PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Damian Herst (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Don Juan Roberto Garcia Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Herst comes to the cage accompanied by Mr Crowley. Don Juan Roberto Garcia Jr will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Herst
vs
Juan Roberto Garcia Jr

185 cm
25
230 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

201 cm
26
265 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

Dangerous GnP
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Intelligent

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Damian Herst!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Don Juan Roberto Garcia Jr!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roberto Garcia Jr avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Roberto Garcia Jr lands a nice leg kick that just misses Herst's sensitive parts.
Roberto Garcia Jr tests Herst's chin there with a solid looking shot.

It looks like Damian Herst has been cut.
Herst doesn't manage to clinch there - Roberto Garcia Jr circles away.
Roberto Garcia Jr uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Herst has time to react.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Herst moves into the clinch.
Roberto Garcia Jr misses with a punch to the body.
Herst can't find room to land a body shot as Roberto Garcia Jr controls the action.
Herst tries to work over Roberto Garcia Jr's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Roberto Garcia Jr is working Herst over against the cage.
Roberto Garcia Jr gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Herst.
Herst tries for a takedown but Roberto Garcia Jr manages to get underhooks.
Roberto Garcia Jr has had enough of the clinch but Herst keeps him there for the moment.
Roberto Garcia Jr has had enough of the clinch but Herst keeps him there for the moment.
Roberto Garcia Jr is trying to break the clinch but Herst is controlling him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Roberto Garcia Jr misses with a punch to the body.
Roberto Garcia Jr has a couple of punches blocked by Herst.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Herst.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Herst creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Herst is working for takedown but Roberto Garcia Jr is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Damian Herst. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Herst tries a body shot but Roberto Garcia Jr blocks it.
Herst has Roberto Garcia Jr pressed against the cage, preventing Roberto Garcia Jr from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Herst can't find room to land a body shot as Roberto Garcia Jr controls the action.
Herst lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Roberto Garcia Jr or not.
Roberto Garcia Jr tries to break the clinch but Herst is controlling the position.
Herst is working Roberto Garcia Jr over against the cage.
Roberto Garcia Jr wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Herst misses with a body punch.
Herst misses with a punch to the body.
Herst doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Herst lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Roberto Garcia Jr or not.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Herst throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Roberto Garcia Jr looks winded!
Herst can't find room to land a body shot as Roberto Garcia Jr controls the action.
Herst controlling the action here for a moment.

Herst lands a takedown into guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Herst working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Herst looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Herst with a nice head shot there.
Herst wants to control from the top but Roberto Garcia Jr keeps moving.
Herst working some strikes from top position.
Herst has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Herst cracks Roberto Garcia Jr with a solid left hand.
Herst seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Herst slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Roberto Garcia Jr is working to avoid the ground and pound but Herst connects with a decent elbow.
Herst has knee on belly and moves into mount.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Herst cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Herst putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Herst takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Herst lands a couple of good shots and Roberto Garcia Jr has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Roberto Garcia Jr covers up after that shot from Herst.
Herst throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Roberto Garcia Jr!
Herst throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Roberto Garcia Jr!
Herst lands a shot to the body.

Herst is working for a rear naked choke. Roberto Garcia Jr is not defending it well and Herst has tightened it up quickly! This could be all over! Roberto Garcia Jr refuses to tap and goes to sleep, forcing the referee to intervene. A little trickle of blood came out of Roberto Garcia Jr's nose as his head slumped to the floor. That is naaaasty!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Damian Herst!
Post fight, Damian Herst took to the microphone: '*growls incoherently*'.