PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jeremy Tonal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Taylor Norton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tonal's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Mustasch - I hunt alone. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Tonal
vs
Norton

188 cm
30
217 lbs
33 - 6 - 0

186 cm
27
224 lbs
18 - 3 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 33 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jeremy Tonal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Taylor Norton!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Stewart Dunkirk and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tonal tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Norton was well out of range. Poor timing from Tonal.
Norton takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Tonal throws a low kick but Norton moves out of range easily.
Tonal lands a right hook to the body.
Tonal throws a looping overhand right but Norton ducks down to avoid it.
Norton misses with a hook. Tonal ducked under it nicely.
Tonal looks to land a right hand but Norton moved out of range.
Tonal digs a good body shot into Norton's ribs.
Tonal takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Norton looks for the body kick but Tonal saw that one coming.
Norton uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tonal.
Norton tries to clinch but Tonal is having none of it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tonal. Norton does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tonal throws a head kick but Norton moves out of range.
Tonal takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Norton connects with a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Norton. Tonal shrugs it off though.
Norton checks a low kick from Tonal.
Tonal thows a body shot but no joy.
Norton just misses with a punch to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tonal cracks Norton with an open hand slap.
Norton misses with a wild body shot.
Tonal looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Norton lands with a cross.
Tonal takes a swing at Norton's ribcage but misses.
Norton throws a nice inside leg kick.
Norton misses the shot to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Norton.
Tonal moves out of range of the body kick.
A low kick from Tonal misses

and Norton counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Norton.
Norton blocks a body shot from Tonal.
Norton lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Tonal swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tonal struggles to land a body shot inside as Norton controls his hands.
Tonal misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Norton is pressed up against the cage. Tonal has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Norton down to the mat. Norton avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Norton sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Norton comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.

Norton rushes Tonal and presses him up against the cage.
Tonal blocks a body shot from Norton.
Norton tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tonal's elbow.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Tonal creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Norton lands with a right to the head.
Tonal makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Tonal stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Tonal misses with the head strike.
Norton prevents a body shot from Tonal.
Norton misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tonal.
Tonal softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Tonal lands with a short punch from the clinch.

It looks like Taylor Norton has been cut.
Norton tries to score a body lock takedown but Tonal shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Tonal lands with a left to the head.
Norton throws a punch but it's blocked by Tonal.
Norton swings wildly with an uppercut but Tonal uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tonal tries to throw a body punch but Norton avoids it by throwing Tonal back against the cage.
Norton misses with a body punch.
Norton misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch on the inside from Norton fails to land.
A right hook to the body lands for Tonal.
Tonal tries to work over Norton's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tonal misses with a hook from the clinch.
Norton takes a shot to the head.

Norton escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tonal works the jab nicely.
Norton throws a jab but it's blocked by Tonal.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tonal wants to slow Norton down by chopping away at his legs.
Tonal takes a swing at Norton's ribcage but misses.
Norton staying out of range there.

Norton forces Tonal back against the cage and clinches.
Tonal blocking some punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Norton blocking some punches.
Tonal throws a punch but it's blocked by Norton.
A left hand lands to the body for Norton.
Norton misses with a punch on the inside.
Tonal is trying to drag Norton to the mat but Norton just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
A head punch on the inside from Norton fails to land.
Norton throws a head punch that misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Tonal.
Norton lands on the inside with an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Norton.
Tonal has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Norton after a bit of a struggle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jeremy Tonal. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Norton gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Tonal.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Norton makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Norton.
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 Jeremy Tonal will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Taylor Norton's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Tonal tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Norton rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tonal moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tonal slips under a jab from Norton.
Norton doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

Norton darts in and clinches Tonal up against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Tonal as Norton tries to tie him up.
A right hand to the body from Tonal.
Norton doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Norton is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Tonal pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Tonal struggles to land a body shot inside as Norton controls his hands.
Jeremy Tonal has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Norton misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tonal lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Norton lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tonal backwards.
Norton wants to break free but Tonal has control.
Norton working aggressively here.
Norton blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Norton's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tonal works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Norton is breathing heavily.
Tonal scores with a nice hook to the head.
Tonal drops down looking for an ankle pick but Norton pulls his leg out and moves away.
Jeremy Tonal is winning the standup battle so far.
Tonal lands a nice shot to the body.
Tonal scores with the left hand. Norton knows he should have avoided that one.
Tonal is looking to wear down Norton with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Tonal chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Norton looks to land a right hand but Tonal moved out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Tonal.
Tonal looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Norton tries to land a front kick but Tonal steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Tonal with a jab.
A head kick misses from Tonal.
Left hook, right uppercut from Tonal.

Norton is rocked!
Tonal throws a leg kick which misses Norton's front leg but catches the back leg as Norton tries to avoid it.
Norton is still on wobbly legs! Can Tonal finish him?
A head kick misses from Tonal.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tonal pushes Norton away with a front kick.
Norton seems to have recovered his senses.
An inside leg kick lands from Tonal.
Tonal connects with a leg kick. Norton looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.

Tonal shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Norton is trying to maintain the position but Tonal is very close to passing his half guard.
Tonal with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Tonal wants to control but Norton is keeping him busy.
Tonal throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Norton is staying active underneath Tonal, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Jeremy Tonal has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
A jab from Tonal finds it's way through Norton's defenses.

That has opened up Taylor Norton's cut even more.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Tonal.
Norton parries the strikes from Tonal easily there. Tonal is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Norton to escape.
Norton manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Norton missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Norton is keen to just control but Tonal is a slippery customer.
Norton sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Tonal defending well though.
Norton is keen to just control but Tonal is a slippery customer.
Tonal on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tonal regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Norton.
Norton trying to control but Tonal is working from the bottom.
Norton throws an elbow that misses. Tonal uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Norton's guard. Nice move by Tonal!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Norton is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jeremy Tonal dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Taylor Norton's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Norton keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Norton throws the kick towards the body but Tonal avoids it.
Norton blocks the body kick.
Tonal throws a shot from downtown. Norton moves away and avoids it.
Tonal with a nice cross.
Tonal lands a lovely overhand right.
Tonal tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Tonal feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Norton's calf.
Norton misses with a looping left.
Tonal shoots in but Norton avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Tonal connects with a crisp jab.
Norton tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tonal swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Norton throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Tonal moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tonal lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Norton stuffs the takedown attempt from Tonal. Tonal gets slowly back to his feet.
Norton takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Norton takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Tonal fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jeremy Tonal. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Norton tries to land a body kick
letting Tonal counter with a right hand.
Norton takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Norton throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Tonal lands a slapping body shot.
Tonal throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tonal connects with a solid leg kick.
Norton tries to clinch up.
Norton wants to clinch.
Tonal scores with a punch to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Tonal takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Tonal throws a head kick that misses.
Norton lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Norton throws a head kick but Tonal moves out of range.
Norton tries for a takedown but Tonal sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Tonal lands with a hook. Norton tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Good leg kick by Tonal there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Norton lands a jab to the nose.
Tonal scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Norton doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Tonal tries a head kick but it misses.
Norton avoids a kick to the body.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Tonal.
Tonal misses with a head kick.
Norton throws a nice inside leg kick.
That kick from Tonal tenderised Norton's leg. Norton is trying to keep his angry face on.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Norton jabs Tonal to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Norton misses with a double jab
and Tonal counters with a low kick, right behind Norton 's knee.
Norton keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Tonal feints and then cracks Norton's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Norton down.
Norton on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Norton throws a front kick that sends Tonal stumbling back into the cage.
Tonal checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.

Norton has Tonal up against the cage in a clinch.
Tonal throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Nortons head.

The cut above Taylor Norton's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
A body shot lands from Tonal.
Tonal throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Nortons head.
Tonal pushes off an throws an elbow but Norton leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Tonal changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Norton fights it off and pushes away nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tonal thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Norton if he has to take too many more of those.
Tonal misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Norton.
Tonal uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Norton.
Norton avoids the head kick by Tonal.
Norton misses the jab.
Norton loads up on a big right hand but Tonal slips the punch.
Tonal slips a jab from Norton.
Norton throws a nice head kick!
Tonal misses with a kick to the body
and Norton counters with a nice low kick that buckles Tonal's knee momentarily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Norton throws a jab but it's blocked by Tonal.
Tonal uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Tonal swats away the attempt to clinch by Norton.
Tonal tried to score with a low kick but Norton checks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jeremy Tonal clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Taylor Norton's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Norton uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tonal.
Tonal moves out of range of the leg kick from Norton.
Norton lands a head kick!
Norton throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Norton's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Tonal throws a sloppy head kick and Norton moves out of range easily.
Norton blocks a jab.
Norton throws a right and a left that both miss.
Tonal is trying hard to land a takedown here. Norton sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Norton on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Norton throws a big shot that misses.
Norton misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tonal lands a nice looking body kick.
Tonal lands a jab to the nose.
Norton is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Tonal avoids a kick to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tonal works Norton's body with a nice hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tonal avoids the body shot from Norton.
Tonal tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Norton misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tonal throws a shot to the body.
Norton throws a head kick that half lands.
Tonal moves out of range of the body kick.
Tonal throws a low kick but it's checked well by Norton.
Tonal misses with a low kick.
Tonal throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Norton counters with a body kick.

Norton gets a clinch.
Tonal blocking some punches.
Tonal lands a hook that snaps the head of Norton backwards.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Tonal as Norton tries to tie him up.
Tonal misses with a body punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tonal throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Nortons head.
Tonal lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Tonal misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tonal lands an uppercut.
Tonal is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Norton can do to turn this around?
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!
Tonal swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tonal pushes Norton back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Norton can't find room to land a body shot as Tonal controls the action.
Norton throws a head punch that misses.
Norton works on Tonal's body with a couple of short punches.
Tonal goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tonal lands a body punch in the clinch.
Norton missing with knees to the body.
Tonal tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Norton's elbow.
Tonal changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Norton fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Tonal with a nice cross.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Norton throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Tonal throws a series of strikes that have Norton backpedaling.
Tonal throws a hook but Norton blocks it.
Norton throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tonal misses with a low kick.
Norton throws a quick inside leg kick.
Norton lands a glancing blow to the side of Tonal's head.
Nice takedown defense from Norton. No joy for Tonal on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jeremy Tonal. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Norton doesn't manage to clinch there - Tonal circles away.
Tonal lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Norton fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tonal swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Norton on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Tonal. Tonal obviously looking to wear him down.
Norton wants to land a leg kick but Tonal is out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Norton tries to clinch but fails miserably
letting Tonal counter with a right hand.
Tonal throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tonal avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Norton looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Norton throws a good cross that connects.
A swing and a miss from Tonal.

Norton clinches up with Tonal and pushes him back against the cage.
Tonal lands a left hand that snaps the head of Norton backwards.
Tonal blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Norton doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tonal tries a body shot but Norton blocks it.
Tonal misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Norton.
Norton throws a punch but it's blocked by Tonal.
Tonal scores with a shoulder strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jeremy Tonal had his way with Taylor Norton in that round.
The cut man is working on Taylor Norton's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Norton throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Norton throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

Tonal scores a takedown into full mount!
Tonal can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Norton is looking to escape.
Norton wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Tonal.
Norton tries to hold on but Tonal postures up.
Tonal thowing shots but they're missing.
Tonal throws some wild stikes that Norton manages to avoid easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Norton is looking to get to half guard.
Tonal has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Tonal thowing shots but they're missing.
Tonal landing shots from mount.
Tonal punching from mount but Norton doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Tonal can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Norton is looking to escape.
Norton tries to lock up and control but Tonal gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Norton holds on to Tonal as tight as he can, avoiding damage.
Tonal avoids the attempt from Norton to control.
Taylor Norton has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tonal looking to ground and pound but Norton is blocking nicely.
Norton can't escape the position.
Tonal misses with a head shot.
Norton wants to hold on but Tonal pushes him away.
Jeremy Tonal overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tonal loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Norton scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Tonal land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Tonal stands and salutes the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jeremy Tonal!
Jeremy Tonal seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.