PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Domenic Gazza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Abiel Selawi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Gazza might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to National Anthem of Italy. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Gazza
vs
Selawi

189 cm
18
200 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

188 cm
18
190 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Cuts easily

Good wrestler
Brawler
Powerful

Bushido Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Domenic Gazza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Abiel Selawi!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, John Mangel and Bruno Hogan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gazza slaps away a takedown attempt from Selawi, before circling back to the center of the mat.

Selawi feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Gazza is looking to stand up but Selawi isn't so interested in that idea.
Gazza lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Selawi!
Selawi working to try and regain half guard.
Selawi in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
A nice elbow there by Gazza.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
BOOM! Gazza connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Selawi is trying to escape the mount.
Selawi in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Selawi tries to hold on but Gazza postures up.
Gazza landing strikes from the mount and Selawi is in trouble!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gazza lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Gazza putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Gazza prevents Selawi from getting the reversal.
Gazza landing strikes from the mount.
Gazza is landing with some decent strikes but Selawi is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Gazza trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Selawi tries to lock up and control but Gazza gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Gazza is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Selawi can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Selawi really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Gazza. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Gazza avoids the attempt from Selawi to control.
Selawi really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Gazza is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Selawi can't stay in a position like this for much longer.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gazza lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
The referee warns Selawi that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Selawi is looking to improve his position but Gazza isn't that keen on the idea.
Gazza with a couple of short strikes.
Gazza working Selawi over with strikes here.
Selawi tries to reverse the position but Gazza maintains control.
Gazza working Selawi over with strikes here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gazza scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Gazza is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Gazza with good strikes from the mount here!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gazza landing strikes from the mount.
Selawi is bucking up trying to escape but Gazza cracks him with another couple of good strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Selawi is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Gazza sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Selawi is trying to escape the mount.
Gazza dominating with strikes here.
Gazza dominating with strikes here.
Gazza with good strikes from the mount here!
Gazza has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Selawi's face.
Selawi is wriggling around trying to escape.
Selawi is bucking up trying to escape but Gazza cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Gazza looking to control but Selawi is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Selawi working to try and regain half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gazza pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Selawi is trying to escape the mount.
Gazza landing strikes from the mount.
Gazza raining down shots from the mount!
Gazza is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Selawi can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Gazza is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Gazza with good strikes from the mount here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Selawi is squirming around, avoiding Gazza's attempts to control the action.
Gazza has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
BOOM! Gazza connects with a massive shot to the dome!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Selawi is looking to improve his position but Gazza isn't that keen on the idea.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Domenic Gazza dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

No luck for Selawi with that takedown attempt.
Gazza ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Selawi moves away.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Gazza breaks from the clinch.
Selawi fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Gazza avoids it really well and circles away.

Selawi changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Gazza looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Selawi working away.
Gazza manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Gazza works his way to full guard. Good work.
Gazza looking to control.
Gazza is controlling Selawi's posture.
Selawi seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gazza keeping full guard, as Selawi tries to pass.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gazza has control of Selawi's left arm, preventing Selawi from doing any damage.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Selawi stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gazza swivels though and keeps the full guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Domenic Gazza.
Selawi looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Gazza is fending him off so far but Selawi persists. Nope, Gazza circles away and we're back to standing.
Domenic Gazza has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Abiel Selawi.

Gazza drives through and clinches with Selawi against the cage.
Gazza doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gazza lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Selawi or not.

Gazza escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gazza is looking to clinch.
Gazza swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Selawi will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Gazza changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Gazza swings for the body but Selawi moves out of range.
Nice takedown defense from Gazza. No joy for Selawi on that attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Selawi tries to sprawl but Gazza drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Gazza is pressing down on Selawi's thigh, looking to free his foot. Selawi is holding on for now.
Selawi is trying to stand up here but Gazza is controlling him well.
Gazza trying to mount his opponent but Selawi defends it.
Gazza lands strikes from half guard.
Gazza working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Selawi is looking to control Gazza's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Selawi avoid being mounted?
Selawi is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Selawi taking some punishment here, with Gazza in his half guard.

Selawi is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Gazza pulls his head out easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gazza throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Domenic Gazza overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Selawi tries to roll over but Gazza keeps him under control.
Selawi is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Gazza scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Selawi is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Gazza scores with a couple of nice shots.
Gazza trying to pass the guard but Selawi defending well.
Selawi blocking the ground and pound attempt from Gazza.
Selawi avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Gazza.
Selawi wants to improve his position but Gazza is controlling well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Gazza seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Gazza is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Selawi is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Gazza missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Gazza missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Selawi is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Selawi keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Gazza lands strikes from half guard.

Gazza is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Selawi is looking for a sweep. Gazza is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Domenic Gazza dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Selawi closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Gazza to the mat! Gazza manages to get full guard.
Gazza manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Gazza prevents Selawi from getting the reversal.
Gazza lands a big elbow.
Selawi tries to hold on but Gazza postures up.
Gazza lands a nice shot to the head.
Selawi is desperately trying to improve his position but Gazza has a good base and remains in mount.
Gazza working Selawi over with strikes here.
Selawi is wriggling around trying to escape.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gazza lands a big elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gazza landing strikes from the mount and Selawi is in trouble!
Selawi tries to hold on but Gazza postures up.
Gazza scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Gazza prevents Selawi from getting the reversal.
Gazza trying to control but Selawi is having none of it.
Gazza putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Gazza working the ground and pound effectively.
Gazza raining down shots from the mount!
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Selawi can do anything to dispel that myth.
Selawi is bucking up trying to escape but Gazza cracks him with another couple of good strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Selawi is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Selawi wants to hold on but Gazza pushes him away.
Gazza controlling from mount.
A nice elbow there by Gazza.
Gazza dominating with strikes here.
Selawi tries to hold on but Gazza postures up.
Selawi flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Abiel Selawi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Selawi is trying to escape the mount.
Selawi tries to hold on but Gazza postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Selawi tries to reverse the position but Gazza maintains control.
Gazza is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Selawi can do to turn this around?
Selawi is in a horrible position here. Gazza smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.

Gazza looking for a guillotine from mount but Selawi is having none of it.
Selawi keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Domenic Gazza is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gazza with shots to the head and body - Selawi looks very uncomfortable down there.
Gazza wants to control the pace but Selawi is squirming around nicely.
Gazza breaks from Selawi's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Selawi is bucking up trying to escape but Gazza cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Selawi working to try and regain half guard.
Selawi takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Selawi is working to get back to half guard.
Gazza with good strikes from the mount here!

And that's the end of the fight!
Domenic Gazza showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Gazza 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 Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Domenic Gazza!