PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Diego Gaspar (ranked 2193 p4p, 111 weight class) and One Fortytwo (ranked 2050 p4p, 102 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Gaspar
vs
Fortytwo

169 cm
25
139 lbs
12 - 7 - 0

222 cm
24
142 lbs
8 - 10 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

Vegan Gains
Sportivité

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Diego Gaspar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, One Fortytwo!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Jorge Garcia and Chad Campbell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gaspar takes one on the button.
Gaspar throws a hook but Fortytwo blocks it.
Fortytwo is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Fortytwo throws the left hand but Gaspar avoids the punch easily.
Fortytwo 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.
Fortytwo throws a leg kick but Gaspar checks it.
Gaspar misses with a right hand
and Fortytwo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gaspar throws a lazy uppercut
and Fortytwo makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Fortytwo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gaspar on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Jab by Fortytwo.
Fortytwo lands a nice leg kick that just misses Gaspar's sensitive parts.
Fortytwo lands a nice shot that snaps Gaspar's head back.
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!
Fortytwo fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Gaspar has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Fortytwo looks to score with a jab to the body but Gaspar is just out of range.
Fortytwo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gaspar.
Gaspar is looking to counter with a shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fortytwo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Fortytwo has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A lazy left from Fortytwo finds it's target.
Fortytwo thuds a left hand into Gaspar's body.
Fortytwo misses with a straight right.
Gaspar takes one on the button.
Gaspar swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gaspar pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A punch lands to the side of Gaspar 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Gaspar throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
It seemed like Fortytwo was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Fortytwo catches Gaspar with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!

It looks like Diego Gaspar has been cut.
Fortytwo is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Fortytwo throws a leg kick but Gaspar sees it coming and moves out of range.
Fortytwo throws a hook but Gaspar avoids it easily.
Nice cross by Fortytwo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gaspar throws an off balance right hand
and Fortytwo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fortytwo looks to score with a jab to the body but Gaspar is just out of range.
Gaspar throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fortytwo uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Gaspar looks to score with a jab to the body but Fortytwo is just out of range.
Fortytwo thuds his right hand into Gaspar's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Gaspar checks the leg kick nicely there.
Gaspar swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Gaspar throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fortytwo swings for the body but Gaspar moves out of range.
Fortytwo is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Gaspar had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Fortytwo scores with a punch to the head.
Gaspar looks to throw the jab but Fortytwo is out of range.
Fortytwo stuns Gaspar with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fortytwo punishes Gaspar's body with a nice straight punch.
Fortytwo misses with a hook. Gaspar ducked under it nicely.
Gaspar throwing a counter right hand but Fortytwo manages to avoid it.
Gaspar throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fortytwo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gaspar misses with an uppercut.
Gaspar takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Gaspar swings for the body but Fortytwo moves out of range.
Fortytwo throws a sloppy head kick and Gaspar moves out of range easily.
Gaspar is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Fortytwo's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Fortytwo throws a jab but it's blocked by Gaspar.
Gaspar throwing a counter right hand but Fortytwo manages to avoid it.
One Fortytwo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fortytwo takes a swing at Gaspar's ribcage but misses.
Fortytwo lands a nice shot to the body.
Gaspar throws a body punch but Fortytwo moves out of range.
Gaspar jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fortytwo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gaspar.
Gaspar takes one to the chin there.
Fortytwo works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Fortytwo cracks Gaspar with an open hand slap.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fortytwo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gaspar.
Fortytwo 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.
Fortytwo looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Decent striking displayed by Fortytwo there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fortytwo. Gaspar does a little dance to reset his feet.
It looked like Gaspar wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Fortytwo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gaspar was well out of range. Poor timing from Fortytwo.
Fortytwo scoring well with a low kick there.
A swing and a miss from Gaspar.
Fortytwo throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Gaspar's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

One Fortytwo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Diego Gaspar's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

A cross from Fortytwo lands.
Fortytwo swings widly with a right hand
and Gaspar cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fortytwo throws a body punch but Gaspar moves out of range.
Fortytwo jabs at Gaspar's body.
Fortytwo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gaspar looks to score with a jab to the body but Fortytwo is just out of range.
Fortytwo cracks Gaspar with a good jab.
Fortytwo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Fortytwo scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A jab lands there for Fortytwo.
Fortytwo misses with a looping right.
Fortytwo does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Fortytwo connects with a body shot that sends Gaspar's belly button to the back.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fortytwo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gaspar.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Gaspar misses the target.
Fortytwo lands with a right hand.
Fortytwo throws a body punch but Gaspar moves out of range.
Gaspar throws a shot from downtown. Fortytwo moves away and avoids it.
Gaspar slips a jab from Fortytwo.
A counter left hand to the body from Gaspar misses its target.
Gaspar throws a lazy uppercut
and Fortytwo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gaspar takes a swing at Fortytwo's ribcage but misses.
Fortytwo throws a hook but Gaspar avoids it easily.
Fortytwo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Fortytwo throws a shot to the body.
Good leg kick by Fortytwo there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Donk. Fortytwo catches Gaspar right on the button with a cross.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gaspar's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Fortytwo connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Gaspar scrambles back to his feet.
One Fortytwo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gaspar walks into a jab.
Gaspar has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fortytwo cracks Gaspar with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Fortytwo with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Gaspar pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gaspar looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Fortytwo connects with the punch.
Gaspar moves out of range of the strikes.
Gaspar looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Gaspar misses with a body punch
and Fortytwo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fortytwo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fortytwo comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A jab from Fortytwo does it's job there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fortytwo misses with a low kick as Gaspar jumps back.
Fortytwo takes a swing at Gaspar's ribcage but misses.
Gaspar swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Fortytwo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gaspar.
Gaspar avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gaspar is looking to counter punch.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Gaspar might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
A jab lands there for Fortytwo.
Fortytwo connects with a looping right hand.
Fortytwo lands a jab to the nose.

Gaspar is rocked!
Fortytwo uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Oh Gaspar is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fortytwo drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Gaspar right on the button. Gaspar goes down! Fortytwo follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Fortytwo gets the win via TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). One Fortytwo!
After the big win, One Fortytwo made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Sportivité and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.