PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Wesley Gattuso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Phil Heatley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gattuso kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is doo doo doo. Phil Heatley acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Gattuso
vs
Heatley

170 cm
25
153 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

175 cm
19
151 lbs
1 - 1 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Prefers standup

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Wesley Gattuso!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Phil Heatley!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Paulsen Ambrosius and Daniel Blasius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gattuso tries to clinch up but Heatley circles away and keeps his distance.
Heatley looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gattuso is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Heatley thows a body shot but no joy.
Gattuso takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
A right-left combo lands from Heatley.
Heatley throws a right and a left that both miss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gattuso avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gattuso tries to bum rush Heatley with a series of wild strikes but Heatley uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Phil Heatley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Gattuso forces Heatley back against the cage and clinches.
Heatley throws an elbow that misses.
A right hand to the body from Gattuso.
Heatley gets underhooks to prevent Gattuso's takedown attempt.
Gattuso lands a damaging elbow.
Heatley wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Gattuso tries for a takedown but Heatley manages to get underhooks.
Gattuso lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Gattuso tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Gattuso looking to throw knees to the head but Heatley is blocking nicely.
Heatley managing to block the knees to the body from Gattuso.
Gattuso prevents Heatley from breaking the clinch.
Gattuso tries to land a knee to the head but Heatley blocks with his arms.
Gattuso lands a right hand.
Gattuso makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The referee calls for Gattuso to work.
Gattuso keeps control of Heatley as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Heatley blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Gattuso using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Heatley has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Heatley is leaning against Gattuso and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heatley takes a knee right on the jaw!
Heatley tries to circle away but Gattuso has him pinned against the cage.

Heatley pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Heatley throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Heatley stalks Gattuso and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Gattuso's face. Gattuso staggers backwards, shaken.
Heatley dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Heatley throws a left and a right that both miss

and Gattuso counters by clinching up.
Heatley wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Heatley takes a knee right on the jaw!
Heatley letting Gattuso take a breather here.
Gattuso lands a knee to the head.
Heatley can't break the clinch.
Gattuso avoiding damage.
Gattuso scores a nice knee to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Gattuso pulls Heatley into guard.

Heatley stands up and waves to Gattuso to follow him.
Heatley scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Heatley throws a nice looking combination but Gattuso bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Heatley misses with a double jab

and Gattuso counters by moving into the clinch.
Gattuso is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
A short left from Gattuso.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for Gattuso to work.
Heatley tries to circle away but Gattuso has him pinned against the cage.
Heatley gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Gattuso.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wesley Gattuso. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gattuso prevents Heatley from breaking the clinch.
Gattuso misses with a knee to the head.
Heatley looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Gattuso has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Heatley uses from the top position.
Gattuso is looking to sweep but instead, Heatley has passed into half guard.
Gattuso is not content to let Heatley control the position.
Heatley really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Gattuso. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Heatley looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Wesley Gattuso 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.

Gattuso tries to clinch there but Heatley circles away.
Heatley misses with a combination

and Gattuso counters with a single leg into guard. Heatley didn't expect that.
Gattuso looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

Heatley pushes Gattuso off and scrambles back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Heatley misses with a double jab

and Gattuso counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Gattuso tries to score a body lock takedown but Heatley shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Heatley is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Gattuso using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Heatley has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Heatley working hard to break the clinch.
Gattuso connects with a nasty looking knee right to Heatley's face.
Gattuso slowing the pace effectively.
Heatley wants to get back to striking at distance but Gattuso won't allow it.
Gattuso using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Heatley has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Gattuso fails to pull the fight into his guard.
A frustrated look appears on Heatley's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Gattuso putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Heatley in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Gattuso manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Gattuso has Heatley pressed against the cage, preventing Heatley from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Gattuso holding his opponent close, against the cage.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Gattuso for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gattuso has the Thai clinch. He lands a big knee to the head that stumbles Heatley - he's in trouble! Another big knee to the head from Gattuso, and another! Heatley is out on his feet - the ref jumps in to save him and ends the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:12 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Wesley Gattuso!