PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leonel Gatti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Junior De Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Junior De Silva has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Gatti
vs
De Silva

199 cm
26
286 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

193 cm
29
216 lbs
18 - 6 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Fast

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Leonel Gatti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Junior De Silva!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Ian Loll and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gatti takes a swing at De Silva's ribcage but misses.
Gatti lands a body shot.
Gatti seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
De Silva 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.

It looks like Leonel Gatti has been cut.
De Silva keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

De Silva clinches.
A short body shot lands from Gatti as the two fighters clinch.
De Silva misses with a hook to the ribs.
The referee calls for Gatti to work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Gatti lands a hook that snaps the head of De Silva backwards.
Gatti lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A right hand to the body from De Silva.
Gatti blocks an elbow strike from De Silva.
De Silva blocks an uppercut.
De Silva pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
De Silva tries to work over Gatti's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right from De Silva.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Silva goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gatti is struggling to control the position.
De Silva struggles to land a body shot inside as Gatti controls his hands.
Gatti gets through De Silva's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from De Silva fails to land.
Gatti misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short body shot lands from De Silva as the two fighters clinch.
De Silva being controlled against the cage.
Gatti tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
De Silva lands a shot to the body.
De Silva lands on the inside with an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
De Silva tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gatti's elbow.
De Silva throws an elbow that misses.
Gatti misses with the head strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Silva blocking some punches.
De Silva tries to work over Gatti's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
De Silva tries to throw a body punch but Gatti avoids it by throwing De Silva back against the cage.
Gatti is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Gatti misses with a hook from the clinch.
De Silva stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A short body shot lands from De Silva as the two fighters clinch.
Gatti misses with a hook to the ribs.
De Silva lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short right from De Silva on the inside.
Still in the clinch, De Silva scores with a nice short uppercut.
De Silva can't find room to land a body shot as Gatti controls the action.
Gatti tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
With the fighters up against the cage, De Silva throws an elbow but misses.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A short left from De Silva.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gatti misses with a shot to the kidneys.

Gatti escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

De Silva darts in and clinches Gatti up against the cage.
De Silva lands an elbow inside that Gatti shrugs off.
De Silva misses with the head strike.
Gatti swings wildly with an uppercut but De Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gatti prevents a body shot from De Silva.
Gatti looking to slow down the pace here.
Gatti blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
De Silva goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
De Silva lands a left hand.
Gatti misses with a hook from the clinch.
De Silva tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gatti lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gatti lands an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Silva lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
De Silva misses with a short punch on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for De Silva.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
With the fighters up against the cage, De Silva throws an elbow but misses.
De Silva fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gatti wants to stall.
A right handed body shot lands from De Silva.
Gatti throws a punch but it's blocked by De Silva.
De Silva lands with a short punch from the clinch.
De Silva misses with a punch to the body.
Gatti goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
De Silva throws an elbow but it's blocked.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A head punch on the inside from De Silva fails to land.
De Silva scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Gatti misses with a punch on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for De Silva.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Junior De Silva dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Leonel Gatti's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

De Silva loads up on a big right hand but Gatti slips the punch.
De Silva tries to close the distance and clinch but Gatti swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
De Silva jabs Gatti to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Nice jab there from Gatti.
De Silva throws a jab when Gatti was well out of range.
De Silva misses with a two punch combination.
De Silva tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gatti was well out of range. Poor timing from De Silva.
De Silva misses the shot to the body.
Gatti connects with the punch.
De Silva connects with a good right hand that stumbles Gatti. Gatti circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Gatti circles away from the clinch attempt.
De Silva steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gatti.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
De Silva loads up on a big right hand but Gatti slips the punch.

Gatti has De Silva up against the cage in a clinch.
De Silva blocks a body shot from Gatti.
Gatti tries to stall but De Silva uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Gatti blocking some punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Silva creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
De Silva tries to throw a body punch but Gatti avoids it by throwing De Silva back against the cage.
De Silva misses with a hook to the ribs.
De Silva misses with a punch on the inside.
De Silva tries a body shot but Gatti blocks it.
Gatti struggles to land a body shot inside as De Silva controls his hands.
A right hand to the body from Gatti.
De Silva lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
De Silva tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gatti's elbow.
De Silva misses with a body punch.
De Silva tries to work over Gatti's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
De Silva swings away with an uppercut that misses.
De Silva blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gatti tries to stall but De Silva uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Gatti tried to land a shot to the body but connects with De Silva's elbow.
De Silva blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Gatti.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
De Silva scores with a shoulder strike.
Gatti misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gatti.
De Silva can't find room to land a body shot as Gatti controls the action.
Gatti cracks De Silva with a nice body shot.
With the fighters up against the cage, De Silva throws an elbow but misses.
Gatti blocking some punches.
Gatti tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Junior De Silva seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Good body shot from De Silva.
Gatti swings away with an uppercut that misses.
De Silva lands a hook to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Gatti.
De Silva tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gatti's elbow.
Gatti blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, De Silva just misses with a elbow thrown towards Gatti's brow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gatti's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
De Silva tries to throw a body punch but Gatti avoids it by throwing De Silva back against the cage.
Gatti misses with a body punch.
Gatti tries to throw a body punch but De Silva avoids it by throwing Gatti back against the cage.
Gatti blocking some punches.
De Silva swings wildly with an uppercut but Gatti uses good head movement to avoid it.
De Silva misses with a punch to the body.
Gatti blocks an elbow strike from De Silva.
De Silva lands with a short punch from the clinch.
De Silva can't find room to land a body shot as Gatti controls the action.
Gatti misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Gatti fails to land.
De Silva scores with a shoulder strike.
Gatti is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Gatti lands an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Silva pushes Gatti back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gatti is trying to force a seperation but De Silva has the dominant position.
Gatti tries a body shot but De Silva blocks it.
Gatti is looking to control De Silva's arms but De Silva gets an underhook and turns him. Now Gatti has his back to the cage.
De Silva throws a punch but it's blocked by Gatti.
Gatti scores with a hook to the body.
A short left from Gatti.
A short right from De Silva on the inside.
De Silva has a couple of punches blocked by Gatti.
Gatti misses with some punches.
De Silva lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gatti backwards.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
De Silva can't find room to land a body shot as Gatti controls the action.
Gatti works on De Silva's body with a couple of short punches.
Gatti scores with an uppercut up the middle.
De Silva tries to throw a body punch but Gatti avoids it by throwing De Silva back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Junior De Silva will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Leonel Gatti'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. This is the final round!

Gatti avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gatti staying out of range there.
Nice uppercut lands for Gatti. That snapped De Silva's head back.
Gatti staying out of range there.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Gatti blocks a punch to the side of the head.
De Silva misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gatti.
Gatti taking a breather.
De Silva misses with a body punch.
Gatti blocks an uppercut.
Gatti is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
De Silva working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Gatti.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gatti is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A nice left hand lands by Gatti.
Gatti misses with a shot to the kidneys.
De Silva misses with a punch to the body.
A bit of stalling here from Gatti.
Gatti is looking to break free of the clinch but De Silva has double underhooks.
Gatti swings wildly with an uppercut but De Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
De Silva lands with a short shot to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for De Silva.
Gatti tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
De Silva lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gatti backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
De Silva doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gatti blocks an uppercut.
Nice elbow from De Silva.
Leonel Gatti has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Leonel Gatti's cut is getting worse.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Silva fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
De Silva lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Gatti throws a punch but it's blocked by De Silva.

Gatti breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
De Silva throws a body punch but Gatti moves out of range.
Gatti misses with a hook.
Gatti tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but De Silva was well out of range. Poor timing from Gatti.
De Silva throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gatti ducks down and throws a hook to the body but De Silva moves away.
De Silva throws a body punch but Gatti moves out of range.
Gatti walks into a straight right hand from De Silva.
Gatti moves out of range of the strikes.
De Silva with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Gatti misses with a left hand
letting De Silva counter with a right hand.
De Silva lands with a right hand.
De Silva misses with a wild combination.

De Silva has closed the distance and engaged Gatti in a clinch.
Junior De Silva is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Silva misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gatti is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Gatti misses with the head strike.
Good body shot from Gatti.
Gatti stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Gatti tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
De Silva misses with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gatti.
Gatti has a couple of punches blocked by De Silva.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gatti misses with a body punch.
Gatti tried to land a shot to the body but connects with De Silva's elbow.
De Silva struggles to land a body shot inside as Gatti controls his hands.
De Silva scores with a nice hook to the head.
Gatti lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gatti lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Gatti tries a body shot but De Silva blocks it.
De Silva misses with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A right handed body shot lands from Gatti.
Gatti misses with a hook to the ribs.
De Silva blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

And that's the end of the fight!
Junior De Silva comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well De Silva 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Junior De Silva!
Junior De Silva tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
Leonel Gatti was interviewed post fight and said 'Congratulations to the winner.'.