PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Joseph Gotti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anton Assault (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Joseph Gotti has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Gotti
vs
Assault

182 cm
20
165 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

173 cm
18
157 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

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 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Joseph Gotti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Anton Assault !
The judges for this bout are James Glass, James Atkins and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - Assault throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gotti misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The crowd cheers as Gotti lands an impressive looking overhand right. Assault doesn't seem phased though.
Gotti throws a right hand that Assault ducks under and follows up with a left that Assault also avoids with ease.
Assault throws a lazy right hand but Gotti sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

Gotti clinches up with Assault and pushes him back against the cage.

Gotti breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Assault avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gotti fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Assault .
Gotti throws a series of punches but Assault moves out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Gotti.
Assault looks gassed!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
No joy there for Gotti, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Gotti clinches with his opponent.

Gotti pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gotti lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Gotti lands with a kick to the temple. Assault shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Gotti throws a shot from downtown. Assault moves away and avoids it.
Gotti misses with a head kick.
Gotti misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Assault misses with a kick to the body.
Gotti drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Gotti fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gotti misses with the combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gotti tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Assault lands with a nice combination. Gotti backs away looking to recover.
Assault throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gotti showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Assault .
Assault connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.

Gotti has managed to clinch.
Assault wants to break free but Gotti has control.
Gotti with a knee to the head.
Assault wants to break the clinch but can't.

Gotti breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Assault staying out of range there.
Gotti throws a low kick, looking for Assault 's leg but Assault calmly moves out of range.
Gotti uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Assault .
Assault fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Gotti looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Gotti scores with a nice strike.
Assault misses with a looping left.
Joseph Gotti seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gotti is looking to clinch.
Assault lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gotti circles away quickly and effectively.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Gotti keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gotti slips under a jab from Assault .
Gotti lands with a slapping head kick.
Gotti shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Gotti takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Gotti misses with a series of wild punches.
Assault looks to land a left hand but Gotti moved out of range nicely.
Gotti avoids the body shot from Assault .
No joy there for Gotti, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Assault fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gotti manages to avoid it.
A punch combination from Gotti misses.
Assault fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Gotti tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Assault paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gotti uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Assault .
Gotti tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Assault paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gotti keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Assault lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gotti looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Assault lands a jab to the nose.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gotti moves in looking to clinch but Assault pushes him off.
Gotti tries to clinch there but Assault circles away.
A big right from Assault misses.
Gotti swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gotti waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Assault .
Assault just misses with a punch to the body.
Assault takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Gotti throws a leg kick which misses Assault 's front leg but catches the back leg as Assault tries to avoid it.
Gotti throws a head kick but Assault moves out of range.
Gotti misses with a body kick.
Assault jabs at Gotti's body.
Assault works the jab nicely.
Gotti tries to bum rush Assault with a series of wild strikes but Assault uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gotti tries to clinch up but Assault circles away and keeps his distance.
Gotti loads up on a big right hand but Assault slips the punch.
Assault lands with a right hand.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Assault thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gotti throws a series of punches but Assault moves out of range.

That's four 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.
Assault uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gotti.
A nice combination there by Assault .
Gotti looks to land a combination but Assault avoids it well.
A slow jab from Assault misses its intended target.
Gotti scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Assault throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Assault scores with the left hand. Gotti knows he should have avoided that one.
Gotti avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gotti throws a nice looking combination but Assault bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gotti misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gotti misses with a double jab.
Assault scores with a decent looking hook.
Gotti tries to clinch up but Assault circles away and keeps his distance.
Assault takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gotti throws a combination that misses
and Assault counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Assault is looking to clinch.

Gotti closes the distance and clinches.
A frustrated look appears on Assault 's face as he tries to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joseph Gotti dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Gotti throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Assault darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Gotti misses with a wild combination.
Assault throws a big shot that misses.
Assault swats away the attempt to clinch by Gotti.
Assault wants to clinch up but Gotti keeps it at a distance.
Gotti throws a hook but Assault avoids it easily.
A shot to de liver by Assault . Beautiful body shot.
Assault misses with a few strikes there.
Gotti scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A combination from Gotti does no damage.
Assault smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gotti keeps the fight on the outside.
Gotti connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Gotti swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Assault closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Assault lands a nice hook to Gotti's body. Gotti takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Gotti looks to land a combination. Assault sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gotti throws a right hand that Assault ducks under and follows up with a left that Assault also avoids with ease.
Assault checks the leg kick.
A left and a right from Gotti both land. Nice combination.
Assault tries to bum rush Gotti with a series of wild strikes but Gotti uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Assault dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gotti throws a series of punches but Assault moves out of range.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Gotti scores with a one two! Assault had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Assault scores with a jab to the head.
Assault lands the left hand.
Gotti moves in looking to clinch but Assault pushes him off.
Gotti throws a right and a left that Assault avoids nicely.
Gotti misses with a double jab
and Assault cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gotti tries to close the distance and clinch up but Assault swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gotti swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gotti wants to slow Assault down by chopping away at his legs.
Assault cracks Gotti with a right hand to the side of the head.
Assault will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The fighters circle momentarily. Assault darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.

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.
Gotti lands with a nice combination. Assault backs away looking to recover.
Assault lands with a hook. Gotti tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Gotti cracks Assault with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Assault throws a nice looking combination but Gotti bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Assault takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Gotti takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Gotti moves in looking to clinch but Assault pushes him off.
Joseph Gotti is winning the standup battle so far.
Left hook, right uppercut from Gotti.
Assault tries to clinch but Gotti moves out of range.
Gotti misses with the combination.
Gotti throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gotti takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Gotti fails to land with a series of punches.
Assault lands a really nice looking cross but Gotti seems unphased.
Gotti tries to clinch but Assault moves out of range.
Assault throws a shot from downtown. Gotti moves away and avoids it.
Gotti scores with a decent looking hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gotti ducks under a wild hook from Assault .
Assault on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Gotti uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Assault .
Assault looks to land a combination but Gotti avoids it well.
Gotti throws a right hand that Assault ducks under and follows up with a left that Assault also avoids with ease.
Assault misses with a straight left.
Assault checks a low kick from Gotti.
Assault ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Assault works the jab nicely.
Assault throws a one two combo.
Assault misses with a hook.
Assault fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gotti throws a right hand that Assault ducks under and follows up with a left that Assault also avoids with ease.
Gotti is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gotti throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Assault swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Assault slips under a jab.
Assault cracks a nice hook into Gotti's ribs.
Gotti dodges the punch combination from Assault .

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.
Assault swings for the body but Gotti moves out of range.
Assault misses with the combination.
Gotti takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Gotti breaks from the clinch.
Joseph Gotti is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gotti loads up on a big right hand but Assault slips the punch.
Gotti tries to close the distance and clinch but Assault swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gotti throws a big shot that misses.
Gotti moves in looking to clinch but Assault pushes him off.
Assault tests Gotti's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Gotti misses with a wild combination.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Assault looks to throw the jab but Gotti is out of range.
Gotti scores with a sloppy right hand. Assault should have avoided that one.
A left lands for Assault .
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Joseph Gotti will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, 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.

Danga de danga de dang - Assault scores with a four punch combination!
Assault slips a jab and a cross from Gotti.
Assault misses with a two punch combination.
Gotti misses with a double jab.
Gotti tries to close the distance and clinch up but Assault swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gotti cracks the inside of Assault 's front leg.
Assault misses the jab.
Gotti tries to clinch but Assault is having none of it.
Gotti throws a hook but Assault avoids it easily.
Gotti throws a right and a left that Assault avoids nicely.
Assault circles away from the clinch attempt.
Assault misses with a hook. Gotti ducked under it nicely.
Gotti moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Assault thows a body shot but no joy.
Gotti slips a jab from Assault .
A big left from Assault misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gotti looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Assault wants to clinch up but Gotti keeps it at a distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gotti fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Assault misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gotti.
Assault scores with a three punch combo!
Gotti throws a right hand that Assault ducks under and follows up with a left that Assault also avoids with ease.
Assault scores with a jab to the body.
Gotti throws a series of punches but Assault moves out of range.
Gotti misses with a two punch combination.
Gotti lands with an uppercut that bounces Assault off the cage and back into rage.
Assault slips a jab and a cross from Gotti.
Assault misses with a double jab.
Assault misses with a jab, cross combination.
Assault misses with a hook.
Assault works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Gotti misses with a two punch combination.
Gotti moves away from the strike by Assault .
Gotti takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Gotti takes a jab right on the kisser.
Assault tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gotti swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Assault is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gotti.

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.
Assault lands a really nice looking cross but Gotti seems unphased.
Gotti is looking to clinch but Assault is avoiding it.
Nice jab there from Gotti.
Gotti looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Gotti blocks a jab.
Assault looks to throw the jab but Gotti is out of range.
Assault ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Assault lands a jab-cross combination.
Assault misses with an uppercut. Gotti saw that one coming.
Assault misses with an uppercut. Gotti saw that one coming.
Gotti misses with a series of wild punches.
Gotti takes one to the chin there.
Assault thows a left - swing and a miss!
Assault thows a body shot but no joy.
Gotti just misses with a punch to the body.
Gotti fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gotti wants to clinch.
Gotti on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gotti avoids a punch combination nicely.
Assault swings for the body but Gotti moves out of range.
Gotti throws a right and a left that Assault avoids nicely.
Gotti throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Assault goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Gotti misses with the combination.
Assault scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Assault avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gotti listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Assault slips a straight right by Gotti.
Assault cracks Gotti with an open hand slap.
Gotti takes a jab right on the kisser.

Gotti has closed the distance and engaged Assault in a clinch.
Gotti is working Assault over against the cage.
Gotti lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Assault .
Assault is trying to force a seperation but Gotti has the dominant position.

Gotti breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Assault blocks the body kick.
Gotti connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Gotti falls off balance throwing a combination
and Assault counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gotti lands with a kick to the temple. Assault shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Gotti throws a push kick but Assault slaps the foot to one side.
Gotti is looking to clinch.
Gotti fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gotti misses with a combination
and Assault cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gotti tries to close the distance and clinch but Assault swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Assault moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Assault uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gotti.
Gotti walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Assault lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Gotti at a distance.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Assault fails to land with a series of punches.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Assault !
A punch combination from Gotti misses.
Anton Assault has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Joseph Gotti is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Gotti lands a glancing blow to the side of Assault 's head.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Gotti.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Anton Assault .
Well Gotti has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Glass scores the fight 30:28
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joseph Gotti!