PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Juan Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Lorin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Garcia
vs
Lorin

180 cm
22
185 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

178 cm
22
184 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Juan Garcia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tony Lorin!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Cecil Peabody and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lorin closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Garcia misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Lorin shoots in but Garcia avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Garcia tries to clinch there but Lorin circles away.
Garcia is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lorin.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Garcia.
Garcia shoots in for a takedown but Lorin shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Juan Garcia. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Garcia will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Garcia steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lorin.
Juan Garcia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lorin tries to clinch but Garcia moves out of range.
Garcia tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Lorin counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Garcia throws a right and a left that both miss.
Garcia is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia throws a hook but Lorin avoids it easily.
Garcia closes this distance looking for a takedown but Lorin circles away.
Garcia takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Lorin throws a right hand that Garcia ducks under and follows up with a left that Garcia also avoids with ease.
Lorin swinging wilding here.
Lorin drops Garcia with a right and a left! Lorin comes rushing in but Garcia regains his composure and manages to keep Lorin in guard.

Garcia is rocked!

It looks like Juan Garcia has been cut.
Lorin trying to stand up but can't free himself from Garcia's guard.
Oh Garcia is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Garcia working a defensive guard here.
Garcia wants to stand up but Lorin is controlling him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Garcia is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Garcia is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Garcia seems to have got his legs back now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lorin postures up.
Lorin wants to control from the top but Garcia keeps moving.
Garcia manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Lorin manages to get himself to full guard.
Lorin looking to control.
Garcia is looking to work some ground and pound but Lorin has wrist control.
Lorin wants to stand and escape but Garcia is having none of it.
Garcia stopping the sweep attempt from Lorin.
Garcia wants to pass the guard but Lorin is keeping the position.
Garcia trying to control the position from guard on top but Lorin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia prevents Lorin from getting back to his feet.
Lorin tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Garcia looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lorin swings for the body but Garcia moves out of range.
Nice sprawl there from Lorin as Garcia shoots in.
Garcia closes the distance but Lorin moves to the side
and Lorin counters with a stiff right hand.
Garcia tries to clinch there but Lorin circles away.
Garcia is looking to clinch but Lorin is avoiding it.
Garcia fails with a takedown attempt.
Garcia tries to clinch up but Lorin circles away and keeps his distance.
Horrible takedown by Lorin or perhaps it was just good defense by Garcia which made him look bad.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Garcia tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Lorin counters with a one-two to the body.
Lorin misses with an attempted mid kick.
Garcia slips a jab and a cross from Lorin.
Jab, jab by Garcia - just one landing.
Garcia misses with a takedown attempt - Lorin sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Lorin misses with a two punch combination.
Nice takedown defense from Lorin. No joy for Garcia on that attempt.
Garcia fails with an attempt to clinch.
Garcia tries to clinch up.
Lorin darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Lorin keeps the fight on the outside.
Lorin misses with a left hand
and Garcia counters with a left to the body.
Garcia misses with a takedown
and Lorin counters with a left to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tony Lorin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Juan Garcia's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Garcia tries to clinch up but Lorin circles away and keeps his distance.
Garcia shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Garcia wants to clinch up but Lorin keeps it at a distance.
Lorin throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Garcia.
Lorin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Garcia doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Lorin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Garcia fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Lorin is out of range.
Lorin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Garcia misses with a wild combination.
Lorin looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garcia has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Juan Garcia. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lorin throws a sloppy body shot
and Garcia counters with a thumping low kick.
Lorin goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Garcia fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lorin misses with a jab, cross combination.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Garcia. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Garcia misses with a double jab.
Lorin closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Lorin keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Garcia on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Garcia tries for a takedown but Lorin sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Garcia moves in looking to clinch but Lorin pushes him off.
Garcia closes the distance and clinches up with Lorin, looking for a takedown. Garcia pushes Lorin against the cage but Lorin circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Garcia misses with an uppercut. Lorin saw that one coming.
Lorin misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Garcia is looking to clinch.
Garcia changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Lorin tries to avoid it but Garcia manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Lorin to the ground. Lorin escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
A head kick from Garcia lands but Lorin takes it in his stride.
Lorin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lorin.
A nice combination there by Lorin.
Garcia tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Garcia takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Garcia throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Lorin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lorin lands a two punch combo.
Lorin keeps the fight on the outside.
Garcia fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Garcia shoots in and drives through. Lorin sprawls well.
Lorin keeps the fight on the outside.
Juan Garcia is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The fight stays on the outside here - Garcia looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Garcia misses with a takedown attempt
and Lorin counters with a left to the body.
Garcia uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lorin.
Garcia throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia fails with the takedown.
Garcia looks to clinch
and Lorin counters with a three punch combo that has Garcia backing up. Garcia nods at Lorin to acknowledge the strikes.
Tony Lorin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Garcia rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lorin moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Garcia tries to clinch up.
Garcia tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lorin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lorin fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Garcia on the side of the head.
Garcia tries to clinch there but Lorin circles away.
Lorin lands a right hook to the body.
Lorin lands a nice looking body shot.

Lorin gets a clinch.

Garcia breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Garcia tries to clinch up but Lorin circles away and keeps his distance.
Garcia throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Garcia fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Garcia shoots in but Lorin avoids the takedown attempt easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garcia tries to clinch but Lorin moves away
and Lorin counters with a nice uppercut.
Garcia with a lazy takedown attempt
and Lorin makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Garcia misses the body punch
and Lorin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Garcia moves in looking to clinch but Lorin pushes him off.

Lorin tries to keep at a distance but Garcia has taken the fight into the clinch.
Garcia landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Garcia is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Lorin looking to stall.
Garcia unloads a knee to the mid-section. Lorin lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Lorin prevents a takedown attempt there.
Lorin can't break the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Garcia manages to break the clinch.
Garcia tries to clinch but Lorin is having none of it.
Garcia tries to clinch but Lorin is having none of it.
Lorin swats away the attempt to clinch by Garcia.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tony Lorin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Juan Garcia's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Garcia wants to clinch.
Garcia scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Garcia wants to clinch but Lorin slips to the side
and Lorin counters with a three punch combo that has Garcia backing up. Garcia nods at Lorin to acknowledge the strikes.
Garcia tries for a takedown but Lorin circles away easily
and Lorin counters with a straight right hand.
Nice sprawl there from Lorin as Garcia shoots in.
Garcia fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Juan Garcia. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Garcia wants to clinch but Lorin slips to the side
and Lorin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lorin tries to clinch but Garcia moves out of range.
Garcia fails with an attempt to clinch.
Garcia tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lorin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Garcia shoots in for a takedown but Lorin shows good takedown defense.
Lorin misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia misses with a takedown
and Lorin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A shot to de liver by Lorin. Beautiful body shot.
Garcia will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Garcia takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Garcia tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lorin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lorin falls off balance throwing a combination
and Garcia connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lorin keeps the fight on the outside.
Garcia fails with an attempt to clinch.
Garcia shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Lorin but Lorin pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Garcia swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Lorin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Garcia takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Lorin throws a sloppy head kick and Garcia moves out of range easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia shoots for a takedown but Lorin saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Garcia wants to clinch up but Lorin keeps it at a distance.
Lorin takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Garcia fails with the takedown
and Lorin counters with a straight right hand.
Lorin fails with a takedown attempt.
Garcia wants to clinch.
Garcia shoots in for a takedown but Lorin shows good takedown defense.
Garcia fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Garcia with a poor takedown

and Lorin counters with a takedown into side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Garcia is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Lorin off and has taken his back!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lorin trying to get back to his feet but Garcia is in full control for now.
Garcia missing with strikes from the back.
Garcia has the hooks in. Lorin is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Garcia missing with strikes.
Garcia scores with strikes from the back.
Lorin is trying to stand back up.
Lorin tries to break free.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Garcia is not going to allow Lorin to sit and survive in this position.
Garcia missing with strikes from the back.
Garcia struggling to keep hold of the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Lorin is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Will Garcia go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Lorin is trying to stand back up.
Garcia has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Garcia misses with punches from the back.
Garcia scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.

Lorin has hold of Garcia's leg, trying to break free but it's let Garcia lock up a rear naked choke! This could be big trouble! Lorin is turning an unusual color here… he's out! Garcia throws him to one side and jumps onto the cage to celebrate with his fans.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Juan Garcia!