PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Junior dos Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Miguel Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Junior dos Santos could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Miguel Garcia's chin.

dos Santos
vs
Garcia

191 cm
20
210 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
22
205 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Junior dos Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Miguel Garcia!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Donatello Bradman and Eliza Hachem.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garcia digs a good body shot into dos Santos's ribs.
dos Santos blocks a head kick by Garcia.

dos Santos drives through and clinches with Garcia against the cage.
Garcia tries to pull guard but dos Santos holds him up against the cage and eventually Garcia drops back down to his feet.
dos Santos using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Garcia has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
dos Santos has Garcia pressed against the cage.
dos Santos connects with a nasty looking knee right to Garcia's face.

It looks like Miguel Garcia has been cut.
dos Santos is struggling to control the position.
Garcia tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. dos Santos just stands there and leans against the cage.
dos Santos controlling the action here for a moment.
Garcia on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Garcia avoiding damage as dos Santos throws knees to the body.
Garcia is looking for a takedown up against the cage. dos Santos gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Junior dos Santos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Miguel Garcia.
dos Santos unloads a knee to the mid-section. Garcia lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
dos Santos with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Garcia looks gassed!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The is referee keeping an eye on dos Santos - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
dos Santos connects with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by dos Santos.
dos Santos throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Garcia blocks it with crossed arms.
dos Santos tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Garcia avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
dos Santos with an attempt at a knee that misses.
dos Santos tries to land a knee to the head but Garcia blocks with his arms.
A knee to the head by dos Santos.
dos Santos has Garcia pressed against the cage, preventing Garcia from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
dos Santos connects with a knee to the head.
Garcia tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. dos Santos smiles and moves away.
Garcia throws a sloppy head kick and dos Santos moves out of range easily.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Garcia checks a leg kick.
Garcia throws a head kick that half lands.
Miguel Garcia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Garcia cracks dos Santos with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
dos Santos misses with a low kick.
A combination from Garcia does no damage.
dos Santos is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Garcia sizes up dos Santos with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Garcia throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

dos Santos darts in and clinches Garcia up against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
dos Santos lands a knee to the head.
Garcia jumps guard but dos Santos stands there with Garcia around his waist. Garcia gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Garcia wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
dos Santos tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
dos Santos is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Garcia tries to break free but dos Santos pushes him back against the cage.
Garcia tries to pull guard but dos Santos won't allow it.
dos Santos with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Garcia wants to break free but dos Santos has control.

Garcia pulls guard effortlessly.
dos Santos prevents Garcia from getting back to his feet.
Garcia really doesn't want to stay on the ground with dos Santos. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Garcia has a closed guard, preventing dos Santos from standing up.

Garcia is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
dos Santos misses with a knee to the head.
dos Santos tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

Garcia breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A lazy left from Garcia finds it's target.
dos Santos takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Garcia throws a head kick that misses.
Garcia misses with a double jab.
Garcia rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but dos Santos moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
dos Santos wants to clinch up but Garcia keeps it at a distance.
Garcia swats away the attempt to clinch by dos Santos.
Garcia scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

dos Santos drives through and clinches with Garcia against the cage.
Garcia is looking for a takedown up against the cage. dos Santos gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Garcia tries to pull guard but dos Santos won't allow it.
dos Santos connects with a nasty looking knee right to Garcia's face.
dos Santos tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
dos Santos throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Garcia blocks it with crossed arms.
Garcia goes for a takedown in the clinch but dos Santos prevents it.
Garcia managing to block the knees to the body from dos Santos.
dos Santos using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Garcia has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Garcia is trying to break the clinch but dos Santos is controlling him.
Garcia on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
dos Santos tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Garcia fails to pull guard.
dos Santos tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

Garcia jumps into guard, dragging dos Santos to the mat.
Garcia preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
dos Santos working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
dos Santos trying to control the position from guard on top but Garcia is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Garcia is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Junior dos Santos dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Miguel Garcia's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

dos Santos avoids a punch combination nicely.
dos Santos throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
dos Santos takes a kick to the side of the head.

dos Santos rushes Garcia and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
dos Santos using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Garcia has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Garcia tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. dos Santos smiles and moves away.
Garcia catches dos Santos with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Garcia closes the distance and lands a one-two.
dos Santos tries to clinch there but Garcia circles away.
Garcia throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.

dos Santos moves into range and clinches up with Garcia.
Garcia fails to pull guard.
A knee to the head by dos Santos.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
dos Santos misses with a knee strike.
dos Santos with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
dos Santos keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Garcia's efforts to push away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
dos Santos taking a breather.
dos Santos throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Garcia blocks it with crossed arms.
Garcia wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Garcia tries to score a body lock takedown but dos Santos shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Junior dos Santos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Miguel Garcia.
Garcia tries for a takedown but dos Santos manages to get underhooks.
dos Santos misses with a knee strike.
dos Santos leaning his opponent against the cage.
Garcia is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
dos Santos unloads a knee to the mid-section. Garcia lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Garcia tries to circle away but dos Santos has him pinned against the cage.
Garcia wants a takedown.
dos Santos tries a knee to the head but Garcia blocks it.

Garcia breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
dos Santos tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Garcia paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A punch combination from Garcia misses.
Garcia circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Garcia scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Garcia misses with a head kick.
dos Santos throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Garcia keeps the fight on the outside.
Garcia pulls out of a head kick attempt.
dos Santos has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
dos Santos tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
dos Santos throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
dos Santos walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A good leg kick by Garcia.
Junior dos Santos is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
dos Santos ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Garcia moves away.
dos Santos connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Garcia throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Garcia throws a right and a left that both miss.
Garcia throws a right and a left that dos Santos avoids nicely.
Garcia looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Garcia throws a head kick but dos Santos moves out of range.
dos Santos tries to clinch there but Garcia circles away.
Garcia throws a half hearted mid kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia is looking to slow dos Santos down with leg kicks.
Garcia misses with a series of wild punches.
dos Santos blocks a head kick by Garcia.
A slapping leg kick lands for dos Santos.
dos Santos fails with an attempt to clinch.
dos Santos doesn't manage to clinch there - Garcia circles away.
Nice jab there from Garcia.
Nice jab there from Garcia.
Garcia explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
dos Santos takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Garcia checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Garcia scoring well with a low kick there.
Garcia throws a sloppy head kick and dos Santos moves out of range easily.
Garcia jabs at dos Santos's body.
Garcia tries a head kick but it misses.
Garcia scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
The fight stays on the outside here - dos Santos looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
dos Santos throws a combination that misses
and Garcia counters with a solid body kick.
Garcia misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
dos Santos throws a right and a left that both miss.
Garcia throws a right and a left that both miss.
Garcia fails to land with a series of punches.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
dos Santos lands a front kick.
Garcia throws a combination that misses

and dos Santos counters by clinching up.
dos Santos tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
dos Santos lands a knee to the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Garcia as dos Santos tries to tie him up.
Garcia avoiding damage as dos Santos throws knees to the body.
dos Santos looks to throw an elbow but misses.

Garcia escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Garcia chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Garcia fakes the leg kick and cracks dos Santos in the body.
Garcia tries a head kick but it misses.
dos Santos tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Garcia counters with a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Miguel Garcia showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Miguel Garcia's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

dos Santos fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
dos Santos tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Garcia paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Garcia plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
dos Santos tries to close the distance and clinch up but Garcia swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A clash of legs there as dos Santos blocks the low kick.
dos Santos tries to clinch but Garcia moves out of range.
dos Santos looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Garcia misses with the combination.
Garcia throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The fight stays on the outside here - dos Santos looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

dos Santos rushes Garcia and presses him up against the cage.
Garcia fails to pull guard.
dos Santos has Garcia pushed against the cage.
dos Santos looking to throw knees to the head but Garcia is blocking nicely.
Garcia has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Garcia has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

That's one minute gone in the round.
dos Santos misses with a knee to the head.
Garcia is trying to drag dos Santos to the mat but dos Santos just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Garcia managing to block the knees to the body from dos Santos.
dos Santos misses with a knee strike.
Garcia can't get the takedown.
Junior dos Santos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Miguel Garcia.
Garcia goes for a takedown in the clinch but dos Santos prevents it.
dos Santos misses with a knee strike.
dos Santos throws a knee to the head but misses.

Garcia has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics dos Santos uses from the top position.
Garcia wants to stand up but dos Santos is controlling him.

Garcia is working an open guard so dos Santos takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Garcia circles away from the clinch attempt
letting Garcia counter with a right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
dos Santos tries to clinch
and Garcia counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
dos Santos looks to clinch
and Garcia counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Garcia scores with a hook to the body. dos Santos takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
dos Santos cracks Garcia with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Garcia throws a nice head kick!

The fight moves into the clinch position.
dos Santos gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Garcia.
dos Santos using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Garcia has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Garcia can't get the takedown.
dos Santos misses with a knee strike.
dos Santos keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Garcia's efforts to push away.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Garcia as dos Santos tries to tie him up.
Garcia wants to break free but dos Santos has control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Garcia wants to get back to striking at distance but dos Santos won't allow it.
Garcia tries to break free but dos Santos pushes him back against the cage.
dos Santos using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Garcia has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
dos Santos misses with a knee to the head.
Garcia tries to break the clinch but dos Santos is controlling the position.
Garcia is trying to break free.
dos Santos using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Garcia has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Garcia can't break the clinch.
Garcia tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. dos Santos smiles and moves away.
Nice straight punches there by Garcia. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Garcia.
dos Santos throws out a leg kick but Garcia moves out of range and dos Santos only half commits.
Garcia lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Garcia displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Garcia fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
dos Santos wants to clinch.
dos Santos tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Garcia paws at him with a jab and circles away.

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.
dos Santos takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Garcia scores with a jab.
Garcia lands a really nice looking cross but dos Santos seems unphased.
dos Santos connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
dos Santos has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Garcia finds it's way round the side to connect with dos Santos's head.
Garcia swats away the attempt to clinch by dos Santos.
Garcia goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Nice body punch from Garcia.
Garcia tries to bum rush dos Santos with a series of wild strikes but dos Santos uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
dos Santos looking to land some kicks to the body here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
dos Santos tries to clinch there but Garcia circles away.
dos Santos throws a series of punches but Garcia moves out of range.
dos Santos closes the distance looking to clinch
enabling Garcia to counter with a crisp jab.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Junior dos Santos.
I think dos Santos has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Summer Carpenter scores the fight 29:28
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 29:29
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 29:29

The fight is ruled a majority draw!