PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Grammur Natzee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Maven (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Natzee comes into the arena with Marillion - Garden Party blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Natzee
vs
Maven

162 cm
40
148 lbs
39 - 17 - 4

166 cm
37
160 lbs
22 - 9 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Four-Twenty Nutrition
Spartan Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 39 - 17 - 4, fighting out of Tokyo, Grammur Natzee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marcus Maven!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yuuki Gou and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Natzee.

Natzee looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Natzee wants to control from the top but Maven keeps moving.
Natzee tries to free his leg and advance position but Maven is retaining full guard.
Natzee throws a big elbow that misses.
Natzee controls from within his opponent's guard.
Natzee stands up over Maven, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Natzee trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Natzee scoring with some ground and pound.
Natzee trying to control but Maven is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Natzee throws an elbow that misses. Maven uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Natzee's guard. Nice move by Maven!
Maven won't allow Natzee to get back to his feet.
Natzee looking to hit a scissor sweep but Maven is one step ahead there.

Maven decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Natzee, up you get!
Maven avoids the body shot from Natzee.
Natzee with a poor takedown
and Maven counters with a nice leg kick.
Natzee swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Natzee throws a series of punches but Maven avoids them all with ease.
Maven looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Natzee blocks a jab.
Marcus Maven is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Natzee fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Natzee has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Lock and Roll Grappling Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Natzee throws a shot from downtown. Maven moves away and avoids it.
Maven is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Natzee with a body shot.
Maven tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Natzee ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Natzee rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Maven moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Maven cracks Natzee with an open hand slap.
Natzee throws a right hand that Maven ducks under and follows up with a left that Maven also avoids with ease.
The fighters circling - Natzee throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Natzee changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Maven tries to avoid it but Natzee manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Maven to the ground. Maven escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Grammur Natzee. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Natzee uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Maven.
Maven fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Natzee on the side of the head.
Natzee avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Natzee fails to land with a series of punches.
Natzee thows a left - swing and a miss!
Natzee looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Maven listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maven connects with a single shot there.
Maven misses with a straight left.
Natzee was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Maven buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Natzee loads up on a big right hand but Maven slips the punch.
Natzee throws a series of strikes that have Maven backpedaling.

It looks like Marcus Maven has been cut.
Natzee misses with a two punch combination.
Maven wants to counter with a clinch but Natzee pushes him away.
Natzee misses with a hook. Maven ducked under it nicely.
Maven tries to counter by closing the distance.
Natzee's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Natzee duly obliges.
Natzee stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Maven throws a series of punches but Natzee moves out of range.
Natzee looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Natzee will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Maven throws a hook to the side of Natzee's head but Natzee sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Maven takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Natzee misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Maven.
Maven tries to counter by closing the distance.
Natzee throws a series of punches but Maven avoids them all with ease.
Natzee is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Natzee scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Maven doesn't seem bothered though.

Natzee looking to score a takedown here. Maven is defending well but Natzee drives through and ends up in Maven's guard.
Maven is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Natzee wants to stand back up but Maven manages to pass into side control.
Natzee is looking for a sweep.
Maven taking a breather here.
Natzee is trying to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Grammur Natzee dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Marcus Maven's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Natzee blocks a jab.
Maven slaps away a takedown attempt from Natzee, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Natzee throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Maven.
Maven lands a nice hook to Natzee's body. Natzee takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Maven turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Natzee looks to score with a jab to the body but Maven is just out of range.
Natzee swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Maven lands a lovely overhand right.
Maven lands an overhand right.
Maven slips under a jab from Natzee.

Natzee shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Maven's guard.
Natzee 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.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Maven utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Maven bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Natzee's guard.

Maven controlling from the top position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grammur Natzee overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Natzee is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Maven is controlling him.
Natzee trying to strike off his back.

Natzee has his feet on Maven's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Maven misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Natzee.
Maven has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Natzee dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Maven misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Natzee tries to counter with a takedown but Maven is quick to defend against it.
Natzee lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Maven takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Some wild striking there from Natzee.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Natzee swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Maven lands with an uppercut that bounces Natzee off the cage and back into range.
Maven fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Grammur Natzee is winning the standup battle so far.
Maven slips a jab and a cross from Natzee.
Natzee misses with a straight right.
Natzee looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Natzee misses with a two punch combination.
Natzee misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Maven.
Natzee throws a right hand that Maven ducks under and follows up with a left that Maven also avoids with ease.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Maven misses with a straight right.
Natzee swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Natzee misses with a lunging right hand
and Maven counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Maven blocks a jab.
Maven misses with a jab, cross combination.
Maven swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Natzee paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Maven with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Natzee falls off balance throwing a combination
and Maven counters with a nice uppercut.
Natzee cracks Maven with a right hand to the side of the head.
A swing and a miss from Natzee.
Maven lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Natzee throws a hook but Maven blocks it.
A shot to the liver by Natzee. Beautiful body shot.
Natzee slips a jab and a cross from Maven.
Natzee rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Maven moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Maven defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Natzee.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Grammur Natzee. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice jab there from Maven.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Maven swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Natzee.
A telegraphed right hand from Natzee misses the target.
The crowd cheers as Natzee lands an impressive looking overhand right. Maven doesn't seem phased though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Natzee throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Maven sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Maven with the counter takedown but Natzee avoids it easily.
Natzee moves out of range as Maven strikes.
A jab from Maven does it's job there.
Natzee misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Maven.
A big left from Maven misses.
It looked like Natzee was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Maven fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Natzee has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Natzee throws a series of punches but Maven moves out of range.
Maven displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Natzee throws out the jab.
Natzee misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Maven counters with a nice uppercut.
Natzee throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Natzee shoots in looking for a takedown. Maven tries to sprawl out of it but Natzee keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Maven manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Maven dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Grammur Natzee will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Marcus Maven's cut.
That's time! Natzee's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Natzee on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Some wild striking there from Maven.
Maven looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Maven throws a shot from downtown. Natzee moves away and avoids it.
Natzee throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

Natzee closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Maven's guard.
Natzee won't allow Maven to sweep him here.
Natzee trying to control the position from guard on top but Maven is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Natzee won't allow Maven to sweep him here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Natzee postures up.
Natzee throws a big elbow that misses.
Maven working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Natzee.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Maven looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Natzee throwing strikes from guard but Maven blocks nicely.
Natzee scoring with some ground and pound.
Maven preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Natzee is fighting to break Maven's control of his arms but Maven is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Natzee wants to control from the top but Maven keeps moving.
Natzee working some strikes from top position.
Maven is adopting a defensive guard.
Marcus Maven has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Grammur Natzee is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Natzee controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Maven looking to control.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Grammur Natzee is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Maven does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Natzee ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Natzee uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Natzee moves out of range of the leg kick from Maven.
Natzee takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Natzee throws a right hand that Maven ducks under and follows up with a left that Maven also avoids with ease.
Natzee swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Maven lands a nice leg kick that just misses Natzee's sensitive parts.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maven lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Natzee lands with a right hand.
Natzee just misses with a punch to the body.
Natzee checks a leg kick nicely.
Natzee lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Natzee misses with a two punch combination.
Natzee is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Natzee swings widly with a right hand

and Maven counters with a nice double leg into side control. Natzee won't be happy with that.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Natzee is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Maven's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Natzee is trying to control but can't.
Maven content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Natzee wants to control but Maven is keeping busy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Natzee controlling the position well.
Natzee is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Maven jumps into side control!
Maven misses with an attempted head punch from 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!
Maven prevents Natzee from escaping the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Natzee wants to control but Maven postures up.
Natzee is trying to improve his position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Maven working away.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.

Natzee sneaks out the side door and pushes Maven away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Grammur Natzee.
Well Natzee has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:27
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Grammur Natzee!
A less than humble Grammur Natzee misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.