PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Adono Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fabio Henrique (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Fabio Henrique enters the cage!

Garcia
vs
Henrique

182 cm
18
200 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

188 cm
18
205 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

Win Nutritional

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Adono Garcia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Fabio Henrique!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Thiago Cunha and Luis Engracia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garcia throws a head kick that misses.
Henrique looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Garcia sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Henrique is looking to score with low kicks.
Garcia shoots in but no luck this time.
Garcia is trying hard to land a takedown here. Henrique sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

Garcia has closed the distance and engaged Henrique in a clinch.
Garcia wants to break the clinch but can't.
Garcia makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Henrique drops down looking for an ankle pick but Garcia pulls his leg out and moves away.

Henrique tries to keep at a distance but Garcia has taken the fight into the clinch.
Garcia scores with a shoulder strike.
Henrique takes a shot to the head.
Henrique tries to break the clinch but Garcia is controlling the position.
Garcia wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Henrique wants to break the clinch but can't.
Henrique wants to get back to striking at distance but Garcia won't allow it.
Garcia scores with a nice hook to the head.
Garcia wants to break free but Henrique has control.
Henrique tries to break free but Garcia pushes him back against the cage.
Garcia stalls.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Henrique is looking to break free of the clinch but Garcia has double underhooks.
Garcia lands a left hand that snaps the head of Henrique backwards.

Garcia breaks from the clinch.
Henrique misses with a wild combination.
Garcia fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Adono Garcia. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Garcia has Henrique up against the cage in a clinch.

Garcia jumps guard and drags Henrique to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Garcia is looking to stand up but Henrique isn't so interested in that idea.
Garcia trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Garcia on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Garcia tries to get out of the position.

Garcia manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Garcia lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Garcia closes this distance looking for a takedown but Henrique circles away.
Garcia has a takedown stuffed.
Henrique displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Garcia.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Henrique.
No luck for Garcia with that takedown attempt.
Garcia looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Henrique is fending him off so far but Garcia persists. Nope, Henrique circles away and we're back to standing.
Henrique will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Fabio Henrique is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Garcia scores with a one two! Henrique had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Henrique throws a left and a right that both miss
and Garcia counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Henrique leaves Garcia with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Henrique throws a head kick but Garcia moves out of range.
Henrique misses with a head kick.
Garcia shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Henrique as he avoids it easily.
Horrible takedown by Garcia or perhaps it was just good defense by Henrique which made him look bad.
Henrique stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Henrique wants it to stay on the feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Henrique misses with a wild combination.
Garcia shoots in for a double leg but Henrique sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Garcia.
Garcia lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Henrique throws a nice head kick!
Garcia throws a shot to the body.
Danga de danga de dang - Garcia scores with a four punch combination!
Garcia lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Garcia.

Garcia has Henrique up against the cage in a clinch.
Garcia wants to break free but Henrique has control.

The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Garcia escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Henrique throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Garcia misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Henrique throws a sloppy head kick and Garcia moves out of range easily.
Henrique throws a head kick but Garcia moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Adono Garcia will probably get the nod.
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.

Garcia avoids the head kick by Henrique.
Garcia moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Garcia.
Fabio Henrique seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Garcia goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
A nice combination there by Garcia.
Garcia fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Henrique slaps away a takedown attempt from Garcia, before circling back to the center of the mat.
No luck for Garcia with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Adono Garcia. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Henrique dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Garcia. That did some damage!
Garcia shoots in looking for a takedown. Henrique tries to sprawl out of it but Garcia keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Henrique manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A head kick misses from Henrique.
Henrique tries a head kick but it misses.
Garcia looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Henrique is fending him off so far but Garcia persists. Nope, Henrique circles away and we're back to standing.
Henrique takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Henrique misses with a double jab
and Garcia counters with a left and a right that stings Henrique.
Henrique lands a jab to the head.
Garcia fails with a takedown attempt.
Henrique throws a left and a right that both miss

and Garcia counters by clinching up.
Garcia has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Garcia is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Henrique is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Garcia manages to break the clinch.
Henrique stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Henrique wants it to stay on the feet.
Henrique lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Garcia circles away quickly and effectively.
Henrique throws a sloppy head kick and Garcia moves out of range easily.
Adono Garcia is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Garcia misses with a two punch combination.
Henrique throws a sloppy head kick and Garcia moves out of range easily.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Garcia is defended easily by Henrique.
Henrique swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Garcia counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Garcia shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Henrique defends it nicely.
Henrique lands a two punch combo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Garcia clinches with his opponent.

Garcia breaks the clinch.
Garcia fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Henrique avoids it really well and circles away.
Garcia throws a sloppy head kick
and Henrique counters with a low kick, right behind Garcia 's knee.
Garcia swinging wilding here.
Henrique throws a series of punches but Garcia avoids them all with ease.
Henrique throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Henrique has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Garcia!
Henrique lands with a nice combination. Garcia backs away looking to recover.
Garcia misses with the combination.
Garcia misses with a wild combination.
Henrique misses with a two punch combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia shoots in but no luck this time.
Garcia shoots in looking for a takedown. Henrique tries to sprawl out of it but Garcia keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Henrique manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Henrique falls off balance throwing a combination
and Garcia counters with a left and a right that stings Henrique.
Henrique pushes Garcia away with a front kick.
Garcia shoots in for a double leg but Henrique sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Garcia scores with a hook to the body. Henrique takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Garcia has a takedown stuffed.
Garcia misses with a head kick.
No joy there for Henrique, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A combination from Henrique does no damage.
Garcia has a takedown stuffed.
Garcia looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Henrique delivers a nice body kick.
Garcia checks the leg kick nicely there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henrique misses with a two punch combination.
Garcia throws a good cross that connects.
Henrique misses with a series of wild punches.
Garcia avoids a punch combination nicely.
Garcia fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Garcia shoots in but no luck this time.
Some wild striking there from Garcia.

Garcia moves into the clinch.
Garcia can't break the clinch.
Henrique is trying to break free.
Garcia avoiding damage.
Henrique working hard to break the clinch.
Garcia scores with a shoulder strike.
Garcia wants to get back to striking at distance but Henrique won't allow it.
Garcia has Henrique pressed against the cage, preventing Henrique from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Adono Garcia will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Nice sprawl there from Henrique as Garcia shoots in.
Henrique is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Garcia.
Garcia is working the combinations to good effect here.
Garcia shoots in but no luck this time.
A combination from Henrique does no damage.

Garcia fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Henrique, pushing him back against the cage.
Come on Garcia - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Garcia gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Garcia lands a left hand.
Garcia lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Garcia tries to break free but Henrique pushes him back against the cage.

Garcia pulls guard.
Henrique trying to control but Garcia is working from the bottom.
Garcia knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Henrique on the ground.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Henrique is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.

Garcia has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Henrique off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Garcia tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Henrique swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Adono Garcia. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Garcia.
Garcia is looking to wear down Henrique with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Garcia shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Henrique but Henrique pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Garcia shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Henrique defends it nicely.
Garcia lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Henrique misses with a few strikes there.
Henrique misses with a few strikes there.

Garcia pushes Henrique up against the cage in a clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Garcia.
Henrique keeps control of Garcia as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Garcia lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Garcia takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Henrique wants to get back to striking at distance but Garcia won't allow it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Garcia breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Henrique misses with a double jab

and Garcia holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Garcia is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Garcia.
Henrique's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Garcia keeps control of Henrique as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Garcia escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Garcia avoids a kick to the body.
Garcia throws a nice looking combination but Henrique bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Both fighters circling a little - Henrique finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Henrique looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.

Garcia closes the distance and clinches.
Henrique prevents Garcia from breaking the clinch.
Garcia looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Henrique tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Garcia just stands there and leans against the cage.
Garcia keeps control of Henrique as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Garcia lands with a left to the head.

Garcia successfully pulls guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garcia working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Henrique.
Henrique wanted to stand there but Garcia had control of the position.
Henrique trying to control the position from guard on top but Garcia is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Adono Garcia is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Henrique wants to get up but he can't break Garcia's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Henrique wants to control from the top but Garcia keeps moving.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Henrique wanted to stand there but Garcia had control of the position.
Fabio Henrique has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Garcia is looking to stand up but Henrique isn't so interested in that idea.

And that's the end of the fight!
Adono Garcia showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Garcia, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:27
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:28
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:27

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