PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Chuck Norris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joseph Sandoval (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Norris comes to the cage accompanied by Kryptonite. 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.

Norris
vs
Sandoval

182 cm
26
147 lbs
12 - 7 - 0

170 cm
27
135 lbs
14 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Heavy handed

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 12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Chuck Norris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Joseph Sandoval!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Skip Squint and Summer Carpenter.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Norris thumps Sandoval with a low kick.
Norris throws a sloppy head kick
and Sandoval counters with a flying knee. Nice.
A head kick misses from Norris.
Norris slips under a jab from Sandoval.
Norris throws a head kick but Sandoval moves out of range.
Sandoval lands with a right hand.
Norris pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Norris dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Norris 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.
Norris throws a head kick but Sandoval moves out of range.
Sandoval tries to clinch but Norris moves out of range.
Norris misses with a head kick.
Sandoval pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sandoval closes the distance but Norris moves to the side
and Norris counters with a thumping low kick.
Sandoval misses with a looping left.
Norris misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sandoval's coach down at Team Hopkins was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Sandoval's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Norris throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.

Sandoval moves into the clinch successfully.
Norris really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Sandoval tries to land knees in the clinch but Norris avoids the damage to the body.
Norris blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sandoval lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Norris lands a hook that snaps the head of Sandoval backwards.
Sandoval lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Norris.
Sandoval with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Norris blocks an elbow strike from Sandoval.
A nice right hand lands inside from Norris.
Sandoval unloads a knee to the mid-section. Norris lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sandoval with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sandoval misses with a knee to the head.
Sandoval blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Norris throws a head punch that misses.
Sandoval throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Norris swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Norris holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Sandoval lands a body shot in the clinch.
Sandoval blocks an uppercut.
Sandoval using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Norris has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Sandoval lands a shoulder strike.
A nice left hand lands by Sandoval.
Sandoval tries to land a knee to the head but Norris blocks with his arms.
Sandoval swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sandoval misses with a hook to the ribs.
Norris working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Sandoval tries to land knees in the clinch but Norris avoids the damage to the body.
Sandoval pushes Norris back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Norris pushes Sandoval back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sandoval misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Norris.
Norris lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Norris fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sandoval tries to land a knee to the head but Norris blocks with his arms.
A bit of stalling here from Norris.
Norris working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Norris fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Norris lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Norris digs a right hand into Sandoval's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Sandoval's gas tank.
Sandoval throws a knee to the head but misses.
Norris tries to work over Sandoval's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Norris lands with a left to the head.
Sandoval tries to land a knee to the head but Norris blocks with his arms.
Norris throws a punch but it's blocked by Sandoval.
Sandoval tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Norris avoids it.
Norris lands a shoulder strike.
Sandoval blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Norris makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Sandoval looking to throw knees to the head but Norris is blocking nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Norris tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
I was talking to Norris's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Norris lands a hook to the side of the head.
Norris gets through Sandoval's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

Sandoval is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sandoval's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Sandoval is still on wobbly legs! Can Norris finish him?
Sandoval tries to land knees in the clinch but Norris avoids the damage to the body.
Sandoval with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Sandoval with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Sandoval throws a knee to the head but misses.
Norris lands a body shot.
Sandoval with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sandoval seems to have recovered his senses.
Sandoval tries a knee to the head but Norris blocks it.
Sandoval using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Norris has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Sandoval looks winded!
Sandoval tries to land knees in the clinch but Norris avoids the damage to the body.
Sandoval tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Norris avoids it.
A head punch on the inside from Norris fails to land.
Norris blocks an elbow strike.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sandoval tries to throw a body punch but Norris avoids it by throwing Sandoval back against the cage.
Norris presses Sandoval against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Sandoval tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Norris lands with a left to the head.
Sandoval tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Joseph Sandoval will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Norris punishes Sandoval's body with a nice straight punch.

Norris lands a big head kick that sends Sandoval tumbling to the mat! Norris takes a step backwards and waves Sandoval back to his feet - he wants the finish!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sandoval tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sandoval blocks a head kick by Norris.
Norris throws a head kick but Sandoval moves out of range.
A low kick from Sandoval misses
letting Norris counter with a right hand.
Norris throws a head kick that misses.
Norris throws a quick inside leg kick.
Norris lands a brutal head kick. Sandoval looks out on his feet and Norris throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Chuck Norris!
A relieved looking Chuck Norris thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.