PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Javier Gattuso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Quinton Rampaasi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Gattuso might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to WAR-Low Rider. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Gattuso
vs
Rampaasi

194 cm
27
212 lbs
18 - 11 - 0

185 cm
31
220 lbs
14 - 11 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Fight Club Clothing est. 09™
Fight Club Clothing est. 09™

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Javier Gattuso!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Quinton Rampaasi!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gattuso fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Rampaasi looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.

Rampaasi has closed the distance and engaged Gattuso in a clinch.
Gattuso is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Rampaasi - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Gattuso blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rampaasi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Rampaasi fails to land.
Gattuso has had enough of the clinch but Rampaasi keeps him there for the moment.
Rampaasi manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Gattuso is trying to push Rampaasi away but Rampaasi has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Gattuso working hard to break the clinch.
Rampaasi holding his opponent close, against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rampaasi.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Rampaasi takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gattuso blocks an uppercut.
Rampaasi stalls.
Rampaasi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rampaasi keeps control of Gattuso as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Gattuso breaks the clinch.
Rampaasi tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Gattuso manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rampaasi tries to clinch there but Gattuso circles away.
Gattuso throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rampaasi tries to clinch but Gattuso moves out of range.
Rampaasi wants to clinch.
Rampaasi avoids the head kick by Gattuso.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rampaasi tries to clinch up
and Gattuso counters with a leg kick.
Jab, jab by Gattuso - just one landing.

It looks like Quinton Rampaasi has been cut.

Rampaasi has managed to clinch.
Rampaasi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gattuso blocks an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rampaasi has Gattuso pressed against the cage, preventing Gattuso from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Rampaasi takes a shot to the head.
Gattuso has had enough of the clinch but Rampaasi keeps him there for the moment.
Rampaasi lands with a left to the head.
Rampaasi is stalling here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gattuso.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gattuso blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gattuso tries to break free but Rampaasi pushes him back against the cage.
Gattuso looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A head punch on the inside from Rampaasi fails to land.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Rampaasi swings wildly with an uppercut but Gattuso uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rampaasi lands a left hand that snaps the head of Gattuso backwards.
Gattuso tries to score a body lock takedown but Rampaasi shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Gattuso letting Rampaasi take a breather here.
Rampaasi prevents Gattuso from breaking the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gattuso blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
A shot in the inside from Rampaasi.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rampaasi.
Rampaasi displaying some good clinch control by pressing Gattuso up against the cage.
Gattuso blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rampaasi taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Rampaasi creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
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!
Rampaasi keeps control of Gattuso as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Rampaasi swings wildly with an uppercut but Gattuso uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rampaasi lands a hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Quinton Rampaasi dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Quinton Rampaasi's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Rampaasi wants to clinch but Gattuso slips to the side
enabling Gattuso to counter with a crisp jab.
Gattuso just misses with a punch to the body.
Gattuso throws a nice inside leg kick.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Rampaasi in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Gattuso tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rampaasi was well out of range. Poor timing from Gattuso.
Rampaasi moves to clinch but Gattuso breaks away
and Gattuso counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Rampaasi is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Rampaasi wants to clinch but Gattuso slips to the side
and Gattuso counters with a straight right hand.
Gattuso keeps the fight on the outside.
Rampaasi tries to clinch there but Gattuso circles away.
Rampaasi tries to clinch up.
Gattuso throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rampaasi tries to clinch up but Gattuso circles away and keeps his distance.
Rampaasi tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gattuso paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A thudding body kick lands there by Gattuso!
Gattuso tests Rampaasi's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Rampaasi tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Gattuso counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Rampaasi thinking.
Quinton Rampaasi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gattuso keeps the fight on the outside.
Rampaasi tries to clinch but Gattuso moves away
and Gattuso counters with a right hand to the body.
Rampaasi tries to close the distance and clinch but Gattuso swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rampaasi wants to clinch.
Rampaasi tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gattuso swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rampaasi moves out of range as Gattuso throws a body kick.
Rampaasi closes the distance looking to clinch
and Gattuso counters with a body kick that stops Rampaasi in his tracks momentarily.
Gattuso clobbers Rampaasi with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gattuso swats away the attempt to clinch by Rampaasi.
Rampaasi wants to clinch up but Gattuso keeps it at a distance.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Gattuso. Rampaasi shrugs it off though.
Gattuso circles away from the clinch attempt.

Rampaasi pushes Gattuso up against the cage in a clinch.
Gattuso wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rampaasi misses with the head strike.
Gattuso blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gattuso is trying to force a seperation but Rampaasi has the dominant position.
Gattuso blocking some punches.
Rampaasi just leaning against Gattuso, taking a breather.
Gattuso tries to pull guard but Rampaasi holds him up against the cage and eventually Gattuso drops back down to his feet.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Rampaasi misses with a punch on the inside.
Rampaasi's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Gattuso blocks an uppercut.
Rampaasi gets through Gattuso's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Rampaasi has Gattuso pressed against the cage, preventing Gattuso from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Rampaasi misses with some punches.
A frustrated look appears on Gattuso's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rampaasi.
Rampaasi misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rampaasi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Quinton Rampaasi seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Gattuso is trying to push Rampaasi away but Rampaasi has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Gattuso is trying to push Rampaasi away but Rampaasi has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Rampaasi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
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!
Rampaasi has Gattuso pressed against the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Gattuso.
Rampaasi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rampaasi lands with a short punch from the clinch.

Gattuso pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rampaasi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gattuso is looking to land body kicks.
Gattuso swats away the attempt to clinch by Rampaasi.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Javier Gattuso dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Quinton Rampaasi's cut.
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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Gattuso scores with a sloppy right hand. Rampaasi should have avoided that one.
Gattuso keeps the fight on the outside.
Gattuso lands a nice looking body shot.
Gattuso swats away the attempt to clinch by Rampaasi.
Quinton Rampaasi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Rampaasi moves into the clinch.

Gattuso's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rampaasi looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Good exchange - Gattuso coming out on top.
Gattuso throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Rampaasi tries to close the distance and clinch but Gattuso swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rampaasi wants to clinch but Gattuso slips to the side
and Gattuso counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Gattuso lands a nice looking body shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rampaasi looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gattuso keeps the fight on the outside.
Rampaasi moves to clinch but Gattuso breaks away
enabling Gattuso to counter with a crisp jab.
Gattuso connects with a solid leg kick.
Gattuso's corner calls for a 1-2. Gattuso obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Gattuso misses with a hook. Rampaasi ducked under it nicely.

Rampaasi closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rampaasi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rampaasi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gattuso slowing the pace effectively.
Gattuso blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rampaasi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rampaasi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gattuso has had enough of the clinch but Rampaasi keeps him there for the moment.
Gattuso blocking some punches.
Rampaasi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gattuso tries to break free but Rampaasi pushes him back against the cage.
Rampaasi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rampaasi displaying some good clinch control by pressing Gattuso up against the cage.
Gattuso takes a shot to the head.
Rampaasi misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rampaasi gets through Gattuso's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Gattuso takes a shot to the head.
Rampaasi working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Rampaasi misses with some punches.
Rampaasi lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gattuso backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rampaasi.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gattuso.
Gattuso blocking some punches.
Rampaasi displaying some good clinch control by pressing Gattuso up against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Gattuso's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Rampaasi stalls.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Rampaasi fails to land.
Rampaasi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rampaasi slowing the pace effectively.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Rampaasi slows down the pace here.
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!
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Quinton Rampaasi.
Rampaasi fails with an attempt to clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gattuso connects with a crisp jab.
Rampaasi is looking to clinch but Gattuso is avoiding it.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Quinton Rampaasi.
I think Rampaasi has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29

The fight is ruled a majority draw!