PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kurt Angle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobby Northworth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bobby Northworth acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Angle
vs
Northworth

194 cm
21
255 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

200 cm
22
285 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Enjoys gardening

Hell's Kitchen Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kurt Angle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bobby Northworth!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Eliza Hachem and Skip Squint.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Angle gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Angle pushes Northworth back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Angle taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Angle lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Northworth taking a breather.
Northworth tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Angle smiles and moves away.

Angle pushes Northworth up against the cage in a clinch.

Angle breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Angle moves into the clinch successfully.
Nice body punch from Angle.
Northworth looks gassed!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Angle has hold of one of Northworth's legs. Northworth is fighting the takedown attempt but Angle gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Angle controls from within his opponent's guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

That's one minute gone in the round.

Northworth working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Angle has passed into half guard!

Northworth looking for submissions off his back.
Angle controlling the pace.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Kurt Angle just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.

Angle closes the distance and clinches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Angle.
A body shot lands from Angle.
Angle working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Angle stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Angle lands a left hand.
Angle lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Angle lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Northworth or not.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Northworth has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Angle is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.

Angle tightens his grip and picks Northworth up, before dumping him to the ground. Northworth manages to land in guard.
Angle is pushing down on Northworth's leg trying to pass to half guard. Northworth is fighting to maintain full guard but Angle has managed to sneak the leg through.

Northworth actively working from the bottom here.
Angle takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.

Angle gets to his feet - back to striking we go!

Angle has closed the distance and engaged Northworth in a clinch.
Angle lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Northworth or not.

Angle breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Angle closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Angle.
Nice body punch from Angle - that landed with a thud.
A short uppercut from Angle.
Angle lands a hook that snaps the head of Northworth backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Angle breaks the clinch.

Angle clinches with his opponent.
Northworth drops down looking for an ankle pick but Angle pulls his leg out and moves away.
Kurt Angle has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bobby Northworth.

Angle has closed the distance and engaged Northworth in a clinch.
Angle scores with a shot to the side of Northworth's head.

Angle gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Northworth regains guard.
Angle has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Angle stays in close to Northworth's body and controls the position.
Northworth trying to strike off his back.
Angle showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Angle stands up from Northworth's guard - Angle perhaps looking for a knockout.
Bobby Northworth seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Northworth fails to land the takedown.
Angle lands with a nice combination. Northworth backs away looking to recover.

It looks like Bobby Northworth has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Northworth takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.

Angle rushes Northworth and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Angle gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Northworth regains guard.
Angle showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Angle pushes down on Northworth's leg and manages to get into half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Angle trying to pass the guard but Northworth defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Angle is controlling the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kurt Angle dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bobby Northworth's cut.
That's time! Angle's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Angle uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Northworth.
Angle jabs Northworth right on the nose. Northworth blinks but takes it well.

Angle cracks Northworth with a big right hand and Northworth goes down!

Northworth is rocked!
Angle is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Northworth is still in real trouble! Can Angle finish him?
Northworth tries to strike from the bottom.
Angle seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Northworth seems to have recovered his senses.

Northworth has an active guard here but Angle has managed to pass into half guard.
Angle controlling the action here.
Northworth is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Angle has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Kurt Angle just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.

Angle has closed the distance and engaged Northworth in a clinch.

Angle pulls guard successfully.

Northworth drops back looking for a leg! Angle is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Angle manages to kick Northworth off! Northworth jumps back into Angle's guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Angle holds on and takes a little breather.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Angle's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Northworth throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Angle pulls Northworth in close to his closed guard and prevents Northworth from doing any damage or advancing position.
Angle avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Angle wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Kurt Angle just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.

Angle shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Northworth napping and manages to drive through into side control!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Northworth is looking for a sweep.
A lull in the action here.
Northworth is trying to get back to half guard.
The referee asks Angle politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Angle prefers to stall for the moment though.
Northworth throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
A lull in the action here as Angle stalls from top position.
Northworth is looking to regain half guard here but Angle keeps moving and retains side control.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Angle here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Angle just content to control the 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.
Angle has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Northworth!
Angle looking to control and managing it successfully.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Kurt Angle just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Angle goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Northworth misses with a takedown attempt

and Angle counters with a single leg into guard. Northworth didn't expect that.
Angle slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Angle passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Northworth!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kurt Angle dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Bobby Northworth's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Angle drives through and clinches with Northworth against the cage.
Northworth has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Angle avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.

Angle has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Northworth clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Angle just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.

Angle has got one arm under Northworth's chin. This could be trouble... Northworth trying to control the other hand but Angle gets it free and sqeezes tight - just a matter of time now! Yep, Northworth has tapped out! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Kurt Angle!