PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Aaron Knight (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Helios Garcius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Knight
vs
Garcius

185 cm
29
195 lbs
8 - 5 - 1

183 cm
32
190 lbs
10 - 9 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Experienced

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
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 8 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Aaron Knight!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Helios Garcius!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garcius misses with a double jab.
A jab lands there for Garcius.
Knight just misses with a punch to the body.

Garcius moves into the clinch.
Knight misses with a shot to the kidneys.

Knight breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Garcius fails with an attempt to clinch.
Garcius moves in looking to clinch but Knight pushes him off.
Garcius is looking to clinch but Knight is avoiding it.
Knight throws a series of punches but Garcius avoids them all with ease.
Knight lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Knight will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Helios Garcius seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Garcius misses with a double jab
and Knight counters with a three punch combo that has Garcius backing up. Garcius nods at Knight to acknowledge the strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
No joy there for Knight, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Knight circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knight showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Garcius.
Garcius will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Knight swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Garcius throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Garcius tries to close the distance and clinch but Knight swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Knight avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Knight displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Garcius throws a head kick that misses.
Knight scores with a three punch combo!
Garcius scores with a three punch combo!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Garcius misses with a body kick.
Knight throws a series of punches but Garcius avoids them all with ease.
Knight circles away from the clinch attempt.
Garcius fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcius throws a nice looking combination but Knight bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Garcius falls off balance throwing a combination
and Garcius takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Garcius looks to clinch
and Knight counters with a stiff right hand.
Garcius fails to land with a series of punches.
Garcius throws a right and a left that both miss.
Garcius misses with a two punch combination.
Knight swats away the attempt to clinch by Garcius.
Garcius misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Garcius throws a sloppy head kick and Knight moves out of range easily.
Knight fails to land with a series of punches.
Garcius misses with a head kick.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Knight!
Knight throws a right hand that Garcius ducks under and follows up with a left that Garcius also avoids with ease.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Garcius.
Knight slips a jab and a cross from Garcius.
Sloppy strikes from Garcius. Those never looked like landing.
Knight throws out a powerful jab.
Garcius closes the distance looking to clinch
and Knight counters with a nice body shot.
Garcius tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Knight counters with a two punch combo.
Garcius tries to clinch up
and Knight counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Garcius falls off balance throwing a combination
and Knight connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Garcius tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Garcius misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Knight lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Garcius circles away quickly and effectively.
Garcius throws a nice looking combination but Knight bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Knight throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Garcius scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Knight misses with a jab, cross combination.
Garcius misses with a left hand
and Knight counters with a series of strikes. Garcius will be more careful next time no doubt.
Knight's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Knight duly obliges.
A punch combination from Knight misses.
Knight misses with a few strikes there.
Knight showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Garcius.
Garcius misses with a double jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A head kick misses from Garcius.
Garcius is trying hard to land a takedown here. Knight sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Garcius throws a series of punches but Knight moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Aaron Knight dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Garcius doesn't manage to clinch there - Knight circles away.
Garcius attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Garcius tries to close the distance and clinch up but Knight swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Knight throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Knight circles away from the clinch attempt
and Knight counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Garcius tries to clinch up.
Aaron Knight is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Garcius drives through with a takedown into Knight's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Garcius stops Knight from standing up.

Knight pushes Garcius off and scrambles back to his feet.
Garcius on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Knight lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Knight is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Garcius can do to turn this around?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice uppercut there from Knight.
Aaron Knight is winning the standup battle so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcius closes the distance looking to clinch
and Knight counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Garcius closes the distance looking to clinch

and Knight counters with a crisp one two that drops Garcius! Knight thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Garcius to his feet! Garcius is in big trouble!

Garcius is rocked!
Knight circles away from the clinch attempt.
Garcius slips a jab and a cross from Knight.
Garcius misses with a few strikes there.
Garcius misses with a leg kick.
Garcius shoots in for a takedown but Knight shows good takedown defense.
Knight avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Garcius swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Garcius takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Garcius closes the distance looking to clinch
letting Knight counter with a right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Garcius tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Knight manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Knight checks a leg kick.
No joy there for Knight, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Garcius moves in looking to clinch but Knight pushes him off.
Garcius dodges the punch combination from Knight.
Garcius tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Knight counters with a two punch combo.
Knight throws a body shot but no joy.
Garcius tries to clinch but Knight moves out of range.
Knight is working the combinations to good effect here.
Garcius tries to clinch but Knight is having none of it.
Garcius tries to clinch but Knight is having none of it.
Garcius throws a right and a left that both miss.
Garcius slips a jab and a cross from Knight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcius tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Aaron Knight is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Knight avoids a punch combination nicely.
Knight fails to land with a series of punches.
Sloppy strikes from Knight. Those never looked like landing.
Garcius wants to clinch.

Garcius instigates a clinch.

Knight breaks from the clinch.
Knight misses with a wild combination.
Garcius tries to clinch up but Knight circles away and keeps his distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garcius looks to land a combination but Knight avoids it well.
Garcius swinging wildly here.
A cross from Knight lands.
Garcius will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Knight throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Garcius.
Garcius throws a right hand that Knight ducks under and follows up with a left that Knight also avoids with ease.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Garcius wants to clinch.
Garcius closes the distance looking to clinch
and Knight counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Knight misses with a two punch combination.
Knight scores with a decent looking hook.
Garcius tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Knight manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Garcius wants to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Aaron Knight dominated that second round.
That's time! Knight's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Garcius gets a clinch.

Garcius pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Knight looks to land a combination but Garcius avoids it well.
Garcius slips a jab and a cross from Knight.
Garcius misses with a series of wild punches.
Garcius throws a series of punches but Knight moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Garcius.
Knight misses with a wild combination.
Garcius misses with a hook. Knight ducked under it nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcius tries a head kick but it misses.
Garcius darts in trying to clinch
and Knight counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Garcius closes the distance looking to clinch
and Knight counters with a straight right hand.
Knight is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Garcius wants to clinch.
Garcius throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Knight showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Garcius.
Garcius shoots in for a takedown but Knight shows good takedown defense.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Garcius is defended easily by Knight.
Aaron Knight has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Helios Garcius.
Garcius takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcius wants to clinch
and Knight counters with a series of strikes. Garcius will be more careful next time no doubt.
Knight jabs Garcius to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Knight stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Garcius throws a nice looking combination but Knight bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Garcius will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A right-left combo lands from Knight.
Garcius is still on wobbly legs! Can Knight finish him?
Knight misses with a few strikes there.
Garcius seems to have recovered his senses.
Garcius tries to clinch up
and Knight counters with a three punch combo that has Garcius backing up. Garcius nods at Knight to acknowledge the strikes.
Garcius misses with a wild combination.
Knight fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knight lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Garcius has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Garcius misses with a takedown attempt - Knight sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Garcius throws a right and a left that Knight avoids nicely.

Knight drops Garcius with a beautiful combination! Garcius stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Knight is looking for the KO!
Knight misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Some wild striking there from Garcius.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Garcius will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Garcius tries to clinch but Knight moves away

and Knight counters with a crisp one two that drops Garcius! Knight thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Garcius to his feet! Garcius is in big trouble!
Knight lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Garcius circles away quickly and effectively.
Garcius tried to score with a low kick but Knight checks it.
Knight circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garcius tries to clinch but Knight moves out of range.
Knight will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Knight misses with a wild combination.

Knight gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.

Knight is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Garcius presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.

Knight breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Garcius throws a series of punches but Knight avoids them all with ease.
Garcius fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Helios Garcius has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Aaron Knight is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Garcius looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Knight throws a nice looking combination but Garcius bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Aaron Knight showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Knight, 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 Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aaron Knight!