PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Tony (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Demian Gaea (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tony comes to the cage accompanied by thugs cry breathing remix. Gaea has chosen When I'm Gone (Remix) as his entrance music. Tony is coming into this fight with a significant injury, which will no doubt have an effect on his cardio. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Tony
vs
Gaea

186 cm
23
205 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

180 cm
25
220 lbs
18 - 8 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Experienced

Powerful takedowns
Solid Muay Thai
Powerful

Gilop®
Gilop®

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, James Tony!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Demian Gaea!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tony swats away the attempt to clinch by Gaea.
James Tony seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tony is breathing heavily.
Tony misses with a combination

and Gaea moves into the clinch.

Gaea drags the fight down to the ground.
Gaea looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Gaea is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tony goes for a takedown attempt but Gaea pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

Gaea closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Tony to the mat! Tony manages to get full guard.
Gaea looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Gaea advances to half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Gaea postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Tony to stand up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tony misses with a hook to the body

and Gaea holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

Gaea pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Gaea drives through and clinches with Tony against the cage.

Gaea jumps guard and drags Tony to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Gaea is pulling down on Tony's head. It's preventing any offense from Tony, at least for the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of James Tony.

Gaea dives in and scores a takedown into Tony's guard.
Gaea slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Check out the look on Gaea's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!

Gaea has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Gaea tries to clinch but Tony moves out of range.

Gaea feints and as Tony raises his hands in defense, Gaea changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.

Gaea stands up and waves to Tony to follow him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Gaea takes the fight into the clinch.

Gaea lands a takedown into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gaea is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Tony is looking to stand back up but Gaea counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Tony.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Tony looking for submissions off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Gaea tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Gaea fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Tony, pushing him back against the cage.
Gaea lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

Gaea escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tony throws an overhand right that lands on Gaea's shoulder, as Gaea tries to avoid the shot.
Tony throws a combination that misses

and Gaea counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Demian Gaea has got the better of the ground game so far.

Gaea stands up and beckons Tony to join him on the feet.
Gaea fails with a takedown attempt.

Gaea shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tony scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Gaea manages to mount him!
Tony wants to get back to his feet.
Gaea sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

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.
Tony taking shots to the head.
Gaea takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Gaea is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Tony is surviving well by controlling Gaea's body position as best he can.
Tony is trying to reverse the position but instead Gaea has taken his back - oops!
Gaea controls the action.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gaea scores with strikes from the back.
Gaea has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Gaea biding his time, looking for the opening.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Demian Gaea showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Gaea drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.

Gaea gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.

Gaea closes the distance and clinches.

Gaea pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Gaea has closed the distance and engaged Tony in a clinch.

Gaea has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Tony uses from the top position.
Gaea lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Tony!
Gaea controlling from mount.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tony is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Tony tries to buck Gaea off but Gaea takes his back!
Gaea is riding his opponent, not letting Tony buck him off.
Tony has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Tony is in bad spot here.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Gaea is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Demian Gaea.
Gaea wants to clinch up but Tony keeps it at a distance.

Gaea is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Tony's half guard.
Gaea seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.

Gaea decides to return to a standing position.

Tony gets caught napping as Gaea dives in and scores a takedown. Tony manages to retain guard.

Gaea stands up from Tony's guard - Gaea perhaps looking for a knockout.
Gaea shoots in and drives through. Tony sprawls well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tony swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Gaea counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Gaea manages to break the clinch.
Tony throws a left and a right that both miss

and Gaea counters with a single leg into guard. Tony didn't expect that.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gaea is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

Gaea decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Tony, up you get!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tony cracks Gaea with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.

Gaea gets a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Demian Gaea really dominated that round.
That's time! Tony's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Tony throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Gaea counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Tony tries to roll over but Gaea keeps him under control.
Tony wants to get back to his feet.
Tony is looking to improve his position.
Tony is trying to control but can't.
Gaea perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Tony tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Gaea has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Gaea controlling his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Gaea is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
Gaea tries to clinch up.
Tony avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Gaea takes the fight into the clinch.

Gaea works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Gaea passes easily into side control. Nice work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tony trying to control but Gaea flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!
Gaea is not going to allow Tony to sit and survive in this position.
Good control from Gaea.
Let's hope that Gaea has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gaea is trying to stick to Tony's back but Tony is turning into Gaea. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Gaea's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Tony.
Gaea is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.

We're going to have a standup here because James Tony wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.

Gaea has closed the distance and engaged Tony in a clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Gaea takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.

Gaea jumps into guard, dragging Tony to the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gaea has Tony pulled in close to control his posture.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Tony throws a left and a right that both miss

and Gaea counters by clinching up.

Gaea escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Gaea drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Tony is not content to let Gaea control the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tony struggling a bit here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Demian Gaea dominated that fourth round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Tony throws a combination that misses

and Gaea counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Gaea.

Gaea is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Tony can't fight it off and eventually Gaea manages to take the fight to the floor. Tony looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Tony wants to stand but Gaea is controlling the position.

Gaea gets to his feet - Tony follows without any prompting.
Gaea tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tony paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.

Gaea rushes Tony and presses him up against the cage.

Gaea jumps into guard, dragging Tony to the mat.
Gaea manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Tony manages to get himself to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tony trying to control the position.

Gaea decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Tony, up you get!

Tony tries to keep at a distance but Gaea has taken the fight into the clinch.
Gaea lands with a short punch from the clinch.

Gaea has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Tony regains guard immediately.

Gaea gets to his feet - Tony follows without any prompting.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tony throws a combination that misses

and Gaea counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Gaea manages to pull guard.

Gaea pushes Tony off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Tony misses with an uppercut.
Tony throws a combination that misses

and Gaea counters by moving into the clinch.

Gaea has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Tony uses from the top position.
Gaea manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Tony manages to get himself to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tony wants to stand up but Gaea is controlling him.
Tony wants to hit a switch here but Gaea passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Tony there!
Gaea mounts Tony! Really nice guard pass there!
Gaea controlling the pace for now.
Gaea lands a big shot there that rocks Tony but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gaea tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Tony's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Gaea controlling his opponent.
Tony is trying to escape the mount.

And that's the end of the fight!
Demian Gaea comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Gaea 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 40:50
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 40:50
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 42:50

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Demian Gaea!
Demian Gaea is the new light heavyweight champion!