PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gennaro Gattuso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Graeme Symons (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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.

Gattuso
vs
Symons

176 cm
35
166 lbs
22 - 10 - 0

170 cm
31
171 lbs
13 - 9 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Spartan Nutrition

Namunamu Clothing

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 22 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gennaro Gattuso!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 9 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Graeme Symons!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Sam Margolis and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gattuso uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Symons.
Gattuso misses with a head kick.
Symons throws a body shot but no joy.
A slow jab from Gattuso misses its intended target.
Symons has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Gattuso is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Symons avoids the head kick by Gattuso.
Symons swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Symons misses with an uppercut
and Gattuso counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gattuso gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Symons.
Symons misses with a straight left.
Gattuso fails with a takedown attempt.
Gattuso displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Symons throws out the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sloppy strikes from Symons. Those never looked like landing.
Symons throws a body punch but Gattuso moves out of range.

Gattuso shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
We've been hearing that Gattuso has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gattuso looking to sit in guard and control but Symons gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Gattuso looking for a sweep. Not yet Gattuso, not yet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Symons lands a couple of elbows.
Gattuso wants to improve his position but instead Symons has moved into half guard.
Symons landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Symons scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Symons lands strikes from half guard.
Symons is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.

Gattuso looking for submissions off his back.
Gattuso is looking for a sweep. Symons is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Gattuso wants to get back to full guard but Symons has mounted him!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gattuso tries to hold on but Symons postures up.
Gattuso is squirming around, avoiding Symons's attempts to control the action.
Gattuso prevents any damage by holding on tight.
Gattuso is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Symons scoring with strikes but Gattuso is staying in there.
Gattuso is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Gattuso is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Symons is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Gattuso bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gattuso is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gattuso stops Symons from standing up.

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

Symons has his foot on Gattuso's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Gattuso works his way back into a safe position though.
Symons is pulling down on Gattuso's head to control his posture.
Gattuso throwing strikes but missing.
Gattuso trying to control the position from guard on top but Symons is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Symons has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

Gattuso avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Gattuso trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Gattuso with a flurry of punches that miss.
Gattuso stands up over Symons, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Gattuso working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Symons is controlling Gattuso's posture.
Gattuso throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Symons works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Gattuso postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Symons is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Symons working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Gattuso.
Symons managing to control the position.
Symons wants to stand but Gattuso is controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Graeme Symons will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Nice straight punches there by Gattuso. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Gattuso.
Gattuso uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Symons has time to react.
Gattuso walks into a straight right hand from Symons.
Gattuso throws a leg kick
enabling Symons to counter with a crisp jab.
A jab from Gattuso finds it's way through Symons's defenses.
Gattuso takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Symons takes a swing at Gattuso's ribcage but misses.
Gattuso drops down looking for a counter takedown but Symons sprawls and moves away.
Gennaro Gattuso is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Symons throws out a loose jab but Gattuso uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gattuso misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Symons lands a jab followed by a vicious hook that sends Gattuso sprawling to the canvas. Symons follows him down, looking for the kill. Can Gattuso hang on?

Gattuso is rocked!

It looks like Gennaro Gattuso has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Symons slips a nice elbow through Gattuso's hands, connecting with Gattuso's forehead.
Oh Gattuso is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Symons is sitting in half guard. He's postured up and lands a nice elbow. Oh, Gattuso is hurt! He's hurt bad - Symons fires away with more strikes and the referee jumps in to save Gattuso from any more punishment! Congratulations to Symons! Great finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Graeme Symons!
A relieved looking Graeme Symons thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.