PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Root beer man killer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Buck Norris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Norris has chosen Survivor - Eye Of The Tiger as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!

beer man killer
vs
Norris

206 cm
21
150 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

179 cm
22
154 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Prefers ground

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Nemesis Cage Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Root beer man killer!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Buck Norris!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
killer shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Norris as he avoids it easily.
Norris has his takedown stuffed

and killer counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by killer.
Norris looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Norris is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
killer preventing the sweep.
killer trying to control but Norris is working from the bottom.
killer is looking to stand up but Norris won't let him.
killer content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Norris looking for a guillotine here but killer defends easily.
killer postures up and lands a big shot to Norris's brow.
killer stopping the sweep attempt from Norris.

That's one minute gone in the round.
killer tries to free his leg and advance position but Norris is retaining full guard.

Norris working for a triangle but killer defends it easily.
killer pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Norris is keeping the position for now.

killer gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.

Norris shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Norris looks gassed!
Norris trying to mount his opponent but killer defends it.

Norris wants to work for an arm triangle but killer is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
killer wants to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Norris is looking for a kimura here.

Norris seems to be looking for submissions.
Norris is looking to pass killer's guard but actually killer recovers to full guard.
Norris missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Norris tries to free his leg and advance position but killer is retaining full guard.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Norris misses with a takedown
and killer counters with a lovely straight right hand!
killer really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Nice takedown defense from Norris. No joy for killer on that attempt.

Norris changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. killer looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
killer is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
killer gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
killer slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
killer trying to control the position.
killer is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
killer manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
killer has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Norris's face.
killer will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Norris stops killer from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
killer controlling the pace for now.
killer dominating with strikes here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
killer wants to control the pace but Norris is squirming around nicely.

killer is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Norris is surviving well by controlling killer's body position as best he can.
Norris wants to hold on but killer pushes him away.
killer tries to control but Norris wriggling away.
Norris is trying to reverse the position but instead killer has taken his back - oops!
killer is trying to stick to Norris's back but Norris is turning into killer. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in killer's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Norris.
killer is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Norris tries to free his leg and advance position but killer is retaining full guard.
Norris trying to control the position from guard on top but killer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Norris wants to pass the guard but killer is keeping the position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Norris shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says killer as he avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Root beer man killer will probably get the nod.
That's time! killer's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

No joy there for killer, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Norris misses with a takedown attempt - killer sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Norris moves out of range of the body kick from killer.
Buck Norris seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Norris closes this distance looking for a takedown but killer circles away.
Norris closes this distance looking for a takedown but killer circles away.
Root beer man killer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Buck Norris.
Norris with a poor takedown
and killer counters with a big head kick but Norris shrugs it off.
Norris shoots in looking for a takedown. killer tries to sprawl out of it but Norris keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. killer manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
killer tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Norris swivels and escapes.

Norris gets a clinch.
Norris tries to score a body lock takedown but killer shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
killer is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Norris turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Norris manages to end up in side control.

Norris tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Norris has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
killer regains half guard.

Norris wants to work for an arm triangle but killer is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Norris trying to pass the guard but killer defending well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Norris uses his free foot to push down on killer's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for killer.
Norris thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
killer regains half guard.

Norris is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and killer defends it well.
Norris is breathing heavily.
Norris is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and killer reverses the position - he's now on top in Norris's guard.
killer passes Norris's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
killer is controlling the pace.
killer works his foot free and advances to mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
killer controlling from the full mount.

killer is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Norris can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Norris is working to get back to half guard.
killer tries to control but Norris wriggling away.
Norris keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
killer pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Norris throws a strike but has given up his back in the process.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
killer is landing with strikes from the back.
Norris can't escape the position.

killer patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Norris tries to escape the position.
Norris is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.

killer looking for the choke but no joy.

killer looking to break Norris's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Norris remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise killer will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Norris breaks killer's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Norris stands and throws killer's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Norris wants to lay and pray for a moment but killer keeps working.

Norris tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Root beer man killer overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
killer tries to improve position but can't.
killer manages to work his way to half guard, despite Norris's best efforts.
killer trying to hold on to Norris's head to control him but Norris postures up.
Norris is pressing down on killer's thigh, looking to free his foot. killer is holding on for now.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
killer tries to kick Norris off but Norris keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

Norris has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can killer defend it? Norris steps over the head and cranks it - killer is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Norris!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:01 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Buck Norris!
Buck Norris is the new featherweight champion!