out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sissoko does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Garcia throws a fast counter high kick but Sissoko manages to duck under it in time.
A swing and a miss from Sissoko.
Garcia takes a swing at Sissoko's ribcage but misses.
Garcia tries to clinch there but Sissoko circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garcia avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sissoko misses with the combination.
Sissoko swings widly with a right hand
and Garcia counters with a nice leg kick.
Garcia throws a good cross that connects.
Garcia connects with an inside leg kick.
Garcia feints and then cracks Sissoko's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Sissoko down.
Sissoko misses with an uppercut
enabling Garcia to counter with a crisp jab.
Garcia slips under a jab.
Garcia fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Sissoko thows a left - swing and a miss!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sissoko keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A combination from Sissoko does no damage.
Sissoko avoids the body shot from Garcia.
Sissoko is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Garcia thumps Sissoko with a low kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Diego Garcia dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Diego Garcia's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Sissoko lands with a kick to the ribs.
Sissoko throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Garcia sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Garcia works Sissoko's body with a nice hook.
Sissoko blocks a jab.
Garcia walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Sissoko checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Sissoko might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Sissoko keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sissoko looks to land a left hand but Garcia moved out of range nicely.
Sissoko lands a jab to Garcia's midsection.
Garcia connects with a good right hand that stumbles Sissoko. Sissoko circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Sissoko throws a right hand that misses
and Garcia counters with a left to the body.
Sissoko misses with a wild body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garcia takes one to the side of the head.
Sissoko looks to score with a jab to the body but Garcia is just out of range.
A slow jab from Garcia misses its intended target.
Garcia lands with a thumping leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sissoko throws a leg kick which misses Garcia's front leg but catches the back leg as Garcia tries to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sissoko tried to score with a low kick but Garcia checks it.
Sissoko takes one on the button.
A lazy left from Garcia finds it's target.
Garcia fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Sissoko throws a leg kick that is checked
and Garcia cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sissoko swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Sissoko takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sissoko lands a jab.
Sissoko misses with a straight right.
Garcia walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Nice uppercut there from Garcia.
Garcia connects with a solid leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sissoko throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sissoko defending well as Garcia loads up on a big left hand.
Garcia thumps Sissoko with a low kick.
Sissoko avoids the body shot from Garcia.

Sissoko gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia working aggressively here.
Garcia tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sissoko throws a head punch that misses.
Garcia misses with a punch on the inside.
Garcia prevents the takedown attempt.
Sissoko takes a shot to the head.
Sissoko misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sissoko lands a nice uppercut.
Sissoko misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sissoko lands a left hand.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Sissoko fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sissoko content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Garcia blocks an uppercut.
Sissoko is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Garcia tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sissoko softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short left from Sissoko.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sissoko is leaning against Garcia and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Sissoko lands a body shot.

Garcia pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sissoko defending well as Garcia loads up on a big left hand.
Sissoko connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Garcia throws a leg kick but Sissoko sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Garcia misses with a looping left.
A slapping leg kick lands for Garcia.
Sissoko ducks under a wild hook from Garcia.
Sissoko misses the jab.
Garcia scores with a nice strike.
Sissoko dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Garcia looking to land some kicks to the body here.
An attempted straight right counter from Sissoko misses the target.
Sissoko misses with a shot to the body
and Garcia counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sissoko misses the shot to the body.
Sissoko swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sissoko looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Sissoko looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A shot to the liver by Sissoko. Beautiful body shot.
Good work by Garcia as he checks the leg kick.
Sissoko takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Sissoko is looking to counter punch.
Sissoko throws a sloppy body shot
and Garcia connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Garcia wants to slow Sissoko down by chopping away at his legs.
Sissoko misses with a series of wild punches.
Sissoko takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Garcia connects with a good right hand that stumbles Sissoko. Sissoko circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Sissoko keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Garcia throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Garcia misses with a wild body shot.
Sissoko was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Garcia throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sissoko sees it coming and avoids it easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Diego Garcia will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Diego Garcia's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Garcia slips under a jab.
Sissoko throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Garcia sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sissoko connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Sissoko takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A good leg kick by Sissoko.
Jab by Garcia.
A chopping leg kick lands by Garcia.
Sissoko fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Garcia manages to avoid it.
Garcia scores with a nice strike.
A shot to the liver by Garcia. Beautiful body shot.
A slow jab from Sissoko misses its intended target.
Sissoko swings away with a body shot that misses
and Garcia counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Garcia connects with an inside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Garcia lands an overhand right.
Garcia lands a jab.
Garcia takes a kick to the side of the head.
Diego Garcia seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia throws a nice inside leg kick.
Sissoko throws a leg kick that misses.
Sissoko throws a body punch but Garcia moves out of range.
Garcia getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Sissoko throws a leg kick
and Garcia counters with a nice leg kick.
Garcia moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Garcia checks the leg kick nicely there.
Sissoko misses with an uppercut
and Garcia counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sissoko throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Garcia.
Garcia buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Sissoko throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sissoko takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Sissoko swings widly with a right hand
and Sissoko takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Garcia throws a good cross that connects.
Mousa Sissoko has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sissoko takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Garcia is looking to chop away at Sissoko's legs.
Garcia's corner calls for a 1-2. Garcia obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A big right from Garcia misses.
A shot to the liver by Garcia. Beautiful body shot.
A solid leg kick lands there for Sissoko.
Sissoko takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Garcia jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Garcia displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sissoko throws out the jab.
Garcia connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Sissoko with a hook.
Garcia looks to land a right hand but Sissoko moved out of range.
Sissoko swings away with a body shot that misses
and Garcia counters with a good, hard body kick but Sissoko shrugs it off.
Garcia scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Garcia misses with a straight left.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Sissoko walks into a jab.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sissoko.
Sissoko cracks Garcia with a right hand to the side of the head.
Garcia misses with a wild body shot.
Sissoko throws a right hand that misses
and Garcia counters with a nice uppercut.
Garcia has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Garcia stuns Sissoko with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Garcia.
Sissoko misses the jab.
Garcia scores with a nice head shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sissoko. Garcia does a little dance to reset his feet.
Garcia scoring well with a low kick there.
A lazy body kick from Sissoko
and Garcia counters with an inside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sissoko throws a lazy uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Garcia connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Sissoko momentarily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garcia misses with a straight left.
Sissoko lands a right hook to the body.
Garcia lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Diego Garcia is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Garcia takes a swing at Sissoko's ribcage but misses.
Garcia lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Sissoko scores with the left hand. Garcia knows he should have avoided that one.
Sissoko lands a high kick!
Garcia uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sissoko.
Garcia feints a counter leg kick.
Garcia avoids the body shot from Sissoko.
Garcia thuds a left hand into Sissoko's body.
Garcia tries to clinch there but Sissoko circles away.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sissoko fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Garcia checks it well.
Sissoko keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sissoko rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Garcia counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Diego Garcia comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Garcia winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Diego Garcia!
Diego Garcia thanked the fans post fight for their support.