PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Yoshiteru Goto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Grammur Natzee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Natzee has chosen Marillion - Garden Party as his entrance music. Grammur Natzee is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Goto
vs
Natzee

173 cm
22
146 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

162 cm
27
148 lbs
16 - 7 - 2

Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Yoshiteru Goto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 7 - 2, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Grammur Natzee!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Luis Engracia and Alexandre Firmino.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Natzee will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Goto goes for a high kick. It partially lands.

It looks like Grammur Natzee has been cut.
Goto ducks under a wild hook from Natzee.
Goto scores with the left hand. Natzee knows he should have avoided that one.
Goto thows a body kick. Natzee tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Yoshiteru Goto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Goto scores with a one two! Natzee had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Natzee decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Natzee wants to advance to full mount but Goto doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Natzee wants to control from the top but Goto keeps moving.
Natzee trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Natzee looking to sit in guard and control but Goto gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Goto trying to control but Natzee is working from the bottom.
Goto trying to move into half guard but instead Natzee has managed to sweep!
Natzee slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Natzee wants to lay and pray for a moment but Goto keeps working.
Natzee is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Natzee is looking to take a break and control but Goto is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Natzee scoring with punches and elbows.
Natzee throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Natzee is looking to take a break and control but Goto is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Natzee in side control, throwing shots but Goto defends.
Natzee trying to control the action but Goto is working from the bottom.
Natzee content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Goto is looking for a sweep.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Natzee landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Goto parries the strikes from Natzee easily there. Natzee is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Goto to escape.
Natzee cracks Goto with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Natzee has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Natzee wants to control but Goto is keeping him busy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Grammur Natzee dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Grammur Natzee's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Natzee just misses with a punch to the body.
Goto throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Goto throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Goto missing with a left hand there. Natzee was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nice jab there from Natzee.
Natzee swings for the body but Goto moves out of range.
Natzee with a hook.
Yoshiteru Goto is winning the standup battle so far.

Goto gets caught napping as Natzee dives in and scores a takedown. Goto manages to retain guard.

Goto is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Natzee is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Natzee wants to pass the guard but Goto is keeping the position.
Natzee trying to control but Goto is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Goto being controlled here, momentarily.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Grammur Natzee was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Natzee misses with a jab, cross combination.
Goto bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Natzee wants to clinch.
Goto swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Goto takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Natzee takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Natzee lands an overhand right.

Natzee fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Goto sprawls well initially but Natzee persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Grammur Natzee has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Natzee trying to control the action but Goto is working from the bottom.
Natzee is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Goto on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Goto tries to get out of the position.
Goto in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Goto is squirming around, avoiding Natzee's attempts to control the action.
Natzee misses with a head shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Natzee controlling the position easily from mount.
Natzee's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Natzee tries to control but Goto wriggling away.
Goto tries to hold on but Natzee pushes him away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Grammur Natzee wasn't active enough on the ground.
Goto uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Natzee.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Natzee drops Goto with a left and a right! Oh, Goto is hurt - Natzee dives into side control looking to finish!
Oh Goto is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Natzee looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Goto is avoiding damage well.
Natzee misses with the ground and pound.
Goto dodges the ground and pound from Natzee.
Goto seems to have got his legs back now.
Natzee throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Natzee creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Goto sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Goto is not content to let Natzee control the position.
Goto managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Natzee.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Goto regains half guard, as Natzee was trying to land strikes.
Goto tries to get to full guard but Natzee has control of the leg.
Natzee works his foot free and advances to mount.
Grammur Natzee is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Natzee controlling the position easily from mount.
Natzee tries to control but Goto wriggling away.
Natzee controlling his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Natzee trying to control but Goto is having none of it.
Natzee controlling the pace for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Grammur Natzee wasn't active enough on the ground.
Goto throws a series of punches but Natzee avoids them all with ease.
Natzee will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Goto bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Goto wants to clinch up but Natzee keeps it at a distance.
Goto lands with a nice body punch.
Yoshiteru Goto has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Goto throws a leg kick

and Natzee decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Goto's guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Natzee advances position into side control!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A lull in the action here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Grammur Natzee comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Natzee 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 Felipe Paraventi scores the fight for Grammur Natzee!
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight for Grammur Natzee!
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight for Grammur Natzee!

Grammur Natzee wins by unanimous decision!
Grammur Natzee bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.