PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mickey Garcia (ranked 543 p4p, 1072 weight class) and Rodrigo Carioni (ranked 25 p4p, 44 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Garcia might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to S.G. Sinnicks - St Patrick Battalion. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Garcia
vs
Carioni

180 cm
34
185
32 - 16 - 1

188 cm
25
202
8 - 6 - 0

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 32 - 16 - 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 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rodrigo Carioni!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Steve Erwin and Summer Carpenter.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garcia keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Carioni scores with a nice right hand.
Carioni throws an off balance right hand
and Garcia counters with a stiff right hand.

It looks like Rodrigo Carioni has been cut.
Carioni misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Garcia.
Garcia misses with a body punch
and Carioni counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Carioni throws a sloppy head kick and Garcia moves out of range easily.
Garcia changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Garcia tries to clinch up but Carioni circles away and keeps his distance.
Garcia avoids the body shot from Carioni.
Garcia takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Carioni misses with a wild body shot.
Carioni throws a right hand that misses
and Garcia counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Garcia loads up on a big right hand but Carioni slips the punch.
Carioni swings widly with a right hand
and Garcia counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A punch combination from Carioni misses.
Garcia throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Carioni thuds his right hand into Garcia's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Carioni misses with a left hand
and Garcia counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Decent striking displayed by Carioni there.

It looks like Mickey Garcia has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carioni lands with a right hand.
Carioni throws a right hand that misses
and Garcia counters with a straight right hand.
Garcia misses with a straight left.
Garcia moves out of range of the strikes.
Garcia lands a nice looking body shot.
Carioni takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Carioni misses with a looping left.

Garcia moves into the clinch successfully.
Carioni avoids the elbow strike from Garcia, against the cage.
Garcia fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Garcia lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Carioni prevents a body shot from Garcia.
A nice left hand lands by Garcia.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Garcia.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Carioni blocks an uppercut.

Carioni manages to break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia looks to throw the jab but Carioni is out of range.
Garcia throws out a loose jab but Carioni uses good head movement to avoid it.
Carioni scores with a decent looking hook.
Garcia slips a jab from Carioni.
Garcia sizes up Carioni with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Garcia takes a swing at Carioni's ribcage but misses.
Garcia is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Carioni.
Carioni misses with an uppercut
letting Garcia counter with a right hand.
Carioni lands a jab-cross combination.
Garcia slips under a jab.
Garcia swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Carioni.

Carioni is rocked!

That has opened up Rodrigo Carioni's cut even more.
Garcia misses the shot to the body.
Carioni swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Garcia missing with a left hand there. Carioni was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Carioni throws a good cross that connects.
Carioni might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Carioni connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Garcia momentarily.

Garcia is rocked!
Carioni fakes the body blow, causing Garcia to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Garcia goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Rodrigo Carioni!
Rodrigo Carioni decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
Mickey Garcia was interviewed post fight and said 'Can't believe the commission let me fight with Hep C...'.