PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jake LaMotta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mercenary Katarina (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). LaMotta comes to the cage accompanied by Cavalleria Rusticana: Intermezzo. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

LaMotta
vs
Katarina

173 cm
35
146 lbs
31 - 16 - 0

175 cm
27
145 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent elbows
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Experienced

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 31 - 16 - 0, fighting out of London, Jake LaMotta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Mercenary Katarina!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Donald Grub and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Katarina tries to clinch there but LaMotta circles away.
Katarina wants to clinch.

LaMotta has closed the distance and engaged Katarina in a clinch.
Katarina tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Katarina tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Katarina tries a knee to the head but LaMotta blocks it.

LaMotta breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

LaMotta moves into the clinch successfully.
Katarina tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

LaMotta breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

LaMotta rushes Katarina and presses him up against the cage.
Katarina tries a knee to the head but LaMotta blocks it.
A short right from LaMotta on the inside.
LaMotta missing with knees to the body.
Katarina tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Katarina tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

LaMotta breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
LaMotta is looking to clinch.
LaMotta avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
LaMotta doesn't manage to clinch there - Katarina circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Katarina looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

LaMotta drives through and clinches with Katarina against the cage.
Katarina takes a shot to the head.
Katarina throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but LaMotta blocks it with crossed arms.
LaMotta lands a nice elbow.
LaMotta lands with a right to the head.
LaMotta pushes Katarina back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
LaMotta stalling in the clinch.
LaMotta works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Katarina with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Katarina tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A shot in the inside from LaMotta.
LaMotta with an attempt at a knee that misses.

LaMotta manages to break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

LaMotta drives through and clinches with Katarina against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Katarina with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Katarina looks gassed!
LaMotta holding his opponent close, against the cage.
LaMotta scores with a nice hook to the head.
Katarina with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Katarina tries a knee to the head but LaMotta blocks it.
A right hook to the body lands for LaMotta.
Katarina throws a knee to the head but misses.
Knees in the clinch landing for LaMotta.
LaMotta working Katarina over with knees to the body.
LaMotta is stalling here.
LaMotta landing knees to the head.

LaMotta breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
LaMotta fails in his attempt to clinch.

LaMotta instigates a clinch.
LaMotta scores with an uppercut up the middle.
LaMotta manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

LaMotta's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
LaMotta tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

LaMotta clinches up against the cage.
Katarina misses with a knee strike.
Katarina throws a knee to the head but misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from LaMotta.
LaMotta gets through Katarina's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
LaMotta taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Katarina using the Thai plumb to throw knees but LaMotta has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A short right from LaMotta on the inside.
Katarina misses with a knee to the head.
Still in the clinch, LaMotta scores with a nice short uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by LaMotta.
A hook to the body from LaMotta.
A short left from LaMotta.
LaMotta digs a right hand underneath Katarina's ribcage. Katarina let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
LaMotta lands a right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

LaMotta manages to break the clinch.

LaMotta takes the fight into the clinch.
LaMotta lands an elbow just above Katarina 's eye.

It looks like Mercenary Katarina has been cut.
LaMotta working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short left from LaMotta.

Katarina is rocked!
LaMotta creates some distance for himselfand unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Katarina's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Katarina drops to his knees and LaMotta pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jake LaMotta!
An intense looking Jake LaMotta took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'Greatness isn't a matter of opinion, it's a matter of fact!'.