PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kong Su han (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sub Norris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Norris is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Norris Man - When Your Time Is Up. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Su han
vs
Norris

168 cm
40
151 lbs
25 - 21 - 1

180 cm
31
154 lbs
27 - 24 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Bad Man Clothing (Nothing Over $40)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 25 - 21 - 1, fighting out of New York, Kong Su han!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 24 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Sub Norris!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Elvis Blanc and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Norris tries to clinch there but Su han circles away.

Norris closes the distance and pushes Su han back into the cage.
Su han blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Su han scores with a nice hook to the head.
Su han throws an elbow but it misses.
Su han stalling in the clinch.
Norris is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.

Norris drags the fight down to the ground.
Su han trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Norris utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Norris trying to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Su han postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Norris trying to keep a closed guard but Su han is proving a slippery customer.
Su han wants to pass the guard but Norris is keeping the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Su han throwing strikes from guard but Norris blocks nicely.
Su han stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Norris swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Su han trying to control but Norris is working from the bottom.
Su han throws a big right hand that misses.
Su han won't allow Norris to get back to his feet.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Su han accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Su han prevents Norris from getting back to his feet.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Norris wants to clinch.
Norris avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Norris looks for a takedown but Su han sprawls well.
Su han appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Kong Su han seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Su han throws a head kick that misses.

Su han darts in and clinches Norris up against the cage.
Su han lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Norris fails to land.
Norris tries to work over Su han's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Su han tries to throw a body punch but Norris avoids it by throwing Su han back against the cage.
Su han wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Norris has him pressed against the cage.
Our sources have told us that Su han has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.

Su han escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Norris looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Su han is fending him off so far but Norris persists. Nope, Su han circles away and we're back to standing.

Su han pushes Norris up against the cage in a clinch.

Su han pulls guard.

Norris drops back looking for a leg! Su han is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Su han manages to kick Norris off! Norris jumps back into Su han's guard.
Norris stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Su han swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Su han is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Norris is controlling him.
Su han looking to hit a scissor sweep but Norris is one step ahead there.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Su han is on top in guard.

Su han postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

Norris is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Su han defends well.
Su han wants to control from the top but Norris keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Norris is trying to control the position but Su han postures up.
Su han has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Norris keeping moving, preventing Su han from controlling successfully.
Su han throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Norris wants to stand and escape but Su han is having none of it.
Norris looking for a sweep. Not yet Norris, not yet.
Su han pushing down on Norris's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
The fighters are battling for position here. Norris manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Su han in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Su han throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Norris works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Norris keeping full guard, as Su han tries to pass.
Su han trying to control the position from guard on top but Norris is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kong Su han dominated that round.
That's time! Su han's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Norris shoots in looking for a takedown. Su han tries to sprawl out of it but Norris keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Su han manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Su han looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.

Norris clinches up with Su han and pushes him back against the cage.
Norris misses with a hook from the clinch.
Su han blocks the elbow strike.
Norris is pressed up against the cage. Su han has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Norris down to the mat. Norris avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Norris on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Su han tries to clinch there but Norris circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Su han tries to clinch but Norris is having none of it.
Su han works Norris's body with a nice hook.
Su han displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Norris.
Norris closes this distance looking for a takedown but Su han circles away.
Kong Su han has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sub Norris.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Su han lands a jab to Norris's midsection.
Norris is breathing heavily.
Su han tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Su han throws a front kick that sends Norris stumbling back into the cage.
Su han is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Norris can do to turn this around?
Su han throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Norris shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Su han sprawls well. Su han wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Norris gets slowly back to his feet.

Su han moves into the clinch successfully.
Norris trying to control the position but instead, Su han has worked for underhooks and has pushed Norris into the cage.
Su han is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Norris swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Norris throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Su han has Norris pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Norris manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Su han is trying to push Norris away but Norris has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Su han scores with a nice hook to the head.
Su han tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Norris smiles and moves away.

Norris drives through and clinches with Su han against the cage.

Norris is fighting off a takedown attempt but Su han is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Norris to the mat. Norris regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Su han throws an elbow that misses. Norris uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Su han's guard. Nice move by Norris!

Su han is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Norris blocking the ground and pound attempt from Su han.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Su han throws a strike but Norris avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Su han wants to get up but he can't break Norris's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Norris has Su han pulled in close to control his posture.
Norris looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Su han trying to control the position from guard on top but Norris is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Su han in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Su han pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Norris is keeping the position for now.
Su han trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Norris looking to control.
Su han trying to control but Norris is working from the bottom.

Norris looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Su han postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

Norris escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Su han gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Su han wants to control from the top but Norris keeps moving.
Su han throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Norris works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

Su han avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Su han throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Norris works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kong Su han dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Su han wants to clinch up but Norris keeps it at a distance.

Su han clinches up against the cage.
Norris misses with an elbow over the top.
Norris tries to work over Su han's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch on the inside from Norris fails to land.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Su han as Norris tries to tie him up.
Su han scores with a hook to the body.

Su han pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Su han fails with an attempt to clinch.
Su han lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Su han tries to close the distance and clinch but Norris swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Norris tries to clinch there but Su han circles away.
Su han half committed to a counter leg kick.
Norris tries to close the distance and clinch but Su han swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Su han tries to close the distance and clinch up but Norris swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Norris tries to counter with a clinch but Su han shakes him off and moves away.

Su han has managed to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Norris has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Su han after a bit of a struggle.

Su han breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Norris tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Su han paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Norris tries to score a power double leg takedown but Su han sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Norris somewhat.

Su han gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Su han.
Su han tries to work over Norris's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

Norris pulls guard successfully.

Norris had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Su han defends it easily.

Norris has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Su han can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Norris takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Su han throws a big right hand that misses.
Su han stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Norris swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Norris keeping moving, preventing Su han from controlling successfully.
Su han throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Su han throwing strikes from guard but Norris blocks nicely.

Norris working for a triangle but Su han defends it easily.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Su han accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Su han working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Norris not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Norris is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Su han is controlling him.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Kong Su han is winning the standup battle so far.

Su han moves into the clinch.

Su han's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Norris gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Su han holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Kong Su han has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sub Norris.

Su han breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Su han fails in his attempt to clinch.
Su han scores with a head kick.
Sub Norris has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

It looks like Sub Norris has been cut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Norris gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Su han blocks a body shot from Norris.
Norris pressing his opponent against the cage.
Su han looking to stall.
Su han scores with a knee to the head.

Norris is rocked!

Su han breaks the clinch.
Norris is still on wobbly legs! Can Su han finish him?
Both fighters step back and shake their arms out. Su han engages and cracks Norris with a massive lead left hook - Norris tumbles to the floor, out cold! What a shot! Su han is delighted - all that hard work in training paid off!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:38 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kong Su han!
A relieved looking Kong Su han thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.