PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Marco Brivio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Torvol Shammerson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Torvol Shammerson enters the cage!

Brivio
vs
Shammerson

165 cm
18
142 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

170 cm
18
144 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Prefers standup

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Marco Brivio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Torvol Shammerson!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Shammerson scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Brivio trying to hold on to Shammerson's head to control him but Shammerson postures up.

Shammerson is trying to work for a kimura but Brivio is defending well.

Shammerson is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Brivio has managed to free his arm - good work.
Brivio wants to improve his position but Shammerson is controlling well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Brivio looking for submissions off his back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shammerson is trying to control the action in half guard but Brivio is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Shammerson might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Brivio haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Brivio moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Brivio working for a triangle but Shammerson defends it easily.
Brivio is looking to sweep but instead, Shammerson has passed into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Brivio looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Brivio moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.

Brivio looking for a guillotine here but Shammerson defends easily.

Brivio is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brivio keeping moving, preventing Shammerson from controlling successfully.
Brivio trying to keep a closed guard but Shammerson is proving a slippery customer.

Shammerson got a little sloppy there for a moment and Brivio has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Shammerson has managed to get both his arms back between Brivio's legs - danger averted.
Brivio keeping moving, preventing Shammerson from controlling successfully.

Brivio has his foot on Shammerson's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Shammerson works his way back into a safe position though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shammerson wants to control from the top but Brivio keeps moving.

Brivio looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Shammerson pushes down on Brivio's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Brivio is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

Brivio is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Shammerson pulls his head out easily.
Shammerson looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.

Shammerson is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Brivio sees it coming and defends easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shammerson is thwarting Brivio's attempts to control the position.

Shammerson is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Brivio sees it coming and defends easily.

Shammerson is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Brivio works his way to full guard. Good work.

Brivio escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Shammerson gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Brivio looking to control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Torvol Shammerson will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Brivio takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.

Shammerson fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Brivio to the ground. Shammerson is now in Brivio's guard.

Brivio has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Shammerson can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

Brivio has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Shammerson can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Shammerson wants to control from the top but Brivio keeps moving.
Shammerson looking to sit in guard and control but Brivio gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brivio works a leg free and moves into half guard.

Brivio seems to be looking for submissions.
Brivio passes to side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brivio trying to control the position but Shammerson is working away.
Shammerson tries to improve position but can't.
Shammerson struggling a bit here.
Brivio wants to control but Shammerson is keeping him busy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Brivio working away.

Brivio thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Brivio takes a little break here. Shammerson wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Brivio looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Brivio trying to control the action but Shammerson is working from the bottom.

Brivio is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Shammerson knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

Brivio tries for a kimura but Shammerson is defending well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shammerson is looking to regain half guard here but Brivio keeps moving and retains side control.
Shammerson struggling a bit here.

Brivio working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Shammerson gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Brivio wants to pass the guard but Shammerson is defending well.

Brivio looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

That's four 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.

Brivio is working for a kimura but Shammerson is defending it quite comfortably.
Shammerson gets back to full guard.
Brivio trying to control the position from guard on top but Shammerson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Shammerson trying to keep a closed guard but Brivio is proving a slippery customer.
Brivio passes Shammerson's left leg - he's now in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marco Brivio dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Shammerson's jab looks to have found its range, popping Brivio under the eye.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Shammerson.

Shammerson tries for a kimura but Brivio is defending well.
Shammerson working away.
Brivio is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Shammerson is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brivio sneaks back into half guard.
Brivio is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Brivio is staying active underneath Shammerson, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brivio wants to control but Shammerson is keeping busy.
Shammerson is looking to advance position but Brivio won't allow it.
Shammerson is trying to control. Brivio wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Shammerson is thwarting Brivio's attempts to control the position.
Brivio gets back to full guard.

Brivio looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

Brivio looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Shammerson passes into side control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Brivio is not content to let Shammerson control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brivio manages to work his way to half guard, despite Shammerson's best efforts.
Brivio works his way to full guard. Good work.
Brivio manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Shammerson manages to get himself to full guard.

Brivio is pushing down on Shammerson's leg trying to pass to half guard. Shammerson is fighting to maintain full guard but Brivio has managed to sneak the leg through.
Brivio is looking to take a break and control but Shammerson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Shammerson tries to roll over but Brivio keeps him under control.

Brivio is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Brivio trying to pass the guard but Shammerson defending well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shammerson wants to improve his position but Brivio is controlling well.
Shammerson is looking to control Brivio's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Shammerson avoid being mounted?

Shammerson is defending against the submission attempts here by Brivio.
Shammerson is looking to control Brivio's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Shammerson avoid being mounted?
Brivio is looking to take a break and control but Shammerson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's four 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.
Brivio tries to pass the half guard into mount. Shammerson knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Marco Brivio overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Shammerson trying to hold on to Brivio's head to control him but Brivio postures up.
Brivio is trying to control. Shammerson wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

Shammerson looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Brivio pushes past his half guard into mount!

Brivio looking for a guillotine from mount but Shammerson is having none of it.

Brivio looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Shammerson is trying to escape the mount.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Shammerson tries to lock up and control but Brivio gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Marco Brivio.
I think Brivio 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marco Brivio!