PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Pavel Katasonov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Norris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Katasonov comes to the cage accompanied by In Extremo - Wind. Norris has chosen Natural Born Killaz-Dr. Dre as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Katasonov
vs
Norris

175 cm
26
167 lbs
13 - 3 - 0

177 cm
26
169 lbs
12 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Broken Halo Pride Nutrition
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 13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Pavel Katasonov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, David Norris!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Norris looks to land a left hand but Katasonov moved out of range nicely.
Norris doesn't manage to clinch there - Katasonov circles away.
No joy there for Katasonov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Norris throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Norris slips under a jab from Katasonov.
Some bone on bone action there as Katasonov checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Norris throws a body kick that misses.
Norris tries to close the distance and clinch up but Katasonov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Katasonov takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Katasonov takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Katasonov throws a hook to the side of Norris's head but Norris sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Katasonov tries to bum rush Norris with a series of wild strikes but Norris uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Norris is looking to clinch but Katasonov is avoiding it.
Norris avoids the body shot from Katasonov.
Katasonov looks to land a right hand but Norris moved out of range.
Katasonov looks to score with a jab to the body but Norris is just out of range.
Norris tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Katasonov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Norris is looking to clinch.
Norris misses with an uppercut. Katasonov saw that one coming.
David Norris is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Norris looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.

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.
A nice leg kick lands there from Norris.
Norris doesn't manage to clinch there - Katasonov circles away.
Katasonov fails with a takedown attempt.
A telegraphed right hand from Katasonov misses the target.
Norris throws a nice inside leg kick.
Katasonov fails with a takedown attempt.
Norris steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Katasonov.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Norris doesn't manage to clinch there - Katasonov circles away.
Norris closes the distance and lands a one-two.

It looks like Pavel Katasonov has been cut.
Katasonov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Norris sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Katasonov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Norris sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Norris cracks the inside of Katasonov's front leg.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Katasonov.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pavel Katasonov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Norris throws a leg kick but Katasonov sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Norris looks to land a left hand but Katasonov moved out of range nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Norris blocks a jab.
Norris moves in looking to clinch but Katasonov pushes him off.
Katasonov on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Katasonov checks a low kick from Norris.
A decent looking cross lands there for Norris.
Katasonov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Katasonov just misses with a punch to the body.
Norris throws a solid leg kick but Katasonov takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Norris.
Norris throws a half hearted mid kick.
Norris thows a body shot but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

David Norris dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Pavel Katasonov's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Katasonov blocks the body kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Katasonov darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Katasonov throws a right and a left that Norris avoids nicely.
Katasonov falls off balance throwing a combination
and Norris counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Katasonov throws out a loose jab but Norris uses good head movement to avoid it.
Norris misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Norris blocks a jab.
Katasonov looks to land a left hand but Norris moved out of range nicely.
Norris keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Norris bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Katasonov keeps the fight on the outside.
Katasonov throws a combination that misses
and Norris counters with a slapping leg kick.
Katasonov misses with an uppercut.
Norris swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Katasonov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Norris tries to clinch but Katasonov is having none of it.
Katasonov swings for the body but Norris moves out of range.
Norris waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Katasonov.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Norris swings for the body but Katasonov moves out of range.
Norris scoring well with a low kick there.
Katasonov misses the jab.
Norris bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Katasonov looks to land a right hand but Norris moved out of range.
Norris moves in looking to clinch but Katasonov pushes him off.
Katasonov takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Katasonov fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Norris misses with a head kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Norris uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Katasonov.
Katasonov lands with a shot to the body.
Katasonov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Katasonov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Norris is looking to land body kicks.
Katasonov checks a low kick from Norris.
Norris misses with a low kick.
Norris avoids the body shot from Katasonov.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Katasonov misses the jab.
Katasonov connects with a right hand. Norris shakes it off.
Katasonov throws a sloppy body shot
and Norris counters with a head kick. That will keep Katasonov thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Katasonov circles away from the clinch attempt.
David Norris seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Norris bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
David Norris is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Norris throws a body kick that misses.
Katasonov just misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A bone on bone clash there as Katasonov blocks the leg kick.
Norris bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Norris is looking to score with low kicks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

David Norris showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Pavel Katasonov's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Katasonov shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Katasonov throws a lazy right hand but Norris sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Katasonov throws a hook to the side of Norris's head but Norris sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Katasonov.
Norris tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Norris throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Katasonov moves out of range of the body kick from Norris.
Norris pushes Katasonov away with a front kick.
Norris misses with a kick to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Norris is looking to clinch.
Katasonov with a lazy takedown attempt
and Norris counters with a good low kick that Katasonov was not able to check.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pavel Katasonov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Norris tries to clinch but Katasonov is having none of it.
Norris misses with an uppercut.
Norris scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Norris throws a push kick but Katasonov slaps the foot to one side.
Katasonov misses with a few strikes there.
Katasonov is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Nice cross by Katasonov.
Norris is looking to land body kicks.
Pavel Katasonov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Katasonov looks to land a left hand but Norris moved out of range nicely.
Norris leaves Katasonov with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Norris throws a push kick but Katasonov slaps the foot to one side.
Katasonov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Norris.
Norris connects with a solid leg kick.
Norris misses with a shot to the body
and Katasonov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Katasonov lands with a shot to the body.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Katasonov. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Norris tries to close the distance and clinch but Katasonov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Katasonov keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Norris tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Katasonov clobbers Norris with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Katasonov looks for a takedown but Norris sprawls well.
David Norris is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Katasonov blocks a low kick nicely.
Katasonov lands an overhand right.
Norris throws a sloppy head kick and Katasonov moves out of range easily.
Norris tries to clinch up but Katasonov circles away and keeps his distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Norris tries to clinch but Katasonov is having none of it.
Katasonov misses with a body shot.
A decent looking cross lands there for Katasonov.
Katasonov walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Katasonov checks a low kick from Norris.
Katasonov fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Norris looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Norris throws a leg kick
and Katasonov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A chopping leg kick lands by Norris.
Katasonov tries to move into range but Norris moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.

And that's the end of the fight!
Pavel Katasonov showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Norris 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 Suge Night scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29

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