PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hemangio Blastoma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aurturo Gatti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Hemangio Blastoma has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Blastoma
vs
Gatti

191 cm
29
270 lbs
4 - 16 - 1

189 cm
25
225 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Big right hand

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Hemangio Blastoma!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Aurturo Gatti!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Gregory Folan and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Blastoma.
Gatti is trying hard to land a takedown here. Blastoma sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Gatti fails with an attempt to clinch.
A chopping leg kick lands by Blastoma.
Blastoma tries to clinch there but Gatti circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gatti looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gatti takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Gatti slaps away a takedown attempt from Blastoma, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Gatti misses with a wild body shot.
Blastoma throws a head kick that half lands.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blastoma shoots in looking for a takedown. Gatti tries to sprawl out of it but Blastoma keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Gatti manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Blastoma throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Gatti blocks a head kick by Blastoma.
Blastoma feints and then cracks Gatti's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Gatti down.
Gatti misses with the combination.
Gatti looks gassed!

Gatti has managed to clinch.
Blastoma misses with some punches.
Blastoma is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hemangio Blastoma. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice body punch from Gatti - that landed with a thud.

Gatti gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Blastoma could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Gatti is controlling the pace.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Aurturo Gatti has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Blastoma, right into the meat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Gatti clinches.
Blastoma tries a body shot but Gatti blocks it.

Gatti breaks from the clinch.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Blastoma.
Blastoma tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Gatti shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Gatti is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Blastoma can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Gatti looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gatti sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gatti in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Gatti working Blastoma over with strikes here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gatti controlling the pace for now.
Gatti scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Blastoma?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Aurturo Gatti dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Blastoma keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

Gatti closes the distance and clinches.
Blastoma is trying to break the clinch but Gatti has him pressed against the cage.
Blastoma tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Blastoma throws a punch but it's blocked by Gatti.
Blastoma wants to get back to striking at distance but Gatti won't allow it.
Blastoma misses with a body punch.
Blastoma swings wildly with an uppercut but Gatti uses good head movement to avoid it.
Blastoma is trying to break the clinch but Gatti is controlling him.

Gatti jumps guard and drags Blastoma to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Blastoma postures up.
Blastoma stopping the sweep attempt from Gatti.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Gatti throws a lazy right hand but Blastoma sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Blastoma feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Gatti's calf.
Blastoma is trying hard to land a takedown here. Gatti sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
A clash of legs there as Gatti blocks the low kick.

Gatti clinches with his opponent.
A head punch on the inside from Blastoma fails to land.

Gatti ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Gatti no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Gatti manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Blastoma manages to get himself to full guard.
Gatti engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Gatti thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Blastoma can't keep his opponent in guard - Gatti advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blastoma keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Gatti uses his free foot to push down on Blastoma's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Blastoma.

Gatti working from mount. He moves in close and looks like he might be going for an arm triangle... He's hopped off to the side and he's transitioned into an Anaconda choke. Blastoma turning a nasty shade of purple. He's refusing to tap but he's gone! He's out! The ref rips Gatti off and cradles Blastoma's limp body as Gatti celebrates with his corner.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Anaconda Choke). Aurturo Gatti!
An out of breath Aurturo Gatti thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.