PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jia Le Li (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Javier Gattuso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Li comes to the cage accompanied by Die Monster Die!. Gattuso comes into a darkened arena with his song building. WAR-Low Rider kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Le Li
vs
Gattuso

185 cm
24
200 lbs
17 - 4 - 0

194 cm
28
212 lbs
20 - 11 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

Reaper Combatwear

Charlie Wang's Nutrition and 95 % Laundry

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jia Le Li!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Javier Gattuso!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gattuso tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

Li fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Gattuso, pushing him back against the cage.
Gattuso working aggressively here.
Li is trying to pull guard but Gattuso has him pressed against the cage.
Li blocks a body shot from Gattuso.
Li scores a nice knee to the body.
Li tries for a takedown but Gattuso manages to get underhooks.
Gattuso tries to work over Li's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gattuso misses with a body punch.
Li drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Gattuso gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jia Le Li. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gattuso taking a breather.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gattuso.
Li throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gattuso blocks it with crossed arms.
Li slowing the pace effectively.
Li misses with an elbow strike.
Gattuso misses with a punch to the body.
Li prevents a body shot from Gattuso.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Li tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gattuso avoids it.
Li softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Gattuso avoiding damage as Li throws knees to the body.
Gattuso looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Li creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A head punch on the inside from Gattuso fails to land.
Li scores a nice knee to the body.
Gattuso misses with a body punch.
Li has Gattuso pressed against the cage.
Li keeps control of Gattuso as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Li stalling the fight.
Li scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Gattuso misses with a punch to the body.
Gattuso pushes Li back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gattuso misses with a hook to the ribs.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Li.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gattuso goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Li is looking to control Gattuso's arms but Gattuso gets an underhook and turns him. Now Li has his back to the cage.
Li blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gattuso wants to stall.
Gattuso lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Li backwards.
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!
Li lands a good knee to the midsection. Gattuso won't want to take too many of those.
Gattuso is looking to break free of the clinch but Li has double underhooks.
Li pushes off an throws an elbow but Gattuso leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Li unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Gattuso lands with a right to the head.
Gattuso cracks Li with a nice body shot.
Gattuso tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A hook to the body from Gattuso.
Li blocks an uppercut.
Gattuso misses with a body punch.
Gattuso avoids the elbow strike from Li, against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Li is trying to pull guard but Gattuso turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Gattuso tries to break free but Li pushes him back against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Li.
Gattuso avoids the elbow strike from Li, against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Li.
Gattuso blocks a body shot from Li.
Gattuso tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Li's elbow.
Li stalls.
Gattuso tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Li's elbow.
Gattuso misses with a hook to the ribs.

Gattuso pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Li throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gattuso misses with a looping right.
Gattuso stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Li.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gattuso works Li's body with a nice hook.
Li moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Li checks a leg kick nicely.
Javier Gattuso is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Li throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Li avoids the body shot from Gattuso.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Both fighters circling a little - Gattuso finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Gattuso connects with a good right hand that stumbles Li. Li circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Li takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Li takes a swing at Gattuso's ribcage but misses.
An inside leg kick from Li misses.
Li attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Li misses with a low kick.
Gattuso connects with a solid leg kick.
Li is breathing heavily.
Gattuso throws a half hearted mid kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Javier Gattuso dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Li keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Li looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Nice jab there from Li.
Gattuso swinging wildly here.
Li wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Li tried to score with a low kick but Gattuso checks it.
Gattuso defending well as Li loads up on a big left hand.
Li misses with a leg kick.

Li pushes Gattuso up against the cage in a clinch.
Gattuso throws a punch but it's blocked by Li.
Li scores with a shot to the side of Gattuso's head.
Gattuso has Li pushed against the cage.
Gattuso wants to stall.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gattuso working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Li is trying to maintain a safe position but Gattuso gets an underhook and turns Li into the cage.
Gattuso misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Li wants to stall.
Li tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gattuso avoids it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gattuso.
Gattuso misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gattuso lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Gattuso looking to slow down the pace here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Li.
Li stalling.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Gattuso taking a breather.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gattuso lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Li creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gattuso's defenses.
Li trying to land knees to the body.
Li throws an elbow but it misses.
Li lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

It looks like Javier Gattuso has been cut.
Gattuso lands an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gattuso wants to break the clinch but can't.
Gattuso trying to stall but Li improves his position.
Gattuso lands a shoulder strike.
Gattuso tries to throw a body punch but Li avoids it by throwing Gattuso back against the cage.
Gattuso tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gattuso goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Li looking to slow down the pace here.
Li with an attempt at a knee that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gattuso fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Li misses with some punches.
Gattuso lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Gattuso tries to work over Li's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Li throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gattuso blocks it with crossed arms.
Li lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Li.
Gattuso is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Li is keeping busy.
Li effectively controlling the action here.
Jia Le Li has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Li landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Gattuso is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Li landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Li unloads a knee to the mid-section. Gattuso lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Li with a knee to the head.
Stalling in the clinch from Li.
A right hook to the body lands for Li.
Li is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Li throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gattusos head.
Nice elbow from Li.
Li lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Gattuso lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gattuso struggles to land a body shot inside as Li controls his hands.
Li is working Gattuso over against the cage.
Gattuso avoids the elbow strike from Li, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jia Le Li dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Javier Gattuso's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Gattuso checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Gattuso takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Some bone on bone action there as Gattuso checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Li throws a hook to the side of Gattuso's head but Gattuso sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Li lands a front kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Li looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Li finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Li thows a leg kick but Gattuso checks it
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Gattuso stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Li.
Gattuso gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Jia Le Li seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Li scores with a jab. Gattuso acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gattuso tries a head kick but it misses.
Gattuso throws a hook but Li avoids it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Li throws a leg kick
enabling Gattuso to counter with a crisp jab.

Li fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Gattuso, pushing him back against the cage.
Gattuso looking to slow down the pace here.
Li is looking to control Gattuso's arms but Gattuso gets an underhook and turns him. Now Li has his back to the cage.
Li lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Gattuso lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Li lands a nice knee to the body.
Gattuso takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Li just leaning against Gattuso, taking a breather.
Nice body punch from Li - that landed with a thud.
Li using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gattuso tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Li stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Li landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Li stalling in the clinch.
Gattuso takes an elbow to the temple.
Gattuso looking to stall.
Li tries to throw a body punch but Gattuso avoids it by throwing Li back against the cage.
Li effectively controlling the action here.
Li misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gattuso.
Li with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Gattuso is trying to push Li away but Li has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Li is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Gattuso is keeping busy.
Li landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Li utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Li throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gattuso blocks it with crossed arms.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gattuso managing to block the knees to the body from Li.
Gattuso can't find room to land a body shot as Li controls the action.
Nice elbow from Li.
Li using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Li is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gattuso is defending well for now.
Li is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gattuso is defending well for now.
Li has Gattuso pressed against the cage.
Gattuso swings wildly with an uppercut but Li uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gattuso wants to get back to striking at distance but Li won't allow it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Li lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gattuso backwards.
Gattuso tries to work over Li's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gattuso goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

Gattuso's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gattuso throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Li.
Li thuds a left hand into Gattuso's body.
Jia Le Li is winning the standup battle so far.
Li scoring well with a low kick there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Li connects with a body shot that sends Gattuso's belly button to the back.
Li goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Li throws a chopping leg kick but Gattuso manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gattuso stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Li.
Gattuso throws the kick towards the body but Li avoids it.
Li lands with a thumping leg kick.
Li avoids the head kick by Gattuso.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jia Le Li clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Javier Gattuso'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.

A good leg kick by Li.
A chopping leg kick lands by Li.
Gattuso walks into a stiff left hand from Li.
Li smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Li thuds his right hand into Gattuso's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Li blocks the body kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gattuso. Li does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gattuso's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
An inside leg kick from Li misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gattuso slips under a jab from Li.
Li throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Li throws a shot from downtown. Gattuso moves away and avoids it.
Gattuso on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Li thumps Gattuso with a low kick.
Gattuso is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Li tries to land a front kick but Gattuso steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Li connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Gattuso's hands.
Gattuso checks a low kick from Li.
Gattuso uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Li.
Both fighters circling a little - Li finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Li cracks Gattuso with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Gattuso avoids the body shot from Li.
Li lands a really nice looking cross but Gattuso seems unphased.
Li tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Gattuso is able to avoid easily.
Li is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gattuso can do to turn this around?
Gattuso throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Li.
Li ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Li changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Gattuso keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Li tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gattuso was well out of range. Poor timing from Li.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Li.
Gattuso moves out of range of the body kick from Li.
A chopping leg kick lands by Gattuso.
Li lands with an overhand left.
Li misses the shot to the body.
Li connects with a leg kick. Gattuso looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Gattuso throws a low kick but Li avoids it.
Li is looking to slow Gattuso down with leg kicks.
Li tries to work over Gattuso's front leg with a kick but Gattuso checks it.
Li fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Gattuso is out of range.
Nice shot lands for Gattuso.
Li throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Gattuso misses with a straight right.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Li throws out a leg kick but Gattuso moves out of range and Li only half commits.
Gattuso steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Li. That one must have hurt.
Li attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Gattuso jabs Li right on the nose. Li blinks but takes it well.
A jab from Gattuso misses.
Li lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Gattuso avoids a low kick by using good footwork.

Li is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Gattuso's half guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

Gattuso has one foot on Li's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Li ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Gattuso defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Li.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Li misses with a low kick.
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!
Decent striking displayed by Gattuso there.
Li chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Li attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Gattuso moves out of range of the body kick from Li.
Li scores with a hook.
Li throws a leg kick but Gattuso checks it.
Nice defenses there by Li.
Li slips under a jab from Gattuso.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Li throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A slow jab from Li misses its intended target.
Gattuso keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Li.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jia Le Li had his way with Javier Gattuso in that round.
The cut man is working on Javier Gattuso's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!

Ouch! a nice leg kick from Li, right into the meat.
Li takes a swing at Gattuso's ribcage but misses.
Some wild striking there from Gattuso.
Li feints and then cracks Gattuso's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Gattuso down.
An inside leg kick lands from Li.
Li turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Li connects with a nice looking jab.
Li darts in trying to clinch
and Li takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Li lands a nice looking body kick.
Li is looking to slow Gattuso down with leg kicks.
Gattuso is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
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!
Gattuso avoids the body shot from Li.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gattuso lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A combination from Li does no damage.
Li tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gattuso swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Li chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Li is looking to slow Gattuso down with leg kicks.
Li throws a quick inside leg kick.
Li looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Li attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Gattuso looks to score with a jab to the body but Li is just out of range.
Li throws a low kick but it's checked well by Gattuso.
Gattuso digs a good body shot into Li's ribs.
Li takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gattuso has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Li.
Jia Le Li is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Li dips to his left and cracks Gattuso with an uppercut!
Li tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Li lands with an uppercut that bounces Gattuso off the cage and back into range.
Gattuso tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Li steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gattuso.
Gattuso tests Li's chin there with a solid looking shot.

Li is rocked!
Li bobbing and weaving nicely... He's ducked under a jab and ducks again but ooooooh! Gattuso comes at him with an uppercut from hell! Li falls to the canvas, unconscious! This one is all over! Oh man, looking at the replay that was right on the button! Li was out before he hit the floor!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:38 of round 5, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Javier Gattuso!
Javier Gattuso is the new light heavyweight champion!
Javier Gattuso decided to call for a title shot in his post fight interview, which was very strange given the fact this fight was for a title and he's already the champion. I guess that's what getting punched in the head does for you.