PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ri Zaadha (ranked 2310 p4p, 2518 weight class) and Gideon Navarro (ranked 303 p4p, 332 weight class). Zaadha's entrance music is HonestKey- When I Wake Up. A fine choice. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Zaadha
vs
Navarro

189 cm
42
177
38 - 31 - 2

181 cm
41
167
41 - 25 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Excellent grappler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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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 38 - 31 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Ri Zaadha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 41 - 25 - 1, fighting out of New York, Gideon Navarro!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Sosuke Kotani and Shirou Masuda.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Navarro scores with the left hand. Zaadha knows he should have avoided that one.
Zaadha blocks a head kick by Navarro.
Navarro throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Zaadha counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Navarro swings widly with a right hand
and Zaadha connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Zaadha displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Navarro throws out the jab.
Zaadha tries to score with a low kick but Navarro moves his leg out of the way.
Zaadha misses with an uppercut. Navarro saw that one coming.
Navarro stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Zaadha.

Zaadha rushes Navarro and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Navarro lands a left hand that snaps the head of Zaadha backwards.
Navarro tries to pull guard but Zaadha holds him up against the cage and eventually Navarro drops back down to his feet.

Zaadha manages to break the clinch.
Navarro throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Zaadha sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Zaadha connects with an inside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Navarro swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Zaadha ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Zaadha lands a body shot.
Navarro cracks Zaadha with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Navarro.
Navarro throws a jab but it's blocked by Zaadha.
Zaadha walks into a stiff left hand from Navarro.
Navarro misses with a looping left.
Zaadha throws a quick counter head kick but Navarro was just out of range.
Zaadha chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Navarro connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Zaadha's hands.
Zaadha keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Navarro.
A big left from Navarro misses.
Zaadha throws a body punch but Navarro moves out of range.
Zaadha uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Navarro.
Zaadha jabs Navarro right on the nose. Navarro blinks but takes it well.
Zaadha moves away from the strike by Navarro.
Navarro throws a sloppy head kick and Zaadha moves out of range easily.

Zaadha fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Navarro, pushing him back against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Zaadha.
Zaadha throws a head punch that misses.
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!
Navarro is trying to pull guard but Zaadha turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zaadha lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Zaadha manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Navarro tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Ri Zaadha has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gideon Navarro.
Navarro goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Zaadha has a couple of punches blocked by Navarro.
Zaadha definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Zaadha lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Navarro fails to land.
Zaadha lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Zaadha pushes Navarro back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Navarro tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Navarro blocks an elbow strike.
Navarro misses with a short punch on the inside.
Navarro is trying to pull guard but Zaadha has him pressed against the cage.
Navarro tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Navarro blocks an elbow strike from Zaadha.
Navarro jumps guard but Zaadha turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Navarro fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Zaadha slows down the pace here.
Navarro lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Navarro.
Zaadha is pressed up against the cage. Navarro has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Zaadha down to the mat. Zaadha avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Zaadha tries to close the distance and clinch up but Navarro swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Zaadha ducks under a wild hook from Navarro.
An attempted straight right counter from Zaadha misses the target.
Navarro misses with a straight right.
Navarro throws the left hand but Zaadha avoids the punch easily.
Navarro connects with a crisp jab.
Gideon Navarro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zaadha connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Zaadha lands with a kick to the temple. Navarro shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Navarro keeps the fight on the outside.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Navarro! But no joy.
Zaadha connects with a right hand. Navarro shakes it off.
Zaadha takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Navarro fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Navarro misses with a straight left.
Navarro pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Navarro is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Zaadha.
Zaadha throws a leg kick but Navarro checks it.
Navarro misses with a hook.
Zaadha jabs Navarro right on the nose. Navarro blinks but takes it well.
Navarro tests Zaadha's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Navarro loads up on a big right hand but Zaadha slips the punch.
Zaadha steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Navarro.
Navarro tries to clinch up
and Zaadha cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Navarro misses with a leg kick
and Zaadha counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Navarro throws a lazy right hand but Zaadha sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Navarro throws a poor cross that misses
and Zaadha counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Navarro's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Zaadha connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Navarro scrambles back to his feet.

Navarro is rocked!
Navarro throws a head kick that half lands.
Navarro scores with a hook.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

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

Zaadha blocks a head kick by Navarro.
Navarro throws a jab but it's blocked by Zaadha.
Navarro rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Zaadha counters with a straight right hand.
Navarro misses with a straight left.
Zaadha moves out of range of the strikes.
Navarro with a hook.
Navarro works the jab nicely.
Navarro throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Zaadha sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Zaadha tries to land a leg kick but Navarro saw it coming and moves away.
Zaadha throws a low kick but it's checked well by Navarro.
Navarro swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Navarro throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Navarro keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Navarro.
Zaadha tries to land a leg kick but Navarro saw it coming and moves away.
Zaadha wants to land a leg kick but Navarro is out of range.
Navarro avoids the body shot from Zaadha.
Navarro looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zaadha uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Navarro.
Zaadha misses with a leg kick.
Zaadha tries to land a front kick but Navarro steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A big right from Navarro misses.
Navarro looks to land a left hand but Zaadha moved out of range nicely.
Zaadha lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Navarro throws an off balance right hand
and Zaadha counters with a straight right hand.
Navarro swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Navarro lands a jab to the head.
Zaadha looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Navarro slips under a jab from Zaadha.
Navarro missing with a left hand there. Zaadha was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Navarro throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Zaadha counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Navarro lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Navarro keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Navarro shapes to counter with a head kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zaadha takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Navarro throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Zaadha sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Zaadha fires out a quick counter leg kick but Navarro just manages to avoid it.
Navarro misses with an uppercut. Zaadha saw that one coming.
Navarro walks into a jab.
Zaadha tries to land a front kick but Navarro steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Navarro avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A nice side step and Navarro releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Navarro staying out of range there.
Navarro with a jab.
Zaadha takes a kick to the side of the head.
Navarro has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Navarro throws a looping overhand right but Zaadha ducks down to avoid it.
Zaadha is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Navarro.
Navarro misses with a combination
and Zaadha counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A swing and a miss from Navarro.
Zaadha is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Navarro scores with a nice strike.
Zaadha closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Navarro pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Zaadha uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Navarro.
Navarro misses with a head kick.
Zaadha fires out a quick counter leg kick but Navarro just manages to avoid it.
Zaadha throws a low kick but it's checked well by Navarro.
Navarro misses with a straight right.
Navarro throws the left hand but Zaadha avoids the punch easily.
Navarro cracks Zaadha with a good jab.
Navarro throws an overhand right that lands on Zaadha's shoulder, as Zaadha tries to avoid the shot.
Zaadha attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Navarro throws the kick towards the body but Zaadha avoids it.
Navarro lands a really nice looking cross but Zaadha seems unphased.
Navarro throws a head kick that misses.
Zaadha defending well as Navarro loads up on a big left hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Navarro lands a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Navarro swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Zaadha wants to clinch.
Zaadha avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Zaadha misses the target.
Zaadha tried to score with a low kick but Navarro checks it.
Navarro looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Zaadha fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Navarro looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Navarro pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Zaadha half committed to a counter leg kick.
Zaadha keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Navarro.
A slow jab from Navarro misses its intended target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Navarro. Zaadha does a little dance to reset his feet.
Zaadha wants to clinch.
Zaadha tries a head kick but it misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Gideon Navarro showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Navarro throws a poor cross that misses
and Zaadha counters with a good low kick that Navarro was not able to check.
Zaadha tries to clinch
and Navarro counters with a stiff right hand.
Navarro throws a hook but Zaadha avoids it easily.

Zaadha instigates a clinch.
Zaadha throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Navarro fails to pull guard.
Navarro is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Zaadha to keep the fight standing.
Navarro's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Navarro is trying to pull guard but Zaadha turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Ri Zaadha has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gideon Navarro.
Navarro tries to pull guard but Zaadha won't allow it.
Navarro jumps guard but Zaadha turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Zaadha looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Navarro tries to pull guard but Zaadha holds him up against the cage and eventually Navarro drops back down to his feet.
Zaadha works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Navarro blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Zaadha.
Zaadha gets underhooks to prevent Navarro's takedown attempt.
Navarro takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Navarro jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Zaadha walks away with a smile on his face. Navarro gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Gideon Navarro seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Zaadha blocks a jab.
Navarro misses with a right hand
and Zaadha counters with a stiff right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Navarro.
Navarro jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Zaadha cracks a nice hook into Navarro's ribs.
Zaadha throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Zaadha misses with a body shot.
Navarro chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Zaadha can pounce on him.
Navarro will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Navarro misses with a right hand
and Zaadha counters with a slapping leg kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Navarro darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Nice shot lands for Zaadha.
Zaadha's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Zaadha duly obliges.
Zaadha wants to clinch up but Navarro keeps it at a distance.
Navarro now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Navarro jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Zaadha appears to be looking for a big counter.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A slow jab from Zaadha misses its intended target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zaadha keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Navarro on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Navarro misses with a hook. Zaadha ducked under it nicely.
Zaadha motions for Navarro to come forward. Zaadha throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A telegraphed right hand from Navarro misses the target.
Zaadha misses with a wild combination.
A big left from Navarro misses.
Navarro checks a low kick from Zaadha.
Zaadha lands with a good body shot.
A slow jab from Navarro misses its intended target.
Zaadha tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Navarro was well out of range. Poor timing from Zaadha.
Zaadha tries to land a leg kick but Navarro saw it coming and moves away.
A little jabbing left from Navarro on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Zaadha pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Navarro takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zaadha steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Navarro.
Zaadha throws a low kick but Navarro avoids it.
Navarro jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Navarro scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Zaadha doesn't seem bothered though.
Zaadha moves out of range of the strikes.
Zaadha looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Zaadha looks to land a right hand but Navarro moved out of range.
Navarro on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Zaadha. Zaadha obviously looking to wear him down.
Navarro thuds his shin into the meat of Zaadha's side.
Navarro misses with an uppercut.
Zaadha bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nice shot by Navarro.
Navarro fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Navarro misses with a looping left.
Zaadha takes one to the chin there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zaadha tests Navarro's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A big left from Navarro misses.
Navarro keeps the fight on the outside.
Nice uppercut lands for Navarro. That snapped Zaadha's head back.
Navarro avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Navarro looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Zaadha throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Navarro throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
It looked like Zaadha was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Navarro.
Zaadha misses with a series of wild punches.
Navarro is looking for the big counter here.
Navarro throws a lazy uppercut
and Zaadha counters with an outside leg kick.
Navarro throws a lazy uppercut
and Zaadha counters with a right hand to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Zaadha.
Zaadha moves out of range of the strikes.
Zaadha misses with a low kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ri Zaadha showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Zaadha 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Ri Zaadha!
Ri Zaadha gave a mention to Honest Apparel ($20 SPECIAL ALL CLOTHES!) in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).