PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rockyneger Norris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and randy black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

Norris
vs
black

188 cm
18
220 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

200 cm
20
210 lbs
0 - 17 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rockyneger Norris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, randy black!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Paul Aken and Wagner Zegers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
black has a takedown stuffed.
black fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Norris avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Horrible takedown by Norris or perhaps it was just good defense by black which made him look bad.
black keeps the fight on the outside.
black will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Rockyneger Norris has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of randy black.
black misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Norris tries to clinch there but black circles away.
Norris moves in looking to clinch but black pushes him off.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from black is defended easily by Norris.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Norris doesn't succeed with the takedown
and black counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
randy black seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No luck for black with that takedown attempt.
black looks gassed!
black swats away the attempt to clinch by Norris.

That's one minute gone in the round.
black tries to clinch up but Norris circles away and keeps his distance.
black stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and black wants it to stay on the feet.
Horrible takedown by black or perhaps it was just good defense by Norris which made him look bad.
Norris closes the distance but black moves to the side

and black holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Norris changes levels and goes for a takedown here. black fights it off and pushes away nicely.
black shoots in for a takedown but Norris shows good takedown defense.
A bone on bone clash there as black blocks the leg kick.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Norris.
black is letting Norris control him for a moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Norris tries to move into full mount but can't pass black's legs.

Norris stands up and beckons black to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Norris is looking to clinch.
Norris shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says black as he avoids it easily.
Norris is looking to clinch.
Norris shoots in but no luck this time.
Norris fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Norris looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? black is fending him off so far but Norris persists. Nope, black circles away and we're back to standing.

Norris shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. black manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Norris slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Norris trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Norris slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
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.

Norris gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Norris.
Norris is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rockyneger Norris dominated that round.
That's time! Norris's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Norris scores a takedown into full mount!
Norris throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Norris takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

Norris moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, black has worked his arm free - good work by black!
black pushes Norris away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Norris gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
black is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Norris slows the pace down.
An elbow from Norris crashes against the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Norris is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.

Norris stands up and beckons black to his feet.

Norris shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. black manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Norris controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Norris decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on black, up you get!
Norris misses with a series of wild punches.
Norris tries to clinch there but black circles away.
black with a poor takedown

so Norris counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Norris missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Norris loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Norris sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed black's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Norris stops black from getting back to his feet.

Norris is working for a kimura but black is defending it quite comfortably.
Norris missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rockyneger Norris dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

black misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
black slips a jab and a cross from Norris.
Norris shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
black shoots in for a takedown but Norris shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Norris fails in his attempt to clinch.
black fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

black tries to keep at a distance but Norris has taken the fight into the clinch.
black is pressed up against the ropes. Norris has hold of a leg and is looking to drag black down to the mat. black avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
black leaves Norris with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rockyneger Norris. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Norris throws a push kick but black slaps the foot to one side.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
black shoots in for a takedown but Norris shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Rockyneger Norris is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Norris shoots in and bounces black off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.
Norris pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. black is keeping the position for now.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Norris controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Norris would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

Norris avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

That's two 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 chips away with some ground and pound.
Norris with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Norris advances position into side control!
Norris knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for black on the ground.
Norris remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Norris misses with an attempted head punch from side control.

Norris decides to stand back up.

Norris decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
black pushes Norris off looking to stand but Norris dives back in and keeps control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Norris content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Norris works his way into side control.

Norris stands up.
Norris misses with a body shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rockyneger Norris showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Norris, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Albert Achterberg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:27

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