PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between jayson Lianza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Erik Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lianza's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, not afraid. Lianza has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. jayson Lianza is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Lianza
vs
Garcia

180 cm
22
178 lbs
4 - 5 - 0

183 cm
20
182 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, jayson Lianza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Erik Garcia!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shirou Masuda and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garcia fails with a takedown attempt.
Garcia throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Lianza throws a left and a right that both miss

so Garcia counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Lianza is breathing heavily.
Garcia trying to control but Lianza is working from the bottom.

Erik Garcia has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Garcia fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia shoots in but no luck this time.
Garcia fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
jayson Lianza has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Erik Garcia.
Garcia moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

It looks like jayson Lianza has been cut.
Garcia doesn't manage to clinch there - Lianza circles away.
Garcia shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Lianza as he jumps to the side.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Lianza eats them both and turns towards Garcia to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.

Lianza is rocked!
Lianza swats away the attempt to clinch by Garcia.
Garcia has a takedown stuffed.
Garcia lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Oh Lianza is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Garcia closes the distance and clinches up with Lianza, looking for a takedown. Garcia pushes Lianza against the cage but Lianza circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Lianza manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Garcia shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Lianza pinned against the cage. Lianza gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Garcia tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lianza paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Garcia misses with a head kick.
Lianza seems to have got his legs back now.
Garcia looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Garcia looks to land a combination. Lianza sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Garcia is looking to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garcia wants to clinch.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Lianza enables Garcia to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Lianza manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Garcia connects with a couple of short punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lianza keeping moving, preventing Garcia from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Erik Garcia dominated that round.
The cut man is working on jayson Lianza's cut.
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.

Garcia with a jab.

Garcia lands a left and a right that send Lianza crashing to the mat, dazed. Garcia thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Garcia shoots in looking for a takedown. Lianza tries to sprawl out of it but Garcia keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Lianza manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Garcia closes the distance looking to clinch
and Lianza counters with a two punch combo.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Garcia tries to clinch up but Lianza circles away and keeps his distance.
jayson Lianza is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lianza circles away from the clinch attempt.
Garcia doesn't manage to clinch there - Lianza circles away.
Garcia connects with the punch.
Garcia shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Lianza as he avoids it easily.
Garcia tries to clinch up but Lianza circles away and keeps his distance.
Nice sprawl there from Lianza as Garcia shoots in.
jayson Lianza has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Erik Garcia.
Garcia fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Lianza defends it nicely.
Garcia shoots in but Lianza avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Garcia jabs at Lianza's body.
Garcia is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Lianza defends it nicely.
Garcia tries to clinch up but Lianza circles away and keeps his distance.
Garcia tries to clinch there but Lianza circles away.
Lianza keeps the fight on the outside.

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 close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lianza paws at him with a jab and circles away.
jayson Lianza is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Garcia looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Garcia shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Lianza as he avoids it easily.
Lianza blocks a head kick by Garcia.
Lianza keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Garcia darts in trying to clinch
and Lianza counters with a series of strikes. Garcia will be more careful next time no doubt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Erik Garcia showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on jayson Lianza's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Garcia looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Lianza is fending him off so far but Garcia persists. Nope, Lianza circles away and we're back to standing.
Garcia wants to clinch but Lianza slips to the side

and Lianza holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Lianza prevents a body shot from Garcia.

Lianza's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nice takedown defense from Lianza. No joy for Garcia on that attempt.
Garcia fails with a takedown attempt.
jayson Lianza has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Erik Garcia.
Garcia fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Lianza avoids it really well and circles away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lianza throws a left and a right that both miss
and Garcia connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lianza defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Garcia.
Garcia misses with a takedown attempt
and Lianza counters with a left and a right that stings Garcia.
Garcia looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Garcia closes the distance looking to clinch

and Lianza moves into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Garcia is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Garcia jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Lianza walks away with a smile on his face. Garcia gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Garcia scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Lianza throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lianza swats away the attempt to clinch by Garcia.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia dives in and grabs Lianza's left leg, looking for a takedown. Lianza pushes down on Garcia's head and hops out.
Garcia is looking to clinch.
Garcia misses with a takedown attempt - Lianza sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Garcia looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Garcia misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lianza misses with the combination.
A punch lands to the side of Lianza 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Lianza stuffs the takedown attempt from Garcia. Garcia gets slowly back to his feet.
Garcia shoots and misses
and Lianza counters with a one-two to the body.
jayson Lianza has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Erik Garcia is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Garcia fails in his attempt to clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Erik Garcia comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Garcia winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Ren Mimura scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 27:30
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Erik Garcia!