PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Smith Wesson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Javier Gattuso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wesson's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Annie Get Your Gun. Gattuso has chosen DMX - X Gonna Give It To Ya 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?

Wesson
vs
Gattuso

188 cm
27
210 lbs
12 - 8 - 0

194 cm
23
212 lbs
11 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

1337 ANZAC

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Smith Wesson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Javier Gattuso!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Matti Vanhoillinen and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wesson misses with a combination
and Gattuso counters with a slapping leg kick.
Wesson misses with a looping right.
Gattuso lands a head kick!

It looks like Smith Wesson has been cut.
Gattuso throws a series of punches but Wesson avoids them all with ease.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Wesson closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Gattuso quickly recovers to half guard.
Wesson tries to pass the half guard into mount. Gattuso knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Wesson is trying to control the action in half guard but Gattuso is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Gattuso manages to regain full guard. Nice work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wesson looking to sit in guard and control but Gattuso gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Gattuso wants to pass the guard but Wesson is keeping the position.
Gattuso not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

Wesson is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Wesson wants to sweep here but Gattuso controlling him for the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Wesson is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Gattuso controlling from the top position.
Gattuso trying to control but Wesson is working from the bottom.

Wesson looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Wesson is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

Gattuso avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Wesson looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wesson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Gattuso is one step ahead there.
Gattuso content to stall in guard here.
Gattuso wanted to stand there but Wesson had control of the position.
Gattuso sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Wesson looking to control.

Wesson throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Wesson keeping moving, preventing Gattuso from controlling successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Javier Gattuso was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Wesson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gattuso misses with a two punch combination.
Gattuso blocks the body kick.
Wesson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The fighters circling - Wesson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Wesson misses with a leg kick
and Gattuso counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gattuso lands with a shot to the body.
Wesson is breathing heavily.
Gattuso moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Javier Gattuso dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Smith Wesson's cut.
That's time! Wesson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Gattuso lands with a good body shot.
Gattuso lands a brutal head kick. Wesson looks out on his feet and Gattuso throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:11 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Javier Gattuso!