PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Brabo Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bariga Kodeinich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kodeinich has chosen KODEIN as his entrance music. Bariga Kodeinich told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Garcia
vs
Kodeinich

169 cm
28
140 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

167 cm
33
143 lbs
19 - 10 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Solid Muay Thai
KO power

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Kore Fight Nutrition [TG]

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Brabo Garcia!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bariga Kodeinich!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Donatello Bradman and Skip Squint.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kodeinich scores with a jab.

Kodeinich has managed to clinch.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Kodeinich has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.

Kodeinich manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Kodeinich wants to sweep but no luck.
Garcia throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Garcia is working Kodeinich over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Garcia trying to control the position from guard on top but Kodeinich is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kodeinich wants to improve his position but instead Garcia has moved into half guard.
Kodeinich regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Garcia.
Kodeinich is trying to keep Garcia in close.
Garcia throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kodeinich works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Kodeinich working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Garcia.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kodeinich keeping moving, preventing Garcia from controlling successfully.
Kodeinich is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Garcia advances to half guard.
Garcia thows a huge punch but Kodeinich dodges it nicely.
Kodeinich makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Kodeinich.
Kodeinich 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.
Garcia trying to control but Kodeinich is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia wants to pass the guard but Kodeinich is keeping the position.
Kodeinich looking to hit a scissor sweep but Garcia is one step ahead there.
Kodeinich seems keen to control Garcia's posture.
Garcia cracks Kodeinich with a solid left hand.
Kodeinich looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kodeinich trying to control the position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kodeinich looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kodeinich trying to control the position.
Garcia wants to control from the top but Kodeinich keeps moving.
Garcia throwing strikes from guard but Kodeinich blocks nicely.
Kodeinich wants to sweep but no luck.
Garcia is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Kodeinich trying to control the position.
Garcia makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Kodeinich utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Kodeinich is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Garcia defends well.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Garcia preventing the sweep.
Kodeinich is still trying to improve position.
Kodeinich working a defensive guard here.
Kodeinich tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Garcia working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Kodeinich's head.
Garcia looking to sit in guard and control but Kodeinich gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kodeinich trying to control but Garcia is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Bariga Kodeinich will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Kodeinich feints a jab promting Garcia to slip. Kodeinich then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Garcia slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.

Kodeinich moves into the clinch.
Kodeinich stalls.
Garcia tries for a takedown but Kodeinich manages to get underhooks.
Kodeinich scores a nice knee to the body.
Kodeinich misses with a punch to the body.
Kodeinich is trying to stall.
Kodeinich manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A right hand to the body from Kodeinich.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kodeinich tries to pull guard but Garcia holds him up against the ropes and eventually Kodeinich drops back down to his feet.
Kodeinich stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Garcia's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Kodeinich jumps guard and drags Garcia to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Kodeinich is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Garcia trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bariga Kodeinich has got the better of the ground game so far.
Kodeinich wants to sweep here but Garcia controlling him for the moment.
Garcia throws a strike but Kodeinich rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Garcia 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.
Kodeinich passes into half guard.

Garcia actively working from the bottom here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kodeinich performing his best blanket impression for a moment.

Garcia looking for submissions off his back.
Kodeinich seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Kodeinich is keen to just control but Garcia is a slippery customer.
Garcia is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Franklin D. Bluth Memorial Supergym, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Kodeinich is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Bariga Kodeinich hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Garcia throws a head kick that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kodeinich scores with a jab to the body.
Garcia throws a head kick but Kodeinich moves out of range.
Garcia lands a head kick!
Kodeinich slaps away a takedown attempt from Garcia, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Nice sprawl there from Kodeinich as Garcia shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brabo Garcia. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Garcia takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.

Garcia gets tackled into the ropes by Kodeinich. Kodeinich maintains the clinch.
Kodeinich lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kodeinich scores with a hook to the body.
Garcia throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kodeinich blocks it with crossed arms.
Garcia goes for a takedown in the clinch but Kodeinich prevents it.
Kodeinich lands a right hand.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kodeinich lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Garcia or not.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Garcia breaks the clinch.

Kodeinich moves into range and clinches up with Garcia.

Kodeinich gets control of Garcia's arms and successfully pulls guard. Kodeinich will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Garcia throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Kodeinich is trying to keep Garcia in close.
Kodeinich avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Garcia postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Kodeinich bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Garcia's guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kodeinich pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Garcia is keeping the position for now.

Garcia looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Kodeinich trying to control but Garcia is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bariga Kodeinich showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Kodeinich throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Kodeinich tries to clinch
and Garcia counters with a head kick.
Danga de danga de dang - Kodeinich scores with a four punch combination!
Garcia will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kodeinich lands a body shot.
Kodeinich avoids the head kick by Garcia.
Kodeinich closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Kodeinich connects with a single shot there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kodeinich swats away the attempt to clinch by Garcia.
Kodeinich jabs Garcia to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Garcia throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Bariga Kodeinich is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Garcia takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kodeinich scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Kodeinich will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bariga Kodeinich seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Garcia fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Kodeinich avoids it really well and circles away.
Kodeinich is looking to clinch.
Kodeinich throws a nice looking combination but Garcia bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kodeinich lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Kodeinich, as that shot connected.
Kodeinich lunges at Garcia with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Garcia's hand.

Garcia is rocked!
Garcia takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Oh Garcia is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kodeinich displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Garcia throws out the jab.
Garcia seems to have got his legs back now.
Kodeinich misses with a combination

and Garcia counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Kodeinich's guard now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kodeinich lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Garcia is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

Garcia had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Kodeinich defends it easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kodeinich cracks Garcia with a solid left hand.
Kodeinich trying to control the position from guard on top but Garcia is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Garcia is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Kodeinich stands up over Garcia, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kodeinich passes Garcia's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Kodeinich connects with a nice short shot to Garcia's temple.
Kodeinich passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Garcia!
Garcia is in a horrible position here. Kodeinich smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Kodeinich fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Garcia keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Kodeinich with a couple of short strikes.
Kodeinich trying to control but he's not successful this time.
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!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garcia slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Kodeinich controlling the pace.

Garcia is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Kodeinich pulls his head out easily.
Garcia is looking for a sweep. Kodeinich is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Kodeinich keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Kodeinich passes to side control.
Garcia struggling a bit here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A lull in the action here.
Kodeinich wants to control but Garcia is keeping him busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bariga Kodeinich really dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Kodeinich keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Kodeinich jabs at Garcia's body.
Kodeinich works the jab nicely.
Garcia keeps the fight on the outside.
Kodeinich connects with a good right hand that stumbles Garcia. Garcia circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Kodeinich throws a right and a left that Garcia avoids nicely.
Kodeinich tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Garcia was well out of range. Poor timing from Kodeinich.
Kodeinich scores with the left hand. Garcia knows he should have avoided that one.
Kodeinich has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Garcia misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Kodeinich misses with a series of wild punches.

Kodeinich rushes Garcia and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Garcia misses with a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kodeinich cracks Garcia with a nice body shot.
Kodeinich pushes Garcia back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kodeinich pressing his opponent against the ropes.
Kodeinich lands a body shot in the clinch.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Kodeinich scores with a hook to the body.

Kodeinich breaks the clinch.
Garcia takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Kodeinich moves in looking to clinch but Garcia pushes him off.
Kodeinich throws a nice looking combination but Garcia bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kodeinich looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Garcia shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Kodeinich defends it nicely.
Bariga Kodeinich is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
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!
Kodeinich throws a combination that misses

and Garcia counters with a shoot takedown. Kodeinich fights it but they end up in guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia preventing the sweep.
Kodeinich bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Garcia's guard.
Kodeinich preventing the sweep.

Garcia looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Kodeinich controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Kodeinich is in close to Garcia's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Kodeinich preventing the sweep.
Garcia is working hard here to advance position.
Kodeinich keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Garcia's head.
Kodeinich wants to control from the top but Garcia keeps moving.
Kodeinich looking to pass the guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia controls Kodeinich momentarily but Kodeinich frees himself.

Garcia throws his legs up looking for a submission but Kodeinich uses it to pass to side control.
Kodeinich landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Kodeinich trying to control the position but Garcia is working away.
Garcia taking punishment in the form of punches.
Garcia is looking for a sweep.
Kodeinich has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Garcia!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kodeinich connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kodeinich landing strikes from the mount.
A big strike lands for Kodeinich! That's really hurt Garcia and he's turned his back - Kodeinich keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Kodeinich jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:28 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bariga Kodeinich! Bariga Kodeinich retains his bantamweight title!
Brabo Garcia was interviewed post fight and said 'Yukio Vorarlberna'.