PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nante Navetta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hero Tasaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Navetta comes to the cage accompanied by Roger Allan Wade - If You're Gonna Be Dumb. Nante Navetta could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Hero Tasaki's chin.

Navetta
vs
Tasaki

177 cm
32
185 lbs
17 - 16 - 0

186 cm
30
197 lbs
12 - 14 - 0

Decent wrestler
Great elbows
Cardio machine

ADCC Champion
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Adrenaline

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Nante Navetta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hero Tasaki!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Marco Blurström and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Tasaki closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Tasaki lands in his opponent's guard.
Tasaki throws a big elbow that misses.
Navetta keeping full guard, as Tasaki tries to pass.
Tasaki lands a couple of digs.
Tasaki has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

Tasaki drops back looking for a leg! Navetta is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Navetta manages to kick Tasaki off! Tasaki jumps back into Navetta's guard.
Tasaki distracts Navetta with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Navetta wants to stand but Tasaki is controlling the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tasaki with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Navetta preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Tasaki trying to control the position from guard on top but Navetta is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tasaki postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

Tasaki is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Navetta wants to stand and escape but Tasaki is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Tasaki drops back, looking for a kneebar! Navetta looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Navetta looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Navetta!
Tasaki is trying to get back to half guard.
Tasaki manages to get back to half guard.
Tasaki wants to get back to full guard.
Tasaki trying to get back to full guard but Navetta takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Tasaki is trying to escape the mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Navetta tries to stand up but he's trapped just for the moment.
Tasaki bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!

Navetta pushes Tasaki off and scrambles back to his feet.
Tasaki throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Navetta sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nante Navetta is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Navetta clinches up against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tasaki takes an elbow to the forehead.
Tasaki misses with a punch to the body.
Navetta lands a damaging elbow.

It looks like Hero Tasaki has been cut.
Navetta stops a takedown attempt from Tasaki.
Tasaki cracks Navetta with a nice body shot.
Navetta tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Tasaki takes an elbow to the forehead.
Tasaki is trying to force a seperation but Navetta has the dominant position.
Tasaki trying to control the position but instead, Navetta has worked for underhooks and has pushed Tasaki into the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tasaki throws a punch but it's blocked by Navetta.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tasaki dodges an elbow strike from Navetta.
Tasaki is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Navetta is keeping busy.
Tasaki is looking to break free of the clinch but Navetta has double underhooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hero Tasaki dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hero Tasaki's cut.
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.

Nice uppercut there from Tasaki.
Tasaki avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Navetta ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Navetta is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tasaki swings widly with a right hand

and Navetta counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Navetta.
Tasaki swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tasaki fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Navetta gets underhooks to prevent Tasaki's takedown attempt.
Navetta lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Navetta lands a knee to the head.
Navetta is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Navetta lands an elbow just above Tasaki 's eye.
Tasaki wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Navetta has him pressed against the cage.
Tasaki has a couple of punches blocked by Navetta.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tasaki working some nice short punches in the clinch.

Navetta pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tasaki misses with a wild body shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Navetta looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Navetta is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Navetta tries to clinch but Tasaki is having none of it.
Nante Navetta is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tasaki shoots in looking for a takedown. Navetta tries to sprawl out of it but Tasaki keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Navetta manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Navetta tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Tasaki manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Navetta tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Tasaki manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Navetta moves in looking to clinch but Tasaki pushes him off.
Tasaki throws a looping overhand right but Navetta ducks down to avoid it.

Navetta clinches up with Tasaki and pushes him back against the cage.
Tasaki is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Navetta pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Nante Navetta has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hero Tasaki.
Navetta creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Tasaki trying to control the position but instead, Navetta has worked for underhooks and has pushed Tasaki into the cage.
Tasaki dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Navetta lands a nice elbow.
Tasaki blocks the elbow strike.
Tasaki avoids a wild elbow strike from Navetta.
Navetta blocks an uppercut.
Navetta throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Navetta blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tasaki is struggling to control the position.
Navetta unloads a knee to the mid-section. Tasaki lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Navetta lands an elbow inside that Tasaki shrugs off.
Navetta lands a right hand.
Nante Navetta has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Tasaki is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Navetta is keeping busy.
Navetta scores a nice knee to the body.
Tasaki takes a knee right on the jaw!
Tasaki displaying some good clinch control by pressing Navetta up against the cage.
Navetta putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Tasaki in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Tasaki is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tasaki throws a punch but it's blocked by Navetta.
Tasaki wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Navetta lands an elbow that stopped Tasaki in his tracks for a moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Navetta lands an elbow inside that Tasaki shrugs off.
Navetta lands an elbow that stopped Tasaki in his tracks for a moment.

Tasaki is rocked!
Tasaki trying to stall but Navetta improves his position.
Tasaki is still on wobbly legs! Can Navetta finish him?
Navetta lands a damaging elbow.

That has opened up Hero Tasaki's cut even more.
Tasaki is looking to control Navetta's arms but Navetta gets an underhook and turns him. Now Tasaki has his back to the cage.
Tasaki lands a left hand that snaps the head of Navetta backwards.
Tasaki seems to have recovered his senses.

Navetta escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Navetta drives through and clinches with Tasaki against the cage.

Navetta breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tasaki tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Navetta was well out of range. Poor timing from Tasaki.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tasaki thows a left - swing and a miss!
Navetta tries to clinch there but Tasaki circles away.
Navetta takes one on the button.
Tasaki fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nante Navetta dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Hero Tasaki's cut.
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!

Tasaki misses with an uppercut
and Navetta makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Tasaki shoots in for a takedown but Navetta shows good takedown defense.
Navetta is looking to clinch but Tasaki is avoiding it.
Navetta tries to clinch up but Tasaki circles away and keeps his distance.
Tasaki moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Tasaki scores with a hook to the body. Navetta takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Navetta uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tasaki.
Tasaki misses with a hook.
A punch lands to the side of Tasaki 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Tasaki lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Tasaki.
Navetta fails with an attempt to clinch.
Navetta tries to clinch up but Tasaki circles away and keeps his distance.
Tasaki misses with a double jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Navetta doesn't manage to clinch there - Tasaki circles away.
Navetta tries to clinch but Tasaki is having none of it.
A lazy left from Navetta finds it's target.
Tasaki keeps the fight on the outside.
Tasaki shoots in but no luck this time.
Hero Tasaki seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nice defenses there by Navetta.
Navetta tries to clinch but Tasaki moves out of range.

Navetta rushes Tasaki and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Navetta creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Tasaki's defenses.
Tasaki tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Navetta lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Navetta blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tasaki blocks an elbow strike from Navetta.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tasaki is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Navetta is keeping busy.
Navetta lands an elbow just above Tasaki 's eye.
Tasaki misses with some punches.
Tasaki tries to break the clinch but Navetta is controlling the position.
Navetta comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

The cut above Hero Tasaki's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Tasaki throws a punch but it's blocked by Navetta.
Navetta throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tasaki blocks it with crossed arms.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Tasaki.
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!
Navetta has Tasaki pressed against the cage.
Navetta putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Tasaki in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Tasaki is trying to push Navetta away but Navetta has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Tasaki looking to stall.
Navetta looks to throw an elbow but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tasaki tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Navetta's elbow.
Navetta creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Tasaki can't break the clinch.
Tasaki has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Navetta avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Nante Navetta has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hero Tasaki.
Tasaki lands a body punch.
Navetta throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tasaki blocks it with crossed arms.
The referee is keeping an eye on Navetta - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Tasaki is looking to control Navetta's arms but Navetta gets an underhook and turns him. Now Tasaki has his back to the cage.
Tasaki tries to throw a body punch but Navetta avoids it by throwing Tasaki back against the cage.
Navetta lands an elbow inside.
Tasaki is working Navetta over against the cage.
Navetta working Tasaki over with knees to the body.
Tasaki blocks an elbow strike from Navetta.
Navetta comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Navetta lands an elbow that stopped Tasaki in his tracks for a moment.
Navetta lands a nice elbow.

Hero Tasaki's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Tasaki tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tasaki throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Navetta blocking some punches.
Tasaki avoids a wild elbow strike from Navetta.

Navetta drops Tasaki with a big knee straight up the middle! Tasaki is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Navetta slips a jab from Tasaki.
Tasaki rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Navetta moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tasaki throws out a loose jab but Navetta uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tasaki misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Navetta.
Navetta doesn't manage to clinch there - Tasaki circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Navetta looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

And that's the end of the fight!
Nante Navetta showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Navetta 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 29:28
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 29:28
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nante Navetta!
A very excited looking Nante Navetta made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.