PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Gabriel Batistuta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmy Kiltspinner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Batistuta comes to the cage accompanied by Guns N' Roses: Knocking On Heavens Door. 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.

Batistuta
vs
Kiltspinner

174 cm
21
148 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

198 cm
22
145 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Great elbows
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Quality Nutrition Only: Q150 - $30
Quality Nutrition Only: Q150 - $30

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gabriel Batistuta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jimmy Kiltspinner!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Albert Achterberg and Paul Aken.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kiltspinner checks the leg kick nicely there.
Batistuta fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kiltspinner circles away from the clinch attempt.
Batistuta tries to clinch but Kiltspinner is having none of it.
Batistuta throws a wild body kick that Kiltspinner sees coming a mile off.
Batistuta is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kiltspinner looks to land a combination but Batistuta avoids it well.
Kiltspinner throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kiltspinner is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Kiltspinner misses with a few strikes there.
Kiltspinner moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Batistuta lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Batistuta tries to close the distance and clinch but Kiltspinner swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A nice inside leg kick there by Batistuta. That's going to slow Kiltspinner down.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Batistuta fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kiltspinner has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kiltspinner looks gassed!
A combination from Kiltspinner does no damage.
Batistuta tries to clinch but Kiltspinner moves out of range.
Batistuta throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Batistuta connects with a solid leg kick.
Batistuta lands a nice looking kick to the body. Kiltspinner takes a step back to recover.
Batistuta feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kiltspinner's calf.
Batistuta doesn't manage to clinch there - Kiltspinner circles away.
Batistuta misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Batistuta throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.

Batistuta rushes Kiltspinner and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Batistuta lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

It looks like Jimmy Kiltspinner has been cut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Batistuta.
Kiltspinner takes an elbow to the temple.
Batistuta scores a nice knee to the body.
Kiltspinner takes an elbow to the temple.
Batistuta with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Batistuta.
Batistuta leaning against his opponent.
Batistuta lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Batistuta lands an elbow inside that Kiltspinner shrugs off.
Batistuta lands an elbow just above Kiltspinner 's eye.
Batistuta lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Batistuta comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Batistuta landing knees to the head.
Knees to the body from Batistuta.
A knee to the head by Batistuta.
Kiltspinner takes a knee right on the jaw!
Batistuta putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Kiltspinner in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Kiltspinner tries for a takedown but Batistuta manages to get underhooks.
Batistuta lands a knee to the head.
Kiltspinner is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Batistuta pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Batistuta is pressed up against the cage. Kiltspinner has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Batistuta down to the mat. Batistuta avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Gabriel Batistuta has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jimmy Kiltspinner.
Batistuta throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Batistuta moves in looking to clinch but Kiltspinner pushes him off.
Batistuta tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A punch combination from Kiltspinner misses.
Batistuta is looking to clinch but Kiltspinner is avoiding it.
Batistuta is looking to clinch but Kiltspinner is avoiding it.
Batistuta looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Kiltspinner keeps the fight on the outside.
Kiltspinner lands with a nice combination. Batistuta backs away looking to recover.
Batistuta tries a head kick but it misses.
Batistuta moves in looking to clinch but Kiltspinner pushes him off.
Kiltspinner has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Batistuta.
Gabriel Batistuta seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Jab, jab by Batistuta - just one landing.
Kiltspinner displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Batistuta. Kiltspinner shrugs it off though.
Nice body kick there by Batistuta.
Batistuta cracks the inside of Kiltspinner's front leg.
Batistuta moves in looking to clinch but Kiltspinner pushes him off.

Batistuta moves into the clinch.
Batistuta unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kiltspinner takes an elbow to the temple.
Batistuta with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

That has opened up Jimmy Kiltspinner's cut even more.
Batistuta scores with a knee to the head.
Batistuta with a knee to the head.
Batistuta with a knee to the head.
Batistuta landing some nice looking knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gabriel Batistuta dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jimmy Kiltspinner's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Kiltspinner moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Kiltspinner throws out a loose jab but Batistuta uses good head movement to avoid it.
No joy there for Kiltspinner, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Batistuta misses the shot to the body.
Batistuta lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kiltspinner's sensitive parts.
Batistuta fails in his attempt to clinch.
Batistuta is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kiltspinner swinging wildly here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Batistuta lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Batistuta throws a head kick but Kiltspinner moves out of range.
Batistuta scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Batistuta is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Batistuta moves into the clinch.
Batistuta with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Batistuta stalling.
Batistuta seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Batistuta landing knees to the head.
Kiltspinner has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Batistuta.
Batistuta lands an elbow that stopped Kiltspinner in his tracks for a moment.
Batistuta stalling in the clinch.
Kiltspinner jumps guard but Batistuta stands there with Kiltspinner around his waist. Kiltspinner gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Kiltspinner looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Kiltspinner takes an elbow to the forehead.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Batistuta gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Batistuta landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Batistuta gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Batistuta lands a nice elbow.
Batistuta lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Batistuta lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Batistuta landing knees to the head.
Kiltspinner takes a knee right on the jaw!
Batistuta unloads a knee to the mid-section. Kiltspinner lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kiltspinner tries for a takedown. No joy.
Knees in the clinch landing for Batistuta.
Batistuta is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Batistuta unloads a knee to the mid-section. Kiltspinner lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Batistuta with a knee to the head.
Batistuta throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kiltspinner blocks it with crossed arms.
Kiltspinner avoids the elbow strike from Batistuta, against the cage.
Kiltspinner tries to pull guard but Batistuta holds him up against the cage and eventually Kiltspinner drops back down to his feet.
Gabriel Batistuta has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jimmy Kiltspinner.
A knee to the head by Batistuta.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Batistuta obliges.
Batistuta throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kiltspinner blocks it with crossed arms.
Kiltspinner jumps guard but Batistuta stands there with Kiltspinner around his waist. Kiltspinner gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Batistuta lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Batistuta unloads a knee to the mid-section. Kiltspinner lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kiltspinner looking to throw knees to the head but Batistuta is blocking nicely.
Kiltspinner is looking to control Batistuta's arms but Batistuta gets an underhook and turns him. Now Kiltspinner has his back to the cage.
Batistuta is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kiltspinner can do to turn this around?
Nice elbow from Batistuta.
Batistuta comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Batistuta scores with a knee to the head.
Batistuta gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Kiltspinner fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Batistuta comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Batistuta lands a good knee to the midsection. Kiltspinner won't want to take too many of those.
Batistuta lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Batistuta using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kiltspinner trying to stall but Batistuta improves his position.
Batistuta connects with a knee to the head.
Kiltspinner blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Batistuta has Kiltspinner pressed against the cage, preventing Kiltspinner from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Batistuta creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Kiltspinner's defenses.
Kiltspinner's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Kiltspinner tries to pull guard but Batistuta holds him up against the cage and eventually Kiltspinner drops back down to his feet.
Batistuta lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Batistuta with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Batistuta tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kiltspinner jumps guard but Batistuta stands there with Kiltspinner around his waist. Kiltspinner gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Kiltspinner wants a takedown.
Knees in the clinch landing for Batistuta.
Batistuta lands a damaging elbow.
Batistuta utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A knee to the head by Batistuta.
Batistuta utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Batistuta with a knee to the head.
Kiltspinner tries to break the clinch but Batistuta is controlling the position.
Kiltspinner is trying to break the clinch but Batistuta is controlling him.
Kiltspinner is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Batistuta pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Batistuta lands a knee to the head.
Batistuta with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Kiltspinner missing with knees to the body.
Batistuta crunches a lovely knee into Kiltspinner's ribcage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gabriel Batistuta dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jimmy Kiltspinner's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Batistuta throws a hook but Kiltspinner blocks it.
Batistuta is looking to clinch but Kiltspinner is avoiding it.
Batistuta misses with a body shot.
Jimmy Kiltspinner is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kiltspinner circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kiltspinner rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Batistuta moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Batistuta throws a head kick but Kiltspinner moves out of range.
Batistuta slips a jab and a cross from Kiltspinner.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Batistuta has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Batistuta there as he acknowledges the shot.
Batistuta misses with a head kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Batistuta wants to clinch up but Kiltspinner keeps it at a distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kiltspinner throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Batistuta.
Kiltspinner swats away the attempt to clinch by Batistuta.
Kiltspinner misses with a series of wild punches.
Gabriel Batistuta is winning the standup battle so far.
Batistuta just misses with a punch to the body.
Kiltspinner throws a good cross that connects.
Kiltspinner misses with a few strikes there.
Kiltspinner throws a one two combo.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Batistuta.
Batistuta scores with a head kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Batistuta moves in looking to clinch but Kiltspinner pushes him off.
Kiltspinner avoids the head kick by Batistuta.
Batistuta slips a jab and a cross from Kiltspinner.
Kiltspinner misses with a jab, cross combination.
Batistuta doesn't manage to clinch there - Kiltspinner circles away.
Batistuta cracks the inside of Kiltspinner's front leg.
Batistuta tries to clinch up but Kiltspinner circles away and keeps his distance.
Batistuta scores with a hook.

The cut above Jimmy Kiltspinner's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Batistuta is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Batistuta tries to clinch up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Batistuta swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Batistuta moves in looking to clinch but Kiltspinner pushes him off.
Batistuta goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A slapping body kick lands there for Batistuta.
Batistuta is looking to clinch but Kiltspinner is avoiding it.
Batistuta tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kiltspinner swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Batistuta throws a half hearted mid kick.
Kiltspinner closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Kiltspinner walks into a left hand.
Kiltspinner throws a combination. Batistuta tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Batistuta tries to clinch there but Kiltspinner circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Batistuta takes the fight into the clinch.
Batistuta lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Batistuta connects with a knee to the head.
Gabriel Batistuta is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Kiltspinner is rocked!

Jimmy Kiltspinner's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Kiltspinner fails to pull guard.
Kiltspinner is still on wobbly legs! Can Batistuta finish him?
Batistuta comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Jimmy Kiltspinner's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:36 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Gabriel Batistuta!