PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jamie Gaffney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Intha Mumbrane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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.

Gaffney
vs
Mumbrane

180 cm
21
164 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

175 cm
21
164 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

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 5 - 4 - 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 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Intha Mumbrane!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Dmitry Maklakov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mumbrane thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gaffney steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mumbrane.
Mumbrane swings widly with a right hand
and Gaffney counters with an inside leg kick.
Mumbrane moves out of range of the body kick from Gaffney.
Mumbrane thows a body shot but no joy.
Mumbrane misses with a lunging right hand
and Mumbrane takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gaffney keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Intha Mumbrane seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mumbrane misses with a takedown attempt
and Mumbrane takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mumbrane just misses with a punch to the body.
Mumbrane looks to score with a jab to the body but Gaffney is just out of range.
Mumbrane looks to land a combination but Gaffney avoids it well.
Gaffney throws a leg kick but Mumbrane moved away.
Mumbrane ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gaffney moves away.
Mumbrane gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gaffney tries to clinch but Mumbrane is having none of it.
Gaffney showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mumbrane.
Mumbrane avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gaffney uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mumbrane.
Gaffney buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Mumbrane changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Gaffney tries to avoid it but Mumbrane manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Gaffney to the ground. Gaffney escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Mumbrane fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gaffney manages to avoid it.
Mumbrane's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Gaffney connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Mumbrane scrambles back to his feet.
Good standup being displayed there by Gaffney as he connects with a hook.
Mumbrane stuns Gaffney with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gaffney ducks under a wild hook from Mumbrane.
Gaffney swings for the body but Mumbrane moves out of range.
Mumbrane shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Gaffney counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jamie Gaffney has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Intha Mumbrane.
Mumbrane fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Good exchange - Gaffney coming out on top.
Gaffney tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mumbrane swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gaffney lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mumbrane slips under a jab from Gaffney.
Gaffney chopping away at his opponent's legs.

Mumbrane shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Gaffney bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mumbrane looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Mumbrane working for a triangle but Gaffney defends it easily.

Gaffney gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Mumbrane with a jab.
Mumbrane ducks right into an uppercut from Gaffney.
Mumbrane takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Mumbrane misses with a body punch
and Gaffney counters with a straight right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mumbrane pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mumbrane circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mumbrane with a poor takedown
and Gaffney counters with a thumping low kick.
Mumbrane throws a left and a right that both miss
and Mumbrane takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mumbrane takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Gaffney throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gaffney throws a right and a left that Mumbrane avoids nicely.

Gaffney gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Mumbrane manages to break the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gaffney tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mumbrane was well out of range. Poor timing from Gaffney.
Mumbrane takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Gaffney ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jamie Gaffney dominated that 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.

Gaffney uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mumbrane.
Gaffney lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Gaffney moves away from the strike by Mumbrane.
Gaffney steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mumbrane.
Gaffney misses with a straight right.
Gaffney looks for the body kick but Mumbrane saw that one coming.
Gaffney leaves Mumbrane with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Mumbrane connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Gaffney's hands.
Mumbrane looks to throw the jab but Gaffney is out of range.
Mumbrane moves out of range of the leg kick from Gaffney.
Mumbrane drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gaffney is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gaffney stuffs the takedown.
Gaffney connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Mumbrane will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Jamie Gaffney has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Intha Mumbrane.
Mumbrane looks to score with a jab to the body but Gaffney is just out of range.
Mumbrane closes this distance looking for a takedown but Gaffney circles away.
Gaffney on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Mumbrane shoots in and drives through. Gaffney sprawls well.
Gaffney tries to clinch up but Mumbrane circles away and keeps his distance.
Mumbrane throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gaffney lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

It looks like Intha Mumbrane has been cut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gaffney tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gaffney tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Mumbrane manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Mumbrane throws a series of punches but Gaffney moves out of range.
Gaffney lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mumbrane dodges the punch combination from Gaffney.
Mumbrane ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gaffney moves away.
Gaffney throws a leg kick but Mumbrane checks it.
Mumbrane scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Gaffney throws a series of strikes that have Mumbrane backpedaling.
Mumbrane takes a swing at Gaffney's ribcage but misses.
Jamie Gaffney is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mumbrane. Gaffney does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gaffney misses with a looping right.
Mumbrane throws the left hand but Gaffney avoids the punch easily.
Nice uppercut there from Mumbrane.
Mumbrane lands with a good body shot.
Mumbrane showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gaffney.
Gaffney paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Mumbrane walks into a straight right hand from Gaffney.
Gaffney with a hook.
Mumbrane shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Gaffney sprawls well. Gaffney wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Mumbrane gets slowly back to his feet.
Jamie Gaffney is winning the standup battle so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mumbrane swings for the body but Gaffney moves out of range.
Gaffney throws a series of punches but Mumbrane moves out of range.
Nice shot by Gaffney.
Mumbrane tries to bum rush Gaffney with a series of wild strikes but Gaffney uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mumbrane has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Gaffney.
Mumbrane ducks under a wild hook from Gaffney.
Gaffney's jab looks to have found its range, popping Mumbrane under the eye.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mumbrane misses with a hook. Gaffney ducked under it nicely.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Left hook, right uppercut from Gaffney.
Mumbrane walks into a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jamie Gaffney dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Intha Mumbrane's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Mumbrane cracks a nice hook into Gaffney's ribs.
Both fighters circling a little - Gaffney finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Mumbrane lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Gaffney at a distance.
Mumbrane misses with a two punch combination.
Mumbrane lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Gaffney backs up against the cage.
Gaffney lands a nice leg kick that just misses Mumbrane's sensitive parts.
Mumbrane lands with a shot to the body.
Mumbrane with a lazy takedown attempt
and Gaffney counters with a nice uppercut.
Gaffney tries to close the distance and clinch but Mumbrane swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mumbrane has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Gaffney fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Mumbrane has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Mumbrane is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Gaffney rather than just go for the knockout.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mumbrane. Gaffney does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mumbrane throws a hook but Gaffney blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Mumbrane misses.
Mumbrane looks to score with a jab to the body but Gaffney is just out of range.
Nice sprawl there from Gaffney as Mumbrane shoots in.
Mumbrane takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Gaffney misses with a head kick.
Jamie Gaffney is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mumbrane connects with a body shot.
Mumbrane misses with a looping right.
Mumbrane avoids a kick to the body.
Mumbrane scores with a hook to the body. Gaffney takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Mumbrane shoots in but Gaffney avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Jamie Gaffney has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Intha Mumbrane.
Mumbrane fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Jamie Gaffney is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mumbrane shoots for a double leg takedown but Gaffney sprawls well. He's pushed Mumbrane's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Gaffney connects with a crisp jab.
Gaffney wants to clinch up but Mumbrane keeps it at a distance.
Gaffney ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mumbrane slips a jab and a cross from Gaffney.
Mumbrane avoids the body shot from Gaffney.
Gaffney throws a chopping leg kick but Mumbrane manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Mumbrane thuds a left hand into Gaffney's body.
Mumbrane takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Gaffney is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Mumbrane.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Gaffney.
Mumbrane throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mumbrane with a poor takedown
and Gaffney counters with a one-two to the body.
Mumbrane walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Gaffney avoids the body shot from Mumbrane.
Good shot there by Gaffney.
Mumbrane scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Gaffney lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Gaffney throws a nice inside leg kick.
Gaffney with a jab.
Gaffney tries a head kick but it misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mumbrane fails with the takedown.
Gaffney lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Mumbrane misses with a body shot
and Gaffney counters with a series of strikes. Mumbrane will be more careful next time no doubt.
Mumbrane swings for the body but Gaffney moves out of range.
Mumbrane throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mumbrane swings away with a body shot that misses
and Gaffney counters with a nice leg kick.
Mumbrane misses with a left hand
and Gaffney counters with an outside leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gaffney connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Intha Mumbrane has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gaffney digs a good hook to Mumbrane's body.

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 Jamie Gaffney.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Gaffney, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 30:28
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:28

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.