PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Junior Dos Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oliver Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Dos Santos
vs
Garcia

178 cm
28
150 lbs
2 - 6 - 0

169 cm
22
155 lbs
5 - 9 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

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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 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Junior Dos Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Oliver Garcia!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick by Garcia misses

and Dos Santos counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Dos Santos.
Dos Santos lands a couple of digs.
Garcia being controlled here, momentarily.
Dos Santos stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Garcia swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Garcia trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
We've been hearing good reports from Dos Santos's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.

Garcia working for submissions but it's allowed Dos Santos to get to half guard.
Garcia is looking to escape.
Garcia punching from the bottom.
Dos Santos trying to control from half guard but Garcia is working away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dos Santos missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dos Santos content to control rather than advance.
Dos Santos thows a huge punch but Garcia dodges it nicely.
Garcia tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Dos Santos has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Dos Santos tries to control but Garcia wriggling away.
Dos Santos lands a couple of good shots and Garcia has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Will Dos Santos go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Garcia wants to control his opponent's hands but Dos Santos gets his hands free.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia is in bad spot here.
Garcia manages to reverse the position and now he's in Dos Santos's guard. Nice work there by Garcia.

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Dos Santos escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Garcia gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Garcia must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Dos Santos trying to keep a closed guard but Garcia is proving a slippery customer.
Dos Santos has a closed guard, preventing Garcia from standing up.
Garcia won't allow Dos Santos to sweep him here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Garcia trying to stand up but can't free himself from Dos Santos's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia wants to stand and escape but instead Dos Santos has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Garcia keeping moving, preventing Dos Santos from controlling successfully.

Garcia is working an open guard so Dos Santos takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Garcia misses with a series of wild punches.

Dos Santos closes the distance and clinches.
Garcia stalls.
Garcia wants to get back to striking at distance but Dos Santos won't allow it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos tries to pull guard but Garcia holds him up against the cage and eventually Dos Santos drops back down to his feet.
Dos Santos is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
A short left from Garcia.

Garcia's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Garcia moves in looking to clinch but Dos Santos pushes him off.
Garcia misses with the combination.
Garcia fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dos Santos shoots in for a takedown but Garcia shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Junior Dos Santos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dos Santos avoids a punch combination nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Garcia will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Dos Santos forces Garcia back against the cage and clinches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Junior Dos Santos dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Garcia swats away the attempt to clinch by Dos Santos.
Dos Santos showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Garcia.
Dos Santos fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Garcia avoids it really well and circles away.
Nice takedown defense from Garcia. No joy for Dos Santos on that attempt.
Garcia throws a sloppy head kick and Dos Santos moves out of range easily.
Garcia swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Dos Santos counters with a flying knee. Nice.
A jab from Garcia misses.
Garcia tries to clinch but Dos Santos moves out of range.
Garcia tries to close the distance and clinch but Dos Santos swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Dos Santos closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Garcia has hold of Dos Santos's hands but Dos Santos slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Dos Santos wants to control but Garcia is keeping him busy.
Dos Santos has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Garcia looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Garcia wants to get back to full guard but Dos Santos has mounted him!
Garcia tries to hold on but Dos Santos postures up.
Garcia srikes from the bottom but he's lost position and has given up his back.
Junior Dos Santos overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Dos Santos is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.

Dos Santos working for a choke but Garcia is defending well.

Dos Santos is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Garcia defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos wants to control but Garcia is keeping busy.
Dos Santos has the hooks in. Garcia is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Dos Santos trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Dos Santos is really struggling to control Garcia but he's trying to hold on to the position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Garcia is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.

Dos Santos is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Garcia has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Garcia is trying to get back to his feet but Dos Santos has full control of the position and if anything, Garcia has just worked his way into a worse spot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good control from Dos Santos.

Garcia defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Dos Santos trying to control.

Dos Santos is looking for the choke from the back position but Garcia is controlling his hands well.
Garcia has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
Garcia controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos is riding his opponent, not letting Garcia buck him off.
Garcia can't escape the position.
Garcia staying busy and making it hard for Dos Santos to control.

Dos Santos looking for the choke but no joy.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Garcia tries to break free.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Dos Santos looking to break Garcia's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Garcia remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Dos Santos will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Garcia is trying to get back to his feet but Dos Santos has full control of the position and if anything, Garcia has just worked his way into a worse spot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Junior Dos Santos dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Dos Santos misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Dos Santos throws an overhand right that lands on Garcia's shoulder, as Garcia tries to avoid the shot.
Garcia throws a right and a left that both miss.
Garcia throws a sloppy head kick and Dos Santos moves out of range easily.

Dos Santos gets a takedown into half guard.
Dos Santos is trying to control. Garcia wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Garcia is pressing down on Dos Santos's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.

Garcia looking for subs off his back but Dos Santos has passed one foot through into half guard.
Garcia really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Dos Santos. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Dos Santos prevents Garcia from improving his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dos Santos trying to control the pace.
Garcia tries to roll over but Dos Santos keeps him under control.

Dos Santos is looking for a kimura here.

Dos Santos looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia wants to get back to full guard.
Dos Santos with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.

Dos Santos is working for a kimura but Garcia is defending it quite comfortably.
Garcia has hold of Dos Santos's hands but Dos Santos slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Dos Santos in particular looking to stall.
Dos Santos is looking to take a break and control but Garcia is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Garcia is trying to control but can't.
Dos Santos prevents Garcia from improving his position.
Dos Santos landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Dos Santos is nestled in close to Garcia, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.

Dos Santos stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Garcia to get to his feet.
Garcia misses with a series of wild punches.
Dos Santos tries to clinch but Garcia is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garcia tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dos Santos paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Garcia jabs at Dos Santos's body.
Garcia tries to close the distance and clinch but Dos Santos swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Garcia misses with a head kick.
Oliver Garcia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Garcia swinging wildly here.
Garcia closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Garcia takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dos Santos ducks under a wild hook from Garcia.
Some wild striking there from Garcia.
Dos Santos lets loose with a powerful body kick. Garcia will feel that in the morning.
Junior Dos Santos is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dos Santos with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Oliver Garcia has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Junior Dos Santos is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Dos Santos tries to clinch up but Garcia circles away and keeps his distance.

And that's the end of the fight!
Junior Dos Santos showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Dos Santos, 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Junior Dos Santos!
A very excited looking Junior Dos Santos rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.