PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Goran Padamalei (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arturo Gatti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gatti has chosen Change as his entrance music. Goran Padamalei could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Arturo Gatti 's chin.

Padamalei
vs
Gatti

199 cm
24
270 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

180 cm
25
259 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Goran Padamalei!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Arturo Gatti !
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Thiago Cunha and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Gatti is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Padamalei's half guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Padamalei is trying to get back to full guard.
Gatti should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Gatti works his way into full mount!
Padamalei really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Gatti in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Gatti dominating with strikes here.
Padamalei definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Padamalei is trying desperately to improve position.
Padamalei is working hard here to advance position.
Gatti with good strikes from the mount here!
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!
Gatti scoring with strikes but Padamalei is staying in there.
Padamalei taking shots to the head.
Padamalei is trying desperately to improve position.
Gatti working Padamalei over with strikes here.
Padamalei is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Padamalei working to try and regain half guard.
Gatti lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Padamalei is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gatti punishing his opponent with strikes.
Gatti breaks from Padamalei's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Padamalei is trying desperately to improve position.
Gatti landing strikes, looking to finish!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gatti lands a big elbow.
Gatti connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Padamalei is in a horrible position here. Gatti smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.

Padamalei is rocked!
Gatti loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Padamalei scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Gatti land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Gatti stands and salutes the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Arturo Gatti !
During a confident post fight interview, Arturo Gatti thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.