PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Damien Roads (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Javier Gattuso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gattuso is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by WAR-Low Rider. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Roads
vs
Gattuso

193 cm
30
214 lbs
12 - 7 - 0

194 cm
33
212 lbs
26 - 16 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

Rush Supplements 160Q-STEEL PENN

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 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Damien Roads!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Javier Gattuso!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Seu Braga and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roads misses the shot to the body.
Roads is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gattuso.
Gattuso keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gattuso connects with a body shot that sends Roads's belly button to the back.
Gattuso works Roads's body with a nice hook.
Some wild striking there from Roads.
Roads looks to score with a jab to the body but Gattuso is just out of range.
Gattuso keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gattuso lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Roads circles away quickly and effectively.
Roads scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Gattuso loads up on a big right hand but Roads slips the punch.
Gattuso looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Gattuso connects with a body shot.
Roads fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Gattuso looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Roads with a body punch. A glancing blow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Roads lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Roads.
A good leg kick by Gattuso.
Gattuso scores with a sloppy right hand. Roads should have avoided that one.
Gattuso throws a nice outside leg kick.
A shot to the liver by Roads. Beautiful body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gattuso bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gattuso on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Roads misses with a jab, cross combination.
Roads on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Roads lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Gattuso at a distance.
Gattuso throws a lazy uppercut
and Roads counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Roads throws a good cross that connects.
Roads moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

Gattuso is rocked!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gattuso takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Gattuso looks winded!
Gattuso clobbers Roads with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Gattuso takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Roads ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Roads throws the left hand but Gattuso avoids the punch easily.
Roads displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gattuso throws out the jab.
Roads misses with a looping right.
Roads misses with a jab to the body
and Gattuso counters with a straight right hand.
Gattuso throws a leg kick but Roads moved away.
Roads is looking to wear down Gattuso with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Roads scores with a nice head shot.
Gattuso is still on wobbly legs! Can Roads finish him?
Roads works Gattuso's body with a nice hook.
Gattuso takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Gattuso seems to have recovered his senses.
Roads throws an overhand right that drops Gattuso like a sack of potatoes! Roads dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Damien Roads!
A very excited looking Damien Roads made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.