PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Haislan Garcia (ranked 1140 p4p, 115 weight class) and Do Ho Joy (ranked 591 p4p, 60 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Garcia
vs
Ho Joy

175 cm
27
155 lbs
14 - 4 - 0

175 cm
26
150 lbs
10 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Haislan Garcia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Do Ho Joy!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Radbod Blank and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ho Joy throws a right and a left that both miss.
A little feinted left hand from Garcia on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Garcia lands a two punch combo.
A bone on bone clash there as Garcia blocks the leg kick.
Garcia waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ho Joy.
Garcia on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ho Joy. Ho Joy obviously looking to wear him down.
Garcia connects with an inside leg kick.
Ho Joy fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Garcia shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Ho Joy throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Garcia misses with an uppercut. Ho Joy saw that one coming.
Garcia is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ho Joy.
Ho Joy looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Garcia works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Ho Joy tries to move into range but Garcia moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Garcia tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ho Joy was well out of range. Poor timing from Garcia.
Garcia throws an overhand right that lands on Ho Joy's shoulder, as Ho Joy tries to avoid the shot.
Garcia throws a hook but Ho Joy avoids it easily.
Garcia misses with a hook
enabling Ho Joy to counter with a crisp jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Ho Joy unleashes a big counter combination but Garcia bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Ho Joy throws a body punch but Garcia moves out of range.
Ho Joy looks for the body kick but Garcia saw that one coming.
Garcia throws a low kick but Ho Joy moves out of range easily.
Ho Joy is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Ho Joy throws a looping overhand right but Garcia ducks down to avoid it.
Ho Joy tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ho Joy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Garcia.
Garcia throws a good cross that connects.
Garcia keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Garcia throws a shot from downtown. Ho Joy moves away and avoids it.
Garcia misses with a looping right.
Garcia misses with a wild body shot.
Ho Joy throws a chopping leg kick but Garcia manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Garcia attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Garcia misses the shot to the body.
Ho Joy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Garcia throws out the jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia throws a wild body kick that Ho Joy sees coming a mile off.
Ho Joy misses with a low kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Garcia misses the target.
Ho Joy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nice straight punches there by Garcia. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Garcia.
Garcia tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Garcia tries to bum rush Ho Joy with a series of wild strikes but Ho Joy uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
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!
Garcia lands a leg kick that knocks Ho Joy off balance momentarily.
Garcia checks a leg kick.
Garcia checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Ho Joy connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Garcia moves out of range of the leg kick from Ho Joy.
Ho Joy on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Ho Joy checks a leg kick.
A big left from Garcia misses.
Ho Joy avoids the body shot from Garcia.
Garcia checks a low kick from Ho Joy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ho Joy swinging wildly here.
A left lands for Garcia.
Ho Joy buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Crunch! Ho Joy slams his shin into Garcia's torso.
Ho Joy takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Ho Joy scores with a jab to the body.
Ho Joy throws the kick towards the body but Garcia avoids it.
Ho Joy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Garcia steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Ho Joy. That one must have hurt.
Ho Joy does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Decent striking displayed by Garcia there.
Garcia scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fighters circling - Garcia throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Garcia connects with an inside leg kick.
Garcia lands a nice looking body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ho Joy checks the leg kick.
Ho Joy throws a leg kick
and Garcia counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Ho Joy lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Garcia has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Garcia and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Ho Joy with a hook.
Garcia thows a left - swing and a miss!
Haislan Garcia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Garcia, as that shot connected.
Garcia throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A slow jab from Garcia misses its intended target.
A countering left hand to the body from Ho Joy misses.
A leg kick checked by Ho Joy.
Garcia rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ho Joy counters with a nice kick to the body.
Garcia throws a looping overhand right but Ho Joy ducks down to avoid it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Ho Joy.
Ho Joy is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Garcia rather than just go for the knockout.
Ho Joy pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ho Joy avoids the body shot from Garcia.
Garcia moves out of range as Ho Joy throws a body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Haislan Garcia dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Garcia slips under a jab.
Ho Joy tried to score with a low kick but Garcia checks it.
Ho Joy tries to land a front kick but Garcia steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A low kick from Ho Joy is predictable there
and Garcia counters with a nice leg kick.
Garcia ducks under a wild hook from Ho Joy.
Garcia lands with a nice body punch.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ho Joy, right into the meat.
Haislan Garcia is winning the standup battle so far.
Garcia throws a hook to the side of Ho Joy's head but Ho Joy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Garcia throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A head kick misses from Ho Joy.
Garcia thows a leg kick but Ho Joy checks it
and Ho Joy counters with a left and a right that stings Garcia.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ho Joy buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Garcia throws a hook to the side of Ho Joy's head but Ho Joy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
We've been told by Garcia's head coaches at Runts Academy that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Ho Joy dodges the punch combination from Garcia.
Ho Joy looks to land a left hand but Garcia moved out of range nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ho Joy slips a jab from Garcia.
Garcia blocks the body kick.
Ho Joy takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Ho Joy moves out of range of the leg kick from Garcia.
Ho Joy throws a body kick that misses.
A good leg kick by Ho Joy.
Garcia throws a hook but Ho Joy avoids it easily.
Ho Joy throws a sloppy body shot
and Ho Joy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ho Joy slips a straight right by Garcia.
Garcia misses with a low kick.
Garcia takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Garcia thows a leg kick but Ho Joy checks it
and Ho Joy counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Garcia is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Ho Joy shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Ho Joy throws a leg kick that misses.
Garcia fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Ho Joy on the side of the head.
Ho Joy is looking to slow Garcia down with leg kicks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ho Joy tries a head kick but it misses.
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!
Ho Joy is looking to score with low kicks.
Garcia lands with a thumping leg kick.
Garcia throws a shot from downtown. Ho Joy moves away and avoids it.
Garcia chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ho Joy moves out of range of the strikes.
Ho Joy is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Garcia.
Garcia takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Garcia connects with a solid leg kick.
Garcia will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nice defenses there by Ho Joy.
Ho Joy throws a wild body kick that Garcia sees coming a mile off.
Ho Joy throws a leg kick that misses.
A counter left hand to the body from Garcia misses its target.
Garcia throws a leg kick that misses.
Garcia throws a looping overhand right but Ho Joy ducks down to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ho Joy manages to avoid it.
Ho Joy stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Garcia.
Garcia throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ho Joy.
Garcia takes one to the chin there.
Ho Joy fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Garcia.
Ho Joy fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Garcia is out of range.
Garcia fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Ho Joy has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Ho Joy gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Garcia.
Garcia lands a leg kick that knocks Ho Joy off balance momentarily.
Garcia pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ho Joy is trying to counter with his kicks.
Garcia lands with a right hand.
Ho Joy pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Garcia was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Garcia misses with a low kick.
Good work by Garcia as he checks the leg kick.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garcia avoids a kick to the body.
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!
Ho Joy uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Garcia.
Garcia checks the leg kick nicely there.
Garcia scores with a leg kick.
Garcia just misses with a punch to the body.
Ho Joy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Garcia is looking to score with low kicks.
Ho Joy throws a lazy uppercut
and Garcia counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ho Joy throws a body punch but Garcia moves out of range.
Garcia throws a right and a left that both miss.
Garcia moves out of range of the leg kick from Ho Joy.
Garcia scores with a punch to the head.
Ho Joy avoids the body shot from Garcia.
Garcia throws a shot from downtown. Ho Joy moves away and avoids it.
Ho Joy throws a hook but Garcia avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Haislan Garcia will probably get the nod.
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. This is the final round!

Garcia throws a low kick but Ho Joy avoids it.
Ho Joy misses with a leg kick.
Garcia walks into a stiff left hand from Ho Joy.
Ho Joy punishes Garcia's body with a nice straight punch.
Ho Joy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Garcia will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Ho Joy misses with a right hand
and Garcia counters with a nice leg kick.
Ho Joy thows a leg kick but Garcia checks it
and Garcia makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Ho Joy throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
The fighters circling - Ho Joy throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ho Joy looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ho Joy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Garcia.
Garcia throws out a loose jab but Ho Joy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ho Joy throws a wild body kick that Garcia sees coming a mile off.
Garcia throws a body punch but Ho Joy moves out of range.
Ho Joy attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia connects with a jab.
A leg kick checked by Garcia.
An inside leg kick from Ho Joy misses.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ho Joy, right into the meat.
Ho Joy throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ho Joy blocks a low kick nicely.
Ho Joy fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Garcia has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Ho Joy moves out of range as Garcia throws a body kick.
Ho Joy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Garcia.
Ho Joy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ho Joy misses the shot to the body.
Ho Joy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Garcia manages to avoid it.
Ho Joy lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ho Joy connects with a crisp jab.
Garcia is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ho Joy.
Do Ho Joy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ho Joy motions for Garcia to come forward. Ho Joy throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Garcia clobbers Ho Joy with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Ho Joy lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Garcia has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Garcia and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Ho Joy misses with an attempted mid kick.
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!
Ho Joy changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Ho Joy lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Garcia circles away quickly and effectively.
Garcia listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Ho Joy takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Garcia wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Ho Joy checks a leg kick.
Ho Joy appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Garcia ducks right into an uppercut from Ho Joy.
Ho Joy keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Ho Joy ducks under a wild hook from Garcia.
Ho Joy tries a quick counter leg kick but Garcia is wise to it.
Garcia bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Ho Joy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ho Joy on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Garcia. Garcia obviously looking to wear him down.
Garcia misses with a straight right.
Ho Joy throws a leg kick
and Garcia counters with a straight right hand.
Ho Joy misses with an uppercut.
Ho Joy uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Garcia.
Haislan Garcia is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Garcia ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Garcia fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ho Joy.
A slapping body kick lands there for Ho Joy.
Garcia misses with a body shot.
Ho Joy scores with a decent looking hook.
Ho Joy looks to land a body kick but Garcia moved away.
Ho Joy connects with a body shot that sends Garcia's belly button to the back.
A jab from Garcia misses.
Ho Joy doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Garcia lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A clash of legs there as Ho Joy blocks the low kick.
Ho Joy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Garcia.
Garcia cracks Ho Joy with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Ho Joy lands with a thumping leg kick.
Nice body punch from Ho Joy.
Good shot there by Ho Joy.
Garcia on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A head kick by Ho Joy misses
and Garcia counters with a nice uppercut.
Ho Joy takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Ho Joy finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Garcia scores with a leg kick.
Garcia tries to clinch there but Ho Joy circles away.
Garcia is looking to score with low kicks.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Garcia checks a leg kick.
Garcia thows a leg kick but Ho Joy checks it
and Ho Joy counters with a straight right hand.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Do Ho Joy.
Well Garcia has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Patrick Alders scores the fight 29:28
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 29:28
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Haislan Garcia!
Haislan Garcia bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.