PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sierra Catherman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Minato Namakazi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Catherman comes to the ring accompanied by Welcome to the Jungle. Namakazi is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Black and Yellow -Wiz Kalifah. Minato Namakazi acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the ring.

Catherman
vs
Namakazi

177 cm
20
170 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

178 cm
24
172 lbs
6 - 5 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Experienced

BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

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 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Sierra Catherman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Minato Namakazi!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Namakazi throws the kick towards the body but Catherman avoids it.
Namakazi punishes Catherman's body with a nice straight punch.
Namakazi shoots in for a takedown but Catherman shows good takedown defense.

Namakazi shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Catherman wants to sweep but no luck.
Namakazi is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Catherman working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Namakazi.
Namakazi trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Namakazi looking to sit in guard and control but Catherman gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Catherman pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Namakazi is keeping the position for now.
Catherman advances to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Catherman is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Namakazi sees it coming and defends easily.
Catherman wants to pass to mount but Namakazi is defending the position.
Namakazi trying to control from the bottom.
Catherman stops Namakazi from getting back to his feet.

Namakazi looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Catherman pushes past his half guard into mount!

Namakazi bucks up and throws Catherman to the side - he's got back to his feet. Great escape!
Namakazi throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Namakazi.
Namakazi blocks a head kick by Catherman.
Namakazi throws a sloppy head kick and Catherman moves out of range easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Namakazi lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Namakazi.
Catherman shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Catherman gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Namakazi to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Catherman looking to control.
Catherman looking for a sweep. Not yet Catherman, not yet.
Namakazi wants to control from the top but Catherman keeps moving.
Namakazi might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Catherman kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.

Namakazi postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Catherman is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Namakazi, into his guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Namakazi controlling the position.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Catherman trying to control the position from guard on top but Namakazi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Catherman got a little sloppy there for a moment and Namakazi has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Catherman has managed to get both his arms back between Namakazi's legs - danger averted.

Namakazi has his feet on Catherman's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Catherman throws a wild body kick that Namakazi sees coming a mile off.
Catherman shoots in and drives through. Namakazi sprawls well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Namakazi has a takedown stuffed.
Namakazi shoots for a double leg takedown but Catherman sprawls well. He's pushed Namakazi's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Sierra Catherman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Minato Namakazi.
Namakazi throws a leg kick which misses Catherman's front leg but catches the back leg as Catherman tries to avoid it.
Namakazi throws a right and a left that Catherman avoids nicely.
Namakazi defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Catherman.
Catherman throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Namakazi - that will leave a mark!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Namakazi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Catherman throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Namakazi cracks Catherman with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.

Catherman gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Namakazi to score an easy takedown into full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Minato Namakazi dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

A big right from Catherman misses.
Namakazi works over Catherman's head and body with a nice combination.
Namakazi shoots in but Catherman avoids the takedown attempt easily.

Namakazi feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.

Catherman is rocked!
Catherman avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Catherman tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Namakazi looking to sit in guard and control but Catherman gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Namakazi bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Catherman's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Catherman avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Catherman preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Catherman can't keep his opponent in guard - Namakazi advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.

Namakazi is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Namakazi is stalling here. Catherman is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Namakazi seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Catherman has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Catherman looking to control but instead Namakazi has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Namakazi has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Catherman is working away from the top position though.

Catherman is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Namakazi trying to control but Catherman postures up.
Catherman missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Namakazi trying to control here.

Catherman looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
The fighters are battling for position here. Namakazi manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Catherman stopping the sweep attempt from Namakazi.
Minato Namakazi has got the better of the ground game so far.
Namakazi manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Catherman manages to get himself to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Namakazi trying to control the position from guard on top but Catherman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Namakazi postures up.
Namakazi postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.

Catherman is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Namakazi trying to control the position from guard on top but Catherman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Minato Namakazi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Namakazi misses with a takedown attempt - Catherman sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Namakazi scores with a jab to the head.
Namakazi shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Namakazi displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Namakazi shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Minato Namakazi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Namakazi blocks a head kick by Catherman.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Namakazi.
Sierra Catherman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Minato Namakazi.
Catherman throws a half hearted mid kick.
Catherman avoids a punch combination nicely.
Catherman throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Namakazi misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Namakazi fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Namakazi takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Namakazi fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Catherman feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Namakazis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Namakazi closes this distance looking for a takedown but Catherman circles away.
Namakazi misses with a double jab

and Catherman counters with a takedown into side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Namakazi is trying to get back to half guard.
Namakazi is not content to let Catherman control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Catherman wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Namakazi, who protects the arm well.
Namakazi is trying to work for a sweep but Catherman has mounted him!
Catherman throws some wild stikes that Namakazi manages to avoid easily.
Namakazi can't escape the position.
Namakazi wants to control but Catherman is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Catherman wants to control the pace but Namakazi is squirming around nicely.
Namakazi slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Namakazi moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Namakazi bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Catherman's guard.
Namakazi trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Catherman working a defensive guard here.
Catherman keeping full guard, as Namakazi tries to pass.
Sierra Catherman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Namakazi wants to control from the top but Catherman keeps moving.

Catherman looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Catherman being controlled here, momentarily.
Minato Namakazi is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Catherman not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Catherman looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Namakazi passes into side control.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Sierra Catherman.
Well Namakazi has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 27:30

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