PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mauricio Rocha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luis Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Rocha
vs
Garcia

186 cm
19
208 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

185 cm
20
201 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Determined

Cage Wars: Rocha Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mauricio Rocha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Luis Garcia!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Leandro Rodrigues and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garcia shoots in but no luck this time.
Rocha fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

Rocha moves into range and clinches up with Garcia.

Rocha jumps into guard, dragging Garcia to the mat.

Garcia postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Rocha is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Garcia, into his guard.

Garcia looking for a guillotine here but Rocha defends easily.
Rocha showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Rocha accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Garcia looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Rocha passes into side control.
Garcia sneaks back into half guard.
Garcia is looking for a sweep. Rocha is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

Garcia with the active half guard here but Rocha passes nicely into side control.
Rocha has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Garcia!
Garcia is trying to escape the mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rocha content just to control the position here.
Rocha is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Rocha content just to control the position here.
Rocha connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Rocha controlling his opponent.
BOOM! Rocha connects with a massive shot to the dome!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee warns Garcia that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Rocha looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Garcia can't escape the position.
Rocha raining down shots from the mount!
Rocha working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Garcia is trying to escape the mount.
Rocha breaks from Garcia's wrist control and lands an elbow.

It looks like Luis Garcia has been cut.
Rocha tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rocha tries to control but Garcia wriggling away.
Rocha with shots to the head and body - Garcia looks very uncomfortable down there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rocha landing punches.
Rocha lands a big elbow.
A nice elbow there by Rocha.
Rocha lands a nice shot to the head.
Garcia is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Rocha working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mauricio Rocha dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Luis Garcia's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Rocha is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.

That has opened up Luis Garcia's cut even more.
Luis Garcia is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rocha scores with a nice head shot.

The cut above Luis Garcia's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Rocha shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Garcia defends it nicely.

Rocha forces Garcia back against the cage and clinches.

Rocha lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Garcia wants to improve his position but Rocha is controlling well.

Garcia actively working from the bottom here.
Mauricio Rocha overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rocha lands strikes from half guard.
Garcia is trying to stand up here but Rocha is controlling him well.
Rocha lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.

Garcia looking for submissions off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Garcia is breathing heavily.
Rocha prevents Garcia from standing back up.
Garcia makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Garcia.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Rocha's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rocha stands and throws Garcia's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Rocha working the ground and pound.
Rocha works to advance to full mount. Garcia defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Rocha blocks Garcia's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Rocha raining down shots from the mount!
Rocha landing punches.
Rocha landing shots from mount.
Garcia is looking to improve his position but Rocha isn't that keen on the idea.
A nice elbow there by Rocha.

Luis Garcia's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Mauricio Rocha!