PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gage Gagnetti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Damien Satan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gagnetti kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Voodoo People - Pendulum Remix. The crowd seem to be enjoying Satan's choice of entrance music: Bullet For My Valentine - Hit The Floor. Gage Gagnetti is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Gagnetti
vs
Satan

175 cm
23
167 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

175 cm
20
168 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

Conviction

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 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gage Gagnetti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Damien Satan!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Satan jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Gagnetti tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Satan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Satan missing with a left hand there. Gagnetti was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Satan connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Gagnetti momentarily.
Gagnetti thows a body shot but no joy.
Gagnetti on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Satan. Satan obviously looking to wear him down.
Satan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gagnetti.
Satan works Gagnetti's body with a nice hook.
Gagnetti thows a left - swing and a miss!
Satan throws a leg kick which misses Gagnetti's front leg but catches the back leg as Gagnetti tries to avoid it.
Satan turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Satan lands a nice looking kick to the body. Gagnetti takes a step back to recover.

Satan closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Satan lands in his opponent's guard.
Gagnetti is breathing heavily.
Satan throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Gagnetti works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gagnetti keeping full guard, as Satan tries to pass.
Gagnetti is trying to control the position but Satan postures up.
Satan is working Gagnetti over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Satan chips away with some ground and pound.
Satan pushes down on Gagnetti's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Satan seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Gagnetti does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Gagnetti is looking for a sweep. Satan is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Satan is thwarting Gagnetti's attempts to control the position.
Satan wants to control but Gagnetti is keeping him busy.

That's two 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.
Satan passes the guard and advances to mount!
Gagnetti wants to control but Satan is having none of it.
Satan postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Gagnetti looks a forlorn figure.
Satan putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!

Gagnetti is rocked!

Satan is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Gagnetti has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Gagnetti!
Satan keeping moving, preventing Gagnetti from controlling successfully.
Satan looking to hit a scissor sweep but Gagnetti is one step ahead there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gagnetti postures up.
Satan lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Gagnetti!
Gagnetti is in a horrible position here. Satan smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Gagnetti is in all sorts of trouble here.
Satan landing punches.
Satan wants to control the pace but Gagnetti is squirming around nicely.
Gagnetti really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poor strikes thrown by Satan there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Gagnetti in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Satan fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Gagnetti is trying desperately to improve position.
Satan is landing with some decent strikes but Gagnetti is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Gagnetti tries to lock up and control but Satan gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
A nice elbow there by Satan.
Satan tries to control but Gagnetti wriggling away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Satan dominating with strikes here.
Oh Gagnetti is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gagnetti holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Satan tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Damien Satan dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Gagnetti lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Gagnetti seems to have got his legs back now.
Satan cracks Gagnetti with an open hand slap.
Jab from Gagnetti.
Satan swings for the body but Gagnetti moves out of range.
Gagnetti looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Satan thuds a left hand into Gagnetti's body.
Satan tries to clinch up.
Satan avoids the body shot from Gagnetti.
Crunch! Satan slams his shin into Gagnetti's torso.
A slapping leg kick lands for Satan.
Gagnetti looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Satan scores with a jab to the jaw.
Satan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gagnetti fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Satan manages to avoid it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gagnetti throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A lazy left from Satan finds it's target.
Gagnetti moves away from the strike by Satan.
Gagnetti moves out of range as Satan throws a body kick.
Satan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gagnetti moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Satan moves away from the strike by Gagnetti.
Satan misses with a two punch combination.
Satan wants to clinch up but Gagnetti keeps it at a distance.
Satan dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Gagnetti. That did some damage!
Satan cracks Gagnetti with a right hand to the side of the head.

Satan is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Gagnetti's half guard.
Satan passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Gagnetti!
BOOM! Satan connects with a massive shot to the dome!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Satan cracks Gagnetti with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Satan cracks Gagnetti with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Satan with shots to the head and body - Gagnetti looks very uncomfortable down there.
Gagnetti is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

Satan wants to finish this one by submission but Gagnetti is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Satan.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gagnetti is looking to get to half guard.
Satan has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Satan lands a big shot there that rocks Gagnetti but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Gagnetti wants to control but Satan is having none of it.
Gagnetti really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Satan scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Gagnetti?
Satan is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Gagnetti can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Gagnetti is working to get back to half guard.
Satan landing strikes from the mount.
Satan can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Gagnetti is looking to escape.
Satan lands a heavy elbow.
Satan has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Gagnetti's face.
Satan working the ground and pound effectively.
Gagnetti working to try and regain half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gagnetti slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Satan passes the guard and advances to mount!
Satan landing punches.
Satan connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Satan putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Satan with good strikes from the mount here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gagnetti sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Satan thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Gagnetti's head.
Gagnetti is trying to stand up here but Satan is controlling him well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Damien Satan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Gagnetti thows a left - swing and a miss!
Satan throws a jab when Gagnetti was well out of range.
Gagnetti tries to close the distance and clinch but Satan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Damien Satan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A big left from Gagnetti misses.
Satan avoids the body shot from Gagnetti.

Satan closes the distance and pushes Gagnetti back into the cage.
Satan lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Satan working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Satan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Satan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gagnetti misses with some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gagnetti misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Satan tries a body shot but Gagnetti blocks it.
Satan is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Satan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Satan presses Gagnetti against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Satan throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stalling in the clinch from Satan.
Satan landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A body shot lands from Satan.

Satan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Satan jabs Gagnetti right on the nose. Gagnetti blinks but takes it well.
Satan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Satan drives through and clinches with Gagnetti against the cage.
Satan lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Gagnetti or not.
Satan has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Satan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Satan lands a slapping body shot.
Satan works Gagnetti's body with a nice hook.

Satan instigates a clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Satan.
Satan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Satan working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

Satan breaks from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Satan scores with the left hand. Gagnetti knows he should have avoided that one.
Gagnetti uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Satan.
Horrible takedown by Satan or perhaps it was just good defense by Gagnetti which made him look bad.
Satan throws a combination. Gagnetti tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Satan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gagnetti takes a swing at Satan's ribcage but misses.
Gagnetti walks into a left hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gagnetti on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Gagnetti tries to move into range but Satan moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Gagnetti keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Horrible takedown by Satan or perhaps it was just good defense by Gagnetti which made him look bad.
Nice defenses there by Satan.
Gage Gagnetti is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Satan.
Gagnetti works the jab nicely.
Gagnetti slips a straight right by Satan.
Gagnetti lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Gagnetti.
Gagnetti throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gagnetti tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Satan was well out of range. Poor timing from Gagnetti.
A jab from Satan finds it's way through Gagnetti's defenses.
Gagnetti lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Gagnetti throws a jab but it's blocked by Satan.

Satan moves into the clinch.
Satan stalling the fight.
Satan can't get the takedown.
Gage Gagnetti has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Damien Satan.
Satan pressing his opponent against the cage.
Satan prevents a body shot from Gagnetti.
Damien Satan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gagnetti doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Satan misses with some punches.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Gagnetti gets underhooks to prevent Satan's takedown attempt.
Gagnetti lands with a right to the head.
Satan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Satan has a couple of punches blocked by Gagnetti.
Gagnetti has Satan pressed against the cage, preventing Satan from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Gage Gagnetti has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gagnetti tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Damien Satan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Satan 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 26:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 26:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Damien Satan!