PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Cane Gairzinio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andy Fernandez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fernandez is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Guns N' Roses - Welcome To The Jungle. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Gairzinio
vs
Fernandez

178 cm
23
155 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

160 cm
25
150 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Cane Gairzinio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Andy Fernandez!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Richard Clark and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fernandez shoots in but no luck this time.
Gairzinio tries to clinch but Fernandez is having none of it.
Gairzinio moves in looking to clinch but Fernandez pushes him off.
Gairzinio defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Fernandez.
Gairzinio is looking to clinch.

Gairzinio takes the fight into the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Gairzinio scores with a nice short uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The referee calls for Gairzinio to work.
A nice right hand lands inside from Gairzinio.
Fernandez wants a takedown.
Cane Gairzinio has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andy Fernandez.
Gairzinio working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Gairzinio working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Gairzinio lands an uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Gairzinio creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

Fernandez is rocked!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gairzinio fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gairzinio lands a good knee to the midsection. Fernandez won't want to take too many of those.
Fernandez looks gassed!
Gairzinio lands a left hand.
Fernandez is still on wobbly legs! Can Gairzinio finish him?

Gairzinio breaks from the clinch.
Fernandez seems to have recovered his senses.
Fernandez shoots in but Gairzinio avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Gairzinio tries to clinch up.
Gairzinio throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Fernandez's head.
Horrible takedown by Fernandez or perhaps it was just good defense by Gairzinio which made him look bad.
Gairzinio wants to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gairzinio moves in looking to clinch but Fernandez pushes him off.
Fernandez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gairzinio is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Fernandez shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Gairzinio pinned against the cage. Gairzinio gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fernandez fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

Gairzinio gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Gairzinio manages to break the clinch.
Gairzinio tries to close the distance and clinch up but Fernandez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gairzinio doesn't manage to clinch there - Fernandez circles away.
Fernandez looks for a takedown but Gairzinio sprawls well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Gairzinio has closed the distance and engaged Fernandez in a clinch.
Gairzinio throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Fernandezs head.
Good body shot from Gairzinio.
Gairzinio works on Fernandez's body with a couple of short punches.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Gairzinio.

Gairzinio escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gairzinio tries to clinch there but Fernandez circles away.

Gairzinio clinches up with Fernandez and pushes him back against the cage.
Fernandez's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Gairzinio lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Gairzinio lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

Gairzinio breaks the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cane Gairzinio 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.

Fernandez dives in and grabs Gairzinio's left leg, looking for a takedown. Gairzinio pushes down on Fernandez's head and hops out.

Gairzinio moves into the clinch successfully.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Gairzinio.

Gairzinio manages to break the clinch.
Gairzinio tries to close the distance and clinch but Fernandez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Fernandez keeps the fight on the outside.
Fernandez circles away from the clinch attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gairzinio scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Horrible takedown by Fernandez or perhaps it was just good defense by Gairzinio which made him look bad.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fernandez keeps the fight on the outside.
Fernandez is breathing heavily.
Fernandez closes the distance and clinches up with Gairzinio, looking for a takedown. Fernandez pushes Gairzinio against the cage but Gairzinio circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Cane Gairzinio has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andy Fernandez.

Gairzinio looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Fernandez!
Gairzinio takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gairzinio punishing his opponent with strikes.
Gairzinio with a couple of short strikes.
A nice elbow there by Gairzinio.
Gairzinio with the ground and pound from mount.
Gairzinio sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fernandez is trying to escape the mount.

Gairzinio is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!

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.
Fernandez misses with a takedown attempt

and Gairzinio counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Fernandez!
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Gairzinio controlling the position easily from mount.
Gairzinio landing strikes, looking to finish!

Gairzinio jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Fernandez manages to avoid the submission attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cane Gairzinio 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. This is the final round!

Gairzinio tries to clinch but Fernandez is having none of it.

Gairzinio rushes Fernandez and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Gairzinio lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Gairzinio misses with a hook from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Gairzinio as Fernandez tries to tie him up.
Gairzinio works on Fernandez's body with a couple of short punches.

Gairzinio breaks the clinch.

Gairzinio forces Fernandez back against the cage and clinches.
Fernandez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gairzinio lands a body punch in the clinch.
Gairzinio lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Fernandez backwards.
Still in the clinch, Gairzinio scores with a nice short uppercut.
Gairzinio lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Gairzinio lands a right hand.
Gairzinio lands a hook that snaps the head of Fernandez backwards.
A shot in the inside from Gairzinio.

Gairzinio breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Gairzinio pushes Fernandez up against the cage in a clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Gairzinio.
Gairzinio digs a right hand underneath Fernandez's ribcage. Fernandez let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Gairzinio pushes Fernandez back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fernandez takes a shot to the head.
Gairzinio working Fernandez over with knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Gairzinio - that landed with a thud.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Gairzinio breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Gairzinio gets the takedown into side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Gairzinio stands up and beckons Fernandez to his feet.
Gairzinio doesn't manage to clinch there - Fernandez circles away.
Fernandez shoots and misses

and Gairzinio moves into the clinch.
Gairzinio is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Fernandez can do to turn this around?
Gairzinio digs a right hand into Fernandez's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Fernandez's gas tank.
Gairzinio lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Gairzinio working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Gairzinio lands a hook that snaps the head of Fernandez backwards.

Gairzinio breaks the clinch.
Gairzinio is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gairzinio is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Fernandez swats away the attempt to clinch by Gairzinio.

Fernandez gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Gairzinio to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Andy Fernandez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cane Gairzinio is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Gairzinio wanted to stand there but Fernandez had control of the position.

Gairzinio stands up from guard. Let's bang!

And that's the end of the fight!
Cane Gairzinio showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Gairzinio 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:24
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:24
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:24

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cane Gairzinio!