PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between David Norris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Damien Quincy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Norris's entrance music is Natural Born Killaz-Dr. Dre . A fine choice. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Norris
vs
Quincy

177 cm
26
169 lbs
11 - 2 - 0

178 cm
21
159 lbs
11 - 5 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Firebird Designs

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, David Norris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Damien Quincy!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Norris listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Quincy dives in and grabs Norris's left leg, looking for a takedown. Norris pushes down on Quincy's head and hops out.
Norris misses with a low kick as Quincy jumps back.
Quincy tries a head kick but it misses.
Norris is looking to slow Quincy down with leg kicks.
A combination from Norris does no damage.
Quincy closes this distance looking for a takedown but Norris circles away.
Norris scoring well with a low kick there.
Norris slaps away a takedown attempt from Quincy, before circling back to the center of the mat.
David Norris has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Damien Quincy.
Quincy with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Quincy throws a jab when Norris was well out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Norris feints and then cracks Quincy's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Quincy down.
Quincy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Norris.
Quincy takes a swing at Norris's ribcage but misses.
David Norris is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Norris thumps Quincy with a low kick.
Quincy takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A jab from Norris misses.
Quincy shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Norris as he avoids it easily.
A good leg kick by Norris.
Norris throws a right and a left that Quincy avoids nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Norris scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Quincy is defended easily by Norris.
Quincy has a takedown stuffed.
Quincy takes a swing at Norris's ribcage but misses.
Norris misses with a double jab.
A jab from Norris does it's job there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Norris displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Quincy.
Quincy takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A good leg kick by Norris.
Norris stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Norris wants it to stay on the feet.
Norris swings away with a body shot that misses
and Quincy counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Norris fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Norris throws a right and a left that both miss.
A chopping leg kick lands by Norris.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Norris fails in his attempt to clinch.
Quincy dives in and grabs Norris's left leg, looking for a takedown. Norris pushes down on Quincy's head and hops out.
Norris tries to score with a low kick but Quincy moves his leg out of the way.
Quincy will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A looping hook to the body misses from Norris. Quincy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Norris takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Quincy throws a sloppy body shot
and Norris connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Norris.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Norris swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Quincy counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Quincy trying to control but Norris is working from the bottom.
Quincy might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Norris kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.

Quincy has gone for a leg lock! Norris slips out almost immediately though and dives into Quincy's guard.

Quincy throws his legs up looking for a submission but Norris uses it to pass to side control.
Quincy looking for a sweep but Norris has passed into full mount! Oh no!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Quincy is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Norris sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Quincy wants to hold on but Norris pushes him away.
Norris controlling his opponent.
Norris has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Quincy really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Norris controlling his opponent.
Quincy throwing hammer fists to the chest of Norris. What's that going to do exactly?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quincy is trying to escape the mount.
Quincy regains half guard.
Quincy wants to improve his position but Norris is controlling well.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Norris in particular looking to stall.
Quincy is looking to improve his position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Norris content to control rather than advance.
Quincy tries to get to full guard but Norris has control of the leg.
Norris wants to pass to mount but Quincy is defending the position.

Quincy looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Norris wants to stand but Quincy has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Damien Quincy will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Norris's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Norris connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Norris ducks under a wild hook from Quincy.
Norris fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Norris tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Quincy 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.
Norris throws a chopping leg kick but Quincy manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Quincy tries to clinch up
and Norris counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Quincy is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Quincy throws a body punch but Norris moves out of range.
Quincy tries to close the distance and clinch up but Norris swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Norris lands a nice shot to the body.
Quincy gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
enabling Norris to counter with a crisp jab.
Quincy tries to close the distance and clinch up but Norris swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Quincy fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quincy throws a head kick that misses

and Norris holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Norris lands a hook that snaps the head of Quincy backwards.
Nice body punch from Norris - that landed with a thud.
Norris lands a body punch.
Norris throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Quincy takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Norris gets through Quincy's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Norris tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Norris lands a body punch.
Norris scores with a hook to the body.
Norris lands with a left to the head.
Norris digs a right hand underneath Quincy's ribcage. Quincy let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Nice body punch from Norris - that landed with a thud.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Norris lands a shot to the body.
Norris throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A right hand to the body from Norris.
Norris stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Norris.
Norris lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Norris digs a right hand into Quincy's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Quincy's gas tank.
Norris with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Norris lands with a right to the head.
Norris scores with a shot to the side of Quincy's head.
A short right from Norris on the inside.
Quincy tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Norris lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Norris is working Quincy over against the cage.
Norris pushes Quincy back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Norris is working Quincy over against the cage.
Norris lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Quincy or not.
Norris presses Quincy against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Norris lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Norris.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Norris.
A short body shot lands from Norris as the two fighters clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Norris lands a nice uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Norris.
Norris is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
David Norris showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Norris 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... David Norris!