PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Marcello Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Deuce S Loose (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marcello Garcia has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Garcia
vs
S Loose

170 cm
23
162 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

175 cm
19
160 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Likes ground

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Marcello Garcia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Deuce S Loose!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Steven Brown and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Loose misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

Garcia darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.

Garcia stands up and beckons Loose to join him on the feet.
Loose shoots and misses

and Garcia decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Loose's guard.

Loose 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.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Garcia is looking to stand up but Loose won't let him.

Loose throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Garcia wants to stand but Loose is controlling his posture from full guard.

Garcia stands up and waves to Loose to follow him.
Loose wants to clinch up but Garcia keeps it at a distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Garcia thuds a left hand into Loose's body.

Garcia scores a takedown into full mount!
Loose really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Loose looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Loose tries to break free.
Loose is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Loose prevents Garcia from getting a body triangle.
Loose is really stuck here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Loose is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Garcia is trying to stick to Loose's back but Loose is turning into Garcia. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Garcia's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Loose.
Loose postures up.
Garcia is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Loose is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Garcia pulls his head out easily.
Loose looks gassed!
Garcia seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Loose tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Garcia stops Loose from getting back to his feet.
Garcia is tying to control. Loose wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Garcia is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Loose actively working from the bottom here.

Garcia postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Loose to stand up.
Garcia swats away the attempt to clinch by Loose.

Garcia closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Loose is looking for a sweep.
Loose is not content to let Garcia control the position.

Garcia stands up.
Loose shoots and misses
and Garcia counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Marcello Garcia has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Deuce S Loose.
Loose with a poor takedown

and Garcia counters with a nice double leg into side control. Loose won't be happy with that.

Garcia decides to stand back up. Garcia steps back and let's Loose get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Garcia darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
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!

Loose is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Garcia pulls his head out easily.
Loose wants to improve his position but Garcia is controlling well.

Garcia stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Loose to get to his feet.

Garcia shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.

Loose is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Garcia gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Loose will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Loose is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Garcia.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marcello Garcia dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Loose wants to clinch.
Loose shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Garcia counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Loose is trying to stand.
Garcia is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

Garcia is looking for a kimura but Loose is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Garcia to get the leverage.

Loose looking for submissions off his back.
Garcia trying to control the pace.
Garcia scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Garcia wants to pass to mount but Loose is defending the position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Loose looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Loose looking for submissions off his back.
Ground and pound from Garcia.

Loose looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Garcia moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Garcia.
Garcia misses with a two punch combination.
Loose shoots and misses

and Garcia counters with a takedown into side control.
Loose is trying to escape the position but Garcia is controlling the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Garcia decides to stand back up. Garcia steps back and let's Loose get back to his feet.

Garcia looking for a takedown here - he's got it.

Loose working for a triangle but Garcia defends it easily.

Garcia stands and steps away. Loose gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Loose fails with the takedown

and Garcia counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Loose!
Marcello Garcia has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Deuce S Loose.
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!
Garcia lands a big shot there that rocks Loose but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Loose is working to get back to half guard.

Garcia stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Loose fails with the takedown

and Garcia counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Garcia.

Loose is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Garcia tries to free his leg and advance position but Loose is retaining full guard.
Loose has a closed guard, preventing Garcia from standing up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Loose wants to stand and escape but Garcia is having none of it.

Loose has his foot on Garcia's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Garcia works his way back into a safe position though.

Loose has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Garcia can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Loose keeping full guard, as Garcia tries to pass.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Loose looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

Loose has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Garcia is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Loose.
Loose tries to bench press Garcia off him but Garcia keeps the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marcello Garcia dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Garcia throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Loose with a poor takedown

and Garcia counters with a nice double leg into guard.

Garcia decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.

Garcia shoots in and bounces Loose off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.

Garcia decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Garcia misses with a body shot.
Garcia throws a jab but it's blocked by Loose.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Loose tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Garcia paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Loose misses with a takedown attempt

and Garcia counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Garcia.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia passes into half guard.
Loose looks like he's trying to stand up.
Garcia frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.

Garcia is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Loose can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Loose flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Garcia is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Loose can do to turn this around?

Garcia is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
Loose clinches but Garcia breaks the clinch

and Garcia counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Loose is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Garcia's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Garcia's back!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Garcia defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Garcia is trying to get back to his feet but Loose has full control of the position and if anything, Garcia has just worked his way into a worse spot.

Garcia is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
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!

Garcia is trying to get back to his feet. He's worked up on to his knees and now he's on his feet with his head on the canvas, trying to shake Loose off. It looks like it's working - Loose slides off, much to his dismay, and we're back to standing! Garcia displaying calm under pressure there.

Garcia drives through with a takedown into guard.

Loose looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Garcia is defending well. Loose quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Garcia has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Loose celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:01 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Deuce S Loose!