PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Mitch Gagnon (ranked 2311 p4p, 4559 weight class) and Davi Sato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Gagnon
vs
Sato

168 cm
26
142
3 - 0 - 0

170 cm
26
140
2 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mitch Gagnon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Davi Sato!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, David Hoff and Bart Greer.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gagnon misses with a left hand
and Sato cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sato moves out of range as Gagnon strikes.
A slow jab from Gagnon misses its intended target.
Sato on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Sato tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gagnon was well out of range. Poor timing from Sato.
Sato misses with a straight right.
Gagnon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sato.
Sato has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Sato takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Sato misses with a hook. Gagnon ducked under it nicely.
Gagnon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gagnon takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sato takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Sato jabs Gagnon right on the nose. Gagnon blinks but takes it well.
Gagnon blocks a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gagnon thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gagnon scores with a nice head shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sato uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gagnon.
Gagnon throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Sato on the side of the head.
Gagnon throws an off balance right hand
and Sato counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gagnon connects with a crisp jab.
Gagnon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gagnon swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sato looks to score with a jab to the body but Gagnon is just out of range.

Gagnon gets a clinch.
Sato takes a shot to the head.
Gagnon tries to work over Sato's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gagnon misses with the head strike.
Sato misses with some punches.
Sato just leaning against Gagnon, taking a breather.
Sato scores with a hook to the body.
Gagnon lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sato backwards.
Sato is struggling to control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gagnon doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The referee calls for Sato to work.
Gagnon definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Gagnon throws a punch but it's blocked by Sato.
Sato misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gagnon working aggressively here.
Gagnon misses with a short punch on the inside.
The referee calls for Sato to work.
Sato stalling.
Sato trying to stall but Gagnon improves his position.
Gagnon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sato.
Sato tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gagnon's elbow.
A head punch on the inside from Gagnon fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gagnon.
A left hand lands to the body for Gagnon.
Gagnon has a couple of punches blocked by Sato.
Sato taking a breather.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sato dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
The crowd are getting on Sato's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Sato fails to land.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gagnon.
Good body shot from Gagnon.
Gagnon goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gagnon working aggressively here.
Gagnon lands an uppercut.
Gagnon misses with a punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Gagnon creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Gagnon swings wildly with an uppercut but Sato uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gagnon misses with some punches.
Sato lands a hook that snaps the head of Gagnon backwards.
Gagnon blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gagnon swings wildly with an uppercut but Sato uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sato prevents a body shot from Gagnon.
Sato blocks an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sato lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Sato throws a head punch that misses.
Sato throws a punch but it's blocked by Gagnon.
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!
Gagnon fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sato working aggressively here.
Sato swings wildly with an uppercut but Gagnon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sato blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gagnon.
Gagnon misses with the head strike.
Gagnon tries to throw a body punch but Sato avoids it by throwing Gagnon back against the cage.
Gagnon lands with a left to the head.
Gagnon working aggressively here.
Gagnon has a couple of punches blocked by Sato.
Gagnon tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sato's elbow.
Sato lands with a light punch inside.
Gagnon misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gagnon tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Gagnon creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mitch Gagnon dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Sato avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sato throws a big shot that misses.
Gagnon throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Sato to counter with a crisp jab.
Gagnon thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gagnon wants to clinch but Sato slips to the side
and Sato counters with a straight right hand.
A big right from Gagnon misses.
Gagnon looks to score with a jab to the body but Sato is just out of range.
Sato looks to throw the jab but Gagnon is out of range.
Sato throws the left hand but Gagnon avoids the punch easily.
Gagnon moves in looking to clinch but Sato pushes him off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sato throws a right hand that misses
and Gagnon counters with a nice body shot.
Sato uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gagnon.
Gagnon throws a jab when Sato was well out of range.
A countering left hand to the body from Sato misses.
Mitch Gagnon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sato misses with a hook
and Gagnon counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sato misses the jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sato throws a body shot but no joy.
Sato is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gagnon.
Gagnon looks to score with a jab to the body but Sato is just out of range.
Gagnon feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Satos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A jab from Sato misses.
Gagnon cracks Sato with an open hand slap.
Sato walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A slow jab from Gagnon misses its intended target.
A lazy left from Sato finds it's target.
Sato misses with a body shot.
Gagnon with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Gagnon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sato manages to avoid it.
Sato throws out a counter right but Gagnon avoids it with no problem.
Gagnon is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sato can do to turn this around?
Sato misses with an uppercut. Gagnon saw that one coming.
Sato misses with a body punch
and Gagnon cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gagnon scores with a body shot.
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!
Sato slips under a jab.
Sato takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Sato throws a body shot but no joy.
Gagnon lands a jab.
Gagnon throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gagnon scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Sato doesn't seem bothered though.
Sato throws a looping overhand right but Gagnon ducks down to avoid it.

Gagnon forces Sato back against the cage and clinches.
Sato blocking some punches.
Gagnon tries to work over Sato's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gagnon misses with a punch on the inside.
Gagnon doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sato slowing the pace effectively.
Gagnon fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mitch Gagnon has scored more points in the clinch so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sato trying to stall but Gagnon improves his position.
Sato swings wildly with an uppercut but Gagnon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gagnon lands a body punch.
Gagnon tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sato's elbow.
Gagnon blocking some punches.
Gagnon working aggressively here.
Sato taking a breather.
Gagnon tries to throw a body punch but Sato avoids it by throwing Gagnon back against the cage.
Sato tries to work over Gagnon's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sato is trying to stall.
Sato blocks a body shot from Gagnon.
Sato throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Gagnon misses with a body punch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Sato takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Gagnon throws a head punch that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for Sato to work.
Gagnon throws a punch but it's blocked by Sato.
Sato lands a left hand.
Gagnon misses with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gagnon.
Gagnon throws a head punch that misses.
Gagnon lands a nice shot to the body.
Gagnon misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gagnon lands a body punch.
Sato blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sato swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sato takes a shot to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sato.
Gagnon fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gagnon can't find room to land a body shot as Sato controls the action.
Gagnon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sato fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gagnon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mitch Gagnon dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Gagnon stuns Sato with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Sato loads up on a big right hand but Gagnon slips the punch.
It looked like Gagnon wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Sato avoids the body shot from Gagnon.
Sato misses with a lunging right hand
and Gagnon counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gagnon with a nice cross.
Sato moves away from the strike by Gagnon.
Gagnon displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sato throws out the jab.
Gagnon looks to score with a jab to the body but Sato is just out of range.
Gagnon tries to clinch up.
Sato slips a straight right by Gagnon.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sato gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Gagnon.
Gagnon jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Gagnon looks to land a left hand but Sato moved out of range nicely.
The fighters circling - Gagnon throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sato slips under a jab.
Gagnon misses the body punch
and Gagnon takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gagnon misses the body punch
and Sato counters with a stiff right hand.
Sato misses with an uppercut.
Mitch Gagnon is winning the standup battle so far.
Sato defending well as Gagnon loads up on a big left hand.
Gagnon is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sato.
Sato now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Gagnon with a nice cross.

Gagnon drives through and clinches with Sato against the cage.
Gagnon scores with a shoulder strike.
Sato lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gagnon backwards.
Good body shot from Gagnon.
Sato lands a body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Sato fails to land.
Sato swings wildly with an uppercut but Gagnon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gagnon misses with a body punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sato is looking to control Gagnon's arms but Gagnon gets an underhook and turns him. Now Sato has his back to the cage.
Gagnon digs a right hand into Sato's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Sato's gas tank.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sato makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Gagnon.
Sato lands a shoulder strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sato.
Sato tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sato.
Gagnon lands with a left to the head.
Gagnon working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sato.
Gagnon blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Gagnon fails to land.
Sato lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sato.
Sato slowing the pace effectively.
Nice body punch from Gagnon.
Sato is trying to maintain a safe position but Gagnon gets an underhook and turns Sato into the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Gagnon.
Gagnon misses with a body punch.
Gagnon fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gagnon lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sato backwards.
Gagnon lands with a left to the head.
Sato lands a body punch in the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Gagnon.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gagnon.
Sato throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gagnons head.
Gagnon lands with a left to the head.
Gagnon misses with the head strike.
Sato blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gagnon throws a punch but it's blocked by Sato.
Sato taking a breather.
Sato blocking some punches.
Sato blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sato blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gagnon misses with a punch to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gagnon can't find room to land a body shot as Sato controls the action.
Gagnon being controlled against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Sato dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Sato taking a breather.
Gagnon lands a left hand.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Gagnon.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Davi Sato.
Sato misses with the combination.
Gagnon takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Davi Sato has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mitch Gagnon is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Gagnon swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Sato.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mitch Gagnon showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Gagnon has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mitch Gagnon!