PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Diego Garcia (ranked 740 p4p, 846 weight class) and Jin Yi (ranked 94 p4p, 104 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Yi's choice of entrance music: Wobble. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Garcia
vs
Yi

190 cm
33
192
14 - 7 - 2

189 cm
33
192
18 - 12 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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Olympic wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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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 14 - 7 - 2, fighting out of New York, Diego Garcia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Jin Yi!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yi tries for a takedown but Garcia circles away easily
and Garcia counters with a left to the body.
Yi tries to work over Garcia's front leg with a kick but Garcia checks it.
Yi looks to throw a body kick
and Garcia counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Garcia swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Yi has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Garcia takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

It looks like Diego Garcia has been cut.
Yi throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A nice leg kick from Garcia, right into the meat of the thigh.
Garcia changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Garcia lands a jab.
Yi misses with an uppercut.
Garcia feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Yi on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Garcia. Garcia obviously looking to wear him down.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Garcia throws a nice head kick!
Yi misses the jab.
Yi shoots for a takedown but Garcia saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Yi takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Garcia has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Yi moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Yi takes one to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia scores with a hook to the body. Yi takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Garcia dodges the punch combination from Yi.
Garcia slips a straight right by Yi.
Garcia moves into range and connects with a jab.
Yi walks into a jab.
Yi throws a sloppy head kick and Garcia moves out of range easily.
A big right from Yi misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Garcia misses the target.
Garcia thumps Yi with a low kick.
Yi gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A shot to the liver by Yi. Beautiful body shot.
A nice leg kick from Garcia, right into the meat of the thigh.
Yi throws a low kick but Garcia avoids it.
Garcia feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Good leg kick by Garcia.
Diego Garcia is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yi slips under a jab from Garcia.
Garcia lands with a thumping leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Garcia.
Yi connects with a jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Yi misses the target.
Yi drops his hands momentarily and Garcia takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Yi throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Garcia looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Garcia ducks under a wild hook from Yi.
Yi doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Garcia connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Diego Garcia has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jin Yi.
An inside leg kick lands from Garcia.
A punch combination from Yi misses.
Garcia swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Garcia ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Yi thows a left - swing and a miss!
Garcia throws out a powerful jab.
Yi throws a hook but Garcia blocks it.
Yi throws a hook but Garcia avoids it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
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.
Yi tests Garcia's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Garcia misses with a kick to the body.
It seemed like Yi was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Garcia with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Yi takes a jab right on the kisser.
Yi has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Garcia.
Garcia connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Yi throws the left hand but Garcia avoids the punch easily.
Yi throws a leg kick that is checked
and Garcia counters with a low kick, right behind Yi 's knee.
Yi rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Garcia cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Yi throws a hook but Garcia avoids it easily.
A little feinted left hand from Garcia on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Yi wants to slow Garcia down by chopping away at his legs.
Yi takes a shot right to the bread basket.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Garcia lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Yi throws a shot from downtown. Garcia moves away and avoids it.
Yi attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garcia lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Yi has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Garcia.
A decent looking cross lands there for Yi.
Yi avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Garcia waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Yi.
Garcia throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yi scores with a shot to the body.
Yi thows a leg kick but Garcia checks it
and Garcia counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Yi throws a leg kick but Garcia sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Garcia swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The crowd cheers as Yi lands an impressive looking overhand right. Garcia doesn't seem phased though.
Yi walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Garcia checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Garcia misses with an uppercut. Yi saw that one coming.
An inside leg kick from Garcia misses.
Yi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Garcia.
Garcia slaps away a takedown attempt from Yi, before circling back to the center of the mat.
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 fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Garcia cracks a nice hook into Yi's ribs.
Garcia moves out of range as Yi strikes.
A decent looking cross lands there for Garcia.
Nice takedown defense from Garcia. No joy for Yi on that attempt.
Yi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Garcia is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Yi can do to turn this around?
Garcia lands a jab to the head.
Yi throws a leg kick which misses Garcia's front leg but catches the back leg as Garcia tries to avoid it.
Yi gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Yi cracks Garcia with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yi connects with the punch.
Yi throws a poor cross that misses
and Garcia counters with a straight right hand.
Yi moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Garcia lands a jab to the nose.
Garcia walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Yi throws an overhand right that lands on Garcia's shoulder, as Garcia tries to avoid the shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A low kick from Yi misses
letting Garcia counter with a right hand.
Diego Garcia is winning the standup battle so far.
Yi connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Garcia momentarily.
Garcia takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Yi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Garcia.
Yi misses with a looping left.
Yi has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A big left from Yi misses.
Garcia scoring well with a low kick there.
Garcia checks the leg kick nicely there.
Garcia slips a jab from Yi.
Yi looks to throw the jab but Garcia is out of range.
Garcia appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Yi takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A jab from Yi misses.
Garcia moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Garcia is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Yi throws a lazy right hand but Garcia sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Garcia's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Yi connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Garcia scrambles back to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Garcia with a hook.
Garcia lands with a thumping leg kick.
Yi 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.
Yi lands with a hook. Garcia tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Garcia with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Garcia blocks a jab.
Yi misses with a leg kick
letting Garcia counter with a right hand.
Yi takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Yi blocks a low kick nicely.
Garcia lands an overhand right.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Yi 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.
Yi throws a lazy right hand but Garcia sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
An inside leg kick from Yi misses.
Yi misses with a looping left.
Yi throws a hook but Garcia avoids it easily.
Garcia appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
The crowd cheers as Garcia lands an impressive looking overhand right. Yi doesn't seem phased though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Garcia checks a leg kick.
Garcia moves out of range of the leg kick from Yi.
Yi walks into a straight right hand from Garcia.
Garcia turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Garcia jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
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 Yi has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Yi and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Garcia moves out of range of the strikes.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Garcia takes one on the button.
Yi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Garcia moves away.
Garcia throws a push kick but Yi slaps the foot to one side.
Garcia looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Yi misses with a hook. Garcia ducked under it nicely.
Garcia throwing a counter right hand but Yi manages to avoid it.
Garcia moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Garcia throws a body shot but no joy.
Yi drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Garcia defends it well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garcia scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Donk. Yi catches Garcia right on the button with a cross.
This has been an exciting period of action!
An inside leg kick lands from Garcia.
Yi throws a hook to the side of Garcia's head but Garcia sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Garcia scores with a shot to the body.
Yi throws a leg kick that is checked
enabling Garcia to counter with a crisp jab.
Garcia scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Garcia checks a low kick from Yi.
Garcia checks a leg kick.
Garcia throws out a powerful jab.
Yi has a takedown stuffed.
Yi's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Garcia connects with a looping right hand.
Yi checks a leg kick.
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.
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.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Yi is looking to land body kicks.
Yi lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Garcia scores with a jab to the jaw.
Garcia blocks a jab.
Yi walks into a jab.
A slow jab from Yi misses its intended target.
Yi scores with a jab. Garcia acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Good leg kick by Garcia.
Yi shoots in but Garcia avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Garcia avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garcia jabs at Yi's body.
Garcia moves out of range of the leg kick from Yi.
Garcia thuds his shin into the meat of Yi's side.
Nice defenses there by Yi.
Yi misses with a two punch combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Garcia lands a leg kick that knocks Yi off balance momentarily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
That kick from Garcia tenderised Yi's leg. Yi is trying to keep his angry face on.
Yi blocks a low kick nicely.
Yi throws a leg kick that misses.
Garcia slips under a jab from Yi.
A little feinted left hand from Garcia on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A jab from Yi misses.
Yi lands with a nice body punch.
Garcia connects with the punch.
Garcia moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Garcia throws a low kick but it's checked well by Yi.
Yi scores with a nice strike.
Garcia scores with the left hand. Yi knows he should have avoided that one.
Yi connects with a leg kick.
Yi scores with a punch to the head.
Garcia avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Garcia lands a nice leg kick that just misses Yi's sensitive parts.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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 throws a sloppy head kick and Yi moves out of range easily.
A low kick from Garcia misses
and Yi counters with a nice low kick that buckles Garcia's knee momentarily.
Yi throws a half hearted mid kick.
Yi looks to land a left hand but Garcia moved out of range nicely.
Yi shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Garcia as he avoids it easily.
Garcia scores with the left hand. Yi knows he should have avoided that one.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Yi.
Diego Garcia has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jin Yi.
Yi walks into a straight right hand from Garcia.
Jin Yi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Garcia feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Yis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A nice inside leg kick there by Garcia. That's going to slow Yi down.
Yi misses with a body shot.
Garcia connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A head kick from Garcia lands but Yi takes it in his stride.
Garcia lands a jab to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yi fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Garcia checks it well.
Yi takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Garcia tests Yi's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Yi is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
The fighters circling - Yi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A jab from Garcia does it's job there.
Garcia scores with a jab to the body.
Garcia bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Yi's head backwards.
Garcia lands with a cross.
Garcia lands with a cross.
Yi misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Garcia connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Garcia buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Yi throws a hook to the side of Garcia's head but Garcia sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Yi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garcia throws a head kick that half lands.
Garcia chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Garcia bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Yi chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Diego Garcia is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Garcia ducks under a wild hook from Yi.
Yi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Garcia was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Garcia lands a body shot.
Garcia connects with a good right hand that stumbles Yi. Yi circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Yi throws a leg kick but Garcia checks it.
Yi misses with a left hand
and Garcia counters with a nice leg kick.
Yi looks to throw the jab but Garcia is out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Garcia fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Garcia scores with a decent looking hook.
Yi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Garcia.
Garcia with a jab.

And that's the end of the fight!
Diego Garcia showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Garcia has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Diego Garcia!
During a confident post fight interview, Diego Garcia thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.