PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Putnam Codyvaldez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dom Nator (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dom Nator will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Codyvaldez
vs
Nator

172 cm
18
160 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

179 cm
18
155 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Putnam Codyvaldez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Dom Nator!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Steven Brown and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Nator gets tackled into the cage by Codyvaldez. Codyvaldez maintains the clinch.
Codyvaldez lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Nator backwards.
Still in the clinch, Codyvaldez scores with a nice short uppercut.
Codyvaldez misses with a punch on the inside.
Codyvaldez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Codyvaldez working aggressively here.
Codyvaldez just leaning against Nator, taking a breather.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A short left from Codyvaldez.
Codyvaldez lands a hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Codyvaldez works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A nice right hand lands inside from Codyvaldez.
Codyvaldez has Nator pushed against the cage.
Codyvaldez misses with some punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Codyvaldez misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nator.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nator.
Codyvaldez lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Codyvaldez fails to land.
Nice body punch from Codyvaldez - that landed with a thud.
Nator blocking some punches.
Codyvaldez stalling in the clinch.
Codyvaldez digs a right hand into Nator's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Nator's gas tank.
Codyvaldez is leaning against Nator and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Codyvaldez lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Nator backwards.
Codyvaldez has a couple of punches blocked by Nator.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Codyvaldez swings wildly with an uppercut but Nator uses good head movement to avoid it.
Codyvaldez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nator scores with a shot to the side of Codyvaldez's head.
Codyvaldez throws a head punch that misses.
Codyvaldez working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Codyvaldez works on Nator's body with a couple of short punches.
Nator wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Codyvaldez has him pressed against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Codyvaldez fails to land.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Codyvaldez presses Nator against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Codyvaldez lands with a right to the head.
Nator blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Codyvaldez.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Codyvaldez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nator's elbow.
Codyvaldez misses with a punch on the inside.
Codyvaldez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Codyvaldez tries a body shot but Nator blocks it.
Codyvaldez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Codyvaldez.
Codyvaldez throws a punch but it's blocked by Nator.
Codyvaldez throws a head punch that misses.
Nator blocking some punches.

Nator escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nator takes a jab right on the kisser.
Putnam Codyvaldez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Codyvaldez throws an off balance right hand
and Nator counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Codyvaldez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nator was well out of range. Poor timing from Codyvaldez.
Nator looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Nator moves away from the strike by Codyvaldez.
Nator closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Codyvaldez scores with a nice head shot.
Codyvaldez throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Nator counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Codyvaldez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nator sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Codyvaldez throws a looping overhand right but Nator ducks down to avoid it.
Codyvaldez throws a right hand that misses
letting Nator counter with a right hand.
Codyvaldez scores with a nice right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Putnam Codyvaldez dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Codyvaldez darts in and clinches Nator up against the cage.
Nator takes a shot to the head.
Codyvaldez lands with a short shot to the head.
Codyvaldez lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Codyvaldez has Nator pressed against the cage, preventing Nator from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Codyvaldez misses with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Codyvaldez.
Codyvaldez misses with a hook from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Codyvaldez stalling against the cage.
Codyvaldez digs a right hand into Nator's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Nator's gas tank.
Nator blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Codyvaldez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Codyvaldez misses with some punches.
Codyvaldez throws a punch but it's blocked by Nator.
Nator blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Codyvaldez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nator can do to turn this around?
Nator blocks an uppercut.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Codyvaldez has Nator pressed against the cage, preventing Nator from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Codyvaldez lands with a short shot to the head.
A body shot lands from Codyvaldez.
Codyvaldez lands a hook that snaps the head of Nator backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nator.
Codyvaldez misses with a hook from the clinch.
Putnam Codyvaldez has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Nator blocking some punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Codyvaldez stalling in the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Codyvaldez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Codyvaldez lands a shoulder strike.
Codyvaldez gets through Nator's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Codyvaldez struggles to land a body shot inside as Nator controls his hands.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nator.
A short right from Codyvaldez on the inside.
Codyvaldez leaning against his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nator blocking some punches.
Codyvaldez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Codyvaldez working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Nator prevents a body shot from Codyvaldez.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nator is trying to break the clinch but Codyvaldez has him pressed against the cage.
Codyvaldez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Codyvaldez misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nator blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Codyvaldez has a couple of punches blocked by Nator.
Codyvaldez working aggressively here.
Codyvaldez misses with a hook from the clinch.
Codyvaldez misses with a hook from the clinch.
Codyvaldez throws a punch but it's blocked by Nator.
Nator is trying to break the clinch but Codyvaldez is controlling him.
Nator wants to get back to striking at distance but Codyvaldez won't allow it.
Codyvaldez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nator's elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Codyvaldez misses with a punch on the inside.
Nator blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Codyvaldez tries to throw a body punch but Nator avoids it by throwing Codyvaldez back against the cage.
Codyvaldez lands an uppercut.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Nator wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Codyvaldez swings wildly with an uppercut but Nator uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice body punch from Codyvaldez.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nator being controlled against the cage.
Nator is trying to break free.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Putnam Codyvaldez dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

A swing and a miss from Codyvaldez.

Nator drives through and clinches with Codyvaldez against the cage.
Codyvaldez throws a head punch that misses.
Codyvaldez pushes Nator back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Codyvaldez tries to work over Nator's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Codyvaldez lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Nator backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nator.
Nator prevents a body shot from Codyvaldez.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Codyvaldez throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Nators head.
A right handed body shot lands from Codyvaldez.

Nator breaks from the clinch.
A swing and a miss from Codyvaldez.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Codyvaldez thows a left - swing and a miss!
A nice side step and Nator releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.

Codyvaldez takes the fight into the clinch.
Codyvaldez lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Nator backwards.
Nator is trying to break free.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Codyvaldez.
Codyvaldez working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Codyvaldez lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Nator blocking some punches.
Nator blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Codyvaldez tries a body shot but Nator blocks it.
Codyvaldez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dom Nator has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Codyvaldez lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Nator wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Nator looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Codyvaldez working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Codyvaldez lands a right hand.
Codyvaldez gets through Nator's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Codyvaldez misses with some punches.
Nator has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Codyvaldez will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Nator up against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Nator.
Codyvaldez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nator is trying to force a seperation but Codyvaldez has the dominant position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Codyvaldez stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Codyvaldez lands with a left to the head.
Codyvaldez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nator fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Codyvaldez tries a body shot but Nator blocks it.
Codyvaldez keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Nator's efforts to push away.
Nator pushes Codyvaldez back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

Nator escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Codyvaldez cracks Nator with an open hand slap.
Codyvaldez is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.

Codyvaldez moves into the clinch.
Codyvaldez slows down the pace here.
Nator lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Codyvaldez backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nator's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Codyvaldez throws a punch but it's blocked by Nator.
Codyvaldez lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Codyvaldez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nator.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nator has had enough of the clinch but Codyvaldez keeps him there for the moment.
Codyvaldez lands a hook that snaps the head of Nator backwards.
Nator misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nator lands with a short shot to the head.
Codyvaldez working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nator.
Codyvaldez gets through Nator's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Nator lands a shoulder strike.
Codyvaldez scores with a shoulder strike.
Codyvaldez throws a punch but it's blocked by Nator.
Nator throws a head punch that misses.
Codyvaldez misses with some punches.

And that's the end of the fight!
Putnam Codyvaldez showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Codyvaldez 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 Richard Clark scores the fight for Putnam Codyvaldez!
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight for Putnam Codyvaldez!
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight for Putnam Codyvaldez!

Putnam Codyvaldez wins by unanimous decision!