PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Merle Pace (ranked 25062 p4p, 0 weight class) and Samuel Garcia (ranked 5991 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Pace
vs
Garcia

174 cm
19
140 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

174 cm
25
135 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Merle Pace!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Samuel Garcia!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Paul Tew and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Pace decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.

Garcia has one foot on Pace's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Pace shoots in and drives through. Garcia sprawls well.

Garcia moves into range and clinches up with Pace.

Garcia breaks from the clinch.
Garcia scores with a kick to the midsection.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pace is trying hard to land a takedown here. Garcia sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Garcia scores with a one two! Pace had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

Pace is rocked!

It looks like Merle Pace has been cut.

Garcia closes the distance and clinches.
Oh Pace is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Garcia lands a nice elbow.
Pace is trying to pull guard but Garcia has him pressed against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Merle Pace. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pace jumps guard but Garcia turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.

Garcia breaks the clinch.
Look low, kick high! Garcia uses the oldest trick in the book to send Pace tumbling to the canvas, in a truly brutal knockout! Garcia is absolutely delighted - when Pace wakes up, I doubt he'll be quite so happy!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Samuel Garcia!
Samuel Garcia decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.