PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Gatzby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Donnie Rose (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gatzby comes to the cage accompanied by Gatsby's American Dream - Theatre. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Gatzby
vs
Rose

190 cm
25
278 lbs
12 - 4 - 0

185 cm
25
244 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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 12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, James Gatzby!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Donnie Rose!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, John Roberts and Lou da Vinci.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rose just misses with a punch to the body.
Gatzby throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rose lands a glancing blow to the side of Gatzby's head.

It looks like James Gatzby has been cut.
Rose swings widly with a right hand
and Gatzby connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

It looks like Donnie Rose has been cut.
Rose misses with a looping left.
Gatzby throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Gatzby takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Rose misses with a hook
and Gatzby counters with a left to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rose scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Gatzby misses with a low kick as Rose jumps back.

Gatzby moves into the clinch.
Rose is trying to break free.
The referee is keeping an eye on Gatzby - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Gatzby seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Gatzby keeps control of Rose as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rose is trying to push Gatzby away but Gatzby has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Rose is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Rose wants to get back to striking at distance but Gatzby won't allow it.
Gatzby makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Rose is trying to break the clinch but Gatzby is controlling him.
Rose wants to get back to striking at distance but Gatzby won't allow it.
Rose tries to break the clinch but Gatzby is controlling the position.
Gatzby lands a body shot in the clinch.
Gatzby has Rose pressed against the cage, preventing Rose from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Gatzby keeps control of Rose as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Gatzby throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Rose wants to break the clinch but can't.
Gatzby stalling in the clinch.

Gatzby wants the takedown. Rose is fighting it off but Gatzby persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Rose's guard against the cage.
Gatzby slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Gatzby scores with a decent looking elbow strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gatzby slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Rose throws a poor cross that misses
and Gatzby counters with a nice body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gatzby tries to clinch there but Rose circles away.
Rose swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gatzby connects with a body shot that sends Rose's belly button to the back.
Rose looks gassed!
Rose throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gatzby throws a head kick that half lands.
Rose misses the body punch
and Gatzby counters with an inside leg kick.
Gatzby connects with a looping right hand.
Gatzby tests Rose's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gatzby fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Rose has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Rose takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Gatzby connects with a body shot.
Rose throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Gatzby counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Gatzby is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

We're going to have a standup here because James Gatzby wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Gatzby digs a good body shot into Rose's ribs.

Gatzby closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Gatzby lands in his opponent's guard.
Gatzby sitting in guard, not really doing much.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

James Gatzby dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Rose keeps the fight on the outside.
Gatzby lands a head shot.

That has opened up Donnie Rose's cut even more.
Rose throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gatzby clobbers Rose with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Gatzby uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Rose has time to react.
Rose throws a poor cross that misses
and Gatzby counters with a slapping leg kick.
Gatzby is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rose can do to turn this around?
Rose misses with a lunging right hand
and Gatzby counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

Gatzby gets the takedown into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rose is trying to control Gatzby's posture but Gatzby avoids it.
Gatzby postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Rose is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gatzby controls the position.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Rose misses with a hook
and Gatzby counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Rose on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Gatzby. Gatzby obviously looking to wear him down.
Rose misses with an uppercut
and Gatzby counters with a right hand to the body.
James Gatzby is winning the standup battle so far.
Gatzby dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gatzby throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rose takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
A bit of stalling here from Gatzby.
A right hand to the body from Gatzby.
Gatzby working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Good body shot from Gatzby.
Gatzby works on Rose's body with a couple of short punches.
Gatzby taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Gatzby is working Rose over against the cage.
Gatzby lands a body punch in the clinch.
Gatzby is working Rose over against the cage.
Gatzby looking for a takedown.
Gatzby lands a body shot.
Gatzby lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rose backwards.
Gatzby lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rose backwards.
Gatzby lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rose backwards.

Gatzby has picked Rose up - he's going for a ride! Gatzby dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Gatzby stalling.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gatzby uses his free foot to push down on Rose's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Rose.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Rose can do anything to dispel that myth.
Gatzby tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Gatzby has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Rose is squirming around, avoiding Gatzby's attempts to control the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

James Gatzby dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Gatzby misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rose.
Rose falls off balance throwing a combination
and Rose takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gatzby throws a front kick aimed at Rose's knee but Rose avoids it well.
Rose misses with a looping right.
Rose thuds a left hand into Gatzby's body.
Rose moves out of range of the body kick.
Gatzby with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Rose swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Gatzby.

Rose tries to keep at a distance but Gatzby has taken the fight into the clinch.
Rose wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Gatzby has him pressed against the cage.
Gatzby has Rose pressed against the cage, preventing Rose from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Rose is trying to push Gatzby away but Gatzby has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Rose takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Gatzby.
Rose wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rose has had enough of the clinch but Gatzby keeps him there for the moment.
Rose wants to break the clinch but can't.
A frustrated look appears on Rose's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Gatzby lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Gatzby has Rose pressed against the cage.
A hook to the body from Gatzby.
Gatzby scores with a shoulder strike.
Gatzby lands a body punch in the clinch.
Gatzby lands a body shot in the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Rose wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Rose is trying to break free.
Gatzby taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Rose wants to get back to striking at distance but Gatzby won't allow it.
Gatzby stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Donnie Rose has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gatzby lands a shot to the body.
Nice body punch from Gatzby - that landed with a thud.
Gatzby works on Rose's body with a couple of short punches.
Gatzby is leaning against Rose and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Gatzby stalling the fight.
Rose wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Gatzby has Rose pressed against the cage.
Rose tries to circle away but Gatzby has him pinned against the cage.
Rose misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gatzby changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Rose fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Gatzby works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Rose throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rose takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Gatzby throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Rose's waist but Rose gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Gatzby off to one side.
Rose takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Rose stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Gatzby.
Gatzby lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Donnie Rose is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Rose enables Gatzby to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Rose manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Gatzby is pushing down on Rose's leg trying to pass to half guard. Rose is fighting to maintain full guard but Gatzby has managed to sneak the leg through.
Gatzby sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Rose defending well though.
James Gatzby is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Gatzby is figuring out what he wants to do next.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

And that's the end of the fight!
James Gatzby showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Gatzby 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 Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:26
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 30:26
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Gatzby!