PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Diego Garcia (ranked 571 p4p, 363 weight class) and Jesse Custer (ranked 70 p4p, 44 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Garcia
vs
Custer

190 cm
36
192
18 - 7 - 3

180 cm
35
188
27 - 15 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Granite chin

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Heavy handed

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FF Gear
NARCOS

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 18 - 7 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Diego Garcia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jesse Custer!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Percy O'Donnell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed right hand from Custer misses the target.
Garcia cracks Custer with a good jab.
Garcia swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A jab from Garcia misses.
Garcia changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A jab from Custer does it's job there.
Custer keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Garcia.
Custer misses with a lunging right hand
letting Garcia counter with a right hand.
Garcia misses with a body shot.
Garcia tries to score with a low kick but Custer moves his leg out of the way.
Garcia throws a leg kick but Custer sees it coming and moves out of range.
Garcia walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Custer checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A slow jab from Garcia misses its intended target.
A little jabbing left from Custer on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Custer scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Custer lands a jab.

Custer forces Garcia back against the cage and clinches.
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!
Custer blocking some punches.
Custer working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A head punch on the inside from Garcia fails to land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia lands with a left to the head.
Garcia makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Garcia scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Custer misses with a short punch on the inside.
Garcia is looking to control Custer's arms but Custer gets an underhook and turns him. Now Garcia has his back to the cage.
Garcia lands with a light punch inside.
Custer misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Garcia.

Garcia escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Garcia uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Custer.
Custer tries to score with a low kick but Garcia moves his leg out of the way.
Garcia fires out a quick counter leg kick but Custer just manages to avoid it.
Garcia dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Custer. That did some damage!

Custer moves into the clinch.
Garcia tries to work over Custer's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

Custer breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Custer throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Custer throws a chopping leg kick but Garcia manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Custer fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Custer fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Garcia checks it well.
Garcia was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Garcia throws a low kick but Custer moves out of range easily.
A leg kick checked by Custer.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Custer bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Custer takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Custer goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Garcia throws a low kick, looking for Custer's leg but Custer calmly moves out of range.
Custer is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Garcia.
A nice leg kick lands there from Garcia.
Custer ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Custer is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Custer scores with a leg kick.
Custer avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Garcia moves into range and connects with a jab.
Garcia works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A telegraphed right hand from Garcia misses the target.
Garcia has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Custer tries a head kick but it misses.
Garcia looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Garcia looks to land a body kick but Custer moved away.
Custer throws a hook but Garcia avoids it easily.
As Custer backs away, Garcia returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia scores with a jab to the head.
Custer misses with the combination.
Garcia lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Custer with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Garcia to score with a decent uppercut.
Garcia takes a jab right on the kisser.
Both fighters circling a little - Custer finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Custer connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Garcia momentarily.
Custer with a hook.
Garcia is looking to chop away at Custer's legs.
Custer unleashes a big counter combination but Garcia bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Jesse Custer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Garcia moves out of range as Custer throws a body kick.
Garcia fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Custer misses the target.
Custer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Garcia was well out of range. Poor timing from Custer.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Garcia throws a push kick but Custer slaps the foot to one side.
Custer pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Garcia fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Garcia.
Good standup being displayed there by Garcia as he connects with a hook.
Garcia bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A solid body kick from Custer.
Garcia doesn't manage to clinch there - Custer circles away.
Garcia pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Garcia connects with a single shot there.
Custer closes the distance looking to clinch
and Garcia cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Custer tries a low kick but Garcia avoids it.
Custer slips a straight right by Garcia.
Custer thumps Garcia with a low kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Custer tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Custer throws a sloppy head kick and Garcia moves out of range easily.
Garcia connects with a looping right hand.
Garcia takes a swing at Custer's ribcage but misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Diego Garcia will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Garcia misses with a low kick.
Custer delivers a nice body kick.
Custer ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Garcia misses with a straight left.
Garcia connects with a high kick.
Garcia is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Garcia takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Custer missing with a left hand there. Garcia was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Garcia 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.
Custer goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Custer slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Custer steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Garcia.
Garcia misses with a low kick.
Custer throws a lazy right hand but Garcia sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Custer keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Garcia throws a looping overhand right but Custer ducks down to avoid it.
Garcia walks into a stiff left hand from Custer.
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 scores with a jab to the head.
Good leg kick by Garcia.
An inside leg kick from Custer misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia connects with a looping right hand.
Garcia tries to move into range but Custer moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Garcia avoids the body shot from Custer.
Garcia quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Garcia misses with a leg kick.
Garcia throws a leg kick but Custer sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Custer avoids the head kick by Garcia.
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.
Nice jab there from Custer.
Garcia fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Custer checks it well.
Custer slips under a jab from Garcia.
A nice inside leg kick there by Custer. That's going to slow Garcia down.
Custer on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Garcia misses with a straight right.
A big left from Custer misses.
Garcia ducks under a wild hook from Custer.
Garcia looks to score with a jab to the body but Custer is just out of range.
Garcia swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Custer. Garcia does a little dance to reset his feet.
Garcia looks to score with a jab to the body but Custer is just out of range.
Custer steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Garcia.
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 misses with a leg kick
and Custer cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

Custer closes the distance and clinches.
Custer can't find room to land a body shot as Garcia controls the action.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Custer.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Custer.
Garcia lands with a left to the head.
Custer tries to land knees in the clinch but Garcia avoids the damage to the body.
A short uppercut from Custer.
Garcia throws a punch but it's blocked by Custer.
Custer working aggressively here.
Custer blocking some punches.
Jesse Custer seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Garcia blocks an elbow strike.
Custer's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

Custer breaks the clinch.
Garcia connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Garcia has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Custer finds it's way round the side to connect with Garcia's head.
Custer keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Custer uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Garcia has time to react.
Garcia throws a lazy right hand but Custer sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Custer pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Custer swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Garcia throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Custer stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Garcia connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Custer throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Garcia throws a body punch but Custer moves out of range.
Custer throws a shot from downtown. Garcia moves away and avoids it.
Garcia throws a leg kick which misses Custer's front leg but catches the back leg as Custer tries to avoid it.
Custer throws out a powerful jab.
Garcia will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Custer plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Garcia moves out of range of the leg kick from Custer.
Custer thows a left - swing and a miss!
Garcia slips a jab and a cross from Custer.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Garcia moves away from the strike by Custer.
Custer misses the body punch
and Garcia counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Custer smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Garcia scores with a shot to the body.
Custer avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Custer misses with a jab to the body
and Garcia connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Garcia looks to score with a jab to the body but Custer is just out of range.
A jab from Garcia misses.
Custer displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Garcia throws out the jab.
Custer avoids the head kick by Garcia.
Garcia misses with a hook. Custer ducked under it nicely.
Custer throws a leg kick which misses Garcia's front leg but catches the back leg as Garcia tries to avoid it.
Jesse Custer seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Garcia takes a swing at Custer's ribcage but misses.
Custer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Custer swings for the body but Garcia moves out of range.
Custer misses the jab.
Custer looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Custer digs a good hook to Garcia's body.
Custer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Garcia.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Jesse Custer will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Garcia lands with a thumping leg kick.
The fighters circling - Garcia throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nice body kick there by Custer.

Custer instigates a clinch.
Custer lands a body shot in the clinch.
Garcia blocks a body shot from Custer.
Garcia swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Garcia is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Custer to keep the fight standing.
A short left from Custer.
Custer lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Garcia misses with some punches.
Garcia avoids the elbow strike from Custer, against the cage.
Custer lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Custer.
Garcia avoiding damage as Custer throws knees to the body.
Garcia's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Custer scores with an uppercut up the middle.

Custer breaks the clinch.
Garcia wants to slow Custer down by chopping away at his legs.
Custer throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Garcia tries a head kick but it misses.
Custer tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Garcia is able to avoid easily.
Garcia swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Custer throws a lazy right hand but Garcia sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Custer tries to score with a low kick but Garcia moves his leg out of the way.
Custer throws a leg kick but Garcia checks it.
Custer has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Garcia finds it's way round the side to connect with Custer's head.
Custer throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Custer fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Custer takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Custer ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Custer 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.
Custer scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Garcia doesn't seem bothered though.
Custer takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Garcia slips a jab from Custer.
Custer throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Garcia.

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 shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Custer looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Custer throws a body kick that misses.
Custer swings for the body but Garcia moves out of range.
Garcia waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Custer.
Custer jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Custer throws a right hand that Garcia ducks under and follows up with a left that Garcia also avoids with ease.
A low kick lands for Custer.
Garcia throws a big shot that misses.
Garcia scores with a leg kick.
Garcia throws a poor cross that misses
and Custer counters with a nice low kick that buckles Garcia's knee momentarily.
Garcia steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Custer.
Custer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
As Custer backs away, Garcia returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Custer misses with a body shot.
A swing and a miss from Garcia.
Garcia throws a low kick but Custer moves out of range easily.
Garcia misses with a low kick.
Garcia scoring well with a low kick there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Custer misses with a right hand
and Garcia counters with a straight right hand.
Garcia lands a jab to Custer's midsection.
Custer throws a wild body kick that Garcia sees coming a mile off.
Garcia tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Garcia misses with a shot to the body
and Custer counters with a nice uppercut.
Custer throws a hook to the side of Garcia's head but Garcia sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Garcia was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Custer checks a leg kick nicely.
Custer misses with an uppercut.
Garcia drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Custer dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Garcia. That did some damage!
Custer fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Garcia is out of range.
Custer's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Custer tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Garcia swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Garcia dips to his left and cracks Custer with an uppercut!
Custer misses with an uppercut.
Custer misses with an attempted mid kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Garcia misses the target.
Garcia takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garcia takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
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 has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Garcia there as he acknowledges the shot.
Garcia just misses with a punch to the body.
Custer scores with a nice body kick.
Garcia throws a lazy right hand but Custer sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Custer throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A bone on bone clash there as Garcia blocks the leg kick.
Custer throws a head kick that misses.
Custer throws a lazy uppercut
and Garcia counters with an inside leg kick.
Garcia on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Custer. Custer obviously looking to wear him down.
Custer has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Custer takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Custer throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Garcia counters with an inside leg kick.
Garcia motions for Custer to come forward. Garcia throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Custer throws a low kick but Garcia moves out of range easily.
Jab, jab by Garcia - just one landing.
Custer throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jesse Custer comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Custer has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jesse Custer!
A victorious Jesse Custer thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.