PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Buck Norris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sthawy Sthowp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Norris comes to the cage accompanied by Six Feet Under - Lycanthropy. Sthowp comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Blind Guardian - Into the Storn kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Norris
vs
Sthowp

182 cm
27
181 lbs
18 - 8 - 0

180 cm
24
183 lbs
9 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

ADCC Champion
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Hades ®

Hell's Balls Recovery

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Buck Norris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sthawy Sthowp!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Norris throws a low kick, looking for Sthowp's leg but Sthowp calmly moves out of range.
Jab, jab by Norris - just one landing.
Norris waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sthowp.
Buck Norris seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jab, jab by Norris - just one landing.
Norris dips to his left and cracks Sthowp with an uppercut!
Norris tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sthowp swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Norris cracks Sthowp with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A clash of legs there as Sthowp blocks the low kick.
Sthowp looks to throw the jab but Norris is out of range.
Norris avoids a punch combination nicely.
Norris misses with a wild body shot.
Norris connects with a jab.
Norris is looking to score with low kicks.
Norris throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Norris throws a head kick but Sthowp moves out of range.
Sthowp throws a looping overhand right but Norris ducks down to avoid it.
Norris throws a quick inside leg kick.
Norris jabs Sthowp right on the nose. Sthowp blinks but takes it well.
Buck Norris is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sthowp throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sthowp tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Sthowp looks gassed!
Norris throws a nice outside leg kick.
Norris looks to score with a jab to the body but Sthowp is just out of range.
Norris throws a quick inside leg kick.
Norris dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Sthowp. That did some damage!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Norris paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Norris moves away from the strike by Sthowp.
A chopping leg kick lands by Norris.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Norris scores with a body shot.
Norris throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Sthowp stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Norris lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A jab from Norris finds it's way through Sthowp's defenses.
Sthowp takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Sthowp has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Norris finds it's way round the side to connect with Sthowp's head.
Norris connects with a looping right hand.
Norris connects with a leg kick. Sthowp looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Sthowp ducks right into an uppercut from Norris.
Norris works the jab nicely.
Norris scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.

Norris clinches up against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sthowp fails to pull guard.
Norris lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Norris scores with a shot to the side of Sthowp's head.
Norris is working Sthowp over against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Norris creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Norris dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
A body shot lands from Norris.
Norris digs a right hand underneath Sthowp's ribcage. Sthowp let out a lung full of air as it connected.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Norris is working Sthowp over against the cage.

Norris pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Norris feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Sthowp's calf.
Norris lands with a thumping leg kick.
Norris chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A slapping leg kick lands for Norris.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Norris throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Norris looks to land a left hand but Sthowp moved out of range nicely.
Norris keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Norris feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Sthowp's calf.
Norris connects with a right hand. Sthowp shakes it off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Buck Norris dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Norris scores with a jab to the head.
Norris digs a good hook to Sthowp's body.
Norris lands a really nice looking cross but Sthowp seems unphased.
Sthowp throws a big shot that misses.
Sthowp's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Sthowp tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Norris fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Norris connects with a crisp jab.
Norris misses with a double jab.
Sthowp takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Sthowp is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sthowp on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Norris keeps Sthowp at a distance using the push kick.
Norris tests Sthowp's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Buck Norris is winning the standup battle so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Norris connects with a right hand. Sthowp shakes it off.
Sthowp misses with a hook. Norris ducked under it nicely.
Norris uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sthowp.
Norris swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sthowp avoids the body shot from Norris.
Norris is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sthowp can do to turn this around?
Sthowp uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Norris.

Norris forces Sthowp back against the cage and clinches.
Norris stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Norris leaning his opponent against the cage.
Norris lands a nice knee to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sthowp tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
A body shot lands from Norris.
Norris lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Sthowp.
A body shot lands from Norris.
Norris stalling.

Norris is trying to trip Sthowp. He has hold of a leg but Sthowp is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Norris persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Norris is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Norris loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Sthowp tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Norris trying to control but Sthowp is working from the bottom.

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.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Buck Norris wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Norris connects with a nice looking jab.
Sthowp shoots in and drives through. Norris sprawls well.
Norris throws a leg kick which misses Sthowp's front leg but catches the back leg as Sthowp tries to avoid it.
Norris throws a head kick but Sthowp moves out of range.
Sthowp misses the shot to the body.
Norris throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Sthowp stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Norris wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Sthowp ducks right into an uppercut from Norris.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sthowp is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Norris's jab looks to have found its range, popping Sthowp under the eye.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

The fighters circling - Norris throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Norris connects with an inside leg kick.
Nice body punch from Norris.
Norris scores with the left hand. Sthowp knows he should have avoided that one.
Norris lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Norris bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Norris moves out of range of the strikes.
Norris catches Sthowp with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Norris scores with a leg kick.
Sthowp takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Norris lands a glancing blow to the side of Sthowp's head.
Sthowp uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Norris has time to react.
A chopping leg kick lands by Norris.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Norris lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sthowp's sensitive parts.
Norris misses with a body shot.
Norris lands with an overhand left.
Norris misses with an uppercut. Sthowp saw that one coming.
Nice defenses there by Sthowp.
Norris connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Sthowp takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Sthowp throws a big shot that misses.
Norris buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Norris throws a good cross that connects.
Sthawy Sthowp has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Norris lands a lovely overhand right.
Norris lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Norris lands with a slapping head kick.
Norris is looking to slow Sthowp down with leg kicks.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Norris misses with a looping right.
Sthowp throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Norris sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sthowp throws a right and a left that both miss.
A jab lands there for Norris.
Norris works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Norris misses with a body punch

and Sthowp counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Norris gets full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Norris managing to control the position.
Norris tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Sthowp postures up.
Sthowp stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Norris swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Buck Norris is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Norris has control of Sthowp's left arm, preventing Sthowp from doing any damage.

Sthowp drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Norris manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Sthowp has Norris in his guard.
Norris is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Norris wants to control from the top but Sthowp keeps moving.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Buck Norris.
Norris fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sthowp manages to avoid it.

Sthowp shoots in and bounces Norris off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Norris seems keen to control Sthowp's posture.

And that's the end of the fight!
Buck 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:25
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:25
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:25

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