PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alfie Norks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Ratskin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Norks comes to the cage accompanied by Like a G6. Alfie Norks has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Norks
vs
Ratskin

200 cm
32
267 lbs
30 - 10 - 0

196 cm
36
270 lbs
31 - 14 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Merciless Gladiators

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 30 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alfie Norks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 31 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Alexander Ratskin!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ratskin blocks a leg kick.
Ratskin closes the distance but Norks moves to the side

and Norks counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Norks.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Ratskin controlling the position.
Ratskin wants to sweep here but Norks controlling him for the moment.
Norks has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Ratskin is proving hard to escape from.
Norks preventing the sweep.
Norks being controlled here momentarily.
Norks stopping the sweep attempt from Ratskin.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Ratskin fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ratskin circles away from the clinch attempt.
A shot to the liver by Ratskin. Beautiful body shot.
Ratskin avoids a kick to the body.
Norks circles away from the clinch attempt.
Norks scores with a leg kick.
Norks throws a jab but it's blocked by Ratskin.
Ratskin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ratskin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Norks lands a right hook to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ratskin misses with a left hand

and Norks counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Ratskin!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ratskin sneaks back into half guard.
Ratskin is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Ratskin told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Ratskin keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Norks is looking to stand up but he'll have to free his leg first. Instead, Ratskin manages to get to full guard.
Ratskin is adopting a defensive guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Norks stopping the sweep attempt from Ratskin.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Norks tries to stand but Ratskin is controlling from the bottom.
Norks is fighting to break Ratskin's control of his arms but Ratskin is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Norks wants to get up but he can't break Ratskin's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

We're going to have a standup here because Alfie Norks wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Ratskin throws a lazy uppercut

and Norks counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Norks.
Ratskin is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Norks wants to stand but Ratskin has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alfie Norks dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

A lazy left from Ratskin finds it's target.
Ratskin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ratskin doesn't manage to clinch there - Norks circles away.
Norks tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ratskin was well out of range. Poor timing from Norks.
Ratskin looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Norks avoids the body shot from Ratskin.
Ratskin checks a leg kick nicely.
Ratskin tries to clinch there but Norks circles away.
Ratskin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Norks swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Norks darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Norks misses with a leg kick.
Norks turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ratskin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ratskin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Norks on the wrong end of a nice jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Norks avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Norks misses with a double jab.
Norks scores with a decent looking hook.
Alfie Norks is winning the standup battle so far.
Ratskin tries to clinch there but Norks circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ratskin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Ratskin closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Norks.
Ratskin tries to throw a body punch but Norks avoids it by throwing Ratskin back against the cage.
Ratskin lands a hook that snaps the head of Norks backwards.
Norks blocks a body shot from Ratskin.
Ratskin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Norks misses with a body punch.
Norks is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Ratskin is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ratskin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ratskin misses with the head strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Norks putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Ratskin in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Norks landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Norks stalls.
Alfie Norks has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Norks lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Norks comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

It looks like Alexander Ratskin has been cut.
Norks with a knee to the head.
Norks tries to land a knee to the head but Ratskin blocks with his arms.
Ratskin tries a body shot but Norks blocks it.
Norks throws an elbow but it misses.
Norks managing to block the knees to the body from Ratskin.
Ratskin working aggressively here.
Ratskin prevents a body shot from Norks.
Norks misses with a knee strike.
A short uppercut from Ratskin.
Ratskin working aggressively here.
Ratskin lands a body punch.
Norks throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ratskins head.
Ratskin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ratskin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Norks digs a right hand into Ratskin's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Ratskin's gas tank.
Norks missing with knees to the body.
Ratskin scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Norks scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Norks trying to land knees to the body.
Ratskin can't find room to land a body shot as Norks controls the action.
Norks lands a good knee to the midsection. Ratskin won't want to take too many of those.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Norks tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ratskin avoids it.
Ratskin misses with a body punch.
Ratskin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Norks landing knees to the head.
Norks tries to land knees in the clinch but Ratskin avoids the damage to the body.
Ratskin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Norks trying to land knees to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ratskin creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ratskin throws an elbow that misses.
Norks blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Norks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Norks putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Ratskin in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Norks scores with a nice hook to the head.
Norks lands a damaging elbow.
Norks trying to stall but Ratskin improves his position.
Norks landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Norks gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Norks.
Norks scores a nice knee to the body.
Norks tries to land knees in the clinch but Ratskin avoids the damage to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Norks obliges.
Norks is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ratskin is defending well for now.
Norks lands a nice knee to the body.
Norks is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ratskin is defending well for now.
Norks lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A short right from Norks.
Ratskin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Norks is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Norks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alfie Norks dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Alexander Ratskin'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. This is the final round!

Ratskin doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Ratskin 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.
Norks throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Norks lands with a good body shot.
A swing and a miss from Ratskin.
Ratskin scores with a jab to the head.
Alexander Ratskin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ratskin scores with a jab to the body.
Norks lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Norks takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ratskin takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Ratskin takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Norks tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ratskin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ratskin throws a jab when Norks was well out of range.
Norks scoring well with a low kick there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ratskin swinging wildly here.
Norks connects with a leg kick. Ratskin looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Norks fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Norks looks to land a body kick but Ratskin moved away.
A solid body kick from Norks.
Norks cracks the inside of Ratskin's front leg.
Norks wants to clinch.
Nice uppercut lands for Norks. That snapped Ratskin's head back.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ratskin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ratskin keeps the fight on the outside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ratskin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Norks.
Norks ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ratskin moves away.
Ratskin thuds his right hand into Norks's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Ratskin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Norks slips a jab from Ratskin.
Norks chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Norks connects with a right hand. Ratskin shakes it off.
Norks is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ratskin can do to turn this around?
Ratskin avoids the head kick by Norks.
Ratskin misses the jab.
Norks keeps the fight on the outside.
Norks lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Ratskin misses with a looping left.
Norks thumps Ratskin with a low kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ratskin throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ratskin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Ratskin closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Norks controlling the action here for a moment.
Ratskin throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Ratskin's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ratskin's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Norks using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ratskin has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ratskin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Norks misses with a punch on the inside.
Ratskin digs a right hand underneath Norks's ribcage. Norks let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Norks is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ratskin is defending well for now.
Ratskin lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ratskin misses with a punch on the inside.
Alfie Norks is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ratskin.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Norks blocks a body shot from Ratskin.
Norks tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Norks misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ratskin.
Ratskin lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Norks backwards.
Ratskin swings wildly with an uppercut but Norks uses good head movement to avoid it.
Alexander Ratskin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ratskin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A right handed body shot lands from Ratskin.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Norks throws a head punch that misses.
Ratskin lands a shoulder strike.
A hook to the body from Ratskin.
Ratskin lands with a short shot to the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Alfie Norks.
Well Norks has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alfie Norks!