PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Royal McNamera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Zamarano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McNamera's entrance music is A cat flushing a toilet. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

McNamera
vs
Zamarano

168 cm
19
150 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

170 cm
22
151 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good knees
KO power

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Royal McNamera!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ivan Zamarano!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Paulo Santos and Edson Gomes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McNamera lands with a hook. Zamarano tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Zamarano fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Zamarano scores with a one two! McNamera had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Zamarano looks to land a left hand but McNamera moved out of range nicely.
Zamarano avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Zamarano misses with a body kick.

Zamarano shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Zamarano showed some decent athleticism there.
McNamera wants to control but Zamarano is keeping busy and won't allow it.
McNamera blocking the ground and pound attempt from Zamarano.
McNamera wants to get back to his feet.
McNamera trying to hold on to Zamarano's head to control him but Zamarano postures up.
Zamarano is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Zamarano is keen to just control but McNamera is a slippery customer.
Zamarano throws a strike but McNamera avoids it easily and moves to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McNamera preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
McNamera is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Zamarano trying to control the position from guard on top but McNamera is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Zamarano prevents McNamera from getting back to his feet.
Zamarano trying to control but McNamera is working from the bottom.
Zamarano loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
McNamera tries to close the distance and clinch but Zamarano swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Zamarano throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around McNamera's waist but McNamera gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Zamarano off to one side.
Zamarano shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts McNamera as he jumps to the side.
Royal McNamera has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ivan Zamarano.
Zamarano swats away the attempt to clinch by McNamera.
Zamarano circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's two 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.
McNamera wants to clinch.
Zamarano shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
McNamera tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Zamarano paws at him with a jab and circles away.
McNamera fails with an attempt to clinch.
Zamarano circles away from the clinch attempt.
McNamera uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Zamarano has time to react.
Zamarano swats away the attempt to clinch by McNamera.
Zamarano throws a right hand that McNamera ducks under and follows up with a left that McNamera also avoids with ease.
McNamera scores with a hook.
McNamera tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Zamarano shoots in but McNamera avoids the takedown attempt easily.
McNamera fails in his attempt to clinch.
McNamera tries to clinch but Zamarano moves out of range.
Zamarano keeps the fight on the outside.
Royal McNamera seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McNamera tries to clinch up.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Zamarano checks a leg kick.
Zamarano misses with a leg kick.

Zamarano closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Zamarano tries to pass to full mount but McNamera defends it.
McNamera keeping hold of Zamarano's head, controlling as best he can.
Zamarano sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. McNamera defending well though.
Zamarano wants to free his trapped foot but McNamera is holding on for dear life with his legs.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
McNamera on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Zamarano sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. McNamera defending well though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McNamera keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Zamarano is looking to stall here but McNamera recovers full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Zamarano trying to control the position from guard on top but McNamera is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Zamarano is in close to McNamera's body, working some short punches and elbows.
McNamera keeping full guard, as Zamarano tries to pass.
McNamera keeping moving, preventing Zamarano from controlling successfully.
McNamera is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
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 Royal McNamera will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Zamarano shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in McNamera's guard.
Zamarano working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
McNamera is controlling Zamarano's posture.
Zamarano is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
McNamera keeping moving, preventing Zamarano from controlling successfully.
Zamarano cracks McNamera with a solid left hand.
Zamarano is pushing down on McNamera's leg trying to pass to half guard. McNamera is fighting to maintain full guard but Zamarano has managed to sneak the leg through.
Zamarano seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but McNamera does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McNamera looks like he's trying to stand up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zamarano throws a strike but McNamera avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
McNamera utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Zamarano controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
McNamera utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
McNamera wants to stand and escape but Zamarano is having none of it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
McNamera tries to clinch but Zamarano moves out of range.
McNamera stuffs the takedown.
McNamera fails with an attempt to clinch.
McNamera doesn't manage to clinch there - Zamarano circles away.

Zamarano closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
McNamera gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McNamera is in a horrible position here. Zamarano smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
A nice elbow there by Zamarano.
Zamarano lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Zamarano looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Zamarano lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
McNamera takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
A nice elbow there by Zamarano.
Zamarano has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Zamarano landing punches.
McNamera is in a horrible position here. Zamarano smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zamarano avoids the attempt from McNamera to control.
Ivan Zamarano has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee warns McNamera that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Zamarano is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Zamarano is in the full mount, landing strikes.
The referee warns McNamera that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
McNamera in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.

McNamera is rocked!
Zamarano lands a big shot to the head and McNamera winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Ivan Zamarano!