PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Khru Maokhamphiou (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mica Gavric (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Maokhamphiou comes to the cage accompanied by Metallica - Enter Sandman. Gavric has chosen Frank Zappa - Cocaine Decisions as his entrance music. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Maokhamphiou
vs
Gavric

193 cm
27
218 lbs
7 - 4 - 1

187 cm
25
210 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Determined

Bad Man Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Khru Maokhamphiou!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mica Gavric!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, George Francis and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gavric tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Maokhamphiou defends well and Gavric ends up having to push Maokhamphiou into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Maokhamphiou cracks Gavric with a nice body shot.
Maokhamphiou working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Maokhamphiou lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gavric backwards.

Maokhamphiou's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gavric takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Gavric takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A nice leg kick lands there from Maokhamphiou.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gavric tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Maokhamphiou defends well and Gavric ends up having to push Maokhamphiou into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Gavric tries for a takedown. No joy.
Khru Maokhamphiou has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mica Gavric.
Gavric looks winded!
Maokhamphiou makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Maokhamphiou lands with a right to the head.

Maokhamphiou breaks the clinch.

Maokhamphiou fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Gavric, pushing him back against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gavric is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Maokhamphiou pulls him back up using the underhooks.

Maokhamphiou breaks the clinch.
Gavric misses with a takedown attempt

and Maokhamphiou counters with a left hand that sends Gavric to the canvas!

Gavric is rocked!
Gavric has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Elite Dojo [21 Coaches / 58 cap] . Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Gavric is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Gavric is still in real trouble! Can Maokhamphiou finish him?
Maokhamphiou wants to stand but Gavric has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Gavric seems to have recovered his senses.

Gavric is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Gavric has a closed guard, preventing Maokhamphiou from standing up.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Gavric throwing strikes off his back to little effect.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Gavric is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Maokhamphiou has his hands clasped together but Gavric extends and breaks Maokhamphiou's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Gavric.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Mica Gavric!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Mica Gavric waved his t-shirt featuring Bad Man Clothing 's logo in front of the cameras.
The defeated Khru Maokhamphiou had this to say: 'What can I say? He was a tough opponent and I hope to have another opportunity to fight him again in the future. Until then, I will take few days to reflect before training again. I'll be back stronger and that's a guarantee!'.