PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fender Tremolo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robert Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Robert Garcia told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Tremolo
vs
Garcia

188 cm
18
190 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

180 cm
18
187 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Fender Tremolo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Robert Garcia!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Steve Erwin and Winston Howard.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garcia tries to clinch but Tremolo is having none of it.
Tremolo blocks a head kick by Garcia.
Tremolo tries to clinch but Garcia moves away
and Garcia makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Tremolo doesn't manage to clinch there - Garcia circles away.

Tremolo has Garcia up against the cage in a clinch.
Garcia tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Garcia landing knees to the head.
Garcia lands an elbow inside.

Tremolo breaks from the clinch.
Garcia throws a head kick but Tremolo moves out of range.
Tremolo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tremolo darts in trying to clinch

and Garcia counters by clinching up.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Tremolo creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.

Garcia breaks from the clinch.

Garcia drives through and clinches with Tremolo against the cage.
Garcia misses with a body punch.
Garcia tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tremolo avoids it.
Garcia tries to land knees in the clinch but Tremolo avoids the damage to the body.
Garcia working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Tremolo managing to block the knees to the body from Garcia.
Garcia tries to land a knee to the head but Tremolo blocks with his arms.

Tremolo breaks from the clinch.
Garcia misses with a hook to the body

and Tremolo counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Tremolo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

Garcia escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Garcia closes the distance and clinches.
Garcia misses with some punches.
Tremolo is looking to break free of the clinch but Garcia has double underhooks.
Garcia missing with knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tremolo.
Garcia swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Garcia lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Garcia effectively controlling the action here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Garcia pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Garcia circles away from the clinch attempt.
Garcia throws a sloppy head kick and Tremolo moves out of range easily.
Garcia keeps the fight on the outside.
Tremolo wants to clinch up but Garcia keeps it at a distance.
Garcia throws a head kick but Tremolo moves out of range.
Garcia throws a hook but Tremolo blocks it.
Garcia throws a leg kick

and Tremolo counters by clinching up.
Garcia tries to land a knee to the head but Tremolo blocks with his arms.
Garcia landing knees to the body.
Tremolo is trying to break free.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Garcia tries to work over Tremolo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Garcia will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Tremolo up against the cage.
Tremolo wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Tremolo letting Garcia take a breather here.
Garcia missing with knees to the body.
Garcia swings wildly with an uppercut but Tremolo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tremolo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Garcia tries to throw a body punch but Tremolo avoids it by throwing Garcia back against the cage.
Garcia avoiding damage.
Tremolo tries to circle away but Garcia has him pinned against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Tremolo's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Tremolo swings wildly with an uppercut but Garcia uses good head movement to avoid it.

Garcia breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tremolo avoids the head kick by Garcia.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Garcia. Tremolo shrugs it off though.
Tremolo tries to clinch
and Garcia counters with a head kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tremolo tries to clinch but Garcia moves away
and Garcia counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Tremolo is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Tremolo tries to clinch up but Garcia circles away and keeps his distance.
Garcia moves in looking to clinch but Tremolo pushes him off.
Tremolo avoids a kick to the body.
Tremolo wants to clinch up but Garcia keeps it at a distance.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Garcia has managed to clinch.
Garcia misses with a punch to the body.
Garcia is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tremolo is defending well for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Robert Garcia 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.

Garcia closes the distance and clinches.
Tremolo managing to block the knees to the body from Garcia.
Tremolo is trying to push Garcia away but Garcia has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Tremolo managing to block the knees to the body from Garcia.
Garcia stalling the fight.
Garcia misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tremolo.
Tremolo managing to block the knees to the body from Garcia.
Garcia crunches a lovely knee into Tremolo's ribcage.
Garcia lands a knee to the head.
Garcia tries a body shot but Tremolo blocks it.
Tremolo managing to block the knees to the body from Garcia.
Garcia using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tremolo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Garcia misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Garcia is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tremolo is defending well for now.
Tremolo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Garcia misses with a punch on the inside.
Tremolo tries to stall but Garcia uses the opportunity to gain a better position.

Garcia manages to break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia circles away from the clinch attempt

and Garcia counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Garcia.
Garcia is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.

Garcia breaks from the clinch.
Tremolo tries to clinch up.
A leg kick checked by Tremolo.
Tremolo moves to clinch but Garcia breaks away
and Garcia counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Tremolo is lucky that one didn't land flush.
A head kick misses from Garcia.
Tremolo wants to clinch.
Garcia tries to clinch up but Tremolo circles away and keeps his distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia circles away from the clinch attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tremolo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Garcia throws a body kick that misses.
Garcia's jab looks to have found its range, popping Tremolo under the eye.
Garcia lands a leg kick that knocks Tremolo off balance momentarily.
Tremolo avoids the head kick by Garcia.
Garcia lands a jab-cross combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tremolo tries to clinch but Garcia is having none of it.
Garcia throws a body punch but Tremolo moves out of range.
Tremolo tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Garcia counters with a nice body kick.
Fender Tremolo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Garcia closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia lands an elbow inside that Tremolo shrugs off.
Knees to the body from Garcia.

Garcia escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Garcia fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Tremolo looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Garcia circles away from the clinch attempt
and Garcia counters with a solid body kick.
Tremolo on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Garcia throws a body kick that misses.
Tremolo tries to clinch but Garcia moves away

and Garcia holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Garcia misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tremolo.
Garcia misses with a hook from the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tremolo.
Garcia using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tremolo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garcia misses with a punch to the body.
Garcia content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Garcia - that landed with a thud.
Tremolo wants to break free but Garcia has control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Garcia lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Tremolo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tremolo is looking to control Garcia's arms but Garcia gets an underhook and turns him. Now Tremolo has his back to the cage.
Garcia stalling against the cage.
Garcia keeps control of Tremolo as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Tremolo looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tremolo.
Garcia keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Tremolo's efforts to push away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tremolo blocks an elbow strike.
Garcia throws an elbow that misses.

Garcia's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Robert Garcia showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Tremolo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Garcia misses the shot to the body.
Tremolo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Garcia paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Robert Garcia seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Garcia circles away from the clinch attempt.
Garcia misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tremolo.

Garcia closes the distance and pushes Tremolo back into the cage.
Garcia tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

Garcia breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Garcia tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Garcia tries to clinch up but Tremolo circles away and keeps his distance.
Tremolo takes a kick to the side of the head.
Tremolo is looking to clinch but Garcia is avoiding it.
Tremolo tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Garcia makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Tremolo really felt that one!

Tremolo pushes Garcia up against the cage in a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tremolo avoids the elbow strike from Garcia, against the cage.
Come on Garcia - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Garcia misses with a punch to the body.
Tremolo has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Garcia avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Garcia tries to throw a body punch but Tremolo avoids it by throwing Garcia back against the cage.
Garcia tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tremolo's elbow.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Tremolo just misses with a elbow thrown towards Garcia's brow.
Garcia tries a body shot but Tremolo blocks it.

Tremolo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Garcia clinches.
Garcia working aggressively here.
Garcia misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tremolo.
Robert Garcia seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Garcia connects with a knee to the head.
Tremolo avoiding damage as Garcia throws knees to the body.
Garcia lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia trying to land knees to the body.
Tremolo blocks a body shot from Garcia.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tremolo.
A bit of stalling here from Garcia.
Garcia has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Garcia fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Tremolo breaks from the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head kick misses from Garcia.

Tremolo moves into the clinch.
Garcia wants to get back to striking at distance but Tremolo won't allow it.
Garcia wants to stall.
Tremolo has had enough of the clinch but Garcia keeps him there for the moment.
Tremolo managing to block the knees to the body from Garcia.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tremolo is trying to break free.
Tremolo blocks a body shot from Garcia.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Tremolo drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Garcia trying to land knees to the body.
Tremolo blocks the elbow strike.
Fender Tremolo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Garcia trying to land knees to the body.
Garcia goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nice body punch from Garcia - that landed with a thud.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tremolo.
Garcia working aggressively here.
Garcia tries to work over Tremolo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Garcia is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tremolo is defending well for now.
Garcia is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tremolo is defending well for now.
Tremolo is trying to break the clinch but Garcia is controlling him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garcia misses with an elbow over the top.
Garcia struggles to land a body shot inside as Tremolo controls his hands.
Garcia misses with a punch on the inside.
Garcia crunches a lovely knee into Tremolo's ribcage.
Garcia scores a nice knee to the body.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Garcia.
Garcia is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Garcia tries to land a knee to the head but Tremolo blocks with his arms.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Garcia goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Garcia scores with a knee to the head.
Tremolo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Garcia backwards.
Tremolo avoids a wild elbow strike from Garcia.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tremolo.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Garcia just misses with a elbow thrown towards Tremolo's brow.
Garcia has a couple of punches blocked by Tremolo.
Tremolo misses with a punch on the inside.
Robert Garcia is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Garcia tries to throw a body punch but Tremolo avoids it by throwing Garcia back against the cage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Robert Garcia comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Garcia has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Donatello Bradman scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 27:30

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