PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Arturo Gatti III (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Curtis Lind (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gatti III's entrance music is Black Milk & Royce 5'9 - Losing out. A fine choice. 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.

Gatti III
vs
Lind

172 cm
28
164 lbs
21 - 4 - 0

176 cm
30
159 lbs
21 - 13 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Arturo Gatti III!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Curtis Lind!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Tiny Johnson and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lind misses with a wild body shot.
Lind throws a lazy right hand but Gatti III sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Good standup being displayed there by Gatti III as he connects with a hook.
Lind tries to bum rush Gatti III with a series of wild strikes but Gatti III uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lind tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lind avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gatti III thuds a left hand into Lind's body.
Gatti III thows a body shot but no joy.
Lind throws a leg kick but Gatti III sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Gatti III tries to score with a low kick but Lind moves his leg out of the way.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Lind, as that shot connected.
Lind throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gatti III bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lind checks the leg kick nicely there.
Lind loads up on a big right hand but Gatti III slips the punch.
A low kick from Gatti III is predictable there
and Lind counters with a good low kick that Gatti III was not able to check.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gatti III. Lind does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lind misses with a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lind tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gatti III was well out of range. Poor timing from Lind.
Curtis Lind seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gatti III looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Lind throws a sloppy head kick
and Gatti III counters with a nice uppercut.
Gatti III just misses with a punch to the body.
A big left from Lind misses.
Nice body kick there by Gatti III.
Lind throws a hook to the side of Gatti III's head but Gatti III sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gatti III fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Gatti III looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Gatti III lands with a slapping head kick.
Lind swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gatti III takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Gatti III throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lind bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gatti III staying out of range there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lind throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Gatti III stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Crunch! Gatti III slams his shin into Lind's torso.
Gatti III swinging wildly here.
Gatti III throws a looping overhand right but Lind ducks down to avoid it.
Gatti III checks a low kick from Lind.
Lind punishes Gatti III's body with a nice straight punch.
Gatti III uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lind.
Gatti III displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lind throws out the jab.
Lind takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Gatti III throws a low kick but Lind avoids it.
Arturo Gatti III is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gatti III swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Lind tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Lind crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Gatti III - the referee stops the clock and Lind gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Gatti III. Lind manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Gatti III throws a half hearted mid kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gatti III keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gatti III throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
A jab from Gatti III finds it's way through Lind's defenses.
A shot to the body from Gatti III misses
and Lind counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A low kick from Lind is predictable there
and Gatti III counters with a big head kick but Lind shrugs it off.
Lind uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gatti III.
Gatti III throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A good leg kick by Gatti III.
Gatti III lands a nice looking body kick.
Gatti III on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Gatti III throws a good cross that connects.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gatti III ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lind moves away.
Gatti III gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Lind.
Gatti III misses the shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lind scores with a nice right hand.
Gatti III tried to score with a low kick but Lind checks it.
Lind on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Lind swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gatti III is looking to wear down Lind with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Gatti III throws a half hearted mid kick.
Gatti III misses with a body kick.
A combination from Lind does no damage.
Gatti III swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lind swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gatti III misses with a low kick.
Lind bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gatti III throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Lind throws a wild body kick that Gatti III sees coming a mile off.
Lind slips a jab and a cross from Gatti III.
Gatti III throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Arturo Gatti III dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Lind fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gatti III manages to avoid it.
Gatti III wants to land a leg kick but Lind is out of range.
Gatti III tries to clinch up.
Lind cracks Gatti III with an open hand slap.
Gatti III misses with a shot to the body
and Lind counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gatti III tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lind was well out of range. Poor timing from Gatti III.
Gatti III lands a jab to Lind's midsection.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Gatti III.

Gatti III closes the distance and clinches.
Gatti III goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lind tries a body shot but Gatti III blocks it.
Lind misses with a punch to the body.

Gatti III breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lind lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Gatti III moves away from the strike by Lind.
Lind misses the shot to the body.
Arturo Gatti III is winning the standup battle so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lind stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Gatti III.
Gatti III scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Gatti III lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Gatti III takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Gatti III ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lind swings for the body but Gatti III moves out of range.
Lind looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Gatti III with a nice cross.
Lind lands a nice hook to Gatti III's body. Gatti III takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Gatti III thumps Lind with a low kick.
Gatti III ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Gatti III misses with a body shot.
Gatti III connects with a solid leg kick.
A combination from Gatti III does no damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lind throws a push kick but Gatti III slaps the foot to one side.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lind works the jab nicely.
Lind attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Lind misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gatti III.
Some wild striking there from Lind.
Gatti III slips a jab and a cross from Lind.
Gatti III punishes Lind's body with a nice straight punch.
A punch combination from Gatti III misses.
Gatti III scores with a shot to the body.
Gatti III does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Gatti III throws a sloppy head kick and Lind moves out of range easily.
Lind takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Gatti III catches Lind with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Lind punishes Gatti III's body with a nice straight punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lind on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Gatti III is looking to clinch but Lind is avoiding it.
Lind thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lind cracks Gatti III with an open hand slap.
Lind throws a head kick that misses.
Lind moves out of range of the body kick from Gatti III.
Lind lands a jab to Gatti III's midsection.
Gatti III stalks Lind and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Lind's face. Lind staggers backwards, shaken.
Lind showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gatti III.
Lind lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Gatti III throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lind swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A combination from Gatti III does no damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lind attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Gatti III misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lind.
Lind connects with a body shot.
Gatti III misses with a two punch combination.
Lind has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Gatti III.
Lind scores with a jab to the jaw.
Gatti III misses with a low kick.
Lind throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gatti III.
Lind uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gatti III.
Gatti III tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lind was well out of range. Poor timing from Gatti III.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lind misses with a body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gatti III closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A shot to the liver by Lind. Beautiful body shot.
Gatti III on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Lind changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Gatti III tries to avoid it but Lind manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Gatti III to the ground. Gatti III escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Arturo Gatti III 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!

Gatti III connects with an inside leg kick.
A big right from Gatti III misses.
Lind scores with a body shot.
Gatti III takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Lind throws a lazy uppercut
and Lind takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lind connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Gatti III momentarily.
Gatti III misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gatti III tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Lind misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gatti III.
Gatti III moves out of range of the strikes.
Nice body kick there by Lind.
Gatti III throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lind's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Gatti III fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Good exchange - Gatti III coming out on top.
Gatti III throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Lind.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Lind.
Lind has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Gatti III finds it's way round the side to connect with Lind's head.
Lind misses the jab.
Lind keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lind throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

Gatti III gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Gatti III tries a body shot but Lind blocks it.
Gatti III tries to throw a body punch but Lind avoids it by throwing Gatti III back against the cage.
Gatti III missing with knees to the body.

Gatti III escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A chopping leg kick lands by Lind.
Lind looks to land a left hand but Gatti III moved out of range nicely.
Lind scores with a hook.
Lind moves out of range as Gatti III strikes.
Lind throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lind blocks the body kick.
Lind missing with a left hand there. Gatti III was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lind throws a jab but it's blocked by Gatti III.
Gatti III misses with a looping right.
Lind misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lind throws a one two combo.

Gatti III moves into the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gatti III digs a right hand underneath Lind's ribcage. Lind let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Lind takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Gatti III lands a body shot in the clinch.
A short right from Gatti III on the inside.

Gatti III breaks the clinch.
Gatti III steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lind.

Gatti III closes the distance and pushes Lind back into the cage.
Lind goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gatti III blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gatti III misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lind.
Lind is leaning against Gatti III and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Lind struggles to land a body shot inside as Gatti III controls his hands.
Lind misses with the head strike.
Lind takes a shot to the head.
Lind misses with the head strike.
Gatti III tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lind avoids it.
Lind misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gatti III unloads a knee to the mid-section. Lind lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Gatti III working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Gatti III lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Gatti III lands with a short shot to the head.
Gatti III misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A hook to the body from Gatti III.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gatti III.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lind.

Gatti III breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lind has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Lind throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gatti III throws a body punch but Lind moves out of range.
Gatti III throws a jab when Lind was well out of range.
Gatti III pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Some wild striking there from Lind.
Lind throws a predictable looking body shot
and Gatti III connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gatti III scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Nice cross by Gatti III.

Lind is rocked!

Lind tries to keep at a distance but Gatti III has taken the fight into the clinch.
Curtis Lind has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lind can't get the takedown.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lind's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Gatti III misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lind.
Lind wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Gatti III scores with an uppercut up the middle.

And that's the end of the fight!
Arturo Gatti III showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Gatti III 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight for Arturo Gatti III!
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight for Arturo Gatti III!
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight for Arturo Gatti III!

Arturo Gatti III wins by unanimous decision!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Arturo Gatti III waved his t-shirt featuring [CBK] The Smashwear Corporation's logo in front of the cameras.