PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ben Gatho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pauli Painija (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gatho comes to the cage accompanied by 666 - Bomba!. Ben Gatho could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Pauli Painija's chin.

Gatho
vs
Painija

175 cm
26
181 lbs
16 - 5 - 1

160 cm
27
176 lbs
24 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

5th Round Clothing

•• Beast Mode ••
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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 16 - 5 - 1, fighting out of New York, Ben Gatho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pauli Painija!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gatho thows a left - swing and a miss!
Painija misses with a wild body shot.
Gatho throws a hook but Painija avoids it easily.
Painija takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Painija stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Gatho.
Painija takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Gatho scores with a head kick. Painija tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Painija with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Gatho throws a sloppy head kick and Painija moves out of range easily.
Painija misses with a lunging right hand
and Gatho counters with a stiff right hand.
Painija tries for a takedown but Gatho sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Painija looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Gatho 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 Painija has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Painija and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Painija looks for a takedown but Gatho sprawls well.
Gatho misses with an attempted mid kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gatho pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Painija scores with a nice right hand.
Ben Gatho seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Painija tries to clinch but Gatho is having none of it.
A combination from Painija does no damage.

Gatho gets tackled into the cage by Painija. Painija maintains the clinch.

Painija jumps into guard, dragging Gatho to the mat.
Gatho preventing the sweep.
Painija is trying to control the position but Gatho postures up.
Painija tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Gatho trying to control but Painija is working from the bottom.
Painija looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Painija shoots in and drives through. Gatho sprawls well.
Ben Gatho has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pauli Painija.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gatho scores with a hook.
Painija tries to clinch there but Gatho circles away.
Gatho scores with the left hand. Painija knows he should have avoided that one.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Painija takes one on the button.
Gatho fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Painija manages to avoid it.
Painija tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Painija throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Painija takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Gatho scores with a hook to the body. Painija takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Gatho steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Painija.
Gatho throws a leg kick that misses.
Painija takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gatho staying out of range there.
Painija lands with a nice body punch.
Gatho is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Gatho uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Painija moves away from the strike by Gatho.
Gatho connects with an inside leg kick.
Painija throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Painija tries to close the distance and clinch but Gatho swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gatho connects with a solid leg kick.
Painija throws a front kick aimed at Gatho's knee but Gatho avoids it well.
A nice leg kick lands there from Gatho.
Painija moves away from the strike by Gatho.
Gatho cracks Painija with a right hand to the side of the head.
Painija takes a swing at Gatho's ribcage but misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Some wild striking there from Painija.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Painija shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Gatho will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Gatho controls Painija momentarily but Painija frees himself.
Painija won't allow Gatho to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gatho looking to hit a scissor sweep but Painija is one step ahead there.
Painija won't allow Gatho to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gatho keeping moving, preventing Painija from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ben Gatho dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Painija throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Gatho was covering up waiting for the punch and Painija finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Painija throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Gatho works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Gatho is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Gatho 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.
Gatho wants to get back to his feet but Painija is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Painija is fighting to break Gatho's control of his arms but Gatho is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Painija throws an elbow that misses. Gatho uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Painija's guard. Nice move by Gatho!
Painija tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Painija is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Gatho with a flurry of punches that miss.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Painija is on top in guard.
Gatho preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Gatho utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Gatho keeping moving, preventing Painija from controlling successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gatho controls Painija momentarily but Painija frees himself.

Gatho has his feet on Painija's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Gatho attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Gatho tries to land a leg kick but Painija saw it coming and moves away.
Painija lands a body shot.
Painija lands a body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Painija tries to close the distance and clinch but Gatho swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Painija moves in looking to clinch but Gatho pushes him off.
Painija dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gatho goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Gatho on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Gatho throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gatho throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Painija misses with a body shot.
Gatho feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Painija's calf.
Nice takedown defense from Gatho. No joy for Painija on that attempt.
Nice defenses there by Painija.

Painija shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Gatho is in all sorts of trouble here.
Gatho wants to hold on but Painija pushes him away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gatho is in all sorts of trouble here.
Painija landing strikes from the mount and Gatho is in trouble!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gatho is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Gatho in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Painija working Gatho over with strikes here.
Gatho is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Gatho bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Gatho has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Painija to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Gatho is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Painija pulls down on the head and he's put Gatho to sleep! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Pauli Painija!
Pauli Painija decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.