PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Gavin (ranked 801 p4p, 103 weight class) and Imperio Romano (ranked 1463 p4p, 178 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Gavin
vs
Romano

183 cm
31
160 lbs
14 - 7 - 1

173 cm
36
160 lbs
18 - 10 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Olympic 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 14 - 7 - 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 18 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Imperio Romano!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Sosuke Kotani and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Romano misses with a left hand
and Gavin counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Romano swings widly with a right hand
and Gavin counters with a nice uppercut.
Gavin avoids a kick to the body.
Gavin avoids the body shot from Romano.
Good leg kick by Romano there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Gavin takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Romano connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Gavin blocks the body kick.
Romano scores with a jab. Gavin acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Romano feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Gavin's calf.
Gavin lands the left hand.
Romano finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gavin throws a nice outside leg kick.
Gavin misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gavin lands with a straight right. Romano didn't see that one coming.
Gavin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Romano throws a low kick but it's checked well by Gavin.
Romano throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Gavin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Romano lands a nice shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gavin jabs Romano to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Romano lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Romano ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gavin moves away.
No joy there for Gavin, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Romano tries a low kick but Gavin avoids it.
Gavin scores with a leg kick.
Romano tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Gavin is able to avoid easily.
Imperio Romano seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gavin tries to move into range but Romano moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Romano throws an off balance right hand
and Gavin counters with a leg kick.
Gavin on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Romano. Romano obviously looking to wear him down.
Gavin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Romano throws out the jab.
Romano moves away from the strike by Gavin.
Romano throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Romano misses with a wild body shot.
Gavin wants to slow Romano down by chopping away at his legs.
Gavin scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Romano throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gavin throws an overhand right that lands on Romano's shoulder, as Romano tries to avoid the shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romano paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Gavin works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Gavin misses the jab.
Romano feints a counter leg kick.
Gavin defending well as Romano loads up on a big left hand.
Romano throws a body punch but Gavin moves out of range.
Gavin throws a body kick that misses.
Gavin scores with a leg kick.
Romano throws a right hand that misses
and Gavin counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Gavin jabs Romano right on the nose. Romano blinks but takes it well.
Gavin throws a leg kick that misses.
Gavin looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Romano has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Gavin.
Romano jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Romano fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Gavin looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Gavin misses with an uppercut.
Gavin lands a slapping body shot.
Romano lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Romano takes a swing at Gavin's ribcage but misses.
Romano misses the shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romano looks to land a right hand but Gavin moved out of range.
Romano attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A big right from Romano misses.
Gavin lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Romano misses with a low kick.
Romano connects with a solid leg kick.
Gavin lands a front kick.
Romano on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Romano misses with a lunging right hand
and Gavin counters with an inside leg kick.
Romano tries to land a leg kick but Gavin saw it coming and moves away.
Gavin looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Gavin misses with a kick to the body.
A swing and a miss from Romano.
A slow jab from Romano misses its intended target.
Romano lands with an uppercut that bounces Gavin off the cage and back into range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Gavin.
A left lands for Gavin.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Romano has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Gavin.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Romano misses with a straight left.
Gavin jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Gavin moves away from the strike by Romano.
Romano moves out of range as Gavin throws a body kick.
Romano thumps Gavin with a low kick.
Romano checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Romano wants to clinch up but Gavin keeps it at a distance.
Gavin quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Gavin moves out of range of the body kick.
Romano scores with a decent looking hook.
Romano is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Gavin moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Gavin is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Romano thuds his right hand into Gavin's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Romano moves out of range of the body kick from Gavin.
A slow jab from Romano misses its intended target.
Romano throws the left hand but Gavin avoids the punch easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gavin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Romano throws out a counter right but Gavin avoids it with no problem.
Romano 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.
Romano scores with a jab.
Romano blocks the body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Imperio Romano will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Gavin looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Gavin moves away from the strike by Romano.
Romano misses with a low kick.
Romano blocks the body kick.
Romano throws a wild body kick that Gavin sees coming a mile off.
Gavin scores with a spinning back kick!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Gavin.
Romano lands with a thumping leg kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Romano checks a leg kick.
And Romano responds with a good body kick, but Gavin manages to step out the way in time.
Imperio Romano seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Romano moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Romano tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Gavin is able to avoid easily.
Romano checks a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gavin moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
A big right from Romano misses.
Romano dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Gavin. That did some damage!
Gavin swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Romano moves out of range as Gavin throws a body kick.
Gavin throws a nice outside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gavin fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Romano avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Romano misses with an uppercut. Gavin saw that one coming.
Gavin throws a nice outside leg kick.
Gavin misses with a low kick.
Romano looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Romano's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Gavin misses with a looping left.
Romano misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gavin.
Romano swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Romano explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Gavin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Romano misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
An inside leg kick from Romano misses.
Romano misses with a low kick as Gavin jumps back.
Gavin scores with a kick to the midsection.
Romano misses with a low kick as Gavin jumps back.
Jab from Gavin.
Gavin throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gavin explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Gavin lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Romano misses with a body shot.
Gavin throws a quick inside leg kick.
Gavin walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Romano checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Romano slips under a jab.
Nice jab there from Romano.
Romano avoids the head kick by Gavin.
Gavin uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Romano has time to react.
Romano misses the jab.
A little feinted left hand from Gavin on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Romano throws a leg kick that is checked
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Romano moves out of range of the body kick from Gavin.
Romano was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Gavin misses with a jab to the body
and Romano counters with a stiff right hand.
Gavin tries to work over Romano's front leg with a kick but Romano checks it.
Gavin walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Gavin throws a predictable looking body shot
and Romano counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Romano lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Romano has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Gavin.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gavin cracks a nice hook into Romano's ribs.
Romano looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Romano doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Romano.
Gavin attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Nice body punch from Gavin.
An inside leg kick from Romano misses.
Gavin lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Romano misses with a low kick.
Romano moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Gavin looks for the body kick but Romano saw that one coming.
Romano tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gavin was well out of range. Poor timing from Romano.
Gavin smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Gavin throws a big shot that misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Romano misses with a right hand
and Gavin counters with a one-two to the body.
Romano misses with a looping right.
Gavin swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
A slapping body kick lands there for Gavin.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Romano throws a half hearted mid kick.
Romano lands a jab to the head.
Romano takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Gavin bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Gavin looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A swing and a miss from Romano.
Gavin was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Romano lunges at Gavin with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Gavin's hand.
Romano throws a head kick but Gavin moves out of range.
Gavin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Romano throws a combination. Gavin tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

Romano clinches up with Gavin and pushes him back against the cage.
Gavin swings wildly with an uppercut but Romano uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right from Romano.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Romano swings wildly with an uppercut but Gavin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gavin struggles to land a body shot inside as Romano controls his hands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Tommy Gavin will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Gavin throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Gavin defending well as Romano loads up on a big left hand.
Gavin throwing a counter right hand but Romano manages to avoid it.
Romano misses with a kick to the body.
Gavin keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Romano.
Romano looks to land a right hand but Gavin moved out of range.
Gavin looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Gavin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Romano.
Romano throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gavin.
Romano throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Romano misses with a straight left.
Romano misses with a straight left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Romano throws a shot from downtown. Gavin moves away and avoids it.
A telegraphed right hand from Gavin misses the target.
Romano takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Romano misses with a hook. Gavin ducked under it nicely.

Gavin gets tackled into the cage by Romano. Romano maintains the clinch.
Gavin cracks Romano with a nice body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gavin blocks a body shot from Romano.
Romano misses with a punch on the inside.
Romano throws a head punch that misses.
Romano prevents a body shot from Gavin.
Good body shot from Gavin.
Romano misses with some punches.
Gavin swings wildly with an uppercut but Romano uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gavin can't find room to land a body shot as Romano controls the action.
Gavin blocks a body shot from Romano.

Romano pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gavin checks the leg kick.
Romano throws a front kick aimed at Gavin's knee but Gavin avoids it well.
Romano lands a right hook to the body.
Gavin takes a swing at Romano's ribcage but misses.
Gavin fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Gavin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Romano.
Gavin checks a leg kick.
Gavin 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 two minutes gone in the round.
Gavin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Romano throws a shot from downtown. Gavin moves away and avoids it.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Gavin.
Romano throws a half hearted mid kick.
Romano moves forwards but Gavin connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Gavin is looking to land body kicks.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Romano lands with an overhand left.
Romano lands a nice looking body kick.
Gavin avoids the body shot from Romano.
Romano pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Romano stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Gavin.
Romano lands a head kick. Gavin smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Romano scores with a leg kick.
Romano is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Romano paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Gavin moves away from the strike by Romano.
Gavin swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romano fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Gavin checks it well.
Romano misses with an uppercut
and Romano takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

It looks like Imperio Romano has been cut.
Gavin tries to score with a low kick but Romano moves his leg out of the way.
Gavin listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Gavin slips under a jab.
Gavin moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Gavin looks to score with a jab to the body but Romano is just out of range.
Gavin moves away from the strike by Romano.
Gavin lands the left hand.
Gavin scores with a jab. Romano acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Gavin swats away the attempt to clinch by Romano.
Gavin is looking to counter punch.
Gavin lands a nice shot that snaps Romano's head back.
Gavin 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 keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gavin moves out of range of the body kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Romano fails in his attempt to clinch.
Romano tries a low kick but Gavin avoids it.
Gavin throws the kick towards the body but Romano avoids it.
Gavin throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Gavin misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gavin is looking to land body kicks.
Gavin looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Romano swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Romano takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Romano checks a leg kick.
Romano throws an overhand right that lands on Gavin's shoulder, as Gavin tries to avoid the shot.
Romano throws a quick inside leg kick.
Gavin blocks a jab.
Romano misses with a head kick.
Gavin tried to counter with a leg kick but Romano avoided it.
Good work by Gavin as he checks the leg kick.
Good work by Gavin as he checks the leg kick.
And Gavin counters with a quick kick to the body but Romano blocks it.
A left lands for Gavin.

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 Tommy Gavin.
I think Gavin has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tommy Gavin!
An out of breath and clearly excited Tommy Gavin thanked Groove Gear for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).