PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fábio Araújo (ranked 2081 p4p, 2160 weight class) and Edd Norton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Araújo
vs
Norton

192 cm
29
205
17 - 10 - 0

190 cm
31
212
17 - 17 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Powerful

Silverback Sweatshop
Conquer

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 17 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Fábio Araújo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Edd Norton!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Percy O'Donnell and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Araújo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Norton now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Araújo throws a jab when Norton was well out of range.
Norton takes one on the button.
Fábio Araújo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Araújo thows a left - swing and a miss!
It seemed like Norton was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Araújo misses with a looping right.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Norton! But no joy.
Araújo throws a lazy right hand but Norton sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Araújo has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
The fighters circling - Araújo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Norton throws a jab but it's blocked by Araújo.
Araújo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Araújo swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Norton counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Norton tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Norton misses with an uppercut.
Norton has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Araújo finds it's way round the side to connect with Norton's head.
Araújo throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Norton counters with an outside leg kick.
Norton tries to clinch up.
Araújo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Norton connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
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!

Norton moves into range and clinches up with Araújo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Araújo.
Araújo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Araújo working aggressively here.
Araújo working aggressively here.
Araújo throws a punch but it's blocked by Norton.
Norton has Araújo pressed against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Araújo.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Araújo.
Araújo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Araújo working aggressively here.
Norton misses with some punches.
Norton avoiding damage.
Araújo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Araújo swings wildly with an uppercut but Norton uses good head movement to avoid it.
Araújo working aggressively here.

Norton breaks from the clinch.
Norton steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Araújo.
Norton looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Araújo misses with a looping right.
Norton looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Araújo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Norton circles away quickly and effectively.
Araújo connects with an inside leg kick.
Araújo lands a nice leg kick that just misses Norton's sensitive parts.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Norton tries to clinch up
and Araújo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Norton takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Norton tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Araújo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Araújo slips under a jab from Norton.
Araújo looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Araújo throws a hook but Norton blocks it.
And Norton responds with a good body kick, but Araújo manages to step out the way in time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Araújo lands with an overhand left.
A swing and a miss from Araújo.
Araújo throws a low kick but Norton avoids it.
Araújo throws a leg kick which misses Norton's front leg but catches the back leg as Norton tries to avoid it.
Araújo throws a hook to the side of Norton's head but Norton sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Araújo pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Norton swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Araújo misses the jab.
Good leg kick by Araújo.
Norton slips a jab from Araújo.
Araújo throws an off balance right hand
and Norton counters with a straight right hand.
Araújo throws a hook to the side of Norton's head but Norton sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Norton bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Norton throws out a counter right but Araújo avoids it with no problem.
Norton throws a solid leg kick but Araújo takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Norton.
A swing and a miss from Araújo.
Norton only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Araújo with a nice cross.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Araújo finds it's way through Norton's defenses.
Araújo swings widly with a right hand
enabling Norton to counter with a crisp jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Araújo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Norton appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Araújo throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Norton to counter with a crisp jab.
Araújo connects with a jab.
Araújo thows a left - swing and a miss!
A telegraphed right hand from Araújo misses the target.
Norton swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Good exchange - Araújo coming out on top.
Araújo takes a swing at Norton's ribcage but misses.
Araújo misses the jab.
Araújo throws a shot to the body.
Araújo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Araújo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Norton lands a high kick!
Norton throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Araújo looks to land a left hand but Norton moved out of range nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Fábio Araújo dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Norton ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Araújo misses the jab.
Araújo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Norton let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Norton ducks under a wild hook from Araújo.
Araújo misses with a body shot.
Despite the aggression on Norton's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.

Norton moves into the clinch successfully.
Araújo misses with a punch on the inside.
Araújo throws a head punch that misses.
A nice left hand lands by Araújo.
Araújo misses with the head strike.
Araújo is trying to break the clinch but Norton is controlling him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Norton is looking to control Araújo's arms but Araújo gets an underhook and turns him. Now Norton has his back to the cage.
Araújo working aggressively here.
The referee is keeping an eye on Norton - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Araújo has a couple of punches blocked by Norton.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Araújo misses with a punch on the inside.
Norton blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Araújo.
Norton blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Norton blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Araújo throws a punch but it's blocked by Norton.
Norton blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Norton blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A frustrated look appears on Araújo's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Araújo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Araújo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Norton can do to turn this around?
Araújo has a couple of punches blocked by Norton.
Araújo tries to work over Norton's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Norton blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Araújo breaks the clinch.
Araújo throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Norton to counter with a crisp jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Norton tries to close the distance and clinch but Araújo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Norton stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Araújo.
Araújo misses with a hook
and Norton counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Norton lands a jab to Araújo's midsection.
Norton tries to clinch up.
Sloppy strikes from Norton. Those never looked like landing.
A little feinted left hand from Araújo on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Araújo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Norton moves away.
Norton unleashes a big counter combination but Araújo bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Araújo throws a body kick that misses.
Araújo lands a jab to the head.
Araújo swings for the body but Norton moves out of range.
Araújo throws the kick towards the body but Norton avoids it.
Norton tries to clinch but Araújo is having none of it.
Norton tries to clinch but Araújo moves out of range.
Norton checks a low kick from Araújo.

Norton has taken the fight to the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Araújo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Araújo walks into a straight right hand from Norton.
Norton steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Araújo.
Norton swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Fábio Araújo is winning the standup battle so far.
Araújo misses with a telegraphed body shot
enabling Norton to counter with a crisp jab.
Norton showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Araújo.
Araújo lands a lovely overhand right.
Araújo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Norton has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Araújo.
A lazy body kick from Norton
letting Araújo counter with a right hand.
Araújo misses with a lunging right hand
and Norton counters with a nice uppercut.
Norton scores with a crisp jab that stopped Araújo in his tracks.
Norton displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Araújo throws out the jab.
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!
Araújo bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Norton's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Araújo misses with an uppercut
and Norton connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Araújo misses with a right hand
and Norton counters with a nice uppercut.
Jab from Araújo.

Araújo takes the fight into the clinch.
Norton is looking to control Araújo's arms but Araújo gets an underhook and turns him. Now Norton has his back to the cage.
Araújo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Araújo swings wildly with an uppercut but Norton uses good head movement to avoid it.
Araújo tries to work over Norton's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Fábio Araújo has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Norton makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Norton slowing the pace effectively.
Araújo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Norton lands a hook that snaps the head of Araújo backwards.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Fábio Araújo dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Araújo closes the distance and clinches.

Araújo breaks from the clinch.
Araújo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Araújo misses with a body kick.
Araújo backing away here, and Norton unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Araújo looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Araújo lands with a good body shot.
Araújo goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Araújo works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Araújo jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Araújo lands a lovely overhand right.
Araújo ducks under a wild hook from Norton.
Norton tries to clinch up but Araújo circles away and keeps his distance.
Norton takes one to the side of the head.
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!
Norton tries to clinch up but Araújo circles away and keeps his distance.
Norton tries to close the distance and clinch but Araújo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Araújo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Araújo takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Norton uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Araújo.
Araújo connects with a jab.
A big right from Araújo misses.
Araújo closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Araújo listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Norton throws a hook but Araújo blocks it.
An attempted straight right counter from Araújo misses the target.
Araújo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Norton manages to avoid it.
Araújo throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Norton on the side of the head.
Araújo misses with a right hand
and Norton connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Norton tries to clinch up but Araújo circles away and keeps his distance.

Norton rushes Araújo and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Araújo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Araújo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Araújo letting Norton take a breather here.
Araújo throws a punch but it's blocked by Norton.

Araújo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Araújo keeps the fight on the outside.
Araújo misses with a leg kick.
Norton appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Norton tries to clinch there but Araújo circles away.
Araújo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Norton counters with a nice body shot.
Araújo throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Norton counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Araújo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Norton.
Araújo lands with a straight right. Norton didn't see that one coming.
Norton avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A little jabbing left from Norton on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Araújo loads up on a big right hand but Norton slips the punch.

Norton closes the distance and pushes Araújo back into the cage.
Norton has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Araújo working hard to break the clinch.
Norton blocks an uppercut.
Araújo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Araújo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Araújo misses with the head strike.
Araújo misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Araújo fails to land.
Norton taking a breather.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Norton.
Araújo misses with a punch to the body.
Norton just leaning against Araújo, taking a breather.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Araújo working aggressively here.

Araújo breaks the clinch.
Norton lands a jab to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Norton lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Araújo misses with a hook
and Norton counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Araújo throws out a loose jab but Norton uses good head movement to avoid it.
Norton appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Edd Norton has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Araújo looks to land a left hand but Norton moved out of range nicely.
Norton takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Araújo misses with an uppercut
and Norton counters with a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Norton bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Norton keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Araújo.
Norton feints and then cracks Araújo's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Araújo down.

Norton fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Araújo, pushing him back against the cage.

Araújo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Norton uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Araújo.
A little jabbing left from Norton on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Norton slips under a jab.
Fábio Araújo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Araújo with a nice cross.

And that's the end of the fight!
Fábio Araújo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Araújo has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fábio Araújo!
A very excited looking Fábio Araújo made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.