PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between David Sita (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Barry Gill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). David Sita could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Barry Gill's chin.

Sita
vs
Gill

180 cm
18
134 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

180 cm
19
220 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

Good takedowns
Brawler
Experienced

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, David Sita!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Barry Gill!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Daniel Blasius and Albert Achterberg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gill walks into a straight right hand from Sita.
Gill fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Sita scores with a kick to the body.
Gill leaves Sita with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Gill shoots in but Sita avoids the takedown attempt easily.

Sita forces Gill back against the cage and clinches.
Sita taking a breather.
Gill is trying to pull guard but Sita has him pressed against the cage.
David Sita has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Barry Gill.
Gill is looking for a takedown.
Sita landing knees to the body.
Sita wants to take the fight to the mat but Gill manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sita stops a takedown attempt from Gill.
Gill tries to pull guard but Sita won't allow it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sita drops down looking for an ankle pick but Gill pulls his leg out and moves away.
Sita fails to land the takedown.
Sita really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Gill tries to score a power double leg takedown but Sita sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Gill somewhat.
Sita shoots for a takedown but Gill saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Sita misses with a takedown

and Gill counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Gill looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gill prevents Sita from standing back up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sita is looking to improve his position.
Sita is breathing heavily.
Ground and pound from Gill.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Well, if Gill is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Let's hope that Gill has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.

Gill is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Sita doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Gill.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Gill gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Sita keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

Sita has taken the fight to the clinch.
Sita tries to pull guard but Gill holds him up against the cage and eventually Sita drops back down to his feet.

Sita jumps guard and drags Gill to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Sita knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Gill on the ground.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gill's corner is telling him to maintain position.

Gill stands up from Sita's guard - Gill perhaps looking for a knockout.

Gill fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Sita sprawls well initially but Gill persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gill passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Sita!

Gill looking for a guillotine from mount but Sita is having none of it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Gill is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Sita has managed to escape the submission attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Barry Gill dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Sita lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Sita shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Gill throws a leg kick
and Sita counters with an outside leg kick.
Sita tries to clinch there but Gill circles away.
Gill shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Gill drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Sita is looking to reverse the position.

Gill stands up.
Sita lands a jab to Gill's midsection.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sita changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Gill tries to avoid it but Sita manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Gill to the ground. Gill escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gill shoots in for a double leg but Sita sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

Gill drives through and clinches with Sita against the cage.
Gill is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Sita is trying to pull guard but Gill has him pressed against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for David Sita. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Sita pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gill fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Sita is looking to clinch.
Gill stuffs the takedown.
Gill fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gill shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Sita sprawls well. Sita wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Gill gets slowly back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Sita scores with a takedown into Gill's guard.
Gill pulls Sita in to control the position.
Gill should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.

Gill is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Sita is aware though and is defending well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sita wants to stand but Gill is controlling his posture from full guard.
Gill throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Gill manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gill lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.

Gill looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Barry Gill has got the better of the ground game so far.
Gill pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Gill tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Gill lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Sita hang on?
Gill looking to control and managing it successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gill lands a big elbow.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Gill controlling the pace for now.
Gill's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gill lands a big shot there that rocks Sita but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Barry Gill showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Gill swings for the body but Sita moves out of range.
Gill swats away the attempt to clinch by Sita.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Gill.
Sita fails with a takedown attempt.
Gill keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Sita tries to clinch but Gill moves out of range.
Sita shoots in for a double leg but Gill sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for David Sita. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gill throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sita throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Gill's waist but Gill gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Sita off to one side.
Gill tries a head kick but it misses.
Gill stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Gill wants it to stay on the feet.
Sita circles away from the clinch attempt.

Gill closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Sita to the mat! Sita manages to get full guard.
Gill slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Sita is trying to control the position but Gill postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Barry Gill was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Gill swinging wildly here.
Gill shoots for a takedown but Sita saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Sita tries to clinch but Gill moves out of range.
Gill shoots in but no luck this time.
Sita misses with a takedown attempt

and Gill counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sita not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Gill slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

Gill stands and steps away. Sita gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
David Sita is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gill is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gill tries to clinch up but Sita circles away and keeps his distance.

Sita gets caught napping as Gill dives in and scores a takedown. Sita manages to retain guard.
Gill is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

Gill stands and steps away. Sita gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Sloppy strikes from Gill. Those never looked like landing.
Gill swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Horrible takedown by Gill or perhaps it was just good defense by Sita which made him look bad.
Gill keeps the fight on the outside.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gill shoots in looking for a takedown. Sita tries to sprawl out of it but Gill keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Sita manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Sita wants to clinch up but Gill keeps it at a distance.

And that's the end of the fight!
Barry Gill comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Gill winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Wagner Zegers scores the fight for Barry Gill!
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight for Barry Gill!
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight for Barry Gill!

Barry Gill wins by unanimous decision!