PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jose Garcilazo (ranked 1696 p4p, 2539 weight class) and Gunnar Malvoe (ranked 97 p4p, 141 weight class). Garcilazo comes to the cage accompanied by Pretty fly for a whiteguy by The Offspring . Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Garcilazo
vs
Malvoe

170 cm
21
142
5 - 0 - 0

165 cm
21
144
3 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Big heart

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

UnderGround Supplements

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 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jose Garcilazo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gunnar Malvoe!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garcilazo has his takedown stuffed
and Malvoe counters with a right hand to the body.
Garcilazo misses with a hook
enabling Malvoe to counter with a crisp jab.
Garcilazo moves away from the strike by Malvoe.
Garcilazo half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Malvoe swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A telegraphed right hand from Malvoe misses the target.
Garcilazo takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Malvoe comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Garcilazo looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Malvoe thows a left - swing and a miss!
A big right from Malvoe misses.
Garcilazo tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Malvoe swivels and escapes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Malvoe lands a nice shot to the body.
Malvoe comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Garcilazo shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Malvoe as he avoids it easily.
Malvoe looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jose Garcilazo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Garcilazo misses with a left hand
and Malvoe counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Garcilazo misses with a right hand
and Malvoe counters with a straight right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcilazo shoots and misses
and Malvoe connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Malvoe scores with a jab to the body.
Malvoe cracks a nice hook into Garcilazo's ribs.
Garcilazo misses with an uppercut
and Malvoe counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Malvoe wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Malvoe connects with a jab.
Garcilazo looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Malvoe is fending him off so far but Garcilazo persists. Nope, Malvoe circles away and we're back to standing.
Malvoe lunges at Garcilazo with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Garcilazo's hand.
Garcilazo slips under a jab.
Malvoe lands a body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Malvoe throws a shot from downtown. Garcilazo moves away and avoids it.
Garcilazo half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Malvoe lands a jab to the head.
Garcilazo moves away from the strike by Malvoe.
Garcilazo appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Garcilazo with a poor takedown
and Malvoe counters with a stiff right hand.
Malvoe thuds a left hand into Garcilazo's body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcilazo shoots in looking for a takedown. Malvoe tries to sprawl out of it but Garcilazo keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Malvoe manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Malvoe lands a jab to Garcilazo's midsection.
Garcilazo looks for a takedown but Malvoe sprawls well.
Malvoe's jab looks to have found its range, popping Garcilazo under the eye.
Garcilazo takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Malvoe scores with a jab to the body.
Malvoe scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Malvoe works Garcilazo's body with a nice hook.
Malvoe wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Garcilazo.
Malvoe getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Malvoe's jab looks to have found its range, popping Garcilazo under the eye.
Garcilazo misses with a takedown attempt - Malvoe sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Malvoe works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Garcilazo looks to throw the jab but Malvoe is out of range.
Garcilazo misses with a hook
and Malvoe cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Malvoe is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Garcilazo had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Malvoe missing with a left hand there. Garcilazo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Malvoe tries to move into range but Garcilazo moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Good exchange - Malvoe coming out on top.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Garcilazo shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Malvoe manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Malvoe is controlling Garcilazo's posture.
Garcilazo passes Malvoe's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Garcilazo is taking a breather. Malvoe says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Malvoe wants to control but Garcilazo is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Garcilazo is looking to advance position but Malvoe won't allow it.
Garcilazo missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Malvoe wants to control but Garcilazo is keeping busy.
Malvoe wants to improve his position but Garcilazo is controlling well.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Gunnar Malvoe dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Malvoe scores with a body shot.
Malvoe smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Malvoe uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Garcilazo.
Garcilazo needs to keep his hands up - Malvoe had a free shot at his head there.
Malvoe dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Malvoe connects with a body shot that sends Garcilazo's belly button to the back.
Malvoe throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Malvoe lands a glancing blow to the side of Garcilazo's head.

Garcilazo closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Garcilazo lands in his opponent's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Garcilazo trying to control but Malvoe is working from the bottom.
Malvoe not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcilazo sitting in guard, not really doing much.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Malvoe can do anything to dispel that myth.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Garcilazo stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Malvoe swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Malvoe looking for a sweep. Not yet Malvoe, not yet.
Garcilazo looking to pass the guard.

Garcilazo drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Garcilazo jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

Garcilazo drops back looking for a submission - "I'm sorry sir, but I'm gunna break your leg" says Garcilazo as he cranks on the unfortunate limb! Malvoe screams and taps out before any major damage is done! Don't mess with Garcilazo! Nice submission victory there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Jose Garcilazo!
A victorious Jose Garcilazo thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.