PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Billy Gros (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shooter McGavin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Gros
vs
McGavin

188 cm
29
196 lbs
6 - 5 - 0

178 cm
21
185 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Fast

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 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Billy Gros!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Shooter McGavin!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Daniel Blasius and Radbod Blank.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Gros shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Gros is nestled in close to McGavin, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Gros wants to take a breather but McGavin is having none of it.
McGavin is trying to stand up here but Gros is controlling him well.
Gros has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Gros controlling the action here.
Gros throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Gros has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Gros missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gros not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Gros prevents McGavin from standing back up.
McGavin looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Gros looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Gros thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed McGavin's head.
Gros not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Still in half guard, Gros seems content to control.
Gros throws a strike but McGavin avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Gros postures up in McGavin's guard and throws a big left but McGavin blocks it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gros throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
McGavin keeping moving, preventing Gros from controlling successfully.
Gros trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Gros loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Gros throwing strikes but missing.
Gros working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of McGavin's head.
McGavin keeping moving, preventing Gros from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gros loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
McGavin is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Gros throws a big elbow that misses.
Gros working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Gros is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Gros trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Gros stops McGavin from standing up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gros wants to control from the top but McGavin keeps moving.
Gros missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Gros trying to control the position from guard on top but McGavin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gros throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as McGavin works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gros trying to control the position from guard on top but McGavin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Billy Gros dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

McGavin fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

Gros closes the distance and pushes McGavin back into the cage.

Gros gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Gros wants to free his trapped foot but McGavin is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Gros trying to control from half guard but McGavin is working away.
Gros wants to pass to mount but McGavin is defending the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gros is trying to control the action in half guard but McGavin is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Billy Gros overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Gros thows a huge punch but McGavin dodges it nicely.
Gros lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Gros thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed McGavin's head.
Gros sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. McGavin defending well though.
McGavin avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Gros.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gros looks to land a strike but McGavin avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Gros missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Gros missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Gros wants to control from the top but McGavin keeps moving.
Gros is stalling in the full guard.
Gros postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gros trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
McGavin working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Gros.
Gros prevents McGavin from getting back to his feet.
Gros throwing strikes from guard but McGavin blocks nicely.
McGavin preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Gros trying to control the position from guard on top but McGavin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gros is looking to work some ground and pound but McGavin has wrist control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gros postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Gros content to stall in guard here.
Gros looking to sit in guard and control but McGavin gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Gros is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

McGavin is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Gros is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Gros has escaped and now he's on top!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Billy Gros dominated that second round.
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!

McGavin gets caught napping as Gros dives in and scores a takedown. McGavin manages to retain guard.
Gros is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Gros is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Gros trying to control but McGavin is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Billy Gros just wasn't active enough.

Gros drives through with a takedown into guard.
Gros stands up over McGavin, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
McGavin keeping moving, preventing Gros from controlling successfully.
Gros trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gros trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Gros throwing strikes but missing.
Gros missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Shooter McGavin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gros is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that McGavin can do to turn this around?
Gros prevents McGavin from getting back to his feet.
Gros with a flurry of punches that miss.
Gros is looking to work some ground and pound but McGavin has wrist control.
Gros in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGavin wants to stand but Gros is controlling the position.
Gros loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Gros controls from within his opponent's guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Gros is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Gros lands a couple of elbows.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gros missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
McGavin keeping moving, preventing Gros from controlling successfully.
McGavin wants to stand and escape but Gros is having none of it.
Gros working some strikes from top position.
McGavin preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gros working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Gros trying to control the position from guard on top but McGavin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gros looking to sit in guard and control but McGavin gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

And that's the end of the fight!
Billy Gros showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Gros has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Nard Betker scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 30:27
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Billy Gros!
A victorious Billy Gros thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.