PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aadyn Gibbs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sean Vella (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sean Vella told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Gibbs
vs
Vella

175 cm
22
145 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

190 cm
18
205 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Very confident

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Aadyn Gibbs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Sean Vella!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Donatello Bradman and Bruno Hogan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vella misses with a few strikes there.
Crunch! Gibbs slams his shin into Vella's torso.
Aadyn Gibbs seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vella looks to land a combination but Gibbs avoids it well.
Vella circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gibbs throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Vella misses with the combination.
Vella moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Gibbs wants to clinch up but Vella keeps it at a distance.
Gibbs tries to clinch up but Vella circles away and keeps his distance.
Gibbs throws a head kick that misses.
Vella fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gibbs manages to avoid it.
Vella jabs at Gibbs's body.
Gibbs tries to clinch but Vella moves out of range.
Vella swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Vella misses with a wild combination.
Vella avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Vella scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Vella throws a right hand that Gibbs ducks under and follows up with a left that Gibbs also avoids with ease.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vella misses with a double jab.
Gibbs fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gibbs tries to clinch up but Vella circles away and keeps his distance.
Vella swats away the attempt to clinch by Gibbs.
Vella throws a jab but it's blocked by Gibbs.

Gibbs moves into the clinch successfully.

Gibbs breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gibbs fails in his attempt to clinch.
Vella fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gibbs manages to avoid it.
A combination from Gibbs does no damage.
Gibbs tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Vella paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gibbs fails with an attempt to clinch.
Vella takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Gibbs is looking to clinch.
Sean Vella is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gibbs pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gibbs lands with a slapping head kick.
Vella connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gibbs looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gibbs tries to clinch but Vella is having none of it.
Vella looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gibbs tries a head kick but it misses.
A punch combination from Vella misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gibbs looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gibbs tries to clinch up but Vella circles away and keeps his distance.
A head kick misses from Gibbs.
Vella misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gibbs lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Vella goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Gibbs tries to close the distance and clinch up but Vella swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gibbs tries to close the distance and clinch but Vella swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gibbs tries to clinch up but Vella circles away and keeps his distance.
Gibbs tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Gibbs moves into the clinch.
Gibbs tries to land knees in the clinch but Vella avoids the damage to the body.
A knee to the head by Gibbs.
Gibbs landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Gibbs putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Vella in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Vella misses with a punch to the body.
Gibbs tries to land knees in the clinch but Vella avoids the damage to the body.
Gibbs lands a knee to the body.
Vella avoiding damage as Gibbs throws knees to the body.
Gibbs tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Gibbs lands an elbow inside.
Gibbs scores a nice knee to the body.
Gibbs tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Vella avoids it.
Vella tries to break free but Gibbs pushes him back against the cage.
Gibbs scores a nice knee to the body.
Gibbs connects with a knee to the head.
Gibbs manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Gibbs is breathing heavily.
A frustrated look appears on Vella's face as he tries to break the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gibbs utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.

Gibbs breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gibbs tries to clinch but Vella is having none of it.
Gibbs fails in his attempt to clinch.
Vella circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gibbs wants to clinch.
Gibbs wants to clinch.
Vella circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gibbs takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Gibbs fails with an attempt to clinch.
Vella swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Gibbs counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Gibbs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Aadyn Gibbs dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Gibbs tries to clinch there but Vella circles away.
Vella circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gibbs throws a head kick but Vella moves out of range.
Good standup being displayed there by Vella as he connects with a hook.
Vella throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Vella gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Some wild striking there from Vella.
Gibbs fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gibbs pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gibbs tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gibbs tries to clinch there but Vella circles away.
Vella keeps the fight on the outside.
Vella misses with a straight left.
Gibbs is looking to clinch.
Gibbs is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gibbs fails in his attempt to clinch.
Vella lands a nice shot to the body.
Vella fails to land with a series of punches.
Gibbs tries to close the distance and clinch but Vella swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Vella looks to score with a jab to the body but Gibbs is just out of range.
Gibbs tries to clinch but Vella is having none of it.
Gibbs is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gibbs throws a head kick that misses.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Vella crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Gibbs - the referee stops the clock and Vella gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Gibbs. Vella manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Gibbs tries to clinch there but Vella circles away.
Nice uppercut there from Vella.
Vella swats away the attempt to clinch by Gibbs.
Vella throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gibbs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.

Gibbs moves into the clinch successfully.
Gibbs unloads a knee to the mid-section. Vella lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A knee to the head by Gibbs.
Gibbs landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A head punch on the inside from Vella fails to land.
Gibbs tries to land a knee to the head but Vella blocks with his arms.
Gibbs lands a nice knee to the body.
Gibbs with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Gibbs lands a nice knee to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gibbs lands a knee to the head.
Gibbs with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Gibbs missing with knees to the body.
Gibbs is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Vella is defending well for now.
Vella is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Vella prevents the takedown attempt.
Vella has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Vella is trying to break the clinch but Gibbs is controlling him.
Gibbs scores with a knee to the head.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Vella tries to break free but Gibbs pushes him back against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vella tries to circle away but Gibbs has him pinned against the cage.
Vella tries to break free but Gibbs pushes him back against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Gibbs.
Gibbs dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Gibbs tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Vella avoids it.
Vella has had enough of the clinch but Gibbs keeps him there for the moment.
Vella has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Gibbs with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Vella is trying to force a seperation but Gibbs has the dominant position.
Vella wants to stall.
Gibbs tries to land knees in the clinch but Vella avoids the damage to the body.
Vella tries to break the clinch but Gibbs is controlling the position.
Vella is looking to break free of the clinch but Gibbs has double underhooks.
Vella has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Gibbs lands a good knee to the midsection. Vella won't want to take too many of those.
Vella working hard to break the clinch.
Gibbs landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Vella is trying to break the clinch but Gibbs is controlling him.
Vella looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Gibbs tries to land knees in the clinch but Vella avoids the damage to the body.
Gibbs crunches a lovely knee into Vella's ribcage.
Vella is trying to force a seperation but Gibbs has the dominant position.
Vella on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Vella is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Gibbs obliges.
Vella wants to get back to striking at distance but Gibbs won't allow it.
Gibbs tries to land knees in the clinch but Vella avoids the damage to the body.
Vella wants to get back to striking at distance but Gibbs won't allow it.
Gibbs tries to land knees in the clinch but Vella avoids the damage to the body.
Gibbs keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Vella's efforts to push away.
Gibbs tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Vella has had enough of the clinch but Gibbs keeps him there for the moment.
Gibbs is trying to maintain a safe position but Vella gets an underhook and turns Gibbs into the cage.
Gibbs tries to score a body lock takedown but Vella shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Vella controlling the action here for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Aadyn Gibbs dominated that second round.
That's time! Gibbs's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Gibbs throws a head kick that misses.
Gibbs throws a head kick that misses.
Vella with a nice cross.
Gibbs tries to close the distance and clinch up but Vella swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nice uppercut lands for Vella. That snapped Gibbs's head back.
Gibbs is looking to clinch but Vella is avoiding it.
Gibbs throws a nice outside leg kick.
Vella digs a good hook to Gibbs's body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gibbs takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Gibbs tries to clinch up.
Vella swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Vella lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Vella avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vella lands a body shot.
Vella takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Gibbs fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gibbs tries to clinch but Vella is having none of it.
Vella looks to land a combination but Gibbs avoids it well.
Vella is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Gibbs steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Vella.
Gibbs slips a jab and a cross from Vella.
Gibbs tries a head kick but it misses.

Gibbs moves into the clinch.

Gibbs breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Vella circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gibbs takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gibbs looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Vella swats away the attempt to clinch by Gibbs.
Vella swings for the body but Gibbs moves out of range.
Aadyn Gibbs is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

Gibbs rushes Vella and presses him up against the cage.
Vella tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gibbs lands an elbow that stopped Vella in his tracks for a moment.
Vella has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Gibbs crunches a lovely knee into Vella's ribcage.
Vella wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Gibbs has him pressed against the cage.
Vella is trying to force a seperation but Gibbs has the dominant position.
A frustrated look appears on Vella's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Gibbs using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vella has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Gibbs is pushing Vella up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Gibbs scores a nice knee to the body.
Vella is looking to break free of the clinch but Gibbs has double underhooks.
Gibbs unloads a knee to the mid-section. Vella lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Gibbs tries to land a knee to the head but Vella blocks with his arms.
Sean Vella has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Gibbs tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Vella is trying to force a seperation but Gibbs has the dominant position.
Vella wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Gibbs utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Gibbs prevents a body shot from Vella.
Gibbs landing knees to the body.
Gibbs utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gibbs crunches a lovely knee into Vella's ribcage.
Gibbs blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Aadyn Gibbs.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Gibbs, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:28
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aadyn Gibbs!