PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lee Noris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leroy Speed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Noris comes into the arena with Don Trip- Iverson blaring out of the sound system. Lee Noris has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Noris
vs
Speed

225 cm
21
300 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

170 cm
23
290 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Good knees
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

GREEN!160

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Lee Noris!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Leroy Speed!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Winston Howard and Summer Carpenter.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Speed gets tackled into the cage by Noris. Noris maintains the clinch.
Noris lands a good knee to the midsection. Speed won't want to take too many of those.
Speed has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Noris working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Noris lands a right hand.
A nice right hand lands inside from Noris.
A shot in the inside from Noris.

It looks like Leroy Speed has been cut.
Noris lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Noris lands a shoulder strike.
Noris is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Speed looks winded!
Noris scores a nice knee to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Noris lands a good knee to the midsection. Speed won't want to take too many of those.
Noris gets through Speed's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Noris utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Noris crunches a lovely knee into Speed's ribcage.
Noris lands a good knee to the midsection. Speed won't want to take too many of those.
Noris landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Noris unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Noris using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Speed looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Noris lands with a short shot to the head.
Noris lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Noris lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Noris lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Noris crunches a lovely knee into Speed's ribcage.
Noris crunches a lovely knee into Speed's ribcage.
Noris working Speed over with knees to the body.
Noris throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Speeds head.
Noris lands with a left to the head.
Noris lands with a right to the head.
Noris crunches a lovely knee into Speed's ribcage.
Noris lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Noris lands with a left to the head.
Speed's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut 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!
Noris lands with a light punch inside.
Noris lands a right hand.
Noris throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Speeds head.
Noris lands a hook that snaps the head of Speed backwards.
Knees in the clinch landing for Noris.
Noris lands with a light punch inside.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Noris obliges.
Noris lands a left hand.
Noris crunches a lovely knee into Speed's ribcage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Noris unloads a knee to the mid-section. Speed lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Noris working Speed over with knees to the body.
Noris softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Noris putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Speed in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Noris lands a nice knee to the body.
Noris unloads a knee to the mid-section. Speed lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Noris lands a hook that snaps the head of Speed backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Noris.
Noris lands with a short shot to the head.
Noris using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Noris lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Noris lands a knee to the body.
Still in the clinch, Noris scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short left from Noris.
Noris lands with a right to the head.
Noris landing knees to the body.
Noris lands a left hand.
Speed's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Knees in the clinch landing for Noris.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Noris using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Noris lands a shoulder strike.
Noris keeps control of Speed as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Noris landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Noris landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Noris.
Noris landing knees to the body.
Noris lands a hook to the side of the head.
Noris scores with a shoulder strike.
Noris is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Noris softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Noris.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Noris scores a nice knee to the body.
Noris working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Noris landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Noris landing knees to the body.
Noris landing knees to the body.
Noris lands a knee to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Noris is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Noris lands a left hand.
Noris lands a hook that snaps the head of Speed backwards.
Noris landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Noris crunches a lovely knee into Speed's ribcage.
Noris lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Noris obliges.
Noris lands a left hand.
Speed is trying to force a seperation but Noris has the dominant position.
Noris crunches a lovely knee into Speed's ribcage.
Noris landing knees to the body.
Noris working Speed over with knees to the body.
Noris using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Noris lands a knee to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Noris unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Speed is trying to break the clinch but Noris is controlling him.
Noris lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Speed backwards.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Noris obliges.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lee Noris dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Leroy Speed's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Noris rushes Speed and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Noris lands a left hand that snaps the head of Speed backwards.
Speed jumps guard but Noris turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Noris unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Noris lands a nice uppercut.
Noris lands a knee to the body.
Noris lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Noris lands a hook to the side of the head.
Noris lands a knee to the body.
Noris putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Speed in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Noris scores a nice knee to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Noris utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Noris lands with a light punch inside.
Noris lands a hook that snaps the head of Speed backwards.
Noris lands a shoulder strike.
Noris lands a left hand.
Noris lands with a right to the head.
Speed is breathing heavily.
Noris working Speed over with knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Noris lands a nice knee to the body.
Noris 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.
Noris lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Noris lands an uppercut.
Noris landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Noris.
Noris landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Noris working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Noris scores a nice knee to the body.
Noris pushes Speed back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Noris is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Speed can do to turn this around?
Noris scores with a nice hook to the head.
Noris lands a good knee to the midsection. Speed won't want to take too many of those.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Still in the clinch, Noris scores with a nice short uppercut.
Noris scores a nice knee to the body.
Noris working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Noris lands a knee to the body.
Noris landing knees to the body.
Noris landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Speed jumps guard but Noris turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Noris lands a nice knee to the body.
Speed tries to circle away but Noris has him pinned against the cage.
Speed is trying to pull guard but Noris turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Lee Noris has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Leroy Speed.
Noris scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Knees to the body from Noris.
Noris lands a nice knee to the body.
Noris lands a knee to the body.
Noris lands a good knee to the midsection. Speed won't want to take too many of those.
Speed wants to break free but Noris has control.
Speed tries to circle away but Noris has him pinned against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Noris.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Noris.
Noris softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Speed looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Noris crunches a lovely knee into Speed's ribcage.
Speed takes a knee to the side of the body.
Speed looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Noris unloads a knee to the mid-section.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Noris lands a nice uppercut.
Noris lands a knee to the body.
Lee Noris has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Noris.
Noris throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Speeds head.
Noris prevents Speed from breaking the clinch.
Noris unloads a knee to the mid-section. Speed lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Noris landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Noris working Speed over with knees to the body.
Noris lands a left hand that snaps the head of Speed backwards.
Speed wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Noris pushes Speed back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Noris trying to land knees to the body.
Still in the clinch, Noris scores with a nice short uppercut.
Noris tries to land knees in the clinch but Speed avoids the damage to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Speed has a couple of punches blocked by Noris.
Noris trying to land knees to the body.
Speed blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Speed can't break the clinch.
Speed tries to break free but Noris pushes him back against the cage.
Noris lands a good knee to the midsection. Speed won't want to take too many of those.
Noris misses with the head strike.
Speed wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Noris has him pressed against the cage.
Noris utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Noris utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Noris keeps control of Speed as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Noris landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Noris lands a knee to the body.
Noris lands an uppercut.
Noris using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Speed wants to break free but Noris has control.
Speed is trying to break free.
Speed can't break the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Noris.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lee Noris dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Leroy Speed's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Speed drives through and clinches with Noris against the cage.

Speed's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Noris tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Speed manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Noris has managed to clinch.
Noris scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Knees in the clinch landing for Noris.
Noris crunches a lovely knee into Speed's ribcage.
Noris lands a nice knee to the body.
Noris unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A short left from Noris.
Noris lands a shoulder strike.
Noris landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
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!
Noris unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A shot in the inside from Noris.
Noris throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Speeds head.
Noris throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Speeds head.
Noris prevents Speed from breaking the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A short right from Noris.
Speed wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Speed takes a shot to the head.
Noris lands a nice knee to the body.
Noris lands a nice knee to the body.
Noris landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Noris unloads a knee to the mid-section. Speed lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Noris lands with a light punch inside.
Noris lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Noris.
A shot in the inside from Noris.
Noris lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Noris keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Speed's efforts to push away.
Noris landing knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Speed takes a knee to the side of the body.
Noris landing knees to the body.
Noris lands a right hand.
Noris gets through Speed's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Leroy Speed has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lee Noris is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Speed has had enough of the clinch but Noris keeps him there for the moment.
Speed wants to break the clinch but can't.
Speed tries to circle away but Noris has him pinned against the cage.
Speed takes a shot to the head.
Speed wants to break free but Noris has control.
Noris has Speed pressed against the cage, preventing Speed from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Speed is trying to break the clinch but Noris is controlling him.
Speed wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Noris lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Speed tries to pull guard but Noris forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Noris lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Speed backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Speed looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Speed can't break the clinch.
Speed swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Speed is looking to break free of the clinch but Noris has double underhooks.
Speed misses with a hook from the clinch.
Speed wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Noris has him pressed against the cage.
Noris keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Speed's efforts to push away.
Noris landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Speed wants to break free but Noris has control.
Knees to the body from Noris.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Noris scores with a shot to the side of Speed's head.
Speed is trying to break the clinch but Noris has him pressed against the cage.
Speed working hard to break the clinch.
Speed is looking to break free of the clinch but Noris has double underhooks.
Noris utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Speed is trying to push Noris away but Noris has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Speed misses with some punches.
Speed misses with a punch on the inside.
Speed takes a knee to the side of the body.
Speed tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Noris blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

And that's the end of the fight!
Lee Noris showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Noris, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Damien Edna scores the fight 30:25
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 30:25
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lee Noris!
Lee Noris retains his super heavyweight title!
Lee Noris really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that GREEN!160 logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
Leroy Speed spoke after the fight, saying 'I'll be back stronger and better'.