PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Silviu Panadero (ranked 4173 p4p, 4416 weight class) and Derrick Gawain (ranked 469 p4p, 480 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Panadero
vs
Gawain

170 cm
22
178
2 - 0 - 0

184 cm
22
180
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Very strong

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Silviu Panadero!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Derrick Gawain!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Daniel Bishop and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gawain throws a big shot that misses.
Panadero wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
A jab from Gawain misses.
Gawain slips a jab and a cross from Panadero.
Gawain throws a hook but Panadero avoids it easily.
Panadero throws a right and a left that Gawain avoids nicely.
Gawain looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Gawain swats away the attempt to clinch by Panadero.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Gawain! But no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gawain circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gawain throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gawain circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Panadero showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gawain.
Gawain throws out a loose jab but Panadero uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gawain is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Panadero.
A jab from Gawain misses.
Panadero moves out of range of the strikes.
As Gawain tries to get set, Panadero tries to push him back and clinch up but Gawain manages to avoid the attempt.
Panadero fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Gawain avoids it really well and circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Panadero tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gawain looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Panadero is looking to counter the offense by Gawain and move into the clinch.
Gawain swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Panadero appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Gawain keeps the fight on the outside.
Panadero staying out of range there.
Panadero tries to clinch there but Gawain circles away.
A little jabbing left from Gawain on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Gawain is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Panadero.
Panadero wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Panadero moves out of range as Gawain strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Panadero tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gawain swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gawain blocks a jab.
Panadero swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gawain pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Panadero tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Gawain manages to circle out of the way.
Gawain swats away the attempt to clinch by Panadero.
A big left from Gawain misses.
Panadero looks to throw the jab but Gawain is out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
A jab from Panadero misses.
Panadero uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gawain.
Panadero slips a straight right by Gawain.
Panadero tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Gawain manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Panadero dodges the punch combination from Gawain.
Panadero drops down looking for a counter takedown but Gawain sprawls and moves away.
Gawain throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Panadero uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gawain.
Derrick Gawain is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Panadero wants to clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Derrick Gawain dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Panadero slips a jab from Gawain.
Panadero seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Gawain might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Panadero fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Panadero slips under a jab.
Panadero tries to counter with a takedown but Gawain is quick to defend against it.
Derrick Gawain seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gawain throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Panadero.
Panadero misses with a hook.
Gawain throws a counter combo.
Derrick Gawain is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Panadero ducks under a wild hook from Gawain.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Panadero avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gawain looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Panadero wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Gawain throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Panadero steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gawain.
Nice defenses there by Panadero.
An attempted straight right counter from Panadero misses the target.
Panadero tries to clinch up.
Panadero wants to clinch.
Panadero shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Gawain as he jumps to the side.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Panadero might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Gawain fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Panadero changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Panadero is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Gawain's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Gawain throws a hook but Panadero blocks it.
Panadero is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Gawain.
Gawain throws a jab but it's blocked by Panadero.
Gawain has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Gawain throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Panadero is looking to counter the offense by Gawain and move into the clinch.
Gawain misses with a few strikes there.
Panadero is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Gawain.
Panadero slips a jab from Gawain.
Panadero bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gawain misses with the combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Panadero moves in looking to clinch but Gawain pushes him off.
Panadero tries to close the distance and clinch but Gawain swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Panadero avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Panadero ducks under a wild hook from Gawain.
Panadero is looking to counter the offense by Gawain and move into the clinch.
Gawain misses with an uppercut.
Panadero tries to close the distance and clinch but Gawain swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gawain throws out a counter right but Panadero avoids it with no problem.
Gawain throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Gawain misses with a straight left.
Gawain throws a right hand that Panadero ducks under and follows up with a left that Panadero also avoids with ease.
Panadero tries to clinch there but Gawain circles away.
Panadero tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Gawain manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Gawain throws out a counter right but Panadero avoids it with no problem.
Gawain throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Panadero showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gawain.
As Gawain tries to get set, Panadero tries to push him back and clinch up but Gawain manages to avoid the attempt.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gawain misses with a looping right.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Derrick Gawain 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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Panadero tries to close the distance and clinch but Gawain swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A jab from Gawain misses.
Panadero slips under a jab from Gawain.
Panadero seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Panadero tries to clinch up but Gawain circles away and keeps his distance.
Panadero fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gawain circles away from the clinch attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big right from Gawain misses.
Panadero avoids a punch combination nicely.
As Gawain tries to get set, Panadero tries to push him back and clinch up but Gawain manages to avoid the attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gawain misses with a looping left.
Gawain throws a lazy right hand but Panadero sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Panadero tries to counter by clinching up but Gawain breaks away and moves out of range.
Gawain misses with a two punch combination.
As Gawain tries to get set, Panadero tries to push him back and clinch up but Gawain manages to avoid the attempt.
Panadero throws a hook but Gawain blocks it.
It seemed like Gawain was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Panadero tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A slow jab from Gawain misses its intended target.
Panadero is looking to counter punch.
Panadero is looking to clinch but Gawain is avoiding it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Gawain! But no joy.
Gawain throws a right and a left that Panadero avoids nicely.
Panadero throws a big counter combination but Gawain scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Panadero uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gawain.
Panadero ducks under a wild hook from Gawain.
Panadero tries to clinch but Gawain is having none of it.
Gawain misses with an uppercut.
Gawain swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Panadero tries to clinch but Gawain is having none of it.
Gawain throws an overhand right that lands on Panadero's shoulder, as Panadero tries to avoid the shot.
Panadero is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Gawain.
Gawain misses with a few strikes there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Panadero is looking to clinch but Gawain is avoiding it.
It seemed like Gawain was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Panadero avoids a punch combination nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from Gawain misses the target.
Gawain throws a jab but it's blocked by Panadero.
It looked like Panadero was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Gawain.
Gawain slips under a jab.
Gawain misses with a double jab.
As Gawain tries to get set, Panadero tries to push him back and clinch up but Gawain manages to avoid the attempt.
Gawain slips a jab from Panadero.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Panadero defending well as Gawain loads up on a big left hand.
Panadero changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Panadero slips a jab from Gawain.
Panadero misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gawain misses with a hook.
Panadero ducks under a wild hook from Gawain.
Panadero is looking to counter the offense by Gawain and move into the clinch.
Gawain throws a jab but it's blocked by Panadero.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Panadero moves in looking to clinch but Gawain pushes him off.
Panadero slips under a jab from Gawain.

And that's the end of the fight!
Derrick Gawain comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Gawain has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Richard Clark scores the fight for Derrick Gawain!
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight for Derrick Gawain!
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight for Derrick Gawain!

Derrick Gawain wins by unanimous decision!