PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pablo Garza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Demy De Bruin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). De Bruin is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by El Guapo. De Bruin has a niggling injury. He would have liked to come in 100% fit but that's not always possible. Demy De Bruin has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Garza
vs
De Bruin

185 cm
25
185 lbs
0 - 4 - 0

195 cm
20
180 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

Good takedowns
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

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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 0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pablo Garza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Demy De Bruin!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Albert Achterberg and Daniel Blasius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Bruin avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
De Bruin looks gassed!

De Bruin gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Garza engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
De Bruin keeping full guard, as Garza tries to pass.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Garza wanted to stand there but De Bruin had control of the position.
Garza is working De Bruin over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Garza wants to pass the guard but De Bruin is keeping the position.
Garza looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Garza looking to pass the guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Garza is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Pablo Garza wasn't doing enough on the ground.

Garza closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
De Bruin is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Garza landing strikes.
Garza is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt De Bruin will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Garza stands up.

Garza closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into De Bruin's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garza engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Garza pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. De Bruin is keeping the position for now.
Garza sitting in guard here, content to control.
De Bruin trying to keep a closed guard but Garza is proving a slippery customer.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.

Garza drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Garza jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
De Bruin is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Garza wants to pass the guard but De Bruin is keeping the position.

De Bruin has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Garza can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Garza knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for De Bruin on the ground.
De Bruin trying to control the position.
De Bruin tries to land a sweep but no joy.
De Bruin wants to stand up but Garza is controlling him.
De Bruin trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Garza is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Garza's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

Garza avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
De Bruin lands a couple of shots from the bottom.

De Bruin scrambles and gets back to his feet.

Garza decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pablo Garza dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Garza shoots in for a takedown but De Bruin shows good takedown defense.

Garza scores with a takedown into De Bruin's guard.
Garza wants to stand but De Bruin is controlling his posture from full guard.
Garza tries to free his leg and advance position but De Bruin is retaining full guard.
De Bruin working a defensive guard here.
Garza has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
De Bruin is looking to stand up but Garza isn't so interested in that idea.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Demy De Bruin hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Garza gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and De Bruin moves into the clinch.
Garza has De Bruin pressed against the cage, preventing De Bruin from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Garza tries to pull guard but De Bruin holds him up against the cage and eventually Garza drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pablo Garza. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Garza tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. De Bruin just stands there and leans against the cage.

De Bruin jumps guard.
Garza lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Garza trying to control the position from guard on top but De Bruin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
De Bruin scores with a couple of body punches from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

De Bruin scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Garza tries to grapple but his opponent circles

so De Bruin counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
De Bruin scoring with punches to the head and body.
Garza keeping moving, preventing De Bruin from controlling successfully.
Garza will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Bruin is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Garza keeping moving, preventing De Bruin from controlling successfully.

Demy De Bruin has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Garza misses with a leg kick
and De Bruin counters with a slapping leg kick.
Garza fails with an attempt to clinch.

Garza closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.

De Bruin manages to escape and get back to his feet!

Garza pushes De Bruin up against the cage in a clinch.
Garza blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
De Bruin with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Garza struggles to land a body shot inside as De Bruin controls his hands.

De Bruin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Bruin shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Garza counters with a one-two to the body.

Garza shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. De Bruin is trying to defend but Garza finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
De Bruin moves into full guard.
De Bruin wants to stand and escape but Garza is having none of it.

De Bruin is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Garza is aware though and is defending well.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
De Bruin is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Pablo Garza overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Demy De Bruin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

De Bruin slaps away a takedown attempt from Garza, before circling back to the center of the mat.

Garza drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
De Bruin prevents Garza from improving position.
Garza tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Garza has knee on belly momentarily but De Bruin bucks him off and regains half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
De Bruin keeping hold of Garza's head, controlling as best he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.

De Bruin has one foot on Garza's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
De Bruin shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Garza counters with a shoot takedown. De Bruin fights it but they end up in guard.
Garza wants to control from the top but De Bruin keeps moving.
De Bruin throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Garza is looking to stand up but De Bruin won't let him.
Garza trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Bruin keeping moving, preventing Garza from controlling successfully.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Pablo Garza wasn't doing enough on the ground.
De Bruin with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Garza moves in looking to clinch but De Bruin pushes him off.
De Bruin fails with an attempt to clinch.

Garza shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches De Bruin napping and manages to drive through into side control!
De Bruin sneaks back into half guard.
De Bruin is looking to escape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Bruin is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Garza seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Garza tries to stand and escape but De Bruin is controlling the position.
Garza seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
De Bruin wants to get back to his feet.
De Bruin tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.

Garza is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, De Bruin has managed to free his arm - good work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Garza sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. De Bruin defending well though.
Garza lands with a punch from half guard.
De Bruin wants to get back to his feet.
Garza wants to pass to mount but De Bruin is defending the position.
De Bruin is trying to stand up here but Garza is controlling him well.
De Bruin tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
The fighters are battling for position here. De Bruin manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Garza won't allow De Bruin to get back to his feet.
Garza pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. De Bruin is keeping the position for now.

And that's the end of the fight!
Pablo Garza showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Garza has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 29:28
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pablo Garza!