PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Marcelinho Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyson Kid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Tyson Kid enters the cage!

Garcia
vs
Kid

179 cm
23
167 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

174 cm
25
175 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily

Good takedowns
Brawler
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Marcelinho Garcia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tyson Kid!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Dillan Fox and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garcia has his takedown stuffed

and Kid counters with a nice double leg into side control. Garcia won't be happy with that.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Garcia struggling a bit here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Kid decides to stand back up. Kid steps back and let's Garcia get back to his feet.

Kid gets a double leg takedown into Garcia's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Garcia is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Garcia is looking to stand back up but Kid counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Garcia.
Kid working the head and body with strikes.
Garcia is looking for a sweep. Kid is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Kid there.
Kid stalling.
Kid's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Tyson Kid.

Kid shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Kid showed some decent athleticism there.
Garcia is trying to maintain the position but Kid is very close to passing his half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kid thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Garcia wants to control but Kid is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Garcia has hold of Kid's hands but Kid slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Kid is thwarting Garcia's attempts to control the position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kid prevents Garcia from improving his position.
Garcia is breathing heavily.

Kid is looking for a kimura but Garcia is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Kid to get the leverage.
Kid prevents Garcia from improving his position.
Garcia trying to control here.
Garcia is concentrating on defense, preventing Kid from advancing position.
Kid is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Garcia wants to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia is looking to get back to is feet but Kid passes into side control.

Kid is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Garcia is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Garcia can't do much from the bottom here.

Kid decides to stand back up.
Nice sprawl there from Garcia as Kid shoots in.
Kid misses with a body shot

and Garcia counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Garcia won't allow Kid to get back to his feet.
Garcia is fighting to break Kid's control of his arms but Kid is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Garcia stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kid swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Garcia postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Kid is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Garcia, into his guard.
Garcia is trying to control the position but Kid postures up.
Garcia is really struggling to control Kid but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Kid sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kid throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tyson Kid dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Kid decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Garcia wants to get back to full guard but Kid has passed into side control.
You can see the frustration on Garcia's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Kid controls the position.
Garcia wants to control but Kid postures up.
Kid just content to control the position.

Kid working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kid trying to control the position but Garcia is working away.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Garcia sneaks out the side door and pushes Kid away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.

Garcia gets caught napping as Kid dives in and scores a takedown. Garcia manages to retain guard.
Garcia looking to control.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Kid pushing down on Garcia's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Kid takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia wants to control the action here but instead Kid manages to pass to full mount!
Kid controlling the position easily from mount.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Garcia tries to hold on but Kid pushes him away.
Tyson Kid has got the better of the ground game so far.
Kid landing punches.
Kid looking to control and managing it successfully.
Kid fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Kid controlling from mount.
Garcia tries to hold on but Kid pushes him away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kid manages to capitalize on a mistake by Garcia to take his back!
Kid really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Garcia.
Garcia trying to control the position but Kid manages to sink in the hooks.
Garcia is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Let's hope that Kid has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.

Kid looking for the choke but no joy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kid missing with strikes.
Kid has good solid back control here.
Kid throwing sloppy strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Garcia trying to control the hands but Kid won't let him.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Garcia tries to break free.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tyson Kid 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!

Kid scores with a hook to the body. Garcia takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.

Kid forces Garcia back against the cage and clinches.
Garcia has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Kid after a bit of a struggle.

Kid manages to break the clinch.

Kid moves into the clinch.
Kid misses with a hook to the ribs.

Kid gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Garcia trying to control but Kid postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Kid tries to pass the half guard into mount. Garcia knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.

Marcelinho Garcia has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Garcia leaves Kid with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Kid shoots in but no luck this time.

Kid scores with a takedown into Garcia's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia wants to control but Kid passes easily into half guard.
Kid tries to pass the half guard into mount. Garcia knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Garcia wants to control but Kid is keeping busy.
Kid perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Garcia trying to control here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Marcelinho Garcia just wasn't active enough.
Kid misses with a double jab.

Kid drives through with a takedown into Garcia's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Garcia wants to get back to his feet but Kid is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Garcia not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Kid pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Garcia is keeping the position for now.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Garcia looking to control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Marcelinho Garcia has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Kid dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

Kid shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Garcia's guard.
Garcia is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Kid sitting in guard here, content to control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Garcia working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kid.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Garcia wants to control the position but Kid says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Garcia is trying to maintain the position but Kid is very close to passing his half guard.
Marcelinho Garcia has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tyson Kid is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Kid is figuring out what he wants to do next.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tyson Kid comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kid 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tyson Kid!