PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Drew Harrell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raul Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Raul Garcia has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Harrell
vs
Garcia

158 cm
18
346 lbs
0 - 0 - 1

188 cm
20
286 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Drew Harrell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Raul Garcia!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, William Peck and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Garcia drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Harrell is looking for a sweep.
Garcia wants to lay and pray for a moment but Harrell keeps working.
Harrell might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Garcia controls the position.
Harrell tries to buck Garcia off but Garcia is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia takes advantage of some sloppy striking from Harrell to pass into mount.
Garcia thowing shots but they're missing.
Garcia controlling from mount.
Harrell is trying desperately to improve position.
Harrell could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia trying to control but Harrell is having none of it.
Garcia looking to ground and pound but Harrell is blocking nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Garcia goes for an armbar but Harrell turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Harrell.

Garcia looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Harrell passes into half guard.
Garcia is looking to escape.

Harrell is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Harrell not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Garcia trying to control here.
Garcia gets full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harrell stopping the sweep attempt from Garcia.
Harrell tries to stand but Garcia is controlling from the bottom.
Garcia looking to control but Harrell passes into half guard.
Garcia is controlling Harrell's trapped leg to prevent Harrell from advancing to side control.
Garcia wants to improve his position but Harrell is controlling well.
Garcia moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Raul Garcia dominated that round.
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.

Harrell will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Garcia misses the shot to the body.

Garcia looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Garcia sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Harrell throws some shots to the body, keeping his opponent honest.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Garcia won't allow Harrell to sweep him here.
Harrell avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Garcia pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Harrell is keeping the position for now.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Garcia throws an elbow that misses. Harrell uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Garcia's guard. Nice move by Harrell!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia wants to sweep but no luck.

Harrell decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.

Garcia gets a takedown into half guard.

Garcia decides to return to a standing position.

Garcia closes the distance and clinches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Garcia breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Garcia closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Harrell to the mat! Harrell manages to get full guard.
Garcia trying to control the position from guard on top but Harrell is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Harrell has a closed guard, preventing Garcia from standing up.
Garcia is breathing heavily.
Harrell keeping moving, preventing Garcia from controlling successfully.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Raul Garcia wasn't active enough on the ground.
Harrell takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.

It looks like Drew Harrell has been cut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harrell shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Garcia sprawls well. Garcia wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Harrell gets slowly back to his feet.
Harrell fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Drew Harrell. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Garcia looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Harrell is not content to let Garcia control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Raul Garcia showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Drew Harrell's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Garcia clinches up with Harrell and pushes him back against the cage.

Garcia breaks the clinch.

Garcia shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Harrell manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Garcia wants to control from the top but Harrell keeps moving.
Garcia looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

That's one minute gone in the round.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Raul Garcia hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.

Garcia shoots in and gets a takedown into Harrell's guard.
Garcia trying to control the position from guard on top but Harrell is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Garcia controls from within his opponent's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.

Raul Garcia has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Garcia displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Harrell.

Garcia scores with a takedown into Harrell's guard.
Garcia must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Garcia trying to control the position from guard on top but Harrell is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Harrell preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harrell is striking off his back. Garcia thinks nothing of it though and passes easily into half guard.
Harrell is staying active underneath Garcia, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

Garcia wants to work for an arm triangle but Harrell is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Garcia is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Harrell!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garcia controlling the pace for now.
Garcia throwing strikes here but Harrell is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Garcia sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Harrell slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Raul Garcia comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Garcia has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Peck scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 27:30

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