PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between David Bain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Travis Natter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Bain
vs
Natter

186 cm
22
210 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

170 cm
22
210 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, David Bain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Travis Natter!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Natter swinging wilding here.
Bain looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Natter tries a head kick but it misses.
Natter misses with a straight right.
Natter moves in looking to clinch but Bain pushes him off.
Natter closes this distance looking for a takedown but Bain circles away.

Bain closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Bain throwing shots but Natter is blocking nicely.
Bain trying to control from half guard but Natter is working away.

Natter actively working from the bottom here.
Natter is trying to get back to full guard.
Natter regains full guard. Nicely done.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bain drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Natter manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Bain has Natter in his guard.
Natter postures up and lands a big shot to Bain's brow.
Bain wants to sweep but no luck.
Bain tries to strike from the bottom.

Bain looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Natter connects with a couple of short punches.
Natter lands a couple of elbows.
Bain avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Natter throwing strikes from guard but Bain blocks nicely.
Natter postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Natter really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bain. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Natter accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Natter looks gassed!
Bain preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Natter throws a big right hand that misses.
Natter postures up.
Natter scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Natter won't allow Bain to sweep him here.
Bain is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

Bain looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

Bain is looking for a triangle but Natter pushes his legs off easily.
Natter works over Bain with some ground and pound from guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Natter postures up and lands a big shot to Bain's brow.

Natter drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Natter jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Bain has momentary wrist control but Natter slips an elbow through the middle.
Natter must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

Bain had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Natter is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Bain Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Natter's back instead.
Bain doesn't have the hooks in and Natter manages to turn into his guard.
Bain tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Natter scoring with punches to the head and body.
Natter won't allow Bain to sweep him here.
Natter working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Bain working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Natter.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Natter throwing strikes but missing.
Bain will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Natter throws a strike but Bain rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Bain is looking to stand up but Natter won't let him.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Bain circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bain blocks a head kick by Natter.
Natter avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A right-left combo lands from Bain.
Natter tries a head kick but it misses.
Bain misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that David Bain will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Natter throws a head kick but Bain moves out of range.
Natter throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bain counters with a body kick.
David Bain is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Bain drives through with a takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Natter looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Bain puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.

Bain is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Bain trying to mount his opponent but Natter defends it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Bain connects with a nice short shot to Natter's temple.

Natter looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bain is trying to work for a kimura but Natter is defending well.
Natter strikes from the bottom but Bain uses the opportunity to move to side control.

Bain is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Natter knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Bain throws a strike aimed at the side of Natter's head but Natter avoids it well.
Natter wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Bain controls the position.
Natter is working to avoid the ground and pound but Bain connects with a decent elbow.
Bain tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Natter is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Natter tries to strike from the bottom but misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bain is looking to take a break and control but Natter is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Natter throws a combination that misses
and Bain counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Natter closes the distance but Bain moves to the side
and Bain counters with a series of strikes. Natter will be more careful next time no doubt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Natter swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bain counters with a three punch combo that has Natter backing up. Natter nods at Bain to acknowledge the strikes.
Natter misses with a double jab
and Bain counters with an inside leg kick.
Natter darts in trying to clinch

and Bain moves into the clinch.
Bain with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bain is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Natter pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Bain being controlled against the cage.
Natter gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Bain.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Bain keeps control of Natter as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Natter is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Bain gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Bain drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for David Bain. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Natter pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Natter throws a sloppy head kick
and Bain counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Natter thinking.
Bain shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Natter counters with a takedown into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Natter tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bain paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bain will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

Natter gets a takedown into half guard.
Natter looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Bain has hold of Natter's hands but Natter slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Bain has hold of Natter's hands but Natter slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.

Bain is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Natter pulls his head out easily.
Natter lands strikes from half guard.

Bain is defending against the submission attempts here by Natter.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Natter working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bain pushes Natter off and gets back to his feet.
Bain fails in his attempt to clinch.
A head kick by Natter misses
and Bain counters with a three punch combo that has Natter backing up. Natter nods at Bain to acknowledge the strikes.
Bain defending well as Natter loads up on a big left hand.
Bain tries to close the distance and clinch but Natter swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bain fails with the takedown

and Natter counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Bain is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Natter working the head and body with strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Natter wants to work for an arm triangle but Bain is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Bain is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Natter lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Bain keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Natter slips a nice elbow through Bain's hands, connecting with Bain's forehead.

Bain looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Travis Natter has got the better of the ground game so far.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Natter keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for David Bain. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot to de liver by Bain. Beautiful body shot.
Bain throws a quick inside leg kick.

Natter scores with a takedown into Bain's guard.
Bain working a defensive guard here.
Natter postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Natter thows a big elbow that misses.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Bain is on top in guard.

Natter is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Natter keeping moving, preventing Bain from controlling successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Bain drops back, looking for a kneebar! Natter looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Natter looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Natter!
Natter scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Bain to see if he's OK.
Bain is looking for a sweep.
Natter in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Bain taking punishment in the form of punches.
Travis Natter has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Check out the look on Natter's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Bain manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
David Bain is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Natter punching from the bottom.

And that's the end of the fight!
Travis Natter comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Bain has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 29:29
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 29:28

The fight is ruled a draw!