PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Sam Kwaak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Franklin James Gatti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sam Kwaak has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Kwaak
vs
James Gatti

175 cm
32
152 lbs
24 - 15 - 0

150 cm
29
158 lbs
16 - 11 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sam Kwaak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Franklin James Gatti!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Chris Downing and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Gatti checks a leg kick.
Kwaak scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Kwaak waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gatti.
Kwaak throws a shot from downtown. Gatti moves away and avoids it.
Kwaak tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Gatti throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gatti checks the leg kick.
Kwaak lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Kwaak throws a right hand that misses
and Kwaak takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gatti swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kwaak swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Kwaak looks to land a body kick but Gatti moved away.
Gatti misses with a jab to the body
and Kwaak counters with a body kick that stops Gatti in his tracks momentarily.
A lazy left from Kwaak finds it's target.
Gatti connects with a looping right hand.
Franklin James Gatti seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gatti throws a series of punches but Kwaak moves out of range.
Kwaak moves out of range of the body kick from Gatti.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kwaak showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gatti.
Gatti throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gatti lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Gatti throws a hook to the side of Kwaak's head but Kwaak sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gatti throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Kwaak goes for a double leg but Gatti avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Gatti continues to drive forward.
Gatti wants to break free but Kwaak has control.
Gatti stalling against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gatti is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Gatti lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kwaak.
Gatti tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

Gatti's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gatti throws a combination that misses
and Kwaak counters with a body kick.
Kwaak has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

It looks like Sam Kwaak has been cut.
A head kick misses from Kwaak.
Gatti throws a hook but Kwaak blocks it.
Gatti throws a half hearted mid kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gatti connects with a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gatti throws out a leg kick but Kwaak moves out of range and Gatti only half commits.
Gatti throws a leg kick
letting Kwaak counter with a right hand.
Kwaak swinging wildly here.
Gatti missing with a left hand there. Kwaak was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gatti connects with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Franklin James Gatti dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sam Kwaak's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Gatti throws a body punch but Kwaak moves out of range.
Gatti on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Gatti lands a slapping body shot.
Kwaak throws a low kick but Gatti moves out of range easily.
Kwaak throws a leg kick that is checked
and Gatti counters with a thumping low kick.
A swing and a miss from Kwaak.
Kwaak blocks a low kick nicely.
Kwaak moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gatti throws a series of strikes that have Kwaak backpedaling.
Gatti stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kwaak.
Nice body kick from Kwaak.
Gatti tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kwaak was well out of range. Poor timing from Gatti.
Kwaak dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Gatti. That did some damage!
A punch lands to the side of Gatti 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Gatti swings for the body but Kwaak moves out of range.
Gatti bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gatti is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Kwaak rather than just go for the knockout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gatti throws a series of punches but Kwaak avoids them all with ease.
Franklin James Gatti seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kwaak uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Gatti swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gatti throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kwaak takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kwaak.
Kwaak takes a shot right to the bread basket.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Kwaak crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Gatti - the referee stops the clock and Kwaak gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Gatti. Kwaak manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Kwaak throws a shot from downtown. Gatti moves away and avoids it.
A decent looking cross lands there for Kwaak.
Gatti misses with a low kick.
Kwaak is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Gatti throws an overhand right that lands on Kwaak's shoulder, as Kwaak tries to avoid the shot.
Kwaak misses with a lunging right hand
and Gatti counters with a left and a right that stings Kwaak.
Crunch! Gatti slams his shin into Kwaak's torso.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kwaak motions for Gatti to come forward. Kwaak throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Gatti lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kwaak at a distance.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gatti swings for the body but Kwaak moves out of range.
Gatti misses with a series of wild punches.
Gatti tries to work over Kwaak's front leg with a kick but Kwaak checks it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gatti misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Kwaak counters with a straight right hand.
Gatti looks to land a combination but Kwaak avoids it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Franklin James Gatti showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Sam Kwaak's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Gatti thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gatti ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kwaak moves away.
Gatti misses with a looping left.
We've been told by Kwaak's head coaches at Soul Supremacy Elite Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Kwaak throws a lazy uppercut
and Gatti counters with a leg kick.
Kwaak checks the leg kick nicely there.
Kwaak thuds his shin into the meat of Gatti's side.
Kwaak misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kwaak fails to land with a series of punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kwaak keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Gatti rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kwaak moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gatti takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Kwaak misses with a hook. Gatti ducked under it nicely.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kwaak.
Kwaak tries a low kick but Gatti avoids it.
Kwaak pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Sam Kwaak has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kwaak throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gatti takes a swing at Kwaak's ribcage but misses.
Kwaak shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Gatti thows a body shot but no joy.
Kwaak ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gatti slips under a jab from Kwaak.
Gatti looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gatti shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Gatti throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gatti connects with a crisp jab.
Gatti tries to move into range but Kwaak moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Gatti misses with an uppercut. Kwaak saw that one coming.
Kwaak walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Gatti checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Kwaak tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gatti was well out of range. Poor timing from Kwaak.
Kwaak throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gatti.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Gatti finds it's way through Kwaak's defenses.
Nice uppercut lands for Gatti. That snapped Kwaak's head back.
Gatti lands with a shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gatti throws a nice looking combination but Kwaak bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gatti throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kwaak throws a poor cross that misses
and Gatti counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kwaak wants to land a leg kick but Gatti is out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
Franklin James Gatti comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Gatti 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Franklin James Gatti!
An intense looking Franklin James Gatti took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'What else would you expect?'.