PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Peter Narz (ranked 1358 p4p, 66 weight class) and Klay Dee (ranked 1481 p4p, 76 weight class). Dee has chosen Tyler, The Creator - Who Dat Boy as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Narz
vs
Dee

162 cm
25
142 lbs
14 - 11 - 0

175 cm
25
143 lbs
12 - 5 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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 14 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Peter Narz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Klay Dee!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Lou da Vinci and Jonathan Paton.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Narz misses with a straight right.
Dee counters with a body kick.
Dee misses with a jab, cross combination.
Narz misses with an uppercut.
Dee scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Dee punishes Narz's body with a nice straight punch.
Dee misses with an uppercut
and Narz counters with a one-two to the body.
Narz will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dee displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Narz throws out the jab.
Narz takes one to the chin there.
Dee throws a leg kick which misses Narz's front leg but catches the back leg as Narz tries to avoid it.
Klay Dee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dee plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
That kick from Dee tenderised Narz's leg. Narz is trying to keep his angry face on.
Dee stuns Narz with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Dee cracks Narz with a good jab.
Narz ducks under a wild hook from Dee.
Narz takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Narz moves out of range of the strikes.
Nice jab there from Narz.
Narz takes a swing at Dee's ribcage but misses.
Dee bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Narz slips a straight right by Dee.
Narz connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Dee throws a nice inside leg kick.
Dee plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Dee keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Dee ducks under a wild hook from Narz.
Dee misses with a right hand
and Narz counters with a lovely straight right hand!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dee cracks Narz with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Dee jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A big right from Narz misses.
Narz tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dee paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Narz swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dee feints and then cracks Narz's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Narz down.
Dee lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Narz has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Dee.
Dee bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dee fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Narz.
A lazy left from Dee finds it's target.
Dee works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Dee misses with the combination.
Narz was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Narz doesn't manage to clinch there - Dee circles away.
Dee swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Dee is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Narz had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Narz throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Dee counters with a nice body shot.
A jab lands there for Dee.
A jab from Dee does it's job there.
Dee connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Dee moves out of range as Narz strikes.
Narz pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dee takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Narz tries to bum rush Dee with a series of wild strikes but Dee uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Narz walks into a straight right hand from Dee.
Dee throws a jab but it's blocked by Narz.
Klay Dee is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Narz misses the jab.
Dee is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Narz.
Dee jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Narz moves away from the strike by Dee.
A clash of legs there as Narz blocks the low kick.
Narz slips under a jab.
Narz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dee manages to avoid it.
Dee swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Dee scores with a jab. Narz acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Narz looks to score with a jab to the body but Dee is just out of range.
Dee throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Narz throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dee sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dee lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Narz backs up against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dee avoids the body shot from Narz.
Dee misses with a hook.
Dee is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Narz.
We've been told by Narz's head coaches at Tōshi that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Dee blocks a jab.
Donk. Dee catches Narz right on the button with a cross.
Dee lands with a hook. Narz tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Dee moves away from the strike by Narz.
Narz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Narz moves out of range of the strikes.
Narz steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dee.
Dee throws a lazy uppercut
and Narz counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dee on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Dee takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Dee fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Narz.
Narz throws a hook to the side of Dee's head but Dee sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Klay Dee 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.

Dee circles away from the clinch attempt
and Dee counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dee with a hook.
Narz wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Dee swings for the body but Narz moves out of range.
Dee connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Narz momentarily.
Dee is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Narz walks into a left hand.
Narz takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Narz is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Dee.
Narz goes for a double leg but Dee avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Dee continues to drive forward.
Dee now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Narz tries to move into range but Dee moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Dee attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
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!
Dee avoids the body shot from Narz.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Narz might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Dee lands a jab to the head.
Narz throws an overhand right that lands on Dee's shoulder, as Dee tries to avoid the shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Narz misses.
Dee with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Dee gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Klay Dee seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dee misses with a double jab.
Narz was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A chopping leg kick lands by Dee.
Dee takes a jab right on the kisser.
Narz takes one to the side of the head.
Narz is looking to clinch but Dee is avoiding it.
Narz moves away from the strike by Dee.
Dee lands with a straight right. Narz didn't see that one coming.
Dee scores with a body shot.
Dee delivers a nice body kick.
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!
Dee avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dee waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Narz.
Narz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dee ducks under a wild hook from Narz.
Dee has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Narz misses with a looping left.
A big right from Dee misses.
Narz walks into a straight right hand from Dee.
Dee connects with a body shot.
Narz throws a lazy right hand but Dee sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A good leg kick by Dee.
A jab from Narz misses.
Narz slips a jab and a cross from Dee.
Donk. Dee catches Narz right on the button with a cross.
Dee fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Narz takes one on the button.
Narz ducks under a wild hook from Dee.
Narz swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Dee stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Narz swings away with a body shot that misses
enabling Dee to counter with a crisp jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dee bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Dee throws a body punch but Narz moves out of range.
Narz looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Narz throws a hook but Dee avoids it easily.
Dee lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Dee lands a leg kick that knocks Narz off balance momentarily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Dee. That's going to slow Narz down.
Dee thumps Narz with a low kick.
Dee ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Dee slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Narz misses the jab.
Narz slips a jab from Dee.
It looked like Narz was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Dee.
Narz missing with a left hand there. Dee was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dee connects with the punch.
Dee has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Narz steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dee.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dee lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dee moves into range and connects with a jab.
Dee misses with a hook
and Narz counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Dee with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Dee throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Narz stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Narz lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Narz misses with a right hand
and Dee counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dee thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dee shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Narz eats them both and turns towards Dee to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Narz throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dee sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dee misses with a hook
and Narz counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dee with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dee takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Narz stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Dee.
Narz throws a jab when Dee was well out of range.
Dee lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Klay Dee showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Dee looks to land a left hand but Narz moved out of range nicely.
Narz misses with an uppercut
and Dee counters with a straight right hand.
Dee ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dee doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Dee uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Narz.
Nice straight punches there by Dee. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Dee.
Dee throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Narz on the side of the head.

Narz is rocked!
Dee pushes Narz away with a front kick.
Dee scoring well with a low kick there.
Dee tries a head kick but it misses.
Dee throws a nice outside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dee throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Narz counters with a nice uppercut.
Dee lands with a good body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dee scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Narz fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Narz looks to land a left hand but Dee moved out of range nicely.
Dee appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dee with a jab.
Dee throws the left hand but Narz avoids the punch easily.
Narz lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Dee slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Narz just misses with a punch to the body.
Dee cracks Narz with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Dee loads up on a big right hand but Narz slips the punch.
Dee cracks Narz with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Dee scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Narz lands with a nice body punch.
Dee jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Narz throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Dee, right into the meat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dee throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Narz throwing a counter right hand but Dee manages to avoid it.
Dee displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Narz throws out the jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Narz has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Dee.
Narz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dee was well out of range. Poor timing from Narz.
Narz doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Narz slips under a jab from Dee.
Narz just misses with a punch to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Dee.
Dee throws a push kick but Narz slaps the foot to one side.
Narz moves out of range of the strikes.
Narz slips a straight right by Dee.
Narz fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Dee looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Dee looks to land a right hand but Narz moved out of range.
Narz misses the shot to the body.
It seemed like Dee was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Dee is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Dee has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Narz finds it's way round the side to connect with Dee's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Narz.
Nice shot lands for Dee.
Narz throws a shot from downtown. Dee moves away and avoids it.
Dee misses with a hook
and Narz counters with a nice uppercut.
Narz misses with a looping left.
Dee feints a jab promting Narz to slip. Dee then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Narz slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Klay Dee is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Dee connects with a nice looking jab.
Dee throws a lazy uppercut

and Narz counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Dee blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Narz lands with a left to the head.
Dee tries a body shot but Narz blocks it.
Narz trying to control the position but instead, Dee has worked for underhooks and has pushed Narz into the cage.
Narz lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dee doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dee is leaning against Narz and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Dee lands a hook to the side of the head.
Narz will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Dee up against the cage.
Narz lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Nice body punch from Narz - that landed with a thud.

Narz is fighting off a takedown attempt but Dee is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Narz to the mat. Narz regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Narz bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Dee's guard.

Narz stops Dee from standing up.
Narz trying to control the position from guard on top but Dee is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dee looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Peter Narz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Narz postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Narz stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Dee swivels though and keeps the full guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Klay Dee comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Dee winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Jorge Garcia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Klay Dee!
A relieved looking Klay Dee thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.