PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Teofilo Gavilan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gavin Shamrock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Teofilo Gavilan has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Gavilan
vs
Shamrock

195 cm
18
240 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

193 cm
25
216 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent knees
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Teofilo Gavilan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Gavin Shamrock!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Gregory Folan and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gavilan cracks Shamrock with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Gavilan scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Shamrock doesn't seem bothered though.
Shamrock drops his hands momentarily and Gavilan takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.

Shamrock has managed to clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Gavilan's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Gavilan wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Shamrock lands an elbow inside.

It looks like Teofilo Gavilan has been cut.
Shamrock missing with knees to the body.
Shamrock misses with an elbow strike.
Shamrock landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Shamrock lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Gavilan takes a knee to the side of the body.
Shamrock landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Gavilan is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gavilan takes a knee to the side of the body.
Shamrock tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gavilan avoids it.
Shamrock crunches a lovely knee into Gavilan's ribcage.
Shamrock lands a good knee to the midsection. Gavilan won't want to take too many of those.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shamrock landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Shamrock lands a nice knee to the body.
Shamrock lands a good knee to the midsection. Gavilan won't want to take too many of those.
Shamrock comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Shamrock lands a knee to the body.
Shamrock crunches a lovely knee into Gavilan's ribcage.
Gavilan takes an elbow to the temple.
Shamrock lands an elbow just above Gavilan 's eye.
Gavilan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gavilan looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Gavilan managing to block the knees to the body from Shamrock.
Gavilan managing to block the knees to the body from Shamrock.
Shamrock landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shamrock lands an elbow just above Gavilan 's eye.
Shamrock landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Shamrock working Gavilan over with knees to the body.
Shamrock landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Shamrock landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Shamrock scores a nice knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Shamrock.
Shamrock utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Shamrock utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Shamrock lands an elbow that stopped Gavilan in his tracks for a moment.
Shamrock crunches a lovely knee into Gavilan's ribcage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Shamrock landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Shamrock landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Shamrock is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Shamrock landing knees to the body.
Shamrock lands a knee to the body.
Shamrock lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Shamrock lands an elbow just above Gavilan 's eye.
Shamrock tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gavilan avoids it.
Shamrock trying to land knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Shamrock obliges.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shamrock trying to land knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock lands a nice knee to the body.
Gavilan looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Knees in the clinch landing for Shamrock.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Shamrock.
Knees in the clinch landing for Shamrock.
Gavilan wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Shamrock lands a good knee to the midsection. Gavilan won't want to take too many of those.
Shamrock landing knees to the body.
Shamrock creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gavilan's defenses.
Gavilan takes an elbow to the forehead.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Shamrock scores a nice knee to the body.
Gavilan avoiding damage as Shamrock throws knees to the body.
Shamrock using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gavin Shamrock dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Teofilo Gavilan's cut.
That's time! Gavilan's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Gavilan misses with a takedown attempt - Shamrock sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Shamrock tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gavilan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Shamrock tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gavilan swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Shamrock has closed the distance and engaged Gavilan in a clinch.
Shamrock utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Shamrock gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Gavilan tries to break the clinch but Shamrock is controlling the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gavilan managing to block the knees to the body from Shamrock.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gavilan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gavilan content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Shamrock putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Gavilan in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Shamrock landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shamrock unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Shamrock comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Shamrock.
Shamrock lands an elbow just above Gavilan 's eye.
Shamrock is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Gavilan takes a knee to the side of the body.
Shamrock landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Shamrock lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Shamrock scores a nice knee to the body.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Shamrock putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Gavilan in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shamrock working Gavilan over with knees to the body.
Shamrock lands a damaging elbow.
Shamrock lands a knee to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock lands a knee to the body.
Shamrock lands a damaging elbow.

Teofilo Gavilan's cut is getting worse.
Shamrock has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Shamrock lands an elbow that stopped Gavilan in his tracks for a moment.
Shamrock creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gavilan's defenses.
Gavilan tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Shamrock just stands there and leans against the cage.
Shamrock unloads a knee to the mid-section. Gavilan lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Shamrock crunches a lovely knee into Gavilan's ribcage.
Shamrock landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Shamrock landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Shamrock lands a nice elbow.
Knees to the body from Shamrock.
Shamrock lands a damaging elbow.
Shamrock lands an elbow inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Shamrock utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Shamrock lands an elbow just above Gavilan 's eye.
Gavin Shamrock seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Gavilan avoiding damage as Shamrock throws knees to the body.
Shamrock tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gavilan avoids it.
Shamrock tries to land knees in the clinch but Gavilan avoids the damage to the body.
Shamrock is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gavilan is defending well for now.
Shamrock misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gavilan.
Gavilan avoiding damage as Shamrock throws knees to the body.
Shamrock throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Shamrock misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gavilan.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gavilan has had enough of the clinch but Shamrock keeps him there for the moment.
Shamrock throws an elbow but it misses.
Gavilan wants to break the clinch but can't.
Shamrock is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Shamrock landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Shamrock lands a knee to the body.
Shamrock keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Gavilan's efforts to push away.
Shamrock working Gavilan over with knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shamrock lands an elbow that stopped Gavilan in his tracks for a moment.
Shamrock landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Shamrock tries to land knees in the clinch but Gavilan avoids the damage to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gavin Shamrock showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Teofilo Gavilan's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Shamrock is looking to clinch but Gavilan is avoiding it.
Gavilan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Shamrock steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Gavilan.
Shamrock swats away the attempt to clinch by Gavilan.
Shamrock wants to counter the offense by Gavilan and move into the clinch position.
Shamrock tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Teofilo Gavilan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shamrock tries to clinch but Gavilan moves out of range.
Shamrock tries to close the distance and clinch but Gavilan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gavilan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gavilan gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Shamrock counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Shamrock.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shamrock creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gavilan's defenses.
Shamrock missing with knees to the body.
Shamrock lands a damaging elbow.
Shamrock tries to land knees in the clinch but Gavilan avoids the damage to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shamrock lands an elbow inside.
Shamrock trying to land knees to the body.
Shamrock lands an elbow that stopped Gavilan in his tracks for a moment.

Teofilo Gavilan's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Shamrock is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gavilan is defending well for now.
Shamrock missing with knees to the body.
Shamrock lands an elbow inside.
Gavilan is trying to push Shamrock away but Shamrock has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Shamrock lands an elbow just above Gavilan 's eye.
Gavilan wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Shamrock trying to land knees to the body.
Shamrock unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Shamrock tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gavilan avoids it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock crunches a lovely knee into Gavilan's ribcage.
Shamrock unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Shamrock putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Gavilan in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Gavilan takes an elbow to the temple.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shamrock lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Shamrock lands an elbow just above Gavilan 's eye.
Shamrock landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Shamrock landing knees to the body.
Shamrock lands a knee to the body.
Gavilan tries to break the clinch but Shamrock is controlling the position.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Shamrock in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Knees to the body from Shamrock.
Shamrock missing with knees to the body.
Gavilan avoiding damage as Shamrock throws knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gavilan avoids it.
A frustrated look appears on Gavilan's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Shamrock tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gavilan avoids it.
Gavilan is trying to push Shamrock away but Shamrock has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Shamrock tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gavilan avoids it.
Gavilan is looking to break free of the clinch but Shamrock has double underhooks.
Gavilan looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Gavilan is trying to break the clinch but Shamrock is controlling him.
Shamrock trying to land knees to the body.
Gavilan managing to block the knees to the body from Shamrock.
Shamrock is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gavilan is defending well for now.
Shamrock prevents Gavilan from breaking the clinch.

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.
Shamrock tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gavilan avoids it.
Gavilan wants to get back to striking at distance but Shamrock won't allow it.
Shamrock trying to land knees to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Gavilan's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Shamrock comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Teofilo Gavilan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gavilan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Shamrock tries to land knees in the clinch but Gavilan avoids the damage to the body.
Gavilan has had enough of the clinch but Shamrock keeps him there for the moment.
Gavilan has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Shamrock avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Gavilan has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Gavilan is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Shamrock pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Teofilo Gavilan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gavilan is trying to break the clinch but Shamrock has him pressed against the cage.
Gavin Shamrock is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Shamrock trying to land knees to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Gavin Shamrock comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Shamrock winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 24:30
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 25:30
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 24:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gavin Shamrock!