PBP Commentary

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

Soloman
vs
Garcia

194 cm
22
217 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

190 cm
22
205 lbs
2 - 1 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Self confident

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Sammy Soloman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Miguel Garcia!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, John Mangel and Summer Carpenter.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Soloman closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Garcia on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

Soloman seems to be trying to get a kimura but instead Garcia has recovered full guard.
Soloman in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Soloman trying to control the position from guard on top but Garcia is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Solomanis looking to pass into half guard but Garcia pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Garcia is in guard.
Garcia trying to stand up but can't free himself from Soloman's guard.
Soloman is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Garcia wants to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia taking some punishment here, with Soloman in his half guard.
Soloman working Garcia over with strikes.
Garcia wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Soloman throwing shots but Garcia is blocking nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Soloman winds up and cracks Garcia with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Soloman stops Garcia from getting back to his feet.
Soloman not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Garcia wants to get back to his feet.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Soloman connects with a nice short shot to Garcia's temple.
Soloman not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Garcia keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Soloman trying to control the action but Garcia is working from the bottom.
Soloman is breathing heavily.
Garcia wants to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
A head kick misses from Garcia.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Soloman.
Garcia misses with a straight left.
Garcia scores with a nice head shot.
Soloman dodges the punch combination from Garcia.
Garcia throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Miguel Garcia is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Garcia throws a nice looking combination but Soloman bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

Soloman feints and as Garcia raises his hands in defense, Soloman changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Soloman passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Soloman lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Garcia is trying to buck Soloman off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ground and pound from Soloman seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Garcia tries to escape but Soloman is in control.
Garcia avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Soloman.
Soloman tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Soloman working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Soloman looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Garcia is avoiding damage well.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
A punch combination from Garcia misses.
Garcia misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Garcia fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Soloman dodges the punch combination from Garcia.

Soloman shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Soloman throws and elbow that misses. Garcia uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Soloman's guard. Nice move by Garcia!
Garcia really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Soloman. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Soloman trying to keep a closed guard but Garcia is proving a slippery customer.
Soloman has a closed guard, preventing Garcia from standing up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sammy Soloman dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Soloman throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Soloman looks for a takedown but Garcia sprawls well.
Garcia looks to land a combination. Soloman sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Soloman will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Garcia chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Miguel Garcia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Garcia connects with a high kick.
Garcia just misses with a punch to the body.
Garcia lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Garcia swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Soloman counters with a shoot takedown. Garcia fights it but they end up in guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Garcia working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Soloman.
Soloman prevents Garcia from getting back to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Soloman postures up in Garcia's guard and throws a big left but Garcia blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Soloman is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Garcia is looking to stand up but Soloman isn't so interested in that idea.
Soloman forces his way into half guard.
Soloman missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Sammy Soloman overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Garcia wants to get back to his feet.
Soloman wants to pass to mount but Garcia is defending the position.
Soloman missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Soloman perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Soloman thows a huge punch but Garcia dodges it nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Soloman thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Soloman looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Garcia throws a one two combo.
Soloman on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Soloman throws a sloppy body shot
and Garcia connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Soloman lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.

Soloman drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Soloman loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Soloman is pushing down on Garcia's leg trying to pass to half guard. Garcia is fighting to maintain full guard but Soloman has managed to sneak the leg through.
Soloman trying to pass the guard but Garcia defending well.
Soloman sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Garcia defending well though.

Soloman is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia pushes Soloman off looking to stand but Soloman dives back in and keeps control.
Soloman controlling the action here.
Soloman thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Garcia's head.

Garcia manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Garcia throws a right and a left that both miss.
Garcia waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Soloman.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Soloman shoots in for a takedown but Garcia shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sammy Soloman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Garcia dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Soloman. That did some damage!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.

Soloman feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Garcia utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Soloman prevents Garcia from getting back to his feet.
Soloman passes Garcia's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Soloman missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Garcia is trying to stand back up but Soloman is controlling him
Garcia on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Soloman stops Garcia from getting back to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Soloman is pressing down on Garcia's thigh, looking to free his foot. Garcia is holding on for now.
Soloman has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Garcia looks like he's trying to stand up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Sammy Soloman will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Garcia throws a shot from downtown. Soloman moves away and avoids it.
Garcia swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Garcia swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Soloman slips a straight right by Garcia.
Soloman shoots in but no luck this time.
Garcia throws a series of punches but Soloman avoids them all with ease.
Soloman lands a jab-cross combination.
Soloman throws a combination that misses
and Garcia counters with a head kick.
Soloman avoids a punch combination nicely.
Garcia throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Soloman shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Garcia as he jumps to the side.
Soloman throws a hook to the side of Garcia's head but Garcia sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Garcia pushes Soloman away with a front kick.
Garcia connects with a high kick.
Garcia misses with a jab to the body

and Soloman decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Garcia's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Soloman scoring with punches to the head and body.
Soloman wants to control from the top but Garcia keeps moving.
Soloman looking to sit in guard and control but Garcia gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Soloman looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Garcia would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.

Soloman scrambles and gets back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia misses with a combination

and Soloman counters with a single leg into guard. Garcia didn't expect that.
Soloman passes Garcia's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Garcia keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Garcia wants to get back to his feet.
Garcia keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Garcia blocking the ground and pound attempt from Soloman.
Soloman throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Soloman prevents Garcia from standing back up.
Sammy Soloman is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Soloman shoots for a double leg takedown but Garcia sprawls well. He's pushed Soloman's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sammy Soloman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Garcia fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Soloman is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Soloman displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Garcia throws out the jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Soloman blocks a head kick by Garcia.
Garcia pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Soloman throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Garcia's waist but Garcia gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Soloman off to one side.

Soloman scores with a takedown into Garcia's guard.
Soloman scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Miguel Garcia has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Garcia keeping full guard, as Soloman tries to pass.
Soloman throwing strikes but missing.
Soloman trying to control the position from guard on top but Garcia is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Garcia trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!

And that's the end of the fight!
Sammy Soloman showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Soloman, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Bruno Hogan scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 30:27
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sammy Soloman!