PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Marco Natta (ranked 967 p4p, 3295 weight class) and Toshiro Hitsugaya (ranked 73 p4p, 243 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Natta
vs
Hitsugaya

170 cm
29
145
16 - 9 - 0

170 cm
29
146
8 - 10 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Marco Natta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Toshiro Hitsugaya!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Patrick Alders and Paul Aken.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hitsugaya fails with a takedown attempt.
Natta pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Natta avoids the head kick by Hitsugaya.
Natta swings for the body but Hitsugaya moves out of range.

Natta darts in and clinches Hitsugaya up against the cage.
Natta tries a body shot but Hitsugaya blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Natta fails to land.

Hitsugaya breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hitsugaya slips under a jab.
Hitsugaya shapes to counter with a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hitsugaya shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Natta pinned against the cage. Natta gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Natta throws an overhand right that lands on Hitsugaya's shoulder, as Hitsugaya tries to avoid the shot.
Natta throws a sloppy body shot
letting Hitsugaya counter with a right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Natta misses with a hook to the body
and Hitsugaya counters with a nice uppercut.
A big left from Natta misses.
Natta misses with a body shot.
Hitsugaya dives in for a single leg takedown but Natta sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Marco Natta has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Toshiro Hitsugaya.

Hitsugaya gets a double leg takedown into Natta's guard.

Natta working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Hitsugaya doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Hitsugaya manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Hitsugaya looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Hitsugaya really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Natta. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Hitsugaya is looking to work some ground and pound but Natta has wrist control.

Hitsugaya stands over his opponent and dives in with a flying punch! Natta throws up his legs and catches Hitsugaya in a triangle! Oh this looks tight! Hitsugaya tries to escape but he's forced to tap! Wow, fantastic work there by Natta! That came out of nowhere!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Marco Natta!
A victorious Marco Natta thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.