PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frankie Garcilazo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and GameBred Fight Team (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Frankie Garcilazo has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Garcilazo
vs
Fight Team

187 cm
18
220 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

187 cm
19
215 lbs
0 - 14 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Frankie Garcilazo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, GameBred Fight Team!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Seu Braga and Mauricio Rocha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Garcilazo has closed the distance and engaged Fight Team in a clinch.
Garcilazo tries to throw a body punch but Fight Team avoids it by throwing Garcilazo back against the cage.
Garcilazo pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Garcilazo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Fight Team backwards.
Fight Team dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Garcilazo throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Garcilazo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Fight Team blocks it with crossed arms.
Garcilazo misses with a knee strike.
Garcilazo tries to land knees in the clinch but Fight Team avoids the damage to the body.
Garcilazo has a couple of punches blocked by Fight Team.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Garcilazo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Garcilazo stalling against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcilazo landing knees to the head.
Garcilazo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Fight Team's elbow.
Fight Team is pushing Garcilazo up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Garcilazo throws a knee to the head but misses.
Garcilazo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Garcilazo scores a nice knee to the body.
Garcilazo just leaning against Fight Team, taking a breather.
Fight Team leaning against his opponent.
Garcilazo utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Garcilazo missing with knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fight Team trying to control the position but instead, Garcilazo has worked for underhooks and has pushed Fight Team into the cage.
Garcilazo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Garcilazo misses with a knee to the head.
Garcilazo trying to stall but Fight Team improves his position.
Garcilazo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Fight Team blocks the elbow strike.
Garcilazo is looking to control Fight Team's arms but Fight Team gets an underhook and turns him. Now Garcilazo has his back to the cage.
Garcilazo tries a body shot but Fight Team blocks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Garcilazo throws an elbow but misses.
Fight Team takes an elbow to the forehead.
Garcilazo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Fight Team.
Garcilazo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Fight Team blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Garcilazo misses with a knee strike.
Garcilazo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Garcilazo slowing the pace effectively.
Garcilazo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stalling in the clinch from Garcilazo.
Fight Team blocking some punches.
Fight Team is trying to stall.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Fight Team as Garcilazo tries to tie him up.
Garcilazo taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Garcilazo misses with an elbow strike.
Stalling in the clinch from Garcilazo.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Frankie Garcilazo.

Garcilazo has managed to clinch.
Garcilazo trying to stall but Fight Team improves his position.
Fight Team is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Garcilazo is keeping busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Garcilazo has Fight Team up against the cage in a clinch.
Garcilazo being controlled against the cage.
Frankie Garcilazo has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Garcilazo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Fight Team blocks it with crossed arms.
Fight Team stalling in the clinch.
Garcilazo misses with a knee to the head.
Garcilazo effectively controlling the action here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcilazo seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Garcilazo is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Fight Team is stalling here.
Fight Team avoiding damage as Garcilazo throws knees to the body.
Garcilazo is trying to stall.
Fight Team managing to block the knees to the body from Garcilazo.
Garcilazo with an attempt at a knee that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcilazo misses with a knee strike.
Garcilazo creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
The referee is keeping an eye on Garcilazo - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Garcilazo stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Fight Team is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Fight Team being controlled against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Garcilazo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcilazo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Garcilazo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Garcilazo throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Garcilazo is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Fight Team is keeping busy.
Garcilazo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Fight Team avoids it.
Garcilazo landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Fight Team stalling against the cage.
Garcilazo pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Garcilazo is trying to maintain a safe position but Fight Team gets an underhook and turns Garcilazo into the cage.
Garcilazo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garcilazo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Fight Team blocks it with crossed arms.
Garcilazo looking to slow down the pace here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Garcilazo.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Garcilazo has a couple of punches blocked by Fight Team.
Garcilazo is trying to maintain a safe position but Fight Team gets an underhook and turns Garcilazo into the cage.
Fight Team content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Garcilazo trying to control the position but instead, Fight Team has worked for underhooks and has pushed Garcilazo into the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Frankie Garcilazo dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Garcilazo clinches.
Garcilazo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Fight Team has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Fight Team dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Garcilazo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Garcilazo is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Fight Team displaying some good clinch control by pressing Garcilazo up against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fight Team continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by GameBred Fight Team.

Fight Team tries to keep at a distance but Garcilazo has taken the fight into the clinch.
Garcilazo misses with some punches.
Garcilazo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Fight Team is defending well for now.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Fight Team holding his opponent close, against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fight Team blocks an uppercut.
Fight Team managing to block the knees to the body from Garcilazo.
Garcilazo pushes off an throws an elbow but Fight Team leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Fight Team managing to block the knees to the body from Garcilazo.
Fight Team blocks an elbow strike from Garcilazo.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fight Team.
Fight Team being controlled against the cage.
Garcilazo looking to slow down the pace here.
Fight Team on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fight Team tries to stall but Garcilazo uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Fight Team is pushing Garcilazo up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Garcilazo taking a breather.
Garcilazo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Garcilazo swings wildly with an uppercut but Fight Team uses good head movement to avoid it.
Garcilazo throws a knee to the head but misses.
Fight Team holding his opponent close, against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fight Team trying to stall but Garcilazo improves his position.
Garcilazo trying to land knees to the body.
Garcilazo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Garcilazo just misses with a elbow thrown towards Fight Team's brow.
With the fighters up against the cage, Garcilazo throws an elbow but misses.
Garcilazo throws an elbow but it misses.
Garcilazo with a knee to the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Garcilazo as Fight Team tries to tie him up.
Garcilazo misses with a knee to the head.
GameBred Fight Team has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Frankie Garcilazo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Fight Team just leaning against Garcilazo, taking a breather.

And that's the end of the fight!
Frankie Garcilazo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Garcilazo has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 30:27
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frankie Garcilazo!