PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Just Fight Scappy Do (ranked 3067 p4p, 4205 weight class) and Jimmy Navarro (ranked 404 p4p, 498 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Scappy Do
vs
Navarro

190 cm
22
184
3 - 3 - 0

180 cm
22
180
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
Cardio machine

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 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Just Fight Scappy Do!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jimmy Navarro!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Patrick Alders and Radbod Blank.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Navarro swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Navarro scores with a jab to the body.
Navarro jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Scappy Do looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Navarro throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Scappy Do sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Scappy Do wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Scappy Do takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Navarro throws out a loose jab but Scappy Do uses good head movement to avoid it.
Scappy Do tries a head kick but it misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Navarro. Scappy Do does a little dance to reset his feet.

Scappy Do gets a clinch.
Scappy Do gets through Navarro's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Navarro lands a right hand.
Scappy Do with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Scappy Do tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Scappy Do tries to land a knee to the head but Navarro blocks with his arms.
Scappy Do throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Navarro blocks it with crossed arms.
Our sources have told us that Scappy Do has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Navarro lands a left hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Navarro on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Navarro avoiding damage as Scappy Do throws knees to the body.

Navarro breaks the clinch.
Scappy Do tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Navarro is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Scappy Do tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Navarro manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Scappy Do clinches.
Navarro misses with a hook from the clinch.
Navarro lands with a light punch inside.
Scappy Do missing with knees to the body.
Scappy Do throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Navarro blocks it with crossed arms.
Navarro throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Scappy Dos head.
Scappy Do with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Still in the clinch, Navarro scores with a nice short uppercut.
Navarro lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Scappy Do tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Scappy Do tries a knee to the head but Navarro blocks it.
Navarro lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Navarro lands on the inside with an uppercut.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Navarro has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Navarro lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Scappy Do or not.
Scappy Do blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Navarro lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Scappy Do backwards.
Scappy Do tries to land knees in the clinch but Navarro avoids the damage to the body.
Scappy Do is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Navarro is defending well for now.
Navarro lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Navarro lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Scappy Do backwards.
Navarro misses with a punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scappy Do with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Navarro has a couple of punches blocked by Scappy Do.
Scappy Do misses with a knee to the head.
A short right from Navarro.
Navarro gets through Scappy Do's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Navarro.
Still in the clinch, Navarro scores with a nice short uppercut.
Navarro managing to block the knees to the body from Scappy Do.
Navarro lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Navarro on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Navarro lands with a right to the head.
Scappy Do tries a knee to the head but Navarro blocks it.
Scappy Do blocks an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Navarro.
Navarro works on Scappy Do's body with a couple of short punches.

Navarro breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Navarro cracks Scappy Do with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Scappy Do tries to close the distance and clinch but Navarro swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Scappy Do walks into a left hand.
Navarro scores with a sloppy right hand. Scappy Do should have avoided that one.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A solid body kick from Scappy Do.
Navarro ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Scappy Do misses with a head kick.
Scappy Do tries to clinch but Navarro is having none of it.
A decent looking cross lands there for Navarro.
Scappy Do misses with an uppercut.
Nice uppercut there from Navarro.
Scappy Do shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Navarro darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Navarro throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Scappy Do.
Navarro scores with a jab to the jaw.
Navarro dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Navarro connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Navarro lands with a right hand.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Navarro crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Scappy Do - the referee stops the clock and Navarro gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Scappy Do. Navarro manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Navarro misses with an uppercut. Scappy Do saw that one coming.
Scappy Do seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Scappy Do bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scappy Do takes one to the side of the head.
Jimmy Navarro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Navarro swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Scappy Do thinks about countering with a head kick.
Scappy Do avoids a punch combination nicely.
Scappy Do throws a sloppy head kick and Navarro moves out of range easily.
Scappy Do showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Navarro.
Scappy Do ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

Scappy Do rushes Navarro and presses him up against the cage.
Scappy Do blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Scappy Do.
A shot in the inside from Navarro.
Navarro is trying to break the clinch but Scappy Do is controlling him.
Still in the clinch, Navarro scores with a nice short uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Scappy Do connects with a nasty looking knee right to Navarro's face.

It looks like Jimmy Navarro has been cut.
Navarro lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Scappy Do with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Navarro lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Scappy Do tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jimmy Navarro dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jimmy Navarro's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Navarro circles away from the clinch attempt
and Navarro counters with a stiff right hand.
Navarro lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Scappy Do misses with a head kick.
Navarro throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Scappy Do misses with a body kick.
Navarro misses with a double jab.
Scappy Do thinks about countering with a body kick.
Scappy Do fails with an attempt to clinch.
A decent looking cross lands there for Navarro.
Navarro just misses with a punch to the body.
Scappy Do looks to land a body kick but Navarro moved away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Scappy Do is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Scappy Do tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Scappy Do looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Navarro paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Scappy Do wants to clinch
and Navarro counters with a two punch combo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Navarro jabs Scappy Do to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Navarro throws out a powerful jab.
Navarro jabs Scappy Do right on the nose. Scappy Do blinks but takes it well.
Navarro has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Navarro works Scappy Do's body with a nice hook.
Scappy Do keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Navarro.
Navarro misses with a double jab.
Scappy Do bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Navarro ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Navarro scores with a sloppy right hand. Scappy Do should have avoided that one.
Scappy Do tries to clinch there but Navarro circles away.
Navarro moves out of range as Scappy Do strikes.
Scappy Do takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Some bone on bone action there as Navarro checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Navarro fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Scappy Do manages to avoid it.
Navarro throws a big shot that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Scappy Do throws a head kick that misses.
Jimmy Navarro seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scappy Do is looking to land body kicks.
Scappy Do takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Scappy Do tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Navarro is able to avoid easily.
Scappy Do walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Scappy Do takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Scappy Do throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Navarro blocks a low kick nicely.
Navarro throws a jab but it's blocked by Scappy Do.
Donk. Navarro catches Scappy Do right on the button with a cross.

Scappy Do closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Navarro has a couple of punches blocked by Scappy Do.
Scappy Do misses with a knee to the head.
Scappy Do tries to land a knee to the head but Navarro blocks with his arms.
Scappy Do throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Navarro blocks it with crossed arms.
Navarro lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Jimmy Navarro seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Scappy Do with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Scappy Do with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Navarro lands with a light punch inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Navarro has a couple of punches blocked by Scappy Do.
Scappy Do throws a knee to the head but misses.
Navarro misses with the head strike.
Navarro lands a nice shot to the body.

Navarro pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Scappy Do showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Navarro.
Scappy Do looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Navarro scores with a jab to the body.
Navarro staying out of range there.
Scappy Do takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Navarro thuds a left hand into Scappy Do's body.
Scappy Do takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Navarro lands a nice hook to Scappy Do's body. Scappy Do takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Navarro scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Navarro pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Scappy Do back to the cage. Navarro follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Navarro throws a hook but Scappy Do avoids it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scappy Do tries to close the distance and clinch up but Navarro swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Navarro feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Scappy Dos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Scappy Do walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Navarro throws a shot from downtown. Scappy Do moves away and avoids it.
Scappy Do misses with a low kick as Navarro jumps back.
The fighters circling - Navarro throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

Scappy Do closes the distance and clinches.

Navarro escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Navarro tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Scappy Do was well out of range. Poor timing from Navarro.
Scappy Do tries to clinch but Navarro is having none of it.
Navarro misses with a hook. Scappy Do ducked under it nicely.
Navarro blocks a head kick by Scappy Do.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Scappy Do takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Scappy Do is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Navarro tries to counter with a clinch but Scappy Do shakes him off and moves away.
Navarro misses with a wild combination.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jimmy Navarro showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jimmy Navarro's cut.
That's time! Scappy Do's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Navarro connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Scappy Do momentarily.
Scappy Do misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Scappy Do is looking to clinch.
Navarro throws a counter combo.
Navarro throws a series of punches but Scappy Do avoids them all with ease.
Navarro looks to throw the jab but Scappy Do is out of range.
Navarro waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Scappy Do.
Scappy Do pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A head kick misses from Scappy Do.
Scappy Do uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Navarro.
Navarro lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Scappy Do moves out of range as Navarro strikes.
A slow jab from Navarro misses its intended target.
Scappy Do throws a quick counter head kick but Navarro was just out of range.
Scappy Do throws a head kick that misses.
Scappy Do takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Navarro with a nice cross.
Scappy Do needs to keep his hands up - Navarro had a free shot at his head there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Scappy Do tries to clinch but Navarro moves out of range.
Navarro jabs Scappy Do to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Scappy Do takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Scappy Do fails in his attempt to clinch.
Scappy Do tries to close the distance and clinch up but Navarro swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Scappy Do has closed the distance and engaged Navarro in a clinch.
Navarro lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Scappy Do tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

Navarro breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Navarro clobbers Scappy Do with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Navarro lands a nice looking body shot.
Scappy Do fails with an attempt to clinch.
Navarro throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Navarro tests Scappy Do's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Navarro stuns Scappy Do with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Just Fight Scappy Do has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Navarro ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Scappy Do moves away.
Scappy Do tries a head kick but it misses.
Navarro looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Scappy Do is looking to clinch but Navarro is avoiding it.

Scappy Do darts in and clinches Navarro up against the cage.
Scappy Do tries to land a knee to the head but Navarro blocks with his arms.
Scappy Do tries to land knees in the clinch but Navarro avoids the damage to the body.
Navarro managing to block the knees to the body from Scappy Do.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Navarro managing to block the knees to the body from Scappy Do.
Scappy Do tries to land a knee to the head but Navarro blocks with his arms.

Navarro pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Scappy Do throws a sloppy head kick and Navarro moves out of range easily.
Good shot there by Navarro.
Navarro changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Navarro misses the shot to the body.
Navarro thows a left - swing and a miss!
A slow jab from Navarro misses its intended target.
Navarro tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Scappy Do was well out of range. Poor timing from Navarro.
Scappy Do slips under a jab from Navarro.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Navarro throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Scappy Do is looking to counter with head kicks.
Navarro pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Scappy Do looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Scappy Do tries to clinch but Navarro moves out of range.
Scappy Do tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Navarro paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Navarro's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Navarro duly obliges.
Navarro scores with a decent looking hook.
Scappy Do tries to clinch up but Navarro circles away and keeps his distance.
Scappy Do tries to clinch but Navarro is having none of it.
Scappy Do tries to clinch up but Navarro circles away and keeps his distance.
Navarro digs a good hook to Scappy Do's body.
Scappy Do with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Navarro to score with a decent uppercut.
Scappy Do tries to clinch there but Navarro circles away.
A punch combination from Navarro misses.
Scappy Do seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Scappy Do throws a head kick that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Navarro lands a slapping body shot.
Scappy Do goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Navarro swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Navarro throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Scappy Do on the side of the head.
Scappy Do throws a head kick but Navarro moves out of range.
Scappy Do takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Scappy Do tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Scappy Do misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jimmy Navarro is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Scappy Do gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Navarro scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Navarro looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Scappy Do seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Navarro, as that shot connected.
Navarro blocks a head kick by Scappy Do.
A lazy body kick from Scappy Do
letting Navarro counter with a right hand.
Scappy Do throws a lazy body kick
and Navarro connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Scappy Do is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jimmy Navarro comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Navarro has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Wagner Zegers scores the fight 27:30
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 27:30
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jimmy Navarro!