PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gennaro Gattuso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shaka Kahn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kahn comes into a darkened arena with his song building. john farnham - you're the voice kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Gennaro Gattuso has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Gattuso
vs
Kahn

176 cm
21
166 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

159 cm
20
150 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Good kicks
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Gennaro Gattuso!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shaka Kahn!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shigeki Fujiwara and Shirou Masuda.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kahn fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gattuso manages to avoid it.
Gattuso misses with a looping left.
Gattuso swings for the body but Kahn moves out of range.
Kahn keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gattuso works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Gattuso misses with a lunging right hand

so Kahn counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Gattuso is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Kahn prevents Gattuso from getting back to his feet.
Kahn wants to pass the guard but Gattuso is keeping the position.

Gattuso is looking for a triangle but Kahn pushes his legs off easily.
Gattuso can't keep his opponent in guard - Kahn advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kahn is looking to take a break and control but Gattuso is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kahn looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Gattuso with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kahn throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Kahn thows a huge punch but Gattuso dodges it nicely.
Kahn not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Kahn scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Kahn lands strikes from half guard.
Kahn drops an elbow to the side of Gattuso's head.
Gattuso moves into full guard.
Kahn stands up over Gattuso, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kahn scoring with some ground and pound.

Gattuso throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Gattuso looking for a guillotine here but Kahn defends easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kahn missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Gattuso controls Kahn momentarily but Kahn frees himself.
Kahn working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gattuso tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Kahn tries to free his leg and advance position but Gattuso is retaining full guard.
Gattuso preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

Gattuso is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Kahn scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gattuso wants to sweep here but Kahn controlling him for the moment.

Gattuso escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Kahn gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Kahn missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Kahn stands up over Gattuso, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Kahn loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kahn must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Gattuso is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Kahn trying to control the position from guard on top but Gattuso is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kahn lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Kahn has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Gattuso to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Kahn is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Gattuso pulls down on the head and he's put Kahn to sleep! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Gennaro Gattuso!
Our winner, Gennaro Gattuso, 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.