PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tony Stark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Isamu Natsuki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Stark
vs
Natsuki

190 cm
25
220 lbs
13 - 6 - 0

190 cm
22
220 lbs
8 - 1 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
Insanely flexible

ADCC Champion
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

MMA ANIMAL

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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 13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tony Stark!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Isamu Natsuki!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Bruno Hogan and Skip Squint.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stark thuds a left hand into Natsuki's body.
Stark moves away from the strike by Natsuki.
Natsuki misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stark.
Stark staying out of range there.
Natsuki misses with a combination

so Stark counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Natsuki keeping moving, preventing Stark from controlling successfully.
Natsuki is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Natsuki controlling the position.

Natsuki is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Stark is aware though and is defending well.
Natsuki utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stark preventing the sweep.
Natsuki keeping full guard, as Stark tries to pass.
Stark postures up.
Natsuki utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Natsuki trying to keep a closed guard but Stark is proving a slippery customer.
Natsuki might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Stark kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Isamu Natsuki was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Natsuki throws a hook but Stark blocks it.
Stark throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Stark looks to score with a jab to the body but Natsuki is just out of range.
Stark tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Natsuki was well out of range. Poor timing from Stark.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Natsuki with a lazy takedown attempt

and Stark counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Stark.
Stark is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stark scoring with some ground and pound.
Natsuki not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Stark throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Natsuki utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Natsuki has control of Stark's left arm, preventing Stark from doing any damage.
Natsuki trying to control the position.
Natsuki wants to sweep but no luck.
Stark scoring with punches to the head and body.
Natsuki throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Stark with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stark trying to control the position from guard on top but Natsuki is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Natsuki has Stark pulled in close to control his posture.
Stark with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Stark wants to control from the top but Natsuki keeps moving.
Natsuki has Stark pulled in close to control his posture.
Stark has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Stark trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Natsuki wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Natsuki working a defensive guard here.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Natsuki shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Stark manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stark looking to control.
Natsuki trying to control but Stark is working from the bottom.
Stark manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Natsuki manages to get himself to full guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Natsuki is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Stark trying to control but Natsuki is working from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Natsuki looking to hit a scissor sweep but Stark is one step ahead there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tony Stark dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Stark closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Check out the look on Stark's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Natsuki is trying to control Stark's posture but Stark avoids it.
Stark misses with the ground and pound.
Natsuki avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Stark.
You can see the frustration on Natsuki's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Natsuki manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Natsuki regains full guard. Nicely done.
Stark postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Stark stopping the sweep attempt from Natsuki.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Natsuki is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Natsuki looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Stark puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Stark is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Natsuki is staying active underneath Stark, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Stark works his way into side control.
Natsuki gets back to half guard.
Natsuki trying to control from the bottom.
Stark not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Stark wants to pass the guard but Natsuki is defending well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Natsuki keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Natsuki is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Natsuki trying to control here.
Natsuki is trying to get back to full guard.
Stark sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Stark is pressing down on Natsuki's thigh, looking to free his foot. Natsuki is holding on for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Natsuki tries to clinch up.
Stark shoots in looking for a takedown but Natsuki manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Stark's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.

Stark gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Natsuki pushes down on Stark's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Stark trying to control but Natsuki postures up.
Natsuki is looking to take a break and control but Stark is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Natsuki is looking to advance position but Stark won't allow it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Stark looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Natsuki sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Natsuki passes to full mount!
Natsuki tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stark tries to reverse the position but Natsuki maintains control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stark looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Isamu Natsuki will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Stark checks a low kick from Natsuki.
Natsuki displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Stark.
Stark avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Isamu Natsuki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Natsuki misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Natsuki blocks a jab.
Natsuki feints and then cracks Stark's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Stark down.
Stark misses with a straight left.
Natsuki throws a sloppy body shot
enabling Stark to counter with a crisp jab.
Natsuki shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Stark counters with a left to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Natsuki is looking to clinch but Stark is avoiding it.
Natsuki ducks under a wild hook from Stark.
Natsuki lands a leg kick that knocks Stark off balance momentarily.
Natsuki rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Stark counters with a nice body shot.
Natsuki scores with a crisp jab that stopped Stark in his tracks.
Natsuki throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Stark throws a lazy right hand but Natsuki sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Natsuki throws a series of punches but Stark avoids them all with ease.
Natsuki fails to land with a series of punches.
Natsuki takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Stark misses with a straight right.
Natsuki blocks a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Natsuki dives in and grabs Stark's left leg, looking for a takedown. Stark pushes down on Natsuki's head and hops out.
Tony Stark has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Isamu Natsuki.
Natsuki misses with an attempted mid kick.
Natsuki throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Stark throws a body punch but Natsuki moves out of range.
Stark shoots in for a takedown but Natsuki shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Natsuki fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Natsuki fails with an attempt to clinch.
Natsuki lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Natsuki takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Natsuki walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Stark checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
The fighters circling - Stark throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Stark looks to land a left hand but Natsuki moved out of range nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Natsuki shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Natsuki was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Stark is looking to get to half guard.
Natsuki has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Stark's face.
Stark is wriggling around trying to escape.
Natsuki working the ground and pound effectively.
Natsuki controlling the position easily from mount.
Stark manages to regain half guard. Good work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Natsuki stalling.
Stark wants to improve his position but Natsuki is controlling well.
Isamu Natsuki has got the better of the ground game so far.
Stark trying to control here.
Stark wants to improve his position but Natsuki is controlling well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Well, if Natsuki is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Natsuki trying to pass the guard but Stark defending well.

And that's the end of the fight!
Isamu Natsuki comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Natsuki has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 John Mangel scores the fight 28:29
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 28:29
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Isamu Natsuki!
Our winner, Isamu Natsuki, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.