PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Triya Again (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Javier Gattuso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gattuso has chosen DMX - X Gonna Give It To Ya as his entrance music. Javier Gattuso has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Again
vs
Gattuso

186 cm
28
215 lbs
11 - 0 - 0

194 cm
25
212 lbs
15 - 10 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Triya Again!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Javier Gattuso!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Paul Aken and Radbod Blank.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gattuso misses with a left hand
and Again counters with a head kick.
Gattuso pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gattuso misses with a wild body shot.
Again fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Gattuso is out of range.
Gattuso will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Again misses with a body kick.
Gattuso throws a head kick but Again moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Again lands with a nice body kick.
Again stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Gattuso.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Again lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Gattuso has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Gattuso and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
A punch lands to the side of Again 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Again scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gattuso checks a low kick from Again.
Again throws a head kick that misses.
Again throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Gattuso drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Gattuso controls the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Again is looking to regain half guard here but Gattuso keeps moving and retains side control.
Gattuso controls the position from side control.
Again struggling a bit here.

Gattuso stands up and beckons Again to his feet.
Gattuso misses with a looping left.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Again misses with a kick to the body.
Again misses with the body kick
and Gattuso counters with a thumping low kick.
Again throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
A slapping body kick lands there for Again.
Again tries a head kick but it misses.
Again tries a head kick but it misses.
Javier Gattuso seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gattuso misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Again throws a head kick that misses
and Gattuso counters with a good low kick that Again was not able to check.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Again throws a wild body kick that Gattuso sees coming a mile off.
Gattuso misses with a two punch combination.
Gattuso dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gattuso delivers a nice body kick.
Again is breathing heavily.
Again tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Javier Gattuso will probably get the nod.
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.

Gattuso decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Again is in trouble now - Gattuso has advanced to mount!
Gattuso tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Again working to try and regain half guard.
Gattuso controlling from the full mount.
Again tries to reverse the position but Gattuso maintains control.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gattuso content just to control the position here.
Again keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Gattuso content just to control the position here.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Javier Gattuso.
Again throws a lazy body kick
enabling Gattuso to counter with a crisp jab.
Again throws a body kick the misses
and Gattuso counters with a low kick, right behind Again 's knee.

Gattuso drives through with a takedown into Again's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Again looking for a sweep. Not yet Again, not yet.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!

Again has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Gattuso can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

Gattuso got a little sloppy there for a moment and Again has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Gattuso has managed to get both his arms back between Again's legs - danger averted.
Gattuso controlling from the top position.

Again working for a triangle but Gattuso defends it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Again has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Gattuso can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Gattuso not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

Again has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Gattuso can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

Gattuso stands up from Again's guard - Gattuso perhaps looking for a knockout.
Triya Again is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice body kick from Gattuso.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jab by Gattuso.
Gattuso scores with a nice strike.
Gattuso scores with a jab to the jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gattuso misses with a combination
and Again counters with a flying knee. Nice.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Again explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Again scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Javier Gattuso showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Again throws a front kick that sends Gattuso stumbling back into the cage.
Gattuso scores with a shot to the body.
Gattuso misses with a few strikes there.
Again throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.

It looks like Javier Gattuso has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gattuso misses with a few strikes there.
Again throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Again throws a body kick the misses
and Gattuso counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gattuso lands a head kick. Again smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
A right-left combo lands from Gattuso.
Again feints and then cracks Gattuso's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Gattuso down.
Gattuso has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Gattuso takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Gattuso throws a quick inside leg kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Again.
Gattuso's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Gattuso duly obliges.
Gattuso scores with a hook to the body. Again takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Again thows a leg kick but Gattuso checks it
and Gattuso counters with a three punch combo that has Again backing up. Again nods at Gattuso to acknowledge the strikes.

Again is rocked!
A head kick by Again misses
and Gattuso counters with a huge uppercut, hook combination that drops Again! The ref has seen enough - he's dived in to stop the fight! Brutal strikes by Gattuso!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Javier Gattuso!
Javier Gattuso is the new light heavyweight champion!
During a confident post fight interview, Javier Gattuso thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.