PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between iLove Moscow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mateush Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Moscow
vs
Garcia

180 cm
25
210 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
22
210 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Enjoys gardening

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 St Petersburg, iLove Moscow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mateush Garcia!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Vladimir Khabensky and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garcia dives in and grabs Moscow's left leg, looking for a takedown. Moscow pushes down on Garcia's head and hops out.
Moscow slips a straight right by Garcia.

Moscow shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Moscow postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Connects with an elbow from the bottom, proving to the judges that he's still active off his back.

Garcia has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Moscow can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Moscow wants to pass the guard but Garcia is keeping the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Garcia tries to strike from the bottom.
Moscow has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Garcia looking to control.
Moscow connects with a couple of short punches.
Moscow could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Moscow loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Moscow throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Garcia works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Garcia has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia wants to stand up but Moscow is controlling him.

Garcia working for a triangle but Moscow defends it easily.
Moscow knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Garcia on the ground.
Garcia looks gassed!
Garcia avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Moscow landing some decent shots from guard.
Moscow connects with a couple of short punches.
Moscow trying to control the position from guard on top but Garcia is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Garcia not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Moscow with a flurry of punches that miss.
Moscow trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Garcia doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Garcia keeping moving, preventing Moscow from controlling successfully.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Garcia gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Moscow.
Moscow misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Garcia fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia slips a jab and a cross from Moscow.
Moscow is looking to clinch.
A right-left combo lands from Moscow.

Moscow drives through with a takedown into guard.
Garcia is trying to control the position but Moscow postures up.
Moscow distracts Garcia with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Moscow wants to control from the top but Garcia keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garcia is trying to control the position but Moscow postures up.
Moscow trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

Moscow forces Garcia back against the cage and clinches.
Garcia jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Moscow walks away with a smile on his face. Garcia gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Garcia slips a jab and a cross from Moscow.
Garcia misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Moscow shoots in and bounces Garcia off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Garcia controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

iLove Moscow dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Nice body kick from Garcia.
Moscow throws a nice looking combination but Garcia bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Moscow scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Garcia has his takedown stuffed

and Moscow counters by moving into the clinch.

Moscow has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Garcia regains guard immediately.
Moscow working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Garcia's head.
Garcia is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Moscow has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Garcia is proving hard to escape from.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Moscow trying to control the position from guard on top but Garcia is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moscow postures up.
Moscow with a flurry of punches that miss.
Moscow throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Garcia works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Garcia controls Moscow momentarily but Moscow frees himself.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Moscow clinches with his opponent.
A short right from Moscow on the inside.
Moscow working hard to break the clinch.
Moscow lands with a left to the head.
Garcia is looking to control Moscow's arms but Moscow gets an underhook and turns him. Now Garcia has his back to the cage.

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.
Garcia tries for a takedown. No joy.
A shot in the inside from Moscow.
Moscow scores with a nice hook to the head.
A body shot lands from Moscow.
Moscow wants to break the clinch but can't.
Garcia tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
iLove Moscow has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mateush Garcia.
Moscow tries to break free but Garcia pushes him back against the cage.
Moscow has Garcia pushed against the cage.
Garcia stalling in the clinch but Moscow improves position.

Moscow's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Garcia fails in his attempt to clinch.
Garcia fakes the leg kick and cracks Moscow in the body.
Moscow lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Moscow.
Moscow is looking to clinch but Garcia is avoiding it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moscow takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Garcia with a lazy takedown attempt

and Moscow counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Moscow.
Garcia is trying to control the position but Moscow postures up.
Moscow landing some decent shots from guard.
Garcia trying to control the position here.
Moscow is working Garcia over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Garcia is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Moscow avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Garcia trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

Moscow shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Garcia manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Moscow postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Garcia controlling the position.
Moscow working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Garcia's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

iLove Moscow dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Garcia is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.

Garcia darts in and clinches Moscow up against the cage.

Moscow successfully pulls guard.
Garcia trying to control the position from guard on top but Moscow is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Garcia is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Garcia pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Moscow is keeping the position for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Moscow wants to get back to his feet but Garcia is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia forces his way into half guard.
iLove Moscow overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Garcia sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Moscow defending well though.
Garcia wants to take a breather but Moscow is having none of it.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Garcia tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Moscow counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Moscow.
Moscow looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Moscow tries to circle away but Garcia has him pinned against the cage.

That's two 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.
Garcia keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Moscow's efforts to push away.
Garcia tries to pull guard but Moscow won't allow it.
Moscow has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Moscow is trying to break the clinch but Garcia is controlling him.
Moscow tries to pull guard but Garcia won't allow it.
Moscow lands a left hand.

Garcia escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Garcia throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Garcia misses with a double jab.
Moscow with a poor takedown

and Garcia counters by clinching up.
Garcia holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Moscow as Garcia tries to tie him up.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia has Moscow pressed against the cage, preventing Moscow from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Garcia manages to break the clinch.
Moscow tries to close the distance and clinch but Garcia swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Moscow moves in looking to clinch but Garcia pushes him off.
Garcia fails with the takedown

and Moscow moves into the clinch.
Moscow makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Garcia jumps guard but Moscow stands there with Garcia around his waist. Garcia gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
iLove Moscow has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mateush Garcia.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.

Moscow breaks from the clinch.
Garcia throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Moscow misses with a head kick.

That's four 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.
No luck for Garcia with that takedown attempt.
Garcia moves in looking to clinch but Moscow pushes him off.
Moscow fails in his attempt to clinch.
Moscow fails in his attempt to clinch.
Moscow stuffs the takedown attempt from Garcia. Garcia gets slowly back to his feet.
Moscow stuffs the takedown.
iLove Moscow is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Moscow closes the distance and clinches.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Garcia changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Moscow fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Moscow throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

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 iLove Moscow.
Well Moscow 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 Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 30:27
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... iLove Moscow!