PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Keyser Soze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and the natraul (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). the natraul acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Soze
vs
natraul

196 cm
19
220 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

190 cm
22
200 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
World class MT
KO power

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Granite chin

SPARTAN FIGHTWARE
SPARTAN FIGHTWARE

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Keyser Soze!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, the natraul!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Columbo Gatti and Russell Pearce.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horrible takedown by Soze or perhaps it was just good defense by natraul which made him look bad.
Keyser Soze seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Soze is looking to clinch but natraul is avoiding it.
natraul fails to land the takedown.
Soze tries for a takedown but natraul circles away easily

and natraul counters with a shoot takedown. Soze fights it but they end up in guard.
natraul with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
natraul keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Soze's head.
natraul loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
natraul stands up over Soze, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
natraul throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Soze works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
natraul is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
natraul landing some decent shots from guard.
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!
natraul makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Soze looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
natraul keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Soze's head.
natraul working some strikes from top position.
natraul is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Soze working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from natraul.
natraul working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Soze's head.
natraul postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
natraul stands up over Soze, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
natraul lands a couple of digs.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Soze is trying to control the position but natraul postures up.
natraul postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
natraul works over Soze with some ground and pound from guard.
Soze has momentary wrist control but natraul slips an elbow through the middle.
natraul is looking to work some ground and pound but Soze has wrist control.
Soze working a defensive guard here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
natraul throws a big right hand that misses.
natraul looks gassed!
natraul connects with a couple of short punches.
natraul with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells natraul's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
natraul postures up.
natraul loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
natraul cracks Soze with a solid left hand.
natraul postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
natraul loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
natraul has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Soze working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from natraul.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Soze lands with a nice combination. natraul backs away looking to recover.

It looks like the natraul has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Soze gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and natraul counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by natraul.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Keyser Soze. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
natraul prevents Soze from getting back to his feet.
Soze preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Soze is trying to control the position but natraul postures up.
natraul content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
natraul in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as natraul accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Soze looking to control.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
natraul looks for a takedown but Soze sprawls well.
Soze tries to clinch up but natraul circles away and keeps his distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Soze shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and natraul counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Soze trying to control from the bottom.
natraul looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Soze with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
natraul blocks the strikes from Soze.
natraul missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Nice strikes from natraul there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Soze tries to roll over but natraul keeps him under control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

the natraul dominated that round.
The cut man is working on the natraul's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Soze wants to clinch up but natraul keeps it at a distance.
Soze fails with the takedown

and natraul counters with a single leg into guard. Soze didn't expect that.
natraul lands a couple of digs.
natraul won't allow Soze to sweep him here.
natraul working some strikes from top position.

Soze is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

natraul avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
natraul scoring with some ground and pound.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
natraul postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
natraul keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Soze's head.
Soze is looking to stand up but natraul isn't so interested in that idea.
natraul works over Soze with some ground and pound from guard.
Soze knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for natraul on the ground.
natraul content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Soze has momentary wrist control but natraul slips an elbow through the middle.
natraul lands a couple of digs.
natraul throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Soze works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Soze controls natraul momentarily but natraul frees himself.
natraul with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
natraul postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Soze wants to sweep but no luck.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
natraul postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
natraul lands a couple of elbows.
natraul lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Soze is trying to keep natraul in close.
natraul distracts Soze with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Soze working a defensive guard here.
Soze looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
natraul throwing strikes but missing.
natraul cracks Soze with a solid left hand.
Soze is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
natraul is working Soze over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
natraul throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Soze works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Soze is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
natraul manages to get to full guard.
Soze has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of natraul is proving hard to escape from.
natraul trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
natraul tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Soze sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed natraul's guard.
natraul flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
natraul throws a strike from the bottom but Soze passes into side control!
natraul is not content to let Soze control the position.
Soze blocks the strikes from natraul.
Soze blocks the strikes from natraul.
natraul gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
natraul is wriggling around trying to escape.
Soze wants to control the pace but natraul is squirming around nicely.
natraul flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
natraul throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

the natraul showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on the natraul's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Soze wants to clinch up but natraul keeps it at a distance.
Soze scores with a hook to the body. natraul takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
natraul avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Soze clinches with his opponent.
natraul is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Soze gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Soze stalling.
Soze jumps guard but natraul stands there with Soze around his waist. Soze gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
natraul goes for a takedown in the clinch but Soze prevents it.
Soze is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but natraul is keeping busy.
Soze has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. natraul avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
natraul is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Soze pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Keyser Soze has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of the natraul.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Soze breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Keyser Soze is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Soze lands a nice looking body kick.
Soze shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and natraul counters with a nice double leg into guard.
natraul working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Soze working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from natraul.
natraul stopping the sweep attempt from Soze.
Soze is looking to stand up but natraul isn't so interested in that idea.
natraul scoring with punches to the head and body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
natraul trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
natraul postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
the natraul has got the better of the ground game so far.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as natraul accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Soze shoots in but natraul avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Soze connects with a high kick.
natraul takes a shot right to the bread basket.
natraul circles away from the clinch attempt.
natraul closes this distance looking for a takedown but Soze circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Soze is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in natraul's half guard.
Soze trying to control from half guard but natraul is working away.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if natraul can do anything to dispel that myth.
natraul tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
natraul flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
natraul is staying active underneath Soze, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Soze wants to stand up but natraul is controlling the position.
natraul tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
natraul throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Soze blocks the strikes from natraul.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Soze tries for a takedown but natraul circles away easily

and natraul counters with a nice double leg into guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
natraul stops Soze from standing up.
natraul postures up.
natraul scoring with punches to the head and body.
natraul with a nice head shot there.
natraul scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
natraul throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Soze works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Soze is trying to control the position from the bottom.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Soze has his takedown stuffed

and natraul counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by natraul.

And that's the end of the fight!
the natraul comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got natraul winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 27:30
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 27:30
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... the natraul!