PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nante Navetta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ibrahim Rahman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Navetta comes to the cage accompanied by Roger Allan Wade - If You're Gonna Be Dumb. Nante Navetta has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Navetta
vs
Rahman

177 cm
29
185 lbs
13 - 11 - 0

175 cm
25
185 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

Decent wrestler
Great elbows
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Nante Navetta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ibrahim Rahman!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Anni Minnemäki and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Navetta instigates a clinch.
Navetta lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

It looks like Ibrahim Rahman has been cut.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Navetta.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Navetta.
Rahman takes a knee right on the jaw!

Navetta drops Rahman with a big knee straight up the middle! Rahman is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Rahman lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Rahman dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rahman has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Navetta finds it's way round the side to connect with Rahman's head.

Navetta has managed to clinch.
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!
Rahman is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Navetta lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Rahman wants to break the clinch but can't.
Navetta stalling the fight.
Navetta lands an elbow inside.
Navetta unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Rahman looks gassed!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Navetta.
Nice elbow from Navetta.
Navetta lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Navetta.
Navetta lands an elbow inside that Rahman shrugs off.
Rahman takes an elbow to the temple.
Navetta lands a nice elbow.
Navetta lands an elbow just above Rahman 's eye.
Navetta lands an elbow inside.

Rahman is rocked!

That has opened up Ibrahim Rahman's cut even more.
Navetta lands a nice elbow.
Rahman is still on wobbly legs! Can Navetta finish him?
Navetta comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Navetta lands a damaging elbow.
Rahman seems to have recovered his senses.
Navetta lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Navetta unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Navetta lands a nice knee to the body.
Navetta gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Navetta lands a nice elbow.
Rahman takes a knee right on the jaw!
Navetta gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Navetta lands a damaging elbow.
Navetta lands a damaging elbow.
A bit of stalling here from Navetta.
Knees to the body from Navetta.
A knee to the head by Navetta.
Navetta lands an elbow inside.
Navetta content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Rahman takes an elbow to the temple.
Navetta lands a nice elbow.
Navetta lands a knee to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Navetta lands a knee to the body.
Navetta with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

Navetta escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Navetta takes the fight into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Navetta lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Navetta lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Navetta.
Navetta unloads a knee to the mid-section. Rahman lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Navetta lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Navetta comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Rahman takes an elbow to the forehead.
Rahman is trying to push Navetta away but Navetta has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Navetta lands an elbow that stopped Rahman in his tracks for a moment.
Navetta lands a good knee to the midsection. Rahman won't want to take too many of those.
A knee to the head by Navetta.
Rahman takes an elbow to the temple.

Navetta's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Navetta closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Navetta.
Rahman is trying to force a seperation but Navetta has the dominant position.
Navetta lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Navetta lands an elbow just above Rahman 's eye.
Navetta has Rahman pressed against the cage, preventing Rahman from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Navetta creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Rahman's defenses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Navetta.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Navetta.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Navetta.
Rahman looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Navetta lands an elbow that stopped Rahman in his tracks for a moment.
Navetta using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Navetta scores with a knee to the head.
Navetta throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rahman blocks it with crossed arms.
With the fighters up against the cage, Navetta throws an elbow but misses.
Rahman is looking to break free of the clinch but Navetta has double underhooks.
Navetta lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Rahman working hard to break the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Navetta throws an elbow but misses.
Navetta landing knees to the head.
Rahman wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Rahman is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Navetta with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Rahman wants to get back to striking at distance but Navetta won't allow it.
Navetta landing knees to the head.
Rahman wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Rahman wants to break the clinch but can't.

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.
Navetta looking to throw knees to the head but Rahman is blocking nicely.
A frustrated look appears on Rahman's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Rahman has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
With the fighters up against the cage, Navetta throws an elbow but misses.
Navetta misses with an elbow strike.
Navetta slowing the pace effectively.
Navetta connects with a knee to the head.
Rahman wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Navetta.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Navetta just misses with a elbow thrown towards Rahman's brow.
Nice elbow from Navetta.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Navetta obliges.
Rahman is looking to break free of the clinch but Navetta has double underhooks.

Navetta breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Navetta moves in looking to clinch but Rahman pushes him off.
Rahman tests Navetta's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Navetta gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Navetta connects with a nasty looking knee right to Rahman's face.
Navetta lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Navetta keeps control of Rahman as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nante Navetta dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ibrahim Rahman's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Rahman lands a glancing blow to the side of Navetta's head.
Navetta moves forwards but Rahman connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Rahman throws a hook but Navetta avoids it easily.
Rahman is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Rahman connects with a looping right hand.
Rahman scores with a jab to the body.

Navetta clinches up with Rahman and pushes him back against the cage.
Navetta gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Rahman tries to circle away but Navetta has him pinned against the cage.
Navetta dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Nice elbow from Navetta.
Rahman avoids the elbow strike from Navetta, against the cage.
Rahman is trying to break the clinch but Navetta has him pressed against the cage.
Rahman is trying to break the clinch but Navetta is controlling him.
Rahman tries to circle away but Navetta has him pinned against the cage.
Rahman is trying to push Navetta away but Navetta has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Navetta lands a nice elbow.
Navetta with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Navetta lands an elbow just above Rahman 's eye.
Navetta connects with a nasty looking knee right to Rahman's face.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Navetta comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Nante Navetta has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Navetta creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Rahman's defenses.
Navetta is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rahman can do to turn this around?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Navetta gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Rahman has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Navetta lands a damaging elbow.
Navetta tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Navetta lands a nice elbow.
Rahman takes a knee right on the jaw!
Navetta throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rahman blocks it with crossed arms.
Rahman is trying to push Navetta away but Navetta has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A knee to the head by Navetta.
Rahman has had enough of the clinch but Navetta keeps him there for the moment.
Navetta connects with a nasty looking knee right to Rahman's face.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Navetta just misses with a elbow thrown towards Rahman's brow.
Rahman is trying to break free.
Navetta keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Rahman's efforts to push away.
Navetta lands a nice elbow.
Navetta gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Navetta with a knee to the head.

Navetta manages to break the clinch.
A big right from Rahman misses.
Rahman lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rahman throws a sloppy head kick and Navetta moves out of range easily.
Navetta blocks a head kick by Rahman.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

Navetta fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Rahman, pushing him back against the cage.
Navetta connects with a knee to the head.
Navetta with a knee to the head.
Navetta prevents Rahman from breaking the clinch.
Rahman dodges an elbow strike from Navetta.
Navetta throws an elbow but it misses.
Navetta pushes off an throws an elbow but Rahman leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Rahman tries to break the clinch but Navetta is controlling the position.
Navetta lands an elbow that stopped Rahman in his tracks for a moment.
Navetta is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rahman is defending well for now.

Navetta breaks the clinch.

Navetta closes the distance and clinches.
Navetta gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Navetta lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Navetta.
Navetta gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Navetta pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Navetta.
Rahman working hard to break the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Navetta landing knees to the head.
Rahman is trying to break the clinch but Navetta is controlling him.
Navetta misses with a knee to the head.
Rahman is trying to push Navetta away but Navetta has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Navetta throws an elbow that misses.
Navetta throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Rahman wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Navetta looking to throw knees to the head but Rahman is blocking nicely.
Navetta lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Nice elbow from Navetta.
Rahman is trying to break the clinch but Navetta is controlling him.
Rahman looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Navetta with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Navetta connects with a knee to the head.
Rahman looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Navetta just misses with a elbow thrown towards Rahman's brow.
Rahman takes a knee right on the jaw!
Rahman wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Navetta keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Rahman's efforts to push away.
Navetta throws an elbow but it misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Navetta misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rahman.
Rahman is trying to force a seperation but Navetta has the dominant position.
Navetta utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Navetta misses with a knee strike.
Navetta prevents Rahman from breaking the clinch.
Navetta pushes off an throws an elbow but Rahman leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Navetta throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Knees to the body from Navetta.
Rahman is looking to break free of the clinch but Navetta has double underhooks.
Rahman wants to break the clinch but can't.
Navetta gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Rahman takes an elbow to the temple.
Navetta lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Navetta creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Rahman can't break the clinch.
Rahman is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Navetta keeps control of Rahman as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Navetta throws an elbow but it misses.
Navetta lands a nice elbow.
Navetta scores with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nante Navetta dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ibrahim Rahman's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Rahman throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Navetta sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Navetta checks the leg kick.
Rahman misses with an uppercut.
Rahman tries a head kick but it misses.

Navetta moves into the clinch successfully.

Navetta's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rahman tries a head kick but it misses.
Navetta ducks under a wild hook from Rahman.

Navetta has closed the distance and engaged Rahman in a clinch.
Navetta lands an elbow just above Rahman 's eye.
Navetta pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Rahman is trying to break the clinch but Navetta is controlling him.

Navetta breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Navetta takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A jab from Rahman misses.
Navetta moves out of range of the body kick.
Rahman loads up on a big right hand but Navetta slips the punch.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Navetta lands a damaging elbow.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Navetta takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Rahman wants to break free but Navetta has control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Navetta lands a damaging elbow.
Navetta lands an elbow inside that Rahman shrugs off.
Navetta crunches a lovely knee into Rahman's ribcage.
Rahman takes an elbow to the forehead.
Navetta lands an elbow inside.
Navetta lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Rahman takes an elbow to the forehead.
Navetta landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Navetta lands a nice elbow.
Navetta lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Rahman takes an elbow to the forehead.
Navetta lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Navetta.
Navetta lands a nice elbow.
Navetta lands an elbow inside.
Navetta lands an elbow inside.

Navetta breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Navetta blocks a jab.
Navetta moves out of range as Rahman strikes.

Navetta clinches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Navetta.
Ibrahim Rahman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Navetta lands an elbow that stopped Rahman in his tracks for a moment.
Navetta effectively controlling the action here.
Navetta lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Rahman wants to break the clinch but can't.
Navetta utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Navetta lands an elbow that stopped Rahman in his tracks for a moment.
Navetta landing knees to the body.
Navetta lands an elbow just above Rahman 's eye.
Navetta throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Navetta creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Rahman is looking to break free of the clinch but Navetta has double underhooks.
Navetta is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.

Navetta breaks the clinch.
Navetta on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Rahman misses with a straight right.
Rahman misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rahman lands a head shot.
Navetta scores with a decent looking hook.
A left and a right from Navetta both land. Nice combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Navetta clinches.
Rahman takes an elbow to the temple.
Navetta lands a nice elbow.
Navetta lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Rahman can't break the clinch.
Navetta gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Navetta lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Navetta with a knee to the head.
Rahman is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Navetta connects with a nasty looking knee right to Rahman's face.
Rahman wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Rahman has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Navetta escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rahman looks to throw the jab but Navetta is out of range.
Rahman avoids the head kick by Navetta.
Rahman scores with a decent looking hook.
Rahman throws a head kick but Navetta moves out of range.
Rahman takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Rahman misses with a head kick.

Navetta gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Rahman wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Navetta lands an elbow just above Rahman 's eye.
Navetta lands a nice elbow.
Navetta lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Navetta lands a damaging elbow.
Come on Navetta - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Navetta throws a knee to the head but misses.
Rahman is trying to force a seperation but Navetta has the dominant position.
Navetta creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Rahman's defenses.
Navetta with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Navetta has Rahman pressed against the cage, preventing Rahman from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Rahman is trying to break the clinch but Navetta has him pressed against the cage.
Rahman tries a body shot but Navetta blocks it.
Navetta content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Navetta lands an elbow inside.
Rahman takes an elbow to the forehead.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Navetta just misses with a elbow thrown towards Rahman's brow.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Navetta lands an elbow inside.
Navetta throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Navetta lands an elbow just above Rahman 's eye.
Rahman has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Nante Navetta is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Rahman misses with some punches.
Navetta tries a knee to the head but Rahman blocks it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Nante Navetta showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Navetta has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:25
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:25
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nante Navetta!