PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lenzie Torres (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergio Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Torres comes to the cage accompanied by SWC by Murs. Garcia has chosen All For You as his entrance music. Sergio Garcia has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Lenzie Torres's chin.

Torres
vs
Garcia

182 cm
21
198 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

185 cm
22
195 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lenzie Torres!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sergio Garcia!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Garcia scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Torres is looking for a sweep.
Garcia is looking to take a break and control but Torres is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Garcia tries to advance to mount but can't.
Torres manages to get back to half guard.
Garcia controlling the pace.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Torres is in trouble now - Garcia has advanced to mount!
Torres is working to get back to half guard.
Torres is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Torres is in a horrible position here. Garcia smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Torres is desperately trying to improve his position but Garcia has a good base and remains in mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia controlling the position easily from mount.
Garcia lands with some strikes.
Garcia tries to control but Torres wriggling away.
Torres can't escape the position.
Torres blocking the ground and pound.
Garcia punishing his opponent with strikes.
Torres knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Garcia on the ground.
Torres wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Garcia missing with strikes from the back.
Garcia has Torres flattened out and is raining down punches.
Torres is in bad spot here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Torres just trying to survive but Garcia is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Torres rolls, trying to escape but Garcia keeps control of the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Garcia doesn't have the hooks in and Torres manages to turn into his guard.
Garcia controlling the position.
Torres postures up.
Garcia looking for a sweep. Not yet Garcia, not yet.
Garcia keeping moving, preventing Torres from controlling successfully.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Good leg kick by Torres there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Garcia tries to clinch there but Torres circles away.
Torres with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Garcia looks gassed!
Garcia slips a jab and a cross from Torres.
Garcia throws a combination that misses
and Torres counters with a series of strikes. Garcia will be more careful next time no doubt.
Garcia tries to close the distance and clinch up but Torres swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Torres.

Torres forces Garcia back against the cage and clinches.
Torres tries a knee to the head but Garcia blocks it.
Torres using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Torres lands an elbow just above Garcia 's eye.
Garcia being controlled against the cage.
Garcia managing to block the knees to the body from Torres.
Torres missing with knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Torres.
Torres's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Torres connects with a nasty looking knee right to Garcia's face.
Garcia takes an elbow to the forehead.
Garcia takes an elbow to the forehead.
Torres lands an elbow just above Garcia 's eye.
Torres is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Garcia is keeping busy.
Torres seems a little flustered. He's come in with the intention of controlling the clinch but Garcia is preventing him from doing so, at least for the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Torres with a knee to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Garcia.
Nice elbow from Garcia.
Garcia on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Garcia has Torres pressed against the cage.

Garcia breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Torres misses the jab.
Torres tries to clinch

and Garcia counters with a nice double leg into side control. Torres won't be happy with that.
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 knee on belly and moves into mount.
Garcia wants to control the pace but Torres is squirming around nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Torres tries to reverse the position but Garcia maintains control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lenzie Torres dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Garcia avoids the head kick by Torres.
Garcia looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Torres is fending him off so far but Garcia persists. Nope, Torres circles away and we're back to standing.
Garcia tries to clinch

and Torres counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Torres misses with an elbow strike.
Garcia drops down looking for an ankle pick but Torres pulls his leg out and moves away.
Torres throws a head kick that half lands.
Torres doesn't manage to clinch there - Garcia circles away.
A head kick misses from Torres.
Torres tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Garcia shoots in but Torres avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Lenzie Torres has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sergio Garcia.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Torres tries to clinch but Garcia is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Torres swats away the attempt to clinch by Garcia.
Torres rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Garcia moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Torres ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Garcia moves away.
Torres tries to clinch up.
Garcia ducks right into an uppercut from Torres.
Lenzie Torres is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Garcia circles away from the clinch attempt.
Garcia wants to clinch.
Garcia shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Torres sprawls well. Torres wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Garcia gets slowly back to his feet.

Torres clinches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Torres.
Garcia managing to block the knees to the body from Torres.
Torres throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Garcia blocks it with crossed arms.
Torres looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Garcia is trying to break free.
Garcia avoids the elbow strike from Torres, against the cage.
Torres connects with a nasty looking knee right to Garcia's face.
Torres tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Nice elbow from Torres.
Torres throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Garcia blocks it with crossed arms.
Torres pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Garcia wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Garcia wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Garcia goes for a takedown in the clinch but Torres prevents it.
Torres tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Garcia avoids it.
Torres looking to throw knees to the head but Garcia is blocking nicely.

Garcia has clasped his hands together around Torres's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.

Garcia stands up and we're back to a striking position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia misses with a body kick.
Torres misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Garcia looks to clinch
and Torres counters with a stiff right hand.
Garcia fails with the takedown
and Torres counters with a nice body shot.
Garcia tries to clinch there but Torres circles away.
Torres tries to clinch but Garcia moves away

and Garcia counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Torres is not content to let Garcia control the position.
Torres blocking the ground and pound attempt from Garcia.
Torres is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Torres moves into full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Torres pulls Garcia in close to his closed guard and prevents Garcia from doing any damage or advancing position.
Torres trying to control the position.
Garcia is stalling in the full guard.
Garcia wants to control from the top but Torres keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Sergio Garcia 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 swats away the attempt to clinch by Torres.
Torres cracks the inside of Garcia's front leg.
Torres lands a head kick. Garcia smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Torres misses the shot to the body.
Torres tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Horrible takedown by Garcia or perhaps it was just good defense by Torres which made him look bad.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Garcia checks a leg kick.
Garcia circles away from the clinch attempt.

Garcia shoots in and bounces Torres off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Torres tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Torres is controlling Garcia's posture.
Garcia wants to control from the top but Torres keeps moving.

Garcia drops back looking for a leg! Torres is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Torres manages to kick Garcia off! Garcia jumps back into Torres's guard.
Torres has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Garcia stopping the sweep attempt from Torres.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Garcia being controlled here momentarily.
Torres is trying to control the position but Garcia postures up.
Torres is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Sergio Garcia has got the better of the ground game so far.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Torres closes the distance looking to clinch

and Garcia counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia wants to control from the top but Torres keeps moving.
Garcia stopping the sweep attempt from Torres.
Torres is looking to stand up but Garcia isn't so interested in that idea.
Garcia throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Torres works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Garcia trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.

Torres pushes Garcia off and scrambles back to his feet.
Garcia throws a body punch but Torres moves out of range.
Garcia looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Torres tries to clinch up

and Garcia counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Garcia.
Torres throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Garcia blocks it with crossed arms.
Garcia drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Torres gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Lenzie Torres has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sergio Garcia.
Torres tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Garcia is trying to drag Torres to the mat but Torres just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Garcia is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Sergio Garcia.
I think Garcia has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Suge Night scores the fight 29:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:29

The fight is ruled a draw!