PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kyle Rad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arturo Gatti III (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gatti III is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Black Milk & Royce 5'9 - Losing out. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Rad
vs
Gatti III

165 cm
26
142 lbs
16 - 5 - 0

172 cm
36
148 lbs
32 - 14 - 1

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Kyle Rad!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 32 - 14 - 1, fighting out of London, Arturo Gatti III!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Colin Fotheringham and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rad misses with a leg kick.
Rad misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rad scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Gatti III blocks a low kick nicely.
Nice jab there from Rad.
Rad is looking to chop away at Gatti III's legs.
Rad throws a leg kick
and Gatti III counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rad throws a nice inside leg kick.
Rad looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Rad throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Crunch! Rad slams his shin into Gatti III's torso.
Rad will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gatti III scores with a nice body kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gatti III checks a leg kick nicely.
Gatti III uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rad missing with a left hand there. Gatti III was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gatti III tries a low kick but Rad avoids it.
Gatti III checks a low kick from Rad.
Gatti III lands a nice shot to the body.
Gatti III throws a solid leg kick but Rad takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Gatti III.
Rad throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Rad thows a leg kick but Gatti III checks it
and Gatti III counters with a nice uppercut.
Rad swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gatti III throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Rad counters with an outside leg kick.
A head kick misses from Rad.
Kyle Rad seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gatti III misses with a body kick.
Rad takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gatti III swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gatti III takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Rad throws a leg kick but Gatti III sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Gatti III looks to land a right hand but Rad moved out of range.
Rad keeps the fight on the outside.
Rad misses with a wild body shot.
A solid body kick from Gatti III.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gatti III lands with a slapping head kick.
Gatti III takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Gatti III wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Gatti III checks the leg kick nicely there.
Gatti III lands a nice shot to the body.
Rad looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gatti III lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Gatti III checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Gatti III misses with a low kick.
Gatti III moves out of range of the body kick.
Rad lands a slapping body shot.
Rad fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Gatti III lands a jab to the nose.
Gatti III throws a quick inside leg kick.
Rad throws a chopping leg kick but Gatti III manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Rad takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Rad misses with a low kick.
Gatti III blocks a low kick nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rad feints and then cracks Gatti III's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Gatti III down.
Rad on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
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!
Rad cracks Gatti III with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Gatti III thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rad throws a leg kick that is checked
and Gatti III counters with a slapping leg kick.
Gatti III throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
A clash of legs there as Gatti III blocks the low kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Gatti III misses the target.
Rad tries to land a front kick but Gatti III steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gatti III with a hook.
Gatti III swings for the body but Rad moves out of range.
Gatti III uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rad.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Kyle Rad will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Gatti III missing with a left hand there. Rad was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rad punishes Gatti III's body with a nice straight punch.
A cross from Rad lands.
Gatti III feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Rad's calf.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Rad lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Gatti III has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Gatti III and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Rad misses with a leg kick
and Gatti III counters with a leg kick.
Gatti III connects with a body shot.
Rad throws a wild body kick that Gatti III sees coming a mile off.
Rad avoids the body shot from Gatti III.
A head kick by Rad misses
and Gatti III counters with a nice body kick.
Gatti III has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Rad looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Rad tries a low kick but Gatti III avoids it.
Gatti III misses with a wild body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rad takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Rad jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gatti III tries a low kick but Rad avoids it.
Rad looks for the body kick but Gatti III saw that one coming.

Gatti III clinches with his opponent.
A hook to the body from Rad.
Gatti III digs a right hand underneath Rad's ribcage. Rad let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Rad working hard to break the clinch.
Gatti III fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rad tries to circle away but Gatti III has him pinned against the cage.
Gatti III lands a nice uppercut.

Rad breaks from the clinch.
Rad tries to land a leg kick but Gatti III saw it coming and moves away.
Gatti III tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rad was well out of range. Poor timing from Gatti III.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rad throws a leg kick but Gatti III sees it coming and moves out of range.
Rad throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Gatti III counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Rad swings for the body but Gatti III moves out of range.
Rad throws a head kick but Gatti III moves out of range.
Gatti III throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Rad falls off balance throwing a combination
and Gatti III makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Rad really felt that one!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rad scores with a nice body kick.
Gatti III checks a leg kick.
Gatti III scores with a jab to the body.
Rad rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gatti III moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nice shot by Gatti III.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rad throws a head kick that misses.
Gatti III throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rad looks to score with a jab to the body but Gatti III is just out of range.
Gatti III throws an off balance right hand
and Rad counters with a leg kick.
Gatti III connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Rad misses with a leg kick
and Gatti III counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Arturo Gatti III seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gatti III throws a leg kick that misses.
Rad throws a low kick but Gatti III avoids it.
Rad will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Rad fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gatti III manages to avoid it.
Gatti III stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Rad.
Rad is looking to wear down Gatti III with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Gatti III changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rad will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Good work by Gatti III as he checks the leg kick.

Gatti III darts in and clinches Rad up against the cage.
Gatti III gets through Rad's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gatti III gets through Rad's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Rad wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Gatti III misses with a body punch.
Gatti III's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Rad wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Gatti III creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Gatti III working some nice short punches in the clinch.

Rad is rocked!
Rad lands with a right to the head.
Oh Rad is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Gatti III tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gatti III throws a head punch that misses.
Rad seems to have got his legs back now.

Rad breaks from the clinch.
Rad throws a head kick that misses
and Gatti III counters with a nice uppercut.
Rad swinging wildly here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Arturo Gatti III will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Rad pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gatti III misses with a body shot.
Gatti III just misses with a punch to the body.
Rad is looking to chop away at Gatti III's legs.
Gatti III lands a nice looking body kick.
Rad throws a leg kick but Gatti III moved away.
Gatti III moves out of range as Rad throws a body kick.
Rad throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rad takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Gatti III pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rad takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gatti III looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gatti III stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Rad.
Gatti III throws a head kick that Rad semi-blocks.
Good work by Gatti III as he checks the leg kick.
Rad throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Rad misses with a wild combination.
Rad lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Rad feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Gatti III's calf.
Gatti III fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Rad.
Rad jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rad tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gatti III was well out of range. Poor timing from Rad.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gatti III tries to close the distance and clinch but Rad swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Good leg kick by Gatti III there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Rad throws a body punch but Gatti III moves out of range.
Gatti III is looking to slow Rad down with leg kicks.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rad jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rad swings for the body but Gatti III moves out of range.
Rad throws a push kick but Gatti III slaps the foot to one side.
Good leg kick by Rad there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Gatti III stuffs the takedown.
Rad will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rad on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Rad takes one to the chin there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rad avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rad tries to land a body kick
and Gatti III counters with a nice low kick that buckles Rad's knee momentarily.
Rad thows a leg kick but Gatti III checks it
and Gatti III counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Gatti III thumps Rad with a low kick.
Gatti III ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Some wild striking there from Gatti III.
Gatti III lands a nice looking body shot.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Gatti III.
Gatti III tries to land a front kick but Rad steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Rad throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Gatti III throws a body punch but Rad moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gatti III throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rad throws a head kick that misses
and Gatti III counters with a nice leg kick.
Gatti III waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rad.
Gatti III throws a push kick but Rad slaps the foot to one side.
A low kick from Rad misses
and Gatti III counters with a low kick, right behind Rad 's knee.
Gatti III scores with a punch to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gatti III. Rad does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rad on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Gatti III. Gatti III obviously looking to wear him down.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rad throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Rad lands a nice shot that snaps Gatti III's head back.
Rad fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Gatti III checks it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Arturo Gatti III really dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Rad on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Gatti III. Gatti III obviously looking to wear him down.
An inside leg kick lands from Gatti III.
Rad takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Gatti III lands with a straight right. Rad didn't see that one coming.
Gatti III throws a shot to the body.
A big left from Rad misses.
A chopping leg kick lands by Gatti III.
Gatti III pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Rad scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Nice uppercut lands for Rad. That snapped Gatti III's head back.
Gatti III misses with a body kick.
Rad lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gatti III dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Rad. That did some damage!
Rad takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Gatti III dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gatti III misses with an uppercut. Rad saw that one coming.
Gatti III scores with a shot to the body.
Rad throws the kick towards the body but Gatti III avoids it.
Rad misses with a double jab
enabling Gatti III to counter with a crisp jab.
Gatti III looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Rad throws a shot to the body.
Gatti III lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Gatti III.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rad scores with a head kick.
Rad throws a body kick that misses
and Gatti III counters with a lovely shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Good leg kick by Gatti III there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Gatti III tries a head kick but it misses.
Rad turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Gatti III lands a nice hook to Rad's body. Rad takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Gatti III throws a low kick but it's checked well by Rad.
Rad misses with a body kick.
Gatti III uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rad.
Gatti III scores with a jab.
Gatti III misses the shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rad missing with a left hand there. Gatti III was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gatti III scores with a nice head shot.
Rad looks to land a left hand but Gatti III moved out of range nicely.
A low kick from Rad is predictable there
and Gatti III counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rad wants to slow Gatti III down by chopping away at his legs.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gatti III. Rad does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rad throws a push kick but Gatti III slaps the foot to one side.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Rad crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Gatti III - the referee stops the clock and Rad gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Gatti III. Rad manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Gatti III 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.
Rad feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Gatti III's calf.
Rad misses with a low kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rad misses with a wild body shot.
Rad slips a jab from Gatti III.
Jab, jab by Gatti III - just one landing.
Rad misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gatti III.
Jab by Gatti III.
Rad scores with a spinning back kick!
Both fighters circling a little - Gatti III finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gatti III throws an overhand right that lands on Rad's shoulder, as Rad tries to avoid the shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Gatti III lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Rad has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Rad and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Rad takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Rad throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Gatti III stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Arturo Gatti III dominated that fourth round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Gatti III tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Gatti III throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gatti III connects with a single shot there.
Rad tries to score with a low kick but Gatti III moves his leg out of the way.
Gatti III keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

Gatti III rushes Rad and presses him up against the cage.
Rad blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gatti III doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rad is leaning against Gatti III and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Gatti III taking a breather.
Rad tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gatti III's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gatti III.
Gatti III tries a body shot but Rad blocks it.
Gatti III lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Rad is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rad blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rad wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Rad has had enough of the clinch but Gatti III keeps him there for the moment.
Gatti III lands a shot to the body.
Gatti III misses with a body punch.
Gatti III scores with a hook to the body.
Rad tries to stall but Gatti III uses the opportunity to gain a better position.

Rad breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A head kick from Gatti III lands but Rad takes it in his stride.
Gatti III takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Gatti III cracks a nice hook into Rad's ribs.
Gatti III checks a leg kick nicely.
Gatti III tries to clinch up but Rad circles away and keeps his distance.
Rad misses with a low kick as Gatti III jumps back.
Kyle Rad has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gatti III lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Rad thows a leg kick but Gatti III checks it
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Gatti III throws a low kick but it's checked well by Rad.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gatti III ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rad moves away.
Gatti III checks a low kick from Rad.
Gatti III fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Rad steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gatti III.
Rad is looking to land body kicks.
Gatti III moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Jab from Rad.
Rad connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gatti III misses with a kick to the body.
Gatti III throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Rad on the side of the head.
Gatti III looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Gatti III feints a jab promting Rad to slip. Gatti III then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Rad slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Gatti III is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Gatti III slips a straight right by Rad.
Gatti III throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

Gatti III fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Rad, pushing him back against the cage.
Gatti III lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Rad misses with a body punch.
Arturo Gatti III seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Rad works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Gatti III missing with knees to the body.
Gatti III throws a head punch that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Rad pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rad has a takedown stuffed.
Rad with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Gatti III misses with a wild combination.
Rad throws a head kick that misses.
Rad throws a leg kick that misses.
Rad throws a nice inside leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A nice inside leg kick there by Gatti III. That's going to slow Rad down.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Rad!

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Arturo Gatti III.
Well Gatti III has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 46:49
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 46:50
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 46:50

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arturo Gatti III!
Arturo Gatti III is the new bantamweight champion!
An out of breath Arturo Gatti III thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
In defeat, Kyle Rad stepped up to the mic, saying 'Just a bad day bitch. next time i will fuck you up good.'.