PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Arturo Gatti III (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Damien Satan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gatti III's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Black Milk & Royce 5'9 - Losing out. Satan has chosen Bullet For My Valentine - Hit The Floor as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Arturo Gatti III has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Gatti III
vs
Satan

172 cm
32
148 lbs
28 - 8 - 1

175 cm
32
168 lbs
22 - 8 - 1

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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 28 - 8 - 1, fighting out of London, Arturo Gatti III!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Damien Satan!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Paul Gruel and Colin Fray.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A clash of legs there as Satan blocks the low kick.
Satan avoids a kick to the body.

Satan closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Gatti III to the mat! Gatti III manages to get full guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Gatti III has Satan pulled in close to control his posture.
Gatti III 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.
Gatti III keeping moving, preventing Satan from controlling successfully.
Satan tries to free his leg and advance position but Gatti III is retaining full guard.
Satan postures up in Gatti III's guard and throws a big left but Gatti III blocks it.
Gatti III has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Satan has passed into side control.
A lull in the action here as Satan stalls from top position.
Gatti III gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gatti III trying to hold on to Satan's head to control him but Satan postures up.
Satan controlling the action here.
Satan is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Satan frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Satan avoids the attempt from Gatti III to control.
Gatti III is bucking up trying to escape but Satan cracks him with another couple of good strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Satan looking to control and managing it successfully.
Gatti III tries to reverse the position but Satan maintains control.
Satan trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Gatti III is working to get back to half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
You get the feeling that Gatti III really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Satan wants to control the pace but Gatti III is squirming around nicely.
Satan won't let Gatti III get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gatti III is looking to get to half guard.
Satan working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Satan pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Gatti III manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Satan looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Satan passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Gatti III!
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!
Satan looking to control but Gatti III is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Satan scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Gatti III?

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gatti III is in all sorts of trouble here.
Satan working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Gatti III is in a horrible position here. Satan smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.

Gatti III is rocked!
Satan trying to control but Gatti III is having none of it.
Satan scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Satan fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Oh Gatti III is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Satan looking to control but Gatti III is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Gatti III seems to have got his legs back now.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gatti III is in all sorts of trouble here.
Satan lands a nice shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Damien Satan dominated that 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.

Satan connects with a jab.
Gatti III connects with a leg kick. Satan looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Arturo Gatti III seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gatti III with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Satan scores with a leg kick.
Satan connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Satan scores with a hook to the body. Gatti III takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Satan misses with a series of wild punches.
Satan feints and then cracks Gatti III's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Gatti III down.
Satan misses with a low kick.
Satan moves in looking to clinch but Gatti III pushes him off.
Gatti III lands with a nice body kick.
Satan buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gatti III walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Satan lands with a nice body kick.
Satan moves out of range of the body kick.
Satan goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Gatti III misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Satan.
Satan checks a leg kick.
Satan scores with a nice head shot.
Satan throws a leg kick
and Gatti III counters with a head kick.
Satan throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Gatti III's waist but Gatti III gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Satan off to one side.
Gatti III misses with a head kick.
Gatti III lands a leg kick that knocks Satan off balance momentarily.
Gatti III fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Satan is out of range.

Satan scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Satan is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Gatti III doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Satan.
Nice strikes from Satan there.
Satan trying to control from half guard but Gatti III is working away.

Satan is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Gatti III still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Gatti III has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
The ground and pound from Gatti III seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gatti III wants to control but Satan is keeping him busy.
Damien Satan has got the better of the ground game so far.
Satan manages to work his way to half guard, despite Gatti III's best efforts.
Satan is looking for a sweep. Gatti III is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gatti III controlling the pace.
Gatti III is pressing down on Satan's thigh, looking to free his foot. Satan is holding on for now.
Satan is refusing to be controlled, as Gatti III sits in half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Satan wants to improve his position but Gatti III is controlling well.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Arturo Gatti III wasn't doing enough on the ground.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Gatti III.
A swing and a miss from Gatti III.
Satan takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Satan fails with an attempt to clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gatti III scores with a kick to the body.
Gatti III misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Satan.
Satan lands a glancing blow to the side of Gatti III's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Damien Satan 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!

Satan tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Satan with a jab.
Satan lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Satan throws a big shot that misses.
Gatti III throws a low kick, looking for Satan's leg but Satan calmly moves out of range.

Satan feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Satan has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Gatti III controls Satan momentarily but Satan frees himself.
Gatti III wants to sweep here but Satan controlling him for the moment.
Satan pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gatti III is keeping the position for now.
Gatti III is trying to control the position from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Satan lands a couple of digs.
Satan won't allow Gatti III to sweep him here.
Gatti III keeping moving, preventing Satan from controlling successfully.
Satan loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Satan controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.

Satan drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Satan jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Satan pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gatti III is keeping the position for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gatti III is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gatti III keeping moving, preventing Satan from controlling successfully.
Satan passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Gatti III can't do much from the bottom here.
Satan scoring with punches from side control.
Satan advances to mount.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Satan sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Satan trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Satan lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Satan thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Gatti III is bucking up trying to escape but Satan cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Satan lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Gatti III hang on?
Gatti III keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Satan looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Damien Satan is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Satan prevents Gatti III from getting the reversal.
Satan controlling from the full mount.
Arturo Gatti III has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

And that's the end of the fight!
Damien Satan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Satan 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 Chris Saunders scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 27:30
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Damien Satan!
Our winner, Damien Satan, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.