PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Yoshiteru Goto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrzej Gajewski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Goto comes to the cage accompanied by Japanese Boy. Gajewski is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Stratosphere. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Goto
vs
Gajewski

173 cm
27
146 lbs
13 - 8 - 1

163 cm
27
141 lbs
20 - 2 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

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Hellbent
GREEN!

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Yoshiteru Goto!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Andrzej Gajewski!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Igor Prikhodko and Vladimir Khabensky.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gajewski lands with an overhand left.
Goto misses with a body kick.
Gajewski avoids a kick to the body.
Yoshiteru Goto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gajewski scores with a jab to the body.
Nice defenses there by Gajewski.
Goto's corner calls for a 1-2. Goto obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Goto dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Gajewski. That did some damage!
Gajewski takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Gajewski lands a right hook to the body.
Goto avoids a punch combination nicely.
Goto is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gajewski.
Goto swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gajewski takes a kick to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head kick misses from Goto.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Goto pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Goto with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Nice body kick from Goto.
Gajewski avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gajewski moves out of range of the strikes.
Goto scores with a head kick. Gajewski tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Goto moves forwards but Gajewski connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A combination from Gajewski does no damage.

Goto instigates a clinch.
Goto lands with a light punch inside.
Gajewski is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Goto stalling against the cage.
Goto lands a body punch in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goto blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Goto fails to land.
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!
Gajewski tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Goto throws a punch but it's blocked by Gajewski.
Goto fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gajewski lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Gajewski doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gajewski leaning his opponent against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Gajewski.
Gajewski creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Gajewski blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gajewski tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Goto smiles and moves away.
Goto ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goto slips under a jab from Gajewski.
Goto throws a jab when Gajewski was well out of range.
Gajewski smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Goto pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Goto misses with a hook
and Gajewski counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gajewski throws a looping overhand right but Goto ducks down to avoid it.
Goto throws a lazy right hand but Gajewski sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gajewski scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Goto moves forwards but Gajewski connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Goto throws a lazy right hand but Gajewski sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gajewski misses with a low kick.
Goto pivots, looking for a leg kick but Gajewski is out of range and Goto settles back down.
Goto misses with an attempted mid kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Goto misses.
Goto goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Goto misses with a kick to the body

and Gajewski counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Gajewski not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Gajewski thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Goto's head.
Goto wants to control but Gajewski is keeping busy.

Gajewski is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Goto doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Gajewski.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Goto keeps control of the position for the meantime.
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 Yoshiteru Goto 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.

Goto lands with an overhand left.
Gajewski lands a right hook to the body.
Gajewski on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Gajewski tries to work over Goto's front leg with a kick but Goto checks it.
Goto moves in looking to clinch but Gajewski pushes him off.
Gajewski changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That kick from Goto tenderised Gajewski's leg. Gajewski is trying to keep his angry face on.
Goto scores with a jab. Gajewski acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A head kick misses from Goto.
Goto throws a lazy right hand but Gajewski sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Goto takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Gajewski takes one to the chin there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Goto tries a head kick but it misses.
Gajewski swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gajewski circles away from the clinch attempt.
Goto misses with an attempted mid kick.
Goto throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gajewski throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Goto sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Goto throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Gajewski looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Goto throws a nice inside leg kick.
Goto throws a push kick but Gajewski slaps the foot to one side.
Goto throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gajewski lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gajewski scores with a nice right hand.
Goto misses with a low kick.
Gajewski throws a big shot that misses.
Goto tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Goto blocks a leg kick.
Gajewski avoids the head kick by Goto.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gajewski slips a jab from Goto.
Goto uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Gajewski has time to react.
Goto is looking to land body kicks.
Yoshiteru Goto is winning the standup battle so far.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Goto checks a leg kick.
Jab by Gajewski.
Gajewski walks into a stiff left hand from Goto.

Goto moves into range and clinches up with Gajewski.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Gajewski.
Goto lands a left hand.
Goto misses with some punches.
Goto being controlled against the cage.
Gajewski lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Goto backwards.
Goto lands a left hand that snaps the head of Gajewski backwards.
Goto lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Gajewski misses with a punch on the inside.
Gajewski is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Gajewski blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gajewski.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Gajewski as Goto tries to tie him up.
Gajewski lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Goto is looking to control Gajewski's arms but Gajewski gets an underhook and turns him. Now Goto has his back to the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goto blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gajewski throws an elbow that misses.
Gajewski lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Goto or not.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gajewski blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gajewski throws a punch but it's blocked by Goto.
Goto misses with a punch on the inside.
Gajewski makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Gajewski.
Gajewski working aggressively here.
Goto lands a nice uppercut.
Gajewski throws a punch but it's blocked by Goto.
Gajewski throws a head punch that misses.
A shot in the inside from Gajewski.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nice body punch from Gajewski.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Goto.
Gajewski works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Gajewski prevents a body shot from Goto.
Gajewski digs a right hand underneath Goto's ribcage. Goto let out a lung full of air as it connected.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Andrzej Gajewski will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Gajewski lands a jab to Goto's midsection.
Goto avoids the body shot from Gajewski.
Goto takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Gajewski is looking to slow Goto down with leg kicks.
Goto throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Gajewski scores with the left hand. Goto knows he should have avoided that one.
Gajewski smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

Goto is rocked!
Gajewski throws a quick inside leg kick.
Oh Goto is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Goto misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gajewski slips under a jab.
A lazy left from Gajewski finds it's target.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Goto misses with an uppercut. Gajewski saw that one coming.
Gajewski takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Gajewski throws a shot to the body.
A big left from Gajewski misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gajewski steps in with a hook that catches Goto right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Gajewski follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Goto looks absolutely devastated.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:08 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Andrzej Gajewski! Andrzej Gajewski retains his bantamweight title!
Andrzej Gajewski really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that GREEN! logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.