PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Brandon Spiller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Franklin James Gatti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Franklin James Gatti has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Brandon Spiller's chin.

Spiller
vs
James Gatti

180 cm
32
159 lbs
24 - 15 - 4

150 cm
28
158 lbs
15 - 10 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 15 - 4, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brandon Spiller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Franklin James Gatti!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Alan Glass and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spiller swings for the body but Gatti moves out of range.
Gatti blocks a head kick by Spiller.
Spiller misses with a straight left.
Gatti misses with a wild body shot.
Spiller wants to slow Gatti down by chopping away at his legs.
Gatti chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Spiller can pounce on him.
Gatti ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Spiller moves away.
Gatti misses with an uppercut. Spiller saw that one coming.

Spiller moves into the clinch.
Gatti can't find room to land a body shot as Spiller controls the action.
Gatti wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Gatti lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Gatti softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Gatti doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Spiller has Gatti pressed against the cage, preventing Gatti from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Gatti.

Gatti manages to break the clinch.
Gatti moves away from the strike by Spiller.
Spiller ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gatti moves away.
Spiller missing with a left hand there. Gatti was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gatti takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Nice defenses there by Gatti.
Gatti on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Spiller seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gatti. Spiller does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gatti fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Spiller has managed to clinch.
Gatti misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spiller throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gatti blocks it with crossed arms.

Gatti's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gatti circles away from the clinch attempt.
Spiller scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gatti tries to work over Spiller's front leg with a kick but Spiller checks it.
Spiller slips a jab from Gatti.
Gatti throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Spiller throws a head kick that misses.
Gatti throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gatti throws the left hand but Spiller avoids the punch easily.
Gatti ducks under a wild hook from Spiller.
Gatti avoids the body shot from Spiller.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gatti lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Spiller connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Spiller misses with an uppercut.
Spiller throws a leg kick but Gatti moved away.
Gatti will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Spiller missing with a left hand there. Gatti was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gatti chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Spiller can pounce on him.
Spiller ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gatti moves away.
Spiller sizes up Gatti with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Gatti uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Spiller.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Spiller has taken the fight to the clinch.
Spiller working aggressively here.
Gatti working hard to break the clinch.
Gatti tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Spiller's elbow.
Gatti avoids a wild elbow strike from Spiller.

Gatti breaks from the clinch.
Gatti cracks Spiller with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gatti pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A combination from Gatti does no damage.
Gatti misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Spiller.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Spiller feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Gatti's calf.

Spiller clinches up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Brandon Spiller will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Spiller moves away from the strike by Gatti.
Spiller swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Gatti connects with a body shot.
Gatti throws a right and a left that Spiller avoids nicely.
Spiller changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Spiller tries to close the distance and clinch but Gatti swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Spiller throws a good cross that connects.

Spiller clinches with his opponent.
Spiller prevents a body shot from Gatti.
Gatti misses with a punch to the body.
Gatti takes a shot to the head.
Spiller swings wildly with an uppercut but Gatti uses good head movement to avoid it.

Gatti's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Spiller darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Gatti is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Gatti misses with a two punch combination.
Gatti misses with a jab to the body
and Spiller counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gatti throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gatti avoids the body shot from Spiller.
Good leg kick by Gatti there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Spiller misses with a body shot.
Gatti circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jab by Spiller.
A jab from Spiller misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gatti misses with a body shot.
Gatti uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Spiller.
A telegraphed right hand from Spiller misses the target.
Gatti takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.

Gatti is rocked!
Spiller drops a shoulder and throws a monster hook that connects perfectly to the side of Gatti's head, knocking him out cold! Spiller is extatic as he celebrates with his cornermen.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Brandon Spiller!
Brandon Spiller was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.