PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sam Turcot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mauricio Gatti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Turcot comes to the cage accompanied by Uni Pour La Cause. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Turcot
vs
Gatti

180 cm
18
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

184 cm
18
181 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Inexperienced

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sam Turcot!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mauricio Gatti!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Ian Loll and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Turcot tries to clinch but Gatti moves out of range.
Turcot throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gatti has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

It looks like Mauricio Gatti has been cut.

Gatti shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Turcot's guard.
Gatti scoring with some ground and pound.
Gatti throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Turcot is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Gatti is controlling him.
Gatti trying to control but Turcot is working from the bottom.
Gatti landing with the ground and pound.
Turcot is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Gatti is controlling him.
Gatti scoring with some ground and pound.
Turcot wants to get back to his feet but Gatti is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Turcot keeping full guard, as Gatti tries to pass.
Gatti wants to control from the top but Turcot keeps moving.
Turcot preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Turcot misses with a wild combination.
Gatti tries to clinch up.
Turcot scores with the left hand. Gatti knows he should have avoided that one.
Turcot closes the distance looking to clinch

and Gatti counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Gatti.
Turcot stops a takedown attempt from Gatti.

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.
Turcot is trying to maintain a safe position but Gatti gets an underhook and turns Turcot into the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Gatti.

Turcot breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Turcot will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sam Turcot seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No luck for Gatti with that takedown attempt.
Gatti looks gassed!

Gatti moves into the clinch.
Turcot prevents the takedown attempt.
Sam Turcot has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mauricio Gatti.

Gatti breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Turcot throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sam Turcot is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gatti circles away from the clinch attempt

and Gatti counters by clinching up.
A frustrated look appears on Turcot's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Turcot wants to break free but Gatti has control.
Gatti has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Turcot is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gatti pressing his opponent against the cage.

Turcot pulls guard.
Gatti with a nice head shot there.
Gatti stops Turcot from standing up.
Gatti showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Gatti wants to control from the top but Turcot keeps moving.
Turcot wants to stand but Gatti is controlling the position.
Gatti thows a big elbow that misses.

Turcot uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Turcot throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gatti.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Gatti darts in and clinches Turcot up against the cage.
Gatti keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Turcot's efforts to push away.
Gatti displaying some good clinch control by pressing Turcot up against the cage.

Turcot escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Turcot blocks a head kick by Gatti.
Turcot will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Turcot doesn't manage to clinch there - Gatti circles away.
Turcot throws a combination that misses

and Gatti moves into the clinch.

Gatti gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Turcot wants to get back to his feet.
Gatti lands strikes from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mauricio Gatti dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mauricio Gatti's cut.
That's time! Turcot's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Turcot misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sam Turcot is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Turcot throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gatti tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Turcot scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

Gatti clinches up against the cage.

Gatti gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Gatti seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Turcot does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Turcot is trying to stand.
Gatti lands strikes from half guard.
Gatti prevents Turcot from standing back up.
Turcot taking some punishment here, with Gatti in his half guard.
Turcot wants to get back to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gatti trying to control the action but Turcot is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Left hook, right uppercut from Gatti.
Gatti tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Turcot paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gatti fails with an attempt to clinch.
Turcot swats away the attempt to clinch by Gatti.
Gatti throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Turcot scores with a one two! Gatti had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Turcot pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Gatti closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Gatti pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gatti clinches but Turcot breaks the clinch
and Turcot counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

Gatti closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Gatti lands in his opponent's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turcot wants to stand and escape but Gatti is having none of it.
Gatti postures up and lands a big shot to Turcot's brow.
Gatti postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Gatti with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Turcot wants to stand and escape but Gatti is having none of it.

Turcot is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Turcot can't break the clinch.
Gatti holding his opponent close, against the cage.

Gatti is trying to trip Turcot. He has hold of a leg but Turcot is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Gatti persists though and gets the takedown into guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Turcot has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Gatti off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
A left and a right from Turcot both land. Nice combination.

Gatti moves into range and clinches up with Turcot.
Gatti stalling in the clinch.
Gatti makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Turcot wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Gatti has him pressed against the cage.

Gatti has hold of one of Turcot's legs. Turcot is fighting the takedown attempt but Gatti gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.

Turcot scrambles and gets back to his feet.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gatti looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Turcot doesn't manage to clinch there - Gatti circles away.
Turcot is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gatti throws a low kick, looking for Turcot's leg but Turcot calmly moves out of range.
Turcot displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

Gatti clinches with his opponent.

Gatti manages to break the clinch.
Turcot throws a head kick that misses.

Gatti feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.

Turcot is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Turcot has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Gatti keeps control of Turcot as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Gatti manages to break the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gatti tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Turcot closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Gatti slips a jab from Turcot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mauricio Gatti showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Mauricio Gatti's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Turcot swings for the body but Gatti moves out of range.
Turcot fails to land with a series of punches.
Gatti is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gatti tries to close the distance and clinch up but Turcot swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Turcot uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gatti.
Turcot misses with a combination

and Gatti holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Gatti has Turcot pressed against the cage.
Gatti tries a knee to the head but Turcot blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A shot in the inside from Gatti.
Turcot is trying to break free.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gatti drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Turcot is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Turcot tries to stall but Gatti uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Turcot drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Gatti gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Turcot has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Gatti is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Turcot pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Turcot looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Turcot has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Gatti breaks from the clinch.
A punch combination from Turcot misses.

Turcot gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Gatti to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

Turcot manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Turcot lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Turcot avoids a kick to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Turcot tries to keep at a distance but Gatti has taken the fight into the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Turcot.
Gatti keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Turcot's efforts to push away.
Turcot is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Turcot prevents the takedown attempt.
Sam Turcot has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mauricio Gatti.

Gatti tightens his grip and picks Turcot up, before dumping him to the ground. Turcot manages to land in guard.
Turcot wants to stand and escape but Gatti is having none of it.
Turcot trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mauricio Gatti has got the better of the ground game so far.
Gatti is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Turcot keeping moving, preventing Gatti from controlling successfully.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
A head kick misses from Gatti.
Gatti is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Turcot.
Gatti throws a nice head kick!
The fighters circling - Gatti throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Turcot scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Turcot throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

Gatti shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Turcot's guard.

Turcot has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Gatti off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Turcot avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Turcot, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gatti tries to clinch but Turcot moves out of range.

Gatti gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Gatti stops a takedown attempt from Turcot.
Turcot wants to break free but Gatti has control.
Turcot can't break the clinch.
Gatti just leaning against Turcot, taking a breather.

Gatti manages to break the clinch.

Gatti looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Gatti trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Gatti prevents Turcot from getting back to his feet.
Gatti must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Gatti wants to control from the top but Turcot keeps moving.
Sam Turcot has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mauricio Gatti is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Turcot is looking for a triangle but Gatti pushes his legs off easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mauricio Gatti comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Gatti winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mauricio Gatti!