PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Gaston Rough (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rich Gaspari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Rough
vs
Gaspari

170 cm
25
146 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

174 cm
25
155 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gaston Rough!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rich Gaspari!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Jorge Garcia and John Kavanagh.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gaspari's corner calls for a 1-2. Gaspari obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Gaspari drops his hands momentarily and Rough takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Rich Gaspari seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Rough closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Rough.
Rough blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rough struggles to land a body shot inside as Gaspari controls his hands.
A nice right hand lands inside from Rough.
Gaspari fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gaspari can't find room to land a body shot as Rough controls the action.
Rough lands a left hand.
Gaspari struggles to land a body shot inside as Rough controls his hands.
A nice right hand lands inside from Rough.
Gaspari throws a head punch that misses.
Gaspari tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A body shot lands from Rough.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gaspari takes a shot to the head.
Rough is leaning against Gaspari and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A body shot lands from Rough.
Gaspari looks winded!
A nice left hand lands by Rough.
Gaspari throws a head punch that misses.
A short body shot lands from Rough as the two fighters clinch.
Rough cracks Gaspari with a nice body shot.
Gaspari's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rough working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Rough scores with a nice hook to the head.
Rough lands an uppercut.
Rough makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Rough digs a right hand into Gaspari's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Gaspari's gas tank.
Rough lands a left hand that snaps the head of Gaspari backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Rough.
Rough lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gaspari backwards.
A short uppercut from Rough.

Gaspari is rocked!
A short left from Rough.
Gaspari is still on wobbly legs! Can Rough finish him?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rough cracks Gaspari with a nice body shot.
Rough pushes Gaspari back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gaspari seems to have recovered his senses.
Rough lands a nice uppercut.
Rough digs a right hand underneath Gaspari's ribcage. Gaspari let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Rough lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Rough softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A hook to the body from Rough.
Rough lands a body punch in the clinch.
Rough lands with a left to the head.
Rough lands with a left to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Rough.
Rough scores with a hook to the body.
Rough lands a hook that snaps the head of Gaspari backwards.
A short right from Rough.
Rough lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rough.
A nice left hand lands by Rough.
Rough lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Rough lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Rough lands a left hand.

Rough drops Gaspari onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Gaspari is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Rough lands a shot to the body.
Rough gets through Gaspari's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Rough holding his opponent close, against the cage.
A short uppercut from Rough.
Good body shot from Rough.
Gaspari's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Rough lands a body punch in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rough works on Gaspari's body with a couple of short punches.
A short right from Rough on the inside.
Rough lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short right from Rough on the inside.
Rough unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Gaspari! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Rough is unloading with more strikes now! Gaspari drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gaston Rough!