PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jd Almanez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Almanez comes to the cage accompanied by Rock Hood by Shinobi Ninja. Jd Almanez is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Almanez
vs
Garcia

190 cm
24
190 lbs
10 - 10 - 0

184 cm
24
198 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Red Belt
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

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 10 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jd Almanez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chris Garcia!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Eddie Farnsworth and Dean Styles.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garcia goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Garcia throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Garcia looks to score with a jab to the body but Almanez is just out of range.
Garcia takes a swing at Almanez's ribcage but misses.
Almanez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Garcia takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Almanez goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Garcia lands a body shot.
Garcia takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Almanez avoids a kick to the body.

Garcia gets caught flat footed, as Almanez shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Garcia looking for a sweep. Not yet Garcia, not yet.
Almanez has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Almanez working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Garcia preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Almanez is in close to Garcia's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Garcia tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Garcia working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Almanez.
Almanez content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Garcia has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Almanez can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Almanez working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Garcia's head.
Garcia is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Almanez landing with the ground and pound.
Almanez throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

Garcia looking for a guillotine here but Almanez defends easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Garcia can't keep his opponent in guard - Almanez advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.

Almanez is working for an americana but Garcia has been sneaky and has managed to get back to half guard, whilst Almanez was thinking about the submission.
Almanez pushing down on Garcia's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Garcia gets back to full guard.
Garcia pulls Almanez in close to prevent any damage.
Almanez lands a couple of elbows.
Garcia working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Almanez.
Almanez loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Almanez trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Almanez stopping the sweep attempt from Garcia.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Almanez accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Almanez's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Almanez looking to pass the guard.
Almanez loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

Almanez avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Garcia working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Almanez.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Almanez slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Almanez with the ground and pound but Garcia regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Garcia wants to control but Almanez is keeping busy.

Almanez is looking for a kimura but Garcia is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Almanez to get the leverage.
Almanez has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.

Almanez working for a submission but Garcia is keeping him at bay.
Garcia manages to regain half guard. Good work.
The fighters are battling for position here. Garcia manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Garcia is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Almanez tries to free his leg and advance position but Garcia is retaining full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Almanez postures up in Garcia's guard and throws a big left but Garcia blocks it.
Garcia controls Almanez momentarily but Almanez frees himself.
Almanez forces his way into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Garcia is doing well to control the position and prevent Almanez from advancing to side control.

Garcia actively working from the bottom here.
Almanez thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Garcia is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Almanez scores with a couple of nice shots.
Almanez missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

Almanez is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Garcia wants to improve his position but Almanez is controlling well.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Almanez connects with a nice short shot to Garcia's temple.
Garcia is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jd Almanez dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Almanez scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Garcia thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Almanez if he has to take too many more of those.
Garcia scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A cross from Garcia lands.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Garcia throws a nice head kick!

It looks like Jd Almanez has been cut.
A combination from Almanez does no damage.
Almanez takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Chris Garcia seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Almanez misses with a straight left.
Chris Garcia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Almanez thows a body shot but no joy.
Almanez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Garcia circles away quickly and effectively.
Garcia takes a jab right on the kisser.

Almanez darts in and clinches Garcia up against the cage.
Nice body punch from Garcia - that landed with a thud.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Garcia is fighting off a takedown attempt but Almanez is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Garcia to the mat. Garcia regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Almanez accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Almanez throwing strikes from guard but Garcia blocks nicely.

Garcia is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Garcia is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Garcia is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Almanez throwing strikes but missing.
Almanez is in close to Garcia's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Almanez lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Garcia looking for a sweep. Not yet Garcia, not yet.

Garcia looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Almanez postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

Garcia working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Almanez doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Almanez manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Almanez forces his way into half guard.
Garcia moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Almanez trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Garcia is on top in guard.
Almanez bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Garcia's guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Almanez's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Jd Almanez overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Garcia working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Almanez.

Garcia has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Almanez can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Almanez throwing strikes from guard but Garcia blocks nicely.
Garcia wants to sweep but no luck.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Almanez content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

Garcia is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Almanez keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Garcia's head.
Garcia trying to control the position.
Almanez connects with a couple of short punches.
Almanez scoring with punches to the head and body.
Almanez distracts Garcia with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Almanez throws a big elbow that misses.

Garcia is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Almanez has his hands clasped together but Garcia extends an breaks Almanez's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Garcia.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Chris Garcia!
After the fight, Chris Garcia was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.