PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alonzo Barrera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kendrick Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Garcia has chosen Break Stuff as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Barrera
vs
Garcia

210 cm
19
193 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
20
185 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Determined

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Alonzo Barrera!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kendrick Garcia!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barrera tries to clinch but Garcia moves out of range.
Barrera darts in trying to clinch

and Garcia counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Barrera has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Garcia is working away from the top position though.
Barrera keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Barrera throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Barrera missing with punches from the bottom.

Garcia stands up out of the half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barrera closes the distance looking to clinch

and Garcia counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Barrera's guard now.
Garcia stopping the sweep attempt from Barrera.
Garcia postures up.
Barrera has his hands on Garcia's head, controlling the position.
Garcia preventing the sweep.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barrera looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Alonzo Barrera.
Barrera tries to clinch but Garcia moves away

and Garcia counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barrera trying to hold on to Garcia's head to control him but Garcia postures up.
Barrera really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Barrera is controlling Garcia's position as best he can from this difficult position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Alonzo Barrera just wasn't active enough.
Barrera tries to clinch

so Garcia counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Barrera wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garcia is looking to stand up but Barrera won't let him.

Alonzo Barrera has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Barrera tries to clinch but Garcia moves away

and Garcia counters with a nice double leg into guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Garcia postures up.
Barrera throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Barrera pulls Garcia in close to prevent any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Barrera is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Barrera tries to clinch up

and Garcia counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Barrera pulls Garcia in close to his closed guard and prevents Garcia from doing any damage or advancing position.
Barrera trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Barrera holds on and takes a little breather.

Barrera working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Garcia doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Garcia manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barrera thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Barrera pulls Garcia in to control the position.
Garcia prevents Barrera from getting back to his feet.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Barrera tries to land a front kick but Garcia steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barrera tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Garcia counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Barrera's guard now.
Barrera has control of Garcia's left arm, preventing Garcia from doing any damage.

Barrera 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.
Barrera will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Barrera wants to sweep but no luck.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barrera is pulling down on Garcia's head to control his posture.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

We're going to have a standup here because Alonzo Barrera wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Garcia avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Barrera tries to clinch but Garcia moves away

and Garcia counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barrera pulls Garcia in close to prevent any damage.
Kendrick Garcia has got the better of the ground game so far.
Barrera is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Barrera wants to sweep here but Garcia controlling him for the moment.
Garcia being controlled here momentarily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Alonzo Barrera.
Garcia keeps the fight on the outside.
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 Alonzo Barrera will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Barrera wants to clinch but Garcia slips to the side

and Garcia counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Garcia.
Garcia wants to stand but Barrera has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Barrera is pulling down on Garcia's head to control his posture.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Barrera controls Garcia momentarily but Garcia frees himself.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Barrera holds on and takes a little breather.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Alonzo Barrera wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Barrera tries to clinch but Garcia moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia circles away from the clinch attempt.
Barrera tries to clinch

and Garcia counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Barrera's guard now.
Barrera controls Garcia momentarily but Garcia frees himself.
Barrera is pulling down on Garcia's head. It's preventing any offense from Garcia, at least for the moment.
Garcia wants to get up but he can't break Barrera's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barrera trying to strike off his back.
Barrera managing to control the position.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Alonzo Barrera just wasn't active enough.
Barrera tries to clinch

and Garcia counters with a takedown into side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
You can see the frustration on Barrera's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Barrera keeps Garcia under control for a moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia working away.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Alonzo Barrera just wasn't active enough.
Barrera tries to clinch but Garcia moves away

and Garcia counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

Garcia postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Barrera to stand up.
Garcia takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Barrera is looking to clinch.
Barrera cracks Garcia with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Barrera closes the distance looking to clinch

and Garcia counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Barrera!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barrera tries to bench press Garcia off him but Garcia keeps the position.
Barrera wants to control but Garcia postures up.
Garcia wants to stand but Barrera is controlling his arm.
Barrera is holding Garcia down, trying to stall.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Barrera wants to control but Garcia postures up.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kendrick Garcia comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Garcia has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 28:30
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kendrick Garcia!
Kendrick Garcia was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.