PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Nastasya Putin (ranked 2751 p4p, 3631 weight class) and Bethania Valverde (ranked 163 p4p, 206 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Putin might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Bubblegum Bitch. Valverde has chosen LLAMAME YA as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Putin
vs
Valverde

171 cm
19
137
2 - 0 - 0

172 cm
19
140
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Hardcore Alchemy
Conviction

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nastasya Putin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bethania Valverde!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Chad Campbell and Jorge Garcia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Putin drives through and clinches with Valverde against the cage.
Putin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Putin lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Putin throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Valverdes head.
Putin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Putin throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Valverde wants to break the clinch but can't.
Valverde is trying to push Putin away but Putin has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Putin looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Valverde.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Putin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Putin digs a right hand underneath Valverde's ribcage. Valverde let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Putin tries to work over Valverde's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Valverde takes an elbow to the temple.

It looks like Bethania Valverde has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Putin misses with a punch to the body.
Valverde can't break the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Putin fails to land.
Valverde can't break the clinch.
Valverde blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Putin tries to work over Valverde's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Valverde has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Valverde.
Putin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Putin works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Valverde blocks a body shot from Putin.
Valverde blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Putin tries to work over Valverde's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Putin lands with a right to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Putin.
Valverde blocking some punches.
Valverde has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Putin throws a punch but it's blocked by Valverde.
Putin misses with a body punch.
Putin prevents Valverde from breaking the clinch.
Valverde blocks an uppercut.
Putin throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Valverde wants to break the clinch but can't.
Putin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Putin keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Valverde's efforts to push away.
Valverde is trying to force a seperation but Putin has the dominant position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Putin.
Putin has a couple of punches blocked by Valverde.
Valverde blocking some punches.
Putin keeps control of Valverde as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Putin misses with some punches.
A nice left hand lands by Putin.

Valverde breaks from the clinch.
Valverde jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Putin appears to be looking for a big counter.
Bethania Valverde is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Valverde misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Putin.
Putin needs to keep his hands up - Valverde had a free shot at his head there.
Putin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Valverde.
Valverde slaps away a takedown attempt from Putin, before circling back to the center of the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Putin doesn't manage to clinch there - Valverde circles away.
Valverde shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.

Putin pushes Valverde up against the cage in a clinch.
Putin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Putin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Putin tries a body shot but Valverde blocks it.
Valverde blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Valverde is trying to break the clinch but Putin has him pressed against the cage.
Putin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Putin struggles to land a body shot inside as Valverde controls his hands.
Putin misses with the head strike.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Putin scores with a nice hook to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Putin throws a punch but it's blocked by Valverde.
Putin misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Nastasya Putin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bethania Valverde's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Valverde thows a left - swing and a miss!
Putin doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

Putin moves into the clinch successfully.
Putin throws a head punch that misses.
Putin tries to work over Valverde's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Putin keeps control of Valverde as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Valverde blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Putin can't find room to land a body shot as Valverde controls the action.
Putin has Valverde pressed against the cage, preventing Valverde from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Valverde manages to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Valverde swings widly with a right hand

and Putin counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Putin.
Putin throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Valverde.
Putin swings wildly with an uppercut but Valverde uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Putin misses with some punches.
Valverde is looking to break free of the clinch but Putin has double underhooks.
Putin throws a head punch that misses.
Putin lands with a short shot to the head.
Valverde is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Putin misses with a punch on the inside.
Valverde blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Putin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Valverde can do to turn this around?
Putin working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Nastasya Putin has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Putin tries to throw a body punch but Valverde avoids it by throwing Putin back against the cage.
Putin working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Valverde is trying to break the clinch but Putin has him pressed against the cage.
Putin misses with some punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valverde prevents a body shot from Putin.
Putin scores with a shot to the side of Valverde's head.
Valverde can't break the clinch.
Putin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Putin misses with a body punch.
Valverde working hard to break the clinch.
Valverde is trying to break the clinch but Putin is controlling him.
Putin keeps control of Valverde as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Valverde.
Putin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Putin has a couple of punches blocked by Valverde.
Putin can't find room to land a body shot as Valverde controls the action.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Putin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Putin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Valverde's elbow.
Valverde takes a shot to the head.
With the fighters up against the cage, Putin throws an elbow but misses.
Valverde blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Putin misses with a punch to the body.
Valverde blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Putin definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Valverde wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Putin has him pressed against the cage.
Putin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Valverde blocks an uppercut.
Valverde blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Valverde tries to circle away but Putin has him pinned against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Valverde escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Putin on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.

Putin drives through and clinches with Valverde against the cage.
Putin throws an elbow that misses.

Valverde's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Valverde throws a good cross that connects.
Valverde lands a nice looking body shot.
A swing and a miss from Valverde.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Valverde lands with a slapping head kick.
Sloppy strikes from Putin. Those never looked like landing.
Putin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Valverde looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Putin is looking to clinch but Valverde is avoiding it.
Valverde keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Valverde has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Valverde scores with a leg kick.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Putin lands on the inside with an uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Nastasya Putin dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Bethania Valverde's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Putin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Valverde was well out of range. Poor timing from Putin.
Valverde stuffs the takedown.
A head kick misses from Valverde.
Valverde misses with a jab to the body
and Valverde takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Putin connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Valverde's hands.

Valverde is rocked!

Putin moves into range and clinches up with Valverde.
Valverde is still on wobbly legs! Can Putin finish him?
Valverde blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Putin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Valverde seems to have recovered his senses.
Putin scores with a nice hook to the head.
Putin lands a hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Putin misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right from Putin on the inside.
Valverde blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Valverde.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Putin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Putin has a couple of punches blocked by Valverde.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Putin.
Putin can't find room to land a body shot as Valverde controls the action.
Putin prevents Valverde from breaking the clinch.
Putin misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Putin.
Valverde blocks an uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Putin.
Valverde blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Putin throws a head punch that misses.
Valverde is trying to force a seperation but Putin has the dominant position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Putin throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Putin softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Putin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Putin fails to land.
Putin throws a head punch that misses.
Putin swings wildly with an uppercut but Valverde uses good head movement to avoid it.
Putin digs a right hand underneath Valverde's ribcage. Valverde let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Bethania Valverde has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Valverde blocking some punches.
Putin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Putin prevents Valverde from breaking the clinch.
A short right from Putin.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Putin fails to land.
Putin misses with a hook to the ribs.

Valverde pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Valverde stuffs the takedown.
Valverde throws out a powerful jab.
Putin takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Putin goes for a double leg but Valverde avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Valverde continues to drive forward.
Valverde looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Nastasya Putin is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nastasya Putin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Putin has Valverde pressed against the cage, preventing Valverde from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Valverde wants to break the clinch but can't.
Valverde can't break the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Valverde tries to break free but Putin pushes him back against the cage.
Valverde misses with a punch to the body.
Valverde tries to break the clinch but Putin is controlling the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Putin lands with a short shot to the head.
Valverde working aggressively here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Nastasya Putin showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Putin, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Columbo Gatti scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:27

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