PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alex Garcia Ii (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tim Henderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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 Ii
vs
Henderson

195 cm
18
260 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

200 cm
25
275 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Alex Garcia Ii!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tim Henderson!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Yves DeLean and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garcia Ii scores with a jab. Henderson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.

It looks like Tim Henderson has been cut.
No joy there for Henderson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Garcia Ii swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Sloppy strikes from Henderson. Those never looked like landing.
Henderson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Henderson misses with the combination.
Henderson fails to land with a series of punches.
Henderson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Henderson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Henderson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Garcia Ii circles away quickly and effectively.
Garcia Ii seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Garcia Ii dives in for a single leg takedown but Henderson sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Henderson throws a right and a left that Garcia Ii avoids nicely.
Garcia Ii is looking to clinch but Henderson is avoiding it.

Garcia Ii rushes Henderson and presses him up against the cage.
Garcia Ii controlling the action here for a moment.
Garcia Ii tries to pull guard but Henderson forces him back to his feet, against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia Ii goes for a takedown attempt but Henderson pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alex Garcia Ii. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Henderson misses with a double jab.
Garcia Ii slips a jab and a cross from Henderson.
Henderson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Garcia Ii attempts a counter takedown but Henderson avoids it well and moves away.
Garcia Ii dodges the punch combination from Henderson.
Henderson lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Henderson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Garcia Ii tries to counter by clinching up but Henderson breaks away and moves out of range.
Henderson throws a series of punches but Garcia Ii moves out of range.
Henderson misses with a wild combination.
Garcia Ii takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia Ii goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Some wild striking there from Henderson.
Henderson fails to land with a series of punches.
As Henderson tries to get set, Garcia Ii tries to push him back and clinch up but Henderson manages to avoid the attempt.
Garcia Ii scores with a body shot.

Garcia Ii instigates a clinch.
Garcia Ii has Henderson pressed against the cage, preventing Henderson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Garcia Ii has Henderson pressed against the cage.

Garcia Ii breaks the clinch.

Garcia Ii gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Garcia Ii drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Henderson gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Henderson is trying to break the clinch but Garcia Ii is controlling him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Garcia Ii breaks from the clinch.
Henderson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Henderson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Henderson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Garcia Ii showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Henderson.
A combination from Henderson does no damage.
Tim Henderson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Henderson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Tim Henderson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Garcia Ii fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Henderson avoids it really well and circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henderson misses with the combination.
Henderson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

Henderson tries to keep at a distance but Garcia Ii has taken the fight into the clinch.
Garcia Ii throws a knee to the head but misses.
Garcia Ii goes for a takedown attempt but Henderson pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Henderson keeps the fight on the outside.
Henderson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Henderson throws a nice looking combination but Garcia Ii bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Henderson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Garcia Ii.
It looked like Garcia Ii was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
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!
Some wild striking there from Henderson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tim Henderson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tim Henderson's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Henderson misses with a few strikes there.
Henderson misses with a double jab.
Garcia Ii misses with a low kick.
Henderson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Garcia Ii appears to be looking for a big counter.
Henderson misses with a few strikes there.
Henderson misses with a series of wild punches.
Garcia Ii is looking to counter the offense by Henderson and move into the clinch.

Garcia Ii has closed the distance and engaged Henderson in a clinch.
Garcia Ii wants a takedown.
Garcia Ii is looking for a takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Garcia Ii escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Garcia Ii slips a jab and a cross from Henderson.
Henderson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Henderson misses with a few strikes there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Henderson throws a series of punches but Garcia Ii avoids them all with ease.
Henderson misses with a wild combination.

Garcia Ii closes the distance and clinches.

Garcia Ii manages to pull guard.

Henderson decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Some wild striking there from Henderson.
Garcia Ii tries to counter by clinching up but Henderson breaks away and moves out of range.
Henderson lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Alex Garcia Ii is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Some wild striking there from Henderson.
Garcia Ii throws a big counter combination but Henderson scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Henderson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Garcia Ii drops down looking for a counter takedown but Henderson sprawls and moves away.
Henderson looks to land a combination. Garcia Ii sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Henderson misses.
Garcia Ii changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Henderson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Garcia Ii.
Garcia Ii closes the distance and clinches up with Henderson, looking for a takedown. Garcia Ii pushes Henderson against the cage but Henderson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alex Garcia Ii. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Henderson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Henderson misses with the combination.
Henderson throws a series of punches but Garcia Ii avoids them all with ease.
A punch combination from Henderson misses.
It looked like Garcia Ii was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Henderson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Garcia Ii.
Garcia Ii avoids a punch combination nicely.
Henderson is breathing heavily.
Garcia Ii fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Henderson avoids it really well and circles away.
Henderson unleashes a big counter combination but Garcia Ii bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Henderson misses with a double jab.
Henderson misses with a few strikes there.
Garcia Ii is looking to counter the offense by Henderson and move into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henderson lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
No joy there for Henderson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Tim Henderson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sloppy strikes from Henderson. Those never looked like landing.
Henderson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Henderson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Garcia Ii fails with a takedown attempt.
Henderson scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Garcia Ii shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Henderson defends it nicely.
Garcia Ii tries to clinch but Henderson is having none of it.
Henderson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henderson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Garcia Ii circles away quickly and effectively.
Henderson throws a right hand that Garcia Ii ducks under and follows up with a left that Garcia Ii also avoids with ease.
Henderson defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Garcia Ii.
Henderson throws a right hand that Garcia Ii ducks under and follows up with a left that Garcia Ii also avoids with ease.
Henderson misses with the combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
No joy there for Henderson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Henderson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Garcia Ii counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Henderson!

Henderson explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Henderson fails to land with a series of punches.
Henderson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A punch combination from Henderson misses.
Garcia Ii seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Garcia Ii fails in his attempt to clinch.
Henderson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tim Henderson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Tim Henderson's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Henderson throws a right and a left that Garcia Ii avoids nicely.
A punch combination from Garcia Ii misses.
Garcia Ii throws a head kick that misses.
Henderson moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Garcia Ii shoots in for a takedown but Henderson shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Garcia Ii shoots in but Henderson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Henderson misses with a few strikes there.
Garcia Ii avoids a punch combination nicely.
Henderson tries to bum rush Garcia Ii with a series of wild strikes but Garcia Ii uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Henderson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alex Garcia Ii. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Garcia Ii moves into the clinch.
Henderson tries to pull guard but Garcia Ii holds him up against the cage and eventually Henderson drops back down to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Henderson tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Garcia Ii just stands there and leans against the cage.
Garcia Ii drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Henderson gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Henderson tries to break the clinch but Garcia Ii is controlling the position.

Garcia Ii successfully pulls guard.

Henderson decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Garcia Ii, up you get!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Garcia Ii showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Henderson.
Garcia Ii changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Henderson looks to land a combination but Garcia Ii avoids it well.
Garcia Ii is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Henderson throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Garcia Ii looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
As Garcia Ii backs off Henderson throws a huge counter combo but Garcia Ii manages to avoid it all.
A combination from Henderson does no damage.
Garcia Ii went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Henderson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Garcia Ii circles away quickly and effectively.
Garcia Ii feinted with a counter takedown.
Henderson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Garcia Ii dodges the punch combination from Henderson.
Henderson misses with a double jab

and Garcia Ii moves into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia Ii is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Henderson is defending well.
Garcia Ii tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

Henderson jumps guard.

Henderson manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Garcia Ii keeps control of Henderson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Henderson can't break the clinch.
Henderson fails to pull the fight into his guard.

Garcia Ii pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Henderson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Henderson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Henderson fails to land with a series of punches.
Henderson throws a right hand that Garcia Ii ducks under and follows up with a left that Garcia Ii also avoids with ease.
Garcia Ii is looking to clinch.

Garcia Ii moves into the clinch.

Garcia Ii manages to break the clinch.
Henderson misses with a few strikes there.
As Henderson looks to move away, Garcia Ii throws a big counter combo bu Henderson just gets out of the way.
Henderson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Henderson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Garcia Ii.
Henderson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Henderson looks to land a combination but Garcia Ii avoids it well.
Garcia Ii slips a jab and a cross from Henderson.
Alex Garcia Ii has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Garcia Ii misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tim Henderson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Henderson winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tim Henderson!