PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Rolando Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gaia Ky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Garcia comes to the cage accompanied by Sound And Fury - I've Got Rabies. Gaia Ky has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Garcia
vs
Ky

175 cm
30
153 lbs
19 - 5 - 1

176 cm
28
150 lbs
16 - 6 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Prestige Clothing
BioPharm Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Rolando Garcia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Gaia Ky!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ky looks to land a combination but Garcia avoids it well.
Nice body kick from Ky.
Garcia misses with a hook
and Ky counters with a one-two to the body.
Garcia lands a right hook to the body.
Ky throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia throws a series of punches but Ky avoids them all with ease.
Ky lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Ky misses with a body punch
and Garcia counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Gaia Ky is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Garcia keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's two 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.
Garcia misses with a takedown
and Ky makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Ky misses with a lunging right hand
and Garcia counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Ky thinking.
Garcia misses the shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Garcia is defended easily by Ky.
Ky walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.

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.
Ky misses with a straight left.
Garcia digs a good hook to Ky's body.
Garcia fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rolando Garcia. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Garcia with a poor takedown
and Ky counters with a stiff right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Rolando Garcia will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Garcia slips a jab and a cross from Ky.
Garcia misses with a takedown attempt
and Ky counters with a leg kick.
Garcia lands with a right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garcia swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Ky counters with a left and a right that stings Garcia.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia shoots in and drives through. Ky sprawls well.
Garcia takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Ky tries to clinch
and Garcia counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Garcia throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Ky.
Ky keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Garcia shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Ky as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rolando Garcia. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Garcia moves out of range as Ky strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia avoids the body shot from Ky.
Garcia gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Ky counters with a nice low kick that buckles Garcia's knee momentarily.

That's four 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.
Garcia misses with a jab to the body
and Ky makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Some wild striking there from Garcia.
Ky swinging wildly here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gaia Ky showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Ky thows a body shot but no joy.
Ky misses with a straight right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ky moves in looking to clinch but Garcia pushes him off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ky darts in trying to clinch
and Garcia counters with a straight right hand.
Garcia misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ky.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Ky moves out of range as Garcia strikes.
Garcia throws a jab when Ky was well out of range.
Ky's jab looks to have found its range, popping Garcia under the eye.
Ky dodges the punch combination from Garcia.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A shot to the body from Ky misses

and Garcia counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Ky!
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Garcia thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ky blocking the ground and pound.
Garcia misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Ky tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Garcia has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Ky's face.
Garcia can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Ky is looking to escape.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ky wants to control but Garcia is having none of it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rolando Garcia showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Garcia 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rolando Garcia!