PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Victor Reinhardt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arturo Gatti III (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Reinhardt comes to the cage accompanied by On To The Next One. Gatti III has chosen Black Milk & Royce 5'9 - Losing out as his entrance music. Arturo Gatti III has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Victor Reinhardt's chin.

Reinhardt
vs
Gatti III

184 cm
32
166 lbs
37 - 17 - 0

172 cm
32
148 lbs
28 - 7 - 1

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

KAISER

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 37 - 17 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Victor Reinhardt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 7 - 1, fighting out of London, Arturo Gatti III!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Ryoma Takatsuka and Colin Fray.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gatti III throws a low kick but Reinhardt moves out of range easily.
Gatti III misses with a looping left.
Gatti III chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Reinhardt moves out of range of the body kick.
Gatti III throws a low kick, looking for Reinhardt's leg but Reinhardt calmly moves out of range.
Reinhardt scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Reinhardt lands a nice shot to the body.
Gatti III takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Gatti III throws a jab when Reinhardt was well out of range.
Reinhardt pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Reinhardt misses the shot to the body.
Reinhardt misses with a low kick.
Reinhardt takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Gatti III.
A shot to the liver by Reinhardt. Beautiful body shot.
Gatti III attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gatti III fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Reinhardt checks it well.
A clash of legs there as Gatti III blocks the low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gatti III leaves Reinhardt with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Reinhardt delivers a nice body kick.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Reinhardt.
Reinhardt throws a push kick but Gatti III slaps the foot to one side.
Gatti III steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Reinhardt. That one must have hurt.
Gatti III is looking to slow Reinhardt down with leg kicks.
Reinhardt moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Reinhardt misses with a low kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Gatti III checks a leg kick.
Reinhardt throws a leg kick but Gatti III sees it coming and moves out of range.
A thudding body kick lands there by Gatti III!
Reinhardt scores with a hook to the body. Gatti III takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Gatti III has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Reinhardt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gatti III moves out of range of the leg kick from Reinhardt.
Reinhardt misses the shot to the body.
Reinhardt checks the leg kick nicely there.
Gatti III takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Reinhardt uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gatti III.
Reinhardt scores with a kick to the body.
Reinhardt moves out of range of the body kick from Gatti III.
Reinhardt throws a sloppy head kick
and Gatti III counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Crunch! Gatti III slams his shin into Reinhardt's torso.
A head kick by Gatti III misses
letting Reinhardt counter with a right hand.

Gatti III gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Reinhardt is standing up over Gatti III. Gatti III looks to escape but Reinhardt dives into side control.
Reinhardt scoring with punches from side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gatti III is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Reinhardt is controlling him well.
Gatti III is looking for a sweep.
Gatti III is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Gatti III looks winded!

Reinhardt looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Gatti III takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Reinhardt is looking to take a break and control but Gatti III is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Reinhardt lands a few punches from side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gatti III wants to control but Reinhardt postures up.
Gatti III is looking to reverse the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gatti III is working to avoid the ground and pound but Reinhardt connects with a decent elbow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Reinhardt lands some shots froms side control.
Gatti III takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Reinhardt scores with a couple of short elbows.
Gatti III takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Reinhardt looks up at the clock and then as Gatti III takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Reinhardt smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Gatti III tries to bench press Reinhardt off him but Reinhardt keeps the position.
Reinhardt cracks Gatti III with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Reinhardt throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Gatti III regains half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gatti III trying to control from the bottom.
Reinhardt trying to control the action but Gatti III is working from the bottom.
Gatti III is looking to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Gatti III punishes Reinhardt's body with a nice straight punch.
Gatti III has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Reinhardt.
Gatti III moves in looking to clinch but Reinhardt pushes him off.
Gatti III takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Victor Reinhardt is winning the standup battle so far.
Gatti III connects with an inside leg kick.
Reinhardt throws a sloppy head kick and Gatti III moves out of range easily.
Gatti III scores with a head kick. Reinhardt tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Horrible takedown by Reinhardt or perhaps it was just good defense by Gatti III which made him look bad.
Gatti III defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Reinhardt.
Gatti III throws a leg kick but Reinhardt sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Reinhardt avoids a kick to the body.
Reinhardt is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Nice shot by Reinhardt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gatti III throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reinhardt dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Gatti III. That did some damage!
Reinhardt blocks a head kick by Gatti III.
Reinhardt shoots in looking for a takedown but Gatti III manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Reinhardt's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Victor Reinhardt. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Gatti III shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Gatti III throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Reinhardt is looking for a sweep. Gatti III is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Reinhardt is working hard here to advance position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Reinhardt looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Gatti III seems to be looking for submissions.
Reinhardt manages to get to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gatti III looking to sit in guard and control but Reinhardt gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Reinhardt trying to control the position from guard on top but Gatti III is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gatti III is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gatti III wants to improve his position but instead Reinhardt has moved into half guard.
Reinhardt passes to side control.
Gatti III taking punishment in the form of punches.
Gatti III tries to bench press Reinhardt off him but Reinhardt keeps the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gatti III is pushing Reinhardt's head away, looking to escape. Reinhardt manages to hold on to the position though.
Gatti III taking punishment in the form of punches.
Reinhardt landing strikes.
Reinhardt lands a few punches from side control.
Reinhardt working the body and head with strikes.
Reinhardt has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Reinhardt lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.

Reinhardt tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Reinhardt has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Reinhardt scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Gatti III to see if he's OK.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gatti III manages to get back to half guard.
Gatti III is doing well to control the position and prevent Reinhardt from advancing to side control.
Reinhardt is nestled in close to Gatti III, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Reinhardt will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reinhardt lands strikes from half guard.
Gatti III on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Reinhardt is nestled in close to Gatti III, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Reinhardt throws a strike but Gatti III avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Reinhardt trying to control but Gatti III is working from the bottom.
Gatti III lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Reinhardt!
Reinhardt wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Gatti III.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Reinhardt is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Gatti III lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Reinhardt hang on?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Victor Reinhardt dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

A looping hook to the body misses from Reinhardt. Gatti III does a little dance to reset his feet.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Gatti III checks a leg kick.
Gatti III avoids the head kick by Reinhardt.
Gatti III looks to land a body kick but Reinhardt moved away.

Reinhardt looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Reinhardt is looking to work some ground and pound but Gatti III has wrist control.
Gatti III is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Gatti III preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Reinhardt trying to control but Gatti III is working from the bottom.
Reinhardt stopping the sweep attempt from Gatti III.
Reinhardt looking to sit in guard and control but Gatti III gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gatti III trying to control the position from guard on top but Reinhardt is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Reinhardt is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Reinhardt bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Gatti III's guard.
Reinhardt wants to control from the top but Gatti III keeps moving.

Gatti III is looking for a triangle but Reinhardt pushes his legs off easily.
Gatti III takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Reinhardt stopping the sweep attempt from Gatti III.

Gatti III had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Reinhardt defends it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reinhardt wants to control from the top but Gatti III keeps moving.
Reinhardt stands up over Gatti III, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.

Gatti III throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Reinhardt passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Reinhardt passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Gatti III!
Gatti III regains half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gatti III keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Gatti III tries to get to full guard but Reinhardt has control of the leg.
Gatti III makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Gatti III.
Reinhardt wants to pass the guard but Gatti III is keeping the position.
Reinhardt postures up.
Reinhardt with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Reinhardt is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Reinhardt lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Reinhardt advances to half guard.
Reinhardt is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gatti III taking some punishment here, with Reinhardt in his half guard.
Reinhardt thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gatti III has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Reinhardt is working away from the top position though.
Gatti III is not content to let Reinhardt control the position.
Gatti III trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Gatti III tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Arturo Gatti III has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gatti III tries to hold on but Reinhardt pushes him away.
Reinhardt can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Gatti III is looking to escape.

And that's the end of the fight!
Victor Reinhardt showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Reinhardt has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Josh West scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Victor Reinhardt!
Our winner, Victor Reinhardt, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.