PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gideon Navarro (ranked 476 p4p, 303 weight class) and Keisuke Matsuzaka (ranked 73 p4p, 50 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Keisuke Matsuzaka enters the cage!

Navarro
vs
Matsuzaka

181 cm
37
173
40 - 23 - 1

179 cm
28
181
18 - 8 - 1

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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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 40 - 23 - 1, fighting out of New York, Gideon Navarro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Keisuke Matsuzaka!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Percy O'Donnell and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Navarro's jab looks to have found its range, popping Matsuzaka under the eye.
Matsuzaka misses the jab.
Navarro throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Matsuzaka on the side of the head.
Matsuzaka throws a jab when Navarro was well out of range.
Navarro tries to land a front kick but Matsuzaka steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Navarro works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Navarro lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Navarro tries to clinch up.
Matsuzaka throws out a loose jab but Navarro uses good head movement to avoid it.
Matsuzaka defending well as Navarro loads up on a big left hand.
Matsuzaka takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Navarro pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Navarro throws a sloppy head kick and Matsuzaka moves out of range easily.
Matsuzaka tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Navarro was well out of range. Poor timing from Matsuzaka.

Navarro rushes Matsuzaka and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Matsuzaka breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Matsuzaka has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Navarro stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Matsuzaka misses with a lunging right hand
and Navarro connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A slow jab from Navarro misses its intended target.
Navarro fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Navarro keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Navarro waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Matsuzaka.
Navarro lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Navarro.
Matsuzaka avoids the head kick by Navarro.
Matsuzaka steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Navarro avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Navarro cracks Matsuzaka with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Nice jab there from Navarro.
A head kick misses from Navarro.
Matsuzaka appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Navarro scores with the left hand. Matsuzaka knows he should have avoided that one.
It looks like Navarro has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Matsuzaka is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Navarro.
A counter left hand to the body from Navarro misses its target.
Navarro is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Navarro cracks Matsuzaka with a good jab.
Navarro throws a jab when Matsuzaka was well out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matsuzaka misses with a straight left.
Navarro is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Matsuzaka throws a hook but Navarro blocks it.
Navarro misses with a hook. Matsuzaka ducked under it nicely.
Matsuzaka ducks under a wild hook from Navarro.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Matsuzaka.
Matsuzaka displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Navarro throws out the jab.
Navarro misses with a hook
and Matsuzaka counters with an inside leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Navarro.
A big right from Navarro misses.
Matsuzaka waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Navarro.
Navarro tries to clinch there but Matsuzaka circles away.
A nice side step and Matsuzaka releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Matsuzaka avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Navarro connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Navarro sizes up Matsuzaka with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Navarro scores with a nice strike.
Matsuzaka blocks a head kick by Navarro.
Matsuzaka is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Navarro with a body shot.
Matsuzaka waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Navarro.
A telegraphed right hand from Navarro misses the target.
Matsuzaka blocks a head kick by Navarro.
Matsuzaka uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Navarro.
A countering left hand to the body from Matsuzaka misses.
Matsuzaka swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Matsuzaka avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jab by Navarro.
Navarro throws a push kick but Matsuzaka slaps the foot to one side.
Matsuzaka takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Matsuzaka bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Navarro fails with an attempt to clinch.
Navarro scores with a jab. Matsuzaka acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Navarro lands with a straight right. Matsuzaka didn't see that one coming.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matsuzaka takes a jab right on the kisser.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!

Navarro has taken the fight to the clinch.
Matsuzaka blocks an uppercut.
Navarro tries to pull guard but Matsuzaka forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Navarro fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Navarro misses with a punch on the inside.
Navarro fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gideon Navarro. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Matsuzaka pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Navarro misses with a hook. Matsuzaka ducked under it nicely.
A countering left hand to the body from Matsuzaka misses.
Navarro thows a left - swing and a miss!
Matsuzaka slips under a jab.
Navarro pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Navarro throws an overhand right that lands on Matsuzaka's shoulder, as Matsuzaka tries to avoid the shot.
A chopping leg kick lands by Matsuzaka.
Matsuzaka drops his hands momentarily and Navarro takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Navarro lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

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

Matsuzaka drops Navarro with a beautiful combination! Navarro stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Matsuzaka is looking for the KO!

Navarro is still looking wobbly from the end of the last round!
Matsuzaka cracks Navarro with a brutal left hook that knocks him out cold! This one is over in a flash! Game over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:10 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Keisuke Matsuzaka!
Keisuke Matsuzaka tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.