PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Linwood Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruno Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bruno Garcia has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Linwood Miller's chin.

Miller
vs
Garcia

206 cm
21
161 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

174 cm
25
167 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Linwood Miller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bruno Garcia!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Johanna Lukiainen and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garcia lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Miller circles away quickly and effectively.
A head kick misses from Garcia.
Miller fails with a takedown attempt.
Garcia misses with a series of wild punches.
Miller blocks a head kick by Garcia.

Miller closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Garcia to the mat! Garcia manages to get full guard.
Garcia looking for a sweep. Not yet Garcia, not yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Garcia has control of Miller's left arm, preventing Miller from doing any damage.
Miller will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Miller trying to control the position from guard on top but Garcia is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Miller really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Miller sitting in guard here, content to control.
Miller stops Garcia from standing up.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Garcia can do anything to dispel that myth.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Linwood Miller has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Garcia throws a sloppy head kick

and Miller counters by moving into the clinch.
Garcia has had enough of the clinch but Miller keeps him there for the moment.
Miller drops down looking for an ankle pick but Garcia pulls his leg out and moves away.
Garcia misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Garcia closes the distance and clinches.

Garcia's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Garcia looks to throw the jab but Miller is out of range.
Garcia tries a head kick but it misses.

Garcia sends Miller crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Garcia is motioning to the referee to let Miller up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!

Miller is rocked!

It looks like Linwood Miller has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Miller avoids the head kick by Garcia.
Oh Miller is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Miller dodges the punch combination from Garcia.
Bruno Garcia is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Miller doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Garcia knocks out Miller with a massive right hand! The ref tackles Garcia before he can follow up with any more strikes and that's it everyone. Garcia picks up the big W with a huge KO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Bruno Garcia!