PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gareth Bale (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rafael Narvaez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Narvaez has chosen Soca Warriors Anthem as his entrance music. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Bale
vs
Narvaez

185 cm
29
195 lbs
9 - 6 - 0

191 cm
33
200 lbs
23 - 13 - 1

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gareth Bale!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rafael Narvaez!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Daniel Franklin and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bale tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bale tries to close the distance and clinch but Narvaez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Narvaez shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Bale wants to sweep here but Narvaez controlling him for the moment.
Narvaez is fighting to break Bale's control of his arms but Bale is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Bale manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Narvaez manages to get himself to full guard.
Bale works a leg free and moves into half guard.

Bale is working for a submission of some sort.
Bale wants to pass to mount but Narvaez is defending the position.
Narvaez is looking for a sweep. Bale is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Narvaez actively working from the bottom here.
Narvaez moves into full guard.
Bale trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bale in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bale is looking to work some ground and pound but Narvaez has wrist control.
Bale wants to pass the guard but Narvaez is keeping the position.
Bale trying to control but Narvaez is working from the bottom.
Bale stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Narvaez swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Narvaez is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

Bale stands up from Narvaez's guard - Bale perhaps looking for a knockout.
We've been informed that Narvaez has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bale is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bale fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Bale shoots in for a takedown but Narvaez shows good takedown defense.
Bale is looking to clinch but Narvaez is avoiding it.
Bale tries to clinch but Narvaez moves away
and Narvaez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A big left from Narvaez misses.
Bale closes the distance but Narvaez moves to the side
and Narvaez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bale.
Narvaez fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bale fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bale moves in looking to clinch but Narvaez pushes him off.

Narvaez moves into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Narvaez working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Narvaez misses with the head strike.

Narvaez breaks the clinch.
Bale shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Narvaez but Narvaez pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gareth Bale. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bale shoots in and drives through. Narvaez sprawls well.
Nice defenses there by Narvaez.
Bale fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

Narvaez gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A short left from Narvaez.
Narvaez lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bale blocks an uppercut.
Bale prevents Narvaez from breaking the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Narvaez lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Narvaez lands with a light punch inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Narvaez.
Narvaez throws a head punch that misses.
A short right from Narvaez on the inside.
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!
Narvaez swings wildly with an uppercut but Bale uses good head movement to avoid it.

Narvaez lands a takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Bale is on top in guard.

Narvaez is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bale throwing strikes but missing.
Bale loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Rafael Narvaez will probably get the nod.
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.

Bale uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Narvaez.
Bale walks into a jab.
Bale connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Bale looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.

Narvaez tries to sprawl but Bale drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Narvaez is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Bale's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Bale's back!
Bale rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Bale trying to control from the bottom.
Bale moves into full guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Narvaez is fighting to break Bale's control of his arms but Bale is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Bale keeping moving, preventing Narvaez from controlling successfully.
Narvaez trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bale is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Narvaez postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Bale wants to stand but Narvaez is controlling the position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Bale is on top in guard.

Narvaez has his foot on Bale's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Bale works his way back into a safe position though.
Bale throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Narvaez works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Narvaez trying to keep a closed guard but Bale is proving a slippery customer.
Narvaez looking for a sweep. Not yet Narvaez, not yet.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Bale's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Bale wants to control from the top but Narvaez keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Narvaez looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Bale works over Narvaez with some ground and pound from guard.
Bale working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bale pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Narvaez is keeping the position for now.
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!
Narvaez throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Narvaez working a defensive guard here.
Narvaez looking for a sweep. Not yet Narvaez, not yet.
Bale with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Bale stands and throws Narvaez's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Bale cracks Narvaez with a big right hand but Narvaez just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Narvaez prevents Bale from moving into mount.
Narvaez tries to buck Bale off but Bale is having none of it.
Narvaez gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Narvaez is in trouble now - Bale has advanced to mount!
Bale working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Bale trying to control but Narvaez is having none of it.
Bale in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Bale lands a couple of good shots and Narvaez has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Narvaez covering up well under a barage of strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Narvaez covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
Bale lands with a hammerfist to the side of Narvaez's head.
Narvaez is keeping busy.
Narvaez trying to control the position but Bale manages to sink in the hooks.

Bale is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Narvaez looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Bale trying to control momentarily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bale lands shots from the back.

Narvaez is rocked!

Bale has the rear naked choke here! This is very bad for Narvaez! Can he survive? No! He's out! Bale gets to his feet and celebrates with his cornermen. He looks absolutely delighted. In the post fight interviews he takes time to thank his parents and everyone who has believed in him from the start. How sweet.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Gareth Bale!