PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mike Gatza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Buck Laow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Gatza
vs
Laow

188 cm
18
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

170 cm
25
150 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mike Gatza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Buck Laow!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Elvis Blanc and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Laow throws a head kick that misses.
Gatza shoots in but Laow avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Laow keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Laow misses with a takedown attempt - Gatza sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Laow moves in looking to clinch but Gatza pushes him off.
Gatza will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Gatza. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Laow shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Laow cracks Gatza with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Gatza swinging wildly here.
Gatza keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Gatza tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gatza tries to close the distance and clinch up but Laow swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Gatza has closed the distance and engaged Laow in a clinch.
Laow prevents the takedown attempt.
Laow tries to land knees in the clinch but Gatza avoids the damage to the body.

Laow's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gatza throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Laow.
Gatza will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Gatza is breathing heavily.
Laow blocks a head kick by Gatza.
Laow lands a nice leg kick that just misses Gatza's sensitive parts.
Laow looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Gatza is fending him off so far but Laow persists. Nope, Gatza circles away and we're back to standing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gatza needs to keep his hands up - Laow had a free shot at his head there.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Laow manages to break the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gatza shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Laow sprawls well. Laow wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Gatza gets slowly back to his feet.
Gatza stuffs the takedown attempt from Laow. Laow gets slowly back to his feet.
Laow dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Laow shoots in for a double leg but Gatza sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
A punch combination from Laow misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laow lands with a nice body punch.
Laow throws a wild body kick that Gatza sees coming a mile off.

Laow has taken the fight to the clinch.
Gatza tries to pull guard but Laow holds him up against the cage and eventually Gatza drops back down to his feet.

Laow breaks from the clinch.
Laow stuffs the takedown attempt from Gatza. Gatza gets slowly back to his feet.
Laow is trying hard to land a takedown here. Gatza sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Gatza displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Laow.
Laow fails to land the takedown.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gatza fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Laow avoids it really well and circles away.
Laow lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Gatza fails with a takedown attempt.

Laow gets in close and instigates a clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Laow breaks from the clinch.
Laow dives in and grabs Gatza's left leg, looking for a takedown. Gatza pushes down on Laow's head and hops out.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Buck Laow dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Laow closes this distance looking for a takedown but Gatza circles away.

Laow moves into the clinch.

Gatza jumps guard.
Laow looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Laow wants to control from the top but Gatza keeps moving.
Gatza wants to sweep here but Laow controlling him for the moment.
Laow tries to free his leg and advance position but Gatza is retaining full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Laow is looking to work some ground and pound but Gatza has wrist control.

Laow decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Gatza, up you get!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Laow tries to land a front kick but Gatza steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Laow throws a head kick that Gatza semi-blocks.

Gatza tries to keep at a distance but Laow has taken the fight into the clinch.
Gatza is trying to pull guard but Laow turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Laow.
Laow drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Gatza gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Laow lands a nice shot to the body.
Laow tries for a takedown but Gatza manages to get underhooks.
Mike Gatza has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Buck Laow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Laow.
Gatza really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Laow is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Gatza working hard to break the clinch.

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Gatza breaks from the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gatza fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

Laow rushes Gatza and presses him up against the cage.

Laow decides to pull guard.
Gatza has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Gatza looking to sit in guard and control but Laow gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Laow wants to pass the guard but Gatza is keeping the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laow postures up in Gatza's guard and throws a big left but Gatza blocks it.
Gatza working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Laow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gatza wants to sweep here but Laow controlling him for the moment.
Laow has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Laow in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Laow works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Laow frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.

Laow is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Gatza has managed to escape the submission attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Laow looking to secure an arm triangle but Gatza defends it well.
Laow takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Laow looking to ground and pound but Gatza is blocking nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Poor strikes thrown by Laow there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Gatza avoids a series of strikes thrown by Laow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Buck Laow showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

A momentary lapse in concentration from Gatza enables Laow to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Gatza manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Laow throwing strikes from guard but Gatza blocks nicely.
Laow sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Gatza's guard.

Laow decides to stand up.
Gatza closes the distance and clinches up with Laow, looking for a takedown. Gatza pushes Laow against the cage but Laow circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Gatza throws the kick towards the body but Laow avoids it.
Laow misses with a takedown attempt - Gatza sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Laow.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Laow shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Gatza defends it nicely.
Mike Gatza has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Buck Laow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Laow fails with a takedown attempt.
Gatza fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Laow closes this distance looking for a takedown but Gatza circles away.
Mike Gatza is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gatza shoots for a double leg takedown but Laow sprawls well. He's pushed Gatza's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

Gatza tries to keep at a distance but Laow has taken the fight into the clinch.

Laow manages to break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laow closes this distance looking for a takedown but Gatza circles away.

Gatza gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Gatza tries for a takedown but Laow manages to get underhooks.

Laow breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gatza stuffs the takedown.

Gatza gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Gatza is trying to break free.

Laow gets control of Gatza's arms and successfully pulls guard. Laow will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Gatza wants to control from the top but Laow keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.

Mike Gatza has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Laow shoots in and drives through. Gatza sprawls well.
Gatza fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

Laow closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Gatza tries to improve position but can't.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Gatza's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Gatza avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Laow.

Laow looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Gatza is looking for a sweep.

And that's the end of the fight!
Buck Laow comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Laow has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 27:30
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Buck Laow!