PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Aldo Magetsu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommy Gavin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tommy Gavin has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Aldo Magetsu's chin.

Magetsu
vs
Gavin

173 cm
25
157 lbs
11 - 1 - 0

172 cm
25
156 lbs
15 - 4 - 0

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Conviction

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Aldo Magetsu!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tommy Gavin!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Joseph Jones and Steve Montenegro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Magetsu throws a half hearted mid kick.
Gavin checks a leg kick.
Magetsu looks for the body kick but Gavin saw that one coming.
Magetsu checks a low kick from Gavin.
Gavin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Magetsu lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Magetsu avoids a kick to the body.
Gavin stuns Magetsu with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Tommy Gavin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Magetsu tests Gavin's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Magetsu misses with a body kick.
Magetsu moves away from the strike by Gavin.
Gavin looks to score with a jab to the body but Magetsu is just out of range.
Nice body kick from Magetsu.
Magetsu just misses with a punch to the body.
Magetsu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gavin manages to avoid it.
Gavin is looking to land body kicks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gavin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Magetsu.
Gavin slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Magetsu throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Gavin connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Magetsu lands with a good body shot.
Gavin getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Magetsu crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Gavin - the referee stops the clock and Magetsu gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Gavin. Magetsu manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Gavin stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Magetsu.
Gavin takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Magetsu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gavin moves away.
Gavin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gavin thows a left - swing and a miss!
Magetsu throws a wild body kick that Gavin sees coming a mile off.
Aldo Magetsu is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gavin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Magetsu.
Gavin throws a shot from downtown. Magetsu moves away and avoids it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gavin scores with a jab to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Magetsu tries to land a front kick but Gavin steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Gavin ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Magetsu throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gavin with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Magetsu defending well as Gavin loads up on a big left hand.
Gavin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Magetsu.
Magetsu works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Magetsu shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Gavin with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Magetsu takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Gavin slips a jab from Magetsu.
A jab from Magetsu does it's job there.
Magetsu will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Gavin throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Gavin misses its intended target.
The fighters circling - Gavin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Good standup being displayed there by Gavin as he connects with a hook.
Magetsu's jab looks to have found its range, popping Gavin under the eye.
Gavin misses with a hook
and Magetsu counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nice shot by Gavin.
Gavin misses with a straight left.
Gavin takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A left lands for Gavin.
Gavin takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Magetsu on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Magetsu misses with a body punch

and Gavin counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gavin is pressing down on Magetsu's thigh, looking to free his foot. Magetsu is holding on for now.
Magetsu keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gavin is just content to waste time from the top position. Magetsu takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Gavin throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Gavin connects with a couple of short punches.
Gavin must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Magetsu is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Magetsu controlling the position.
Gavin loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Gavin throwing strikes but missing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Magetsu can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Gavin controls the pace.
Gavin throwing strikes but missing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tommy Gavin dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Magetsu lands a nice shot to the body.
Gavin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gavin connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Magetsu keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.

Gavin shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Magetsu manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Gavin trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Gavin won't allow Magetsu to get back to his feet.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Gavin throwing strikes from guard but Magetsu blocks nicely.
Magetsu is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Gavin is controlling him.
Gavin is stalling in the full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gavin looking to sit in guard and control but Magetsu gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Gavin looking for a sweep. Not yet Gavin, not yet.

Gavin had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Magetsu defends it easily.
Magetsu controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Gavin has his foot on Magetsu's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Magetsu works his way back into a safe position though.
Magetsu sitting in guard here, content to control.
Gavin looking to control.
Tommy Gavin has got the better of the ground game so far.
Magetsu advances position into side control!
Magetsu taking a breather here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gavin manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Magetsu is looking for a sweep. Gavin is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Gavin looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Magetsu with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Gavin trying to mount his opponent but Magetsu defends it.
Gavin thows a huge punch but Magetsu dodges it nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Magetsu has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Gavin is on him like a limpet, forcing Magetsu back against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Magetsu working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Magetsu prevents the takedown attempt.
Magetsu lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gavin backwards.
Gavin's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

Magetsu breaks the clinch.
Gavin lands a nice shot that snaps Magetsu's head back.
Magetsu connects with a leg kick. Gavin looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gavin throws a big shot that misses.
Magetsu moves out of range of the strikes.
A big right from Gavin misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gavin misses with a low kick.
Magetsu moves out of range as Gavin throws a body kick.
Gavin misses with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tommy Gavin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Gavin misses with a wild body shot.
Magetsu defending well as Gavin loads up on a big left hand.
Gavin throws an overhand right that lands on Magetsu's shoulder, as Magetsu tries to avoid the shot.
A low kick from Gavin misses
and Magetsu counters with a good, hard body kick but Gavin shrugs it off.
Gavin throws a big shot that misses.
Gavin throws a chopping leg kick but Magetsu manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Magetsu.
Gavin lands an overhand right.
Magetsu throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Magetsu connects with a leg kick. Gavin looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Gavin walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Magetsu lands with a right hand.
Gavin misses with a low kick.
Tommy Gavin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gavin misses with a low kick.
Gavin darts in looking for a takedown but Magetsu gets double underhooks and turns Gavin into the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Magetsu blocks a body shot from Gavin.

Magetsu's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Magetsu connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Magetsu cracks the inside of Gavin's front leg.
Some bone on bone action there as Gavin checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Magetsu swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Magetsu tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Magetsu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Crunch! Magetsu slams his shin into Gavin's torso.
Magetsu misses with a low kick.
Magetsu has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Gavin finds it's way round the side to connect with Magetsu's head.
Magetsu changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Gavin takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Gavin scores with the left hand. Magetsu knows he should have avoided that one.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Magetsu tests Gavin's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Magetsu on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Magetsu takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Gavin shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Magetsu as he avoids it easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gavin 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.
Decent striking displayed by Gavin there.
Gavin moves out of range as Magetsu throws a body kick.
Gavin misses with a body shot.
Gavin misses with a straight left.
Magetsu throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gavin's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A nice leg kick lands there from Magetsu.
Magetsu tries to score with a low kick but Gavin moves his leg out of the way.
Magetsu avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gavin throws a leg kick but Magetsu sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Gavin stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Magetsu.
Gavin looks for the body kick but Magetsu saw that one coming.
Nice defenses there by Magetsu.
Gavin moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A punch lands to the side of Gavin 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Sloppy strikes from Gavin. Those never looked like landing.
Gavin moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Gavin tries a low kick but Magetsu avoids it.
Nice shot lands for Gavin.
Magetsu checks a low kick from Gavin.
Gavin scores with a shot to the body.
Gavin throws a half hearted mid kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Magetsu lands a jab to Gavin's midsection.
Nice straight punches there by Magetsu. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Magetsu.
Magetsu keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Aldo Magetsu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tommy Gavin.
Gavin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Magetsu.
Magetsu walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Gavin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Magetsu's Muay Thai looks sharper than normal. He has obviously been working on it in the gym.
Gavin thows a leg kick but Magetsu checks it
and Magetsu counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A looping hook to the body misses from Magetsu. Gavin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Magetsu avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Magetsu lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gavin connects with a body shot that sends Magetsu's belly button to the back.
Magetsu avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Magetsu throws a wild body kick that Gavin sees coming a mile off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but Aldo Magetsu did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
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.

An inside leg kick lands from Gavin.
Magetsu misses with a body punch

and Gavin counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Gavin is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Magetsu reverses the position - he's now on top in Gavin's guard.
Magetsu passes Gavin's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Magetsu keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Gavin wants to get back to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gavin has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Magetsu is working away from the top position though.

Gavin is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Magetsu pulls his head out easily.
Gavin is trying to maintain the position but Magetsu is very close to passing his half guard.
Magetsu trying to control the pace.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gavin wants to improve his position but Magetsu is controlling well.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Aldo Magetsu.
Gavin takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Magetsu pushes Gavin away with a front kick.
Magetsu throws a head kick that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magetsu throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Magetsu thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Gavin if he has to take too many more of those.
Gavin pivots, looking for a leg kick but Magetsu is out of range and Gavin settles back down.
The fighters circling - Magetsu throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gavin changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Magetsu tries to avoid it but Gavin manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Magetsu to the ground. Magetsu escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Magetsu misses with a body shot.
Good leg kick by Magetsu there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Magetsu uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gavin.
Magetsu looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Gavin checks a leg kick nicely.
Magetsu looks to land a left hand but Gavin moved out of range nicely.
Gavin fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Magetsu throws a shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Gavin checks a leg kick.
Magetsu throws a half hearted mid kick.
Gavin moves out of range as Magetsu strikes.
Some wild striking there from Gavin.
Gavin lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Magetsu digs a good hook to Gavin's body.
Magetsu connects with the punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Magetsu slips a straight right by Gavin.
Gavin thows a leg kick but Magetsu checks it
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Magetsu.
Gavin with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Gavin takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Magetsu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close fourth round but I would say that Aldo Magetsu will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Gavin avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Magetsu scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Gavin doesn't seem bothered though.
Magetsu connects with a leg kick. Gavin looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Magetsu connects with a solid leg kick.
Magetsu just misses with a punch to the body.
A head kick misses from Magetsu.
Gavin scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Magetsu misses with a low kick.
Magetsu takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Gavin checks a leg kick.
Magetsu checks a leg kick nicely.
Gavin does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Gavin jabs Magetsu right on the nose. Magetsu blinks but takes it well.
Gavin takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Magetsu tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Gavin is able to avoid easily.
Magetsu slips a jab from Gavin.
Magetsu delivers a nice body kick.
Magetsu throws a body kick that misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gavin. Magetsu does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gavin throws a half hearted mid kick.
Magetsu staying out of range there.
Magetsu takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Gavin scores with a hook to the body. Magetsu takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A telegraphed right hand from Gavin misses the target.
Magetsu moves out of range of the leg kick from Gavin.
Magetsu walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Gavin checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Magetsu has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Gavin.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Magetsu lands a leg kick that knocks Gavin off balance momentarily.
Magetsu avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gavin looks to score with a jab to the body but Magetsu is just out of range.
Gavin looks for the body kick but Magetsu saw that one coming.
Magetsu buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Magetsu has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Gavin.
Magetsu blocks a jab.
Gavin scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Gavin does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gavin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Magetsu lands with a kick to the ribs.
Gavin misses with a straight left.
Magetsu swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Magetsu fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Gavin on the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magetsu scores with a nice head shot.
Magetsu feints and then cracks Gavin's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Gavin down.
Gavin stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Magetsu.
Gavin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Magetsu sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Magetsu scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Gavin doesn't seem bothered though.
Magetsu feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Gavins jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Nice jab there from Gavin.
Gavin throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Magetsu stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Gavin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Magetsu moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Gavin thuds his right hand into Magetsu's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Gavin misses with a kick to the body.
Magetsu looks to land a body kick but Gavin moved away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Magetsu scores with a hook to the body. Gavin takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Gavin shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Magetsu as he avoids it easily.
Gavin tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Magetsu scores with a decent looking hook.
Gavin tries to bum rush Magetsu with a series of wild strikes but Magetsu uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
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!
Magetsu lands a nice leg kick that just misses Gavin's sensitive parts.
Gavin scores with a body shot.
Magetsu moves out of range of the strikes.
Magetsu uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gavin.
Magetsu pushes Gavin away with a front kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Magetsu throws a front kick that sends Gavin stumbling back into the cage.
Magetsu connects with a good right hand that stumbles Gavin. Gavin circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Gavin checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.

And that's the end of the fight!
Aldo Magetsu showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Magetsu has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 48:47
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 48:47
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 48:48

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Aldo Magetsu!
Aldo Magetsu retains his featherweight title!
Aldo Magetsu decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.