PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Leandro Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Big Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Big Garcia has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Garcia
vs
Garcia

180 cm
24
148 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

188 cm
23
153 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

Good takedowns
Brawler
Solid chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Leandro Garcia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Big Garcia!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Paulo Santos and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Leandro Garcia fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Big Garcia, pushing him back against the cage.
Big Garcia wants a takedown but no success here.
Big Garcia wants a takedown.
Leandro Garcia stops a takedown attempt from Big Garcia.
Leandro Garcia has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Big Garcia.
Big Garcia tries to score a body lock takedown but Leandro Garcia shows good agility there to stay on his feet.

Leandro Garcia gets a trip takedown into half guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Leandro Garcia wants to get back to his feet.
Big Garcia regains full guard. Nicely done.
Big Garcia is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Leandro Garcia is controlling him.

Big Garcia throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Big Garcia is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Leandro Garcia is aware though and is defending well.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Big Garcia looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Leandro Garcia passes into side control.
Big Garcia looks winded!
Big Garcia takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Big Garcia tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Leandro Garcia wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Leandro Garcia controls the position.
Big Garcia is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Leandro Garcia cracks Big Garcia with a big right hand but Big Garcia just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.

Leandro Garcia is trying to get an arm triangle but Big Garcia is defending well.

Leandro Garcia is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Big Garcia knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Big Garcia tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Leandro Garcia lands some shots froms side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Leandro Garcia working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Leandro Garcia trying to control the action but Big Garcia is working from the bottom.

Leandro Garcia has hold of Big Garcia's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Big Garcia tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Leandro Garcia cranks the arm and Big Garcia screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Big Garcia, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Leandro Garcia!