PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chris Wrestling (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and ivan navarro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chris Wrestling has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Wrestling
vs
navarro

185 cm
21
205 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

178 cm
22
198 lbs
2 - 9 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Prefers ground

Dangerous GnP
Counter striker
Knockout power

PhoQus Sports Enhancement

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 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Chris Wrestling!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, ivan navarro!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Gregory Folan and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

navarro is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Wrestling's half guard.
Wrestling looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Wrestling keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

Wrestling is defending against the submission attempts here by navarro.
Wrestling tries to get to full guard but navarro has control of the leg.
navarro drops an elbow to the side of Wrestling's head.
navarro is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Wrestling on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
navarro is trying to control the action in half guard but Wrestling is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
navarro is nestled in close to Wrestling, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
navarro is trying to control. Wrestling wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
navarro working the head and body with strikes.
navarro lands with a punch from half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
navarro lands strikes from half guard.
navarro is pressing down on Wrestling's thigh, looking to free his foot. Wrestling is holding on for now.

navarro decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.

Wrestling gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows navarro to score an easy takedown into full guard.
navarro keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Wrestling's head.
navarro cracks Wrestling with a solid left hand.
navarro lands a couple of digs.
navarro must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
navarro connects with a couple of short punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
navarro trying to control but Wrestling is working from the bottom.
navarro postures up and lands a big shot to Wrestling's brow.
Wrestling keeping moving, preventing navarro from controlling successfully.
Wrestling will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
navarro trying to control the position from guard on top but Wrestling is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
navarro with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
navarro landing with the ground and pound.
Wrestling keeping moving, preventing navarro from controlling successfully.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

navarro looking for a takedown here - he's got it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
navarro thows a big elbow that misses.
navarro 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.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
navarro trying to control but Wrestling is working from the bottom.
navarro distracts Wrestling with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
navarro distracts Wrestling with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Wrestling keeping moving, preventing navarro from controlling successfully.
navarro works over Wrestling with some ground and pound from guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Wrestling is trying to control the position but navarro postures up.
navarro is working Wrestling over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
navarro working some strikes from top position.
navarro lands a couple of decent looking shots.
navarro working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
navarro wants to control from the top but Wrestling keeps moving.
navarro content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
navarro landing some decent shots from guard.
navarro keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Wrestling's head.
Wrestling looking for a sweep. Not yet Wrestling, not yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

ivan navarro dominated that 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.

navarro scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
navarro has knee on belly and moves into mount.
navarro lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Wrestling hang on?
navarro lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
navarro pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
navarro with good strikes from the mount here!

navarro with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
navarro landing strikes from the mount and Wrestling is in trouble!
Wrestling working to try and regain half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
navarro fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!

That's one minute gone in the round.
navarro scoring with strikes but Wrestling is staying in there.
navarro lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
navarro connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Wrestling wants to control but navarro is having none of it.
navarro looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
navarro dominating with strikes here.
navarro lands a big elbow.
Wrestling is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
A nice elbow there by navarro.
navarro lands a big elbow.
ivan navarro has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wrestling tries to lock up and control but navarro gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
navarro fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
navarro lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Wrestling hang on?
Wrestling tries to reverse the position but navarro maintains control.
Wrestling wants to control but navarro is having none of it.
navarro working the ground and pound effectively.
Wrestling working to try and regain half guard.
Wrestling takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
navarro raining down shots from the mount!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wrestling takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Wrestling is in all sorts of trouble here.
Wrestling wants to control but navarro is having none of it.
navarro has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Wrestling's face.
Wrestling throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
navarro fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
navarro fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
navarro lands a heavy elbow.
Wrestling is bucking up trying to escape but navarro cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Wrestling is wriggling around trying to escape.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
navarro lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Wrestling hang on?
navarro connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
navarro lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Wrestling hang on?
Wrestling is bucking up trying to escape but navarro cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Wrestling is bucking up trying to escape but navarro cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Wrestling can't escape the position.
navarro avoids the attempt from Wrestling to control.
Wrestling is bucking up trying to escape but navarro cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
navarro unloading with bombs!
Wrestling is in a horrible position here. navarro smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

ivan navarro showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

navarro gets the takedown into side control.
Wrestling is looking to regain half guard here but navarro keeps moving and retains side control.
navarro lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
navarro scoring with punches from side control.
navarro in side control lands a decent elbow.
navarro trying to control the position but Wrestling is working away.
navarro lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Wrestling down.
Wrestling tries to bench press navarro off him but navarro keeps the position.
navarro working the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
navarro lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Wrestling down.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
navarro is working Wrestling over with some ground and pound from side control.
navarro cracks Wrestling with a big elbow.
navarro working away.
Wrestling is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
navarro cracks Wrestling with an elbow. That is naaassty.
navarro cracks Wrestling with a big right hand but Wrestling just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
navarro working the head and body with strikes.
Wrestling takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
navarro landing strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

navarro stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Wrestling gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and navarro counters with a shoot takedown. Wrestling fights it but they end up in guard.
navarro loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
navarro stopping the sweep attempt from Wrestling.
Wrestling trying to keep a closed guard but navarro is proving a slippery customer.
navarro landing with the ground and pound.
navarro trying to control the position from guard on top but Wrestling is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wrestling looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
navarro keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Wrestling's head.
Wrestling trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

navarro gets the takedown into side control.
navarro scoring with punches and elbows.
navarro grinds an elbow into Wrestling's temple.
navarro landing a few strikes.
Wrestling is trying to get back to half guard.
ivan navarro is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Wrestling is trying to control navarro's posture but navarro avoids it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
navarro in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
navarro working the ground and pound from side control.
navarro is looking to take a break and control but Wrestling is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Wrestling is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on navarro's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
navarro scoring with strikes to the body and head.
navarro looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
navarro is thwarting Wrestling's attempts to control the position.

navarro seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Wrestling is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). ivan navarro!