PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Marco Natta (ranked 788 p4p, 1763 weight class) and Dean Stomp (ranked 72 p4p, 161 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Natta
vs
Stomp

170 cm
26
145
5 - 0 - 0

150 cm
25
147
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Very strong

Good wrestler
Brawler
Powerful

Primal
Phoenix Island

Primal

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Marco Natta!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Dean Stomp!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Santiago Holmes and Winston Alpacca.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Natta is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Natta throws a lazy right hand but Stomp sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Stomp uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Natta.
Natta steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Stomp.
Stomp misses with a straight right.
Natta steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Stomp.
Stomp throws a hook but Natta blocks it.
Stomp jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Natta staying out of range there.
Natta definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Natta uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Stomp.
Stomp fails to land with a series of punches.
Natta throws a body punch but Stomp moves out of range.
Natta uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Stomp.
Stomp misses with an uppercut.
Natta throws a shot from downtown. Stomp moves away and avoids it.
Stomp with the counter takedown but Natta avoids it easily.
Natta bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Natta uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Stomp.
Natta tries to counter by clinching up but Stomp breaks away and moves out of range.
A slow jab from Stomp misses its intended target.
Natta ducks under a wild hook from Stomp.
Stomp is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Natta misses with a body shot.
Stomp lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stomp looks to land a combination but Natta avoids it well.
A looping hook to the body misses from Natta. Stomp does a little dance to reset his feet.
Natta uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Stomp.
Natta misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stomp.
Stomp might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Stomp throws a hook but Natta avoids it easily.
Natta tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Stomp manages to circle out of the way.
Natta missing with a left hand there. Stomp was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Stomp drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Natta defends it well.

Stomp clinches with his opponent.
Natta fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Natta fails to land.
Stomp blocks an uppercut.
Natta working aggressively here.
Stomp blocks an uppercut.
Natta blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Stomp.
Natta blocks an uppercut.
Natta blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Stomp misses with a hook from the clinch.
Stomp works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Natta jumps guard but Stomp turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Stomp fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Stomp misses with a punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stomp misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Natta tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Stomp is trying to stall.
Stomp tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Stomp swings wildly with an uppercut but Natta uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Natta decides to pull guard.
Stomp wants to pass the guard but Natta is keeping the position.
Stomp must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Natta looking to control.
Stomp controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

Natta is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Stomp looking to pass the guard.
Natta working a defensive guard here.
Stomp pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Natta is keeping the position for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stomp is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Natta is trying to control the position from the bottom.

Natta looking for a triangle here. Stomp is fighting it but it looks tight! Natta pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Stomp is tapping out - this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Marco Natta!
Marco Natta retains his featherweight title!
Marco Natta thanked the fans post fight for their support.