PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Cory Trevor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gavin Mia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Trevor kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Can't Not Be Feelin Dis. Mia has chosen It's a Fight as his entrance music. Gavin Mia acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Trevor
vs
Mia

194 cm
20
133 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

180 cm
22
140 lbs
11 - 8 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Big heart

BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
Knockout power

EFC Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Cory Trevor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Gavin Mia!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Trevor misses with a low kick as Mia jumps back.
Trevor attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Gavin Mia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mia fails to land with a series of punches.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Mia!
Trevor throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Mia avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Trevor moves out of range as Mia strikes.
Trevor bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Trevor turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Mia throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mia shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Trevor as he jumps to the side.
Trevor staying out of range there.
Trevor lands with a thumping leg kick.
Trevor throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Mia stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Trevor fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Trevor ducks under a wild hook from Mia.
Trevor waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mia.
Trevor really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Trevor fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Trevor pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mia scores with a crisp jab that stopped Trevor in his tracks.
Mia lands with a nice combination. Trevor backs away looking to recover.
Mia stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Trevor.
Mia cracks Trevor with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.

Trevor rushes Mia and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Trevor has Mia pressed against the cage, preventing Mia from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Trevor taking a breather.
Mia is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Trevor gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Mia tries to circle away but Trevor has him pinned against the cage.
Mia is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Trevor pulls him back up using the underhooks.
A bit of stalling here from Trevor.
Mia wants to break the clinch but can't.
Trevor controlling the action here for a moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mia blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Trevor is stalling here.
Trevor looking to throw knees to the head but Mia is blocking nicely.
Trevor tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Trevor will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Mia up against the cage.
Mia has had enough of the clinch but Trevor keeps him there for the moment.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Mia managing to block the knees to the body from Trevor.
Mia wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Trevor has him pressed against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trevor taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Cory Trevor.
Mia buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Trevor throws a nice inside leg kick.

Trevor rushes Mia and presses him up against the cage.
Trevor utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Trevor trying to land knees to the body.
Trevor lands a body shot.
Trevor missing with knees to the body.
Trevor is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Trevor tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Mia wants to break the clinch but can't.
Trevor working Mia over with knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mia avoids a wild elbow strike from Trevor.
Trevor landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Mia can't break the clinch.
Trevor tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Trevor stalling.
Mia has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Trevor landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Mia working hard to break the clinch.
Mia looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Mia wants to break the clinch but can't.
Trevor slows down the pace here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cory Trevor dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Trevor misses with a takedown

and Mia decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Trevor's guard.
Trevor is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Trevor wants to sweep but no luck.
Trevor wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Mia showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Trevor preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Trevor wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Mia trying to control but Trevor is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mia wants to pass the guard but Trevor is keeping the position.
Trevor utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Trevor is on top in guard.
Trevor stays in close to Mia's body and controls the position.
Trevor trying to control but Mia is working from the bottom.
Trevor throws and elbow that misses. Mia uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Trevor's guard. Nice move by Mia!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Mia throwing strikes but missing.

Mia drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Mia jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Trevor preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Mia trying to control but Trevor is working from the bottom.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Trevor tries for a takedown but Mia circles away easily
and Mia counters with a left and a right that stings Trevor.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Trevor forces Mia back against the cage and clinches.
Trevor scores a nice knee to the body.
Trevor keeps control of Mia as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Trevor is stalling here.
Mia working hard to break the clinch.
Mia being controlled against the cage.
Trevor lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

It looks like Gavin Mia has been cut.
A frustrated look appears on Mia's face as he tries to break the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Stalling in the clinch from Trevor.
Trevor pushes off an throws an elbow but Mia leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Mia managing to block the knees to the body from Trevor.
Mia is trying to force a seperation but Trevor has the dominant position.
Trevor working Mia over with knees to the body.
Trevor manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Mia has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Trevor avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mia has had enough of the clinch but Trevor keeps him there for the moment.
Trevor unloads a knee to the mid-section.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Gavin Mia will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Gavin Mia's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Mia misses with a two punch combination.
Trevor dodges the punch combination from Mia.
Mia misses with a double jab.
Trevor misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mia.
Mia tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Mia fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Mia uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Trevor.

Trevor shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Trevor showed some decent athleticism there.
Trevor is trying to control the action in half guard but Mia is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Mia moves into full guard.
Trevor forces his way into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mia tries to roll over but Trevor keeps him under control.
Trevor trying to control from half guard but Mia is working away.
Trevor takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Trevor trying to control the action but Mia is working from the bottom.
Trevor is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Mia is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Mia is trying to get back to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Trevor works his foot free and advances to mount.
Trevor trying to control but Mia is having none of it.
Mia really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Trevor fails to move to back control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trevor misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Trevor controlling his opponent.
Trevor trying to control but Mia is having none of it.

Trevor jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Mia is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Mia and Trevor has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Mia wants to control but Trevor postures up.

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.

Trevor looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Trevor trying to control the position but Mia is working away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mia wants to control but Trevor postures up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Mia is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Trevor's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.

And that's the end of the fight!
Cory Trevor showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Trevor has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cory Trevor!