PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Arturo Gatti III (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Miguel Lopez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gatti III comes to the cage accompanied by Black Milk & Royce 5'9 - Losing out. Lopez has chosen Vamos as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Gatti III
vs
Lopez

172 cm
26
164 lbs
19 - 2 - 0

181 cm
24
162 lbs
16 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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5th Round Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Arturo Gatti III!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Miguel Lopez!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gatti III throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Lopez throws a sloppy head kick and Gatti III moves out of range easily.
Lopez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gatti III moves away.
Lopez throws an overhand right that lands on Gatti III's shoulder, as Gatti III tries to avoid the shot.
Gatti III scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Lopez throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Gatti III takes a swing at Lopez's ribcage but misses.
Lopez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gatti III.
A clash of legs there as Gatti III blocks the low kick.
Gatti III lands a right hook to the body.
Lopez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gatti III misses with a leg kick.
Gatti III just misses with a punch to the body.
Gatti III has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Lopez.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lopez fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Gatti III checks it well.
Lopez tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Lopez takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gatti III throws a head kick but Lopez moves out of range.
Lopez connects with a jab.
Lopez scores with a leg kick.
Lopez connects with a good right hand that stumbles Gatti III. Gatti III circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Miguel Lopez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lopez throws a sloppy head kick
and Gatti III counters with an inside leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Gatti III.
Gatti III on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Lopez scores with a kick to the body.
Gatti III scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Lopez with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Gatti III to score with a decent uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lopez looks to score with a jab to the body but Gatti III is just out of range.
Gatti III misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gatti III takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Lopez lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Gatti III at a distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lopez takes a shot to the body in his stride.

Gatti III rushes Lopez and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lopez.
Gatti III misses with a punch on the inside.
Lopez blocks the elbow strike.
Gatti III lands a nice uppercut.
Gatti III tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lopez trying to stall but Gatti III improves his position.

Gatti III escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lopez misses with a head kick.

Gatti III clinches up with Lopez and pushes him back against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Lopez lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gatti III backwards.
A left hand lands to the body for Lopez.
Gatti III cracks Lopez with a nice body shot.
Gatti III tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gatti III misses with some punches.
Gatti III blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Lopez lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gatti III backwards.
Gatti III misses with a punch to the body.
Lopez throws a head punch that misses.
Lopez manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Gatti III misses with some punches.
Gatti III fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gatti III misses with the head strike.
Lopez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lopez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lopez working aggressively here.

Lopez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gatti III throws a hook but Lopez blocks it.
Lopez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lopez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lopez scores with a nice head shot.
Lopez misses with a double jab.
Gatti III takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gatti III looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lopez throws a hook but Gatti III blocks it.
Gatti III just misses with a punch to the body.

Gatti III clinches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gatti III can't find room to land a body shot as Lopez controls the action.
Lopez is working Gatti III over against the cage.
Lopez misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lopez.
A hook to the body from Gatti III.
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 Arturo Gatti III will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Lopez avoids the body shot from Gatti III.
Gatti III thuds a left hand into Lopez's body.
Gatti III scores with the left hand. Lopez knows he should have avoided that one.
Gatti III will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lopez feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Gatti IIIs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Gatti III lands a jab to the nose.
Gatti III ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lopez moves away.
Lopez throws a jab when Gatti III was well out of range.
Gatti III lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Lopez at a distance.
Lopez throws a right hand that misses
and Gatti III counters with a two punch combo.
Lopez tries a low kick but Gatti III avoids it.
Lopez shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lopez takes one on the button.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopez misses with an uppercut. Gatti III saw that one coming.
An inside leg kick lands from Gatti III.
Gatti III misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gatti III throws a shot to the body.
Gatti III keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gatti III with a nice cross.
Gatti III fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Gatti III throws a leg kick that is checked
and Lopez counters with a stiff right hand.
Gatti III checks a leg kick.
Arturo Gatti III is winning the standup battle so far.
Gatti III moves out of range of the body kick from Lopez.
Lopez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gatti III slips under a jab from Lopez.
Lopez avoids the head kick by Gatti III.
Lopez shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gatti III tries to clinch up.
Lopez blocks a head kick by Gatti III.
Lopez looks to land a right hand but Gatti III moved out of range.
Gatti III fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Lopez has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lopez throws a hook to the side of Gatti III's head but Gatti III sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gatti III moves out of range of the strikes.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gatti III looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gatti III checks a low kick from Lopez.
Lopez throws a body punch but Gatti III moves out of range.
Lopez keeps Gatti III at a distance using the push kick.
Lopez circles away from the clinch attempt.
A slapping leg kick lands for Gatti III.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gatti III throws the left hand but Lopez avoids the punch easily.
Gatti III scores with a crisp jab that stopped Lopez in his tracks.
Lopez feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Gatti III's calf.
Lopez throws a jab when Gatti III was well out of range.
Lopez lands a leg kick that knocks Gatti III off balance momentarily.
Gatti III thows a body shot but no joy.
Lopez cracks Gatti III with an open hand slap.
Gatti III lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Lopez scores with a nice right hand.
Gatti III misses the shot to the body.
Gatti III swings for the body but Lopez moves out of range.
Lopez cracks a nice hook into Gatti III's ribs.
A nice leg kick lands there from Gatti III.
Lopez misses with a body kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gatti III tries to clinch but Lopez is having none of it.
Gatti III avoids the head kick by Lopez.
A shot to the body from Gatti III misses
and Lopez counters with a nice uppercut.
Lopez takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Lopez wants to slow Gatti III down by chopping away at his legs.
Gatti III blocks a head kick by Lopez.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Gatti III 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 Lopez has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Lopez and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Gatti III ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lopez throws a leg kick that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gatti III looks for the body kick but Lopez saw that one coming.
Lopez avoids the head kick by Gatti III.
Gatti III scores with a jab.
Lopez looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Arturo Gatti III dominated that second 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. This is the final round!

Nice body punch from Lopez.
Gatti III does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Lopez darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Gatti III takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Lopez throws a leg kick but Gatti III checks it.

Gatti III has Lopez up against the cage in a clinch.
Gatti III lands with a short shot to the head.
Lopez lands an uppercut.
Gatti III struggles to land a body shot inside as Lopez controls his hands.
Arturo Gatti III has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Lopez lands an uppercut.
Gatti III tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lopez's elbow.
Lopez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right from Gatti III on the inside.
Lopez on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Lopez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gatti III is looking to wear down Lopez with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gatti III scores with a shot to the body.
Gatti III rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lopez moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gatti III tries to clinch but Lopez moves out of range.
Gatti III throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Lopez's head.
Lopez with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Gatti III is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Lopez.
Lopez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lopez throws a jab when Gatti III was well out of range.
Gatti III throws a nice outside leg kick.
Gatti III is looking to land body kicks.
Lopez scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Lopez loads up on a big right hand but Gatti III slips the punch.
Lopez throws a jab but it's blocked by Gatti III.
Miguel Lopez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lopez thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gatti III throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Gatti III swings for the body but Lopez moves out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Gatti III.
Lopez's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Gatti III avoids the body shot from Lopez.
Lopez misses with a lunging right hand
and Gatti III makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Lopez motions for Gatti III to come forward. Lopez throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Lopez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gatti III throws a low kick but Lopez moves out of range easily.
Lopez throws the kick towards the body but Gatti III avoids it.
Lopez misses the shot to the body.
Gatti III pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lopez thows a body shot but no joy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Gatti III there.
Gatti III feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Lopez's calf.
Lopez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Gatti III avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gatti III throws a quick inside leg kick.
Lopez throws a right hand that misses
and Gatti III counters with a series of strikes. Lopez will be more careful next time no doubt.
Gatti III misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gatti III throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gatti III waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lopez.
Gatti III scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Jab from Gatti III.
Gatti III scores with a hook.
Lopez throws a half hearted mid kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gatti III with a body punch. A glancing blow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gatti III takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Gatti III darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Gatti III is looking to clinch.
Gatti III connects with a jab.
Gatti III throws the left hand but Lopez avoids the punch easily.
Lopez takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Gatti III ducks under a wild hook from Lopez.
Some bone on bone action there as Gatti III checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Gatti III slips a jab from Lopez.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gatti III scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A chopping leg kick lands by Lopez.
Lopez jabs Gatti III to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Gatti III is looking to chop away at Lopez's legs.

And that's the end of the fight!
Arturo Gatti III showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Gatti III has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arturo Gatti III!
An out of breath and clearly excited Arturo Gatti III thanked [CBK] The Smashwear Corporation for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).