PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mickey Garcia (ranked 67 p4p, 223 weight class) and Ryszard Wojcik (ranked 9 p4p, 29 weight class). Garcia comes to the cage accompanied by S.G. Sinnicks - St Patrick Battalion. Mickey Garcia had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Garcia
vs
Wojcik

180 cm
33
185
31 - 12 - 1

177 cm
44
197
39 - 23 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 31 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mickey Garcia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 39 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ryszard Wojcik!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Shigeki Sano and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garcia ducks under a wild hook from Wojcik.
Wojcik on the wrong end of a nice jab.
The fighters circling - Garcia throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Wojcik! But no joy.
Garcia throws a sloppy body shot
and Garcia takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wojcik ducks under a wild hook from Garcia.
Wojcik tries to counter by closing the distance.
Garcia tries to clinch but Wojcik moves away
and Wojcik counters with a nice uppercut.
Garcia lands a slapping body shot.
Garcia throws a looping overhand right but Wojcik ducks down to avoid it.
Garcia ducks under a wild hook from Wojcik.
Wojcik throws a hook but Garcia blocks it.
A quick step to the side and Garcia tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Garcia misses with a few strikes there.
We've been informed that Wojcik has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Garcia looks to score with a jab to the body but Wojcik is just out of range.
Wojcik takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Mickey Garcia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Garcia misses with a wild body shot.
Garcia ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wojcik moves away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wojcik lands a right hook to the body.
Garcia misses with a looping right.

Garcia moves into the clinch successfully.
Garcia pushes Wojcik back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Garcia lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Garcia lands a nice uppercut.
Wojcik misses with a short punch on the inside.
I was talking to Garcia's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Garcia tries a body shot but Wojcik blocks it.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Garcia just misses with a elbow thrown towards Wojcik's brow.
Garcia avoiding damage as Wojcik throws knees to the body.
Garcia misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wojcik with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Wojcik misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Garcia.
A hook to the body from Wojcik.
Wojcik misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wojcik avoids the elbow strike from Garcia, against the cage.
Garcia throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Wojciks head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wojcik swings wildly with an uppercut but Garcia uses good head movement to avoid it.
Garcia scores with a shoulder strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Garcia tries to work over Wojcik's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wojcik tries to land knees in the clinch but Garcia avoids the damage to the body.
Garcia fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Garcia.
Garcia takes a shot to the head.
Wojcik unloads a knee to the mid-section. Garcia lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Garcia tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wojcik's elbow.
Garcia tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wojcik's elbow.
Garcia can't find room to land a body shot as Wojcik controls the action.
Wojcik landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Wojcik lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Garcia blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Garcia.
Wojcik putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Garcia in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Garcia is breathing heavily.
Wojcik lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Wojcik trying to land knees to the body.
Wojcik dodges an elbow strike from Garcia.
Wojcik lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Wojcik lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Garcia on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wojcik lands a left hand that snaps the head of Garcia backwards.
Garcia doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Garcia managing to block the knees to the body from Wojcik.
Garcia misses with a body punch.
Wojcik takes a shot to the head.
Garcia fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wojcik tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Garcia avoids it.
Garcia blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Wojcik misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right from Wojcik.
Garcia managing to block the knees to the body from Wojcik.
Wojcik takes a shot to the head.
Wojcik softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Garcia misses with a short punch on the inside.

Wojcik breaks the clinch.
A jab from Garcia misses.
A little jabbing left from Wojcik on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A decent looking cross lands there for Wojcik.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Wojcik lands a big uppercut and Garcia crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Garcia looks OK. Wojcik waves Garcia back to his feet!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wojcik lands a jab to Garcia's midsection.
Wojcik throws a lazy right hand but Garcia sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Garcia swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wojcik cracks Garcia with a hook to the temple - Garcia is on wobbly legs here! Wojcik swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Garcia falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Wojcik wins by TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Ryszard Wojcik!
The defeated Mickey Garcia had this to say: 'Can't believe the commission let me fight with Hep C...'.