PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Gavin Mia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Clive Gant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mia comes to the ring accompanied by It's a Fight. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

Mia
vs
Gant

180 cm
21
140 lbs
10 - 8 - 0

165 cm
18
142 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Determined

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 10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Gavin Mia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Clive Gant!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mia smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Mia lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Gant throws a head kick that misses.
Mia checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Gant misses with a body kick.
Mia lands a two punch combo.
Gant misses with a wild body shot.
Mia avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Gant shoots in looking for a takedown. Mia tries to sprawl out of it but Gant keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Mia manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Mia swinging wilding here.

Mia bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Mia taking a breather here.
Gant tries to improve position but can't.
Mia creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Gant sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Mia is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Gant has escaped the position, nice work there.
Gant stops Mia from passing to mount.
Gant tries to buck Mia off but Mia is having none of it.
Gant avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Mia.
Gant wants to control but Mia postures up.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Gant throws a head kick but Mia moves out of range.
Gant with a poor takedown
and Mia counters with a left to the body.
Gant shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Gant takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gavin Mia has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Clive Gant.
Gant misses with a takedown attempt
and Mia cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gant changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Mia tries to avoid it but Gant manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Mia to the ground. Mia escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gant on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Gant throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Mia counter with a right hand.
Mia fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Mia misses with a wild combination.
Mia circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mia looks to land a combination. Gant sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Gant walks into a straight right hand from Mia.
Gant takes one on the button.
Mia works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
No joy there for Mia, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mia throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mia bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Gant's head backwards.
Mia jabs Gant right on the nose. Gant blinks but takes it well.
Gant wants to clinch.
Gavin Mia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mia looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mia connects with a right hand. Gant shakes it off.
Mia will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gant with a poor takedown
and Mia counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A punch lands to the side of Gant 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Mia ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A leg kick checked by Mia.
Gant has his takedown stuffed
and Gant takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mia throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
A clash of legs there as Mia blocks the low kick.
Gant closes the distance looking to clinch
and Mia counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mia keeps the fight on the outside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mia's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Mia duly obliges.
Mia works Gant's body with a nice hook.
Gant throws a left and a right that both miss
and Mia makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Mia's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Mia duly obliges.
Mia throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gant thows a body shot but no joy.
Gant throws a leg kick

and Mia counters with a nice double leg into side control. Gant won't be happy with that.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gant is not content to let Mia control the position.
You can see the frustration on Gant's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mia working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Mia misses with the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gavin Mia dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Mia throws a nice looking combination but Gant bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mia scores with a nice strike.
Gant shoots in for a double leg but Mia sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Gant tries for a takedown but Mia circles away easily
and Mia counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Gant throws a lazy body kick
and Mia counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jab, jab by Mia - just one landing.
Mia is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Mia moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Mia lunges at Gant with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Gant's hand.

Mia fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Gant sprawls well initially but Mia persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Mia in particular looking to stall.
Gant is looking to improve his position.
Mia sitting and controlling from the half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mia is looking to take a break and control but Gant is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Mia takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Gant tries to get to full guard but Mia has control of the leg.
Mia 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.
Mia missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Mia will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Mia slips a nice elbow through Gant's hands, connecting with Gant's forehead.

Mia seems to be looking for submissions.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gant wants to get back to full guard.
Mia working Gant over with strikes.

That's two 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.
Gant wants to improve his position but Mia is controlling well.
Mia is thwarting Gant's attempts to control the position.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Gant misses with a takedown
and Mia cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gavin Mia has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Clive Gant.
Mia lands a two punch combo.
Gavin Mia is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A punch combination from Gant misses.
Gant fails with the takedown

and Mia counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Mia is thwarting Gant's attempts to control the position.

Mia is looking for a kimura here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mia is trying to control. Gant wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Mia frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Gant really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Mia landing strikes, looking to finish!

That's four 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.
Mia landing shots from mount.
Gant is trying desperately to improve position.
Gant is squirming around, avoiding Mia's attempts to control the action.
Mia lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Mia with shots to the head and body - Gant looks very uncomfortable down there.
Gant wants to control but Mia is having none of it.
Gant regains half guard.
Mia working Gant over with strikes.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Mia sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Gant defending well though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gavin Mia dominated that second 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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Mia misses with a few strikes there.
Gant misses with a low kick.
Mia scores with a three punch combo!
Mia jabs Gant right on the nose. Gant blinks but takes it well.
Mia stalks Gant and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Gant's face. Gant staggers backwards, shaken.
Gant takes one on the button.
Mia stuffs the takedown attempt from Gant. Gant gets slowly back to his feet.
Gant misses with a takedown
and Gant takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A right-left combo lands from Mia.
Mia is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gant can do to turn this around?
Gant takes one to the side of the head.
Danga de danga de dang - Mia scores with a four punch combination!
Horrible takedown by Gant or perhaps it was just good defense by Mia which made him look bad.
Gavin Mia has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Clive Gant.

Mia closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.

Mia is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Gant is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mia wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gant keeps working.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gant takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Gant can't do much from the bottom here.
Mia really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

Mia is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Gant is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Mia working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.

Mia is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Gant has escaped the position, nice work there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Gant tries to get back to half guard but can't.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Mia fails to land with a series of punches.
Gant looks for a takedown but Mia sprawls well.
Gant looks for a takedown but Mia sprawls well.
Gavin Mia is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Mia lands with a slapping head kick.
Mia scores with a nice head shot.
Gant ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mia moves away.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Mia!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Gant lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Mia has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Mia and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Clive Gant has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gant shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Mia but Mia pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Mia connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Gant's hands.
Mia darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Mia fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Gant on the side of the head.
Gant gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Mia counters with a two punch combo.
Mia stuffs the takedown attempt from Gant. Gant gets slowly back to his feet.
Mia is working the combinations to good effect here.
Mia throws a series of punches but Gant moves out of range.
Gant takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Gant swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Mia counters with a nice leg kick.
Gant thows a leg kick but Mia checks it
and Mia connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gant looks to land a body kick but Mia moved away.

Mia shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Mia is in the full mount, landing strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mia tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Mia seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Gant for as long as he can get away with.
Poor strikes thrown by Mia there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Gant wants to hold on but Mia pushes him away.
Mia lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Gant throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.

And that's the end of the fight!
Gavin Mia showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Mia 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:26
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:26
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gavin Mia!