PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tom Gavin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Silvio Briatore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tom Gavin could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Silvio Briatore's chin.

Gavin
vs
Briatore

180 cm
18
185 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

170 cm
22
198 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
KO power

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Tends to cut

[JMFC]Arashi Fighting Nutrition Q156 REC/CARDIO

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tom Gavin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Silvio Briatore!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Lou da Vinci and David Schapiro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Briatore loads up on a big right hand but Gavin slips the punch.
Briatore throws a jab when Gavin was well out of range.

Briatore scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Gavin is looking to reverse the position.
Gavin misses with an elbow from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gavin is looking to reverse the position.
Gavin misses with an elbow from the bottom.
Gavin gets back to half guard.
Ground and pound from Briatore.
Nice strikes from Briatore there.
Briatore with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Gavin is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gavin flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gavin is looking to improve his position.
Gavin tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Gavin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Briatore.
Briatore fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.

Briatore closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Gavin to the mat! Gavin manages to get full guard.
Briatore scoring with punches to the head and body.
Gavin is looking to sweep but instead, Briatore has passed into half guard.
Briatore content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Gavin flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gavin wants to improve his position but Briatore is controlling well.
Briatore blocks the strikes from Gavin.
Briatore has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Gavin is looking to improve his position.
Briatore trying to control the action but Gavin is working from the bottom.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Briatore closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Gavin to the mat! Gavin manages to get full guard.
Briatore landing with the ground and pound.
Gavin being controlled here, momentarily.
Gavin throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gavin doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Briatore scoring with some ground and pound.
Gavin looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Gavin thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Briatore trying to control but Gavin is working from the bottom.

Gavin looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Gavin is breathing heavily.
Briatore working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Briatore landing some decent shots from guard.
Briatore controls from within his opponent's guard.
Gavin trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Briatore keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Gavin's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Gavin looking for a guillotine here but Briatore defends easily.
Briatore postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Briatore stands up over Gavin, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Briatore works over Gavin with some ground and pound from guard.
Briatore works a leg free and moves into half guard.

Gavin is defending against the submission attempts here by Briatore.
Briatore landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Gavin is pressing down on Briatore's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Briatore slips nicely into half guard, despite the strikes coming from Gavin.
Gavin gets full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Silvio Briatore dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Briatore throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Briatore throws a jab but it's blocked by Gavin.
Briatore misses with a hook. Gavin ducked under it nicely.
Gavin slips a jab from Briatore.

Briatore shoots in and bounces Gavin off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Gavin keeping moving, preventing Briatore from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Gavin throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Briatore escapes and throws Gavin's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Briatore slows the pace down.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Briatore working the head and body with strikes.
Gavin is looking to regain half guard here but Briatore keeps moving and retains side control.
Briatore is putting a hurting on Gavin here, landing some big shots from side control.
Briatore is looking to take a break and control but Gavin is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Silvio Briatore has got the better of the ground game so far.
Briatore scores with a couple of short elbows.

Briatore thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Gavin manages to work his way to half guard, despite Briatore's best efforts.
Gavin is looking to improve his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gavin misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Briatore trying to control the pace.
Briatore lands strikes from half guard.
Gavin taking some punishment here, with Briatore in his half guard.
Briatore trying to control from half guard but Gavin is working away.
Gavin is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gavin punching from the bottom.
Gavin gets back to full guard.
Briatore makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Briatore postures up and lands a big shot to Gavin's brow.
Gavin keeping moving, preventing Briatore from controlling successfully.
Briatore controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

Gavin is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Briatore defends well.
Briatore content to stall in guard here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Briatore scoring with punches to the head and body.
Gavin wants to sweep but no luck.
Briatore wants to control from the top but Gavin keeps moving.

Gavin is looking for a triangle but Briatore pushes his legs off easily.
Briatore trying to control the position from guard on top but Gavin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Briatore passes Gavin's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gavin scores with a few weak punches.
Briatore controlling the pace.
Gavin missing with punches from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Silvio Briatore showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Briatore gets a takedown into half guard.
Briatore is trying to control the action in half guard but Gavin is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Gavin misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Gavin is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Briatore jumps into side control!
Gavin tries to improve position but can't.
Briatore is looking to take a break and control but Gavin is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Briatore scoring with punches from side control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gavin is looking to regain half guard here but Briatore keeps moving and retains side control.
Briatore wants to control but Gavin is keeping him busy.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Briatore is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gavin.

Briatore darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Gavin is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Briatore scores with a couple of nice shots.
Briatore seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Gavin is looking to get back to full guard here but Briatore has managed to pass to side control instead.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gavin really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Gavin throwing hammer fists to the chest of Briatore. What's that going to do exactly?

Briatore looking for a guillotine from mount but Gavin is having none of it.
Gavin keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Briatore scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Gavin?
Gavin is desperately trying to improve his position but Briatore has a good base and remains in mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Briatore sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Briatore lands a big shot there that rocks Gavin but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Briatore working Gavin over with strikes here.
Briatore looking to finish Gavin with some ground and pound. This is bad for Gavin!
Gavin tries to get back to half guard but can't.

Briatore is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Gavin is surviving well by controlling Briatore's body position as best he can.
Gavin is trying desperately to improve position.
Briatore lands a nice shot to the head.
Gavin can't escape the position.
Briatore can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Gavin is looking to escape.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Briatore content just to control the position here.
The referee warns Gavin that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Briatore wants to control the pace but Gavin is squirming around nicely.
Briatore connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Gavin is desperately trying to improve his position but Briatore has a good base and remains in mount.
Briatore can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Gavin is looking to escape.
Gavin tries to reverse the position but Briatore maintains control.

And that's the end of the fight!
Silvio Briatore comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Briatore 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 Russell Pearce scores the fight 27:30
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 27:30
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Silvio Briatore!