PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Franklin Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mason McGillivary (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McGillivary has chosen Gold on the Ceiling as his entrance music. Franklin Garcia has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Garcia
vs
McGillivary

185 cm
25
168 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

169 cm
29
175 lbs
13 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Good chin

Powerful takedowns
Decent boxing
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Franklin Garcia!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mason McGillivary!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Dillan Fox and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McGillivary scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Garcia shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says McGillivary as he avoids it easily.
Garcia moves out of range as McGillivary strikes.
McGillivary jabs Garcia right on the nose. Garcia blinks but takes it well.
Garcia with a poor takedown
and McGillivary counters with a nice uppercut.
A solid body kick from McGillivary.
Some wild striking there from McGillivary.
McGillivary scores with a shot to the body.
Garcia shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Garcia takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Franklin Garcia. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Garcia tries for a takedown but McGillivary circles away easily
and McGillivary cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McGillivary throws a combination. Garcia tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Garcia on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A left lands for McGillivary.
Garcia takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A solid leg kick lands there for McGillivary.
Garcia with a poor takedown
and McGillivary cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
McGillivary misses the shot to the body.
McGillivary lands a nice looking body shot.
McGillivary lands the left hand.
McGillivary connects with a single shot there.
McGillivary fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGillivary digs a good body shot into Garcia's ribs.
Garcia walks into a left hand.
Garcia takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
McGillivary throws a hook to the side of Garcia's head but Garcia sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McGillivary lands a jab to the nose.
Garcia takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Garcia on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
McGillivary lands a nice looking body shot.
McGillivary lands a front kick.
McGillivary throws out a powerful jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGillivary ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
McGillivary throws a shot to the body.
A jab from McGillivary does it's job there.
McGillivary chopping away at his opponent's legs.
McGillivary moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Garcia. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Garcia takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
McGillivary jabs at Garcia's body.
Garcia takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
McGillivary bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Garcia's head backwards.
Mason McGillivary is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A combination from McGillivary does no damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGillivary fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Garcia looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A looping hook to the body misses from McGillivary. Garcia does a little dance to reset his feet.
McGillivary throws a nice looking combination but Garcia bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
McGillivary misses with a wild body shot.
McGillivary defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Garcia.
McGillivary throws a nice inside leg kick.
McGillivary misses with an uppercut.
McGillivary stuffs the takedown attempt from Garcia. Garcia gets slowly back to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
McGillivary throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mason McGillivary dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Garcia staying out of range there.
McGillivary throws a body punch but Garcia moves out of range.
Garcia misses with a takedown
and McGillivary counters with a leg kick.
McGillivary connects with a solid leg kick.
McGillivary scores with a hook to the body. Garcia takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
McGillivary scores with a leg kick.
McGillivary displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Garcia.
Mason McGillivary seems to be getting the better of the standup.
McGillivary throws a jab when Garcia was well out of range.
McGillivary works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Garcia is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Garcia gets the takedown into side control.
McGillivary sneaks back into half guard.
McGillivary is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

McGillivary is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Garcia pulls his head out easily.
McGillivary moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
There's a bit of a scramble here and now McGillivary is on top in guard.
McGillivary is looking to work some ground and pound but Garcia has wrist control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McGillivary working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
McGillivary throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Garcia will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
McGillivary stops Garcia from standing up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia wants to sweep but no luck.
McGillivary postures up.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
McGillivary preventing the sweep.
McGillivary landing some decent shots from guard.
McGillivary trying to control but Garcia is working from the bottom.
Garcia preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
McGillivary passes easily into side control. Nice work.
McGillivary tries to score with some ground and pound. Garcia controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
McGillivary prevents Garcia from escaping the position.
McGillivary lands an elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia tries to improve position but can't.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Garcia is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
McGillivary trying to control the action but Garcia is working from the bottom.
An elbow from McGillivary crashes against the mat.
Garcia taking a bit of punishment here - McGillivary scoring with strikes.
McGillivary is staying tight to Garcia's torso, preventing him from escaping.
McGillivary misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
McGillivary misses with the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Garcia is trying to get back to half guard.
McGillivary works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
McGillivary working the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

McGillivary wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Garcia, who protects the arm well.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McGillivary throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
McGillivary misses with the ground and pound.
McGillivary working the body and head with strikes.
McGillivary landing strikes.

McGillivary is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Garcia is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
McGillivary in side control, throwing shots but Garcia defends.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
McGillivary misses with the ground and pound.
Garcia is not content to let McGillivary control the position.
McGillivary has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Garcia takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mason McGillivary showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Garcia looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? McGillivary is fending him off so far but Garcia persists. Nope, McGillivary circles away and we're back to standing.
McGillivary scores with a jab. Garcia acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Nice cross by McGillivary.
McGillivary cracks the inside of Garcia's front leg.
McGillivary looks to land a right hand but Garcia moved out of range.
McGillivary lands a right hook to the body.
Decent striking displayed by McGillivary there.
Mason McGillivary seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Garcia on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
McGillivary fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Garcia.
McGillivary stuns Garcia with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Garcia uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from McGillivary.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McGillivary 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.
McGillivary takes a swing at Garcia's ribcage but misses.
McGillivary connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Garcia's hands.
McGillivary digs a good hook to Garcia's body.
McGillivary scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Garcia on the wrong end of a nice jab.
McGillivary scores with a crisp jab that stopped Garcia in his tracks.
Garcia slips a straight right by McGillivary.
McGillivary swings for the body but Garcia moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab by McGillivary.
McGillivary misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Garcia.
McGillivary lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Garcia at a distance.
Some wild striking there from McGillivary.
Garcia gets cracked with a nice right hand there by McGillivary.
Garcia takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Garcia doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
McGillivary connects with a right hand. Garcia shakes it off.
Nice sprawl there from McGillivary as Garcia shoots in.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia ducks under a wild hook from McGillivary.
Garcia keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McGillivary scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Garcia with a poor takedown
and McGillivary counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Franklin Garcia. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McGillivary connects with a good right hand that stumbles Garcia. Garcia circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Mason McGillivary is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
McGillivary jabs at Garcia's body.
McGillivary lands with a cross.
McGillivary connects with a right hand. Garcia shakes it off.
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.
McGillivary throws a head kick but Garcia moves out of range.
McGillivary is looking to slow Garcia down with leg kicks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garcia takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
McGillivary moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Donk. McGillivary catches Garcia right on the button with a cross.
McGillivary throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McGillivary misses the shot to the body.
McGillivary scores with a shot to the body.
McGillivary scores with the left hand. Garcia knows he should have avoided that one.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McGillivary misses with a body kick.
McGillivary swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mason McGillivary comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well McGillivary has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 26:30
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 26:30
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mason McGillivary!
Mason McGillivary is the new welterweight champion!
Mason McGillivary decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.