PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brendan Solomon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Christopher Gaspetoni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Solomon
vs
Gaspetoni

200 cm
22
210 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

180 cm
19
221 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Brendan Solomon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Christopher Gaspetoni!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Ian Loll and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gaspetoni is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Solomon.
Christopher Gaspetoni seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gaspetoni misses with a double jab.
A jab from Gaspetoni misses.
Gaspetoni misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Solomon.
Gaspetoni fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Solomon throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gaspetoni keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Solomon uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gaspetoni.
Solomon thuds his right hand into Gaspetoni's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.

It looks like Christopher Gaspetoni has been cut.
Solomon tries to clinch there but Gaspetoni circles away.
Solomon drops his shoulder and cracks Gaspetoni with a huge uppercut! Gaspetoni goes down! Can Solomon finish him?

Gaspetoni is rocked!
Solomon pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gaspetoni is keeping the position for now.
Gaspetoni is still in real trouble! Can Solomon finish him?

Solomon thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Solomon wants to pass the guard but Gaspetoni is keeping the position.
Gaspetoni seems to have recovered his senses.

Gaspetoni looking for subs off his back but Solomon has passed one foot through into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Solomon tries to pass the half guard into mount. Gaspetoni knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gaspetoni is refusing to be controlled, as Solomon sits in half guard.

Gaspetoni looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Gaspetoni lands a two punch combo.

It looks like Brendan Solomon has been cut.
Gaspetoni is looking to score with low kicks.
Solomon fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Gaspetoni looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Solomon misses with a series of wild punches.
Gaspetoni closes the distance and clinches up with Solomon, looking for a takedown. Gaspetoni pushes Solomon against the cage but Solomon circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Gaspetoni looks gassed!
Gaspetoni dodges the punch combination from Solomon.
Gaspetoni takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Solomon drops Gaspetoni with a left right combo! Solomon follows him down to the ground into side control.
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!

Solomon is trying to get an arm triangle but Gaspetoni is defending well.
Gaspetoni tries to bench press Solomon off him but Solomon keeps the position.

Solomon is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Gaspetoni knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Gaspetoni tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Solomon wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Gaspetoni manages to work his way to half guard, despite Solomon's best efforts.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gaspetoni tries to get to full guard but Solomon has control of the leg.

Gaspetoni looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Gaspetoni is refusing to be controlled, as Solomon sits in half guard.
Gaspetoni punching from the bottom.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Gaspetoni throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Solomon is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Solomon slips under a jab.

Solomon gets a clinch.
Solomon can't get the takedown.

Solomon has clasped his hands together around Gaspetoni's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Solomon is looking to take a break and control but Gaspetoni is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gaspetoni regains half guard.
Solomon trying to pass the guard but Gaspetoni defending well.
Solomon blocks the strikes from Gaspetoni.

Gaspetoni is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Solomon pulls his head out easily.
Gaspetoni flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.

Solomon stands up from half guard.
Solomon throws a combination. Gaspetoni tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Solomon is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Solomon blocks a jab.
Gaspetoni loads up on a big right hand but Solomon slips the punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brendan Solomon dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Solomon's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Solomon lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Solomon.
Gaspetoni is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.

Solomon darts in and clinches Gaspetoni up against the cage.
Gaspetoni misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gaspetoni misses with a punch on the inside.
Gaspetoni prevents a takedown attempt there.

Gaspetoni breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nice defenses there by Solomon.
Solomon looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Brendan Solomon is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Solomon's corner calls for a 1-2. Solomon obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Solomon walks into a jab.
Brendan Solomon is winning the standup battle so far.
Solomon misses with a double jab
and Solomon takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gaspetoni throws a hook to the side of Solomon's head but Solomon sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gaspetoni uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Solomon.
Gaspetoni misses with a double jab.
Gaspetoni rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Solomon moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gaspetoni throws out a loose jab but Solomon uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Solomon throws a right hand that Gaspetoni ducks under and follows up with a left that Gaspetoni also avoids with ease.
Solomon connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Gaspetoni lands with a nice combination. Solomon backs away looking to recover.

Solomon scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Gaspetoni regains full guard. Nicely done.
Solomon trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Gaspetoni doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.

Gaspetoni throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Gaspetoni looking for a guillotine here but Solomon defends easily.
Solomon won't allow Gaspetoni to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Solomon trying to control the position from guard on top but Gaspetoni is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Solomon stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gaspetoni swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Solomon trying to control the position from guard on top but Gaspetoni is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Gaspetoni swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gaspetoni fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gaspetoni moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Gaspetoni scores with a three punch combo!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Solomon scores with the left hand. Gaspetoni knows he should have avoided that one.
Gaspetoni falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Solomon counter with a right hand.
A left lands for Solomon.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Solomon takes a swing at Gaspetoni's ribcage but misses.

Gaspetoni fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Solomon sprawls well initially but Gaspetoni persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Gaspetoni missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Gaspetoni looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Solomon with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Solomon moves into full guard.
Gaspetoni pushes down on Solomon's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Gaspetoni thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

Gaspetoni is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

Gaspetoni looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Solomon regains full guard. Nicely done.
Gaspetoni postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Gaspetoni postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Gaspetoni thows a big elbow that misses.
Solomon utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Gaspetoni throwing strikes from guard but Solomon blocks nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Solomon throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Solomon escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Gaspetoni gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Christopher Gaspetoni showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Gaspetoni lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Solomon defending well as Gaspetoni loads up on a big left hand.
Solomon throws a series of punches but Gaspetoni moves out of range.
Solomon scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Gaspetoni doesn't seem bothered though.
Some wild striking there from Gaspetoni.
Solomon looks to land a right hand but Gaspetoni moved out of range.
Solomon works Gaspetoni's body with a nice hook.
Solomon bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gaspetoni throws a jab when Solomon was well out of range.
Gaspetoni swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Solomon counters with a series of strikes. Gaspetoni will be more careful next time no doubt.
A right-left combo lands from Solomon.
Solomon lands a right hook to the body.
Gaspetoni throws a jab when Solomon was well out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Solomon scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gaspetoni dips to his left and cracks Solomon with an uppercut!
Solomon lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Gaspetoni misses with a looping right.
Gaspetoni lands the left hand.
A punch combination from Solomon misses.
Gaspetoni lands a glancing blow to the side of Solomon's head.
Nice defenses there by Solomon.
Gaspetoni has his takedown stuffed
and Solomon counters with a stiff right hand.
Solomon connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Solomon lands a head shot.
Gaspetoni lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Solomon backs up against the cage.
Gaspetoni with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Solomon to score with a decent uppercut.
Solomon walks forward, straight into a front kick from Gaspetoni.
Gaspetoni on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Gaspetoni throws a right and a left that Solomon avoids nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice cross by Gaspetoni.
Gaspetoni misses with a looping left.
Solomon tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Gaspetoni shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Solomon wants to improve his position but Gaspetoni is controlling well.
Solomon wants to control but Gaspetoni is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Gaspetoni lands a nice short elbow.
Gaspetoni not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Gaspetoni throws a strike but Solomon avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Solomon is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Gaspetoni flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gaspetoni tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Gaspetoni misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Solomon winds up and cracks Gaspetoni with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Solomon will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Gaspetoni punching from the bottom.

Solomon is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Gaspetoni doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Solomon.
Gaspetoni manages to get to full guard.

Solomon drops back, looking for a kneebar! Gaspetoni looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Gaspetoni looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Gaspetoni!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Sloppy strikes there by Gaspetoni.

Gaspetoni is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Solomon is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Solomon struggling a bit here.

Gaspetoni working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Gaspetoni is trying to ground and pound but Solomon uses the momentary lack of control by Gaspetoni to regain half guard.
Solomon slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Brendan Solomon.
Well Solomon 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brendan Solomon!