PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Gavin (ranked 640 p4p, 72 weight class) and Joan Vila (ranked 553 p4p, 58 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Tommy Gavin has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Tommy Gavin seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Gavin
vs
Vila

183 cm
30
160 lbs
12 - 4 - 1

170 cm
28
155 lbs
13 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class boxer
Heavy handed

Conviction

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 12 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tommy Gavin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Joan Vila!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gavin misses with a straight left.
Vila throws a chopping leg kick but Gavin manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Vila scoring well with a low kick there.
Vila misses with a leg kick
and Gavin counters with a thumping low kick.
Gavin looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Gavin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vila feints a counter leg kick.
Vila takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Gavin swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Gavin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

It looks like Tommy Gavin has been cut.
Gavin misses with a low kick as Vila jumps back.
Vila goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Gavin misses with a wild combination.
Vila connects with a body shot that sends Gavin's belly button to the back.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gavin lands a glancing blow to the side of Vila's head.
Vila misses with an uppercut. Gavin saw that one coming.
It looked like Gavin wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Vila lands a slapping body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vila misses with a left hand
and Gavin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Vila takes a swing at Gavin's ribcage but misses.
Vila throws a low kick but it's checked well by Gavin.
Vila walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Gavin fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Vila has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Gavin lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Vila swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gavin appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Nice shot lands for Vila.
Vila misses with a body kick.
Gavin is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Vila goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Gavin connects with a leg kick. Vila looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Vila misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gavin.
Gavin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vila.
The fighters circling - Gavin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A little jabbing left from Vila on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Vila stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Gavin.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vila throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Gavin swings for the body but Vila moves out of range.
Vila lands with a thumping leg kick.
Gavin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vila manages to avoid it.
Gavin throws a jab but it's blocked by Vila.
Gavin just misses with a punch to the body.
Gavin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Vila missing with a left hand there. Gavin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Vila listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Nice defenses there by Vila.
Gavin checks the leg kick.
Vila misses with a straight right.
Gavin avoids a kick to the body.
Vila turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Gavin lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gavin will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gavin moves out of range as Vila strikes.
Vila misses with a wild body shot.
Gavin looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Gavin explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Vila scores with a nice right hand.
Gavin misses with a few strikes there.
Gavin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vila manages to avoid it.
Gavin checks the leg kick.
Vila looks to throw a body kick
and Gavin counters with a nice uppercut.
Vila looks to score with a jab to the body but Gavin is just out of range.
Gavin finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Vila takes a swing at Gavin's ribcage but misses.
Gavin throws a big shot that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gavin throws a low kick but Vila avoids it.
Vila throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Gavin bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Vila's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vila misses with a straight right.
A bone on bone clash there as Vila blocks the leg kick.
Vila throws a lazy uppercut
letting Gavin counter with a right hand.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Gavin.
Gavin throws an overhand right that lands on Vila's shoulder, as Vila tries to avoid the shot.
A countering left hand to the body from Vila misses.
Vila looks to land a left hand but Gavin moved out of range nicely.
Gavin appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Vila jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Vila moves out of range of the body kick.
Good shot there by Vila.
Gavin ducks under a wild hook from Vila.
Gavin connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Vila takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Tommy Gavin will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Tommy Gavin's cut.
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.

Vila looks to score with a jab to the body but Gavin is just out of range.
Gavin is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Donk. Vila catches Gavin right on the button with a cross.
Vila rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Gavin counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Vila uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Joan Vila seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A bone on bone clash there as Vila blocks the leg kick.
An inside leg kick from Gavin misses.
Gavin cracks Vila with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Gavin misses with a body shot.
The crowd cheers as Vila lands an impressive looking overhand right. Gavin doesn't seem phased though.
A big left from Vila misses.
Gavin throws a lazy right hand but Vila sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
As Gavin backs off Vila throws a huge counter combo but Gavin manages to avoid it all.
Gavin lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Vila at a distance.
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!
Vila lands a nice looking body shot.
Gavin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Vila throws out the jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gavin slips under a jab.
Gavin scores with a nice strike.
Vila takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Vila thumps Gavin with a low kick.
Gavin looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Gavin thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Vila if he has to take too many more of those.
Gavin slips under a jab from Vila.
Gavin lands a jab to Vila's midsection.
Vila has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Gavin.
Gavin thows a body kick. Vila tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Some bone on bone action there as Gavin checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Gavin bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Vila's head backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vila stalks Gavin and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Gavin's face. Gavin staggers backwards, shaken.
Gavin pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Gavin throws a body kick that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gavin looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gavin dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Vila. That did some damage!
Vila takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Vila's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Vila swings widly with a right hand
and Gavin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Vila uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gavin.
Gavin tests Vila's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Vila walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Gavin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Vila.
The fighters circling - Vila throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Vila turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Vila throws a half hearted mid kick.
Vila takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Vila thows a leg kick but Gavin checks it
and Gavin counters with an outside leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vila throws a chopping leg kick but Gavin manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Vila, right into the meat.
Gavin pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Gavin throws a body kick that misses.
Gavin throws a half hearted mid kick.
Gavin is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Vila throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Gavin throws an overhand right that lands on Vila's shoulder, as Vila tries to avoid the shot.
Gavin smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Nice body punch from Vila.
Vila misses with a series of wild punches.
Vila throws a looping overhand right but Gavin ducks down to avoid it.
Vila throws a leg kick which misses Gavin's front leg but catches the back leg as Gavin tries to avoid it.
Gavin looking to land some kicks to the body here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vila takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Vila connects with a looping right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vila throws a looping overhand right but Gavin ducks down to avoid it.
Vila misses with a left hand
and Vila takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Vila has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Gavin.
Vila is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gavin.
Gavin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Vila.
Gavin misses with a body kick.
Vila takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Good standup being displayed there by Gavin as he connects with a hook.
Vila lunges at Gavin with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Gavin's hand.

Oooooh!!! Gavin has knocked Vila down with a huge combo! Gavin steps away and waves a wobbly Vila back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!

Vila is rocked!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A solid body kick from Gavin.
Vila is still on wobbly legs! Can Gavin finish him?
Vila is breathing heavily.
Gavin lands an uppercut, right on the button! Vila tumbles backwards into the cage, staring vacantly into space! He's got no idea where he is, who he is or what day it is... Poor guy.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tommy Gavin!
After the big win, Tommy Gavin made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Groove Gear and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.