PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Myron Gains (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marc Bavasso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Gains
vs
Bavasso

180 cm
25
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
22
175 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Decent elbows
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Very confident

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 Sydney, Myron Gains!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Marc Bavasso!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Hugh Johnson and Bruno Hogan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bavasso shoots in for a takedown but Gains shows good takedown defense.
Gains stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Gains wants it to stay on the feet.
Gains darts in trying to clinch

and Bavasso counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Bavasso tries to land knees in the clinch but Gains avoids the damage to the body.
Bavasso is looking to break free of the clinch but Gains has double underhooks.
Gains looking for a takedown.
Bavasso tries a body shot but Gains blocks it.
Bavasso is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Gains is defending well.
Myron Gains has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marc Bavasso.
Gains lands a damaging elbow.
Gains misses with a punch to the body.
Gains throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bavasso blocks it with crossed arms.
Gains with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Gains.
Gains misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bavasso.
Bavasso drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Gains gets the underhooks and prevents it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gains using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bavasso has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bavasso fails to pull guard.
Bavasso can't get the takedown.
Bavasso tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Gains smiles and moves away.
Gains misses with a looping left.

Gains gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Bavasso gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Gains.
Gains just leaning against Bavasso, taking a breather.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gains landing knees to the head.
Bavasso drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bavasso blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gains slows down the pace here.
Bavasso blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Gains is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Bavasso gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Gains is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.

Bavasso manages to pull guard.
Gains tries to stand but Bavasso is controlling from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bavasso trying to keep a closed guard but Gains is proving a slippery customer.
Bavasso wants to sweep but no luck.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bavasso trying to control the position here.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Marc Bavasso.
Gains wants to clinch.
Gains tries to clinch up but Bavasso circles away and keeps his distance.
Bavasso avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bavasso fails with a takedown attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bavasso blocks a head kick by Gains.
A head kick misses from Gains.

Gains closes the distance and clinches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Myron Gains dominated that round.
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.

The fight stays on the outside here - Gains looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bavasso lands a nice shot to the body.

Bavasso drives through and clinches with Gains against the cage.
Gains working Bavasso over with knees to the body.
Bavasso jumps guard but Gains turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Bavasso jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Gains walks away with a smile on his face. Bavasso gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Gains tries to clinch but Bavasso is having none of it.
Bavasso shoots in looking for a takedown but Gains manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Bavasso's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Myron Gains has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marc Bavasso.
Bavasso shoots in and drives through. Gains sprawls well.

Bavasso rushes Gains and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Bavasso is breathing heavily.
Gains lands a nice knee to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bavasso takes a knee right on the jaw!

It looks like Marc Bavasso has been cut.
Gains lands a knee to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Gains gets control of Bavasso's arms and successfully pulls guard. Gains will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Bavasso stops Gains from standing up.
Gains on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Gains tries to get out of the position.

Gains wriggles free and stands up.
Gains throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

Gains closes the distance and clinches.
Gains throws a head punch that misses.

Gains manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Bavasso pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gains is keeping the position for now.
Bavasso prevents Gains from getting back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bavasso trying to control the position from guard on top but Gains is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bavasso trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Gains wants to stand but Bavasso is controlling the position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bavasso 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.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Marc Bavasso has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.

Bavasso gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Gains missing with knees to the body.
Gains goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gains tries to work over Bavasso's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gains goes for a takedown attempt but Bavasso pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gains looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bavasso fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Myron Gains is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bavasso throws a leg kick but Gains checks it.
Gains with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

Bavasso moves into the clinch.
Gains trying to land knees to the body.
Gains lands an elbow inside.

Gains pulls Bavasso into guard.
Gains keeping moving, preventing Bavasso from controlling successfully.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bavasso throws a big right hand that misses.
Bavasso trying to control but Gains is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Myron Gains dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Marc Bavasso's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Gains tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Bavasso counters with a three punch combo that has Gains backing up. Gains nods at Bavasso to acknowledge the strikes.
Bavasso fails with the takedown.
Gains tries to clinch but Bavasso moves away
and Bavasso counters with a left to the body.
Bavasso shoots in for a takedown but Gains shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Gains misses with a jab to the body
and Bavasso counters with a two punch combo.

Gains gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Gains lands a damaging elbow.
Bavasso takes an elbow to the forehead.
Gains creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bavasso's defenses.
Gains unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The referee is keeping an eye on Gains - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Bavasso takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bavasso misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bavasso is trying to break free.
Knees in the clinch landing for Gains.
Myron Gains has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Bavasso working hard to break the clinch.
Gains goes for a takedown in the clinch but Bavasso prevents it.
Bavasso wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Gains - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.

Gains drags the fight down to the ground.
Gains is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Bavasso is controlling him.

Gains wriggles free and stands up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bavasso avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Gains has closed the distance and engaged Bavasso in a clinch.
Bavasso is trying to stall.
Gains working Bavasso over with knees to the body.
Gains doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bavasso is trying to pull guard but Gains turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Myron Gains has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marc Bavasso.
Gains dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bavasso taking a breather.
Gains tries to land knees in the clinch but Bavasso avoids the damage to the body.
Gains tries to throw a body punch but Bavasso avoids it by throwing Gains back against the cage.
Gains utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
The referee calls for Gains to work.
Gains tries to pull guard but Bavasso holds him up against the cage and eventually Gains drops back down to his feet.
Bavasso is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Gains to keep the fight standing.
Gains is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Bavasso gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bavasso is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Bavasso blocking some punches.
Gains misses with a knee strike.
Bavasso jumps guard but Gains turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Gains is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Gains stops a takedown attempt from Bavasso.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.

Gains ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Gains no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Marc Bavasso has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Myron Gains is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bavasso trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

And that's the end of the fight!
Myron Gains showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Gains 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 Winston Howard scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Myron Gains!