PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Diego Garcia (ranked 1070 p4p, 1297 weight class) and Eric Dier (ranked 149 p4p, 185 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Eric Dier was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Garcia
vs
Dier

190 cm
31
192
12 - 7 - 1

185 cm
33
185
7 - 1 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Powerful

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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 - 7 - 1, fighting out of New York, Diego Garcia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eric Dier!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Steven Brown and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dier throws a lazy right hand but Garcia sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dier throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Garcia's waist but Garcia gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Dier off to one side.
Dier misses with a straight left.
Dier throws a shot from downtown. Garcia moves away and avoids it.
Garcia definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
A big right from Dier misses.
Nice body punch from Garcia.
Dier throws a big shot that misses.
Garcia looks to land a left hand but Dier moved out of range nicely.
Garcia lands a nice looking body shot.
Dier moves out of range of the leg kick from Garcia.
Dier misses with a left hand
and Garcia counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Dier throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Garcia was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garcia lands a leg kick that knocks Dier off balance momentarily.
Garcia lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Garcia lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Dier throws a hook to the side of Garcia's head but Garcia sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dier's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Garcia connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Dier scrambles back to his feet.
Dier walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Garcia.
Dier fails to land the takedown.
Dier misses with a hook. Garcia ducked under it nicely.
Dier throws a lazy right hand but Garcia sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A good leg kick by Garcia.
Dier's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Garcia connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Dier scrambles back to his feet.
Garcia lands a nice looking body shot.
Garcia slips under a jab from Dier.
Garcia fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Dier has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Garcia slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Garcia lands a lovely overhand right.
Dier throws a poor cross that misses
and Garcia cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Garcia cracks Dier with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Garcia ducks under a wild hook from Dier.
Garcia ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A low kick from Dier misses
and Garcia counters with a nice uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dier.
Garcia with a nice calf kick.
Dier throws a leg kick but Garcia checks it.
Garcia is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Dier throws a right hand that misses
and Garcia counters with a nice leg kick.
Garcia scores with a jab to the jaw.
Garcia lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A low kick from Dier misses
and Garcia counters with a leg kick.
Diego Garcia is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dier with a jab.

It looks like Diego Garcia has been cut.
Dier throws a hook to the side of Garcia's head but Garcia sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dier throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Garcia's waist but Garcia gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Dier off to one side.
Diego Garcia has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eric Dier.
Garcia scores with a shot to the body.
Dier looks to score with a jab to the body but Garcia is just out of range.
Dier misses with a hook to the body
and Garcia counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Garcia throws a nice inside leg kick.
Dier walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Garcia with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Garcia connects with a solid leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A big right from Dier misses.
Garcia lands a lovely overhand right.
Dier gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Dier fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Garcia avoids it really well and circles away.
Dier's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Dier misses the shot to the body.
Garcia uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Garcia fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Dier walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Garcia checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Garcia's jab looks to have found its range, popping Dier under the eye.
Garcia doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Dier tries to work over Garcia's front leg with a kick but Garcia checks it.
Garcia throws a big shot that misses.
Dier throws a predictable looking body shot
and Garcia counters with a nice body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dier throws a lazy uppercut
and Garcia counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dier looks to land a right hand but Garcia moved out of range.
Good leg kick by Garcia.
Garcia throws a body punch but Dier moves out of range.
Garcia keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dier.
A big left from Dier misses.
Garcia swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Dier gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Garcia.
Garcia scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Dier doesn't seem bothered though.
Garcia scores with a jab.
Garcia takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Dier throws a leg kick
and Garcia counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Garcia slips under a jab.
A good leg kick by Garcia.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dier with a hook.
Dier throws a poor cross that misses
and Garcia counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Dier walks into a stiff left hand from Garcia.
Garcia thuds a left hand into Dier's body.
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.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

A nice leg kick from Garcia, right into the meat of the thigh.
Garcia blocks a jab.
Garcia scores with a nice right hand.
Good leg kick by Garcia.
Dier on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Garcia throws a leg kick which misses Dier's front leg but catches the back leg as Dier tries to avoid it.
Garcia buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A jab from Dier does it's job there.
Garcia darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Dier throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Garcia throwing a counter right hand but Dier manages to avoid it.
A telegraphed right hand from Dier misses the target.
Dier throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Dier might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Garcia has got the better of the exchanges.
Garcia scores with a sloppy right hand. Dier should have avoided that one.
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!
Dier walks into a left hand.
Dier throws a poor cross that misses
and Garcia counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Garcia pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dier takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dier shoots and misses
and Garcia counters with a nice uppercut.
Dier has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Dier swings for the body but Garcia moves out of range.
Dier pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Garcia scores with a decent looking hook.
Garcia checks a leg kick.
Garcia lands a leg kick that knocks Dier off balance momentarily.
Garcia moves out of range as Dier strikes.
Dier walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Garcia checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Diego Garcia is winning the standup battle so far.
Garcia scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Garcia fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Dier.
Dier with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Garcia to score with a decent uppercut.
Garcia throws a nice inside leg kick.
Garcia listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Nice body kick from Garcia.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Garcia works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A leg kick checked by Garcia.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia thuds a left hand into Dier's body.
Garcia uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dier.
Nice jab there from Garcia.
Garcia looks to score with a jab to the body but Dier is just out of range.
Dier is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Dier 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.
As Dier looks to move away, Garcia throws a big counter combo but Dier just gets out of the way.
Dier takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Dier connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Garcia's hands.
Garcia lunges at Dier with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Dier's hand.
A lazy left from Garcia finds it's target.
The fighters circling - Dier throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
It looked like Garcia wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Dier jabs Garcia to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A nice inside leg kick there by Garcia. That's going to slow Dier down.
Garcia bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Garcia scores with a nice head shot.
Dier displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Garcia throws out the jab.
Dier appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dier misses the shot to the body.
Dier avoids the body shot from Garcia.
Garcia lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Dier throws a body punch but Garcia moves out of range.
Garcia uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dier.
A quick step to the side and Garcia tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Garcia connects with a leg kick.
Dier throws a body punch but Garcia moves out of range.
Dier misses with a looping right.
It looked like Garcia wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Nice uppercut lands for Garcia. That snapped Dier's head back.
Garcia blocks a low kick nicely.
Garcia half committed to a counter leg kick.
Dier is trying desperately to land a takedown but Garcia is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Dier.
Dier throws a leg kick which misses Garcia's front leg but catches the back leg as Garcia tries to avoid it.
Nice shot lands for Garcia.
Dier tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Garcia was well out of range. Poor timing from Dier.
Garcia throws a quick inside leg kick.
Dier throws a leg kick but Garcia sees it coming and moves out of range.
Garcia lands a leg kick that knocks Dier off balance momentarily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garcia with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Dier checks a leg kick.
Dier let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Garcia ducks under a wild hook from Dier.
Garcia tried to counter with a leg kick but Dier avoided it.
Garcia lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Garcia digs a good body shot into Dier's ribs.
Garcia 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 is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dier can do to turn this around?
Garcia tests Dier's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nice sprawl there from Garcia as Dier shoots in.
Nice shot lands for Dier.
Garcia takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A slow jab from Dier misses its intended target.
Garcia feints and then cracks Dier's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Dier down.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Garcia throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A good leg kick by Garcia.
Dier misses with a low kick as Garcia jumps back.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Diego Garcia dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Diego Garcia's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

A nice leg kick from Garcia, right into the meat of the thigh.
Dier misses with a hook. Garcia ducked under it nicely.
Dier digs a good body shot into Garcia's ribs.
Garcia lands with a good body shot.
Dier throws out a leg kick but Garcia moves out of range and Dier only half commits.
Dier is looking to score with low kicks.
Garcia lands a nice looking kick to the body. Dier takes a step back to recover.
Garcia throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Dier's head.
Good standup being displayed there by Garcia as he connects with a hook.
Dier with a nice calf kick.
Garcia fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A nice leg kick from Garcia, right into the meat of the thigh.
Dier bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Garcia's head.
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!
Garcia lands a body shot.
Dier throws a hook to the side of Garcia's head but Garcia sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia slips under a jab.
Garcia bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Dier's head backwards.
Garcia lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Dier moves out of range as Garcia strikes.
Dier throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Garcia on the side of the head.
Dier misses with an uppercut. Garcia saw that one coming.
Dier fails to land the takedown.
Dier throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dier drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Garcia works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Garcia turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Garcia with a nice calf kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Garcia. That's going to slow Dier down.
Garcia connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Dier momentarily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Garcia misses with a low kick.
Eric Dier has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dier looks to land a right hand but Garcia moved out of range.
Dier throws a looping overhand right but Garcia ducks down to avoid it.
Garcia dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Garcia scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Dier tries a low kick but Garcia avoids it.
It looked like Garcia wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Garcia checks a leg kick nicely.
Garcia scores with a jab. Dier acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Garcia uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dier.
Garcia connects with a leg kick.
Dier throws a looping overhand right but Garcia ducks down to avoid it.
Garcia swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Garcia takes one to the side of the head.
Garcia defending well as Dier loads up on a big left hand.
Dier looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Garcia feints and then cracks Dier's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Dier down.
Garcia jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dier.
Dier takes a kick to the side of the head.
Garcia moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A nice leg kick from Garcia, right into the meat of the thigh.
Garcia's jab looks to have found its range, popping Dier under the eye.
A slapping leg kick lands for Garcia.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Garcia - that will leave a mark!
Garcia moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Dier changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Garcia tries to avoid it but Dier manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Garcia to the ground. Garcia escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Garcia lands a leg kick that knocks Dier off balance momentarily.
Garcia throws a head kick that half lands.
Garcia lands with a thumping leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Garcia cracks Dier with an open hand slap.

Garcia has closed the distance and engaged Dier in a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Garcia.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garcia misses with a punch on the inside.
Dier wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Garcia tries to pull guard but Dier won't allow it.
Dier wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Dier working aggressively here.
Diego Garcia is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Garcia lands a left hand that snaps the head of Dier backwards.
Dier taking a breather.

Garcia's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Garcia blocks a leg kick.
Dier is looking to score with low kicks.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dier. Garcia does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dier misses with a wild body shot.
A decent looking cross lands there for Garcia.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Garcia lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Dier at a distance.
Garcia slips a straight right by Dier.
A counter left hand to the body from Garcia misses its target.

And that's the end of the fight!
Diego 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 William Gold scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Diego Garcia!
After winning the bout, Diego Garcia thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.