PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mickey Garcia (ranked 875 p4p, 1624 weight class) and Julio Cruzeiro (ranked 37 p4p, 60 weight class). Garcia comes to the cage accompanied by S.G. Sinnicks - St Patrick Battalion. Cruzeiro has chosen Jah Jah The Conqueror by Linval Thompson as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Garcia
vs
Cruzeiro

180 cm
34
185
32 - 17 - 1

194 cm
40
210
31 - 19 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Powerful

Brooklyn Apothecary
Shadow Realm Apparel

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 32 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mickey Garcia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 31 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Julio Cruzeiro!
The judges for this bout are Francis DeMontford, Darius Henderson and Summer Carpenter.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cruzeiro misses with an uppercut. Garcia saw that one coming.
We've been informed that Cruzeiro has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Cruzeiro throws a leg kick which misses Garcia's front leg but catches the back leg as Garcia tries to avoid it.
Cruzeiro goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Garcia misses with a left hand
and Cruzeiro counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Garcia closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Garcia tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cruzeiro was well out of range. Poor timing from Garcia.
Garcia throws an overhand right that lands on Cruzeiro's shoulder, as Cruzeiro tries to avoid the shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Garcia. Cruzeiro does a little dance to reset his feet.
Garcia wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Cruzeiro connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Garcia's hands.

Garcia closes the distance and pushes Cruzeiro back into the cage.
A short right from Cruzeiro.
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!
Cruzeiro can't find room to land a body shot as Garcia controls the action.
Cruzeiro can't find room to land a body shot as Garcia controls the action.
A short right from Garcia.
Garcia tries to pull guard but Cruzeiro forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Cruzeiro with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A short right from Cruzeiro.
A right hook to the body lands for Garcia.
Garcia lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia gets through Cruzeiro's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Garcia lands an elbow inside.

It looks like Julio Cruzeiro has been cut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Garcia.
Garcia pushes off an throws an elbow but Cruzeiro leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Garcia lands with a right to the head.
Cruzeiro can't find room to land a body shot as Garcia controls the action.
Cruzeiro tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Garcia avoids it.
Cruzeiro missing with knees to the body.
Garcia scores with a hook to the body.
Cruzeiro looks winded!
Garcia lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Garcia lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Cruzeiro backwards.
Garcia lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Cruzeiro or not.
Garcia lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Cruzeiro backwards.

Garcia manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Garcia wants to sweep here but Cruzeiro controlling him for the moment.
Garcia bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Cruzeiro's guard.

The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Garcia scoring with some ground and pound.
Garcia slips nicely into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cruzeiro taking some punishment here, with Garcia in his half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Garcia looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Cruzeiro avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Garcia.
Garcia thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Garcia frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Garcia avoids the attempt from Cruzeiro to control.
Garcia throwing strikes here but Cruzeiro is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Cruzeiro really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Garcia. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruzeiro regains half guard.
Cruzeiro preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Garcia throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Garcia is looking to take a break and control but Cruzeiro is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Garcia throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Garcia sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Cruzeiro defending well though.
Garcia missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Garcia trying to control from Cruzeiro's half guard. Cruzeiro has other ideas though and has regained full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garcia working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Garcia wants to pass the guard but Cruzeiro is keeping the position.
Garcia is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Garcia cracks Cruzeiro with a solid left hand.
Cruzeiro trying to keep a closed guard but Garcia is proving a slippery customer.
Cruzeiro preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Garcia with a flurry of punches that miss.
Garcia advances to half guard.
Garcia sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Cruzeiro defending well though.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Mickey Garcia dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Julio Cruzeiro's cut.
That's time! Garcia's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Cruzeiro looks to land a combination but Garcia avoids it well.
Garcia swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Garcia misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cruzeiro.
Cruzeiro throws out a counter right but Garcia avoids it with no problem.
Garcia swings for the body but Cruzeiro moves out of range.
Cruzeiro misses with an uppercut
and Garcia counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Garcia misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cruzeiro.
Cruzeiro moves out of range of the strikes.
Cruzeiro on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

That has opened up Julio Cruzeiro's cut even more.
Cruzeiro connects with a single shot there.
Garcia takes one on the button.
Cruzeiro throws a right hand that misses
and Garcia counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cruzeiro misses with a hook
and Garcia counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Cruzeiro misses with a low kick.
Garcia throws a hook but Cruzeiro blocks it.
Garcia tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cruzeiro swats him away and circles back towards the center.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cruzeiro throws a right and a left that Garcia avoids nicely.

Garcia has taken the fight to the clinch.
Cruzeiro tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia lands a hook to the side of the head.

The cut above Julio Cruzeiro's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Garcia doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Garcia lands an elbow inside that Cruzeiro shrugs off.
Garcia swings wildly with an uppercut but Cruzeiro uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cruzeiro digs a right hand underneath Garcia's ribcage. Garcia let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Cruzeiro goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Garcia blocking some punches.
Garcia blocking some punches.
Good body shot from Garcia.
Cruzeiro is breathing heavily.
A shot in the inside from Garcia.
Garcia is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cruzeiro can do to turn this around?
Nice elbow from Garcia.

Julio Cruzeiro's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Still in the clinch, Garcia scores with a nice short uppercut.
Garcia lands with a right to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Garcia.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Julio Cruzeiro's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Mickey Garcia!
Mickey Garcia seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.