PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Felipe Naza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juan Tamad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Juan Tamad will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Naza
vs
Tamad

170 cm
24
158 lbs
7 - 6 - 0

184 cm
22
160 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Felipe Naza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Juan Tamad!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Ivan Kurochkin and Dmitry Maklakov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good leg kick by Tamad there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Tamad keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Naza.
Tamad scores with a spinning back kick!
Tamad lands a head shot.
Naza throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Naza avoids a kick to the body.

Naza moves into the clinch successfully.
Naza lands a nice shot to the body.
Naza is leaning against Tamad and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Tamad looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Tamad lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Naza misses with a hook from the clinch.
Naza blocks a punch to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Naza lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

Tamad breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tamad ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tamad uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Naza.
Naza lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A big right from Naza misses.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Tamad.
Naza is looking to clinch.
Tamad throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Naza's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tamad avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Naza ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tamad moves away.
The fighters circling - Tamad throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Naza looks to land a combination but Tamad avoids it well.
Juan Tamad seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tamad closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Tamad lands with a right hand.
Naza takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Tamad, right into the meat.
Naza misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tamad.
Naza throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tamad thumps Naza with a low kick.
Nice straight punches there by Naza. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Naza.
Tamad throws a series of punches but Naza moves out of range.
Naza lands with a nice body punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Naza throws a head kick but Tamad moves out of range.
Naza misses with a wild body shot.

Naza moves into range and clinches up with Tamad.
Tamad tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Naza lands a nice uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Tamad breaks from the clinch.
Naza checks a low kick from Tamad.
Naza throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Naza scores with a punch to the head.
Tamad lands a jab to the head.
Tamad connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Naza momentarily.
Naza throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Naza is looking to clinch.
Naza looks to land a right hand but Tamad moved out of range.
Tamad ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tamad throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Tamad uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Tamad throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A big right from Naza misses.
Naza throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Tamad scoring well with a low kick there.
Tamad throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A big right from Naza misses.
Tamad sizes up Naza with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Tamad.
Tamad misses with a straight left.
Naza throws a right and a left that Tamad avoids nicely.
Tamad is looking to score with low kicks.
Tamad is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Some wild striking there from Naza.
Tamad takes a swing at Naza's ribcage but misses.
Naza moves out of range of the strikes.
Tamad looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Tamad has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Tamad misses with a series of wild punches.
A slapping leg kick lands for Tamad.
Tamad feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Naza's calf.
A chopping leg kick lands by Tamad.
Tamad paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Tamad lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Tamad.
Naza throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tamad dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Naza. That did some damage!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Naza takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tamad lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Naza jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
A slow jab from Naza misses its intended target.
Tamad uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Naza.
Naza lands with a shot to the body.
Tamad keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tamad moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Tamad fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Naza manages to avoid it.
Tamad takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Tamad throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Naza scores with a jab to the body.
Naza takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A slow jab from Tamad misses its intended target.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nice shot lands for Tamad.
Tamad throws a nice inside leg kick.
Tamad does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Tamad takes one to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Juan Tamad 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.

A good leg kick by Tamad.
Tamad throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Naza pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tamad moves out of range as Naza throws a body kick.
Naza takes a kick to the side of the head.
Naza throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tamad tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Naza scores with a nice head shot.
Naza is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Tamad.
Good standup being displayed there by Tamad as he connects with a hook.
Juan Tamad seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A chopping leg kick lands by Tamad.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Tamad in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Donk. Naza catches Tamad right on the button with a cross.
Tamad misses with a low kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A looping hook to the body misses from Naza. Tamad does a little dance to reset his feet.
Naza takes one on the button.
Tamad throws a nice inside leg kick.
Naza is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A punch combination from Naza misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Naza motions for Tamad to come forward. Naza throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Naza slips a jab from Tamad.
Tamad throws a hook but Naza avoids it easily.
Tamad throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sloppy strikes from Tamad. Those never looked like landing.
Naza throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Tamad uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Naza.
Naza looks to throw the jab but Tamad is out of range.
Tamad digs a good hook to Naza's body.
Tamad tries a head kick but it misses.
Tamad looks to land a left hand but Naza moved out of range nicely.
Naza defending well as Tamad loads up on a big left hand.
Naza waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tamad.
Naza stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Tamad.
Naza looks to land a right hand but Tamad moved out of range.
Naza throws a jab when Tamad was well out of range.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Tamad.
Tamad turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Naza misses with a right hand
and Tamad cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Naza throws a jab but it's blocked by Tamad.
Naza is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Tamad fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Naza.
Tamad ducks under a wild hook from Naza.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tamad looks to land a right hand but Naza moved out of range.
Tamad lands a lovely overhand right.
Tamad ducks under a wild hook from Naza.
Naza takes a swing at Tamad's ribcage but misses.
Tamad goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Tamad slips a straight right by Naza.
Tamad fails to land with a series of punches.
Naza stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Tamad.
A telegraphed right hand from Tamad misses the target.
Tamad throws a good cross that connects.
Naza throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tamad sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Naza avoids the head kick by Tamad.
Naza lands with a cross.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Naza avoids the body shot from Tamad.
A slow jab from Naza misses its intended target.
Naza throws a body punch but Tamad moves out of range.
Tamad throws a shot from downtown. Naza moves away and avoids it.
Tamad scores with a spinning back kick!
Tamad throws a big shot that misses.
Tamad will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Tamad dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Naza. That did some damage!
Tamad slips under a jab from Naza.
Naza on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Naza tries to clinch there but Tamad circles away.
Tamad jabs Naza to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Tamad moves out of range of the leg kick from Naza.
Tamad with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Naza to score with a decent uppercut.
Naza dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tamad catches Naza with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Tamad explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A big left from Tamad misses.
Tamad lands with a kick to the temple. Naza shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Naza throws a big shot that misses.

Naza moves into the clinch.
Tamad misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tamad misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Naza.
Naza lands a body shot in the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Tamad's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Tamad being controlled against the ropes.
Tamad softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Naza tries a body shot but Tamad blocks it.

Tamad breaks from the clinch.
A swing and a miss from Tamad.
Naza misses with a wild body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Juan Tamad showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!

Naza takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Tamad bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Naza's head backwards.
Tamad looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Tamad lands a glancing blow to the side of Naza's head.
A left lands for Naza.
Naza tries to work over Tamad's front leg with a kick but Tamad checks it.
A big left from Naza misses.
Tamad throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Naza connects with a looping right hand.
Tamad scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Naza ducks down and throws a hook to the body.

Naza has closed the distance and engaged Tamad in a clinch.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Tamad throws an elbow but misses.
A short right from Naza.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Naza tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tamad working aggressively here.
Naza blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tamad lands a shoulder strike.
Naza softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
A short right from Tamad on the inside.
Naza blocks a body shot from Tamad.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.

Tamad breaks the clinch.
Naza takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Naza throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Naza wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Naza feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Tamads jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Tamad comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Tamad is looking to chop away at Naza's legs.
Tamad keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tamad digs a good body shot into Naza's ribs.
Naza looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Naza swinging wildly here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Naza tries to clinch there but Tamad circles away.
Tamad ducks under a wild hook from Naza.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Naza moves forwards but Tamad connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Tamad scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Naza thows a body shot but no joy.
Naza jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Naza is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Naza takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Naza misses with a hook.
Naza throws a jab but it's blocked by Tamad.
Naza throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Tamad on the side of the head.
Naza misses with a hook. Tamad ducked under it nicely.
Naza throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tamad.
Tamad connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A slow jab from Naza misses its intended target.
Tamad bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A good leg kick by Tamad.
Naza ducks under a wild hook from Tamad.
Tamad throws a leg kick which misses Naza's front leg but catches the back leg as Naza tries to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tamad scores with a hook to the body. Naza takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Naza looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Naza throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tamad misses with a straight right.
Tamad slips a straight right by Naza.
Tamad just misses with a punch to the body.
Naza fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tamad manages to avoid it.
Naza swinging wildly here.
Tamad scores with a jab to the head.
Naza misses with a hook. Tamad ducked under it nicely.
Tamad scores with a three punch combo!

It looks like Felipe Naza has been cut.
Tamad connects with a single shot there.
Naza loads up on a big right hand but Tamad slips the punch.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Tamad.
Tamad cracks Naza with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Naza takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tamad throws a nice head kick!
Naza throws a jab but it's blocked by Tamad.
Tamad throws a lazy right hand but Naza sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Naza catches Tamad with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A jab from Tamad finds it's way through Naza's defenses.
Tamad connects with a looping right hand.
Naza misses the jab.
Naza fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tamad manages to avoid it.
Naza misses with a looping right.
Naza stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Tamad.
Naza connects with a leg kick. Tamad looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Tamad lands a lovely overhand right.
Tamad closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Naza looks to land a right hand but Tamad moved out of range.
Tamad lands a head kick. Naza smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Naza shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Tamad changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Juan Tamad comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Tamad 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 Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight for Juan Tamad!
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight for Juan Tamad!
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight for Juan Tamad!

Juan Tamad wins by unanimous decision!
Juan Tamad was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.