PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Leon Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bill Nye (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Garcia comes to the cage accompanied by AnSchanz. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Garcia
vs
Nye

188 cm
29
195 lbs
19 - 14 - 0

180 cm
24
187 lbs
7 - 9 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
Great low kicks
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Great elbows
Powerful

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 19 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Leon Garcia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Bill Nye!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Anni Minnemäki and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Nye looking to score a takedown here. Garcia is defending well but Nye drives through and ends up in Garcia's guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.

Garcia is looking for a triangle but Nye pushes his legs off easily.

Nye stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Garcia avoids the body shot from Nye.
Garcia tries to close the distance and clinch but Nye swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Nye fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Garcia, pushing him back against the cage.
Nye is struggling to control the position.
Garcia tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Nye avoids it.
A bit of stalling here from Nye.
Garcia avoids the elbow strike from Nye, against the cage.
Garcia tries to stall but Nye uses the opportunity to gain a better position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nye misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nye misses with a hook from the clinch.
Garcia blocks an uppercut.
Nye avoids a wild elbow strike from Garcia.
Nye lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Garcia with an attempt at a knee that misses.

Nye breaks the clinch.

Nye pushes Garcia up against the cage in a clinch.

Nye has picked Garcia up - he's going for a ride! Nye dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.

Garcia actively working from the bottom here.
Nye wants to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Garcia looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Garcia wants to control but Nye is keeping busy.
Nye content to control rather than advance.

Garcia looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nye controlling the pace.
Nye wants to stand up but Garcia is controlling the position.
Garcia is looking for a sweep. Nye is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Nye in particular looking to stall.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Bill Nye hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
A punch combination from Nye misses.

Nye darts in and clinches Garcia up against the cage.

Nye's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Nye gets a clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee is keeping an eye on Garcia - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Nye is trying to push Garcia away but Garcia has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Garcia tries to pull guard but Nye holds him up against the cage and eventually Garcia drops back down to his feet.
Garcia tries to pull guard but Nye forces him back to his feet, against the cage.

Nye breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Garcia fails with an attempt to clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Nye rushes Garcia and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Garcia is fighting off a takedown attempt but Nye 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.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nye showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Nye shoots in for a takedown but Garcia shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.

Nye closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Garcia misses with a knee strike.
Garcia with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Garcia is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Nye to keep the fight standing.
Garcia lands a knee to the body.

Nye successfully pulls guard.
Nye 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.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nye keeping moving, preventing Garcia from controlling successfully.
Nye wants to stand but Garcia is controlling the position.
Garcia throwing strikes from guard but Nye blocks nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Garcia wants to control from the top but Nye keeps moving.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Leon Garcia.

Nye fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Garcia, pushing him back against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nye tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Garcia avoids a wild elbow strike from Nye.
Garcia trying to land knees to the body.

Nye escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Garcia misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Nye has closed the distance and engaged Garcia in a clinch.
Nye wants a takedown.
Nye has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Garcia avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Leon Garcia has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bill Nye.
Garcia jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Nye walks away with a smile on his face. Garcia gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

Nye rushes Garcia and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nye wants to break the clinch but can't.
A short body shot lands from Nye as the two fighters clinch.
Garcia creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Garcia stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Garcia is trying to pull guard but Nye has him pressed against the cage.
Garcia blocks the elbow strike.
Nye is trying to pull guard but Garcia turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Garcia fails to pull the fight into his guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nye managing to block the knees to the body from Garcia.
Garcia tries to pull guard but Nye won't allow it.
Nice body punch from Nye - that landed with a thud.

Nye's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Garcia tries to keep at a distance but Nye has taken the fight into the clinch.
Garcia managing to block the knees to the body from Nye.
Nye dodges an elbow strike from Garcia.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Garcia tries to pull guard but Nye forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Garcia tries a knee to the head but Nye blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bill Nye showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

A big left from Garcia misses.
Nye looks to land a combination but Garcia avoids it well.
Bill Nye is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Nye drives through and clinches with Garcia against the cage.
Nye pushes Garcia back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bill Nye seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Nye effectively controlling the action here.
Garcia throws an elbow but it misses.
Nye lands an elbow inside.
Nye looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Garcia pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Nye managing to block the knees to the body from Garcia.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Nye.
Nye tries to pull guard but Garcia forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Garcia misses with a punch on the inside.
Garcia tries a knee to the head but Nye blocks it.

Nye pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Garcia moves in looking to clinch but Nye pushes him off.
Nye tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Nye rushes Garcia and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Nye breaks from the clinch.
Nice sprawl there from Garcia as Nye shoots in.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Nye moves into range and clinches up with Garcia.
Garcia working Nye over with knees to the body.
Nye softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Garcia prevents Nye from breaking the clinch.
Garcia tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Nye just stands there and leans against the cage.
Nye blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Nye jumps guard and drags Garcia to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Garcia controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
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!
Garcia wanted to stand there but Nye had control of the position.
Garcia pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Nye is keeping the position for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia tries to stand but Nye is controlling from the bottom.
Bill Nye is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Nye pulls Garcia in close to prevent any damage.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Nye clinches with his opponent.
Nye working aggressively here.
Garcia misses with an elbow strike.
Garcia throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garcia tries to work over Nye's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Garcia controlling the action here for a moment.
Nye misses with a knee to the head.
Garcia misses with a hook to the ribs.
Garcia with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nye creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Leon Garcia has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Garcia jumps guard but Nye turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bill Nye comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Nye 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 27:30
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bill Nye!
Bill Nye seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.