PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Torin Gatheri (ranked 5845 p4p, 471 weight class) and Jerry Alfinski (ranked 6914 p4p, 519 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Gatheri might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to The Rain - DMX. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Gatheri
vs
Alfinski

195 cm
24
270 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

195 cm
25
271 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Torin Gatheri!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jerry Alfinski!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Daniel Franklin and Bart Greer.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alfinski ducks right into an uppercut from Gatheri.

It looks like Jerry Alfinski has been cut.
Alfinski misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Gatheri connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Alfinski keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Gatheri throws a shot from downtown. Alfinski moves away and avoids it.
Gatheri throws a shot from downtown. Alfinski moves away and avoids it.
We've been informed that Alfinski has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Gatheri rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Alfinski moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Alfinski throws out a counter right but Gatheri avoids it with no problem.
Gatheri getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alfinski keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gatheri.
A nice side step and Alfinski releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Alfinski scores with a nice head shot.
Nice jab there from Alfinski.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alfinski uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gatheri.
Gatheri scores with a body shot.
A slow jab from Alfinski misses its intended target.
Alfinski slips under a jab from Gatheri.

Alfinski cracks Gatheri with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Alfinski has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Gatheri to stand back up!

Gatheri is rocked!
Alfinski fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Gatheri lands a nice shot that snaps Alfinski's head back.
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!
Gatheri throws a predictable looking body shot
and Alfinski counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Gatheri misses its intended target.
Torin Gatheri is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Alfinski moves away from the strike by Gatheri.
Torin Gatheri seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A telegraphed right hand from Gatheri misses the target.
And Alfinski tries to counter it with a takedown but Gatheri pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Gatheri throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gatheri misses with an uppercut. Alfinski saw that one coming.
Alfinski has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Gatheri finds it's way round the side to connect with Alfinski's head.
Nice defenses there by Alfinski.
Alfinski throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gatheri takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alfinski lands a nice hook to Gatheri's body. Gatheri takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Gatheri is breathing heavily.
Gatheri misses with a looping right.
Gatheri looks to throw the jab but Alfinski is out of range.
Alfinski misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gatheri.
Gatheri could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Alfinski avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Alfinski looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Gatheri on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Gatheri is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Alfinski staying out of range there.
Gatheri misses with a double jab.
Despite the aggression on Alfinski's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Alfinski feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Gatheri sprawling to the canvas! Gatheri rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Alfinski finish him?!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gatheri ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Gatheri displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Alfinski.
It looked like Gatheri was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Alfinski.
Alfinski lands with an uppercut that bounces Gatheri off the cage and back into range.
Alfinski lands a slapping body shot.
Gatheri swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Alfinski! But no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jerry Alfinski dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jerry Alfinski's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

No luck with that takedown attempt from Alfinski.
Gatheri misses with an uppercut. Alfinski saw that one coming.
Gatheri misses with a straight right.
Alfinski displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gatheri throws out the jab.

Gatheri tries to keep at a distance but Alfinski has taken the fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gatheri has a couple of punches blocked by Alfinski.
Alfinski stalling against the cage.
Gatheri misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Alfinski.
Gatheri pushes Alfinski back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gatheri throws a punch but it's blocked by Alfinski.
Gatheri swings wildly with an uppercut but Alfinski uses good head movement to avoid it.
Alfinski is struggling to control the position.
Alfinski blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Stalling in the clinch from Alfinski.
Alfinski stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gatheri blocks a body shot from Alfinski.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Alfinski creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Gatheri has a couple of punches blocked by Alfinski.
Alfinski blocks an uppercut.
Gatheri wants to break the clinch but can't.

Alfinski breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Alfinski gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Gatheri.
Gatheri connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Alfinski throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Gatheri counter with a right hand.

That has opened up Jerry Alfinski's cut even more.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gatheri on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Alfinski moves out of range of the strikes.
A punch combination from Gatheri misses.
Alfinski moves away from the strike by Gatheri.
Alfinski changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Gatheri keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Alfinski swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Alfinski steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gatheri.
Alfinski now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Alfinski doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gatheri tries to clinch but Alfinski moves away
and Alfinski connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gatheri ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Alfinski moves away.
Alfinski scores with a jab. Gatheri acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Gatheri rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Alfinski counters with a series of strikes that practically lifts Gatheri off his feet! He tumbles backwards, his head bouncing off the mat - Alfinski follows up with more strikes before the ref can step in but Gatheri was out before he hit the floor.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Jerry Alfinski!
Our winner, Jerry Alfinski, 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.
Torin Gatheri was interviewed post fight and said 'We have an opportunity to keep going.'.