PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Marin Averescu (ranked 3758 p4p, 361 weight class) and Tommy Gavin (ranked 906 p4p, 0 weight class). Marin Averescu had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Averescu
vs
Gavin

174 cm
23
162 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

183 cm
24
160 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Marin Averescu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tommy Gavin!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Chris Downing and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Gavin.
Gavin lands a nice looking kick to the body. Averescu takes a step back to recover.
Averescu goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Averescu takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Gavin works Averescu's body with a nice hook.
A head kick misses from Averescu.
Gavin now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
A good leg kick by Gavin.
Gavin throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Averescu is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Gavin.
A combination from Averescu does no damage.
Averescu takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Gavin throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Gavin, right into the meat.
Gavin has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Averescu is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Averescu looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Gavin dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Averescu. That did some damage!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gavin throws out a powerful jab.
Gavin scores with a leg kick.
Averescu scores with a kick to the midsection.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gavin stuffs the takedown.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Gavin.
Gavin connects with a good right hand that stumbles Averescu. Averescu circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Averescu looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Tommy Gavin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Averescu tries for a takedown but Gavin circles away easily
and Gavin counters with a nice uppercut.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Gavin.
Averescu fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marin Averescu. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Averescu stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Gavin.
Averescu walks forward, straight into a front kick from Gavin.
Averescu on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Gavin. Gavin obviously looking to wear him down.
Averescu tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Gavin manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Gavin throws a body kick that misses.
Tommy Gavin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Averescu tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Good exchange - Gavin coming out on top.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Averescu shoots in looking for a takedown but Gavin manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Averescu's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Gavin explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Gavin lands a jab to the head.
Gavin lands a high kick!
Gavin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Averescu takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Averescu goes for a double leg but Gavin avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Gavin continues to drive forward.
Gavin misses with a wild body shot.
Gavin throws a nice outside leg kick.
Gavin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Averescu takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Gavin misses with a few strikes there.
Gavin lands the left hand.
Gavin with a nice cross.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Gavin gets tackled into the cage by Averescu. Averescu maintains the clinch.

Gavin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Averescu is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Averescu lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Gavin at a distance.
Averescu has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Gavin.
Gavin cracks the inside of Averescu's front leg.
Gavin lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Gavin pushes Averescu away with a front kick.
Averescu connects with a body shot.
Gavin pushes Averescu away with a front kick.
Gavin feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Averescu's calf.
Gavin uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Averescu has time to react.
Gavin buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gavin scores with a jab.
Gavin misses with a wild body shot.
Averescu tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gavin paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gavin is looking to land body kicks.
Gavin has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Gavin lands with a kick to the ribs.
Gavin smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Decent striking displayed by Gavin there.
Averescu takes a jab right on the kisser.
That kick from Gavin tenderised Averescu's leg. Averescu is trying to keep his angry face on.
Averescu takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Gavin moves into range and lands a nice body kick.

Averescu moves into the clinch successfully.
Averescu blocks an uppercut.
Gavin struggles to land a body shot inside as Averescu controls his hands.
Averescu blocking some punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gavin makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Gavin creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Gavin lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Averescu backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Averescu takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Averescu tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gavin connects with an inside leg kick.
Gavin scores with a body shot.
Gavin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Averescu wants to clinch up but Gavin keeps it at a distance.
Gavin looks to score with a jab to the body but Averescu is just out of range.
A counter left hand to the body from Averescu misses its target.
A punch lands to the side of Averescu 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Averescu on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Gavin. Gavin obviously looking to wear him down.
Averescu takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Gavin looks to land a left hand but Averescu moved out of range nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gavin is looking to land body kicks.
A nice inside leg kick there by Gavin. That's going to slow Averescu down.
Gavin throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Gavin cracks Averescu with a good jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gavin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Averescu moves away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gavin lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Gavin has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Good leg kick by Gavin there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Gavin scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Gavin fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Gavin tests Averescu's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Gavin lands with a thumping leg kick.
Averescu smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Gavin cracks Averescu with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Averescu. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.

Averescu instigates a clinch.
Gavin lands a right hand.
Gavin lands with a short shot to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Gavin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Averescu has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Gavin.
Averescu throws the kick towards the body but Gavin avoids it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gavin does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Gavin throws a push kick but Averescu slaps the foot to one side.
Averescu throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Averescu takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Averescu on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Gavin feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Averescu's calf.
Averescu takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Gavin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Averescu.
Averescu tries to counter by clinching up but Gavin breaks away and moves out of range.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Averescu.
Gavin jabs Averescu right on the nose. Averescu blinks but takes it well.

Gavin gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Gavin seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Averescu wants to control from the top but Gavin keeps moving.
Averescu scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Gavin is pulling down on Averescu's head to control his posture.
Averescu with a flurry of punches that miss.
Gavin trying to control the position here.
Gavin controls Averescu momentarily but Averescu frees himself.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.

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.
Averescu trying to control but Gavin is working from the bottom.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Gavin misses with a body kick.
Gavin looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A good leg kick by Gavin.
Averescu moves out of range as Gavin throws a body kick.
Gavin connects with a leg kick. Averescu looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Averescu tries for a takedown but Gavin sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Gavin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Averescu manages to avoid it.
Averescu jabs Gavin right on the nose. Gavin blinks but takes it well.
Gavin throws a sloppy head kick

and Averescu counters by clinching up.
Gavin lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Averescu or not.
Averescu misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gavin.
Gavin lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tommy Gavin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Gavin scores with a leg kick.
Marin Averescu is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Averescu shoots in but no luck this time.
Averescu will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Averescu shoots in for a takedown but Gavin shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Gavin only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Averescu takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Averescu tries to clinch up.
Gavin connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Averescu's hands.
Gavin scores with a nice strike.
Averescu fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marin Averescu. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gavin scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Averescu doesn't seem bothered though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Averescu takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Averescu tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Gavin fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Gavin scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Tommy Gavin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Averescu chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Gavin can pounce on him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Gavin.
Averescu shoots for a double leg takedown but Gavin sprawls well. He's pushed Averescu's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Averescu fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Gavin chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Gavin thumps Averescu with a low kick.
Gavin leaves Averescu with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Gavin feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Averescu's calf.
Averescu takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Gavin pushes Averescu away with a front kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Gavin.
Averescu takes one on the chin but seems OK.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gavin turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Nice body kick from Gavin.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gavin cracks Averescu with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Gavin bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Averescu's head.
Gavin connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Good leg kick by Gavin there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Averescu chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Gavin can pounce on him.
Averescu fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gavin scores with a spinning back kick!
Averescu throws a body punch but Gavin moves out of range.
Averescu closes this distance looking for a takedown but Gavin circles away.
Gavin throws out a counter right but Averescu avoids it with no problem.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gavin stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Gavin dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Averescu. That did some damage!
Gavin fakes the leg kick and cracks Averescu in the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Gavin.
Averescu shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Gavin sprawls well. Gavin wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Averescu gets slowly back to his feet.
Gavin lands with a right hand.
Gavin lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Averescu avoids the body shot from Gavin.
Averescu tries to counter by clinching up but Gavin breaks away and moves out of range.
Gavin lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A nice inside leg kick there by Gavin. That's going to slow Averescu down.
Averescu shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Gavin pinned against the cage. Gavin gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
A nice leg kick lands there from Gavin.
Averescu looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Gavin.
Gavin fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Averescu.
Tommy Gavin is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Averescu on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Gavin chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Averescu chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Gavin can pounce on him.
Marin Averescu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Gavin smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Averescu throws a right and a left that Gavin avoids nicely.
Gavin fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Gavin connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A thudding body kick lands there by Gavin!
Averescu has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Gavin finds it's way round the side to connect with Averescu's head.
Gavin scores with a kick to the body.
Gavin scores with a nice body kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tommy Gavin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Gavin 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 26:30
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 26:30
Judge George Francis scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tommy Gavin!
Tommy Gavin was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.