PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Link Gatez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Don Juan DeMarco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Gatez
vs
Juan DeMarco

178 cm
28
216 lbs
15 - 9 - 0

190 cm
27
215 lbs
11 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Link Gatez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Don Juan DeMarco!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
DeMarco throws a sloppy head kick and Gatez moves out of range easily.
DeMarco's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and DeMarco duly obliges.

It looks like Link Gatez has been cut.
DeMarco misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
DeMarco throws a lazy uppercut
and Gatez counters with a right hand to the body.
DeMarco misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gatez blocks a head kick by DeMarco.
DeMarco lands a head kick. Gatez smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
A nice inside leg kick there by Gatez. That's going to slow DeMarco down.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice uppercut lands for Gatez. That snapped DeMarco's head back.
A chopping leg kick lands by Gatez.
DeMarco chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Gatez can pounce on him.
DeMarco looks gassed!
Gatez throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent DeMarco stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
DeMarco swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Gatez counters with a left to the body.
Gatez lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Sloppy strikes from Gatez. Those never looked like landing.
Danga de danga de dang - Gatez scores with a four punch combination!
Gatez throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by DeMarco.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gatez digs a good body shot into DeMarco's ribs.
Gatez connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed DeMarco momentarily.
DeMarco takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Gatez throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by DeMarco.
A right-left combo lands from Gatez.

DeMarco is rocked!
Gatez with a body punch. A glancing blow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gatez stalks DeMarco and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into DeMarco's face. DeMarco staggers backwards, shaken.
DeMarco is still on wobbly legs! Can Gatez finish him?
Gatez's jab looks to have found its range, popping DeMarco under the eye.
DeMarco seems to have recovered his senses.
Gatez scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
DeMarco swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Gatez counters with a big uppercut that knocks DeMarco off his feet! Gatez dives into side control looking to finish!
Gatez wants to control but DeMarco is keeping him busy.
DeMarco takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gatez fails to land a wild elbow strike.

Gatez is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, DeMarco has escaped the position, nice work there.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Gatez trying to control the position but DeMarco is working away.
Gatez is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
DeMarco is working to avoid the ground and pound but Gatez connects with a decent elbow.

Gatez working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Gatez in side control lands a decent elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gatez working the body and head with strikes.
Gatez trying to control the position but DeMarco is working away.
DeMarco is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Gatez is putting a hurting on DeMarco here, landing some big shots from side control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
An elbow from Gatez crashes against the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Link Gatez dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Link Gatez's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

DeMarco misses with a head kick.
Don Juan DeMarco is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gatez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but DeMarco moves away.
DeMarco throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
DeMarco throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gatez blocks the body kick.
DeMarco tries a head kick but it misses.
A left lands for Gatez.
DeMarco swinging wildly here.
Gatez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
DeMarco throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gatez.
Gatez lands with a cross.
Gatez ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
DeMarco throws a head kick that misses.
Gatez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that DeMarco can do to turn this around?
DeMarco takes one to the side of the head.
DeMarco is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gatez throws a good cross that connects.

That's one minute gone in the round.
DeMarco throws a series of punches but Gatez avoids them all with ease.
Link Gatez is winning the standup battle so far.
Gatez scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Gatez lands a nice looking body shot.
Gatez lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Gatez throws a front kick that sends DeMarco stumbling back into the ropes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gatez jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Gatez looks to land a combination but DeMarco avoids it well.
Gatez throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent DeMarco stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Gatez lands with a good body shot.
Gatez fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Gatez connects with a body shot.
DeMarco tries to move into range but Gatez moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Gatez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

Gatez steps into range and cracks DeMarco with a monster punch that buckles his knees! DeMarco flops backwards and Gatez dives into his guard looking to finish!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gatez with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Gatez has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Gatez is working DeMarco over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Gatez stays in close to DeMarco's body and controls the position.
Gatez trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Gatez postures up and lands a big shot to DeMarco's brow.
Gatez throws a big elbow that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gatez postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

Gatez drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but DeMarco manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Gatez has DeMarco in his guard.
Gatez pulls DeMarco in close to his closed guard and prevents DeMarco from doing any damage or advancing position.
Gatez manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Gatez with a couple of short strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gatez landing punches.
Gatez scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish DeMarco?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gatez fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Gatez postures up and throws a big right hand. BOOM! Right on the button! DeMarco is out cold - huge knockout for Gatez!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Link Gatez!