PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Justin Gimmick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Damien Satan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gimmick's entrance music is Six Feet Under - War Is Coming. A fine choice. Satan has chosen Bullet For My Valentine - Hit The Floor as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Gimmick
vs
Satan

177 cm
21
162 lbs
8 - 0 - 0

175 cm
22
168 lbs
8 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong

ADCC Champion
Lethal high kicks
Powerful

Control Nutrition
FinnFighters Nutrition

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Justin Gimmick!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Damien Satan!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Daniel Franklin and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Satan feints and then cracks Gimmick's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Gimmick down.
Gimmick lands a slapping body shot.
Gimmick is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Satan scores with a spinning back kick!
Satan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gimmick.
A bone on bone clash there as Gimmick blocks the leg kick.
Satan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gimmick.
Damien Satan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Satan shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Gimmick as he jumps to the side.
Satan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gimmick manages to avoid it.
Good shot there by Gimmick.
Satan throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Satan connects with a solid leg kick.
Satan checks the leg kick nicely there.
Satan misses with a telegraphed body shot
enabling Gimmick to counter with a crisp jab.
Gimmick throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Satan throws and low kick but Gimmick moves out of range easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Satan looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Gimmick is fending him off so far but Satan persists. Nope, Gimmick circles away and we're back to standing.
Gimmick throws a shot from downtown. Satan moves away and avoids it.
Satan has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Satan there as he acknowledges the shot.
Satan blocks the body kick.
Gimmick slips under a jab.
Gimmick slaps away a takedown attempt from Satan, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Justin Gimmick has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Damien Satan.
Gimmick throws a lazy right hand but Satan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gimmick misses with a two punch combination.
Satan feints and then cracks Gimmick's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Gimmick down.
Gimmick connects with a solid leg kick.
Gimmick avoids the body shot from Satan.
Gimmick blocks a low kick nicely.
Gimmick tries to work over Satan's front leg with a kick but Satan checks it.
Gimmick takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Satan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Gimmick there.
Satan lands a head kick!
No luck for Satan with that takedown attempt.
A good leg kick by Satan.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Satan.
Satan staying out of range there.
Nice straight punches there by Gimmick. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Gimmick.
Gimmick avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gimmick cracks Satan with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gimmick throws a body punch but Satan moves out of range.
Satan walks into a left hand.
Satan ducks under a wild hook from Gimmick.
An inside leg kick from Gimmick misses.
Justin Gimmick is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Satan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Satan misses the body punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Satan is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Gimmick rather than just go for the knockout.
Satan throws a nice inside leg kick.
Satan circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gimmick throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Satan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gimmick keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Satan tries a low kick but Gimmick avoids it.

Gimmick rushes Satan and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Satan blocks an uppercut.
Satan prevents Gimmick from breaking the clinch.
Gimmick tries to throw a body punch but Satan avoids it by throwing Gimmick back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Satan.
Gimmick misses with a punch to the body.
Gimmick trying to stall but Satan improves his position.

Satan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gimmick misses with a straight left.
Gimmick lands with a cross.
Gimmick rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Satan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gimmick throws a shot from downtown. Satan moves away and avoids it.
Satan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gimmick checks a low kick from Satan.
Satan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gimmick misses with a wild combination.
Gimmick takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Satan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gimmick.
Satan throws a big shot that misses.
Satan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gimmick.
Satan with a body punch. A glancing blow.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gimmick bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Satan's head.
Gimmick misses with an uppercut.
Gimmick throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Satan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Justin Gimmick dominated that round.
That's time! Gimmick's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Gimmick is looking to clinch but Satan is avoiding it.
Satan dives in and grabs Gimmick's left leg, looking for a takedown. Gimmick pushes down on Satan's head and hops out.
Satan looks to throw a body kick
and Gimmick counters with a thumping low kick.
Gimmick throws a hook to the side of Satan's head but Satan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nice shot by Gimmick.
Satan fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Gimmick tries to work over Satan's front leg with a kick but Satan checks it.
Gimmick swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Satan.
Gimmick defending well as Satan loads up on a big left hand.
Gimmick thows a left - swing and a miss!

Gimmick closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Gimmick lands a left hand.
Gimmick throws a head punch that misses.
Satan works on Gimmick's body with a couple of short punches.
Satan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gimmick lands a body shot in the clinch.
Gimmick is leaning against Satan and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Satan changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Gimmick fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Justin Gimmick has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Damien Satan.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gimmick bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Gimmick jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Gimmick lands the left hand.
Gimmick swings for the body but Satan moves out of range.
Satan cracks the inside of Gimmick's front leg.
A punch combination from Gimmick misses.
Gimmick lands a nice looking kick to the body. Satan takes a step back to recover.
Gimmick bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Satan's head.
Gimmick scores with a hook to the body. Satan takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Gimmick pivots, looking for a leg kick but Satan is out of range and Gimmick settles back down.
Gimmick bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gimmick throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gimmick throws a nice outside leg kick.
Satan throws a quick inside leg kick.
Satan slips a jab and a cross from Gimmick.
Gimmick pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

Satan looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Gimmick!
Satan landing punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Satan thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Gimmick is looking to improve his position but Satan isn't that keen on the idea.
Satan throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Gimmick because Satan loaded up on that one.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Satan wants to control the pace but Gimmick is squirming around nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gimmick wants to control but Satan is having none of it.
Satan postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Gimmick looks a forlorn figure.
Satan breaks from Gimmick's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Gimmick gets back to half guard.
Satan is trying to control the action in half guard but Gimmick is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Satan passes to side control.
Satan has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Gimmick is trying to improve his position.
Gimmick parries the strikes from Satan easily there. Satan is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Gimmick to escape.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Satan tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Satan cracks Gimmick with a big right hand but Gimmick just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Gimmick is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Satan off and has taken his back!
Gimmick trying to control.
Satan is in bad spot here.
Gimmick doesn't have the hooks in and Satan manages to turn into his guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Satan throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Gimmick works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Satan in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Gimmick trying to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Justin Gimmick will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Gimmick defending well as Satan loads up on a big left hand.
Gimmick connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Satan scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Satan throws a leg kick but Gimmick checks it.
Gimmick is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Gimmick chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Satan can pounce on him.
Satan dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Gimmick. That did some damage!
Gimmick misses with a looping left.
Satan throws a solid leg kick but Gimmick takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Satan.
Gimmick throws a body punch but Satan moves out of range.
Satan swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Satan motions for Gimmick to come forward. Satan throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Satan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gimmick.
Gimmick lands a nice leg kick that just misses Satan's sensitive parts.

Satan changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Gimmick looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Satan tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Gimmick wants to control but Satan postures up.
Satan is looking to take a break and control but Gimmick is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Satan in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Gimmick gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Satan tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Satan prevents Gimmick from getting the reversal.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Satan wants to control the pace but Gimmick is squirming around nicely.
Satan misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Gimmick tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Satan tries to control but Gimmick wriggling away.
Satan thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Satan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Gimmick is looking to improve his position but Satan isn't that keen on the idea.
Gimmick wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Satan.
Gimmick tries to hold on but Satan pushes him away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gimmick really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Satan throws some wild stikes that Gimmick manages to avoid easily.

Satan with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.

Gimmick defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Satan.
Gimmick bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Satan keeping full guard, as Gimmick tries to pass.

That's four 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.
Satan is trying to control the position but Gimmick postures up.

Satan is working an open guard so Gimmick takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Gimmick throws a leg kick
and Satan counters with a nice leg kick.
Gimmick throws a leg kick that is checked
and Satan counters with an inside leg kick.
Satan closes this distance looking for a takedown but Gimmick circles away.
Satan looking to land some kicks to the body here.

Gimmick closes the distance and clinches.
Satan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gimmick has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Satan blocks an uppercut.
Satan prevents a body shot from Gimmick.
A short left from Gimmick.
Gimmick lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Satan or not.
Satan leaning his opponent against the cage.
Gimmick stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Satan can't find room to land a body shot as Gimmick controls the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but Justin Gimmick did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Satan staying out of range there.
Gimmick looks to land a combination but Satan avoids it well.
Gimmick stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Satan.
A telegraphed right hand from Gimmick misses the target.
Satan looks for a takedown but Gimmick sprawls well.
Gimmick blocks a head kick by Satan.
Gimmick throws a shot from downtown. Satan moves away and avoids it.
Gimmick pivots, looking for a leg kick but Satan is out of range and Gimmick settles back down.
A low kick from Satan misses
and Gimmick counters with a low kick, right behind Satan 's knee.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Satan scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Gimmick throws a sloppy head kick and Satan moves out of range easily.
Satan throws a body punch but Gimmick moves out of range.
Gimmick throws a body punch but Satan moves out of range.
Gimmick fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Satan manages to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Satan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Satan circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gimmick uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Gimmick tries to clinch but Satan moves out of range.
Gimmick takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Satan turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Justin Gimmick is winning the standup battle so far.
Gimmick moves out of range of the leg kick from Satan.
Satan throws a low kick, looking for Gimmick's leg but Gimmick calmly moves out of range.
Satan drops his hands momentarily and Gimmick takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Satan fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Satan misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Satan is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Satan throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Gimmick throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Satan misses with a leg kick
and Gimmick counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gimmick pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Some bone on bone action there as Gimmick checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Gimmick throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Gimmick tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Gimmick misses with a double jab.
A big right from Satan misses.
Satan is looking to chop away at Gimmick's legs.
Gimmick scores with a jab to the jaw.
Satan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gimmick throws out the jab.
Gimmick throws a one two combo.
Gimmick avoids the head kick by Satan.
Gimmick doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A low kick from Satan misses
and Gimmick counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Satan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Satan connects with a solid leg kick.
Satan throws a leg kick
and Gimmick counters with a straight right hand.
Gimmick checks a low kick from Satan.
Satan attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Good standup being displayed there by Gimmick as he connects with a hook.
Gimmick misses with a body shot.
Satan misses with a kick to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gimmick. Satan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Satan scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A head kick by Satan misses
and Gimmick counters with a nice uppercut.
Satan slips under a jab from Gimmick.
Satan connects with a nice looking jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Satan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gimmick was well out of range. Poor timing from Satan.
A big left from Gimmick misses.
Satan wants to land a leg kick but Gimmick is out of range.
Satan moves out of range of the leg kick from Gimmick.
Gimmick takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Gimmick swings for the body but Satan moves out of range.
Satan keeps Gimmick at a distance using the push kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Satan.
Gimmick thows a body shot but no joy.
Satan goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Gimmick avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gimmick chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Satan can pounce on him.
Satan misses with a wild body shot.

Satan shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Gimmick's guard.
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 Justin Gimmick will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Gimmick throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Satan.
Satan misses with a low kick.
Satan misses with a combination
and Gimmick counters with a two punch combo.
Satan finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Satan walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Gimmick checks a low kick from Satan.
Gimmick checks a low kick from Satan.
A nice inside leg kick there by Gimmick. That's going to slow Satan down.
Gimmick wants to clinch.
Gimmick walks into a stiff left hand from Satan.
Gimmick on the wrong end of a nice hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Satan closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Satan connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Gimmick momentarily.
Gimmick tries to clinch up but Satan circles away and keeps his distance.
A slow jab from Gimmick misses its intended target.
Satan tries for a takedown but Gimmick sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Satan misses the shot to the body.
Satan throws a chopping leg kick but Gimmick manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A head kick misses from Satan.
Satan lands with a hook. Gimmick tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.

Satan drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Satan is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Gimmick controls Satan momentarily but Satan frees himself.
Gimmick pulls Satan in to control the position.
Gimmick is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gimmick tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Well, if Gimmick is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Satan is looking for a sweep. Gimmick is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Gimmick is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Satan wants to control but Gimmick is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Damien Satan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gimmick wants to lay and pray for a moment but Satan keeps working.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Satan keeping control of the position.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Satan lands a nice looking body shot.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Satan.
Gimmick parries the strikes from Satan easily there. Satan is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Gimmick to escape.
Gimmick wants to control but Satan postures up.
Gimmick is looking for a sweep.
Gimmick is working hard here to advance position.
Gimmick is trying to escape and get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Satan tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Satan has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Satan tries to score with some ground and pound. Gimmick controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Justin Gimmick is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The strikes coming from Satan are missing the target in this wave of attacks.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Satan throws a leg kick
and Gimmick counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Satan has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Satan misses the body punch
and Gimmick counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Satan takes one to the side of the head.
Gimmick connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

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 Justin Gimmick.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Gimmick, 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 50:45
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 50:45
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 50:47

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Justin Gimmick!
Justin Gimmick retains his lightweight title!