PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jonathan Norton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kenneth Noisewater (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Norton comes to the cage accompanied by Big Sean-Guap. Kenneth Noisewater is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Norton
vs
Noisewater

189 cm
18
130 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

170 cm
18
142 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jonathan Norton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kenneth Noisewater!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Alyssa Summers and John Roberts.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Noisewater closes the distance and clinches.
Noisewater tries for a takedown but Norton manages to get underhooks.
Noisewater tries to break the clinch but Norton is controlling the position.
Noisewater trying to stall but Norton improves his position.
Noisewater has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Noisewater is trying to pull guard but Norton has him pressed against the cage.
Noisewater tries to pull guard but Norton forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Jonathan Norton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kenneth Noisewater.
Noisewater is trying to break the clinch but Norton is controlling him.
Noisewater is working for takedown but Norton is calmly controlling the position for now.
Noisewater looking for a takedown.
Norton drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Noisewater gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Noisewater tries to pull guard but Norton forces him back to his feet, against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Norton goes for a takedown attempt but Noisewater pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Noisewater throws a hook but Norton avoids it easily.
Noisewater fails in his attempt to clinch.
Noisewater is looking to land body kicks.
Noisewater lands a jab to Norton's midsection.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Noisewater throws a sloppy head kick and Norton moves out of range easily.
Noisewater fails with an attempt to clinch.

Norton fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Noisewater sprawls well initially but Norton persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Norton is controlling the pace.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Norton working over Noisewater with some ground and pound. Noisewater looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Norton will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Noisewater is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Norton scores with a couple of nice shots.
Noisewater pushes Norton off but Norton dives into side control.
Norton just content to control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Norton thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Norton looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Noisewater is avoiding damage well.
Norton has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Noisewater!
Norton controlling his opponent.
Noisewater'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.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Norton controlling the pace for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jonathan Norton dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Norton avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Noisewater fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Norton manages to avoid it.
Norton throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Noisewater's waist but Noisewater gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Norton off to one side.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Norton moves away from the strike by Noisewater.
Noisewater tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Norton paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Norton closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Noisewater's guard.
Norton advances position into side control!
Noisewater wants to get back to his feet but Norton drags him back down.
Norton really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Norton in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Noisewater wants to get back to his feet but Norton drags him back down.
Norton controls the position.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Jonathan Norton wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Norton has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Noisewater.
Noisewater tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Norton paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Norton shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Noisewater defends it nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Noisewater tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Norton paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Noisewater uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Norton.
Noisewater just misses with a punch to the body.
Noisewater tries to clinch but Norton moves out of range.
Norton shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jonathan Norton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Norton keeps the fight on the outside.

Norton shoots in for a takedown and gets it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Noisewater is trying to stand up here but Norton is controlling him well.
Norton controlling the action here.
Noisewater is looking to escape.
Noisewater is breathing heavily.
Well, if Norton is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Jonathan Norton overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Norton passes to full mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jonathan Norton dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

The fight stays on the outside here - Noisewater looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Noisewater throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Norton is trying hard to land a takedown here. Noisewater sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Noisewater stuffs the takedown.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Noisewater misses with a kick to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Noisewater.
Noisewater comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Noisewater looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Noisewater moves in looking to clinch but Norton pushes him off.
Noisewater ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Norton moves away.
Jonathan Norton is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Noisewater is looking to slow Norton down with leg kicks.
Norton circles away from the clinch attempt.
Noisewater tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Norton counters with a nice double leg into side control. Noisewater won't be happy with that.
Norton is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Noisewater is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Norton asserts his dominance and retains side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Noisewater is being controlled here.
Norton seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Noisewater for as long as he can get away with.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Norton works to advance to full mount. Noisewater defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Norton controlling the position easily from mount.
Norton throws some wild stikes that Noisewater manages to avoid easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Norton controlling from mount.
Norton's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Jonathan Norton just wasn't active enough.
Noisewater ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Norton moves away.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jonathan Norton showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Norton, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jonathan Norton!