PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yair Espinoza (ranked 4261 p4p, 3158 weight class) and Ayden Gaines (ranked 218 p4p, 158 weight class). Ayden Gaines is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Espinoza
vs
Gaines

188 cm
18
205
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
25
170
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Inexperienced

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Yair Espinoza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ayden Gaines!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, John Kavanagh and Eddie Farnsworth.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Espinoza throws a quick inside leg kick.
Espinoza fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Gaines.
Espinoza lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Espinoza looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That kick from Espinoza tenderised Gaines's leg. Gaines is trying to keep his angry face on.
Espinoza connects with a solid leg kick.
Espinoza lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Espinoza with the inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Espinoza fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Espinoza scoring well with a low kick there.
Gaines 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.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Espinoza with the inside leg kick.
Espinoza lands with a thumping leg kick.
Espinoza lands a nice leg kick that just misses Gaines's sensitive parts.
Gaines tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Gaines on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Espinoza. Espinoza obviously looking to wear him down.
Gaines looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Espinoza looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A good leg kick by Espinoza.
Espinoza connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Espinoza lands a leg kick that knocks Gaines off balance momentarily.
Espinoza throws a leg kick which misses Gaines's front leg but catches the back leg as Gaines tries to avoid it.
Espinoza chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Espinoza lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Gaines has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Gaines and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Gaines only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Espinoza throws a nice inside leg kick.
Espinoza lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A solid leg kick lands there for Espinoza.
Gaines's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Espinoza feints and then cracks Gaines's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Gaines down.
Espinoza fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Gaines.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Yair Espinoza dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Gaines blocks a low kick nicely.
Yair Espinoza seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Espinoza tried to score with a low kick but Gaines checks it.
Gaines tries a quick counter leg kick but Espinoza is wise to it.
Espinoza misses with a low kick.
Espinoza throws out a leg kick but Gaines moves out of range and Espinoza only half commits.
Gaines appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Espinoza will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Gaines takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Espinoza tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Espinoza scores with a leg kick.
Espinoza is looking to chop away at Gaines's legs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Espinoza thumps Gaines with a low kick.
Espinoza is looking to chop away at Gaines's legs.
Gaines flicks out a counter leg kick but Espinoza steps away.
Espinoza misses with a low kick as Gaines jumps back.
A low kick lands for Espinoza.
A nice inside leg kick there by Espinoza. That's going to slow Gaines down.
Espinoza connects with an inside leg kick.
Espinoza lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Espinoza tries to land a leg kick but Gaines saw it coming and moves away.
Gaines tries a quick counter leg kick but Espinoza is wise to it.
Espinoza tried to score with a low kick but Gaines checks it.
Gaines feints a counter leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Espinoza tries to work over Gaines's front leg with a kick but Gaines checks it.
Gaines only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Espinoza lands with a thumping leg kick.
Gaines keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Gaines flicks out a counter leg kick but Espinoza steps away.
Gaines checks a leg kick nicely.
Gaines feints a counter leg kick.
Espinoza lands with a thumping leg kick.
Espinoza throws a leg kick but Gaines checks it.
Gaines only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
A leg kick checked by Gaines.
A low kick lands for Espinoza.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Yair Espinoza dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Espinoza scores with a leg kick.
Espinoza throws a leg kick but Gaines sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Espinoza backing away here, and Gaines unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Espinoza is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gaines can do to turn this around?
Espinoza connects with an inside leg kick.
Espinoza buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Gaines blocks the leg kick.
Espinoza 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice leg kick from Espinoza, right into the meat of the thigh.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Gaines might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Espinoza has got the better of the exchanges.
Espinoza lands a leg kick that knocks Gaines off balance momentarily.
Espinoza connects with an inside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Espinoza lands a leg kick that knocks Gaines off balance momentarily.
Gaines 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.
Espinoza thumps Gaines with a low kick.
Yair Espinoza is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Espinoza throws a leg kick but Gaines sees it coming and moves out of range.
Espinoza backing away here, and Gaines unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Espinoza lands with a thumping leg kick.
A leg kick checked by Gaines.
Gaines was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Espinoza misses with a low kick.
Gaines checks a low kick from Espinoza.
Espinoza wants to land a leg kick but Gaines is out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Espinoza tries to land a leg kick but Gaines saw it coming and moves away.
Espinoza thumps Gaines with a low kick.
Espinoza connects with a solid leg kick.
Espinoza throws a leg kick but Gaines sees it coming and moves out of range.
Gaines only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Gaines checks a low kick from Espinoza.
Gaines tries a quick counter leg kick but Espinoza is wise to it.
Espinoza throws a solid leg kick but Gaines takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Espinoza.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Espinoza motions for Gaines to come forward. Espinoza throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Espinoza backing away here, and Gaines unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Ayden Gaines has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Espinoza misses with a leg kick.
Espinoza backing away here, and Gaines unleashes a leg kick that just misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Yair Espinoza showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Espinoza 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 David Schapiro scores the fight for Yair Espinoza!
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight for Yair Espinoza!
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight for Yair Espinoza!

Yair Espinoza wins by unanimous decision!