PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Chuck Norris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vinny Shango (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shango has chosen Johnny Cash - Ain't Gonna Hobo No More as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Norris
vs
Shango

225 cm
25
198 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

192 cm
20
200 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Chuck Norris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Vinny Shango!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Eliza Hachem and Steve Erwin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Norris is defended easily by Shango.
Chuck Norris seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shango keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Norris shoots for a double leg takedown but Shango sprawls well. He's pushed Norris's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chuck Norris. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Shango stuffs the takedown attempt from Norris. Norris gets slowly back to his feet.
Norris throws a lazy head kick

and Shango moves into the clinch.

Shango is trying to trip Norris. He has hold of a leg but Norris is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Shango persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Shango throws a big elbow that misses.
Shango with a flurry of punches that miss.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Shango throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Norris works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Norris pulls Shango in close to his closed guard and prevents Shango from doing any damage or advancing position.
Norris keeping full guard, as Shango tries to pass.
Norris wants to sweep here but Shango controlling him for the moment.
Norris on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Norris tries to get out of the position.
Shango won't allow Norris to get back to his feet.
Shango being controlled here momentarily.
Norris wants to stand up but Shango is controlling him.
Norris really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

We're going to have a standup here because Chuck Norris wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
The fight stays on the outside here - Shango looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Shango. No joy for Norris on that attempt.
Norris changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Shango tries to avoid it but Norris manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Shango to the ground. Shango escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Norris is breathing heavily.
Shango tries to clinch up but Norris circles away and keeps his distance.
Norris dives in and grabs Shango's left leg, looking for a takedown. Shango pushes down on Norris's head and hops out.

Norris takes the fight into the clinch.

Shango lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Shango working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shango thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Norris's head.
Ground and pound from Shango.
Norris is staying active underneath Shango, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Shango thows a huge punch but Norris dodges it nicely.
Shango is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Norris on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Norris missing with punches from the bottom.
Norris is trying to maintain the position but Shango is very close to passing his half guard.
Shango throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Shango throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Norris taking some punishment here, with Shango in his half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Norris blocking the ground and pound attempt from Shango.
Norris is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Shango scores with a couple of nice shots.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shango wants to lay and pray for a moment but Norris keeps working.
Shango not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Shango is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Shango missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Norris trying to control but Shango postures up.
Norris avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Shango.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Norris keeping hold of Shango's head, controlling as best he can.
Shango throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vinny Shango 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 fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

Norris drives through with a takedown into guard.
Shango wants to get back to his feet but Norris is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Norris works over Shango with some ground and pound from guard.

Shango has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Norris off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Norris shoots in and drives through. Shango sprawls well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Norris shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Shango defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chuck Norris. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Shango moves into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Shango tightens his grip and picks Norris up, before dumping him to the ground. Norris manages to land in guard.
Norris not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Shango trying to control the position from guard on top but Norris is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Shango missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Shango trying to control but Norris is working from the bottom.
Norris is pulling down on Shango's head. It's preventing any offense from Shango, at least for the moment.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Shango is looking to clinch but Norris is avoiding it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Norris shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Shango pinned against the cage. Shango gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Norris.
Norris fails with a takedown attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Norris takes a swing at Shango's ribcage but misses.
Shango takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Norris fails with the takedown

and Shango holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Shango scores with a knee to the head.

It looks like Chuck Norris has been cut.
Norris prevents a takedown attempt there.
Norris gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Shango.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Shango scores with a nice short uppercut.
Shango misses with a knee strike.
Shango is looking to control Norris's arms but Norris gets an underhook and turns him. Now Shango has his back to the cage.
Norris stops a takedown attempt from Shango.

Shango gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Norris trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Shango really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Norris. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Norris working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Shango.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Norris trying to control the position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Norris manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vinny Shango showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Chuck Norris's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Norris has his takedown stuffed

and Shango counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Shango has hold of one of Norris's legs. Norris is fighting the takedown attempt but Shango gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Norris manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Shango tries to improve his position but instead Norris has taken his back!

Shango defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Shango wants to escape the position.
Shango is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shango has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.

Norris is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Shango defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.

Shango preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Norris.
Shango has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Norris trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Shango doesn't escape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shango tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Norris takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Shango's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.

Norris looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.

Norris stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.

Shango closes the distance and clinches.
Norris tries to pull guard but Shango won't allow it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shango pushes Norris back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Shango on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Norris has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Norris wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Shango is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Norris can't fight it off and eventually Shango manages to take the fight to the floor. Norris looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Norris wants to sweep here but Shango controlling him for the moment.
Shango works over Norris with some ground and pound from guard.
Norris is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Norris is looking to stand up but Shango isn't so interested in that idea.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shango throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Norris works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Shango is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shango loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Shango in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Norris looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Norris trying to control the position.
Shango throws a big elbow that misses.
Shango throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Norris wants to sweep here but Shango controlling him for the moment.
Shango throws a big elbow that misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Vinny Shango comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Shango winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Summer Carpenter scores the fight 27:30
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vinny Shango!
Our winner, Vinny Shango, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.