PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Test Fighter A (ranked 2407 p4p, 293 weight class) and Pedro Navas (ranked 2848 p4p, 342 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Fighter A
vs
Navas

180 cm
26
175 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

180 cm
20
180 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined

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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 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Test Fighter A!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Pedro Navas!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Sergei Dronov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Navas pushes Fighter A up against the cage in a clinch.
Navas lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fighter A working hard to break the clinch.
Fighter A takes a shot to the head.
Fighter A looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Fighter A is trying to break the clinch but Navas has him pressed against the cage.
Navas cracks Fighter A with a nice body shot.
Fighter A wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Navas has him pressed against the cage.
Fighter A tries to circle away but Navas has him pinned against the cage.
Navas has Fighter A pressed against the cage.
Fighter A working aggressively here.
Fighter A blocks a body shot from Navas.
Navas manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Navas leaning against his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good body shot from Navas.
Navas digs a right hand into Fighter A's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Fighter A's gas tank.
Fighter A can't break the clinch.
Navas has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Fighter A seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Navas can turn it around.
Navas lands a body shot in the clinch.
Navas lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fighter A wants to get back to striking at distance but Navas won't allow it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fighter A is trying to break the clinch but Navas is controlling him.
Fighter A wants to get back to striking at distance but Navas won't allow it.
Navas working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Fighter A working hard to break the clinch.
Navas lands with a left to the head.
Navas scores with a nice hook to the head.
Navas doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Fighter A wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Navas has him pressed against the cage.
Navas tries a body shot but Fighter A blocks it.
Navas tries to throw a body punch but Fighter A avoids it by throwing Navas back against the cage.
Navas struggles to land a body shot inside as Fighter A controls his hands.
Fighter A's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Navas blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Navas.
Fighter A definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Navas makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Fighter A is trying to break the clinch but Navas has him pressed against the cage.
Navas keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Fighter A's efforts to push away.
Fighter A wants to break free but Navas has control.
Fighter A wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Navas makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Navas working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Navas doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A frustrated look appears on Fighter A's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Navas lands a shoulder strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Navas.
Navas scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Still in the clinch, Navas scores with a nice short uppercut.
The referee calls for Navas to work.
Navas softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Fighter A tries to break free but Navas pushes him back against the cage.
Navas lands a nice knee to the body.
Fighter A misses with a short punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Navas.
Navas lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Navas scores with a nice hook to the head.
Fighter A wants to break the clinch but can't.
Navas goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Navas lands with a right to the head.
Still in the clinch, Navas scores with a nice short uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pedro Navas dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Navas takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Fighter A lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.

Navas clinches.
Fighter A wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Navas lands a left hand.
Navas makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Navas.
Navas pushes Fighter A back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fighter A has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Navas lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Fighter A lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Navas backwards.
Navas has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Navas lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fighter A wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Navas has him pressed against the cage.
Fighter A fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A body shot lands from Navas.
Navas lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Navas avoiding damage.
Fighter A's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Navas prevents Fighter A from breaking the clinch.
Navas makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fighter A wants to break free but Navas has control.
Fighter A tries to break the clinch but Navas is controlling the position.
A frustrated look appears on Fighter A's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Fighter A wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Navas has him pressed against the cage.
Fighter A is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Fighter A wants to break free but Navas has control.
Navas lands a shoulder strike.
Navas throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Fighter As head.
Navas stalls.
Fighter A wants to break free but Navas has control.
Navas makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Navas goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Navas scores with a hook to the body.
Fighter A wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Fighter A has had enough of the clinch but Navas keeps him there for the moment.
Navas avoiding damage.
Navas lands a right hand that snaps the head of Fighter A backwards.
Fighter A wants to break the clinch but can't.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fighter A is trying to push Navas away but Navas has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Fighter A looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fighter A.
Fighter A prevents a body shot from Navas.
Fighter A is looking to break free of the clinch but Navas has double underhooks.
Fighter A is trying to push Navas away but Navas has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A nice right hand lands inside from Navas.
Navas digs a right hand underneath Fighter A's ribcage. Fighter A let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Pedro Navas seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Nice body punch from Navas.
Navas lands a body punch.
Fighter A has had enough of the clinch but Navas keeps him there for the moment.
Fighter A takes a knee to the side of the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nice body punch from Navas.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Navas lands with a left to the head.
Navas works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Navas slowing the pace effectively.
Navas makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Fighter A letting Navas take a breather here.
Nice body punch from Navas - that landed with a thud.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pedro Navas showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!

Fighter A lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Navas circles away quickly and effectively.
Fighter A misses with a straight right.
A slow jab from Fighter A misses its intended target.
Navas misses with a wild body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Navas. Fighter A does a little dance to reset his feet.
Navas blocks a jab.
Fighter A misses with a straight left.
Navas tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Fighter A is able to avoid easily.
Navas slips under a jab.
Navas tries to clinch but Fighter A moves out of range.
Fighter A swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Navas lands a nice looking kick to the body. Fighter A takes a step back to recover.
Pedro Navas is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fighter A misses with a hook.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Navas tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Fighter A paws at him with a jab and circles away.
An attempted straight right counter from Fighter A misses the target.
Navas is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Navas misses with a low kick.
Navas fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Fighter A takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fighter A looks to throw the jab but Navas is out of range.
Fighter A takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Navas cracks Fighter A with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Navas scores with a leg kick.
Navas misses with a wild body shot.
Fighter A lands with a hook. Navas tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Fighter A throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Navas counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Navas.
Fighter A wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Fighter A working hard to break the clinch.
Fighter A working hard to break the clinch.
Navas prevents Fighter A from breaking the clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Navas.
Fighter A lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Fighter A is trying to break the clinch but Navas is controlling him.
Fighter A tries to break the clinch but Navas is controlling the position.
Navas lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Still in the clinch, Navas scores with a nice short uppercut.
Navas holding his opponent close, against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Navas.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fighter A is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Fighter A's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Fighter A can't break the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Navas scores with a nice short uppercut.
Fighter A throws a head punch that misses.
Navas makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Pedro Navas is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Navas keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Fighter A's efforts to push away.
Navas lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Test Fighter A has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A nice right hand lands inside from Navas.
Fighter A tries to break the clinch but Navas is controlling the position.
A short right from Navas on the inside.
Navas prevents Fighter A from breaking the clinch.
Navas tries a body shot but Fighter A blocks it.
Navas gets through Fighter A's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A hook to the body from Navas.
Navas scores with a nice hook to the head.
Fighter A has had enough of the clinch but Navas keeps him there for the moment.

And that's the end of the fight!
Pedro Navas comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Navas 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 Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 26:30
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 26:30
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pedro Navas!