PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dominic Gotti (ranked 845 p4p, 1113 weight class) and Michael Brakeley (ranked 115 p4p, 134 weight class). Gotti comes to the cage accompanied by King Of Kings. Dominic Gotti has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Gotti
vs
Brakeley

215 cm
34
288
21 - 10 - 0

201 cm
41
271
30 - 18 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed

Altitude Clothing
Sydney Fight Gear (London Rebirth)

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 21 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Dominic Gotti !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Michael Brakeley!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gotti takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Gotti tries to bum rush Brakeley with a series of wild strikes but Brakeley uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gotti has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Pit in the buildup to the fight.
Brakeley throws a big shot that misses.
Gotti appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Gotti tries to clinch up
and Brakeley counters with a nice uppercut.

It looks like Dominic Gotti has been cut.
Gotti checks a leg kick.
Gotti takes a swing at Brakeley's ribcage but misses.
Gotti lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Brakeley slips a jab from Gotti .
Brakeley thuds his right hand into Gotti 's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Brakeley moves away from the strike by Gotti .
Brakeley dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Brakeley misses with a jab, cross combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brakeley misses with a looping right.
Gotti tries to clinch up but Brakeley circles away and keeps his distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brakeley swings for the body but Gotti moves out of range.
Brakeley misses with an uppercut. Gotti saw that one coming.
Gotti tries to counter by clinching up but Brakeley breaks away and moves out of range.
Brakeley attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Michael Brakeley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gotti takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Brakeley throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Brakeley.
Gotti tries to bum rush Brakeley with a series of wild strikes but Brakeley uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gotti wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Gotti ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brakeley moves away.
Brakeley misses with a hook.
Gotti swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A slapping leg kick lands for Brakeley.
Gotti lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Gotti blocks a head kick by Brakeley.
Brakeley avoids a low kick by using good footwork.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brakeley throws a body shot but no joy.
Gotti is looking to counter the offense by Brakeley and move into the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brakeley throws a hook but Gotti blocks it.
Gotti on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Brakeley. Brakeley obviously looking to wear him down.
Brakeley misses with an uppercut

and Gotti counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Gotti .
Brakeley tries to throw a body punch but Gotti avoids it by throwing Brakeley back against the cage.
Brakeley working aggressively here.
Brakeley misses with the head strike.

Brakeley pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Brakeley slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Gotti displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Brakeley throws out the jab.
Brakeley pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Gotti tries to counter by clinching up but Brakeley breaks away and moves out of range.
Brakeley scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Gotti misses with a wild body shot.
Gotti ducks under a wild hook from Brakeley.
A punch combination from Brakeley misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brakeley looks to throw the jab but Gotti is out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Brakeley. Gotti does a little dance to reset his feet.

Gotti lands a big right hand that sends Brakeley crashing to the mat! Gotti stays standing though and waves Brakeley back to his feet!

It looks like Michael Brakeley has been cut.
Brakeley throws a head kick that misses

and Gotti counters by clinching up.
Brakeley is stalling here.
Gotti swings wildly with an uppercut but Brakeley uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brakeley cracks Gotti with a nice body shot.
Gotti blocking some punches.
Gotti misses with the head strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brakeley lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Gotti misses with some punches.
Gotti has a couple of punches blocked by Brakeley.
Gotti works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gotti .
Gotti lands a body shot in the clinch.
Gotti lands with a short punch from the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brakeley lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gotti backwards.
Gotti blocks an uppercut.
Gotti tries a body shot but Brakeley blocks it.
Still in the clinch, Gotti scores with a nice short uppercut.
Gotti lands with a left to the head.
Brakeley misses with the head strike.
Brakeley lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Gotti lands a shoulder strike.
Gotti lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Brakeley backwards.
Gotti misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gotti misses with the head strike.
Gotti blocks an uppercut.
Gotti lands on the inside with an uppercut.

Brakeley escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Brakeley misses with a shot to the body

and Gotti counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brakeley tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gotti 's elbow.
Gotti working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short right from Gotti on the inside.
Gotti misses with a punch on the inside.
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 Dominic Gotti will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Brakeley lands a jab to Gotti 's midsection.
Brakeley misses with a leg kick.
Brakeley throws an overhand right that lands on Gotti 's shoulder, as Gotti tries to avoid the shot.
Gotti is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Brakeley throws a shot to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Brakeley.
Brakeley lands with a right hand.
Gotti looks to land a left hand but Brakeley moved out of range nicely.
A punch combination from Brakeley misses.
Brakeley pulls out of a head kick attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brakeley swings for the body but Gotti moves out of range.
Gotti misses with a jab, cross combination.
Brakeley raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Nice jab there from Gotti .
Brakeley looks for the body kick but Gotti saw that one coming.
Brakeley throws a quick inside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brakeley misses with a body shot.
Gotti is looking to counter the offense by Brakeley and move into the clinch.
Brakeley misses with a body punch

and Gotti counters by clinching up.
Gotti lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Gotti makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Gotti prevents Brakeley from breaking the clinch.
Brakeley misses with the head strike.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Gotti as Brakeley tries to tie him up.
Gotti scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Brakeley is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Gotti is keeping busy.

Brakeley's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Brakeley misses with a body shot

and Gotti moves into the clinch.
Brakeley can't find room to land a body shot as Gotti controls the action.
Gotti blocking some punches.

Brakeley manages to break the clinch.
Brakeley lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gotti tries to clinch but Brakeley moves out of range.
Brakeley throws out a counter right but Gotti avoids it with no problem.
Brakeley throws a big shot that misses.
Gotti moves out of range of the leg kick from Brakeley.

Brakeley gets tackled into the cage by Gotti . Gotti maintains the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gotti keeps control of Brakeley as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Gotti lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Gotti lands with a short shot to the head.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Gotti fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Gotti drops Brakeley onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Brakeley is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!

Brakeley is rocked!
Brakeley is breathing heavily.
Gotti lands a body punch.
Brakeley is still on wobbly legs! Can Gotti finish him?
Gotti has a couple of punches blocked by Brakeley.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Gotti creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Gotti working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Gotti lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Gotti creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Brakeley with a big uppercut! Brakeley tries to clinch up but Gotti pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Brakeley to the mat! Brakeley covers up and Gotti unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Dominic Gotti !
Dominic Gotti thanked the fans post fight for their support.