PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Storman Norman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adam Rabago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rabago has chosen "Stop Reading, Start Doing Pushups" as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Norman
vs
Rabago

182 cm
26
165 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

196 cm
24
170 lbs
7 - 5 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

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 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Storman Norman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Adam Rabago!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Frank Dennis and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rabago slips a jab and a cross from Norman.
Rabago misses with a double jab.
Rabago throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Norman misses with a wild body shot.
Rabago swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rabago works the jab nicely.
Norman avoids a punch combination nicely.
Norman looks to land a combination but Rabago avoids it well.
Rabago looks to land a combination but Norman avoids it well.
Rabago showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Norman.

Norman shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Norman showed some decent athleticism there.
Norman throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Norman is looking to take a break and control but Rabago is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Rabago keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Norman not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Norman tries to pass the half guard into mount. Rabago knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Norman looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Norman is looking to take a break and control but Rabago is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Rabago can do anything to dispel that myth.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Storman Norman.
Norman misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rabago bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Norman looks to land a combination but Rabago avoids it well.
Adam Rabago seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rabago swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rabago throws a lazy right hand but Norman sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rabago throws a series of punches but Norman moves out of range.
Norman throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rabago.
Norman misses with a two punch combination.
Rabago tries to bum rush Norman with a series of wild strikes but Norman uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Adam Rabago is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rabago fails to land with a series of punches.
Rabago misses with a series of wild punches.
Rabago misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Norman.
The fighters circling - Norman throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Norman fails to land with a series of punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Norman takes one on the button.
A combination from Rabago does no damage.
Norman dodges the punch combination from Rabago.
Rabago looks gassed!

Norman closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Rabago did well to prevent Norman getting side control.

Norman seems to be working for a kimura but Rabago defends the submission attempt.

Rabago is defending against the submission attempts here by Norman.
Rabago really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Norman. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Norman looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Norman works his way into full mount!
Norman looking to finish with strikes here!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Storman Norman dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Norman slips under a jab.
Norman uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rabago.
Rabago misses with a series of wild punches.
Norman throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Norman misses with a jab, cross combination.
Norman closes the distance and clinches up with Rabago, looking for a takedown. Norman pushes Rabago against the cage but Rabago circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
A combination from Rabago does no damage.
Rabago is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Rabago dodges the punch combination from Norman.
Rabago looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rabago misses with a wild combination.
Rabago swinging wildly here.
Norman shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Rabago as he jumps to the side.
Norman fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Norman misses with an uppercut. Rabago saw that one coming.

Norman looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Rabago!
Norman punching from mount but Rabago doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Norman throws a wild left hand from mount and Rabago manages to wriggle his way back to half guard.
Norman sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Rabago defending well though.
Norman wants to pass to mount but Rabago is defending the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Norman is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Rabago!
Poor strikes thrown by Norman there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Norman in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Storman Norman overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Norman is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Rabago has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Rabago!

Norman throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Rabago is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Norman is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Rabago defends well.

Norman is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Rabago has his hands clasped together but Norman extends an breaks Rabago's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Norman.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:02 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Storman Norman!