PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Taylor Norton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Walter Never Faulter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Never Faulter has chosen Fire it up by Modest Mouse as his entrance music. Walter Never Faulter has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Taylor Norton's chin.

Norton
vs
Never Faulter

186 cm
23
216 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

186 cm
30
196 lbs
19 - 12 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Firebird Designs

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 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Taylor Norton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Walter Never Faulter!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Gwen Towbar and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Norton drops his hands momentarily and Never Faulter takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Norton misses with a double jab.
Never Faulter throws a right hand that misses

and Norton counters by moving into the clinch.
Norton lands a left hand that snaps the head of Never Faulter backwards.
Norton throws a punch but it's blocked by Never Faulter.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Never Faulter.
Norton lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Norton lands a body punch.
Good body shot from Norton.
Norton working aggressively here.
Never Faulter takes a shot to the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Norton stops a takedown attempt from Never Faulter.
Norton works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A shot in the inside from Norton.
Norton misses with some punches.
Never Faulter is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Norton pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Norton lands with a light punch inside.
Norton is leaning against Never Faulter and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Never Faulter looks gassed!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A right hook to the body lands for Norton.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Never Faulter is working for takedown but Norton is calmly controlling the position for now.
Taylor Norton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Walter Never Faulter.
Norton lands a right hand that snaps the head of Never Faulter backwards.
Norton scores with a hook to the body.
Norton lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Norton is working Never Faulter over against the cage.
Norton lands a right hand.
Norton lands with a left to the head.
Norton lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Never Faulter or not.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Never Faulter blocks an uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Norton.
The referee calls for Norton to work.
A short body shot lands from Norton as the two fighters clinch.
Nice body punch from Norton.
A right hook to the body lands for Norton.
Norton scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Norton lands with a light punch inside.
Norton lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Never Faulter backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Norton.
Norton lands a hook that snaps the head of Never Faulter backwards.
Norton lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Norton.
A short body shot lands from Norton as the two fighters clinch.
Norton lands with a right to the head.
Norton lands an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Norton.
A nice left hand lands by Norton.
Norton lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Norton lands a body shot in the clinch.
A hook to the body from Norton.
Nice body punch from Norton.
Norton lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Never Faulter backwards.
Norton is working Never Faulter over against the cage.
Norton lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Good body shot from Norton.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Norton.
Norton lands with a light punch inside.
Norton scores with a shoulder strike.
Norton lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short left from Norton.
A shot in the inside from Norton.
Norton scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Norton lands a right hand that snaps the head of Never Faulter backwards.
Norton misses with a short punch on the inside.
Norton is leaning against Never Faulter and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A shot in the inside from Norton.
Norton is working Never Faulter over against the cage.
Norton scores with a shoulder strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Norton.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Norton.
Norton lands with a short punch from the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Never Faulter blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Norton misses with a punch on the inside.
Norton swings wildly with an uppercut but Never Faulter uses good head movement to avoid it.
Norton lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Never Faulter backwards.
Norton lands a body punch.
Norton scores with a nice hook to the head.
Norton lands a right hand that snaps the head of Never Faulter backwards.
A short right from Norton.
Norton lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Never Faulter is looking to control Norton's arms but Norton gets an underhook and turns him. Now Never Faulter has his back to the cage.
Norton fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Norton gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Never Faulter.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Norton.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Taylor Norton 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.

Norton works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Norton is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Never Faulter can do to turn this around?
Norton feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Never Faulters jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Walter Never Faulter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Never Faulter takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A chopping leg kick lands by Norton.
Never Faulter misses with an uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
That kick from Norton tenderised Never Faulter's leg. Never Faulter is trying to keep his angry face on.
Never Faulter moves away from the strike by Norton.
Decent striking displayed by Norton there.

Norton has closed the distance and engaged Never Faulter in a clinch.
Norton presses Never Faulter against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Norton fails to land.
Never Faulter is breathing heavily.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Norton.
Norton lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Norton.
Norton lands with a left to the head.
Norton lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Never Faulter's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Norton lands a body shot.
A nice right hand lands inside from Norton.
Norton lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Norton.
Norton scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A shot in the inside from Norton.
Norton pushes Never Faulter back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Norton lands a nice uppercut.
Norton lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Norton lands with a short shot to the head.

Never Faulter is rocked!
Taylor Norton has scored more points in the clinch so far.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Norton.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Norton.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Norton digs a right hand underneath Never Faulter's ribcage. Never Faulter let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Norton misses with the head strike.
Norton throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Norton lands with a right to the head.
Norton gets through Never Faulter's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Norton is leaning against Never Faulter and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Norton lands a right hand.
Norton lands with a light punch inside.
Norton lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Norton.
Norton lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Norton scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Never Faulter is still on wobbly legs! Can Norton finish him?
Norton lands a left hand.
Norton pushes Never Faulter back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Nice body punch from Norton - that landed with a thud.
Never Faulter seems to have recovered his senses.
Norton works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Norton working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Good body shot from Norton.
Never Faulter's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Norton lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Norton.
A right hook to the body lands for Norton.
Norton lands with a light punch inside.
Norton works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Norton lands a left hand.
Norton lands with a short shot to the head.
Norton cracks Never Faulter with a nice body shot.
Norton makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Norton.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A body shot lands from Norton.
Never Faulter takes a shot to the head.
A hook to the body from Norton.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Norton works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A body shot lands from Norton.
Nice body punch from Norton - that landed with a thud.
Nice body punch from Norton - that landed with a thud.
Norton scores with a nice hook to the head.
Norton throws a head punch that misses.
Norton throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Good body shot from Norton.
Norton works on Never Faulter's body with a couple of short punches.
Norton lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Never Faulter backwards.
A right handed body shot lands from Norton.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Norton lands with a right to the head.
Norton lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Norton lands a right hand.
Norton works on Never Faulter's body with a couple of short punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Taylor Norton dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Never Faulter throws a right hand that misses
and Norton connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Never Faulter misses with a shot to the body
and Norton counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Never Faulter thinking.
Never Faulter rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Norton counters with a left to the body.
Norton scoring well with a low kick there.
Norton with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Nice shot lands for Norton.
Never Faulter takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Norton lands a nice shot that snaps Never Faulter's head back.
Never Faulter takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Norton has taken the fight to the clinch.
Norton presses Never Faulter against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Never Faulter blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Norton fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Norton lands a nice shot to the body.
Norton scores with a shot to the side of Never Faulter's head.
Norton lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Norton digs a right hand into Never Faulter's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Never Faulter's gas tank.
Norton throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Never Faulters head.
Norton working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Norton scores with a nice hook to the head.
Norton lands a right hand.
Norton working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Norton creates some distance for himselfand unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Never Faulter's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Never Faulter drops to his knees and Norton pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Taylor Norton!