PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fred Norris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nathin Q (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Norris might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Jayz(Run This Town). Nathin Q has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Norris
vs
Q

194 cm
25
218 lbs
8 - 9 - 0

189 cm
29
205 lbs
17 - 11 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent MT
Experienced

ADCC Champion
Counter striker
Powerful

Fight Club Clothing est. 09™

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Fred Norris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Nathin Q!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Colin Fray and Jeff Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Q steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Norris.
Q checks the leg kick nicely there.
Norris throws a leg kick but Q sees it coming and moves out of range.
Norris connects with the punch.
Norris misses with an uppercut

and Q counters with a single leg into guard. Norris didn't expect that.
Q is stalling in the full guard.
Q postures up in Norris's guard and throws a big left but Norris blocks it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Norris utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Q postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Norris keeping moving, preventing Q from controlling successfully.
Q loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Q trying to control the position from guard on top but Norris is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Q accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Q looking to sit in guard and control but Norris gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Q 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.
Norris has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Q is proving hard to escape from.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Norris gets to his feet - Q follows without any prompting.
Norris lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Q blocks a leg kick.
Norris throws a series of punches but Q avoids them all with ease.
Norris tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Q manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Norris scoring well with a low kick there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Norris thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Q if he has to take too many more of those.
Q slips a straight right by Norris.
Q shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Norris pinned against the cage. Norris gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
A lazy left from Norris finds it's target.
Q ducks under a wild hook from Norris.
Norris throws a lazy uppercut

and Q decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Norris's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Q seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

Norris manages to escape and get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Norris throws out a powerful jab.
Norris displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Q.
Norris lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Norris misses with a head kick.
Norris throws a leg kick that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Norris throws a right and a left that Q avoids nicely.
Norris misses with a wild combination.
Norris fails to land with a series of punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fred Norris dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Norris misses with a body kick.
Q ducks under a wild hook from Norris.
Fred Norris is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Q has his takedown stuffed

and Norris counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Knees to the body from Norris.
Q tries to pull guard but Norris holds him up against the cage and eventually Q drops back down to his feet.
Norris stalling the fight.
Q fails to pull guard.
Fred Norris has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nathin Q.
Norris scores with a knee to the head.

It looks like Nathin Q has been cut.
Q tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Norris smiles and moves away.
A nice inside leg kick there by Norris. That's going to slow Q down.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Norris forces Q back against the cage and clinches.
Q prevents a body shot from Norris.
Q tries to pull guard but Norris holds him up against the cage and eventually Q drops back down to his feet.
Norris landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Q is breathing heavily.

Norris pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Norris moves in looking to clinch but Q pushes him off.
Q doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Norris connects with a solid leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Norris uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Norris connects with a body shot that sends Q's belly button to the back.

Oooooh!!! Norris has knocked Q down with a huge combo! Norris steps away and waves a wobbly Q back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!

Q is rocked!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Q drops his hands momentarily and Norris needs no second invitation. He sets himself and throws a perfect high kick, that clips Q just on the top of the head. Q drops like a sack of potatoes to the canvas, out cold! Oooooooh yeah! Stick a fork in Q - he's done!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:10 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Fred Norris!
Fred Norris very nearly forgot to thank Knockout Nutrition (150Q $25) amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.