PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kyle Garcia (ranked 3260 p4p, 4680 weight class) and Apollo Rocky (ranked 412 p4p, 548 weight class). Apollo Rocky has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Garcia
vs
Rocky

184 cm
22
190
3 - 2 - 0

190 cm
22
199
1 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

Un-Kaged Nutrition

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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kyle Garcia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Apollo Rocky!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Reed Andrews and Jonathan Paton.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rocky thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rocky throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
As Rocky looks to move away, Garcia throws a big counter combo but Rocky just gets out of the way.
A leg kick checked by Rocky.
Rocky throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Rocky throws a jab when Garcia was well out of range.
Garcia was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Rocky jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rocky looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Garcia was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.

Rocky closes the distance and clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rocky wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A nice right hand lands inside from Rocky.
Rocky lands a hook that snaps the head of Garcia backwards.
Rocky tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Rocky tries to throw a body punch but Garcia avoids it by throwing Rocky back against the cage.

Garcia breaks the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia scores with a decent looking hook.
Garcia dodges the punch combination from Rocky.
Garcia throwing a counter right hand but Rocky manages to avoid it.
Garcia takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Rocky lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Garcia throws a quick inside leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Rocky.

Rocky pushes Garcia up against the cage in a clinch.
Garcia throws a head punch that misses.
Garcia misses with a punch to the body.
Rocky tries a knee to the head but Garcia blocks it.
Rocky blocking some punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rocky.
Garcia lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Garcia lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Rocky is trying to break the clinch but Garcia has him pressed against the cage.
Rocky misses with a hook to the ribs.

Rocky manages to break the clinch.
Rocky misses with a lunging right hand
and Garcia connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nice straight punches there by Rocky. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Rocky.

Garcia darts in and clinches Rocky up against the cage.
Knees to the body from Rocky.
Rocky crunches a lovely knee into Garcia's ribcage.
Rocky wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Garcia fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Rocky manages to break the clinch.
Garcia on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Garcia fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rocky moves in looking to clinch but Garcia pushes him off.
Left hook, right uppercut from Rocky.

Garcia is rocked!
Rocky misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rocky swinging wildly here.
Garcia is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Rocky lands a right hook to the body.
Garcia staying out of range there.
Rocky loads up on a big right hand but Garcia slips the punch.
Garcia keeps the fight on the outside.
An attempted straight right counter from Garcia misses the target.
Apollo Rocky seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Garcia staying out of range there.
Garcia looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Rocky throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garcia connects with a good right hand that stumbles Rocky. Rocky circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Rocky getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Rocky falls off balance throwing a combination
and Garcia cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rocky stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
We've been told by Garcia's head coaches at FIGHT FOUNDERS (CA) that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.

Rocky pushes Garcia up against the cage in a clinch.
Garcia lands an elbow that stopped Rocky in his tracks for a moment.
Garcia managing to block the knees to the body from Rocky.
Garcia on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rocky doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rocky swings wildly with an uppercut but Garcia uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Rocky.
Rocky avoiding damage.
Garcia throws a punch but it's blocked by Rocky.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

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

Rocky lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Rocky might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Rocky jabs Garcia right on the nose. Garcia blinks but takes it well.
Garcia steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rocky.
A counter left hand to the body from Garcia misses its target.
Rocky fails to land with a series of punches.
Garcia looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Garcia fakes the leg kick and cracks Rocky in the body.
Garcia lands a nice shot to the body.
Garcia misses with a leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Rocky.
Garcia looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Rocky fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Garcia on the side of the head.
Apollo Rocky seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rocky misses with a hook. Garcia ducked under it nicely.
Nice jab there from Rocky.
Rocky slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Rocky has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rocky takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Garcia tests Rocky's chin there with a solid looking shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Garcia cracks Rocky with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Rocky looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Garcia finish him?

Rocky is rocked!
Garcia lands a nice shot to the body.
Rocky is still on wobbly legs! Can Garcia finish him?
A punch combination from Rocky misses.
Rocky takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Rocky is breathing heavily.

Garcia instigates a clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Garcia lands a left hand.
Rocky is looking to break free of the clinch but Garcia has double underhooks.
Rocky is pressed against the cage. Garcia pushes back and unleashes a big elbow that really hurts Rocky! Two more big strikes from Garcia and Rocky crumples to the mat and taps out furiously due to the strikes!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Kyle Garcia!