PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Les Norton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake The (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Norton comes to the cage accompanied by Land downunder - Men at work. 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.

Norton
vs
The

192 cm
30
275 lbs
18 - 10 - 1

191 cm
29
221 lbs
14 - 13 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Les Norton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Jake The!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Donatello Bradman and Eliza Hachem.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Norton takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Norton lunges at The with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by The's hand.
Norton takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
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.
The misses with a body kick.
The throws a leg kick which misses Norton's front leg but catches the back leg as Norton tries to avoid it.
A punch combination from Norton misses.
The connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice inside leg kick there by The. That's going to slow Norton down.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by The.
The connects with a high kick.
The lands a head kick!
The lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
The throws a nice outside leg kick.

The moves into the clinch successfully.
The connects with a nasty looking knee right to Norton's face.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The scores with a shoulder strike.
The with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
The misses with a knee strike.
Norton avoiding damage as The throws knees to the body.
Norton is looking to break free of the clinch but The has double underhooks.
The lands an elbow that stopped Norton in his tracks for a moment.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
The fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The stalling.
The missing with knees to the body.
The is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Norton is defending well for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The misses with a hook from the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as The takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
The tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
The throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Norton blocks it with crossed arms.
Norton on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The with an attempt at a knee that misses.
The is working for takedown but Norton is calmly controlling the position for now.
The lands a left hand.
The has Norton pressed against the cage.
The with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
The misses with a body punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The misses with some punches.
The throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Norton blocks it with crossed arms.
The has Norton pressed against the cage.
Norton on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The is working for takedown but Norton is calmly controlling the position for now.
A right handed body shot lands from The.
Norton wants to break the clinch but can't.
The is pushing Norton up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
The pushes Norton back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
The can't get the takedown.
Les Norton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jake The.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The is looking for a takedown.
The misses with a knee strike.

Norton's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Norton's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Norton duly obliges.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Norton swings widly with a right hand
and The counters with a nice leg kick.
Norton lands with a shot to the body.
Norton throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent The stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
The looks to land a body kick but Norton moved away.
The throws a front kick aimed at Norton's knee but Norton avoids it well.
Norton checks the leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Norton misses with a left hand

and The moves into the clinch.
Norton avoiding damage as The throws knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by The.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jake The dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Norton throws a series of strikes that have The backpedaling.
Norton throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A kick lands to the mid section there for The.
Norton takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for The. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
The cracks Norton with an open hand slap.
Norton takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The tries to clinch there but Norton circles away.

The gets a clinch.
The lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
The has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Norton after a bit of a struggle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short left from The.
Norton takes a knee right on the jaw!
The looking to throw knees to the head but Norton is blocking nicely.

Norton breaks the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The walks into a stiff left hand from Norton.
The connects with the punch.
The dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Norton throws a jab but it's blocked by The.
Norton thows a body shot but no joy.
The scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Norton is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
The throws a low kick but it's checked well by Norton.
Norton on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by The. The obviously looking to wear him down.
The throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Norton moves out of range of the leg kick from The.
Norton ducks down and throws a hook to the body but The moves away.
The lands a lovely overhand right.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

The closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
The putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Norton in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Norton managing to block the knees to the body from The.
The dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
The throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Norton blocks it with crossed arms.

The lands a takedown into guard.
The trying to control the position from guard on top but Norton is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Norton works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The connects with a couple of short punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Norton keeping moving, preventing The from controlling successfully.
The sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Norton utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The cracks Norton with a solid left hand.
The passes Norton's left leg - he's now in half guard.
The sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Norton defending well though.

The is working for a kimura but Norton is defending it quite comfortably.
The missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

The throws a head kick that Norton semi-blocks.
Norton has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from The.
A solid leg kick lands there for The.
The shoots in for a takedown but Norton shows good takedown defense.
The showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Norton.
The ducks under a wild hook from Norton.
The with a hook.
Norton swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The throws a nice outside leg kick.
Norton misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The lands with a thumping leg kick.
Les Norton is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The lands with a kick to the temple. Norton shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
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!

The takes the fight into the clinch.
The lands with a right to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Norton prevents a takedown attempt there.
The tries a knee to the head but Norton blocks it.
The has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The pushes off an throws an elbow but Norton leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
The tries a knee to the head but Norton blocks it.
The jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Norton walks away with a smile on his face. The gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Les Norton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jake The.
The missing with a left hand there. Norton was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A bone on bone clash there as Norton blocks the leg kick.
The fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Norton has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Norton throws a lazy right hand but The sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Norton misses with an uppercut
and The counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Norton is lucky that one didn't land flush.
The works Norton's body with a nice hook.
The connects with a looping right hand.
The shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Norton defends it nicely.
Norton misses the shot to the body.
Les Norton has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Norton checks a leg kick.
The moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Norton throws a hook but The avoids it easily.
The shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Norton misses with a straight right.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from The, right into the meat.
Jake The is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The connects with an inside leg kick.
The feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Norton's calf.

The clinches up against the cage.
Jake The seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
The just leaning against Norton, taking a breather.
The with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
The with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Norton throws a head punch that misses.
The wants a takedown but no success here.
Norton blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The content to slow the pace in the clinch.
The throws an elbow that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Norton wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
The misses with a punch to the body.
The changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Norton fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Some wild striking there from Norton.
A swing and a miss from Norton.
Good leg kick by The there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
The ducks under a wild hook from Norton.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The scoring well with a low kick there.
Norton tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but The was well out of range. Poor timing from Norton.
Norton walks forward, straight into a front kick from The.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jake The comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well The has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Donatello Bradman scores the fight 27:30
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jake The!
Jake The tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.