PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gregers Westerberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Grammur Natzee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Westerberg comes to the cage accompanied by Maitre Gims - J'me Tire. Natzee has chosen Marillion - Garden Party as his entrance music. Gregers Westerberg has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Westerberg
vs
Natzee

189 cm
24
286 lbs
9 - 6 - 0

162 cm
36
148 lbs
35 - 16 - 4

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gregers Westerberg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 35 - 16 - 4, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Grammur Natzee!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Daniel Franklin and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A swing and a miss from Natzee.
Natzee connects with a crisp jab.
Natzee shoots in but no luck this time.
Natzee throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Good shot there by Westerberg.

It looks like Grammur Natzee has been cut.
Natzee clobbers Westerberg with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.

It looks like Gregers Westerberg has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Natzee thuds a left hand into Westerberg's body.
Westerberg uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Natzee.
Natzee connects with the punch.
Natzee bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Natzee looks to throw the jab but Westerberg is out of range.
Natzee moves out of range of the strikes.
Grammur Natzee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Natzee fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Westerberg looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The fight stays on the outside here - Westerberg looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Natzee.
Sloppy strikes from Natzee. Those never looked like landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Natzee stuns Westerberg with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A swing and a miss from Natzee.
Westerberg throws a series of punches but Natzee moves out of range.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Westerberg.
Good standup being displayed there by Natzee as he connects with a hook.
A decent looking cross lands there for Natzee.
Natzee moves forwards but Westerberg connects with a nice, crisp jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Westerberg throws a series of punches but Natzee avoids them all with ease.
Westerberg looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Natzee scores with a jab to the body.
Westerberg fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Natzee is out of range.
Westerberg moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Natzee missing with a left hand there. Westerberg was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Westerberg shoots for a double leg takedown but Natzee sprawls well. He's pushed Westerberg's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Natzee scores with the left hand. Westerberg knows he should have avoided that one.
Natzee cracks Westerberg with an open hand slap.
Westerberg takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.

Gregers Westerberg's cut is getting worse.
Natzee misses the shot to the body.
Natzee uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Westerberg.
Natzee keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

Natzee throws a left that rocks Westerberg and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! Natzee dives into side control, looking to finish! Can Westerberg regain composure!

Westerberg is rocked!
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Natzee in side control, throwing shots but Westerberg defends.
Oh Westerberg is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Westerberg struggling a bit here.
Westerberg seems to have got his legs back now.
Westerberg is working to avoid the ground and pound but Natzee connects with a decent elbow.
Westerberg on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Westerberg is trying to control Natzee's posture but Natzee avoids it.
Natzee throws an elbow but Westerberg slips to the side and avoids it well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Natzee cracks Westerberg with a big right hand but Westerberg just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Natzee works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Westerberg is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Natzee misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Natzee misses with the ground and pound.
Natzee working the ground and pound.
Natzee working the ground and pound.
Natzee working away.
Natzee trying to control the action but Westerberg is working from the bottom.
Westerberg on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Natzee throws an elbow but Westerberg slips to the side and avoids it well.
Westerberg is not content to let Natzee control the position.
Natzee working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Natzee scores with a couple of short elbows.
Natzee wants to control but Westerberg is keeping him busy.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Westerberg tries to improve position but can't.
Westerberg taking punishment in the form of punches.
Check out the look on Natzee's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Natzee fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Westerberg is looking for a sweep.
Westerberg avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Natzee.
Natzee creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Grammur Natzee dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!

Nice combo by Natzee! Oh, that's hurt him - Westerberg falls to the canvas and Natzee follows him into side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Natzee lands a nice forearm strike.
Natzee throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Natzee landing a few strikes.
Natzee has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Westerberg is trying to control Natzee's posture but Natzee avoids it.
Westerberg is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Westerberg is concentrating on defense, preventing Natzee from advancing position.
Westerberg keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Natzee not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Westerberg trying to hold on to Natzee's head to control him but Natzee postures up.
Westerberg gets full guard.
Natzee scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Westerberg working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Natzee.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Westerberg is looking for a triangle but Natzee pushes his legs off easily.
Natzee postures up in Westerberg's guard and throws a big left but Westerberg blocks it.
Natzee lands a couple of elbows.

Westerberg has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Natzee can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Westerberg avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Natzee is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Natzee chips away with some ground and pound.
Westerberg keeping moving, preventing Natzee from controlling successfully.
Natzee lands a couple of digs.
Natzee working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Westerberg's head.
Westerberg looking for a sweep. Not yet Westerberg, not yet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Natzee throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Westerberg works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Westerberg working a defensive guard here.
Natzee trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Natzee got a little sloppy there for a moment and Westerberg has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Natzee has managed to get both his arms back between Westerberg's legs - danger averted.
Natzee trying to control the position from guard on top but Westerberg is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Grammur Natzee has got the better of the ground game so far.
Westerberg looking to control.
Westerberg tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Natzee passes into half guard.
Natzee missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Westerberg trying to hold on to Natzee's head to control him but Natzee postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Natzee wants to lay and pray for a moment but Westerberg keeps working.
Westerberg is pressing down on Natzee's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Natzee looking to sit in guard and control but Westerberg gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Natzee is pulling down on Westerberg's head to control his posture.
Westerberg slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Westerberg trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Natzee looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Westerberg puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Natzee is doing well to control the position and prevent Westerberg from advancing to side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Westerberg perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Natzee is trying to maintain the position but Westerberg is very close to passing his half guard.

Westerberg seems to be working for a kimura but Natzee defends the submission attempt.
Natzee wants to sweep but Westerberg has passed to side control!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Natzee is looking for a sweep.
Natzee being controlled for a moment.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Natzee is trying to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Grammur Natzee showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Westerberg's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Natzee shoots in and gets a takedown into Westerberg's guard.
Westerberg will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

Natzee got a little sloppy there for a moment and Westerberg has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Natzee has managed to get both his arms back between Westerberg's legs - danger averted.
Natzee trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Natzee advances position into side control!
Westerberg avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Natzee.
Westerberg sneaks back into half guard.
Natzee wants to pass the guard but Westerberg is defending well.
Natzee missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Westerberg is looking to improve his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Natzee is keen to just control but Westerberg is a slippery customer.
Westerberg wants to get back to full guard.
Natzee lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Natzee not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Natzee thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Westerberg's head.
Natzee thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Westerberg's head.
Westerberg won't allow Natzee to pass to mount.
Westerberg is trying to maintain the position but Natzee is very close to passing his half guard.
Westerberg works his way to full guard. Good work.
Natzee postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Westerberg looking to control.
Grammur Natzee is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Westerberg is on top in guard.
Natzee wants to sweep but no luck.
Westerberg trying to control but Natzee is working from the bottom.
Natzee seems keen to control Westerberg's posture.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Natzee keeping moving, preventing Westerberg from controlling successfully.
Westerberg looking to sit in guard and control but Natzee gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Westerberg escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Natzee gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Natzee is stalling in the full guard.
Westerberg pulls Natzee in to control the position.
Gregers Westerberg has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Westerberg controls Natzee momentarily but Natzee frees himself.
Natzee engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Natzee keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Westerberg dives in for a single leg takedown but Natzee sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Westerberg goes for a takedown in the clinch but Natzee prevents it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Westerberg tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gregers Westerberg. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Natzee lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Westerberg is looking for a takedown.
Natzee blocking some punches.
Westerberg wants a takedown but no success here.
Westerberg struggles to land a body shot inside as Natzee controls his hands.
Westerberg wants a takedown but no success here.
Westerberg can't find room to land a body shot as Natzee controls the action.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Natzee lands with a short shot to the head.
Natzee scores with a hook to the body.
Westerberg drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Natzee gets the underhooks and prevents it.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Grammur Natzee.
I've got Natzee winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Grammur Natzee!
Grammur Natzee made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'i before e.'.