PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between The og (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Boomer Garcilazo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

og
vs
Garcilazo

170 cm
26
300 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

187 cm
19
223 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin

Good wrestler
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, The og!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Boomer Garcilazo!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Edson Gomes and Seu Braga.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garcilazo throws a predictable looking body shot
and og counters with a leg kick.

Garcilazo scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Garcilazo tries to stand and escape but og is controlling the position.
Garcilazo trying to pass the guard but og defending well.
Garcilazo thows a huge punch but og dodges it nicely.
Garcilazo has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Garcilazo misses with a head shot. og uses the momentum to regain guard.
Garcilazo pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. og is keeping the position for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
og being controlled here, momentarily.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Boomer Garcilazo was stalling too much, according to the referee.

Garcilazo changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. og looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcilazo wants to lay and pray for a moment but og keeps working.
Garcilazo throwing shots but missing, from side control.
og prevents Garcilazo from improving position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Garcilazo trying to control the action but og is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Garcilazo decides to stand back up. Garcilazo steps back and let's og get back to his feet.
The og is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Garcilazo moves into the clinch successfully.

Garcilazo has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics og uses from the top position.

Garcilazo has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but og can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Garcilazo wants to control but og passes easily into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garcilazo has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. og is working away from the top position though.
Garcilazo wants to get back to full guard but og has mounted him!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Boomer Garcilazo dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

og tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Garcilazo is able to avoid easily.

Garcilazo looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.

Garcilazo is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
og is trying is best to control the position here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcilazo wants to advance to full mount but og doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Garcilazo slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Garcilazo passes into half guard.
og is staying active underneath Garcilazo, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Boomer Garcilazo hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.

og tries to keep at a distance but Garcilazo has taken the fight into the clinch.

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

Garcilazo closes the distance and pushes og back into the cage.

Garcilazo manages to pull guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcilazo trying to keep a closed guard but og is proving a slippery customer.
og might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Boomer Garcilazo wasn't active enough on the ground.

Garcilazo shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Garcilazo looking to sit in guard and control but og gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Garcilazo is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and og defends well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garcilazo is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Boomer Garcilazo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

og gets caught napping as Garcilazo dives in and scores a takedown. og manages to retain guard.
Garcilazo is stalling in the full guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Garcilazo wants to control from the top but og keeps moving.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Boomer Garcilazo hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Garcilazo avoids the body shot from og.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Garcilazo shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.

Garcilazo is working for a submission of some sort.

Garcilazo seems to be working for a kimura but og defends the submission attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcilazo looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.

og is defending against the submission attempts here by Garcilazo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Garcilazo is looking for a kimura but og is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Garcilazo to get the leverage.
Garcilazo is stalling here. og is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Garcilazo seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and og has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
You can see the frustration on Garcilazo's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

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.
Garcilazo is looking to regain half guard here but og keeps moving and retains side control.
Garcilazo trying his best to control but og has mounted him.
Garcilazo is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
og knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Garcilazo on the ground.
Garcilazo tries to reverse the position but og maintains control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Boomer Garcilazo really 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.

Garcilazo shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.

Garcilazo gets to his feet. og looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Garcilazo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Garcilazo gets a double leg takedown into og's guard.
Garcilazo postures up in og's guard and throws a big left but og blocks it.

og is working an open guard so Garcilazo takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
og keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

Garcilazo looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Garcilazo seems to be looking for submissions.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcilazo content to control rather than advance.
Garcilazo wants to advance to full mount but og doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.

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.
Garcilazo wants to pass the guard but og is keeping the position.
og trying to keep a closed guard but Garcilazo is proving a slippery customer.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Boomer Garcilazo hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.

Garcilazo drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Garcilazo tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Garcilazo has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Garcilazo wants to lay and pray for a moment but og keeps working.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Garcilazo misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
The strikes coming from Garcilazo are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Garcilazo tries to move into full mount but can't pass og's legs.
og really is a fat lump.

Garcilazo is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but og is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Boomer Garcilazo dominated that fourth round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Garcilazo lands with a slapping head kick.
Garcilazo will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
og connects with a leg kick. Garcilazo looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.

Garcilazo looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
og is in trouble now - Garcilazo has advanced to mount!

That's one minute gone in the round.

Garcilazo is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But og has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from og!
Garcilazo has og pulled in close to control his posture.
Garcilazo is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Boomer Garcilazo.

Garcilazo closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Garcilazo lands in his opponent's guard.
og has a closed guard, preventing Garcilazo from standing up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
og avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Garcilazo wants to control from the top but og keeps moving.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Boomer Garcilazo hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Garcilazo misses with a jab to the body
and og counters with a leg kick.
The og is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Garcilazo throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and og counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Garcilazo closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Garcilazo lands in his opponent's guard.
Garcilazo sitting in guard, not really doing much.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Boomer Garcilazo was stalling too much, according to the referee.

Garcilazo closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into og's guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Boomer Garcilazo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Garcilazo 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 45:50
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 44:50
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 44:50

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Boomer Garcilazo!
Boomer Garcilazo thanked the fans post fight for their support.