PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Grammur Natzee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris The Great (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Natzee comes to the ring accompanied by Marillion - Garden Party. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Natzee
vs
The Great

162 cm
28
148 lbs
21 - 7 - 2

176 cm
25
170 lbs
15 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

ADCC Champion
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 7 - 2, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Grammur Natzee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Chris The Great!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Donald Grub and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Great ducks under a wild hook from Natzee.
Natzee misses with a hook
enabling The Great to counter with a crisp jab.
Natzee takes one to the chin there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Natzee. The Great does a little dance to reset his feet.
The Great throws out a powerful jab.
Natzee throws an ugly left hook that misses
and The Great counters with a nice body shot.
Natzee misses with a double jab.
The Great misses with a body shot.
Natzee just misses with a punch to the body.
The Great looks to land a combination but Natzee avoids it well.
Natzee scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
The Great keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab from Natzee.
The Great uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Natzee.
Sloppy strikes from The Great. Those never looked like landing.
A jab lands there for Natzee.
A telegraphed right hand from Natzee misses the target.
Grammur Natzee is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The Great misses with a body punch
and Natzee counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A big left from The Great misses.
Natzee throws an ugly left hook that misses
and The Great counters with a straight right hand.
Natzee throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice takedown defense from Natzee. No joy for The Great on that attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Natzee on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Natzee throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The Great bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The fighters circling - The Great throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Natzee misses with a hook. The Great ducked under it nicely.
The Great has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
The Great dives in and grabs Natzee's left leg, looking for a takedown. Natzee pushes down on The Great's head and hops out.
Natzee throws a hook to the side of The Great's head but The Great sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Chris The Great seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Natzee stuns The Great with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
The Great misses with a body shot.
The Great swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Natzee counters with a two punch combo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Natzee.
The Great tries for a takedown but Natzee circles away easily
and Natzee counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Grammur Natzee has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chris The Great.
The Great misses with a straight right.
Natzee pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The Great shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Natzee defends it nicely.
Natzee misses with a body punch

and The Great counters with a takedown into side control.
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!
Natzee sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.

The Great is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Natzee makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Natzee.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Natzee tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The Great passes into half guard.
The Great trying to mount his opponent but Natzee defends it.
The Great is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Natzee reverses the position - he's now on top in The Great's guard.
The Great keeping moving, preventing Natzee from controlling successfully.
Natzee has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

The Great is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Natzee trying to control but The Great is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Grammur Natzee dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

The Great bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Natzee. The Great does a little dance to reset his feet.
Grammur Natzee is winning the standup battle so far.
The Great moves out of range of the strikes.
The Great lands a head shot.
The Great shoots in for a takedown but Natzee shows good takedown defense.
Natzee slaps away a takedown attempt from The Great, before circling back to the center of the mat.
The Great has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
The Great misses with an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Natzee fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Natzee displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
The Great shoots and misses
enabling Natzee to counter with a crisp jab.
Grammur Natzee has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chris The Great.
The Great is breathing heavily.
The Great throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice uppercut lands for The Great. That snapped Natzee's head back.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Natzee jabs at The Great's body.
Natzee lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Natzee works The Great's body with a nice hook.
Natzee dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Natzee misses the shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Natzee thows a body shot but no joy.
The Great blocks a jab.
Natzee fakes high and swings low for a body shot but The Great manages to avoid it.
Natzee changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Natzee works The Great's body with a nice hook.
Natzee misses with the combination.
Natzee is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by The Great.
Natzee misses with a body shot.
Natzee leaves The Great with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Natzee lands a body shot.
Natzee scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. The Great doesn't seem bothered though.
Jab by Natzee.
Natzee cracks The Great with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
The Great fails with a takedown attempt.
Natzee swings for the body but The Great moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Great takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Natzee thuds a left hand into The Great's body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The Great looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Natzee is fending him off so far but The Great persists. Nope, Natzee circles away and we're back to standing.
The Great keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Natzee tries to bum rush The Great with a series of wild strikes but The Great uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Natzee is looking to wear down The Great with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Natzee scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. The Great doesn't seem bothered though.
The Great on the wrong end of a nice hook.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The Great fails with the takedown
and Natzee counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
The Great dodges the punch combination from Natzee.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Grammur Natzee dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

The Great uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Natzee.
The Great shoots and misses
and Natzee counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Natzee moves away from the strike by The Great.
Nice straight punches there by Natzee. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Natzee.
Natzee throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The Great moves out of range as Natzee strikes.
The fighters circling - Natzee throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Natzee uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before The Great has time to react.
Natzee misses with a left hand
and The Great counters with a series of strikes. Natzee will be more careful next time no doubt.
The Great takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A cross from Natzee lands.

The Great is rocked!
Natzee throws an ugly left hook that misses
and The Great counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The Great fails with a takedown attempt.
A telegraphed right hand from Natzee misses the target.
The Great takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Natzee displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as The Great throws out the jab.
The Great moves forwards but Natzee connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Grammur Natzee is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The Great is still on wobbly legs! Can Natzee finish him?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Natzee takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Natzee swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The Great seems to have recovered his senses.
The Great slips a jab and a cross from Natzee.
The Great doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Natzee counters with a right hand to the body.
Grammur Natzee has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chris The Great.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jab, jab by Natzee - just one landing.
The Great doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Natzee counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Natzee leaves The Great with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Natzee lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Natzee misses with a wild body shot.
Natzee throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The Great misses the shot to the body.
The Great throws the left hand but Natzee avoids the punch easily.
The Great has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
The Great throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The Great takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
The Great takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
The Great looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Natzee here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Great shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Natzee counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps The Great thinking.
The Great on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Nice takedown defense from Natzee. No joy for The Great on that attempt.
Natzee lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but The Great circles away quickly and effectively.
The Great misses with a takedown attempt
and Natzee counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Chris The Great has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Natzee connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed The Great momentarily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A decent looking cross lands there for Natzee.
The Great walks into a stiff left hand from Natzee.

And that's the end of the fight!
Grammur Natzee showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Natzee, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Grammur Natzee!
An out of breath Grammur Natzee thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.