PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Javier Gattuso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maverick Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gattuso comes to the cage accompanied by WAR-Low Rider. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Gattuso
vs
Anderson

194 cm
33
212 lbs
25 - 16 - 1

190 cm
24
210 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

TWGC Champion
Dangerous knees
Granite chin

Rush Supplements 160Q

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 25 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Javier Gattuso!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Maverick Anderson!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Seu Braga and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gattuso blocks a jab.
Anderson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A punch lands to the side of Gattuso 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Nice straight punches there by Gattuso. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Gattuso.

Anderson connects with a vicious head kick that knocks Gattuso to the floor! Anderson dives in looking for the finish!

It looks like Javier Gattuso has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Anderson working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Anderson not doing much here.
Anderson is trying to control the action in half guard but Gattuso is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Anderson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

Anderson seems to be working for a kimura but Gattuso defends the submission attempt.

Anderson is looking for a kimura but Gattuso is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Anderson to get the leverage.
Gattuso is looking to improve his position.

Anderson is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Gattuso sees it coming and defends easily.
Gattuso has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Gattuso is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Anderson's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Anderson's back!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson trying to get back to his feet but Gattuso is in full control for now.

Anderson showing good submission defense here.
Gattuso throwing wild punches that miss their target.
Gattuso is not going to allow Anderson to sit and survive in this position.
Anderson wants to escape the position.
Anderson felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Anderson staying busy and making it hard for Gattuso to control.
Anderson has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gattuso tries to keep control of the position but Anderson is staying busy.
Anderson is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Anderson staying busy and making it hard for Gattuso to control.
Anderson trying to control the action but Gattuso just sinks the hooks in.
Anderson tries to break free.
Gattuso missing with strikes from the back.
Gattuso tries to get the hooks in deep but Anderson pushed the leg off.
Gattuso throwing wild punches that miss their target.
Anderson looking very determined here, making life difficult for Gattuso.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gattuso is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Anderson is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Anderson is in bad spot here.
Gattuso is striking well from the back but Anderson escapes and manages to control the positon and works his way to half guard. A much better position - the crisis is over for the time being.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Anderson makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
A combination from Anderson does no damage.
Anderson lands a right hook to the body.
Anderson throws a sloppy head kick and Gattuso moves out of range easily.
Anderson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Gattuso.

It looks like Maverick Anderson has been cut.
Anderson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Anderson scores with a jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Anderson lands a jab-cross combination.
Anderson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gattuso.
A decent looking cross lands there for Gattuso.
Anderson misses with a body shot.
Anderson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Anderson lands a nice shot to the body.

Anderson closes the distance and clinches.
Gattuso fails to pull guard.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Gattuso is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Anderson to keep the fight standing.
Anderson scores with a knee to the head.
Gattuso tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Anderson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Anderson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A knee to the head by Anderson.
Anderson tries to land a knee to the head but Gattuso blocks with his arms.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Maverick Anderson dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Gattuso swings for the body but Anderson moves out of range.
Gattuso moves forwards but Anderson connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A big right from Gattuso misses.
Anderson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Gattuso finds it's way round the side to connect with Anderson's head.
Anderson is looking to clinch but Gattuso is avoiding it.
Anderson misses with a hook. Gattuso ducked under it nicely.
Anderson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Anderson thuds his right hand into Gattuso's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Gattuso has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Gattuso there as he acknowledges the shot.

Gattuso is rocked!
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!
Gattuso slips under a jab from Anderson.
Anderson lands with a nice body punch.
Anderson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gattuso moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A swing and a miss from Anderson.
Anderson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Maverick Anderson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Anderson throws a looping overhand right but Gattuso ducks down to avoid it.
Gattuso fakes the leg kick and cracks Anderson in the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gattuso explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Anderson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gattuso will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Anderson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Gattuso has time to react.
Anderson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gattuso was well out of range. Poor timing from Anderson.
Gattuso blocks a head kick by Anderson.
Anderson has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Gattuso.
Gattuso takes one on the button.
Gattuso connects with a good right hand that stumbles Anderson. Anderson circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Anderson misses with an uppercut.
Maverick Anderson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Anderson connects with a nice looking jab.

Anderson moves into the clinch successfully.
Gattuso misses with a body punch.
Gattuso misses with a punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Oh Gattuso is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Anderson looking to throw knees to the head but Gattuso is blocking nicely.
Gattuso seems to have got his legs back now.
Anderson is stalling here.
Anderson looking to throw knees to the head but Gattuso is blocking nicely.
Anderson misses with a knee strike.
Anderson misses with a knee strike.
Gattuso is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Gattuso misses with a punch to the body.
Gattuso keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Anderson's efforts to push away.
A left hand lands to the body for Gattuso.
Anderson is breathing heavily.
Anderson looking to throw knees to the head but Gattuso is blocking nicely.
A short right from Gattuso on the inside.
Anderson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Gattuso lands a left hand that snaps the head of Anderson backwards.
Anderson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Anderson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gattuso working aggressively here.
Gattuso throws a punch but it's blocked by Anderson.
Gattuso blocks an uppercut.
Gattuso lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Anderson misses with a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Anderson obliges.
Anderson has Gattuso pressed against the cage, preventing Gattuso from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Anderson tries a knee to the head but Gattuso blocks it.
Gattuso manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Gattuso avoids the elbow strike from Anderson, against the cage.
Anderson misses with some punches.
Anderson is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Anderson blocks an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gattuso misses with a body punch.
Gattuso has a couple of punches blocked by Anderson.
Anderson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gattuso has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Gattuso takes an elbow to the temple.
A knee to the head by Anderson.
Gattuso working aggressively here.
Gattuso can't find room to land a body shot as Anderson controls the action.

Gattuso breaks the clinch.
Gattuso tries to work over Anderson's front leg with a kick but Anderson checks it.
Anderson misses with a lunging right hand
and Gattuso counters with a right hand to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gattuso displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Anderson throws out the jab.
Anderson jabs Gattuso to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Gattuso tests Anderson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Anderson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gattuso was well out of range. Poor timing from Anderson.
Gattuso steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Anderson.
Anderson looks to land a right hand but Gattuso moved out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Maverick Anderson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Gattuso throws a jab but it's blocked by Anderson.
Anderson thows a body shot but no joy.
Gattuso explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Gattuso takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Anderson throws a head kick that misses.
A left lands for Gattuso.
Gattuso ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Anderson misses with a few strikes there.
Anderson scores with a decent looking hook.
Gattuso cracks the inside of Anderson's front leg.
Gattuso tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gattuso lands a glancing blow to the side of Anderson's head.
Gattuso lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gattuso moves out of range as Anderson strikes.
Gattuso fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson takes a swing at Gattuso's ribcage but misses.
Gattuso keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gattuso ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gattuso staying out of range there.
Anderson lands a jab to the nose.
Maverick Anderson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Anderson takes a kick to the side of the head.
A lazy body kick from Anderson
and Gattuso counters with a straight right hand.
Gattuso jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Anderson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Anderson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Anderson throws a sloppy head kick
and Gattuso counters with a three punch combo that has Anderson backing up. Anderson nods at Gattuso to acknowledge the strikes.
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!
Anderson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Anderson misses with a straight right.
Gattuso scores with a hook.
Anderson scores with a nice strike.
Anderson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gattuso scores with a decent looking hook.

That has opened up Maverick Anderson's cut even more.
Gattuso ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Gattuso waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Anderson.
Anderson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Anderson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Gattuso to score with a decent uppercut.
Gattuso throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Anderson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gattuso keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Anderson.
Gattuso wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A big left from Anderson misses.
Anderson misses with a looping right.
Gattuso attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Anderson throws an overhand right that lands on Gattuso's shoulder, as Gattuso tries to avoid the shot.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Anderson, as that shot connected.
Anderson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gattuso doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Anderson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Javier Gattuso has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A combination from Anderson does no damage.
Anderson lunges at Gattuso with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Gattuso's hand.
Gattuso throws a looping overhand right but Anderson ducks down to avoid it.
Anderson lands a jab to the head.
Anderson scores with a crisp jab that stopped Gattuso in his tracks.
Anderson misses with a left hand
and Gattuso counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Gattuso lands a glancing blow to the side of Anderson's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Anderson throws a right hand that misses

and Gattuso counters with a crisp right hand that drops Anderson! Gattuso lets Anderson back up to his feet, looking for a finish!

Anderson is rocked!

The cut above Maverick Anderson's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Anderson misses with a hook.
Anderson is still on wobbly legs! Can Gattuso finish him?
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Gattuso! Anderson is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Javier Gattuso!
Javier Gattuso thanked the fans post fight for their support.