PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Deshawn Payaso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leonid Gatovskiy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Deshawn Payaso could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Leonid Gatovskiy's chin.

Payaso
vs
Gatovskiy

177 cm
18
170 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

180 cm
23
175 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Counter striker
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Deshawn Payaso!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Leonid Gatovskiy!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Daniel Franklin and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Payaso lands a front kick.

Payaso throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Gatovskiy tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Payaso is in Gatovskiy's guard.
Payaso has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Gatovskiy is proving hard to escape from.
Payaso sitting in guard here, content to control.
Gatovskiy is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Payaso is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Gatovskiy is looking to stand up but Payaso isn't so interested in that idea.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Deshawn Payaso wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Gatovskiy tries for a takedown but Payaso circles away easily

and Payaso counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gatovskiy is positioning himself well to prevent Payaso advancing to mount.
Payaso is thwarting Gatovskiy's attempts to control the position.
Gatovskiy slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Payaso has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Gatovskiy is proving hard to escape from.

Gatovskiy looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Payaso passes into side control.

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.
Gatovskiy is looking for a sweep.
Gatovskiy can't do much from the bottom here.

Payaso decides to stand back up. Payaso steps back and let's Gatovskiy get back to his feet.
Gatovskiy circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gatovskiy fails with the takedown

and Payaso counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Gatovskiy!
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.
Payaso wants to get back to his feet but Gatovskiy is holding on tight.
Gatovskiy slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Gatovskiy is trying to maintain the position but Payaso is very close to passing his half guard.
Gatovskiy might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Payaso kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.

Gatovskiy looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Payaso is figuring out what he wants to do next.

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.
Payaso seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Gatovskiy is trying to maintain the position but Payaso is very close to passing his half guard.
Gatovskiy tries to roll over but Payaso keeps him under control.

Gatovskiy looking for submissions off his back.
Payaso seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Payaso is breathing heavily.
Gatovskiy trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Payaso manages to pass to mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Deshawn Payaso dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Payaso scores a takedown into full mount!

Payaso stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
Gatovskiy shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Payaso counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Gatovskiy's guard now.
Payaso knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Gatovskiy on the ground.
Gatovskiy wants to sweep but no luck.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Payaso tries to free his leg and advance position but Gatovskiy is retaining full guard.
Gatovskiy looking for a sweep. Not yet Gatovskiy, not yet.
Gatovskiy keeping moving, preventing Payaso from controlling successfully.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Payaso wants to stand but Gatovskiy is controlling his posture from full guard.
Gatovskiy wants to stand up but Payaso is controlling him.

Gatovskiy is looking to sinch up a triangle. Payaso throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Gatovskiy's body to avoid the submission. Gatovskiy has instead reached around Payaso's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Gatovskiy arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:01 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Leonid Gatovskiy!