PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Synyster Gates (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Benito Vasquez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gates comes to the cage accompanied by Nightmare. Vasquez has chosen StrangleHold as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Gates
vs
Vasquez

170 cm
29
147 lbs
10 - 7 - 0

173 cm
27
147 lbs
11 - 11 - 1

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

[CBK] The Smashwear Corporation

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 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Synyster Gates!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Benito Vasquez!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Yukihiro Shimada and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vasquez rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Gates counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Vasquez jabs Gates right on the nose. Gates blinks but takes it well.
Vasquez lands a nice shot to the body.
Jab from Vasquez.
Vasquez looks to land a combination but Gates avoids it well.
Vasquez walks into a jab.
Vasquez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gates.
Gates moves out of range as Vasquez strikes.
Vasquez throws a hook but Gates avoids it easily.
Gates throws a right hand that Vasquez ducks under and follows up with a left that Vasquez also avoids with ease.
Gates connects with a looping right hand.
Vasquez slips a jab from Gates.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vasquez thuds a left hand into Gates's body.
Gates blocks a head kick by Vasquez.
Vasquez comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Gates takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Gates takes one to the side of the head.
Vasquez throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Vasquez misses with a body punch
and Gates counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Vasquez takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Vasquez throws a head kick that misses
and Gates counters with a straight right hand.
Vasquez swings for the body but Gates moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vasquez tries a head kick but it misses.
A swing and a miss from Vasquez.
Danga de danga de dang - Gates scores with a four punch combination!
Some wild striking there from Gates.
Vasquez ducks under a wild hook from Gates.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vasquez lands a right hook to the body.
Gates blocks a head kick by Vasquez.
Vasquez takes one on the button.
Gates uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Vasquez.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vasquez misses with an uppercut.
Vasquez throws a head kick that misses.
Gates loads up on a big right hand but Vasquez slips the punch.
Vasquez ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Vasquez lands with a good body shot.
Benito Vasquez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vasquez moves out of range of the strikes.
Vasquez misses with a lunging right hand
and Gates connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gates throws out a loose jab but Vasquez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vasquez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gates walks into a stiff left hand from Vasquez.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vasquez misses with a body shot.
Vasquez lands with a kick to the temple. Gates shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Vasquez throws a head kick that half lands.
Gates is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Vasquez scores with a nice right hand.
Vasquez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gates throws a poor cross that misses
and Vasquez counters with a right hand to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Some wild striking there from Vasquez.
A jab lands there for Gates.
Vasquez throws a sloppy head kick and Gates moves out of range easily.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Vasquez throws a head kick but Gates moves out of range.
Vasquez lands a head kick!
Gates thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gates on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Vasquez throws a hook to the side of Gates's head but Gates sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gates uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Vasquez.
Vasquez scores with a nice head shot.
Gates uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Vasquez.
A punch combination from Vasquez misses.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Vasquez looks to land a left hand but Gates moved out of range nicely.
Gates takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Vasquez throws a sloppy head kick
letting Gates counter with a right hand.
Gates thows a left - swing and a miss!
Vasquez lands with a kick to the temple. Gates shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Vasquez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gates.
Gates is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vasquez. Gates does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice jab there from Vasquez.
Vasquez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gates.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gates throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A head kick misses from Vasquez.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Vasquez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gates throws out the jab.
Vasquez falls off balance throwing a combination
and Gates counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Vasquez takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Vasquez throws a head kick that misses.
Vasquez uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Vasquez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nice cross by Gates.
A cross from Vasquez lands.
Vasquez stuns Gates with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Vasquez throws a jab but it's blocked by Gates.
Gates missing with a left hand there. Vasquez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Vasquez digs a good body shot into Gates's ribs.
Vasquez moves out of range of the strikes.
Vasquez misses the shot to the body.
Gates dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Vasquez slips under a jab.
Vasquez scores with a head kick.
Vasquez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gates swings widly with a right hand
and Vasquez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Gates has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Vasquez finds it's way round the side to connect with Gates's head.
Vasquez throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Gates tries to bum rush Vasquez with a series of wild strikes but Vasquez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Vasquez lands a nice hook to Gates's body. Gates takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Gates keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Good standup being displayed there by Vasquez as he connects with a hook.
Gates drops his hands momentarily and Vasquez takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vasquez cracks Gates with a right hand to the side of the head.
Gates keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Vasquez.
Gates connects with a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

A jab from Gates misses.
Gates takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Vasquez misses with a looping left.
Benito Vasquez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gates misses with a hook. Vasquez ducked under it nicely.
Vasquez scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Vasquez throws a body punch but Gates moves out of range.
Gates showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Vasquez.
Vasquez misses with a body shot.
Vasquez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vasquez missing with a left hand there. Gates was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gates is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Vasquez.
Vasquez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gates moves away.
Gates avoids the body shot from Vasquez.
Vasquez throws a head kick but Gates moves out of range.
Gates dodges the punch combination from Vasquez.
Vasquez with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Gates to score with a decent uppercut.
Vasquez thuds his right hand into Gates's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Vasquez fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vasquez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Vasquez misses the jab.
Vasquez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gates manages to avoid it.
Vasquez moves away from the strike by Gates.
Vasquez lands with a kick to the temple. Gates shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Vasquez lands a nice shot to the body.
Gates misses with a hook.
A jab from Vasquez misses.
Vasquez misses with a wild body shot.
Gates blocks a head kick by Vasquez.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vasquez throws a body punch but Gates moves out of range.
Vasquez looks to land a right hand but Gates moved out of range.
Gates misses with a hook. Vasquez ducked under it nicely.
Gates throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gates ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gates throws a shot from downtown. Vasquez moves away and avoids it.
Vasquez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gates.
Vasquez looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Gates throws a left and a right that both miss
and Vasquez counters with a stiff right hand.
Gates on the wrong end of a nice hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vasquez. Gates does a little dance to reset his feet.
Vasquez loads up on a big right hand but Gates slips the punch.
Vasquez looks to score with a jab to the body but Gates is just out of range.
Vasquez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gates manages to avoid it.
Vasquez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gates slips under a jab from Vasquez.
Gates blocks a head kick by Vasquez.
Gates misses with a lunging right hand
and Vasquez counters with a big head kick but Gates shrugs it off.
Vasquez thows a body shot but no joy.
Gates pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Vasquez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gates moves away.
Vasquez jabs Gates right on the nose. Gates blinks but takes it well.
Vasquez throws a head kick that misses.
Vasquez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gates throws a lazy uppercut
and Vasquez counters with a big head kick but Gates shrugs it off.
Vasquez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Vasquez is breathing heavily.
Gates scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Vasquez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gates.
Gates scores with a nice strike.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Gates slips under a jab.
Vasquez misses with a hook.
Vasquez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gates ducks under a wild hook from Vasquez.
Vasquez throws a sloppy head kick
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
and Gates counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Vasquez takes a jab right on the kisser.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gates. Vasquez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Vasquez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gates moves away.
Gates takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Vasquez tries a head kick but it misses.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Gates misses with a straight right.
Vasquez throws a sloppy head kick
and Gates counters with a left and a right that stings Vasquez.
Vasquez throws a predictable looking body shot
and Gates counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Donk. Gates catches Vasquez right on the button with a cross.
Vasquez lands a nice shot to the body.
Gates throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Vasquez to counter with a crisp jab.
Vasquez throws a right and a left that Gates avoids nicely.
Gates throws a right and a left that both miss.
Vasquez throws a head kick that misses.
The fighters circle momentarily. Vasquez darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Vasquez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gates was well out of range. Poor timing from Vasquez.
Vasquez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Vasquez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A head kick from Vasquez lands but Gates takes it in his stride.
Gates dodges the punch combination from Vasquez.
Vasquez getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Vasquez on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Vasquez lands a slapping body shot.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Vasquez misses with a lunging right hand
and Gates counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Vasquez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gates shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Vasquez eats them both and turns towards Gates to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Vasquez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gates.
Vasquez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gates.
Gates works Vasquez's body with a nice hook.
Gates is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Vasquez.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vasquez throws a right hand that misses
and Gates counters with a one-two to the body.
Vasquez has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Decent striking displayed by Vasquez there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Benito Vasquez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Vasquez misses with a hook to the body
and Gates counters with a two punch combo.
Gates scores with a nice head shot.
Vasquez listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Vasquez lands a nice shot that snaps Gates's head back.
Vasquez looks to land a left hand but Gates moved out of range nicely.
Vasquez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gates throws the left hand but Vasquez avoids the punch easily.
Vasquez sizes up Gates with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Vasquez thows a body shot but no joy.
Gates showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Vasquez.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gates slips a straight right by Vasquez.
Vasquez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gates manages to avoid it.
A jab lands there for Vasquez.
Vasquez jabs at Gates's body.
Gates scores with a one two! Vasquez had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Vasquez missing with a left hand there. Gates was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Vasquez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Vasquez misses with a straight right.
Vasquez lands a nice shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gates works the jab nicely.
Vasquez lunges at Gates with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Gates's hand.
A big right from Gates misses.
A jab from Gates misses.
Gates throws out a powerful jab.
Vasquez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Vasquez misses with a jab to the body
and Gates counters with a straight right hand.
Gates moves out of range of the strikes.
A left and a right from Gates both land. Nice combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gates throws a lazy uppercut
and Vasquez counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Gates is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Gates pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gates throws a lazy right hand but Vasquez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gates throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Vasquez throws a sloppy head kick and Gates moves out of range easily.
Vasquez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Vasquez throws a hook but Gates avoids it easily.
Gates throws a hook but Vasquez avoids it easily.
Vasquez misses with a shot to the body
and Gates counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gates keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Vasquez.
Vasquez misses the jab.
Vasquez lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Vasquez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Vasquez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Good standup being displayed there by Gates as he connects with a hook.
Good shot there by Gates.
Vasquez lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Gates staying out of range there.
Gates slips under a jab.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Good exchange - Vasquez coming out on top.
Vasquez fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Gates checks it well.
Gates misses with a looping left.
Gates waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Vasquez.
Vasquez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gates moves away from the strike by Vasquez.
Gates takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Vasquez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vasquez misses with a hook. Gates ducked under it nicely.
Vasquez lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Vasquez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gates.
Gates blocks a head kick by Vasquez.
Gates throws a shot from downtown. Vasquez moves away and avoids it.
Vasquez throws a sloppy head kick and Gates moves out of range easily.
Vasquez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The fighters circling - Gates throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Vasquez misses with a head kick.
Nice defenses there by Vasquez.
Vasquez moves away from the strike by Gates.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Gates takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
A jab from Gates misses.
Gates loads up on a big right hand but Vasquez slips the punch.
Vasquez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gates moves away.
Gates ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gates blocks a head kick by Vasquez.
Vasquez bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Gates's head.
Vasquez throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Vasquez tries a head kick but it misses.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Vasquez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vasquez misses with a straight right.
Vasquez looks to score with a jab to the body but Gates is just out of range.
Gates throws a series of punches but Vasquez avoids them all with ease.
Vasquez scores with a punch to the head.
Vasquez throws a head kick that misses
letting Gates counter with a right hand.
The fighters circling - Vasquez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Vasquez misses with a right hand
and Gates counters with a stiff right hand.
Vasquez throws a series of punches but Gates moves out of range.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vasquez. Gates does a little dance to reset his feet.
Vasquez slips under a jab.
Vasquez thows a body shot but no joy.
Vasquez misses with a shot to the body
and Gates cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jab from Gates.
Gates lands the left hand.
Synyster Gates has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Vasquez throws a head kick that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vasquez tests Gates's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Vasquez fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Gates.

And that's the end of the fight!
Benito Vasquez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Vasquez has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight for Benito Vasquez!
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight for Benito Vasquez!
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight for Benito Vasquez!

Benito Vasquez wins by unanimous decision!
As Benito Vasquez got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: I would like to thank Smashware clothing. All my training partners. Mr Sasaki for allowing me to come back to the bantamweight division I feel much better here. Oh and one more thing Waru im coming for you.'.