PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Salvatore Gattuso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Archibald Tuttle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tuttle has chosen RAWR as his entrance music. Salvatore Gattuso had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 156.8lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Salvatore Gattuso has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Gattuso
vs
Tuttle

179 cm
30
169 lbs
20 - 14 - 0

179 cm
26
158 lbs
8 - 8 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
Granite chin

ADCC Champion
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Amsterdam in London 95% Laundry

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 20 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Salvatore Gattuso!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Archibald Tuttle!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, John Kavanagh and Eddie Farnsworth.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tuttle tries to move into range but Gattuso moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Gattuso shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Gattuso bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Tuttle gets back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gattuso wants to advance to full mount but Tuttle doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Gattuso being controlled here momentarily.
Gattuso working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Tuttle's head.
Gattuso tries to free his leg and advance position but Tuttle is retaining full guard.
Tuttle not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Gattuso has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Gattuso wants to pass the guard but Tuttle is keeping the position.
Gattuso preventing the sweep.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tuttle wants to get back to his feet but Gattuso is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Tuttle has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Archibald Tuttle was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Tuttle is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tuttle tries a low kick but Gattuso avoids it.
Gattuso swats away the attempt to clinch by Tuttle.
Gattuso throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Tuttle keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gattuso lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Gattuso lands a jab to the head.
Tuttle pushes Gattuso away with a front kick.
Tuttle slips a jab and a cross from Gattuso.
Gattuso lands with a kick to the temple. Tuttle shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tuttle looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tuttle thows a body shot but no joy.
Gattuso scores with a kick to the midsection.
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!
Tuttle shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Gattuso defends it nicely.
Gattuso tries to close the distance and clinch but Tuttle swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tuttle throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Gattuso with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Gattuso catches Tuttle with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Tuttle throws a leg kick that is checked

so Gattuso counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Tuttle is pulling down on Gattuso's head to control his posture.
Gattuso postures up.
Tuttle looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Gattuso prevents Tuttle from getting back to his feet.

Archibald Tuttle has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Gattuso lands with a hook. Tuttle tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Tuttle tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gattuso paws at him with a jab and circles away.
No luck for Tuttle with that takedown attempt.
Tuttle tries to clinch there but Gattuso circles away.
Gattuso shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Tuttle throws a nice outside leg kick.
Tuttle lands with an overhand left.
Gattuso slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Tuttle.
Gattuso is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gattuso circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Gattuso gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Tuttle decides to pull guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tuttle controls Gattuso momentarily but Gattuso frees himself.

Tuttle has his feet on Gattuso's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Tuttle scores with a jab to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gattuso looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tuttle throws a shot from downtown. Gattuso moves away and avoids it.
Tuttle tries to clinch there but Gattuso circles away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gattuso throws a jab when Tuttle was well out of range.
Gattuso stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Gattuso wants it to stay on the feet.
Salvatore Gattuso has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Archibald Tuttle.

Tuttle has taken the fight to the clinch.
Tuttle is trying to push Gattuso away but Gattuso has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
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 Salvatore Gattuso will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Tuttle is looking to clinch but Gattuso is avoiding it.

Gattuso darts in and clinches Tuttle up against the cage.
Gattuso prevents a takedown attempt there.

Tuttle pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tuttle shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Gattuso defends it nicely.
Tuttle looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Jab, jab by Gattuso - just one landing.
Gattuso throws a big shot that misses.
Horrible takedown by Tuttle or perhaps it was just good defense by Gattuso which made him look bad.
Salvatore Gattuso has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Archibald Tuttle.
Tuttle moves out of range of the strikes.
Gattuso stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Gattuso wants it to stay on the feet.

Gattuso is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Tuttle's half guard.
Gattuso is keen to just control but Tuttle is a slippery customer.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gattuso trying to control from Tuttle's half guard. Tuttle has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Salvatore Gattuso overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Gattuso is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Gattuso trying to control the position from guard on top but Tuttle is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tuttle trying to control the position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Tuttle is on top in guard.
Tuttle is stalling in the full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tuttle wants to stand and escape but instead Gattuso has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Tuttle not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Tuttle looking to hit a scissor sweep but Gattuso is one step ahead there.
Tuttle not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Tuttle keeping full guard, as Gattuso tries to pass.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Gattuso postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Tuttle looking to control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Archibald Tuttle hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Gattuso looks to score with a jab to the body but Tuttle is just out of range.
Gattuso throws a body kick that misses.
Tuttle throws a series of strikes that have Gattuso backpedaling.
A head kick misses from Tuttle.
Gattuso throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Tuttle counters with a leg kick.
Tuttle takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Gattuso wants to clinch up but Tuttle keeps it at a distance.

Gattuso gets a clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Tuttle connects with a knee to the head.
Gattuso tries to land a knee to the head but Tuttle blocks with his arms.
Tuttle jumps guard but Gattuso stands there with Tuttle around his waist. Tuttle gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Tuttle connects with a nasty looking knee right to Gattuso's face.
Gattuso is trying to stall.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tuttle wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Gattuso lands a nice uppercut.
Gattuso misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gattuso stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gattuso is looking to control Tuttle's arms but Tuttle gets an underhook and turns him. Now Gattuso has his back to the cage.
Gattuso misses with a knee strike.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gattuso tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

Tuttle pulls guard successfully.
Tuttle pulls Gattuso in close to prevent any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gattuso throwing strikes but missing.
Tuttle wants to control but Gattuso passes easily into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Salvatore 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. This is the final round!

Tuttle throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Gattuso tries to clinch but Tuttle moves out of range.
Good shot there by Gattuso.
Tuttle jabs Gattuso to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Tuttle looks to score with a jab to the body but Gattuso is just out of range.
Gattuso stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Tuttle.
Gattuso misses with a body kick.
Tuttle tries to clinch up
and Gattuso counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tuttle tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gattuso scores with a jab to the body.
Tuttle tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gattuso paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gattuso throws a push kick but Tuttle slaps the foot to one side.
A slapping leg kick lands for Tuttle.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tuttle shoots in but no luck this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tuttle moves in looking to clinch but Gattuso pushes him off.
Gattuso throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Tuttle counters with a low kick, right behind Gattuso 's knee.
Tuttle is trying hard to land a takedown here. Gattuso sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Gattuso loads up on a big right hand but Tuttle slips the punch.
Gattuso takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Tuttle tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gattuso uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tuttle.
Tuttle has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Gattuso.
Tuttle is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Gattuso rather than just go for the knockout.
Gattuso moves in looking to clinch but Tuttle pushes him off.
Gattuso with a hook.
Archibald Tuttle is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tuttle throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tuttle throws a head kick but Gattuso moves out of range.
Tuttle is looking to chop away at Gattuso's legs.

Gattuso shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Gattuso was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Tuttle tries to lock up and control but Gattuso gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Salvatore Gattuso is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tuttle tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Tuttle is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
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!
Gattuso looking to control and managing it successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tuttle is squirming around, avoiding Gattuso's attempts to control the action.
Tuttle sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Tuttle is trying to stand up here but Gattuso is controlling him well.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Salvatore Gattuso wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Sloppy strikes from Gattuso. Those never looked like landing.
Tuttle tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Gattuso manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tuttle tries for a takedown but Gattuso sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Salvatore Gattuso has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Archibald Tuttle.
Tuttle misses with a body shot
letting Gattuso counter with a right hand.
Tuttle misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tuttle on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Tuttle. Those never looked like landing.

Gattuso throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Tuttle was covering up waiting for the punch and Gattuso finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Tuttle working a defensive guard here.
Gattuso tries to free his leg and advance position but Tuttle is retaining full guard.
Gattuso content to stall in guard here.
Tuttle seems keen to control Gattuso's posture.
Archibald Tuttle has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gattuso is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Salvatore Gattuso.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Gattuso, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Dean Styles scores the fight 30:29
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:27
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Salvatore Gattuso!
Salvatore Gattuso took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, FinnFighter Nutrition (Five 160Q supps!) for their support in the buildup to the fight.