PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Viper Pitt Jr (ranked 3424 p4p, 24587 weight class) and Cho Gath (ranked 134 p4p, 204 weight class). Cho Gath has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Pitt Jr
vs
Gath

192 cm
20
270
2 - 4 - 0

198 cm
26
268
4 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
Determined

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 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Viper Pitt Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Cho Gath!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Steve Montenegro and Eddie Farnsworth.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pitt Jr ducks under a wild hook from Gath.
Pitt Jr jabs Gath to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Donk. Pitt Jr catches Gath right on the button with a cross.
Pitt Jr takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Pitt Jr.
Pitt Jr swinging wildly here.

Pitt Jr moves into range and clinches up with Gath.
Gath tries to land knees in the clinch but Pitt Jr avoids the damage to the body.

Pitt Jr breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pitt Jr has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Viper Pitt Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pitt Jr shoots in looking for a takedown but Gath manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Pitt Jr's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Nice jab there from Pitt Jr.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gath looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gath tries to close the distance and clinch but Pitt Jr swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Pitt Jr drops Gath with a beautiful combination! Gath stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Pitt Jr is looking for the KO!

It looks like Cho Gath has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Gath has closed the distance and engaged Pitt Jr in a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gath with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Viper Pitt Jr has been cut.
Gath is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pitt Jr is defending well for now.
A short right from Gath on the inside.
Gath looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Gath with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Pitt Jr tries a knee to the head but Gath blocks it.
Gath lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Gath misses with a punch to the body.
Pitt Jr is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Gath lands an elbow just above Pitt Jr 's eye.
Gath lands an elbow just above Pitt Jr 's eye.
Gath doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A nice left hand lands by Pitt Jr.

Pitt Jr breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pitt Jr swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Pitt Jr fails to land with a series of punches.
Gath is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Pitt Jr drops Gath with a beautiful combination! Gath stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Pitt Jr is looking for the KO!
Pitt Jr lands an overhand right.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gath tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Pitt Jr manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Cho Gath is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gath looks to score with a jab to the body but Pitt Jr is just out of range.
Gath tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pitt Jr swats him away and circles back towards the center.
It looked like Pitt Jr was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Gath takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.

Gath is rocked!

Pitt Jr has taken the fight to the clinch.
Gath working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Gath looking to throw knees to the head but Pitt Jr is blocking nicely.
Pitt Jr has had enough of the clinch but Gath keeps him there for the moment.

Pitt Jr ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Pitt Jr no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.

Pitt Jr is working an open guard so Gath takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Gath tries to clinch there but Pitt Jr circles away.
Pitt Jr throwing a counter right hand but Gath manages to avoid it.
Gath fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Pitt Jr has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Gath misses with a head kick.

Pitt Jr closes the distance and clinches.
Pitt Jr managing to block the knees to the body from Gath.
Gath throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Pitt Jr blocks it with crossed arms.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pitt Jr on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Pitt Jr takes a knee right on the jaw!

Viper Pitt Jr's cut is getting worse.

Pitt Jr breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pitt Jr swinging wildly here.
Pitt Jr looks to land a combination. Gath sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Pitt Jr scores with a decent looking hook.

Pitt Jr has Gath up against the cage in a clinch.
Pitt Jr wants to break free but Gath has control.
Gath connects with a nasty looking knee right to Pitt Jr's face.
Gath tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Pitt Jr blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gath lands a knee to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gath misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gath tries a knee to the head but Pitt Jr blocks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pitt Jr scores with a nice hook to the head.
Pitt Jr blocks a body shot from Gath.
Gath utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Gath scores with a shot to the side of Pitt Jr's head.
Gath misses with a knee strike.
Gath misses with a knee to the head.
Gath misses with some punches.
Gath tries to land knees in the clinch but Pitt Jr avoids the damage to the body.
Gath can't find room to land a body shot as Pitt Jr controls the action.
Gath tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gath landing knees to the body.
Pitt Jr is breathing heavily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gath misses with the head strike.
Gath lands a nice uppercut.
Gath misses with a punch to the body.
Pitt Jr takes a knee to the side of the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Viper Pitt Jr will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Gath ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pitt Jr moves away.
Gath scores with a nice strike.
Gath misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Pitt Jr drives through and clinches with Gath against the cage.
Pitt Jr tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Gath smiles and moves away.
Viper Pitt Jr is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pitt Jr throws a right and a left that Gath avoids nicely.

Pitt Jr darts in and clinches Gath up against the cage.
Pitt Jr wants a takedown.
Gath throws a knee to the head but misses.
Pitt Jr is trying to break the clinch but Gath has him pressed against the cage.
Pitt Jr is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Gath to keep the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Viper Pitt Jr. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Pitt Jr breaks from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gath avoids the body shot from Pitt Jr.

Gath moves into the clinch successfully.
Pitt Jr blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Pitt Jr's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pitt Jr throws a nice looking combination but Gath bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pitt Jr tries to clinch there but Gath circles away.
Pitt Jr shoots in looking for a takedown. Gath tries to sprawl out of it but Pitt Jr keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Gath manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Gath avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Pitt Jr shoots for a takedown but Gath saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Gath keeps the fight on the outside.
Pitt Jr avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gath takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Gath ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

Gath gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Pitt Jr looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Gath misses with some punches.
Gath is working Pitt Jr over against the cage.
Gath landing knees to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gath misses with a body punch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Gath.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gath looking to throw knees to the head but Pitt Jr is blocking nicely.
Gath scores with a knee to the head.

Viper Pitt Jr's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gath crunches a lovely knee into Pitt Jr's ribcage.
Gath misses with a punch to the body.
Gath with a knee to the head.
Cho Gath seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Pitt Jr tries to break the clinch but Gath is controlling the position.
Gath landing knees to the head.
Gath tries to work over Pitt Jr's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gath has a couple of punches blocked by Pitt Jr.
Pitt Jr is trying to break free.
Gath works on Pitt Jr's body with a couple of short punches.
Gath with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Pitt Jr blocks a body shot from Gath.
Gath tries to land a knee to the head but Pitt Jr blocks with his arms.
Gath landing knees to the body.
Pitt Jr blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gath looking to throw knees to the head but Pitt Jr is blocking nicely.
Gath lands a nice knee to the body.
Gath lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Pitt Jr.
A short right from Gath.
Gath looking to throw knees to the head but Pitt Jr is blocking nicely.
Pitt Jr tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Gath tries to throw a body punch but Pitt Jr avoids it by throwing Gath back against the cage.
Pitt Jr jumps guard but Gath turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Gath putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Pitt Jr in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Gath working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Gath tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Gath tries a knee to the head but Pitt Jr blocks it.
Gath misses with a knee strike.
Pitt Jr blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gath unloads a knee to the mid-section. Pitt Jr lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pitt Jr blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Pitt Jr is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Gath gets through Pitt Jr's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Gath doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Knees to the body from Gath.
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!
A left hand lands to the body for Gath.
Gath prevents Pitt Jr from breaking the clinch.
Gath lands on the inside with an uppercut.

Jeez, Viper Pitt Jr's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Pitt Jr is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Gath misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pitt Jr.
Pitt Jr on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gath tries to work over Pitt Jr's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pitt Jr working hard to break the clinch.
Gath scores with a knee to the head.
A body shot lands from Gath.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Cho Gath showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Pitt Jr's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Pitt Jr looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gath tries to clinch up but Pitt Jr circles away and keeps his distance.
Pitt Jr tries to clinch up but Gath circles away and keeps his distance.
Gath drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Pitt Jr throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Pitt Jr scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

Gath takes the fight into the clinch.
Pitt Jr managing to block the knees to the body from Gath.
Gath lands a nice knee to the body.
Pitt Jr avoiding damage as Gath throws knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pitt Jr avoids the elbow strike from Gath, against the cage.
Gath misses with a punch on the inside.
Gath tries to work over Pitt Jr's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gath with a knee to the head.
Pitt Jr lands with a right to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gath lands a right hand that snaps the head of Pitt Jr backwards.
Gath lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Gath tries to throw a body punch but Pitt Jr avoids it by throwing Gath back against the cage.
Pitt Jr is looking to break free of the clinch but Gath has double underhooks.
Gath misses with an elbow strike.
Gath with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Pitt Jr tries to break free but Gath pushes him back against the cage.

Pitt Jr manages to break the clinch.
Pitt Jr darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Pitt Jr dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gath tries to clinch up but Pitt Jr circles away and keeps his distance.
Pitt Jr scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Pitt Jr lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Pitt Jr.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Gath closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Gath lands a nice knee to the body.
A short right from Gath.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pitt Jr blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gath misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pitt Jr blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Pitt Jr looking for a takedown.
Gath misses with a body punch.
Pitt Jr managing to block the knees to the body from Gath.
Pitt Jr on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gath misses with a punch to the body.
Gath throws a punch but it's blocked by Pitt Jr.

Pitt Jr escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Pitt Jr rushes Gath and presses him up against the cage.
Gath landing knees to the body.
Gath lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Pitt Jr blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Gath working Pitt Jr over with knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pitt Jr blocks the elbow strike.
Gath working aggressively here.
Gath misses with the head strike.
Gath lands a body shot in the clinch.
Pitt Jr is trying to maintain a safe position but Gath gets an underhook and turns Pitt Jr into the cage.
Gath putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Pitt Jr in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Gath is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Gath creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Gath tries a body shot but Pitt Jr blocks it.
Gath scores a nice knee to the body.
Gath with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Gath obliges.
Gath working aggressively here.
Pitt Jr swings wildly with an uppercut but Gath uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pitt Jr blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gath missing with knees to the body.
Gath has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A short body shot lands from Gath as the two fighters clinch.
Gath unloads a knee to the mid-section. Pitt Jr lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
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!
Gath with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Gath unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Gath doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gath working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Gath lands a good knee to the midsection. Pitt Jr won't want to take too many of those.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gath.
A head punch on the inside from Gath fails to land.
Gath unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Gath is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pitt Jr is defending well for now.
Pitt Jr is trying to force a seperation but Gath has the dominant position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Cho Gath comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Gath has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Joseph Jones scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 28:29
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cho Gath!
Our winner, Cho Gath, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.