PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Red Fox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dino Gambasetty (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dino Gambasetty will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Fox
vs
Gambasetty

150 cm
18
140 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

184 cm
21
142 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Osaka Niten Ichi - MMA Gear

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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Red Fox!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dino Gambasetty!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fox misses with a series of wild punches.
Fox leaves Gambasetty with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Gambasetty tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gambasetty looks to score with a jab to the body but Fox is just out of range.
Gambasetty throws a left and a right that both miss
and Fox counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Fox displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Gambasetty.
Fox blocks a jab.
Gambasetty takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Gambasetty throws a combination that misses
and Fox counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Fox throws a right and a left that Gambasetty avoids nicely.
Gambasetty throws out a loose jab but Fox uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fox stalks Gambasetty and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Gambasetty's face. Gambasetty staggers backwards, shaken.
Gambasetty throws a combination that misses
and Fox counters with a two punch combo.
Gambasetty looks gassed!
Gambasetty looks to land a right hand but Fox moved out of range.
Fox throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Fox lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gambasetty circles away quickly and effectively.
Fox could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Fox scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Gambasetty misses with a hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fox misses with a two punch combination.
Fox lands with a nice body punch.
Fox misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nice sprawl there from Fox as Gambasetty shoots in.
Red Fox has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dino Gambasetty.
Gambasetty gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Fox scores with a one two! Gambasetty had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Dino Gambasetty seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gambasetty swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Fox counters with a right hand to the body.
Fox looks to land a combination but Gambasetty avoids it well.
Gambasetty takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

It looks like Dino Gambasetty has been cut.
Fox fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Fox scores with a jab.
Gambasetty gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Fox is looking to wear down Gambasetty with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Fox displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Fox fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Fox swinging wilding here.
Fox looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fox moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
A big right from Gambasetty misses.
Gambasetty looks to throw the jab but Fox is out of range.
Fox throws a right hand that Gambasetty ducks under and follows up with a left that Gambasetty also avoids with ease.
Gambasetty takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Fox lands a nice hook to Gambasetty's body. Gambasetty takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Fox throws a right hand that Gambasetty ducks under and follows up with a left that Gambasetty also avoids with ease.
Gambasetty walks into a left hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fox misses with a series of wild punches.
Fox throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gambasetty tries for a takedown but Fox sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Fox throws a one two combo.
Fox scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Fox misses with a wild combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Gambasetty.
Gambasetty swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Fox counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Some wild striking there from Fox.
Fox slips under a jab.
Fox fails to land with a series of punches.
Gambasetty throws a combination that misses
and Fox counters with a straight right hand.
Gambasetty slips a jab and a cross from Fox.
Fox throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gambasetty.
A jab from Gambasetty misses.
A punch combination from Fox misses.
Fox stalks Gambasetty and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Gambasetty's face. Gambasetty staggers backwards, shaken.
Fox connects with a nice looking jab.
A jab from Gambasetty misses.
Fox scores with a jab to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Gambasetty misses
and Fox counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Fox lands a two punch combo.
Fox is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Fox fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gambasetty is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Fox swats away the attempt to clinch by Gambasetty.
Fox with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Fox lands with a nice body punch.
Fox connects with a body shot.
Fox misses with the combination.
Fox slips a straight right by Gambasetty.
Fox displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Gambasetty might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fox lunges at Gambasetty with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Gambasetty's hand.
Fox gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Fox swinging wilding here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Red Fox dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dino Gambasetty's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Gambasetty shoots in and drives through. Fox sprawls well.
Gambasetty throws a left and a right that both miss
and Fox counters with a three punch combo that has Gambasetty backing up. Gambasetty nods at Fox to acknowledge the strikes.
Fox lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Gambasetty showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Fox.
Red Fox is winning the standup battle so far.
Fox keeps the fight on the outside.
Red Fox is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A right-left combo lands from Fox.

Gambasetty has taken the fight to the clinch.
Fox wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Gambasetty's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Fox throws a series of punches but Gambasetty moves out of range.
Gambasetty throws a combination that misses
and Fox counters with a straight right hand.
Horrible takedown by Gambasetty or perhaps it was just good defense by Fox which made him look bad.
Gambasetty is breathing heavily.
Fox throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gambasetty.
Fox misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fox throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Fox misses with a series of wild punches.
Gambasetty dodges the punch combination from Fox.
Gambasetty throws a combination that misses
and Fox counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gambasetty falls off balance throwing a combination
and Fox counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Fox is working the combinations to good effect here.
Gambasetty showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Fox.
A big left from Gambasetty misses.
Fox throws a series of punches but Gambasetty moves out of range.
Fox throws a series of punches but Gambasetty moves out of range.
Fox ducks under a wild hook from Gambasetty.
Fox cracks a nice hook into Gambasetty's ribs.
Fox fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Gambasetty looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Gambasetty misses with a double jab
and Fox counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gambasetty takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A combination from Fox does no damage.
Fox lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Fox lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Gambasetty shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Fox as he jumps to the side.
Red Fox has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dino Gambasetty.
Gambasetty on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Gambasetty falls off balance throwing a combination
and Fox counters with a three punch combo that has Gambasetty backing up. Gambasetty nods at Fox to acknowledge the strikes.
Fox lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Gambasetty fails with the takedown.
Fox moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Fox lands a two punch combo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gambasetty throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Fox counters with a left and a right that stings Gambasetty.
Fox connects with a body shot.
Red Fox is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gambasetty misses with a looping right.
Fox lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Fox.
Fox dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gambasetty throws an overhand right that lands on Fox's shoulder, as Fox tries to avoid the shot.
Fox moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Fox throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Fox rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gambasetty moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Fox throws a series of strikes that have Gambasetty backpedaling.
Fox circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gambasetty takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Gambasetty throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Fox counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gambasetty avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gambasetty misses with a takedown attempt - Fox sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Fox will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Fox blocks a jab.
Fox throws a right and a left that Gambasetty avoids nicely.
Gambasetty throws a combination that misses
and Fox counters with a nice uppercut.
Fox misses with a wild combination.
Gambasetty throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Fox counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Fox lands a jab-cross combination.
Fox keeps the fight on the outside.
Fox stuffs the takedown attempt from Gambasetty. Gambasetty gets slowly back to his feet.
Fox scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Red Fox dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Dino Gambasetty's cut.
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!

Gambasetty throws a left and a right that both miss
and Gambasetty takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gambasetty misses the body punch
and Fox counters with a nice uppercut.
Gambasetty swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Fox counters with a stiff right hand.
Fox scores with a three punch combo!
Fox lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gambasetty circles away quickly and effectively.
Gambasetty falls off balance throwing a combination
and Fox counters with a left and a right that stings Gambasetty.
Fox fails to land with a series of punches.
Gambasetty is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Fox.
Gambasetty wants to clinch.
Fox throws a right hand that Gambasetty ducks under and follows up with a left that Gambasetty also avoids with ease.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fox's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Fox duly obliges.
Fox uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gambasetty.
Gambasetty avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fox wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Gambasetty is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Gambasetty is trying desperately to land a takedown but Fox is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Gambasetty.
Gambasetty tries to clinch there but Fox circles away.
Gambasetty wants to clinch up but Fox keeps it at a distance.
Fox throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gambasetty throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Fox counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gambasetty will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A punch combination from Fox misses.
Fox lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Fox slips under a jab from Gambasetty.
Gambasetty has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Gambasetty is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Fox.
Jab by Fox.
Gambasetty lands a two punch combo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fox lands a jab-cross combination.
Fox's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Fox duly obliges.
Fox fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Fox displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gambasetty throws out the jab.
Fox throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Fox throws a right and a left that Gambasetty avoids nicely.
A right-left combo lands from Gambasetty.
Gambasetty throws a left and a right that both miss
and Fox counters with a one-two to the body.
Gambasetty misses with a straight right.
A big left from Gambasetty misses.
Fox throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

Gambasetty closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Gambasetty in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.

Gambasetty is trying to get an arm triangle but Fox is defending well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fox gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!

Fox defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Gambasetty.
Gambasetty wants to control the pace but Fox is squirming around nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fox is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Fox knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Gambasetty on the ground.
Gambasetty lands a heavy elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
A nice elbow there by Gambasetty.
A nice elbow there by Gambasetty.
Dino Gambasetty has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Gambasetty looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Red Fox is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Gambasetty working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dino Gambasetty comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Fox 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 29:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 29:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 29:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Red Fox!