PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between abby austin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vinnie Gambino (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

austin
vs
Gambino

182 cm
19
175 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

186 cm
22
175 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Good 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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, abby austin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vinnie Gambino!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Aleksandr Martynov and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gambino looks to land a left hand but austin moved out of range nicely.
Gambino looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? austin is fending him off so far but Gambino persists. Nope, austin circles away and we're back to standing.
Gambino feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to austin's calf.
Gambino avoids a punch combination nicely.
austin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
austin throws a nice looking combination but Gambino bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gambino thows a left - swing and a miss!
austin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gambino.
austin keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Gambino scores with a decent looking hook.
Gambino misses with a head kick.
austin misses with a double jab.
Gambino throws a half hearted mid kick.
Gambino keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
austin throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gambino.
austin swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
austin blocks a head kick by Gambino.
Gambino looks to land a right hand but austin moved out of range.
Gambino avoids a punch combination nicely.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
austin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
austin misses with a jab, cross combination.
austin finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
austin tries to clinch up but Gambino circles away and keeps his distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
austin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

austin rushes Gambino and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

austin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gambino misses with a body shot.
austin throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gambino.
Gambino misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Gambino throws a right hand that austin ducks under and follows up with a left that austin also avoids with ease.
Gambino changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. austin tries to avoid it but Gambino manages to keep hold of a leg and drag austin to the ground. austin escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
abby austin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vinnie Gambino.
Gambino keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Gambino misses the shot to the body.
Gambino slips under a jab from austin.
austin throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gambino tries for a takedown but austin sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Gambino looks gassed!
Gambino thows a body shot but no joy.
austin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gambino.
austin tries to clinch up but Gambino circles away and keeps his distance.
Gambino falls off balance throwing a combination
and austin counters with a nice body shot.
austin goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
abby austin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gambino fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
abby austin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

austin has Gambino up against the cage in a clinch.
austin keeps control of Gambino as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

austin breaks from the clinch.

austin gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
austin prevents Gambino from breaking the clinch.
austin softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

austin breaks from the clinch.
austin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gambino moves away.
Gambino ducks under a wild hook from austin.
austin falls off balance throwing a combination
and Gambino counters with a thumping low kick.
Gambino shoots for a takedown but austin saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
austin looks to land a combination but Gambino avoids it well.
Gambino lands with an uppercut that bounces austin off the cage and back into rage.
Gambino throws a head kick but austin moves out of range.
Nice shot by austin.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gambino misses the shot to the body.
austin works over Gambino's head and body with a nice combination.
Gambino thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gambino takes one to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

austin has Gambino up against the cage in a clinch.
Gambino jumps guard but austin stands there with Gambino around his waist. Gambino gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

austin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Some wild striking there from austin.
Gambino throws a body kick despite being completely out of range

and austin counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by austin.
austin throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gambinos head.
austin lands a body punch.
Gambino is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Gambino is trying to break free.
A shot in the inside from austin.
Gambino wants to break free but austin has control.
austin misses with some punches.
Gambino is trying to break the clinch but austin is controlling him.

austin manages to break the clinch.
Gambino misses with an attempted mid kick.
Gambino on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A combination from austin does no damage.
Gambino throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Nice shot lands for Gambino.
austin sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

austin has taken the fight to the clinch.
austin lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Gambino has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

austin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
austin looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

austin gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Gambino has had enough of the clinch but austin keeps him there for the moment.
Gambino is trying to force a seperation but austin has the dominant position.

austin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
austin misses with a two punch combination.

Gambino changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. austin looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.

Gambino is working to tighten is grip on austin's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. austin has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Gambino is really squeezing tight and eventually austin passes out! Gambino breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Vinnie Gambino!