|
|
PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jamie Gaffney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kon Sai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sai has chosen Made In Thailand as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
 |
|
 |
| 180 cm
24
164 lbs
6 - 6 - 0 |
|
176 cm
22
162 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
|
BJJ Brown Belt
Good elbows
Granite chin |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jamie Gaffney!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kon Sai!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Konstantin Menshow and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sai goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Gaffney throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Sai tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Gaffney is in Sai's guard.
Gaffney has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Gaffney throwing strikes but missing.
Gaffney trying to control but Sai is working from the bottom.
Gaffney controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sai working a defensive guard here.
Gaffney has gone for a leg lock! Sai slips out almost immediately though and dives into Gaffney's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gaffney manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Sai manages to get himself to full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Gaffney accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Sai pulls Gaffney in close to prevent any damage.
Sai avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Sai is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Gaffney throws a big elbow that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gaffney won't allow Sai to sweep him here.
Sai working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Gaffney.
Sai looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Gaffney throwing strikes from guard but Sai blocks nicely.
Sai looking to hit a scissor sweep but Gaffney is one step ahead there.
Gaffney pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sai is keeping the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sai has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Gaffney stops Sai from standing up.
Sai has Gaffney pulled in close to control his posture.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Kon Sai hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Gaffney swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gaffney throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Sai counters by clinching up.
Sai is trying to pull guard but Gaffney turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Sai pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sai will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gaffney shoots in for a takedown but Sai shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Sai has a takedown stuffed.
Gaffney bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Gaffney scoring with punches and elbows.
Sai is letting Gaffney control him for a moment.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sai pushes Gaffney away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Gaffney gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Sai is looking for a sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jamie Gaffney dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Gaffney throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sai fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gaffney manages to avoid it.
Jamie Gaffney is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gaffney fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Sai tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gaffney was well out of range. Poor timing from Sai.
Sai wants to clinch up but Gaffney keeps it at a distance.
Sai tries to clinch but Gaffney moves out of range.
Gaffney shoots in for a takedown but Sai shows good takedown defense.
Sai throws a leg kick that misses.
Gaffney scores with a nice strike.
Gaffney avoids a kick to the body.
Gaffney throws a series of strikes that have Sai backpedaling.
Gaffney cracks Sai with a good jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sai tries to close the distance and clinch but Gaffney swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sai fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sai tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gaffney swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sai misses with a low kick as Gaffney jumps back.
Gaffney shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Sai as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jamie Gaffney. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sai avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gaffney gets a takedown into half guard.
Gaffney thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Sai's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sai regains full guard. Nicely done.
Jamie Gaffney overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sai keeping moving, preventing Gaffney from controlling successfully.
Gaffney trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Gaffney throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Sai is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Sai keeping full guard, as Gaffney tries to pass.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Gaffney accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gaffney is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Sai trying to keep a closed guard but Gaffney is proving a slippery customer.
Gaffney is looking to work some ground and pound but Sai has wrist control.
Gaffney throws an elbow that misses. Sai uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Gaffney's guard. Nice move by Sai!
Gaffney is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Sai drops back looking for a leg! Gaffney is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Gaffney manages to kick Sai off! Sai jumps back into Gaffney's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sai wants to control from the top but Gaffney keeps moving.
Gaffney wants to sweep here but Sai controlling him for the moment.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sai tries to stand but Gaffney is controlling from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jamie Gaffney dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Sai slips under a jab from Gaffney.
Sai tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gaffney connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Sai momentarily.
Gaffney shoots for a takedown but Sai saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Gaffney.
Gaffney swats away the attempt to clinch by Sai.
Gaffney shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jamie Gaffney. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sai wants to clinch but Gaffney slips to the side
and Gaffney counters with a nice uppercut.
Gaffney misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sai tries to clinch but Gaffney moves out of range.
Sai tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gaffney paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gaffney shoots in looking for a takedown. Sai tries to sprawl out of it but Gaffney keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Sai manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Sai lands a head shot.
Gaffney misses with a takedown attempt - Sai sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Sai avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sai instigates a clinch.
Jamie Gaffney is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sai tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Gaffney takes an elbow to the forehead.
Sai throws an elbow that misses.
Sai being controlled against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Sai just misses with a elbow thrown towards Gaffney's brow.
Kon Sai has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sai being controlled against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Sai.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sai throws an elbow but it misses.
Sai breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gaffney shoots in looking for a takedown but Sai manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Gaffney's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Sai lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Gaffney backs up against the cage.
Sai looks to clinch
and Sai takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jab, jab by Gaffney - just one landing.
Gaffney throws a series of punches but Sai avoids them all with ease.
Sai tries to clinch there but Gaffney circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sai looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gaffney shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Sai as he avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sai fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kon Sai seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gaffney throws a combination. Sai tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Gaffney misses the shot to the body.
Gaffney lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Gaffney.
Sai shoots in but Gaffney avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Sai misses with an attempted mid kick.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Gaffney.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sai closes the distance but Gaffney moves to the side
and Gaffney counters with a one-two to the body.
Sai rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gaffney moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kon Sai comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Gaffney has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 29:28
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jamie Gaffney!
A very excited looking Jamie Gaffney made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 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
39% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
