PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Seth Bunga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nante Navetta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bunga comes into the arena with Sledge Hammer Facelift blaring out of the sound system. Navetta has chosen Roger Allan Wade - If You're Gonna Be Dumb as his entrance music. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Bunga
vs
Navetta

200 cm
24
197 lbs
9 - 11 - 0

177 cm
31
185 lbs
14 - 13 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
World class MT
Very strong

Decent wrestler
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

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 9 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Seth Bunga!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Nante Navetta!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Johanna Lukiainen and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Navetta is looking to clinch.
Bunga throws a head kick that misses

and Navetta counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Navetta.
Navetta putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Bunga in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Bunga using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Navetta has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bunga has had enough of the clinch but Navetta keeps him there for the moment.
Bunga blocks the elbow strike.
Bunga wants to get back to striking at distance but Navetta won't allow it.
Bunga connects with a knee to the head.
Navetta tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Navetta utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Bunga working hard to break the clinch.
Navetta pressing his opponent against the cage.
Bunga takes an elbow to the forehead.

It looks like Seth Bunga has been cut.
Navetta looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Navetta throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Navetta lands an elbow that stopped Bunga in his tracks for a moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Navetta dodges an elbow strike from Bunga.
Bunga tries to circle away but Navetta has him pinned against the cage.

Bunga breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bunga tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Navetta tries to clinch up.

Bunga gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Nice elbow from Bunga.
Bunga letting Navetta take a breather here.
Bunga misses with a knee strike.
Bunga is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Navetta is defending well for now.
Navetta avoiding damage as Bunga throws knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Navetta.
Bunga tries to land a knee to the head but Navetta blocks with his arms.
Bunga with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bunga lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

Navetta manages to break the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Bunga moves into the clinch.
Bunga tries to break free but Navetta pushes him back against the cage.
Navetta connects with a nasty looking knee right to Bunga's face.
Navetta prevents Bunga from breaking the clinch.
Bunga with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Navetta comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Bunga blocks the elbow strike.
Bunga tries a knee to the head but Navetta blocks it.
Bunga with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bunga tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bunga is breathing heavily.
Nice elbow from Navetta.
Navetta throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Navetta scores a nice knee to the body.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Navetta lands an elbow inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Navetta lands a damaging elbow.
Navetta lands an elbow inside that Bunga shrugs off.
Navetta lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Bunga misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Navetta.
Bunga throws a knee to the head but misses.
Navetta throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Navetta pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Navetta prevents Bunga from breaking the clinch.
Navetta lands a nice elbow.
Bunga really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Navetta pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Navetta with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

Bunga is rocked!
Navetta working the clinch nicely. Bunga is working for position but Navetta cracks him with a big knee to the head! Bunga crumples up against the cage and Navetta lands two more shots before the ref can save Bunga! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee & Punches). Nante Navetta!