PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rafael Narvaez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Partlow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Narvaez
vs
Partlow

191 cm
23
181 lbs
11 - 2 - 0

185 cm
26
179 lbs
16 - 7 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Legal High's [CBK]

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rafael Narvaez!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chris Partlow!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, George Francis and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Partlow misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Narvaez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Chris Partlow seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Good work by Partlow as he checks the leg kick.
A head kick misses from Narvaez.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Partlow swings away with a body shot that misses
and Narvaez counters with a nice leg kick.
Partlow dives in and grabs Narvaez's left leg, looking for a takedown. Narvaez pushes down on Partlow's head and hops out.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Narvaez throws a poor cross that misses

and Partlow counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Narvaez regains full guard. Nicely done.
Partlow loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Partlow missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Partlow throws a big right hand that misses.
Narvaez keeping moving, preventing Partlow from controlling successfully.
Partlow advances position into side control!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Partlow is trying to get an arm triangle but Narvaez is defending well.
Partlow has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Narvaez tries to escape but Partlow is in control.

Partlow stands up.
Partlow thows a leg kick but Narvaez checks it
and Narvaez counters with a nice low kick that buckles Partlow's knee momentarily.
Partlow swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Narvaez walks into a jab.
Narvaez throws the kick towards the body but Partlow avoids it.
Narvaez misses with a hook to the body
and Partlow counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Narvaez throws a leg kick
and Partlow counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Sloppy strikes from Narvaez. Those never looked like landing.
Narvaez lands a nice leg kick that just misses Partlow's sensitive parts.
Partlow misses with a double jab
and Narvaez counters with a straight right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chris Partlow dominated that round.
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.

Narvaez shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Partlow as he avoids it easily.
Narvaez plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Partlow throws a leg kick
and Narvaez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Narvaez connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Narvaez lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Partlow has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Partlow and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Partlow just misses with a punch to the body.
Narvaez on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Narvaez lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Narvaez throws a right hand that misses
and Partlow counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Partlow on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Narvaez. Narvaez obviously looking to wear him down.
Narvaez fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Partlow connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Narvaez momentarily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Narvaez lands an overhand right.
Partlow misses with an uppercut. Narvaez saw that one coming.
Partlow is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Narvaez rather than just go for the knockout.
A low kick from Narvaez is predictable there
and Partlow counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Narvaez throws a leg kick that is checked
and Partlow counters with a good low kick that Narvaez was not able to check.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Narvaez ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Narvaez misses with a hook
letting Partlow counter with a right hand.
Partlow misses with a left hand
and Narvaez counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Partlow is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Partlow throws a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Narvaez misses with a lunging right hand
and Partlow counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Partlow misses with a right hand
and Narvaez counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Partlow throws a right hand that misses
and Narvaez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Partlow avoids the head kick by Narvaez.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Partlow fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Narvaez lands a nice looking kick to the body. Partlow takes a step back to recover.
Narvaez scores with a sloppy right hand. Partlow should have avoided that one.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Narvaez throws a leg kick which misses Partlow's front leg but catches the back leg as Partlow tries to avoid it.
Partlow throws a nice outside leg kick.
Partlow looks to score with a jab to the body but Narvaez is just out of range.
Narvaez throws a lazy body kick
letting Partlow counter with a right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Partlow throws a leg kick that is checked
and Narvaez counters with a nice leg kick.
Narvaez shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Partlow scores with a leg kick.
Partlow throws a leg kick
and Narvaez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Narvaez shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Partlow counters with a nice leg kick.
Narvaez scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rafael Narvaez clearly takes that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Partlow throws an off balance right hand

and Narvaez decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Partlow's guard.
Partlow is trying to control the position but Narvaez postures up.

Partlow looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Narvaez passes into half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Partlow manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Narvaez sitting in guard here, content to control.
Narvaez throwing strikes but missing.
Partlow is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Narvaez slips nicely into half guard.
Narvaez trying to control the action but Partlow is working from the bottom.
Narvaez tries to stand and escape but Partlow actually recovers to full guard.

Narvaez got a little sloppy there for a moment and Partlow has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Narvaez has managed to get both his arms back between Partlow's legs - danger averted.
Narvaez stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Partlow swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Narvaez preventing the sweep.
Partlow is trying to control the position but Narvaez postures up.
Narvaez wants to pass the guard but Partlow is keeping the position.
Partlow wants to get back to his feet but Narvaez passes into half guard.
Partlow trying to control but Narvaez postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Partlow wants to improve his position but Narvaez is controlling well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Narvaez seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Partlow is trying to control but Narvaez passes into side control!
Partlow wants to get back to his feet.
Narvaez is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Partlow will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Partlow looks to move to half guard but instead Narvaez has passed into mount! Damn!
Partlow is in all sorts of trouble here.
Narvaez tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Partlow is working to get back to half guard.
Partlow really wants to buck Narvaez off and get back to his feet.
Narvaez landing strikes from the mount.
A nice elbow there by Narvaez.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rafael Narvaez had his way with Chris Partlow in that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Partlow tries to bum rush Narvaez with a series of wild strikes but Narvaez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Narvaez changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Partlow tries to avoid it but Narvaez manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Partlow to the ground. Partlow escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Narvaez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Narvaez takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Narvaez leaves Partlow with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Partlow with a poor takedown
enabling Narvaez to counter with a crisp jab.
Partlow misses with a body punch
and Narvaez counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Narvaez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Narvaez throws a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Good leg kick by Narvaez there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Narvaez throws a leg kick but Partlow sees it coming and moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Narvaez misses with a body shot.
Partlow has a takedown stuffed.
Rafael Narvaez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chris Partlow.
Narvaez connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
A chopping leg kick lands by Narvaez.
Narvaez shoots in looking for a takedown but Partlow manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Narvaez's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Narvaez tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Partlow makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rafael Narvaez showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Narvaez 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 49:46
Judge George Francis scores the fight 49:46
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 49:46

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rafael Narvaez!
Rafael Narvaez retains his welterweight title!