PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Marco Natta (ranked 916 p4p, 936 weight class) and Stan Man (ranked 72 p4p, 75 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Natta
vs
Man

170 cm
29
145
14 - 7 - 0

165 cm
29
143
14 - 9 - 1

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Marco Natta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 9 - 1, fighting out of London, Stan Man!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Paulsen Ambrosius and Albert Achterberg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Natta defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Man.

Natta closes the distance and clinches.
Man blocks a body shot from Natta.
Man prevents a body shot from Natta.

Natta manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Man in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Natta pulls Man in close to his closed guard and prevents Man from doing any damage or advancing position.
Natta is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Man landing with the ground and pound.
Man cracks Natta with a solid left hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Man lands a couple of elbows.
Natta has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Natta is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Man trying to control but Natta is working from the bottom.
Natta keeping full guard, as Man tries to pass.
Man with a flurry of punches that miss.
Man tries to stand but Natta is controlling from the bottom.
Man must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Natta controlling Man's posture.
Man makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Man lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Natta working a defensive guard here.
Man trying to control but Natta is working from the bottom.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Natta is pulling down on Man's head. It's preventing any offense from Man, at least for the moment.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Natta just misses with a punch to the body.
Natta throws the left hand but Man avoids the punch easily.

Man tries to keep at a distance but Natta has taken the fight into the clinch.
Man fails to pull guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man fails to pull guard.
Marco Natta has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Stan Man.
Man tries to score a body lock takedown but Natta shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Man has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Natta is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.

Man lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Natta is looking to control Man's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Natta avoid being mounted?
Man is looking to advance position but Natta won't allow it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Man is keen to just control but Natta is a slippery customer.
Natta is looking for a sweep. Man is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Natta keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Man wants to take a breather but Natta is having none of it.
Natta moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Natta keeping moving, preventing Man from controlling successfully.
Natta controls Man momentarily but Man frees himself.
Man with a flurry of punches that miss.
Man is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Man lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Man with a nice head shot there.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Natta controls Man momentarily but Man frees himself.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Stan Man dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Natta throws the left hand but Man avoids the punch easily.
A big right from Natta misses.
Man tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Natta slaps away a takedown attempt from Man, before circling back to the center of the mat.
A jab from Natta misses.
Natta throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Man tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Natta throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Horrible takedown attempt by Man or perhaps it was just good defense by Natta, which made it look bad.
Man staying out of range there.
As Natta backs off Man throws a huge counter combo but Natta manages to avoid it all.
Marco Natta seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Natta has Man up against the cage in a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Natta.

Natta jumps guard and drags Man to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Man trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

Man drops back looking for a leg! Natta is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Natta manages to kick Man off! Man jumps back into Natta's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Natta looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Man accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Man is looking to work some ground and pound but Natta has wrist control.
Natta looking to control.
Man stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Natta swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Natta controls Man momentarily but Man frees himself.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Man slips under a jab from Natta.
Natta throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Man changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Natta connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.

Natta moves into the clinch.

Natta successfully pulls guard.
Natta is pulling down on Man's head to control his posture.
Natta trying to control the position.
Man scoring with some ground and pound.
Natta not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man with a flurry of punches that miss.
Man wants to control from the top but Natta keeps moving.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Man accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Man wants to get up but he can't break Natta's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Natta ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Man moves away.
Nice sprawl there from Natta as Man shoots in.
Marco Natta has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Stan Man.
Man slips under a jab.
Natta tries to close the distance and clinch but Man swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Natta misses with a body shot.
Natta misses with a shot to the body

and Man counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Natta wants to control but Man is keeping busy and won't allow it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Man looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Man not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Natta is trying to control but can't.
Man is looking to take a break and control but Natta is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Man wants to pass to mount but Natta is defending the position.
Stan Man has got the better of the ground game so far.
Natta gets back to full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Man postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Marco Natta dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Natta gets a clinch.
Man tries to pull guard but Natta won't allow it.
Man tries to pull guard but Natta forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Man is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Natta is defending well.
Marco Natta has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Stan Man.
Man is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Natta is defending well.
Natta fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Natta successfully pulls guard.
Natta working a defensive guard here.
Man wants to control from the top but Natta keeps moving.
Natta is trying to keep Man in close.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Man stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Natta swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Natta working a defensive guard here.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

Natta has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Man can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Man trying to control the position from guard on top but Natta is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Stan Man is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Man darts in looking for a takedown but Natta gets double underhooks and turns Man into the cage.
Natta misses with a body shot

so Man counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Natta holds on and takes a little breather.
Natta looking to control.
Natta keeping moving, preventing Man from controlling successfully.
Natta avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Man throws a big elbow that misses.
Natta keeping moving, preventing Man from controlling successfully.
Man postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Natta keeping moving, preventing Man from controlling successfully.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Man tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Natta paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Man misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Man uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Natta.
Natta dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Natta missing with a left hand there. Man was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Natta misses with a wild body shot.
Man slips a jab from Natta.
Man shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Natta as he avoids it easily.
Man takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Natta has Man up against the cage in a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Man.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Man blocks a body shot from Natta.

Natta pulls guard successfully.
Natta controlling the position.
Man trying to stand up but can't free himself from Natta's guard.
Natta trying to keep a closed guard but Man is proving a slippery customer.
Man stands up over Natta, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Man 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.
Man slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

And that's the end of the fight!
Marco Natta showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Natta 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 Patrick Alders scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 29:28
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marco Natta!
A relieved looking Marco Natta thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.