PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Arturo Gatti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Madisyn Hendley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Arturo Gatti could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Madisyn Hendley's chin.

Gatti
vs
Hendley

176 cm
24
163 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

191 cm
18
161 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Determined

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 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Arturo Gatti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Madisyn Hendley!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Reed Andrews and Columbo Gatti.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Gatti misses.
Hendley doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Gatti counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gatti misses with a double jab.
Hendley looks to clinch
and Gatti counters with a three punch combo that has Hendley backing up. Hendley nods at Gatti to acknowledge the strikes.
Hendley shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Gatti counters with a body kick.
Gatti throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hendley counters with a slapping leg kick.
Gatti lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Gatti.
Hendley fails with the takedown
and Gatti counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Arturo Gatti has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Madisyn Hendley.
Hendley misses with a takedown attempt
letting Gatti counter with a right hand.
Hendley fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Gatti looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Gatti scores with a three punch combo!
Hendley dodges the punch combination from Gatti.
Gatti throws a combination. Hendley tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

Hendley is rocked!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hendley tries to land a front kick but Gatti steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Hendley is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Gatti lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hendley circles away quickly and effectively.
Hendley slips a jab and a cross from Gatti.
Gatti throws a series of punches but Hendley avoids them all with ease.
Hendley showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gatti.
Gatti will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hendley has his takedown stuffed
and Gatti counters with a series of strikes. Hendley will be more careful next time no doubt.
Hendley looks gassed!
Hendley has his takedown stuffed
and Gatti counters with a body kick that stops Hendley in his tracks momentarily.
Gatti tests Hendley's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Gatti misses with the combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gatti lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Gatti.
Gatti feints a jab promting Hendley to slip. Gatti then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Hendley slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
No joy there for Gatti, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gatti is working the combinations to good effect here.
Gatti connects with a leg kick. Hendley looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A right-left combo lands from Gatti.
Gatti throws a head kick but Hendley moves out of range.
Gatti misses with a series of wild punches.
Gatti goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Gatti throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gatti goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gatti's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Gatti duly obliges.
Gatti moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Hendley is still on wobbly legs! Can Gatti finish him?
Gatti looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Arturo Gatti is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gatti throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Gatti throws a one two combo.
Gatti throws a right and a left that Hendley avoids nicely.
Gatti throws a right hand that Hendley ducks under and follows up with a left that Hendley also avoids with ease.
Gatti scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Gatti looks to land a combination but Hendley avoids it well.
Hendley showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gatti.
Hendley seems to have recovered his senses.
Gatti misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hendley showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gatti.
Gatti throws a series of punches but Hendley moves out of range.
Gatti throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gatti scores with the left hand. Hendley knows he should have avoided that one.
Gatti works over Hendley's head and body with a nice combination.
Gatti misses with a two punch combination.
Gatti goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Gatti lands with a kick to the ribs.
Gatti lands a jab-cross combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gatti goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Hendley is trying desperately to land a takedown but Gatti is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Hendley.
Gatti rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hendley moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gatti lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Arturo Gatti dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Gatti scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Sloppy strikes from Gatti. Those never looked like landing.
Gatti rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hendley moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hendley wants to clinch but Gatti slips to the side
and Gatti counters with a left and a right that stings Hendley.
Gatti misses with a series of wild punches.
Gatti misses with a few strikes there.
Gatti lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hendley circles away quickly and effectively.
A head kick misses from Hendley.
Gatti lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Gatti moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Gatti lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hendley circles away quickly and effectively.
Gatti will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gatti lands a jab-cross combination.
Hendley is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gatti swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gatti thumps Hendley with a low kick.
Gatti throws a head kick that half lands.
Gatti works over Hendley's head and body with a nice combination.
Gatti misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Hendley. Gatti shrugs it off though.
Gatti throws a series of punches but Hendley moves out of range.
Gatti misses with the combination.
Danga de danga de dang - Gatti scores with a four punch combination!
Gatti throws a nice inside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hendley has his takedown stuffed
and Gatti counters with a series of strikes. Hendley will be more careful next time no doubt.
Gatti's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Gatti duly obliges.
Arturo Gatti is winning the standup battle so far.
Gatti misses with a double jab.
Gatti scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Gatti with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Gatti swinging wildly here.
A nice combination there by Gatti.
Hendley stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Gatti.
Hendley gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Gatti counters with a stiff right hand.
Gatti throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gatti throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Hendley.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gatti fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gatti throws a right and a left that Hendley avoids nicely.
Gatti is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hendley can do to turn this around?
Gatti looks to land a combination but Hendley avoids it well.
A combination from Gatti does no damage.
Gatti pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Hendley back to the cage. Gatti follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
No joy there for Gatti, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
No joy there for Gatti, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hendley has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Gatti throws a head kick but Hendley moves out of range.
Gatti misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gatti throws a series of strikes that have Hendley backpedaling.
Gatti lands a head shot.
Gatti swinging wildly here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gatti misses with a series of wild punches.
Gatti feints a jab promting Hendley to slip. Gatti then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Hendley slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Gatti scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Gatti fails to land with a series of punches.
Hendley has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Hendley slips a jab and a cross from Gatti.
Gatti scoring well with a low kick there.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gatti rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hendley moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Gatti!
Gatti throws a right hand that Hendley ducks under and follows up with a left that Hendley also avoids with ease.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Arturo Gatti dominated that second round.
That's time! Gatti's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

A combination from Gatti does no damage.
Gatti fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hendley dodges the punch combination from Gatti.
Gatti throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hendley shoots and misses
and Gatti counters with a three punch combo that has Hendley backing up. Hendley nods at Gatti to acknowledge the strikes.
Gatti's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Gatti duly obliges.
Gatti misses with a few strikes there.
Gatti throws a right and a left that Hendley avoids nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gatti throws a combination. Hendley tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Gatti works over Hendley's head and body with a nice combination.
Hendley takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Gatti misses with a double jab
and Hendley finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Arturo Gatti is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gatti displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Gatti works over Hendley's head and body with a nice combination.
Hendley gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Gatti counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hendley has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Gatti gets in close and tags Hendley with a short punch that almost sends Hendley to the mat! Oh Hendley is in big trouble! He turns his back on Gatti, trying to create some distance but Gatti rushes him, striking wildly and Hendley goes down! The referee tackles Gatti into the cage to end the fight! Gatti is one violent man!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Arturo Gatti!