PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nante Navetta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Edgar Frog (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Navetta comes to the cage accompanied by Roger Allan Wade - If You're Gonna Be Dumb. Frog is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: I Still Believe. The key to victory for Nante Navetta has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Navetta
vs
Frog

177 cm
25
185 lbs
6 - 6 - 0

185 cm
23
178 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent elbows
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

[JMFC] 160!

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 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Nante Navetta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Edgar Frog!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Tarja Halkonen and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Frog shoots for a double leg takedown but Navetta sprawls well. He's pushed Frog's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Frog shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Navetta as he jumps to the side.
Navetta is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Navetta tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Frog paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Frog stuns Navetta with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Navetta stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Navetta wants it to stay on the feet.
Nante Navetta has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Edgar Frog.
Frog throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Navetta's waist but Navetta gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Frog off to one side.
Frog fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Navetta avoids it really well and circles away.
Navetta tries to clinch up but Frog circles away and keeps his distance.
Navetta fails with an attempt to clinch.

Frog drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Frog works over Navetta with some ground and pound from guard.
Frog has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Frog trying to control the position from guard on top but Navetta is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Frog throws a big right hand that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Frog prevents Navetta from getting back to his feet.
Frog throwing strikes from guard but Navetta blocks nicely.
Frog stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Navetta swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Frog trying to control but Navetta is working from the bottom.

Frog drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Navetta dives on top into guard.
Frog wants to stand but Navetta is controlling the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.

Navetta gets to his feet - Frog follows without any prompting.
Frog shoots in for a takedown but Navetta shows good takedown defense.
Navetta is looking to clinch but Frog is avoiding it.
Navetta tries to clinch but Frog moves out of range.
Navetta moves in looking to clinch but Frog pushes him off.
Navetta tries to clinch but Frog is having none of it.

Frog is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Navetta's half guard.
Navetta is trying to stand back up but Frog is controlling him
Navetta is breathing heavily.
Frog sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Navetta defending well though.
Frog slips a nice elbow through Navetta's hands, connecting with Navetta's forehead.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frog 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.
Frog not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Navetta taking some punishment here, with Frog in his half guard.
Frog throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Navetta trying to control here.
Ground and pound from Frog.
Navetta pushes Frog off looking to stand but Frog dives back in and keeps control.
Still in half guard, Frog seems content to control.

Frog is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Frog lands with a punch from half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Frog.
Frog looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Frog missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Frog working over Navetta with some ground and pound. Navetta looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Frog throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Frog seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Frog throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Navetta avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Frog.
Frog working the head and body with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Edgar Frog dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Navetta looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Frog!
Frog working to try and regain half guard.
Navetta trying to control but he's not successful this time.
You get the feeling that Frog really doesn't like being in this position too much.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Frog can do anything to dispel that myth.
Navetta blocks Frog's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Navetta prevents Frog from getting the reversal.
Frog is squirming around, avoiding Navetta's attempts to control the action.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Navetta gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Frog misses with a body shot.
Navetta tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Frog rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Navetta moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Navetta tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Frog paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Navetta fails with an attempt to clinch.
Frog circles away from the clinch attempt.
Navetta takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Frog fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Navetta tries to clinch up.

Navetta closes the distance and clinches.
Navetta creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Navetta taking a breather.
Navetta lands an elbow inside.
Frog working hard to break the clinch.
Frog wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Navetta has him pressed against the cage.
Navetta throws a knee to the head but misses.
Navetta scores with a knee to the head.
Frog is trying to stall.

Navetta pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Navetta wants to clinch.
Navetta tries to clinch there but Frog circles away.
Frog throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Frog misses with a wild combination.
Navetta tries to clinch but Frog moves out of range.
Frog misses with a wild body shot.
Navetta is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Navetta moves in looking to clinch but Frog pushes him off.
Nante Navetta seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Navetta is looking to clinch but Frog is avoiding it.
Navetta wants to clinch.
Frog blocks a head kick by Navetta.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frog throws a right hand that Navetta ducks under and follows up with a left that Navetta also avoids with ease.
Navetta fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Frog swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Navetta stuffs the takedown attempt from Frog. Frog gets slowly back to his feet.
Frog getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Navetta tries to clinch there but Frog circles away.
Navetta misses with a head kick.
Frog throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Navetta.
Frog misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Nante Navetta has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Edgar Frog.
Navetta is looking to land body kicks.
A left and a right from Frog both land. Nice combination.
A punch combination from Frog misses.
Navetta tries to close the distance and clinch but Frog swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Frog shoots for a takedown but Navetta saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Frog avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Frog is defended easily by Navetta.
Navetta tries to clinch but Frog is having none of it.
Frog looks to score with a jab to the body but Navetta is just out of range.
Navetta is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Navetta wants to clinch.
Navetta doesn't manage to clinch there - Frog circles away.
Navetta is looking to clinch.
Navetta wants to clinch.
Frog circles away from the clinch attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Edgar Frog will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Navetta tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Frog swivels and escapes.
Navetta is looking to clinch but Frog is avoiding it.
Frog swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Frog throws a shot to the body.
Navetta keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Navetta tries to clinch there but Frog circles away.
Frog swings for the body but Navetta moves out of range.
Frog looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Navetta fails with an attempt to clinch.
Navetta dodges the punch combination from Frog.
Frog keeps the fight on the outside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Frog slaps away a takedown attempt from Navetta, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Navetta tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Frog fails to land the takedown.
Frog scores with a jab to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Frog moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

Frog drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Navetta is trying to get back to his feet.
Frog is looking to take a break and control but Navetta is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Frog working the ground and pound.
Navetta taking a bit of punishment here - Frog scoring with strikes.
Navetta takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Frog working the body and head with strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frog is working Navetta over with some ground and pound from side control.
Frog lands an elbow.

Frog thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Frog looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Navetta is avoiding damage well.
Navetta wants to control but Frog postures up.
Frog scores with punches from side control.
Edgar Frog has got the better of the ground game so far.
Frog working the head with strikes.

Frog looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Frog tries to score with some ground and pound. Navetta controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frog lands a nice forearm strike.
Navetta is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Frog is controlling him well.
Frog scoring with punches from side control.
Navetta is not content to let Frog control the position.
Frog works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.

That's four 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.
Navetta is trying to escape the position but Frog is controlling the position.

Frog tries for a kimura but Navetta is defending well.
An elbow from Frog crashes against the mat.
Navetta wants to control but Frog postures up.
Edgar Frog is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Navetta is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Frog is controlling him well.
Nante Navetta has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Frog landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Frog trying to control the position but Navetta is working away.
Frog working the body and head with strikes.

And that's the end of the fight!
Edgar Frog comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Frog 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Edgar Frog!