|
|
PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Marcelo Silveira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vinnie Gambino (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marcelo Silveira could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Vinnie Gambino's chin.
 |
|
 |
| 180 cm
22
179 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
|
186 cm
21
175 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin |
|
BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Marcelo Silveira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vinnie Gambino!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Ivan Kurochkin and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silveira shoots for a takedown but Gambino saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Silveira throws a hook but Gambino avoids it easily.
Silveira takes a swing at Gambino's ribcage but misses.
Gambino swats away the attempt to clinch by Silveira.
Silveira tries to clinch up.
Silveira darts in and clinches Gambino up against the cage.
Gambino has Silveira pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Silveira manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Gambino breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Silveira shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Gambino manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Gambino wants to stand but Silveira is controlling the position.
Silveira with a flurry of punches that miss.
Silveira is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Gambino keeping moving, preventing Silveira from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gambino wants to sweep but no luck.
Gambino kicks Silveira off and gets to his feet.
Gambino rushes Silveira and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Silveira drops down looking for an ankle pick but Gambino pulls his leg out and moves away.
Gambino moves into the clinch.
Gambino pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gambino fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
It looks like Marcelo Silveira has been cut.
Gambino throws a good cross that connects.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gambino closes the distance but Silveira moves to the side
and Silveira counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Silveira is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silveira stops Gambino from getting back to his feet.
Gambino is trying to control but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silveira is working for a kimura but Gambino is defending it quite comfortably.
Gambino wants to get back to his feet.
Gambino trying to control but Silveira postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gambino is trying to stand back up but Silveira is controlling him
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Gambino stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Gambino wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marcelo Silveira. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gambino fails in his attempt to clinch.
No luck for Gambino with that takedown attempt.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Gambino.
Gambino shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Gambino is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Silveira has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Gambino is standing up, even though he is in mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gambino looks to land a combination but Silveira avoids it well.
Silveira is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Gambino.
Gambino ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Gambino throws a head kick but Silveira moves out of range.
Gambino tries to clinch but Silveira is having none of it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gambino swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Silveira.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gambino tries to close the distance and clinch but Silveira swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Silveira displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Gambino.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vinnie Gambino dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Marcelo Silveira's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Gambino works over Silveira's head and body with a nice combination.
Gambino misses with a takedown attempt
and Silveira counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Gambino!
Gambino really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Silveira throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Gambino tries to hold on but Silveira pushes him away.
Silveira thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Silveira avoids the attempt from Gambino to control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Silveira trying to control but Gambino is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gambino is looking to get to half guard.
Silveira tries to stand up but Gambino grabs his leg and drags him down! Gambino is now on top, in side control.
Gambino trying to control the action but Silveira is working from the bottom.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Gambino tries to clinch but Silveira moves out of range.
Gambino motions for Silveira to come forward. Gambino throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Silveira keeps the fight on the outside.
Silveira keeps the fight on the outside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Gambino with a lazy takedown attempt
and Silveira counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Gambino is looking to escape.
Gambino is positioning himself well to prevent Silveira advancing to mount.
Gambino slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Gambino managing to control the position.
Gambino pushes Silveira off and scrambles back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gambino is looking to clinch but Silveira is avoiding it.
Gambino throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Silveira was covering up waiting for the punch and Gambino finishes the takedown easily into guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Gambino accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Gambino seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Gambino wants to stand but Silveira has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gambino wants to control from the top but Silveira keeps moving.
Silveira has a closed guard, preventing Gambino from standing up.
Gambino postures up in Silveira's guard and throws a big left but Silveira blocks it.
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 Marcelo Silveira will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Marcelo Silveira's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Gambino fails with a takedown attempt.
Gambino tries to clinch but Silveira is having none of it.
Silveira scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Both fighters take a look at the clock.
Silveira prevents Gambino from escaping the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gambino manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Silveira is looking to stall here but Gambino recovers full guard.
Silveira trying to control the position from guard on top but Gambino is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gambino working a defensive guard here.
Gambino escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Silveira gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Silveira throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Gambino works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Gambino is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Gambino is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Silveira has managed to free his arm - good work.
Silveira has hold of Gambino's hands but Gambino slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gambino decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Gambino shoots in and drives through. Silveira sprawls well.
Silveira avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Silveira avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gambino lands a right hook to the body.
Silveira tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Gambino swivels and escapes.
Silveira stuffs the takedown.
Marcelo Silveira has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vinnie Gambino.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gambino clinches up with Silveira and pushes him back against the cage.
Gambino pulls guard successfully.
Silveira trying to control but Gambino is working from the bottom.
Silveira won't allow Gambino to sweep him here.
Silveira wants to control from the top but Gambino keeps moving.
Gambino working a defensive guard here.
Gambino keeping moving, preventing Silveira from controlling successfully.
Silveira looking to sit in guard and control but Gambino gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Silveira is working an open guard so Gambino takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Gambino is looking to clinch.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Gambino.
Gambino fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gambino shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Silveira but Silveira pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Silveira takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Some bone on bone action there as Silveira checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vinnie Gambino comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Gambino has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vinnie Gambino!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
57% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
