PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dan Jokuani (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Norris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Norris is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Natural Born Killaz-Dr. Dre . I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Jokuani
vs
Norris

185 cm
22
184 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

177 cm
32
169 lbs
20 - 6 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed

Broken Halo Pride Nutrition
Firebird Designs

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 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dan Jokuani!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, David Norris!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jokuani ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Norris moves away.
Norris looks to land a right hand but Jokuani moved out of range.
Norris throws a right and a left that both miss.

Norris moves into the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Norris.
A short right from Norris on the inside.
Norris misses with a punch to the body.
Norris tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Norris misses with a punch to the body.
Norris tries a body shot but Jokuani blocks it.
Norris misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jokuani blocks an uppercut.
Jokuani wants to break free but Norris has control.
Jokuani is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Norris swings wildly with an uppercut but Jokuani uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jokuani blocks a body shot from Norris.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jokuani lands with a short shot to the head.
Norris lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Jokuani or not.
Jokuani blocks a body shot from Norris.
Jokuani misses with a punch to the body.
Jokuani is trying to push Norris away but Norris has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Norris doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

Jokuani breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jokuani buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Jokuani fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Norris checks it well.
Jokuani misses with a wild body shot.
Norris looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Dan Jokuani is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Norris clinches.
Norris struggles to land a body shot inside as Jokuani controls his hands.
Norris misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Norris pushes Jokuani back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Norris lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Norris presses Jokuani against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Norris throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Jokuani is breathing heavily.
Norris tries a body shot but Jokuani blocks it.
Norris tries a body shot but Jokuani blocks it.
Norris has a couple of punches blocked by Jokuani.
Norris doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jokuani is trying to break free.
Norris lands a shot to the body.
Norris has a couple of punches blocked by Jokuani.
Norris throws a head punch that misses.
A left hand lands to the body for Norris.
Norris lands a nice uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Norris lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jokuani backwards.
A right hand to the body from Norris.
Norris pushes Jokuani back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Norris goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Norris lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Jokuani tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Norris's elbow.
Norris is leaning against Jokuani and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Norris lands a body punch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Norris as Jokuani tries to tie him up.
Norris tries to work over Jokuani's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Norris lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Jokuani.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Norris lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Jokuani backwards.
Jokuani blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Norris.
Norris stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Norris lands a body punch.
Norris tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Norris throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Norris lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Jokuani.
Norris tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jokuani's elbow.
Norris tries to throw a body punch but Jokuani avoids it by throwing Norris back against the cage.
Norris can't find room to land a body shot as Jokuani controls the action.
Norris lands a hook that snaps the head of Jokuani backwards.
Norris throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Jokuanis head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jokuani's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Norris tries to throw a body punch but Jokuani avoids it by throwing Norris back against the cage.
Norris misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

David Norris 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 throws a looping overhand right but Jokuani ducks down to avoid it.
Jokuani uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Norris.
Norris has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Norris looks to land a body kick but Jokuani moved away.
Norris tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jokuani paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Norris tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jokuani was well out of range. Poor timing from Norris.
Norris throws a body punch but Jokuani moves out of range.

Norris instigates a clinch.
Norris tries to work over Jokuani's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Norris working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Norris misses with a hook to the ribs.
Norris has Jokuani pressed against the cage, preventing Jokuani from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Jokuani blocks a body shot from Norris.
Norris digs a right hand underneath Jokuani's ribcage. Jokuani let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Jokuani tries to break the clinch but Norris is controlling the position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jokuani prevents a body shot from Norris.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Norris tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Norris works on Jokuani's body with a couple of short punches.
Norris misses with a punch to the body.
Norris is leaning against Jokuani and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Norris misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Norris.
Norris struggles to land a body shot inside as Jokuani controls his hands.
Norris lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Norris tries a body shot but Jokuani blocks it.
Norris misses with some punches.
Norris misses with the head strike.
David Norris seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Norris goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Norris misses with a body punch.
Jokuani wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Jokuani breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jokuani fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Norris manages to avoid it.
Norris pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Norris misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Norris pushes Jokuani up against the cage in a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Norris.
Norris misses with a punch on the inside.
Norris lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Norris presses Jokuani against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A right handed body shot lands from Norris.
Norris lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A body shot lands from Norris.
Norris tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jokuani's elbow.
Norris lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Jokuani backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jokuani blocks a body shot from Norris.
Jokuani blocks a body shot from Norris.
Norris tries a body shot but Jokuani blocks it.
Norris misses with a punch to the body.
Norris keeps control of Jokuani as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Still in the clinch, Norris scores with a nice short uppercut.
Jokuani blocks a body shot from Norris.
Norris lands a left hand.
Norris pushes Jokuani back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Norris can't find room to land a body shot as Jokuani controls the action.
Norris misses with a body punch.
Norris misses with the head strike.
Norris misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jokuani blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Norris scores with a hook to the body.
Norris can't find room to land a body shot as Jokuani controls the action.
Jokuani wants to break the clinch but can't.
Jokuani working hard to break the clinch.
Jokuani has had enough of the clinch but Norris keeps him there for the moment.
Norris lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Norris is working Jokuani over against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Norris goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Norris tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jokuani tries to break free but Norris pushes him back against the cage.
Norris throws a head punch that misses.
Norris misses with a body punch.
Norris goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

David Norris showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Jokuani's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Norris swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Good standup being displayed there by Norris as he connects with a hook.
Norris misses with a straight right.
Norris throws a jab but it's blocked by Jokuani.
Nice body punch from Norris.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Norris checks a leg kick.
Jokuani wants to land a leg kick but Norris is out of range.
Norris misses with a body kick.
Jokuani takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Norris misses with a body shot.
Norris fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Jokuani is out of range.
Norris smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

Jokuani is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Norris misses with a head kick.
Oh Jokuani is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Norris lands a monster head kick that reverborates around the arena! The crowd goes wild as Jokuani crumples to the floor! Norris milks the crowd's applause and if that isn't knockout of the night, I will be very surprised!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). David Norris!