PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Paul Normandale (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Edgar Loovens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Loovens is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Soundgarden - Black Hole Sun. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Normandale
vs
Loovens

175 cm
22
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

191 cm
22
195 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Paul Normandale!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Edgar Loovens!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Donald Grub and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Normandale looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Loovens is fending him off so far but Normandale persists. Nope, Loovens circles away and we're back to standing.
Loovens tries to clinch but Normandale is having none of it.
Normandale avoids the head kick by Loovens.
Loovens slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Normandale shoots for a takedown but Loovens saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Normandale takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Loovens closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Normandale is trying to drag Loovens to the mat but Loovens just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paul Normandale. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Normandale letting Loovens take a breather here.
Loovens lands a knee to the body.

Normandale turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Loovens is trying to improve his position.
Normandale tries to score with some ground and pound. Loovens controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Loovens defending against the ground and pound.
Loovens struggling a bit here.
Normandale looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Loovens is avoiding damage well.
Loovens is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Normandale is controlling him well.
Loovens manages to work his way to half guard, despite Normandale's best efforts.
Normandale wants to stand up but Loovens has a hold of him and won't allow it.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Normandale takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Edgar Loovens seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Normandale tries to keep at a distance but Loovens has taken the fight into the clinch.
Loovens prevents the takedown attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Loovens stalling in the clinch.

Loovens breaks from the clinch.
Normandale takes a kick to the side of the head.
Loovens throws a head kick that half lands.
Loovens moves in looking to clinch but Normandale pushes him off.
Loovens thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Normandale if he has to take too many more of those.
Normandale is breathing heavily.
Loovens is looking to clinch.
Normandale shoots in but Loovens avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Loovens tries to close the distance and clinch up but Normandale swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Loovens tries to clinch there but Normandale circles away.
Loovens tries a head kick but it misses.

Loovens takes the fight into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Normandale can't get the takedown.
Normandale looking for a takedown.
Loovens content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Normandale tries to pull guard but Loovens won't allow it.
Loovens connects with a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Loovens.

Loovens breaks the clinch.
Loovens misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Normandale avoids the head kick by Loovens.
Loovens scores with a head kick.
A head kick from Loovens lands but Normandale takes it in his stride.
Loovens tries to close the distance and clinch up but Normandale swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Normandale.
Loovens can't do much from the bottom here.
Loovens is trying to improve his position.
Normandale works to advance to full mount. Loovens defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Normandale pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Loovens working to try and regain half guard.
Normandale fails to advance to Loovens's back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Edgar Loovens dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Normandale chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Loovens can pounce on him.
Loovens is looking to clinch but Normandale is avoiding it.
Loovens tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Loovens is looking to slow Normandale down with leg kicks.
Normandale looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Loovens is fending him off so far but Normandale persists. Nope, Loovens circles away and we're back to standing.
Loovens throws a head kick but Normandale moves out of range.
Loovens tries to close the distance and clinch but Normandale swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Loovens tries to close the distance and clinch but Normandale swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Normandale tries for a takedown but Loovens sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Loovens rushes Normandale and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Normandale tries to pull guard but Loovens won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paul Normandale. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Loovens missing with knees to the body.
Loovens landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Knees in the clinch landing for Loovens.

Loovens manages to break the clinch.
Loovens throws a head kick but Normandale moves out of range.
Loovens throws a nice head kick!
Loovens throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Loovens throws a head kick but Normandale moves out of range.
Loovens throws a nice outside leg kick.
Edgar Loovens is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Normandale moves out of range of the body kick.
Loovens throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Loovens buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Normandale looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Loovens is fending him off so far but Normandale persists. Nope, Loovens circles away and we're back to standing.
Loovens tries to close the distance and clinch up but Normandale swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Loovens 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 Normandale has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Normandale and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Normandale fails with the takedown.
Normandale shoots for a double leg takedown but Loovens sprawls well. He's pushed Normandale's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Loovens pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Loovens throws a jab when Normandale was well out of range.
Loovens lands a nice leg kick that just misses Normandale's sensitive parts.
Normandale changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Loovens tries to avoid it but Normandale manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Loovens to the ground. Loovens escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Loovens throws a head kick that misses.
A thudding body kick lands there by Loovens!
Paul Normandale is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Loovens connects with a jab.
Loovens goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Normandale takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Loovens tries to clinch up but Normandale circles away and keeps his distance.
Loovens throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Normandale changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Loovens tries to avoid it but Normandale manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Loovens to the ground. Loovens escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Loovens misses with a wild body shot.
Normandale swats away the attempt to clinch by Loovens.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Loovens swinging wilding here.

Normandale shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Loovens is trying to maintain the position but Normandale is very close to passing his half guard.
Normandale thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Loovens's head.
Normandale is thwarting Loovens's attempts to control the position.

Normandale is looking for a kimura but Loovens is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Normandale to get the leverage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Edgar Loovens showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!

Loovens fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Normandale.
Normandale tries for a takedown but Loovens sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Normandale takes a kick to the side of the head.

Loovens rushes Normandale and presses him up against the cage.
Normandale is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Loovens pulls him back up using the underhooks.

Loovens breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Loovens lands with a kick to the temple. Normandale shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
A solid body kick from Loovens.
Loovens tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Loovens throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Loovens throws a sloppy head kick and Normandale moves out of range easily.
Loovens misses with a few strikes there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Loovens is looking to clinch.
Normandale shoots in for a double leg but Loovens sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paul Normandale. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters circling a little - Loovens finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Loovens misses with a head kick.
Loovens pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Loovens stuffs the takedown.
Loovens tries to clinch but Normandale is having none of it.
Loovens throws a head kick but Normandale moves out of range.
Loovens tries a head kick but it misses.

Normandale bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Normandale throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Loovens is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Normandale working away.

Normandale has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Loovens is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Normandale yanks on the arm and Loovens is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Normandale.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Paul Normandale!