PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bartholomew Norwinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rafiki WhoHitYou (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). WhoHitYou has chosen Nemisis as his entrance music. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Norwinson
vs
WhoHitYou

188 cm
25
220 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

185 cm
21
200 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Big right hand

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bartholomew Norwinson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rafiki WhoHitYou!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Eddie Farnsworth and Steve Montenegro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
WhoHitYou throws a poor cross that misses
and Norwinson counters with a two punch combo.
Norwinson has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Fighting Panda BJJ and MT Dojo ($75) in the buildup to the fight.
WhoHitYou feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Norwinsons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
WhoHitYou with a hook.

It looks like Bartholomew Norwinson has been cut.
No luck for Norwinson with that takedown attempt.
WhoHitYou throws a combination that misses
and Norwinson counters with a left to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Norwinson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? WhoHitYou is fending him off so far but Norwinson persists. Nope, WhoHitYou circles away and we're back to standing.
Norwinson shoots for a double leg takedown but WhoHitYou sprawls well. He's pushed Norwinson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bartholomew Norwinson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Norwinson slips a straight right by WhoHitYou.
WhoHitYou scores with a nice strike.
WhoHitYou misses the jab.
Norwinson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Norwinson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from WhoHitYou.
WhoHitYou throws a jab when Norwinson was well out of range.
Norwinson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from WhoHitYou.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by WhoHitYou!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Norwinson misses with an uppercut.
Norwinson shoots in and drives through. WhoHitYou sprawls well.
WhoHitYou throws an overhand right that lands on Norwinson's shoulder, as Norwinson tries to avoid the shot.
WhoHitYou tries to land a leg kick but Norwinson saw it coming and moves away.
Norwinson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Norwinson misses with a takedown
and WhoHitYou connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nice defenses there by Norwinson.
WhoHitYou connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
WhoHitYou lands with an uppercut that bounces Norwinson off the cage and back into range.
WhoHitYou misses with a body shot
and Norwinson counters with a three punch combo that has WhoHitYou backing up. WhoHitYou nods at Norwinson to acknowledge the strikes.
A jab lands there for WhoHitYou.
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!
WhoHitYou lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Rafiki WhoHitYou is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Norwinson misses with a double jab.
Norwinson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
WhoHitYou lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
WhoHitYou lands a really nice looking cross but Norwinson seems unphased.
Norwinson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Norwinson is breathing heavily.
Norwinson throws a shot from downtown. WhoHitYou moves away and avoids it.
WhoHitYou scores with a jab to the jaw.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Norwinson. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
WhoHitYou throws the left hand but Norwinson avoids the punch easily.
WhoHitYou has worked on his takedown defense in the runup to this fight and it is paying off so far.
Norwinson tries for a takedown but WhoHitYou circles away easily
and WhoHitYou cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
WhoHitYou throws out a loose jab but Norwinson uses good head movement to avoid it.
WhoHitYou goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Norwinson doesn't succeed with the takedown
and WhoHitYou counters with a left and a right that stings Norwinson.
Norwinson fails with a takedown attempt.
Rafiki WhoHitYou seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
WhoHitYou throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Norwinson sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
WhoHitYou avoids a punch combination nicely.
WhoHitYou cracks Norwinson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Norwinson defending well as WhoHitYou loads up on a big left hand.
Sloppy strikes from Norwinson. Those never looked like landing.
WhoHitYou misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
WhoHitYou misses with a wild body shot.
WhoHitYou misses the shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from WhoHitYou. Norwinson does a little dance to reset his feet.
WhoHitYou darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
WhoHitYou throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Norwinson misses with a wild combination.
WhoHitYou scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
WhoHitYou throws a series of punches but Norwinson moves out of range.
WhoHitYou paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
WhoHitYou misses with a lunging right hand
and Norwinson counters with a right hand to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
WhoHitYou tries a low kick but Norwinson avoids it.
WhoHitYou looks to land a right hand but Norwinson moved out of range.
WhoHitYou takes a swing at Norwinson's ribcage but misses.
A big right from WhoHitYou misses.
A slow jab from WhoHitYou misses its intended target.
WhoHitYou thuds a left hand into Norwinson's body.
A big left from WhoHitYou misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
WhoHitYou fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Norwinson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Norwinson staying out of range there.
Norwinson slips a straight right by WhoHitYou.
WhoHitYou displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Norwinson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rafiki WhoHitYou dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bartholomew Norwinson's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

WhoHitYou misses with a hook. Norwinson ducked under it nicely.
WhoHitYou throws a big shot that misses.
WhoHitYou swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Norwinson throws a body punch but WhoHitYou moves out of range.
Norwinson fails with the takedown.
WhoHitYou looks to score with a jab to the body but Norwinson is just out of range.
WhoHitYou misses with a double jab
and Norwinson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
WhoHitYou throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Norwinson on the side of the head.
WhoHitYou scores with a decent looking hook.
Norwinson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping WhoHitYou at a distance.
Norwinson staying out of range there.
WhoHitYou misses with a wild combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Norwinson moves out of range of the strikes.
Norwinson misses with a two punch combination.
Rafiki WhoHitYou seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Norwinson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but WhoHitYou swivels and escapes.
Norwinson lands with a straight right. WhoHitYou didn't see that one coming.
Norwinson ducks under a wild hook from WhoHitYou.
Norwinson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
WhoHitYou throws a body punch but Norwinson moves out of range.
A big right from WhoHitYou misses.
Norwinson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
WhoHitYou misses with a looping left.
WhoHitYou is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Norwinson.
WhoHitYou dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Norwinson looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
WhoHitYou misses with an uppercut
and Norwinson counters with a right hand to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
WhoHitYou scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A jab from WhoHitYou misses.
WhoHitYou throws a series of punches but Norwinson avoids them all with ease.
WhoHitYou lands a nice looking body kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Norwinson doesn't succeed with the takedown
and WhoHitYou counters with a straight right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bartholomew Norwinson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
WhoHitYou missing with a left hand there. Norwinson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Norwinson closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
WhoHitYou misses with a hook. Norwinson ducked under it nicely.
WhoHitYou throws a shot from downtown. Norwinson moves away and avoids it.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Norwinson might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Norwinson shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as WhoHitYou sprawls well. WhoHitYou wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Norwinson gets slowly back to his feet.
Bartholomew Norwinson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Norwinson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling WhoHitYou to score with a decent uppercut.
Norwinson is looking to wear down WhoHitYou with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Norwinson scores with a one two! WhoHitYou had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Norwinson on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Norwinson staying out of range there.
WhoHitYou throws out a loose jab but Norwinson uses good head movement to avoid it.
WhoHitYou fails to land with a series of punches.
WhoHitYou has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
WhoHitYou throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Norwinson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
WhoHitYou sizes up Norwinson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Norwinson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
WhoHitYou with a body punch. A glancing blow.
WhoHitYou fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Norwinson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A slow jab from WhoHitYou misses its intended target.
WhoHitYou misses with an uppercut
and Norwinson counters with a one-two to the body.

It looks like Rafiki WhoHitYou has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Norwinson slips under a jab from WhoHitYou.
A head kick misses from WhoHitYou.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Norwinson throws a right hand that WhoHitYou ducks under and follows up with a left that WhoHitYou also avoids with ease.
WhoHitYou misses the body punch
and Norwinson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
WhoHitYou connects with a crisp jab.
Norwinson misses with a straight left.
WhoHitYou loads up on a big right hand but Norwinson slips the punch.
Norwinson throws a series of punches but WhoHitYou moves out of range.
WhoHitYou misses the jab.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
WhoHitYou takes a swing at Norwinson's ribcage but misses.
WhoHitYou jabs Norwinson right on the nose. Norwinson blinks but takes it well.
WhoHitYou throws a series of punches but Norwinson moves out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
WhoHitYou takes a swing at Norwinson's ribcage but misses.
WhoHitYou throws a body punch but Norwinson moves out of range.
WhoHitYou throws out a loose jab but Norwinson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Norwinson swings for the body but WhoHitYou moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rafiki WhoHitYou 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.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Norwinson shoots and misses
and WhoHitYou cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Norwinson lands a jab to the head.
WhoHitYou swings and misses with a hook to the body.
WhoHitYou ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Norwinson moves away.
Norwinson shoots in for a takedown but WhoHitYou shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
A slow jab from WhoHitYou misses its intended target.
WhoHitYou cracks Norwinson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Norwinson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from WhoHitYou.
WhoHitYou throws a hook but Norwinson blocks it.
WhoHitYou throws out a loose jab but Norwinson uses good head movement to avoid it.
A telegraphed right hand from WhoHitYou misses the target.
WhoHitYou scores with a nice strike.
WhoHitYou misses with a right hand
and Norwinson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
WhoHitYou cracks Norwinson with an open hand slap.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Norwinson slips under a jab.
WhoHitYou throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Norwinson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Norwinson walks into a left hand.
A slow jab from WhoHitYou misses its intended target.
Norwinson fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bartholomew Norwinson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
WhoHitYou misses with a double jab
and Norwinson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
WhoHitYou lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Norwinson circles away quickly and effectively.
Norwinson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Norwinson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has WhoHitYou pinned against the cage. WhoHitYou gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Norwinson slips a jab and a cross from WhoHitYou.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
WhoHitYou stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and WhoHitYou wants it to stay on the feet.
WhoHitYou throws a right and a left that both miss.
WhoHitYou throws a looping overhand right but Norwinson ducks down to avoid it.
WhoHitYou lands a really nice looking cross but Norwinson seems unphased.
WhoHitYou throws a big shot that misses.
WhoHitYou works Norwinson's body with a nice hook.
Norwinson tries to bum rush WhoHitYou with a series of wild strikes but WhoHitYou uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
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!
WhoHitYou cracks Norwinson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
WhoHitYou fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Norwinson manages to avoid it.
WhoHitYou throws an overhand right that lands on Norwinson's shoulder, as Norwinson tries to avoid the shot.
WhoHitYou looks to land a combination but Norwinson avoids it well.
Norwinson displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Norwinson fails with the takedown.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big left from WhoHitYou misses.
Norwinson staying out of range there.
WhoHitYou lands the left hand.
Norwinson fails with the takedown
and WhoHitYou makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
WhoHitYou connects with a crisp jab.
Norwinson slips a jab from WhoHitYou.
Norwinson closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.

Norwinson is rocked!

WhoHitYou feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Norwinson sprawling to the canvas! Norwinson rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can WhoHitYou finish him?!
Oh Norwinson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
WhoHitYou connects with a body shot.
Norwinson blocks a jab.
Norwinson is aggressively charging in as WhoHitYou backs up avoiding any damage. WhoHitYou tosses out a jab and Norwinson runs right into it face first! Norwinson is out cold! WhoHitYou dropped down on all fours and is barking in Norwinson's face like a pit bull in celebration until the ref was finally able to pull him away!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Rafiki WhoHitYou!
Our winner, Rafiki WhoHitYou, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.