PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Alejandro Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Great Dane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Garcia comes to the cage accompanied by The Slam. Dane has chosen The Animal - Disturbed as his entrance music. Great Dane will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Garcia
vs
Dane

183 cm
26
169 lbs
13 - 4 - 0

180 cm
24
165 lbs
10 - 5 - 0

Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Alejandro Garcia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Great Dane!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Donatello Bradman and John Mangel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garcia misses with an uppercut.
Garcia rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Dane cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Garcia dodges the punch combination from Dane.
A big right from Garcia misses.
A big left from Dane misses.
Garcia avoids the body shot from Dane.
Garcia ducks under a wild hook from Dane.
Garcia avoids the body shot from Dane.
Dane just misses with a punch to the body.
Garcia throws the left hand but Dane avoids the punch easily.
Dane thows a body shot but no joy.
Dane misses with a hook
letting Garcia counter with a right hand.
Garcia looks to score with a jab to the body but Dane is just out of range.
Garcia lands a body shot.
A swing and a miss from Garcia.
Garcia swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia misses the shot to the body.
Garcia swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Garcia. Dane does a little dance to reset his feet.
Garcia fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Dane looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Great Dane is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Garcia jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dane connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Dane walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Dane fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Garcia manages to avoid it.
Dane swings for the body but Garcia moves out of range.
Garcia avoids the body shot from Dane.
Garcia throws a big shot that misses.
Nice jab there from Dane.
Garcia staying out of range there.
Garcia throws the left hand but Dane avoids the punch easily.
Garcia misses the shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dane wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Garcia scores with a decent looking hook.
Garcia ducks under a wild hook from Dane.
Garcia rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Dane to counter with a crisp jab.
Sloppy strikes from Dane. Those never looked like landing.
Garcia connects with a body shot.
Dane uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Garcia has time to react.
Garcia misses with a two punch combination.
Garcia slips a straight right by Dane.
Dane swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dane misses with an uppercut.
Garcia missing with a left hand there. Dane was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dane takes a swing at Garcia's ribcage but misses.
Dane throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Garcia throws a lazy right hand but Dane sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dane lands with a straight right. Garcia didn't see that one coming.
Dane takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Dane changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Garcia takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Dane misses with a hook
and Garcia counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Garcia takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Dane blocks a jab.
Garcia throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dane sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Garcia tries to move into range but Dane moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Great Dane seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Garcia digs a good hook to Dane's body.
Dane misses with an uppercut. Garcia saw that one coming.
Dane lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

It looks like Alejandro Garcia has been cut.
Dane is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Garcia had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice jab there from Dane.
Dane pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garcia takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Garcia throws a series of strikes that have Dane backpedaling.
Nice uppercut there from Dane.
Dane connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Garcia momentarily.

Garcia is rocked!
Garcia ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

Garcia changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Dane looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Garcia staying calm.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dane is trying to buck Garcia off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Great Dane dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alejandro Garcia's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Garcia throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dane swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dane bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Garcia's head backwards.
Dane connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Garcia takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Garcia misses with a body shot.
Dane changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A shot to the liver by Dane. Beautiful body shot.
A big right from Dane misses.
Dane slips a jab from Garcia.
Garcia throws a big shot that misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A swing and a miss from Dane.
Dane wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dane scores with a shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dane.
Garcia avoids the body shot from Dane.
A shot to the liver by Dane. Beautiful body shot.
Garcia thows a body shot but no joy.
Jab from Dane.
Dane lands a nice hook to Garcia's body. Garcia takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Garcia drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Dane throws a right and a left that both miss.
Dane scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Garcia just misses with a punch to the body.
Garcia tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dane was well out of range. Poor timing from Garcia.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dane scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Garcia doesn't seem bothered though.
Dane ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Garcia moves away.
Garcia takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dane ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Dane throws a good cross that connects.
Dane swings for the body but Garcia moves out of range.
Dane connects with a body shot.
Dane bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Dane swings for the body but Garcia moves out of range.
Dane lands a right hook to the body.
Dane lands a slapping body shot.
Garcia walks into a stiff left hand from Dane.
Dane tests Garcia's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Garcia moves out of range as Dane strikes.
A lazy left from Dane finds it's target.
Dane scores with a shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dane digs a good body shot into Garcia's ribs.
Dane ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Garcia moves away.
A slow jab from Dane misses its intended target.
Dane moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Dane scores with a body shot.
Garcia throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dane sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dane sizes up Garcia with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A decent looking cross lands there for Dane.
Garcia throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dane swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dane misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Garcia.
Garcia thows a body shot but no joy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Dane misses.
Dane bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Garcia's head backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Garcia falls off balance throwing a combination
and Dane counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Garcia with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Dane to score with a decent uppercut.
Oh Garcia is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Garcia lands with a shot to the body.
Garcia seems to have got his legs back now.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dane. Garcia does a little dance to reset his feet.
Garcia walks into a straight right hand from Dane.
Dane thows a body shot but no joy.
Garcia showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dane.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Garcia walks into a left hand.
Dane thows a body shot but no joy.
Dane moves into range and connects with a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Great Dane showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Alejandro Garcia's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

A looping hook to the body misses from Dane. Garcia does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dane has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Dane throws a sloppy body shot
and Garcia counters with a stiff right hand.
Dane scores with a body shot.
Garcia throws a shot from downtown. Dane moves away and avoids it.
Garcia keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Garcia keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Garcia keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dane jabs at Garcia's body.
Dane ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Dane connects with a body shot that sends Garcia's belly button to the back.
Dane shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Garcia eats them both and turns towards Dane to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dane connects with the punch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Garcia takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Garcia uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dane.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dane connects with a right hand. Garcia shakes it off.
Dane jabs Garcia to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Dane lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Dane lands a slapping body shot.
Dane throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Great Dane seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Garcia takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dane. Garcia does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dane throws a hook but Garcia avoids it easily.
Dane throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Garcia sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Garcia misses with a left hand
and Dane counters with a left to the body.
Dane lands with a nice body punch.
Dane takes a swing at Garcia's ribcage but misses.
Dane jabs Garcia to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Alejandro Garcia has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dane is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Garcia walks into a stiff left hand from Dane.
Dane bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Dane lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Dane looks to score with a jab to the body but Garcia is just out of range.
Dane throws a combination that misses
and Garcia counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Dane throws a nice looking combination but Garcia bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Dane just misses with a punch to the body.
Dane slaps away a takedown attempt from Garcia, before circling back to the center of the mat.
A big left from Garcia misses.
Garcia misses the jab.
Garcia takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dane stuffs the takedown attempt from Garcia. Garcia gets slowly back to his feet.
Garcia needs to keep his hands up - Dane had a free shot at his head there.
Dane fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Garcia on the side of the head.
Dane stuns Garcia with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Dane comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Jab by Dane.
Nice shot lands for Dane.
Garcia takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Dane takes a swing at Garcia's ribcage but misses.
Garcia takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Dane goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Garcia looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Dane thows a body shot but no joy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dane works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Garcia throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Garcia looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Jab by Dane.
Dane throws a big shot that misses.
Garcia misses with a body shot.
Dane thows a body shot but no joy.
Garcia blocks a low kick nicely.
Dane slips a straight right by Garcia.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dane just misses with a punch to the body.
Dane looks to score with a jab to the body but Garcia is just out of range.
Great Dane is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Garcia takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Dane moves out of range of the strikes.

And that's the end of the fight!
Great Dane comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Dane winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Bruno Hogan scores the fight 26:30
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Great Dane!
After the big win, Great Dane made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors KINGDOM and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.