PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alfie Norks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Genival Lacerda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Norks comes to the cage accompanied by Like a G6. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Norks
vs
Lacerda

200 cm
22
267 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

198 cm
27
255 lbs
10 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Very strong

BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

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 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Alfie Norks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Genival Lacerda!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Seu Braga and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Norks tries a head kick but it misses.
Lacerda shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Norks moves into the clinch.
Norks tries to land knees in the clinch but Lacerda avoids the damage to the body.

Norks escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lacerda doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Norks counters with a solid body kick.
Norks throws a half hearted mid kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lacerda has his takedown stuffed
and Norks makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Alfie Norks has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Genival Lacerda.
Norks pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lacerda walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Norks looks to score with a jab to the body but Lacerda is just out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Norks misses with a leg kick.
Lacerda gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Norks counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Lacerda goes for a takedown attempt but Norks pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

Lacerda has closed the distance and engaged Norks in a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Norks breaks the clinch.
Norks pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Genival Lacerda seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lacerda uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Norks.
Lacerda misses with a takedown attempt
and Norks counters with a body kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Norks throws a quick inside leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Norks.
Lacerda has his takedown stuffed
and Norks connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lacerda with a lazy takedown attempt
and Norks counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alfie Norks dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Lacerda shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Norks counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Lacerda is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Lacerda has his takedown stuffed
and Norks counters with a straight right hand.

It looks like Genival Lacerda has been cut.
A slapping leg kick lands for Norks.
Lacerda is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lacerda tries for a takedown but Norks circles away easily
and Norks counters with a slapping leg kick.
Alfie Norks has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Genival Lacerda.
Norks scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

Norks darts in and clinches Lacerda up against the cage.
A short right from Norks on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lacerda being controlled against the cage.
Lacerda tries to pull guard but Norks holds him up against the cage and eventually Lacerda drops back down to his feet.
Lacerda takes an elbow to the forehead.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Norks lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Lacerda.
Norks lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lacerda backwards.

That has opened up Genival Lacerda's cut even more.

Norks breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Norks.
Genival Lacerda is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Norks lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Norks gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Norks gets underhooks to prevent Lacerda's takedown attempt.
Lacerda is trying desperately to land a takedown but Norks is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Lacerda.
Lacerda's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A body shot lands from Norks.
Norks lands a knee to the body.
Come on Norks - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Norks is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lacerda can do to turn this around?
Norks lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A hook to the body from Norks.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lacerda being controlled against the cage.
Norks gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Norks landing knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Norks.
Norks has Lacerda pushed against the cage.

Norks manages to break the clinch.
Norks moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.

The cut above Genival Lacerda's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Norks throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alfie Norks dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Genival Lacerda's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Norks ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Norks throws a leg kick which misses Lacerda's front leg but catches the back leg as Lacerda tries to avoid it.
Lacerda stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Norks.
Norks connects with a single shot there.
Lacerda takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Norks looks to score with a jab to the body but Lacerda is just out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Norks waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lacerda.
Lacerda misses with a takedown
and Norks counters with a nice uppercut.
Some bone on bone action there as Lacerda checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Lacerda pushes Norks up against the cage in a clinch.
Norks just leaning against Lacerda, taking a breather.
Norks lands a left hand.
Lacerda stalling in the clinch but Norks improves position.
Norks misses with a knee strike.
Norks lands a left hand.
Norks lands with a short shot to the head.
Lacerda jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Norks walks away with a smile on his face. Lacerda gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Norks tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lacerda misses with a takedown attempt
and Norks counters with a straight right hand.
Alfie Norks has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Genival Lacerda.
Lacerda with a lazy takedown attempt
and Norks makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Lacerda walks into a left hand.
Norks looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Norks connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Lacerda's hands.

Genival Lacerda's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Norks feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Lacerda's calf.
Alfie Norks is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Lacerda's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Norks looks to land a left hand but Lacerda moved out of range nicely.
Genival Lacerda has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lacerda misses with a takedown attempt

and Norks counters by moving into the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Alfie Norks showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Norks has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:25
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 30:25
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alfie Norks!