PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Lou Gotch (ranked 2430 p4p, 3202 weight class) and Henny Bottles (ranked 144 p4p, 173 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Gotch
vs
Bottles

165 cm
28
145
11 - 5 - 0

181 cm
30
139
3 - 7 - 0

Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lou Gotch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Henny Bottles!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Sam Margolis and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bottles throws a nice looking combination but Gotch bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A jab from Bottles misses.
Bottles misses the body punch

and Gotch counters with a shoot takedown. Bottles fights it but they end up in guard.
Gotch pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bottles is keeping the position for now.
We've been hearing good reports from Gotch's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Bottles is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Gotch trying to control but Bottles is working from the bottom.
Gotch content to stall in guard here.
Bottles keeping moving, preventing Gotch from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bottles wants to sweep but no luck.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gotch trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Gotch passes Bottles's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Gotch content to control rather than advance.
Bottles won't allow Gotch to pass to mount.

Gotch is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Bottles has managed to free his arm - good work.
Gotch is trying to control. Bottles wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Gotch prevents Bottles from improving his position.
Gotch takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Bottles controlling the position for now.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Bottles is not content to let Gotch control the position.
Gotch wants to pass the guard but Bottles is defending well.
Gotch wants to control but Bottles is keeping him busy.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Bottles misses with an uppercut.
Bottles swings for the body but Gotch moves out of range.
Bottles with a jab.
Bottles misses the jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Bottles does it's job there.
Bottles looks to land a right hand but Gotch moved out of range.
Bottles swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Gotch counters with a single leg into guard. Bottles didn't expect that.
Gotch advances position into side control!
Gotch in side control, just content to control the action for now.

Gotch is trying to get an arm triangle but Bottles is defending well.
Gotch wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bottles keeps working.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gotch takes a little break here. Bottles wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Bottles is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Gotch asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Gotch tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gotch is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Lou Gotch dominated that round.
That's time! Gotch's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Bottles lands a jab.
Gotch keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gotch appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Bottles lands a nice shot to the body.
Gotch moves out of range as Bottles strikes.
Gotch half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Bottles swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A low kick from Bottles is predictable there

and Gotch counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Bottles is looking to stand back up but Gotch counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Bottles.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Gotch slows the pace down in half guard.
Gotch's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bottles wants to improve his position but Gotch is controlling well.
Gotch controlling the action here.

Gotch is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Bottles doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Gotch.
Bottles wants to get back to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Bottles is not content to let Gotch control the position.
Bottles is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Bottles moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Gotch controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Bottles wants to sweep but no luck.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bottles is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Bottles is trying to keep Gotch in close.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Bottles looks to throw the jab but Gotch is out of range.
Gotch attempts a counter takedown but Bottles avoids it well and moves away.
Bottles has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Gotch is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Bottles tests Gotch's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Henny Bottles seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gotch bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gotch appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Gotch defending well as Bottles loads up on a big left hand.
Bottles throws a front kick aimed at Gotch's knee but Gotch avoids it well.
Bottles swings widly with a right hand

and Gotch counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Bottles!
Bottles is not content to let Gotch control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bottles is holding Gotch down, trying to stall.
Bottles is trying to get back to his feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Gotch tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Gotch has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Gotch tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Henny Bottles will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Bottles thuds a left hand into Gotch's body.
Gotch fails with a takedown attempt.
A big right from Bottles misses.
Bottles throws a series of punches but Gotch avoids them all with ease.
Bottles misses with a lunging right hand

and Gotch counters with a nice double leg into side control. Bottles won't be happy with that.
Gotch wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bottles keeps working.
Bottles is trying to control Gotch's posture but Gotch avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
You can see the frustration on Bottles's face as Gotch controls the position.
Bottles is trying to control Gotch's posture but Gotch avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gotch throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Bottles is trying to get back to his feet.

Gotch tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Bottles tries to buck Gotch off but Gotch is having none of it.
Gotch is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Bottles will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Bottles is trying to get back to his feet.
Gotch trying to control the position but Bottles is working away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

Gotch thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Gotch wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bottles keeps working.
Bottles is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bottles is not content to let Gotch control the position.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Bottles misses with a straight left.

Gotch looking to score a takedown here. Bottles is defending well but Gotch drives through and ends up in Bottles's guard.
Gotch trying to control but Bottles is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bottles is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Gotch looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Gotch won't allow Bottles to get back to his feet.
Gotch wants to pass the guard but Bottles is keeping the position.
Bottles is looking to stand up but Gotch isn't so interested in that idea.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Gotch tries to free his leg and advance position but Bottles is retaining full guard.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Bottles tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gotch was well out of range. Poor timing from Bottles.
Bottles ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gotch moves away.
Gotch half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Gotch is trying hard to land a takedown here. Bottles sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bottles! But no joy.
Bottles swings for the body but Gotch moves out of range.
Bottles throws out a powerful jab.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gotch shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Bottles defends it nicely.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Henny Bottles.
I think Bottles has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 29:29
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 29:29

The fight is ruled a majority draw!