PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jesus Navas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lucky Strike (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Navas
vs
Strike

185 cm
18
218 lbs
0 - 6 - 0

185 cm
22
216 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good in bed

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Solid chin

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 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jesus Navas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lucky Strike!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Nard Betker and Patrick Alders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Strike keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Navas tries to clinch there but Strike circles away.
Strike tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Strike fails in his attempt to clinch.
Strike doesn't manage to clinch there - Navas circles away.
Strike is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Strike wants to clinch

and Navas counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Strike!

Navas stands up from mount. Strange move.

Strike clinches.
Navas takes a knee right on the jaw!
Navas takes a knee right on the jaw!

Strike pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Strike rushes Navas and presses him up against the cage.
Strike tries to break free but Navas pushes him back against the cage.
Strike lands a knee to the head.
Strike is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Strike misses with a knee to the head.

Strike pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Strike tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Navas paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Strike fails in his attempt to clinch.
Navas takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Strike fails in his attempt to clinch.
Strike scores with a kick to the body.
Navas is breathing heavily.
Strike fails with an attempt to clinch.
Navas keeps the fight on the outside.
Strike tries to clinch up but Navas circles away and keeps his distance.

Strike forces Navas back against the cage and clinches.

Strike breaks from the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Navas looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Strike wants to clinch.
Navas circles away from the clinch attempt

and Navas counters with a takedown into side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Strike is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Navas has just dragged him back down to the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Navas looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Strike is trying to buck Navas off.
Navas tries to advance to mount but Strike denies him.
Strike pushes Navas away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Navas gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Navas trying to control the action but Strike is working from the bottom.
Navas tries to move into full mount but can't pass Strike's legs.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Strike tries to clinch but Navas moves away

and Navas counters with a shoot takedown. Strike fights it but they end up in guard.
Navas won't allow Strike to get back to his feet.
Navas trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Navas wants to control from the top but Strike keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Navas tries to stand but Strike is controlling from the bottom.
Strike is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Navas is controlling him.
Navas wants to control from the top but Strike keeps moving.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Strike wants to stand and escape but Navas is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Jesus Navas will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Strike is looking to clinch.
Strike tries to close the distance and clinch but Navas swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Strike misses with a head kick.
Strike tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Navas counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

Navas stands up from half guard.

Strike has closed the distance and engaged Navas in a clinch.
Strike with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Jesus Navas has been cut.

Strike breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Strike wants to clinch up but Navas keeps it at a distance.
Strike tries to clinch but Navas moves out of range.
Strike tries to clinch up but Navas circles away and keeps his distance.
Strike doesn't manage to clinch there - Navas circles away.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Strike bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Strike tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Strike tries to close the distance and clinch but Navas swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Strike takes the fight into the clinch.
Strike connects with a nasty looking knee right to Navas's face.

Strike breaks the clinch.
Strike tries to clinch up but Navas circles away and keeps his distance.
Navas circles away from the clinch attempt

and Navas decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Strike's guard.
Navas stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Strike swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Strike wants to get back to his feet but Navas is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strike has a closed guard, preventing Navas from standing up.
Navas wants to control from the top but Strike keeps moving.
Strike wants to stand but Navas is controlling the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strike really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Navas. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Strike tries to close the distance and clinch but Navas swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Strike tries to close the distance and clinch up but Navas swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The fight stays on the outside here - Strike looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Navas on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Strike. Strike obviously looking to wear him down.
Strike tries to close the distance and clinch but Navas swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Strike lands a nice looking body shot.
Navas swats away the attempt to clinch by Strike.
Strike is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Strike wants to clinch up but Navas keeps it at a distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Strike is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Strike is looking to clinch.
Lucky Strike is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Strike tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Strike tries to clinch there but Navas circles away.
Donk. Strike catches Navas right on the button with a cross.
Strike tries to close the distance and clinch but Navas swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Strike has Navas up against the cage in a clinch.
Strike lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

Strike manages to break the clinch.
Strike wants to clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Strike is looking to clinch.
Strike is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lucky Strike showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jesus Navas's cut.
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. This is the final round!

Strike fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jesus Navas is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Strike fails with an attempt to clinch.
Strike tries to clinch but Navas is having none of it.
Strike delivers a nice body kick.
Strike doesn't manage to clinch there - Navas circles away.
Strike fails in his attempt to clinch.
Strike is looking to clinch but Navas is avoiding it.
Strike tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Navas paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Strike tries to clinch but Navas moves out of range.
Strike is looking to clinch.
Strike tries to clinch but Navas moves out of range.
Strike avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Navas circles away from the clinch attempt.
Strike tries to clinch up but Navas circles away and keeps his distance.
Strike is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Strike tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Navas paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Strike closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Strike putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Navas in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Strike connects with a knee to the head.

Strike escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Strike tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The fight stays on the outside here - Strike looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Strike explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Strike closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Strike tries to stall but Navas uses the opportunity to gain a better position.

Strike escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The fight stays on the outside here - Strike looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Strike is looking to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strike tries to clinch up.
Navas misses with a takedown attempt - Strike sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Strike lands a head kick. Navas smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Strike doesn't manage to clinch there - Navas circles away.
Strike tries to clinch there but Navas circles away.
Navas fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Strike avoids it really well and circles away.

A big head kick from Strike and Navas is sent sprawling to the canvas!

Navas is rocked!
Navas has a closed guard, preventing Strike from standing up.
Strike prevents Navas from getting back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Navas is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Navas trying to keep a closed guard but Strike is proving a slippery customer.
Strike wants to stand but Navas is controlling his posture from full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Navas looking to control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

And that's the end of the fight!
Lucky Strike comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Strike has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Daniel Blasius scores the fight 27:29
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 27:29
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 27:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lucky Strike!