PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kuula Natsi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kevin Raybould (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kevin Raybould is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Natsi
vs
Raybould

190 cm
42
253 lbs
19 - 29 - 0

190 cm
48
273 lbs
44 - 21 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Basic striking
Very quick

Decent wrestler
Good kicks
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 19 - 29 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kuula Natsi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 44 - 21 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kevin Raybould!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Ryoma Takatsuka and Paul Gruel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Raybould fails to land with a series of punches.
Natsi shoots in but no luck this time.
Raybould swings for the body but Natsi moves out of range.
Natsi shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Horrible takedown attempt by Natsi or perhaps it was just good defense by Raybould, which made it look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kuula Natsi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Raybould misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Natsi.

Natsi bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.

Natsi is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Raybould is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Natsi remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Natsi throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
We've been hearing that Natsi has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Raybould parries the strikes from Natsi easily there. Natsi is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Raybould to escape.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Natsi is trying to get an arm triangle but Raybould is defending well.
Natsi laying and praying for a moment but Raybould takes advantage and regains half guard.
Raybould keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Natsi is looking to take a break and control but Raybould is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Natsi not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Natsi 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.
Raybould tries to get to full guard but Natsi has control of the leg.
Natsi is thwarting Raybould's attempts to control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Raybould regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Natsi.
Natsi trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Natsi is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Raybould keeping moving, preventing Natsi from controlling successfully.

Natsi has gone for a leg lock! Raybould slips out almost immediately though and dives into Natsi's guard.

Natsi is looking for a triangle but Raybould pushes his legs off easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Natsi not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

Raybould is sitting in close to Natsi's body. Natsi has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Raybould is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Raybould is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Natsi.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Kuula Natsi!
Kuula Natsi thanked the fans post fight for their support.