PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Don Piano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roberto Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Garcia is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Ballad Of A Dead Soulja . Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Piano
vs
Garcia

210 cm
28
270 lbs
15 - 6 - 0

193 cm
26
250 lbs
17 - 7 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Brown Belt
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Don Piano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Roberto Garcia!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Steve Smith and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice straight punches there by Piano. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Piano.
Piano needs to keep his hands up - Garcia had a free shot at his head there.
Garcia fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Piano on the side of the head.
Garcia swings widly with a right hand
letting Piano counter with a right hand.
Garcia avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Piano misses with a jab, cross combination.
Garcia throws a leg kick which misses Piano's front leg but catches the back leg as Piano tries to avoid it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Piano misses with a jab, cross combination.
Piano shoots in looking for a takedown but Garcia manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Piano's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Piano shoots in looking for a takedown but Garcia manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Piano's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Garcia tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Piano was well out of range. Poor timing from Garcia.
Garcia throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Piano walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Piano fails to land with a series of punches.
No luck for Piano with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Don Piano. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Piano tries to bum rush Garcia with a series of wild strikes but Garcia uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Garcia drops Piano with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Piano looks back up at him and smiles so Garcia waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.

It looks like Don Piano has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia moves out of range of the strikes.
Garcia connects with a nice looking jab.

Piano is rocked!
Piano tries a head kick but it misses.

Garcia cracks Piano with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Piano looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Garcia finish him?
Oh Piano is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A decent looking body kick lands there for Garcia.
Piano is breathing heavily.
Piano shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Garcia but Garcia pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Piano seems to have got his legs back now.
The fighters circling - Garcia throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Garcia throws a lazy right hand but Piano sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

Piano changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Garcia looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
You can see the frustration on Garcia's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Garcia is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Garcia trying to control here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia moves into full guard.

Garcia kicks Piano off and gets to his feet.
A punch combination from Piano misses.
Piano scores with a jab.
Piano takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Garcia scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Piano fails with a takedown attempt.
Garcia fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Piano takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Garcia throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Garcia buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Piano drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Garcia misses with a wild body shot.
Garcia fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Piano manages to avoid it.
Garcia throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Garcia scores with a jab. Piano acknowledges it with a nod of the head.

Don Piano's cut is getting worse.

Garcia feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Piano sprawling to the canvas! Piano rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Garcia finish him?!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Garcia lands a nice looking body shot.
Garcia lands a jab to Piano's midsection.
Piano walks straight into a right hand from Garcia - that's dropped him! Garcia jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Piano from any more punishment! Piano complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Roberto Garcia!
Roberto Garcia got down on his knees post fight and begged the management for a title shot. 'Please, I want that title shot so bad! Give it to me!'