PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Owen McShane (ranked 2811 p4p, 3791 weight class) and Mateo Garcia (ranked 350 p4p, 448 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

McShane
vs
Garcia

185 cm
24
163
1 - 0 - 0

180 cm
21
155
1 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Decent elbows
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

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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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Owen McShane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mateo Garcia!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, David Schapiro and Reed Andrews.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garcia takes a swing at McShane's ribcage but misses.

McShane changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Garcia looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
McShane lands a nice forearm strike.
You can see the frustration on Garcia's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Garcia really doesn't want to stay on the ground with McShane. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
McShane tries to advance to mount but Garcia denies him.
Garcia tries to get back to half guard but can't.
McShane is looking to take a break and control but Garcia is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
McShane is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Garcia is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McShane is really struggling to control Garcia but he's trying to hold on to the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McShane landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
McShane working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
McShane passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Garcia!
McShane controlling the pace for now.
McShane's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

McShane is giving the impression that he's looking to ground and pound but he switches suddenly into a beautiful far side armbar! Garcia is forced to tap! Great finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Owen McShane!
During a confident post fight interview, Owen McShane thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.