PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rodrick Skiter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Javier Gattuso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gattuso has chosen WAR-Low Rider as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Skiter
vs
Gattuso

188 cm
42
210 lbs
32 - 15 - 0

194 cm
38
212 lbs
37 - 23 - 3

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World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

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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 32 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rodrick Skiter!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 37 - 23 - 3, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Javier Gattuso!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Luis Engracia and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gattuso looks to score with a jab to the body but Skiter is just out of range.
Gattuso scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Skiter lands with a thumping leg kick.
Skiter uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gattuso.
Skiter blocks a jab.
Gattuso scores with a three punch combo!

It looks like Rodrick Skiter has been cut.
Skiter thuds a left hand into Gattuso's body.
Skiter throws a shot from downtown. Gattuso moves away and avoids it.
Skiter with a hook.
A head kick by Skiter misses
and Gattuso makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gattuso connects with a nice looking jab.
Skiter throws a head kick but Gattuso moves out of range.
Gattuso throws a leg kick
letting Skiter counter with a right hand.
Gattuso thuds a left hand into Skiter's body.
Skiter has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Brazilian Elite Team in the buildup to the fight.
Gattuso jabs Skiter right on the nose. Skiter blinks but takes it well.
Skiter with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Gattuso to score with a decent uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gattuso throws a body kick that misses.
Skiter bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Skiter swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Skiter scoring well with a low kick there.
Gattuso has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Skiter fails with an attempt to clinch.
Skiter missing with a left hand there. Gattuso was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gattuso throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Skiter counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

Skiter closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Gattuso is stalling here.
Gattuso is looking to control Skiter's arms but Skiter gets an underhook and turns him. Now Gattuso has his back to the cage.

Gattuso escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gattuso steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Skiter. That one must have hurt.
Gattuso lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Skiter circles away quickly and effectively.
Gattuso ducks under a wild hook from Skiter.
Gattuso swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Skiter lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skiter lands a nice leg kick that just misses Gattuso's sensitive parts.
Gattuso fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Skiter manages to avoid it.
Nice body punch from Skiter.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gattuso is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Skiter.
Skiter jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Skiter avoids the body shot from Gattuso.
An attempted straight right counter from Skiter misses the target.
Gattuso takes a swing at Skiter's ribcage but misses.
Gattuso throws a predictable looking body shot
and Skiter counters with a stiff right hand.
Skiter connects with a solid leg kick.
Gattuso swings for the body but Skiter moves out of range.
Gattuso takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Gattuso works Skiter's body with a nice hook.
Gattuso scores with a body shot.
Skiter lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A chopping leg kick lands by Gattuso.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gattuso shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Gattuso feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Skiters jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Gattuso throws a series of punches but Skiter avoids them all with ease.
Gattuso uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Skiter jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gattuso throws the kick towards the body but Skiter avoids it.
Rodrick Skiter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Skiter.
Skiter takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Skiter misses with the combination.
Gattuso throws a predictable looking body shot
and Skiter counters with a series of strikes. Gattuso will be more careful next time no doubt.
Skiter misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Gattuso lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Skiter has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Skiter and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Skiter slips a jab and a cross from Gattuso.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Skiter clinches up against the cage.
Skiter misses with some punches.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Skiter.
Skiter lands with a light punch inside.
Gattuso is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Skiter.
Gattuso blocks an uppercut.
Gattuso trying to stall but Skiter improves his position.
Gattuso goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Skiter lands with a right to the head.
Skiter lands with a short shot to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Skiter throws a punch but it's blocked by Gattuso.
Skiter scores with a shoulder strike.

Gattuso breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gattuso throws a front kick aimed at Skiter's knee but Skiter avoids it well.
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 Rodrick Skiter will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Rodrick Skiter's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Skiter keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gattuso.
Skiter misses with a left hand
and Gattuso counters with a slapping leg kick.
Gattuso connects with a right hand. Skiter shakes it off.
Gattuso throws a hook but Skiter blocks it.
Good leg kick by Gattuso there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A big right from Gattuso misses.
Javier Gattuso seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gattuso lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Skiter moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Gattuso throws a series of punches but Skiter moves out of range.
It looked like Skiter was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Gattuso.
Gattuso tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Donk. Skiter catches Gattuso right on the button with a cross.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gattuso keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
As Skiter backs off Gattuso throws a huge counter combo but Skiter manages to avoid it all.
Skiter lands with a thumping leg kick.
Gattuso tries to score with a low kick but Skiter moves his leg out of the way.
Skiter lands an overhand right.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gattuso keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A decent looking cross lands there for Skiter.

Skiter drives through and clinches with Gattuso against the cage.
Gattuso tries to throw a body punch but Skiter avoids it by throwing Gattuso back against the cage.
Gattuso wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Skiter has him pressed against the cage.
Gattuso misses with a body punch.
Skiter prevents a body shot from Gattuso.
Skiter lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gattuso backwards.
Skiter throws a punch but it's blocked by Gattuso.
Gattuso tries to work over Skiter's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gattuso taking a breather.
Skiter blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Gattuso swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rodrick Skiter has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Gattuso throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Gattuso trying to stall but Skiter improves his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Skiter creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Skiter.
Gattuso blocking some punches.
Skiter misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gattuso misses with a body punch.
Gattuso is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Skiter is keeping busy.
Gattuso content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Skiter misses with some punches.
Gattuso misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gattuso takes a shot to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Skiter tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gattuso's elbow.
Gattuso blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Gattuso escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gattuso swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
As Gattuso looks to move away, Skiter throws a big counter combo bu Gattuso just gets out of the way.
Gattuso has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Gattuso there as he acknowledges the shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gattuso walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Skiter checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Gattuso takes one on the button.
Gattuso looks to throw the jab but Skiter is out of range.
Skiter misses with a low kick.
Gattuso checks a leg kick nicely.
Gattuso slips a jab from Skiter.
Skiter fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Gattuso.
Skiter ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gattuso moves away.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Skiter.
Skiter throws a leg kick
letting Gattuso counter with a right hand.
Jab from Gattuso.
Gattuso checks a leg kick.
Skiter misses with a kick to the body.
Skiter steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gattuso.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gattuso lets loose with a powerful body kick. Skiter will feel that in the morning.
Skiter throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Skiter throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gattuso sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gattuso rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Skiter moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Skiter fires out a quick counter leg kick but Gattuso just manages to avoid it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gattuso misses with a kick to the body.
Gattuso circles away from the clinch attempt.
Skiter lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Gattuso checks a leg kick.
Gattuso ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Skiter moves away.
Skiter's corner calls for a 1-2. Skiter obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Gattuso checks a leg kick.
Skiter throws an overhand right that lands on Gattuso's shoulder, as Gattuso tries to avoid the shot.
Gattuso takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Gattuso's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Skiter moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rodrick Skiter dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Rodrick Skiter's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Gattuso lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Skiter at a distance.
Gattuso swings for the body but Skiter moves out of range.
Gattuso throws a nice inside leg kick.
Skiter looks to land a right hand but Gattuso moved out of range.
Gattuso unleashes a big counter combination but Skiter bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Gattuso takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Gattuso throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Skiter tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gattuso was well out of range. Poor timing from Skiter.
Skiter throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Skiter takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Gattuso drops his hands momentarily and Skiter takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gattuso keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Gattuso misses with a few strikes there.
Gattuso throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Skiter stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A good leg kick by Skiter.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Skiter missing with a left hand there. Gattuso was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gattuso swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Skiter.
Gattuso takes one to the side of the head.
Skiter connects with a solid leg kick.
Skiter tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Gattuso manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Gattuso cracks Skiter with a good jab.
Gattuso throws a predictable looking body shot
and Skiter counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Skiter - that will leave a mark!
Skiter checks a leg kick.
Gattuso looks to throw the jab but Skiter is out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Skiter misses the target.
Skiter is looking to score with low kicks.
Gattuso tests Skiter's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Gattuso fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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 throws a sloppy head kick and Skiter moves out of range easily.
Gattuso shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Gattuso throws a poor cross that misses
and Skiter counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Skiter lands a leg kick that knocks Gattuso off balance momentarily.
Gattuso lands a nice shot that snaps Skiter's head back.
Skiter takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Skiter fakes the leg kick and cracks Gattuso in the body.
Skiter looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gattuso blocks a leg kick.
Skiter lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Gattuso at a distance.
Skiter throws an off balance right hand
and Gattuso connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gattuso keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gattuso misses with a left hand
and Skiter counters with a thumping low kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skiter thuds his right hand into Gattuso's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Gattuso checks the leg kick.
Gattuso throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gattuso misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gattuso throws a body shot but no joy.
Gattuso takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Skiter gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Skiter throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Skiter blocks a head kick by Gattuso.
Gattuso takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Skiter throws out a leg kick but Gattuso moves out of range and Skiter only half commits.
Skiter uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gattuso.
Gattuso drops his hands momentarily and Skiter takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Skiter takes a swing at Gattuso's ribcage but misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gattuso avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Skiter pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gattuso misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Skiter.
Gattuso throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gattuso tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Skiter throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Skiter lands a really nice looking cross but Gattuso seems unphased.
Gattuso on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Skiter. Skiter obviously looking to wear him down.
Gattuso defending well as Skiter loads up on a big left hand.
Gattuso lands a nice leg kick that just misses Skiter's sensitive parts.
Skiter takes a swing at Gattuso's ribcage but misses.
A big left from Gattuso misses.
Gattuso throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but Rodrick Skiter did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Rodrick Skiter's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Skiter staying out of range there.
Skiter slips a jab from Gattuso.
Skiter checks the leg kick.
Skiter slips a straight right by Gattuso.
Skiter lands a high kick!
Skiter wants to land a leg kick but Gattuso is out of range.
Gattuso only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Skiter avoids the body shot from Gattuso.
Skiter throws a leg kick which misses Gattuso's front leg but catches the back leg as Gattuso tries to avoid it.
Jab by Gattuso.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Skiter lands a leg kick that knocks Gattuso off balance momentarily.
Some bone on bone action there as Gattuso checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A looping hook to the body misses from Skiter. Gattuso does a little dance to reset his feet.
Skiter looks to land a combination. Gattuso sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Gattuso throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Skiter throws a front kick aimed at Gattuso's knee but Gattuso avoids it well.
Skiter scores with a kick to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Gattuso.
Skiter avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Skiter appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Skiter throws a chopping leg kick but Gattuso manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Gattuso throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Skiter cracks Gattuso with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Gattuso uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Skiter.
Skiter with a hook.
Gattuso has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Skiter looks to land a left hand but Gattuso moved out of range nicely.
Skiter 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.
A looping hook to the body misses from Skiter. Gattuso does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gattuso digs a good hook to Skiter's body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skiter connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Gattuso's hands.
Skiter throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Skiter misses with a hook
and Gattuso makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Skiter uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gattuso.
Skiter appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Skiter throws a looping overhand right but Gattuso ducks down to avoid it.
Skiter tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gattuso swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Skiter misses with a body kick.
Skiter moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromGattuso.
Skiter catches Gattuso with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Gattuso just misses with a punch to the body.
Skiter tried to score with a low kick but Gattuso checks it.
A nice side step and Gattuso releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Gattuso scores with a three punch combo!
Gattuso throws an off balance right hand
and Skiter connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gattuso throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nice defenses there by Skiter.
Gattuso lands a body shot.
Nice shot lands for Skiter.
Skiter jabs Gattuso right on the nose. Gattuso blinks but takes it well.
Gattuso fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Skiter on the side of the head.

Skiter is rocked!
Skiter throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Oh Skiter is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A head kick misses from Gattuso.
Gattuso feints a jab and as Skiter dips his head, Gattuso unleashes a brutal head kick that catches Skiter right on the jaw! Timbeeer! Skiter falls backwards in slow motion, only propped up by the cage! Gattuso smiles a psychotic smile as he stares down his unconscious opponent. That is a scary man.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:40 of round 4, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Javier Gattuso!
Javier Gattuso is the new light heavyweight champion!
Javier Gattuso decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.