PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Eamon Guinness (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arturo Gatti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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.

Guinness
vs
Gatti

182 cm
19
182 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

182 cm
22
183 lbs
1 - 0 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Good in bed

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eamon Guinness!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Arturo Gatti!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Stewart Dunkirk and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Guinness slips under a jab from Gatti.
Gatti scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Gatti swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Guinness lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Gatti backs up against the ropes.
Gatti throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Guinness makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Guinness throws a series of strikes that have Gatti backpedaling.
Gatti throws a combination that misses

and Guinness counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Guinness escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gatti throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Guinness counters with a nice uppercut.
Gatti misses with a combination
and Guinness cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gatti misses with a combination
and Guinness counters with a left to the body.
Gatti looks gassed!
Guinness scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Guinness paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.

Guinness clinches with his opponent.
Guinness lands a body shot in the clinch.

Guinness has hold of one of Gatti's legs. Gatti is fighting the takedown attempt but Guinness gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Guinness passes easily into side control. Nice work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Guinness wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gatti keeps working.
Gatti takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Guinness throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Guinness cracks Gatti with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Guinness has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Guinness has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Gatti wants to use the ropes to get back to his feet here.
Guinness throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Gatti because Guinness loaded up on that one.
Guinness can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Gatti is looking to escape.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Guinness landing strikes, looking to finish!
Gatti is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guinness thowing shots but they're missing.
Poor strikes thrown by Guinness there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Guinness takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Gatti is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Gatti is bucking up trying to escape but Guinness cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Guinness won't let Gatti get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Guinness trying to control but Gatti is having none of it.
Guinness punching from mount but Gatti doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Gatti in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Guinness working the ground and pound effectively.
Gatti squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Guinness lands with some strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eamon Guinness dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Gatti swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Guinness connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Guinness uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gatti.
Gatti misses with a double jab
and Guinness counters with a left and a right that stings Gatti.
Danga de danga de dang - Guinness scores with a four punch combination!
Guinness looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Good exchange - Guinness coming out on top.
Guinness connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Guinness misses with a wild combination.
Gatti drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
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!
The crowd cheers as Guinness lands an impressive looking overhand right. Gatti doesn't seem phased though.
Gatti throws a combination that misses
and Guinness counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Gatti is breathing heavily.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Guinness.
Guinness misses with a series of wild punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gatti misses with a double jab

and Guinness counters by moving into the clinch.
A hook to the body from Guinness.
A body shot lands from Guinness.

Guinness breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Eamon Guinness is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Guinness scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Guinness looks to land a combination. Gatti sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Arturo Gatti seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Guinness misses with a double jab.
Guinness connects with a looping right hand.
Guinness throws a shot to the body.
Guinness looks to land a combination. Gatti sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Guinness connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Gatti takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Jab by Guinness.
Eamon Guinness is winning the standup battle so far.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Guinness uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gatti.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guinness moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Guinness looks to score with a jab to the body but Gatti is just out of range.
Guinness thuds his right hand into Gatti's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Guinness bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Gatti's head backwards.
Gatti swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Guinness counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A right-left combo lands from Guinness.

Gatti is rocked!
Guinness throws a right and a left that both miss.
A right-left combo lands from Guinness.

Guinness instigates a clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Come on Guinness - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Guinness lands a body punch.
Gatti has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.

Guinness breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gatti throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Guinness decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Gatti's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eamon Guinness dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Guinness throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Gatti throws a hook but Guinness avoids it easily.
Guinness tests Gatti's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Gatti throws a left and a right that both miss
and Guinness cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gatti misses with a shot to the body

and Guinness counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Guinness breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gatti waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Guinness.

Guinness shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Guinness was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Gatti is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Guinness thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
BOOM! Guinness connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Guinness wants to control the pace but Gatti is squirming around nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Guinness throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Gatti because Guinness loaded up on that one.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gatti is squirming around, avoiding Guinness's attempts to control the action.
Guinness thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Guinness throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Gatti because Guinness loaded up on that one.
Gatti's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Guinness tries to control but Gatti wriggling away.
Gatti trying desperately to get to his feet.
Guinness cracks Gatti with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Guinness with good strikes from the mount here!
Guinness can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Gatti is looking to escape.

That's two 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.
Gatti squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Guinness tries to control but Gatti wriggling away.
Guinness won't let Gatti get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Guinness unloads with some shots from mount but Gatti bucks and avoids them well.
Guinness trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Gatti squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Guinness trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Gatti is trying to get to the ropes to help him get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eamon Guinness clearly takes that round.
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.

Guinness throws a good cross that connects.
Gatti misses with a double jab

and Guinness counters by clinching up.
Guinness keeps control of Gatti as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Guinness breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Guinness throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gatti takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Guinness connects with a good right hand that stumbles Gatti. Gatti circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Gatti throws a left and a right that both miss
and Guinness counters with a left and a right that stings Gatti.
Gatti misses with a straight left.
Guinness uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gatti.
Gatti falls off balance throwing a combination

and Guinness counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Gatti is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Guinness lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Gatti.
Guinness stalling the fight.
Guinness lands a nice shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Guinness breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Guinness misses with a double jab.
Gatti throws a combination that misses
and Guinness connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A jab lands there for Guinness.
Guinness is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Guinness misses with a double jab.
Gatti throws a left and a right that both miss
and Guinness counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A jab from Gatti misses.
Guinness misses with a few strikes there.

Guinness drives through and clinches with Gatti against the ropes.
Guinness lands a right hand.
Guinness prevents Gatti from breaking the clinch.

Guinness pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gatti misses with a jab to the body
and Guinness counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Guinness lands a nice shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Gatti. No joy for Guinness on that attempt.
Gatti throws a left and a right that both miss
and Guinness counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Guinness uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gatti.
Guinness throws a shot to the body.
Gatti swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Guinness counters with a straight right hand.
Gatti throws a left and a right that both miss
and Guinness counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Gatti looks to land a left hand but Guinness moved out of range nicely.
Nice shot by Guinness.
Nice defenses there by Guinness.
Arturo Gatti is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Guinness lands with a cross.
Gatti might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Gatti takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Gatti takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Guinness connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Gatti momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eamon Guinness had his way with Arturo Gatti in that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Gatti takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Gatti throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Guinness counters with a two punch combo.
Gatti swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Guinness makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Guinness lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Gatti at a distance.
Guinness wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Guinness moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Guinness works Gatti's body with a nice hook.
Gatti avoids the body shot from Guinness.
Guinness avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Guinness bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gatti takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Guinness misses with a double jab.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Guinness ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gatti moves away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Guinness throws a combination. Gatti tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Guinness lands with a hook. Gatti tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Gatti falls off balance throwing a combination
and Guinness counters with a two punch combo.
Gatti throws a left and a right that both miss
and Guinness counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Guinness jabs at Gatti's body.
Gatti takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Gatti throws a left and a right that both miss
and Guinness counters with a right hand to the body.
Guinness throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gatti gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Gatti throws an overhand right that lands on Guinness's shoulder, as Guinness tries to avoid the shot.

Guinness closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Gatti to the mat! Gatti manages to get full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gatti wants to stand but Guinness is controlling the position.
Guinness pushing down on Gatti's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Eamon Guinness overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Guinness works his way into full mount!
Guinness thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Eamon Guinness is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Gatti is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Arturo Gatti has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Guinness controlling the position easily from mount.

And that's the end of the fight!
Eamon Guinness showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Guinness 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 50:44
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 50:44
Judge George Francis scores the fight 50:44

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eamon Guinness!