PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gennaro Gattuso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yngve Ingvar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Gattuso
vs
Ingvar

176 cm
34
166 lbs
19 - 9 - 0

180 cm
34
169 lbs
32 - 15 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
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 19 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gennaro Gattuso!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 32 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yngve Ingvar!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ingvar looks to land a left hand but Gattuso moved out of range nicely.
We've been hearing reports that Gattuso has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Gattuso uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ingvar.
Ingvar misses with a lunging right hand
and Gattuso counters with a straight right hand.
Ingvar moves away from the strike by Gattuso.
Ingvar takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Gattuso slips under a jab from Ingvar.
Gattuso pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gattuso takes one on the chin but seems OK.

Gattuso shoots in for a takedown and gets it.

Ingvar actively working from the bottom here.
Gattuso is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Ingvar reverses the position - he's now on top in Gattuso's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gattuso keeping moving, preventing Ingvar from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gattuso thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Ingvar won't allow Gattuso to get back to his feet.
Gattuso doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Ingvar engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

Ingvar is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Ingvar preventing the sweep.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Gattuso trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.

Gattuso looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Gattuso not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

Gattuso has his foot on Ingvar's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Ingvar works his way back into a safe position though.
Ingvar trying to control the position from guard on top but Gattuso is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
The fighters circling - Gattuso throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ingvar throws out a counter right but Gattuso avoids it with no problem.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Ingvar misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gattuso misses with a takedown attempt
and Ingvar counters with a left to the body.
Gattuso swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Ingvar.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gattuso jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jab from Ingvar.
Gattuso moves away from the strike by Ingvar.
Gattuso takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Ingvar looks to land a left hand but Gattuso moved out of range nicely.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Gattuso crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Ingvar - the referee stops the clock and Gattuso gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Ingvar. Gattuso manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Gattuso throws a body punch but Ingvar moves out of range.
Ingvar throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ingvar slips a jab from Gattuso.
Gattuso throws a head kick that Ingvar semi-blocks.
Horrible takedown attempt by Gattuso or perhaps it was just good defense by Ingvar, which made it look bad.
Gattuso misses with a takedown attempt - Ingvar sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gennaro Gattuso. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gattuso is looking to chop away at Ingvar's legs.
Ingvar throws a big shot that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ingvar scores with the left hand. Gattuso knows he should have avoided that one.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gattuso darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Gattuso is trying hard to land a takedown here. Ingvar sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Ingvar throws a poor cross that misses
and Gattuso connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ingvar misses with a looping left.
Ingvar throws a hook to the side of Gattuso's head but Gattuso sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ingvar lands a head kick. Gattuso smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
A lazy left from Gattuso finds it's target.
Ingvar misses with a looping left.
Yngve Ingvar is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gattuso misses with a combination
and Ingvar counters with a straight right hand.
Gattuso fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Ingvar avoids it really well and circles away.
Ingvar moves out of range of the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yngve Ingvar dominated that round.
That's time! Gattuso's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Gattuso takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Gattuso defending well as Ingvar loads up on a big left hand.
Ingvar throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Ingvar missing with a left hand there. Gattuso was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ingvar digs a good hook to Gattuso's body.
A jab from Gattuso misses.
Gattuso tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Ingvar swivels and escapes.
Ingvar staying out of range there.
Gattuso takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Gattuso shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Ingvar cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gattuso is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ingvar misses with a hook. Gattuso ducked under it nicely.
Gattuso dives in and grabs Ingvar's left leg, looking for a takedown. Ingvar pushes down on Gattuso's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gennaro Gattuso. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gattuso thumps Ingvar with a low kick.
Gattuso loads up on a big right hand but Ingvar slips the punch.
Ingvar bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ingvar scores with a jab.
Ingvar turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ingvar swings for the body but Gattuso moves out of range.
Ingvar misses with a body kick.
Gattuso looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Ingvar lands a right hook to the body.
Ingvar throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ingvar lands a glancing blow to the side of Gattuso's head.
Gattuso stuns Ingvar with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Ingvar swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gattuso throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ingvar looks to land a right hand but Gattuso moved out of range.
Gattuso lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Ingvar slips under a jab.
Ingvar slips a straight right by Gattuso.
Ingvar has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Gattuso slips a jab from Ingvar.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ingvar darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ingvar swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gattuso throws a jab but it's blocked by Ingvar.
Gattuso misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Ingvar thinks about the counter body kick.
Ingvar throws a shot from downtown. Gattuso moves away and avoids it.
Ingvar misses the jab.
Ingvar throws a body kick that misses.
Gattuso half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Ingvar has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Gattuso.
Gattuso darts in looking for a takedown but Ingvar gets double underhooks and turns Gattuso into the cage.
Ingvar dips to his left and cracks Gattuso with an uppercut!
Gattuso throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gattuso looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Gattuso shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ingvar throws a head kick that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gattuso misses with a hook. Ingvar ducked under it nicely.
A big right from Ingvar misses.
Gattuso avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gattuso is looking to counter the offense by Ingvar and move into the clinch.
No joy there for Ingvar, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gattuso swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gattuso ducks under a wild hook from Ingvar.
Gattuso gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Gattuso lands a nice looking kick to the body. Ingvar takes a step back to recover.
Gattuso misses with a head kick.
Ingvar lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Gattuso gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ingvar.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Gattuso misses.
Gattuso takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Ingvar.
Yngve Ingvar seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gattuso misses with a lunging right hand
and Ingvar cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ingvar lands a jab to the nose.
Gattuso stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ingvar.
Ingvar misses with a hook. Gattuso ducked under it nicely.
Ingvar's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Gattuso connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Ingvar scrambles back to his feet.
Good work by Gattuso as he checks the leg kick.
A left lands for Ingvar.
Ingvar shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Gattuso gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Ingvar counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ingvar scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Ingvar fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Gattuso.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yngve Ingvar showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Ingvar moves into range and connects with a jab.
Gattuso throws a looping overhand right but Ingvar ducks down to avoid it.
Gattuso uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ingvar.
And Gattuso counters with a quick kick to the body but Ingvar blocks it.
Gattuso throws a nice looking combination but Ingvar bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ingvar throws a sloppy head kick and Gattuso moves out of range easily.
Gattuso bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Ingvar's head backwards.
Gattuso slips under a jab from Ingvar.
Ingvar misses with an uppercut. Gattuso saw that one coming.
Ingvar bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Gattuso's head.

Gattuso gets a double leg takedown into Ingvar's guard.
Ingvar preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Gattuso postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Gattuso distracts Ingvar with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
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!

Ingvar throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gattuso looking to sit in guard and control but Ingvar gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Gennaro Gattuso overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ingvar seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

Gattuso working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Ingvar doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Gattuso is tightening it up a little... Ingvar has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Ingvar reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Ingvar taps out! Nice BJJ there by Gattuso!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Gennaro Gattuso!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Gennaro Gattuso made sure he mentioned DROPPIN BODIES, along with how happy he was to win his fight.