PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tomas Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mista Tee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Garcia comes to the cage accompanied by Gravediggaz - Nowhere to Run. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Garcia
vs
Tee

182 cm
19
196 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

190 cm
19
190 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Good knees
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Intelligent

The Next Level Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tomas Garcia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mista Tee!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Thiago Cunha and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tee finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Tee cracks Garcia with an open hand slap.
The fight stays on the outside here - Garcia looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Garcia tries to clinch but Tee moves out of range.
No luck for Tee with that takedown attempt.
Garcia tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Garcia tries to close the distance and clinch but Tee swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tee tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tee misses with a kick to the body.
Tee misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Garcia moves into the clinch successfully.
Garcia tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Garcia with a knee to the head.
Garcia lands a knee to the body.
Garcia tries a knee to the head but Tee blocks it.
Tee takes a knee right on the jaw!
Tee pressing his opponent against the cage.
Tee wants a takedown but no success here.
Garcia unloads a knee to the mid-section. Tee lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Tee looks gassed!
Garcia unloads a knee to the mid-section. Tee lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Knees in the clinch landing for Garcia.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia unloads a knee to the mid-section. Tee lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Garcia scores a nice knee to the body.
Garcia landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Garcia using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Garcia lands a knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Garcia.
Garcia unloads a knee to the mid-section. Tee lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Garcia scores with a knee to the head.
Garcia lands a knee to the body.
Garcia lands a knee to the body.
Tee digs a right hand into Garcia's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Garcia's gas tank.
Tee can't break the clinch.
Garcia connects with a knee to the head.
Garcia blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tee can't break the clinch.
Garcia is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Garcia lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Garcia tries to land knees in the clinch but Tee avoids the damage to the body.
Garcia trying to land knees to the body.
Tee is looking to break free of the clinch but Garcia has double underhooks.
Tee is trying to break the clinch but Garcia has him pressed against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tee tries to pull guard but Garcia won't allow it.
Tomas Garcia has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mista Tee.
Garcia with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Tee is trying to break free.
Garcia using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tee has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Tee lands with a right to the head.
Garcia with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Garcia's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Garcia landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Tee has had enough of the clinch but Garcia keeps him there for the moment.
Garcia lands a knee to the head.
Tee takes a knee right on the jaw!
Garcia misses with a knee strike.
Garcia lands a knee to the body.
Tee wants to break free but Garcia has control.
Knees to the body from Garcia.
Garcia lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Garcia trying to land knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Garcia.
Garcia landing knees to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia missing with knees to the body.
Garcia with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Tee wants a takedown but no success here.
Good body shot from Tee.
A knee to the head by Garcia.
Garcia looking to throw knees to the head but Tee is blocking nicely.
Tee tries to break the clinch but Garcia is controlling the position.
Tee wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Tee is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Garcia pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Garcia lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Garcia lands a nice knee to the body.
Garcia is pressed up against the cage. Tee has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Garcia down to the mat. Garcia avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Garcia lands with a nice body punch.
Garcia tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tee swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tee throws out a leg kick but Garcia moves out of range and Tee only half commits.
Tee has a takedown stuffed.
Tee looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Tee looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

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 moves out of range of the body kick.
Garcia tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tomas Garcia is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Garcia rushes Tee and presses him up against the cage.
Tee pushes Garcia back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Garcia unloads a knee to the mid-section. Tee lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Tee has had enough of the clinch but Garcia keeps him there for the moment.
Garcia lands a nice knee to the body.
Tee wants to get back to striking at distance but Garcia won't allow it.
Knees in the clinch landing for Garcia.
Tee has had enough of the clinch but Garcia keeps him there for the moment.
Garcia stalling in the clinch.
Garcia using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Garcia misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tee.
Knees in the clinch landing for Garcia.
A hook to the body from Tee.
Tee wants to break free but Garcia has control.
Garcia unloads a knee to the mid-section. Tee lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Knees in the clinch landing for Garcia.
Tee tries for a takedown. No joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tomas Garcia dominated that round.
That's time! Garcia's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Garcia tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tee paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tee keeps the fight on the outside.

Garcia instigates a clinch.
Garcia with a knee to the head.
Garcia landing knees to the body.
Tee is looking to break free of the clinch but Garcia has double underhooks.
Tee lands a left hand.

Tee has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Garcia is trying to keep an underhook but Tee manages to get the takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tee is just content to waste time from the top position. Garcia takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Tee trying to control the position from guard on top but Garcia is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Garcia has Tee pulled in close to control his posture.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tee wants to control from the top but Garcia keeps moving.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Garcia scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Garcia is looking to clinch.
Garcia doesn't manage to clinch there - Tee circles away.
Jab by Tee.
Tee throws a series of punches but Garcia avoids them all with ease.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

Garcia closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Garcia using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Garcia lands a knee to the body.
Garcia landing knees to the head.
Tee fails to pull guard.
Garcia unloads a knee to the mid-section. Tee lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Garcia using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Garcia unloads a knee to the mid-section. Tee lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Garcia lands a nice knee to the body.
Garcia landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Garcia.
Tee is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Tee is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Garcia gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
A nice right hand lands inside from Garcia.
Tee lands a shot to the body.
Garcia unloads a knee to the mid-section. Tee lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Tee is leaning against Garcia and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Tee wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Garcia lands a nice knee to the body.
Tee wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Garcia has him pressed against the cage.
Tee is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia landing knees to the head.
Tee has had enough of the clinch but Garcia keeps him there for the moment.
Garcia misses with a knee to the head.
Garcia landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Garcia missing with knees to the body.
Tee wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Garcia landing knees to the head.
Garcia prevents Tee from breaking the clinch.
Tee managing to block the knees to the body from Garcia.
Tee wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Garcia unloads a knee to the mid-section. Tee lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Garcia unloads a knee to the mid-section. Tee lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Garcia stalls.
Still in the clinch, Tee scores with a nice short uppercut.
A knee to the head by Garcia.
Garcia landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Tee looking for a takedown.
Tomas Garcia has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mista Tee.
Tee is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Garcia with a knee to the head.

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.
Garcia leaning his opponent against the cage.
Knees to the body from Garcia.
Tee fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Garcia landing knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Garcia.
Garcia landing knees to the head.
Garcia misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tee.
Tee wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Tee on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tee is looking to break free of the clinch but Garcia has double underhooks.
Garcia landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Tee landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Garcia landing knees to the body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Garcia misses with a knee strike.
Tee has had enough of the clinch but Garcia keeps him there for the moment.
Garcia landing knees to the body.
Garcia scores a nice knee to the body.
Garcia is pressed up against the cage. Tee has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Garcia down to the mat. Garcia avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

Tee decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
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 Tomas Garcia will probably get the nod.
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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Tee throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Garcia tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tee swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Garcia tries to clinch there but Tee circles away.

Garcia gets a clinch.
Garcia unloads a knee to the mid-section. Tee lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Garcia prevents a takedown attempt there.
Tomas Garcia has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Garcia scores a nice knee to the body.
Garcia unloads a knee to the mid-section. Tee lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Garcia landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Tee wants to break the clinch but can't.
Garcia lands a knee to the body.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A knee to the head by Garcia.
Garcia lands a nice knee to the body.
Garcia missing with knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Garcia lands a shoulder strike.
Garcia using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Tee lands an uppercut.
Tee wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A nice left hand lands by Garcia.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia looking to stall.
Tee wants to break the clinch but can't.
Garcia prevents the takedown attempt.
Tee is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Garcia unloads a knee to the mid-section. Tee lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Garcia with a knee to the head.
Tee tries to score a body lock takedown but Garcia shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Tomas Garcia has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mista Tee.

Tee lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Tee throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Tee thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Garcia's head.
Garcia is positioning himself well to prevent Tee advancing to mount.
Garcia is trying to maintain the position but Tee is very close to passing his half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tee is stalling here. Garcia is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Tee seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Garcia has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Tee is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Garcia is controlling him well.
Tee looking for a sweep but Garcia has passed into full mount! Oh no!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Garcia takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Tee can do anything to dispel that myth.
Garcia has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tee is trying to escape the mount.
Mista Tee has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tee wants to hold on but Garcia pushes him away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Tee is looking to improve his position but Garcia isn't that keen on the idea.
Garcia content just to control the position here.

Garcia stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tee shoots in for a takedown but Garcia shows good takedown defense.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tomas Garcia showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Garcia, 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 Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:27
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:27

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