PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Erikson Peter (ranked 4690 p4p, 6340 weight class) and Frederico Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Frederico Garcia has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Peter
vs
Garcia

176 cm
18
155
0 - 0 - 0

170 cm
25
155
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Intelligent

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Tends to cut

Finnish Elite Extreme Science

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Erikson Peter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Frederico Garcia!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Paulo Santos and Mauricio Rocha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garcia lands a high kick!
Garcia fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Garcia moves out of range of the leg kick from Peter.
Nice takedown defense from Peter. No joy for Garcia on that attempt.
Garcia shoots in for a takedown but Peter shows good takedown defense.
Peter is looking to counter the offense by Garcia and move into the clinch.
Erikson Peter has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frederico Garcia.
Peter fails with a takedown attempt.
Garcia wants to counter the offense by Peter and move into the clinch position.
Peter shoots for a takedown but Garcia saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
And Garcia responds with a good body kick, but Peter manages to step out the way in time.
Peter looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Peter shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Garcia but Garcia pushes him off and we're back to square one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garcia scores with a push kick.

Garcia rushes Peter and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Peter tries to pull guard but Garcia forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Garcia tries for a takedown but Peter manages to get underhooks.
Garcia stalling against the cage.
Peter tries to pull guard but Garcia won't allow it.

Garcia's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Garcia is trying hard to land a takedown here. Peter sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.

Peter fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Garcia, pushing him back against the cage.
Peter is trying to stall.
Garcia is trying to pull guard but Peter has him pressed against the cage.
Peter jumps guard but Garcia turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Garcia fails to pull guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Garcia pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Garcia dives in for a single leg takedown but Peter sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.

Peter gets a clinch.
Peter tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

Garcia ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Garcia no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Peter looking to pass the guard.
Peter trying to control the position from guard on top but Garcia is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Garcia looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Peter wants to stand but Garcia is controlling his posture from full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peter throws a big right hand that misses.
Peter trying to control the position from guard on top but Garcia is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Garcia is trying to control the position from the bottom.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Garcia dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

Garcia closes the distance and clinches.
Peter prevents the takedown attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garcia lands a right hand.
Garcia changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Peter fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Peter dives in for a single leg takedown but Garcia sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Garcia gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Peter.
Peter drops down looking for an ankle pick but Garcia pulls his leg out and moves away.
Peter is breathing heavily.
Garcia jabs at Peter's body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Garcia fails to land the takedown.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Frederico Garcia dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Garcia dives in for a single leg takedown but Peter sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Garcia throws a sloppy head kick and Peter moves out of range easily.
Peter fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Garcia changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Peter shoots in and drives through. Garcia sprawls well.
Garcia throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Garcia fails with a takedown attempt.
Peter drops down looking for a counter takedown but Garcia sprawls and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garcia pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Garcia fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Peter, pushing him back against the cage.
Peter drops down looking for an ankle pick but Garcia pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Erikson Peter. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Garcia stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Garcia wants it to stay on the feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Peter throws a lazy head kick

and Garcia counters by clinching up.
Garcia tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Garcia wants to take the fight to the mat but Peter manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Peter is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Garcia pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Garcia tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Peter just stands there and leans against the cage.

Garcia's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Peter throws a head kick that misses.
Garcia throws a counter combo.

Garcia has Peter up against the cage in a clinch.

Garcia breaks the clinch.

Garcia takes the fight into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Peter breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Frederico Garcia seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Garcia shoots in looking for a takedown but Peter manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Garcia's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Garcia's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Garcia throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Garcia tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Peter manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Peter shoots in for a takedown but Garcia shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Peter shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Garcia unleashes a big counter combination but Peter bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.

Garcia clinches with his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Garcia misses with an elbow strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Garcia manages to break the clinch.
Peter tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Garcia manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Garcia shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Peter tries to counter by clinching up but Garcia breaks away and moves out of range.

Garcia tries to keep at a distance but Peter has taken the fight into the clinch.

Garcia jumps guard and drags Peter to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Peter is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Garcia holds on and takes a little breather.
Peter working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peter being controlled here momentarily.
Garcia is continuing to stall.
Peter has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Garcia is proving hard to escape from.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Garcia has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Peter is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Frederico Garcia showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Peter fails with a takedown attempt.
Peter fails with the takedown
and Garcia counters with a series of strikes. Peter will be more careful next time no doubt.
Garcia misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Peter tries to close the distance and clinch up but Garcia swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Peter is looking to clinch but Garcia is avoiding it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Peter looks to land a body kick but Garcia moved away.
Erikson Peter is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Peter stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Peter wants it to stay on the feet.
Peter misses with a takedown attempt - Garcia sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Erikson Peter. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Peter does no damage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Peter goes for a double leg but Garcia avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Garcia continues to drive forward.
Garcia just leaning against Peter, taking a breather.
Garcia has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Peter avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Nice elbow from Garcia.
Peter tries to break the clinch but Garcia is controlling the position.

Peter drags the fight down to the ground.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Garcia pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Peter is keeping the position for now.
Peter keeping moving, preventing Garcia from controlling successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Garcia won't allow Peter to get back to his feet.
Peter is looking to stand back up but Garcia counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Peter.
Garcia sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Peter defending well though.
Garcia stops Peter from getting back to his feet.
Garcia thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia trying to control the pace.
Garcia sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Peter defending well though.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Garcia shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Peter as he jumps to the side.
Garcia shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Peter pinned against the cage. Peter gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Peter with a lazy takedown attempt
and Garcia counters with a series of strikes. Peter will be more careful next time no doubt.

Garcia closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garcia pressing his opponent against the cage.
Garcia tries for a takedown. No joy.
Peter tries to pull guard but Garcia won't allow it.
Garcia has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Garcia lands an elbow just above Peter 's eye.
Garcia slows down the pace here.
Garcia can't find room to land a body shot as Peter controls the action.
Erikson Peter has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Frederico Garcia is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Peter throws an elbow but it misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Frederico 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 Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 27:30
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frederico Garcia!