PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Eric Distefano (ranked 1213 p4p, 534 weight class) and Diego Garcia (ranked 154 p4p, 67 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Distefano
vs
Garcia

183 cm
32
188
19 - 16 - 0

190 cm
33
192
15 - 7 - 2

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Granite chin

Conviction
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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 19 - 16 - 0, fighting out of London, Eric Distefano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 7 - 2, fighting out of New York, Diego Garcia!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Daniel Bishop and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garcia misses with a shot to the body
and Distefano cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

It looks like Diego Garcia has been cut.
A nice leg kick lands there from Garcia.
Distefano takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Distefano lands a leg kick that knocks Garcia off balance momentarily.
Garcia cracks a nice hook into Distefano's ribs.
Garcia misses with a right hand
and Distefano counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Distefano chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Garcia can pounce on him.
Distefano takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Diego Garcia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Distefano tries to land a front kick but Garcia steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Garcia misses with a shot to the body
and Distefano counters with a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Distefano waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Garcia.
Garcia throws a lazy right hand but Distefano sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Distefano takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Distefano misses with an uppercut.
Garcia misses with a jab to the body
and Distefano makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Garcia really felt that one!
Garcia throws a jab but it's blocked by Distefano.
Distefano thinks about countering with a head kick.
Garcia looks to land a combination but Distefano avoids it well.
Distefano ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Distefano throws a quick counter kick to the body but Garcia avoids it.
Garcia throws a low kick but it's checked well by Distefano.
Garcia throws a leg kick that is checked
enabling Distefano to counter with a crisp jab.
A left lands for Garcia.
Garcia has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Garcia throws a shot from downtown. Distefano moves away and avoids it.
Distefano moves forwards but Garcia connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Garcia tries to land a leg kick but Distefano saw it coming and moves away.
As Garcia looks to move away, Distefano throws a big counter combo but Garcia just gets out of the way.
Distefano moves away from the strike by Garcia.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia misses with a left hand
and Distefano counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nice uppercut there from Distefano.

That has opened up Diego Garcia's cut even more.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Distefano gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Garcia throws a low kick but it's checked well by Distefano.
It looked like Distefano wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Distefano throws a hook but Garcia blocks it.
Garcia is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Distefano with a body shot.
Distefano pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Garcia smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Distefano takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Garcia fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Distefano is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Garcia.
Distefano misses with a body shot.
Garcia throws a one two combo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Garcia clinches up against the cage.
Distefano tries to throw a body punch but Garcia avoids it by throwing Distefano back against the cage.
Distefano scores with a hook to the body.
Nice body punch from Garcia.
Distefano tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

Garcia pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Garcia misses with a jab to the body
and Distefano connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Distefano shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Garcia dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Distefano. That did some damage!
Distefano throws the kick towards the body but Garcia avoids it.
Garcia jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Distefano lands with a right hand.
Garcia falls off balance throwing a combination
and Distefano counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Garcia is lucky that one didn't land flush.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Distefano uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Garcia.
Distefano is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Garcia.
Garcia looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Garcia cracks Distefano with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Garcia connects with a solid leg kick.
Distefano blocks a head kick by Garcia.
Distefano moves forwards but Garcia connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Garcia tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Distefano is able to avoid easily.
A nice leg kick lands there from Garcia.
Garcia jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Garcia blocks a jab.
A little jabbing left from Garcia on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Garcia misses with a hook.
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 referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Garcia will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Garcia misses with a straight right.
Distefano throwing a counter right hand but Garcia manages to avoid it.
A telegraphed right hand from Garcia misses the target.
Distefano quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Distefano fails with an attempt to clinch.
Garcia bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Distefano's head backwards.
Garcia lands a lovely overhand right.
Garcia ducks under a wild hook from Distefano.
Garcia swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garcia misses with a hook.
Distefano keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Distefano takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A swing and a miss from Garcia.
Distefano is looking to counter punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia misses with a jab, cross combination.
Garcia throws a right hand that misses

and Distefano moves into the clinch.
Distefano tries to work over Garcia's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Distefano fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Distefano blocks a body shot from Garcia.
Garcia blocking some punches.
Garcia softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Distefano misses with a punch on the inside.
Garcia can't find room to land a body shot as Distefano controls the action.
Distefano tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Garcia's elbow.
Garcia prevents a body shot from Distefano.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Garcia.
Distefano working aggressively here.
Garcia takes a shot to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Distefano.
Distefano swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Distefano doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Distefano blocks a body shot from Garcia.
Distefano misses with a hook to the ribs.
Distefano softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Garcia.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Garcia.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Garcia.
This has been an exciting period of action!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Distefano.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Distefano.
Distefano misses with some punches.
Garcia misses with some punches.
Garcia blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Garcia misses with the head strike.
Distefano blocks an uppercut.
Distefano works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Garcia lands with a right to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Distefano.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Garcia.
Distefano is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Garcia misses with the head strike.

Garcia manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Garcia tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Garcia is looking to sweep but instead, Distefano has passed into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia manages to get to full guard.
Garcia looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Garcia has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Distefano has passed into side control.
Garcia is trying to get back to half guard.
Garcia is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

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.
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.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Garcia throws a hook to the side of Distefano's head but Distefano sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Garcia throws a shot from downtown. Distefano moves away and avoids it.
Distefano throws a quick counter head kick but Garcia was just 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.
Distefano throws a quick counter head kick but Garcia was just out of range.
Distefano 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 digs a good body shot into Distefano's ribs.
Good shot there by Garcia.
Good leg kick by Garcia.
Distefano checks a low kick from Garcia.
Distefano tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Garcia manages to circle out of the way.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Distefano chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Garcia can pounce on him.
Garcia takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Distefano will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Garcia.
Garcia lands with a hook. Distefano tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Garcia misses with a straight right.
Garcia lands a really nice looking cross but Distefano seems unphased.
Good leg kick by Garcia.
Distefano looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Distefano.
Distefano bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Garcia throws a sloppy body shot
and Distefano counters with a nice uppercut.
Garcia misses the jab.
Jab from Garcia.
Garcia has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Distefano keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Garcia.
It looked like Distefano wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Garcia looks to land a right hand but Distefano moved out of range.
Nice uppercut there from Garcia.
Garcia lands with a right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jab, jab by Garcia - just one landing.
Distefano tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Garcia is able to avoid easily.
Distefano throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Garcia throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Distefano seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Distefano throws a looping overhand right but Garcia ducks down to avoid it.
Garcia throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Distefano is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Garcia.
Distefano defending well as Garcia loads up on a big left hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Distefano takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Garcia tests Distefano's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Garcia shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Distefano is looking to counter with a body kick.
Distefano misses with a lunging right hand
and Garcia counters with a straight right hand.
Distefano on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Nice uppercut there from Garcia.
Eric Distefano has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Distefano looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Distefano throws a hook but Garcia avoids it easily.
Garcia with the inside leg kick.
Garcia swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Distefano on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Distefano avoids the body shot from Garcia.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Distefano takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Distefano takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Garcia takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Diego Garcia is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Distefano slips under a jab.
A nice leg kick lands there from Garcia.
Distefano ducks under a wild hook from Garcia.
Distefano explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Garcia takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Distefano drives through and clinches with Garcia against the cage.
Distefano throws a punch but it's blocked by Garcia.
Garcia blocks an uppercut.
Distefano scores with a hook to the body.
Distefano lands a shoulder strike.

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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:30
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Diego Garcia!
Our winner, Diego Garcia, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.