PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jean Paul Garcon (ranked 355 p4p, 36 weight class) and Tony O Rangers (ranked 339 p4p, 34 weight class). O Rangers is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Hold on to you. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Paul Garcon
vs
O Rangers

189 cm
32
243 lbs
28 - 13 - 0

195 cm
32
265 lbs
20 - 9 - 2

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Sin City Allstars

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 28 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jean Paul Garcon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 9 - 2, fighting out of Hilo, Tony O Rangers!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
O Rangers throws a lazy right hand but Garcon sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
O Rangers throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Garcon sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Garcon dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Garcon takes a swing at O Rangers's ribcage but misses.
Garcon just misses with a punch to the body.
O Rangers throws a sloppy body shot
and Garcon counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that O Rangers has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Garcon on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
O Rangers misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Garcon.
O Rangers blocks a leg kick.
Garcon throws a sloppy head kick and O Rangers moves out of range easily.
Garcon moves out of range of the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
O Rangers throws a body punch but Garcon moves out of range.
O Rangers looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Garcon is looking to clinch.
A low kick from Garcon is predictable there
and O Rangers connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Garcon just misses with a punch to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcon slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Garcon cracks O Rangers with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
O Rangers checks a leg kick nicely.
Garcon clobbers O Rangers with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.

Garcon instigates a clinch.
Garcon working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Garcon goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
A head punch on the inside from Garcon fails to land.
Garcon tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Garcon blocks a body shot from O Rangers.
Garcon tries to throw a body punch but O Rangers avoids it by throwing Garcon back against the cage.
O Rangers lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Garcon fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcon lands a hook to the side of the head.

O Rangers pulls guard effortlessly.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Garcon avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Garcon wants to stand but O Rangers has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
O Rangers not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Garcon wants to control from the top but O Rangers keeps moving.
O Rangers looking for a sweep. Not yet O Rangers, not yet.

O Rangers working for a triangle but Garcon defends it easily.
Garcon knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for O Rangers on the ground.
Garcon preventing the sweep.
Garcon is looking to stand up but O Rangers won't let him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Rangers trying to control the position here.
O Rangers wants to sweep but no luck.
Garcon wants to stand but O Rangers is controlling his posture from full guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
O Rangers keeping moving, preventing Garcon from controlling successfully.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Garcon with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
O Rangers misses with a right hand

and Garcon counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Garcon.
O Rangers misses with the head strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garcon lands a hook to the side of the head.
O Rangers prevents a body shot from Garcon.
Garcon struggles to land a body shot inside as O Rangers controls his hands.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, O Rangers creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Garcon lands a body shot.
Garcon tries to throw a body punch but O Rangers avoids it by throwing Garcon back against the cage.
Garcon lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A right hand to the body from O Rangers.
O Rangers prevents a body shot from Garcon.
Garcon lands a right hand that snaps the head of O Rangers backwards.
Garcon tried to land a shot to the body but connects with O Rangers's elbow.
Garcon lands a body shot in the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Garcon.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Garcon blocking some punches.
Garcon blocks an uppercut.
Garcon scores with a shot to the side of O Rangers's head.
Garcon tried to land a shot to the body but connects with O Rangers's elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jean Paul Garcon dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

O Rangers stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Garcon.
O Rangers's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Garcon connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! O Rangers scrambles back to his feet.
O Rangers is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A left lands for O Rangers.
O Rangers with a body punch. A glancing blow.
O Rangers scores with a nice strike.
Garcon loads up on a big right hand but O Rangers slips the punch.
O Rangers appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Garcon walks into a straight right hand from O Rangers.
Garcon is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Garcon scoring well with a low kick there.

O Rangers moves into the clinch.
O Rangers tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Garcon's elbow.
Garcon misses with a body punch.
Garcon lands a left hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Garcon goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcon swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Garcon as O Rangers tries to tie him up.
Garcon presses O Rangers against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Garcon misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Garcon.
Garcon doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
O Rangers gets through Garcon's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
O Rangers tries to stall but Garcon uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
O Rangers controlling the action here for a moment.
A head punch on the inside from Garcon fails to land.
Garcon is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that O Rangers can do to turn this around?
O Rangers tries to throw a body punch but Garcon avoids it by throwing O Rangers back against the cage.
Garcon tries to work over O Rangers's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short left from Garcon.
Garcon can't find room to land a body shot as O Rangers controls the action.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Rangers swings wildly with an uppercut but Garcon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Garcon misses with a hook from the clinch.
Garcon's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
O Rangers lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Garcon.
O Rangers has Garcon pressed against the cage.
O Rangers lands a hook that snaps the head of Garcon backwards.
Garcon lands with a right to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Garcon creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Garcon doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Garcon misses with a body punch.

O Rangers manages to pull guard.
O Rangers looking for a sweep. Not yet O Rangers, not yet.
Garcon tries to stand but O Rangers is controlling from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Rangers trying to keep a closed guard but Garcon is proving a slippery customer.
Garcon is looking to stand up but O Rangers won't let him.

O Rangers throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Garcon not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Garcon is looking to stand up but O Rangers won't let him.
Garcon wants to stand and escape but instead O Rangers has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

O Rangers stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Garcon swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garcon is adopting a defensive guard.
Garcon is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

Garcon has an active guard here but O Rangers has managed to pass into half guard.
Garcon moves into full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Tony O Rangers will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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!

Garcon throws a jab but it's blocked by O Rangers.
O Rangers is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Garcon fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but O Rangers is out of range.
Garcon tried to score with a low kick but O Rangers checks it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from O Rangers! But no joy.
O Rangers scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Tony O Rangers seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
O Rangers staying out of range there.
O Rangers throws an overhand right that lands on Garcon's shoulder, as Garcon tries to avoid the shot.
Garcon turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
O Rangers lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
O Rangers misses with a right hand
and Garcon counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
O Rangers scores with a hook to the body. Garcon takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
O Rangers missing with a left hand there. Garcon was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
O Rangers takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
O Rangers looks for a takedown but Garcon sprawls well.
O Rangers on the wrong end of a kick to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcon lands with a straight right. O Rangers didn't see that one coming.
Garcon walks into a jab.
O Rangers misses with a hook. Garcon ducked under it nicely.
Garcon throws a body kick that misses
letting O Rangers counter with a right hand.
Garcon lands a really nice looking cross but O Rangers seems unphased.

O Rangers moves into the clinch.
O Rangers blocks a body shot from Garcon.
Jean Paul Garcon has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Garcon lands with a left to the head.
Garcon tried to land a shot to the body but connects with O Rangers's elbow.
Garcon swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Garcon misses with a hook to the ribs.
Good body shot from Garcon.
O Rangers takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A hook to the body from O Rangers.
Garcon misses with the head strike.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Garcon here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Garcon.
O Rangers misses with a punch to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Garcon.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Garcon.
A hook to the body from Garcon.
Garcon lands a hook that snaps the head of O Rangers backwards.
Garcon working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Garcon lands a body shot in the clinch.
Garcon lands with a right to the head.
Garcon lands a right hand that snaps the head of O Rangers backwards.
Garcon lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Nice body punch from Garcon.
Garcon can't find room to land a body shot as O Rangers controls the action.
O Rangers fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Garcon tried to land a shot to the body but connects with O Rangers's elbow.
A nice right hand lands inside from Garcon.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcon lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt O Rangers or not.
A short left from Garcon.
Garcon can't find room to land a body shot as O Rangers controls the action.
O Rangers drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Garcon gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Jean Paul Garcon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tony O Rangers.
O Rangers tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Garcon lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Garcon lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of O Rangers backwards.
O Rangers trying to stall but Garcon improves his position.
O Rangers tries to pull guard but Garcon forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Garcon misses with a short punch on the inside.
O Rangers misses with a hook to the ribs.
O Rangers is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Garcon is keeping busy.
O Rangers misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garcon lands a body punch in the clinch.
Garcon lands a hook that snaps the head of O Rangers backwards.

O Rangers is rocked!
Garcon lands with a short punch from the clinch.
O Rangers is still on wobbly legs! Can Garcon finish him?
Garcon dips a shoulder and cracks O Rangers with a mighty uppercut! O Rangers falls back against the cage and Garcon unloads with a barrage of strikes! O Rangers is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Garcon screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:20 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jean Paul Garcon!
Jean Paul Garcon bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.