PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Segundo Garcia (ranked 262 p4p, 336 weight class) and Salomon Mukunzi (ranked 40 p4p, 54 weight class). Mukunzi has chosen Champion (ft. D Smoke) - Fireboy DML as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Garcia
vs
Mukunzi

188 cm
26
190
11 - 4 - 0

178 cm
27
197
11 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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Paddy's Enhancing Drugs (160Q)

Conquer

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 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Segundo Garcia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Salomon Mukunzi!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, William Gold and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garcia scores with a crisp jab that stopped Mukunzi in his tracks.
Garcia lands a nice looking body shot.
Mukunzi throws an off balance right hand
and Garcia counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mukunzi gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Garcia looks to land a right hand but Mukunzi moved out of range.
Mukunzi throws a body shot but no joy.
Garcia misses with an uppercut
and Mukunzi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mukunzi looks to land a body kick but Garcia moved away.
Mukunzi with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Garcia to score with a decent uppercut.
Mukunzi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Garcia.
Mukunzi flicks out a counter leg kick but Garcia steps away.
Garcia connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Garcia throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
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!
A leg kick checked by Mukunzi.
Mukunzi let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Garcia connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Mukunzi momentarily.
Mukunzi takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Garcia misses with an uppercut.
Garcia with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia scores with a nice head shot.
Garcia missing with a left hand there. Mukunzi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A little jabbing left from Mukunzi on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Mukunzi misses with an uppercut.
Mukunzi throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Garcia looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Mukunzi on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Garcia lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Garcia throws a right hand that misses
and Mukunzi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mukunzi misses with a kick to the body.
Mukunzi has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Garcia checks the leg kick nicely there.
Mukunzi misses with an attempted mid kick.
A counter left hand to the body from Garcia misses its target.
Garcia motions for Mukunzi to come forward. Garcia throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Mukunzi pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Segundo Garcia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Garcia attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Garcia pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Garcia throws a body punch but Mukunzi moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia defending well as Mukunzi loads up on a big left hand.
Garcia throws a leg kick
and Mukunzi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
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!
Mukunzi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Garcia moves away.
Garcia misses with an uppercut. Mukunzi saw that one coming.
Garcia walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Mukunzi checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Garcia throws a shot from downtown. Mukunzi moves away and avoids it.
Mukunzi feints a counter leg kick.
Mukunzi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Garcia moves away.
Mukunzi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mukunzi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Garcia.
The crowd cheers as Garcia lands an impressive looking overhand right. Mukunzi doesn't seem phased though.
Garcia thumps Mukunzi with a low kick.
Mukunzi throws a low kick but Garcia avoids it.
Mukunzi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Garcia throws an overhand right that lands on Mukunzi's shoulder, as Mukunzi tries to avoid the shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Mukunzi to counter with a crisp jab.
Garcia scores with a jab to the head.
Garcia misses with a wild body shot.
Garcia connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Mukunzi takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Mukunzi takes a jab right on the kisser.
Garcia throws a leg kick but Mukunzi sees it coming and moves out of range.
Garcia is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Garcia swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Mukunzi appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Garcia with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Mukunzi walks into a left hand.
Garcia throws a right hand that misses
and Mukunzi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Garcia looks to land a left hand but Mukunzi moved out of range nicely.
Decent striking displayed by Garcia there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A big left from Mukunzi misses.
Garcia with a hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mukunzi looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Garcia misses with a body shot.
Mukunzi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mukunzi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
It seemed like Mukunzi was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Garcia scores with a crisp jab that stopped Mukunzi in his tracks.
Garcia finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A countering left hand to the body from Mukunzi misses.
Garcia throws a lazy uppercut
and Mukunzi counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Garcia moves out of range of the body kick from Mukunzi.
Mukunzi takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Mukunzi throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Garcia throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mukunzi on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Garcia. Garcia obviously looking to wear him down.
Garcia throws a leg kick
and Mukunzi counters with a straight right hand.
Garcia scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Segundo Garcia dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Mukunzi slips under a jab from Garcia.
A nice inside leg kick there by Garcia. That's going to slow Mukunzi down.
Mukunzi looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Mukunzi lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Garcia circles away quickly and effectively.
Mukunzi throws a body kick that misses.
Mukunzi takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A low kick from Garcia misses
and Mukunzi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Garcia misses with a jab to the body
and Mukunzi counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Mukunzi 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 with a hook.
Garcia ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mukunzi moves away.
Garcia throws a lazy uppercut
and Mukunzi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Garcia throws an off balance right hand
and Mukunzi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mukunzi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Garcia.
Mukunzi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Garcia manages to avoid it.
Garcia is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mukunzi can do to turn this around?
Garcia misses with a straight left.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mukunzi misses with a hook to the body
and Garcia cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Garcia misses with a body shot.
Garcia cracks Mukunzi with a good jab.
Garcia bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Garcia turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Mukunzi just misses with a punch to the body.
Mukunzi misses the jab.
Garcia throws a leg kick that is checked
and Mukunzi counters with a left to the body.
Mukunzi's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Mukunzi slips under a jab from Garcia.
Mukunzi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Garcia.
Mukunzi gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Garcia.
Mukunzi throws a jab but it's blocked by Garcia.
Mukunzi misses with a leg kick
and Garcia counters with a slapping leg kick.
Garcia scores with a decent looking hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Mukunzi.
Garcia throws a lazy uppercut
and Mukunzi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
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.
Garcia misses with an uppercut. Mukunzi saw that one coming.
Garcia lands with an overhand left.
Mukunzi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Garcia.
Some bone on bone action there as Garcia checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Mukunzi checks a leg kick.
Mukunzi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Garcia throws out the jab.
A solid leg kick lands there for Mukunzi.
Garcia swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mukunzi looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Mukunzi moves out of range of the leg kick from Garcia.
Garcia ducks under a wild hook from Mukunzi.
Garcia stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Mukunzi.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mukunzi slips a straight right by Garcia.
Garcia checks the leg kick.
Mukunzi moves away from the strike by Garcia.
It seemed like Mukunzi was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Mukunzi takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Garcia falls off balance throwing a combination
and Mukunzi counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Garcia thinking.
Garcia thows a leg kick but Mukunzi checks it
letting Mukunzi counter with a right hand.

It looks like Segundo Garcia has been cut.
Garcia connects with an inside leg kick.
Garcia lands with a thumping leg kick.
Mukunzi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Segundo Garcia is winning the standup battle so far.
Garcia throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Garcia misses with a body kick.
Mukunzi cracks Garcia with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Garcia lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Mukunzi has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Mukunzi and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garcia looks to land a left hand but Mukunzi moved out of range nicely.
Mukunzi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Garcia.
Mukunzi has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Garcia takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Mukunzi takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Garcia throws a leg kick
and Mukunzi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mukunzi stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Mukunzi throws a jab when Garcia was well out of range.
Garcia jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Mukunzi showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Garcia.
Mukunzi follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Garcia displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mukunzi throws out the jab.
Mukunzi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Garcia.
Garcia swings widly with a right hand
and Mukunzi counters with a right hand to the body.
Garcia looks to land a right hand but Mukunzi moved out of range.
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.
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 Segundo Garcia will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Segundo Garcia's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Mukunzi tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Mukunzi jabs Garcia right on the nose. Garcia blinks but takes it well.
Mukunzi tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A low kick from Garcia is predictable there
and Mukunzi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mukunzi paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Garcia misses with a leg kick
and Mukunzi counters with an inside leg kick.
Garcia clobbers Mukunzi with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Garcia misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Mukunzi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Garcia moves out of range as Mukunzi strikes.
A chopping leg kick lands by Garcia.
Garcia scores with a hook to the body. Mukunzi takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Mukunzi takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mukunzi avoids the body shot from Garcia.
Mukunzi 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.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mukunzi 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 feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Mukunzi looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Mukunzi delivers a nice body kick.
Garcia throws a nice head kick!
Garcia lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Garcia connects with a solid leg kick.
A head kick by Garcia misses
and Mukunzi counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Garcia displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mukunzi throws out the jab.
Garcia throws a sloppy head kick
and Mukunzi makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Garcia really felt that one!
Mukunzi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Garcia moves away.
Mukunzi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Garcia misses the target.
It seemed like Mukunzi was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Mukunzi takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Mukunzi takes a swing at Garcia's ribcage but misses.
Salomon Mukunzi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Garcia with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Garcia misses with a kick to the body.
Garcia misses with a leg kick
and Mukunzi counters with a nice uppercut.
Garcia looks to land a right hand but Mukunzi moved out of range.
Mukunzi doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
A swing and a miss from Mukunzi.
Garcia tried to counter with a leg kick but Mukunzi avoided it.
Good shot there by Garcia.
Mukunzi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
As Garcia backs off Mukunzi throws a huge counter combo but Garcia manages to avoid it all.
Garcia misses with a low kick.
Mukunzi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Garcia throws out the jab.
Mukunzi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Garcia.
Mukunzi throws a big shot that misses.
Garcia is looking to chop away at Mukunzi's legs.
Mukunzi let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Mukunzi slips a straight right by Garcia.
Garcia throws a leg kick
and Mukunzi counters with a nice uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia defending well as Mukunzi loads up on a big left hand.
Garcia lands an overhand right.
The fighters circling - Garcia throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Garcia misses the body punch
and Mukunzi counters with a nice kick to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Garcia thows a leg kick but Mukunzi checks it
and Mukunzi counters with a stiff jab, followed by a cross and an uppercut! That's too much punishment for Garcia to take - he tumbles to the canvas, blood pouring from his nose, barely conscious. That's the end of the fight! Great knockout by Mukunzi!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:27 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Salomon Mukunzi!
A very excited looking Salomon Mukunzi made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.