PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Jaime Lannister (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Emory Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Garcia has chosen Voyager by Daft Punk as his entrance music. Emory Garcia will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Lannister
vs
Garcia

170 cm
25
155 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

175 cm
20
152 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Solid boxing
Good chin

Excellent MT
Fast

Kemists ↑ 5x160Q

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jaime Lannister!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Emory Garcia!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garcia tried to score with a low kick but Lannister checks it.
Lannister has been working on his boxing with his coaches at MMA Sanok Training Center in the buildup to the fight.
Garcia fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lannister.
Lannister throws a lazy uppercut
and Garcia counters with an inside leg kick.
Lannister throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Garcia counters with a nice body kick.
Lannister throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Garcia makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Lannister misses the body punch
and Garcia counters with a body kick.
Garcia throws a nice outside leg kick.
Lannister misses with a lunging right hand
and Garcia counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Garcia throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
That kick from Garcia tenderised Lannister's leg. Lannister is trying to keep his angry face on.
Lannister swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Garcia connects with a leg kick. Lannister looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Lannister will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Lannister tries to bum rush Garcia with a series of wild strikes but Garcia uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lannister takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Garcia lands a nice leg kick that just misses Lannister's sensitive parts.
Lannister throws a combination that misses
and Garcia makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Lannister has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Garcia.
Lannister is breathing heavily.
Garcia lands a nice looking kick to the body. Lannister takes a step back to recover.
Garcia scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Garcia fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Garcia dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lannister. That did some damage!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Garcia connects with a solid leg kick.
Garcia with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Garcia has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Lannister 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.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Garcia fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Lannister has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Garcia dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lannister. That did some damage!
Garcia buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Lannister takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Garcia.
A good leg kick by Garcia.
Garcia connects with a solid leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Garcia.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lannister on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Garcia. Garcia obviously looking to wear him down.

Lannister closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Garcia unloads a knee to the mid-section.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Emory Garcia dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Garcia thumps Lannister with a low kick.
Lannister takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Lannister throws a leg kick but Garcia checks it.

Lannister has closed the distance and engaged Garcia in a clinch.
Garcia landing knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Garcia.
Garcia keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Lannister's efforts to push away.

Garcia escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Garcia lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Garcia scoring well with a low kick there.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Garcia connects with an inside leg kick.
Lannister throws out a loose jab but Garcia uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lannister tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Garcia lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Garcia fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lannister.
Garcia throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Lannister's head.
Good leg kick by Garcia there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Lannister has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Garcia.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Garcia lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Garcia, right into the meat.
Garcia scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Garcia.
Garcia scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Lannister takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Lannister's calf.
Garcia cracks the inside of Lannister's front leg.
Garcia lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Jaime Lannister is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Garcia lands a nice leg kick that just misses Lannister's sensitive parts.
Garcia scores with a leg kick.
Garcia feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Lannister's calf.
Garcia dips to his left and cracks Lannister with an uppercut!
A decent looking cross lands there for Garcia.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lannister misses with a hook to the body
and Garcia counters with a nice leg kick.
Lannister misses with a hook
and Garcia counters with a leg kick.
Garcia throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Lannister's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Emory Garcia showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Ouch! a nice leg kick from Garcia, right into the meat.
Garcia throws a nice inside leg kick.
Garcia is looking to slow Lannister down with leg kicks.
Garcia has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lannister misses with a left hand
and Garcia counters with a body kick.
Lannister misses with a combination
and Garcia counters with an outside leg kick.
Garcia goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Emory Garcia seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Garcia turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Garcia with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Garcia lands a leg kick that knocks Lannister off balance momentarily.
A slapping leg kick lands for Garcia.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Garcia.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Garcia moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Lannister chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Garcia can pounce on him.
Garcia throws a quick inside leg kick.
Garcia scores with a spinning back kick!
Garcia looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Garcia lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Garcia connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lannister takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Garcia moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Garcia throws a nice inside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia scores with a punch to the head.
Garcia scores with a head kick.
Lannister will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Garcia lets loose with a powerful body kick. Lannister will feel that in the morning.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Garcia, right into the meat.
Garcia feints and then cracks Lannister's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lannister down.
That kick from Garcia tenderised Lannister's leg. Lannister is trying to keep his angry face on.
Jaime Lannister has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jaime Lannister seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Garcia connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The crowd cheers as Garcia lands an impressive looking overhand right. Lannister doesn't seem phased though.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Garcia buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Lannister on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Garcia. Garcia obviously looking to wear him down.
Garcia lands with a kick to the temple. Lannister shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

And that's the end of the fight!
Emory 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 25:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 26:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Emory Garcia!
Emory Garcia spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.