PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rauta Naama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gene Sarazen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Naama comes to the cage accompanied by Bulls On Parade. Gene Sarazen has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Naama
vs
Sarazen

175 cm
31
170 lbs
15 - 12 - 1

180 cm
30
169 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rauta Naama!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gene Sarazen!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Naama moves out of range of the strikes.
Sarazen chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Naama can pounce on him.
Sarazen gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Naama.
Naama lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Sarazen cracks Naama with a good jab.
Naama keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.

Naama rushes Sarazen and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A short left from Naama.
Naama throws a head punch that misses.
Sarazen effectively controlling the action here.
A body shot lands from Sarazen.
Naama blocks a body shot from Sarazen.
Naama tries to land knees in the clinch but Sarazen avoids the damage to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sarazen avoids the elbow strike from Naama, against the cage.

Sarazen manages to break the clinch.
Naama misses with an uppercut. Sarazen saw that one coming.
Naama swings for the body but Sarazen moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sarazen throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Naama fails with an attempt to clinch.
Naama waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sarazen.
Sloppy strikes from Naama. Those never looked like landing.
A big right from Naama misses.
Naama changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Naama. Sarazen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sarazen displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Naama.
Sarazen scores with a crisp jab that stopped Naama in his tracks.

It looks like Rauta Naama has been cut.
Naama throws a predictable looking body shot
and Sarazen counters with a nice uppercut.
Naama has been working on his boxing with his coaches at WHATprivate in the buildup to the fight.
Sarazen connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Naama misses the shot to the body.
Gene Sarazen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sarazen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Naama.
Naama just misses with a punch to the body.
Sarazen swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Naama throws a half hearted mid kick.
Sarazen throws a looping overhand right but Naama ducks down to avoid it.
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!
Naama misses with an uppercut. Sarazen saw that one coming.
Sloppy strikes from Naama. Those never looked like landing.
Naama ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sarazen moves away.
Naama on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Naama throws a sloppy body shot
and Sarazen counters with a stiff right hand.
Rauta Naama seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sarazen throws a right and a left that both miss.
Naama tries to counter by clinching up but Sarazen breaks away and moves out of range.
Sarazen misses with a hook.
Naama tried to counter with a leg kick but Sarazen avoided it.
Naama is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sarazen.
Sarazen throws a poor cross that misses
and Naama counters with a stiff right hand.
Naama on the wrong end of a nice jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Naama fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Sarazen appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Nice body punch from Naama.
Naama tries to clinch up but Sarazen circles away and keeps his distance.
Sarazen looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Sarazen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Naama circles away quickly and effectively.
Naama was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Sarazen ducks right into an uppercut from Naama.
Naama misses with a body shot.
A little jabbing left from Sarazen on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Sarazen throws a lazy right hand but Naama sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sarazen throws a looping overhand right but Naama ducks down to avoid it.
A swing and a miss from Naama.
Naama throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sarazen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sarazen slips a jab and a cross from Naama.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Naama. Sarazen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sarazen looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Naama throws a jab but it's blocked by Sarazen.
Sarazen only half commits to the counter leg kick.
A slow jab from Sarazen misses its intended target.
Sarazen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Naama.
Sarazen closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Naama throws a combination that misses
and Sarazen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fight stays on the outside here - Naama looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sarazen cracks Naama with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Sarazen might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Naama keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sarazen.
Naama closes this distance looking for a takedown but Sarazen circles away.
Sarazen doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rauta Naama. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A swing and a miss from Naama.
It seemed like Sarazen was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Sarazen just misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Rauta Naama will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Rauta Naama's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Sarazen is looking to clinch but Naama is avoiding it.
Naama thinks about countering with a head kick.
Naama tries to close the distance and clinch but Sarazen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sarazen looks to land a right hand but Naama moved out of range.
Naama misses with a body shot.
Naama throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sarazen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sarazen on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Naama misses with a hook to the body
and Sarazen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Naama tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sarazen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Naama uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sarazen.
Naama seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Naama throws a head kick that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Naama misses with a wild combination.
Sarazen displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Naama.
Sarazen swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Naama uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sarazen.
Gene Sarazen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Naama looks to throw the jab but Sarazen is out of range.
Naama will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A nice side step and Sarazen releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Naama paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Naama swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Sarazen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Naama fails in his attempt to clinch.
A telegraphed right hand from Naama misses the target.
Sarazen moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Naama shoots for a double leg takedown but Sarazen sprawls well. He's pushed Naama's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Naama takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Naama dives in and grabs Sarazen's left leg, looking for a takedown. Sarazen pushes down on Naama's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rauta Naama. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Good shot there by Sarazen.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Naama gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

Naama is rocked!
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!
Naama ducks into an uppercut from Sarazen and that's knocked him out cold! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:10 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Gene Sarazen!
Gene Sarazen thanked the fans post fight for their support.