PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mickey Garcia (ranked 47 p4p, 102 weight class) and Tanaka Matsuda (ranked 6 p4p, 15 weight class). Garcia comes to the cage accompanied by S.G. Sinnicks - St Patrick Battalion. Matsuda has chosen Gojira - Another World as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!

Garcia
vs
Matsuda

180 cm
31
185
27 - 9 - 1

190 cm
30
200
21 - 9 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Brooklyn Apothecary
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Brooklyn Apothecary

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 27 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mickey Garcia!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tanaka Matsuda!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice straight punches there by Matsuda. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Matsuda.
Garcia scores with a hook to the body. Matsuda takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Matsuda avoids the body shot from Garcia.
Matsuda punishes Garcia's body with a nice straight punch.
Matsuda takes a jab right on the kisser.

It looks like Tanaka Matsuda has been cut.
Matsuda walks into a stiff left hand from Garcia.
Matsuda misses with a body shot
and Matsuda takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Garcia throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Matsuda sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Matsuda wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Garcia misses with a wild body shot.
Matsuda dips down and scores with a jab 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!
Garcia lands a lovely overhand right.
Garcia uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Matsuda.

Matsuda shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Garcia wants to control the action here but instead Matsuda manages to pass to full mount!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Matsuda prevents Garcia from getting the reversal.
Garcia is working hard here to advance position.
Matsuda raining down hammerfists from mount.
Matsuda raining down shots from the mount!
Matsuda prevents Garcia from getting the reversal.
Matsuda avoids the attempt from Garcia to control.
Matsuda landing strikes from the mount and Garcia is in trouble!
Matsuda lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Garcia regains half guard.
Matsuda missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Matsuda is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Garcia is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Tanaka Matsuda!
Tanaka Matsuda is the new middleweight champion!
A very excited looking Tanaka Matsuda made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
Mickey Garcia spoke after the fight, saying 'Can't believe the commission let me fight with Hep C...'.