PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Izzy Bangin (ranked 1798 p4p, 2124 weight class) and Gideon Navarro (ranked 228 p4p, 276 weight class). Izzy Bangin is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Bangin
vs
Navarro

184 cm
37
170
32 - 9 - 3

181 cm
42
167
42 - 26 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick

Excellent grappler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Conquer
Conviction

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 32 - 9 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Izzy Bangin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 42 - 26 - 1, fighting out of New York, Gideon Navarro!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Navarro swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Bangin.
Navarro throws out a loose jab but Bangin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Navarro waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bangin.
Gideon Navarro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Navarro throws a lazy right hand but Bangin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Navarro throws a head kick that misses.
Bangin throws a looping overhand right but Navarro ducks down to avoid it.
Navarro swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bangin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Navarro uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bangin.
A slow jab from Navarro misses its intended target.
Nice uppercut lands for Navarro. That snapped Bangin's head back.
Navarro missing with a left hand there. Bangin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Navarro swings for the body but Bangin moves out of range.
Navarro connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Bangin slips a straight right by Navarro.
Bangin drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A right-left combo lands from Navarro.
Navarro rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bangin counters with a nice low kick that buckles Navarro's knee momentarily.
Navarro misses with a left hand
and Navarro takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bangin misses with a hook. Navarro ducked under it nicely.
Navarro swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A telegraphed right hand from Navarro misses the target.
Bangin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bangin moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Bangin takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Bangin attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Navarro!
A big right from Navarro misses.
Navarro throws out a loose jab but Bangin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Navarro swings widly with a right hand
and Bangin counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Navarro fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Navarro swings widly with a right hand
and Bangin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bangin looks to score with a jab to the body but Navarro is just out of range.
Navarro throws out a loose jab but Bangin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Navarro misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Bangin 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Navarro 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.
Navarro pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bangin. Navarro does a little dance to reset his feet.
Navarro throws a poor cross that misses
and Bangin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bangin takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Navarro throws an off balance right hand
and Bangin counters with a stiff right hand.
Navarro misses with a double jab
and Bangin counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Navarro swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Navarro misses with a hook
and Bangin counters with a low kick, right behind Navarro 's knee.
Navarro looks to score with a jab to the body but Bangin is just out of range.
Navarro throws a body punch but Bangin moves out of range.
Bangin connects with a right hand. Navarro shakes it off.
Navarro checks the leg kick nicely there.
Navarro throws a body shot but no joy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Navarro throws an off balance right hand
and Bangin counters with a nice uppercut.
Navarro tries a head kick but it misses.
Bangin is looking to counter punch.
Navarro takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Bangin throws a nice outside leg kick.
Navarro misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bangin.
Navarro misses with a head kick.
Bangin slips under a jab from Navarro.
Navarro throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bangin counters with a stiff right hand.
Navarro misses with a looping left.
Bangin lands a leg kick that knocks Navarro off balance momentarily.
Navarro misses with a few strikes there.
Navarro throws a sloppy head kick and Bangin moves out of range easily.
Bangin is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Navarro lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
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!
Navarro tries to move into range but Bangin moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Bangin scores with a jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Navarro misses with a left hand
and Bangin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bangin throws a nice outside leg kick.
Bangin misses with a low kick.
Navarro misses with a straight left.
Navarro connects with a right hand. Bangin shakes it off.
Bangin turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bangin ducks under a wild hook from Navarro.
Navarro rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bangin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Navarro thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nice defenses there by Bangin.
Navarro lands with a straight right. Bangin didn't see that one coming.
Navarro swings widly with a right hand
and Bangin counters with a leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Navarro swings widly with a right hand
and Bangin counters with a nice uppercut.
Nice cross by Navarro.
Navarro misses with a hook.
Bangin scores with a punch to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Gideon Navarro will probably get the nod.
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.

Navarro misses with an uppercut
and Bangin counters with a thumping low kick.
Bangin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bangin scores with a sloppy right hand. Navarro should have avoided that one.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bangin.
Navarro dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bangin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Navarro misses with a straight left.
As Navarro backs away, Bangin returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Bangin staying out of range there.
Bangin slips a straight right by Navarro.
Navarro throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Navarro throws a hook but Bangin blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Navarro misses with a body shot
and Bangin counters with a low kick, right behind Navarro 's knee.
Navarro tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bangin was well out of range. Poor timing from Navarro.
Navarro throws an overhand right that lands on Bangin's shoulder, as Bangin tries to avoid the shot.
It appears Bangin was looking to counter with a kick there.
Navarro misses with an uppercut
and Bangin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Navarro throws an off balance right hand
and Bangin counters with a stiff right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Navarro walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A big left from Bangin misses.
Navarro shapes to counter with a head kick.
Navarro throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Navarro's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Navarro tests Bangin's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Navarro avoids the body shot from Bangin.
Navarro misses with a right hand
and Bangin counters with a nice uppercut.
Navarro misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bangin takes one to the chin there.
Bangin tests Navarro's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Navarro has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Bangin lands with a thumping leg kick.
Navarro swings widly with a right hand
and Bangin counters with a thumping low kick.
Navarro rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bangin counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Navarro throws a right hand that misses
and Bangin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Navarro takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Navarro is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Gideon Navarro seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Navarro ducks under a wild hook from Bangin.
Navarro swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Bangin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A head kick by Navarro misses
and Bangin counters with a nice uppercut.
Bangin buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A left lands for Bangin.
Navarro lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Navarro lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Navarro catches Bangin with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A big left from Bangin misses.
Izzy Bangin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Navarro moves out of range as Bangin strikes.
Navarro throws the left hand but Bangin avoids the punch easily.
Navarro keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Navarro lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Navarro catches Bangin with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Navarro rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bangin counters with a thumping low kick.
Bangin misses with a wild body shot.
Navarro throws a head kick but Bangin moves out of range.
Bangin scores with the left hand. Navarro knows he should have avoided that one.
Navarro with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Navarro misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bangin.
Good exchange - Bangin coming out on top.
Navarro sizes up Bangin with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Navarro tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bangin is looking to chop away at Navarro's legs.
Navarro bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Bangin's head backwards.
Bangin gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Navarro.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bangin throws a leg kick which misses Navarro's front leg but catches the back leg as Navarro tries to avoid it.
Bangin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bangin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Navarro.
Bangin slips a jab from Navarro.
Bangin misses with a straight left.
It seemed like Navarro was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Bangin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bangin throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Bangin swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Navarro.
Navarro swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Bangin counters with a leg kick.
Bangin lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bangin shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Navarro throws a hook but Bangin blocks it.
Navarro pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Navarro checks a leg kick.
Good leg kick by Bangin.
Navarro takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Izzy Bangin will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Navarro throws a hook to the side of Bangin's head but Bangin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jab, jab by Bangin - just one landing.
Navarro misses with an uppercut.
Navarro misses with an uppercut. Bangin saw that one coming.
Navarro throws a right hand that misses
and Bangin finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
A cross from Navarro lands.
Bangin misses with a body shot
and Navarro counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Navarro slips under a jab.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bangin.
Navarro throws a big shot that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bangin misses with a looping left.
Navarro throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bangin scores with a jab to the jaw.
Bangin shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bangin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bangin missing with a left hand there. Navarro was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Navarro pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bangin appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Bangin slips a jab from Navarro.
Navarro misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Navarro rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bangin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bangin missing with a left hand there. Navarro was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bangin.
Navarro goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Navarro drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Navarro misses with a left hand
and Bangin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bangin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nice shot by Bangin.
Navarro tries a head kick but it misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Bangin - that will leave a mark!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bangin moves out of range of the body kick from Navarro.
A head kick from Navarro lands but Bangin takes it in his stride.
Bangin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A swing and a miss from Navarro.
Navarro tries a head kick but it misses.
The fighters circling - Bangin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Navarro throws a combination. Bangin tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Navarro takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bangin buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Bangin slips under a jab from Navarro.
Bangin misses with a looping left.
Bangin buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Bangin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bangin defending well as Navarro loads up on a big left hand.
Bangin throws a hook to the side of Navarro's head but Navarro sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Navarro throws out a loose jab but Bangin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Navarro displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bangin throws out the jab.
Navarro throws out a counter right but Bangin avoids it with no problem.
Bangin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Navarro manages to avoid it.
Navarro uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Bangin has time to react.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bangin.
Navarro falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bangin finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Navarro misses with a straight left.
Navarro ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bangin moves away.
Bangin staying out of range there.
Bangin tries a low kick but Navarro avoids it.
Bangin cracks Navarro with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A bone on bone clash there as Navarro blocks the leg kick.
Bangin finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Navarro is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bangin blocks a head kick by Navarro.
Bangin lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Navarro throws a head kick that misses.
Bangin connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.

Navarro is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Navarro tries to bum rush Bangin with a series of wild strikes but Bangin uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Navarro is still on wobbly legs! Can Bangin finish him?
Navarro tries a head kick but it misses.
Bangin misses with a looping right.
Bangin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Navarro.
Navarro chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bangin can pounce on him.
Navarro throws an off balance right hand
and Bangin makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Navarro seems to have recovered his senses.
Navarro checks a leg kick.
Navarro throws an off balance right hand
and Navarro takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bangin lands a leg kick that knocks Navarro off balance momentarily.
Bangin throws an overhand right that drops Navarro like a sack of potatoes! Bangin dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Izzy Bangin!
A very excited looking Izzy Bangin made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.