PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Dalton Little (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Graeme Norton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Little comes to the cage accompanied by Muse - Knights Of Cydonia . Norton has chosen back passage only as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Little
vs
Norton

170 cm
21
156 lbs
5 - 4 - 1

174 cm
23
154 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 1, fighting out of New York, Dalton Little!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Graeme Norton!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, David Schapiro and Bruno Lombardi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Norton tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Little paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Norton throws a body punch but Little moves out of range.
Left hook, right uppercut from Little.

It looks like Graeme Norton has been cut.
Norton looks to throw the jab but Little is out of range.
Norton swings for the body but Little moves out of range.
Norton connects with a body shot.
Little blocks a jab.
Norton cracks a nice hook into Little's ribs.
Norton ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Little moves away.

Norton moves into the clinch.

Little breaks the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Little misses with a series of wild punches.

Norton closes the distance and clinches.
Norton working aggressively here.

Norton's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Norton scores with a three punch combo!
Little throws a head kick that misses.
A left and a right from Little both land. Nice combination.
Norton keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Little takes one to the chin there.
Norton changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Little tries to avoid it but Norton manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Little to the ground. Little escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Little scores with a crisp jab that stopped Norton in his tracks.
Little takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Dalton Little seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Norton throws a hook to the side of Little's head but Little sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Norton's corner calls for a 1-2. Norton obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Norton rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Little moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Little fakes the leg kick and cracks Norton in the body.
Little tries to bum rush Norton with a series of wild strikes but Norton uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Little tries to land a front kick but Norton steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Norton throws the kick towards the body but Little avoids it.
Norton lets loose with a powerful body kick. Little will feel that in the morning.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Little feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Norton's calf.
Little misses with a double jab.
Little tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Little stuffs the takedown attempt from Norton. Norton gets slowly back to his feet.
Little lands a nice hook to Norton's body. Norton takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Norton lands a two punch combo.
Little throws a right hand that Norton ducks under and follows up with a left that Norton also avoids with ease.
Norton connects with a body shot.
A jab from Norton finds it's way through Little's defenses.
Norton dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Norton connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A head kick misses from Little.
Little lands with an uppercut that bounces Norton off the cage and back into range.
Norton scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

It looks like Dalton Little has been cut.
Little checks a low kick from Norton.
Norton misses with a wild combination.
Norton closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Norton throws a jab when Little was well out of range.
Little scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Norton moves out of range as Little throws a body kick.
Norton misses with an attempted mid kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Little throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Norton.

Norton takes the fight into the clinch.

Norton manages to break the clinch.
Norton lands a nice hook to Little's body. Little takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Norton moves forwards but Little connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Norton slips a jab from Little.
Little throws a combination that misses
and Norton counters with a straight right hand.
Little pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Little takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Little throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Norton.
Little misses with a jab, cross combination.
Norton dodges the punch combination from Little.
Little throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Norton counters with a low kick, right behind Little 's knee.
Little is breathing heavily.
Norton avoids a kick to the body.
Norton throws a series of punches but Little avoids them all with ease.
Little circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Little misses with a combination
and Norton cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
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!
A combination from Little does no damage.
Norton tries to clinch up but Little circles away and keeps his distance.
Norton throws a body kick that misses.
Norton avoids a kick to the body.
Little fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Norton changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Norton tries to clinch but Little is having none of it.
Nice uppercut lands for Norton. That snapped Little's head back.
Norton feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Littles jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Norton is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Little had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Norton fails in his attempt to clinch.
Norton throws a shot to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Norton uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Little throws a head kick that misses.
Little takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Little throws a head kick that misses.
Norton tries to land a front kick but Little steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Graeme Norton dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Little takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Norton's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Norton duly obliges.

Little is rocked!
Little takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Oh Little is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Norton is looking to chop away at Little's legs.
Little seems to have got his legs back now.
Little shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Norton eats them both and turns towards Little to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Norton lands a nice hook to Little's body. Little takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Little throws the kick towards the body but Norton avoids it.
Little avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Norton fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Little manages to avoid it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Norton lands a nice shot to the body.
Norton throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Norton tries to clinch up.
Little avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Norton swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Little avoids the body shot from Norton.
Little misses with a kick to the body.
Norton is looking to clinch but Little is avoiding it.
Little throws a body punch but Norton moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Norton lands a jab to Little's midsection.
Little misses with a two punch combination.
Norton is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Little rather than just go for the knockout.
Norton comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Norton misses with a wild body shot.
Little looks for the body kick but Norton saw that one coming.
Little throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Little swinging wildly here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Norton swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

Norton has closed the distance and engaged Little in a clinch.
Norton is looking to break free of the clinch but Little has double underhooks.

Norton manages to break the clinch.
Norton connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Little's hands.
A nice combination there by Little.
No joy there for Norton, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Little throws a series of punches but Norton avoids them all with ease.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Little pulls out of a head kick attempt.
No joy there for Little, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Little swats away the attempt to clinch by Norton.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Norton uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Little.
Norton throws a body punch but Little moves out of range.
Norton scores with a jab to the body.
Norton lands a nice shot to the body.
Little swings for the body but Norton moves out of range.
Norton scores with a body shot.
Dalton Little is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Little keeps the fight on the outside.
Norton tries to clinch but Little moves out of range.
Dalton Little is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Norton cracks a nice hook into Little's ribs.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Norton lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Little has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Little and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Little drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Norton digs a good hook to Little's body.
Norton works Little's body with a nice hook.
Norton throws a shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Little throws a wild body kick that Norton sees coming a mile off.
Norton tries a low kick but Little avoids it.
Norton tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Little paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Little dodges the punch combination from Norton.
Little catches Norton with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Little throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Norton scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Little gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Norton.
Norton lands a jab to the nose.
Norton throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Norton ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Norton avoids a punch combination nicely.
Little has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.

Norton moves into the clinch successfully.
Norton misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Norton misses with a hook from the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Norton throws a head punch that misses.
Norton misses with some punches.
Little tries to circle away but Norton has him pinned against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Little wants to break free but Norton has control.
Norton misses with a hook to the ribs.

Little breaks the clinch.
Little falls off balance throwing a combination
and Norton counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A combination from Norton does no damage.
Little keeps Norton at a distance using the push kick.
Little misses with a double jab
and Norton counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Little thinking.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Graeme Norton showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Norton swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Little.

Norton has closed the distance and engaged Little in a clinch.
Norton lands with a right to the head.
Norton is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Little is defending well for now.
Norton is trying to force a seperation but Little has the dominant position.
Norton is trying to force a seperation but Little has the dominant position.
Norton tries to work over Little's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Norton tries to break the clinch but Little is controlling the position.
Norton stalling in the clinch but Little improves position.
Norton wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Norton is trying to push Little away but Little has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Norton wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Norton scores with a nice hook to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Little wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A nice right hand lands inside from Norton.
Norton stalling in the clinch but Little improves position.
Little is trying to push Norton away but Norton has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Norton doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Norton lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Little looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Norton tries a body shot but Little blocks it.
Norton is pushing Little up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.

Little's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Little cracks Norton with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Graeme Norton is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Little. Those never looked like landing.
Little takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A left and a right from Norton both land. Nice combination.
Norton throws a shot from downtown. Little moves away and avoids it.
Little throws a wild body kick that Norton sees coming a mile off.
Little lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Norton circles away quickly and effectively.
Norton connects with a crisp jab.
Little keeps the fight on the outside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Norton throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Norton fails to land the takedown.
Little throws a head kick that misses.
Little misses with a wild combination.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Norton moves out of range as Little throws a body kick.
Little goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Little misses with an uppercut
and Norton counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Little circles away from the clinch attempt.
Little tests Norton's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Norton - that will leave a mark!
Little takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Norton takes a swing at Little's ribcage but misses.
Little looks to throw the jab but Norton is out of range.
Little is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Little throws a right and a left that both miss.
Norton thuds his right hand into Little's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Little tries a head kick but it misses.
Little misses with a right hand
and Norton counters with a straight right hand.
Norton scores with a nice right hand.
The fight stays on the outside here - Norton looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Norton has managed to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Little has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Norton goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Norton misses with a short punch on the inside.
Norton misses with a hook to the ribs.
Norton misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Norton has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Norton is trying to force a seperation but Little has the dominant position.

Little breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sloppy strikes from Little. Those never looked like landing.
Norton lands with a shot to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Little throws a leg kick but Norton checks it.
Norton throws a body kick that misses.
Little throws a body kick that misses.
Dalton Little has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Norton lands a body shot.
Little misses with a jab, cross combination.

And that's the end of the fight!
Graeme Norton comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Norton 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 Chad Campbell scores the fight 27:30
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 27:30
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Graeme Norton!
Graeme Norton took his opportunity to call for a title shot in his post fight interview.