PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chuck Norris Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Holden Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Chuck Norris Jr has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Chuck Norris Jr seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Norris Jr
vs
Gracie

178 cm
30
180 lbs
18 - 6 - 1

190 cm
42
179 lbs
40 - 19 - 5

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Chuck Norris Jr!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 40 - 19 - 5, fighting out of Amsterdam, Holden Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Paul Gruel and Josh West.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Norris Jr 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 Jr throws a sloppy head kick and Gracie moves out of range easily.
Gracie swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Norris Jr throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Norris Jr clobbers Gracie with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Gracie dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Norris Jr. That did some damage!
Gracie throws an off balance right hand
and Norris Jr counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gracie throws a body shot but no joy.
An attempted straight right counter from Norris Jr misses the target.
Gracie throws a leg kick
and Norris Jr connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gracie has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Gracie uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Norris Jr.
A bone on bone clash there as Gracie blocks the leg kick.
Gracie misses with an uppercut. Norris Jr saw that one coming.
Norris Jr lands with a nice body kick.
Gracie throws a body punch but Norris Jr moves out of range.
A counter left hand to the body from Norris Jr misses its target.
Norris Jr displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gracie throws out the jab.
Gracie checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
That kick from Norris Jr tenderised Gracie's leg. Gracie is trying to keep his angry face on.
Norris Jr throws a push kick but Gracie slaps the foot to one side.
Norris Jr throws a chopping leg kick but Gracie manages to avoid taking any serious damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie misses with a hook. Norris Jr ducked under it nicely.
Gracie lands a leg kick that knocks Norris Jr off balance momentarily.
Norris Jr waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gracie.
Gracie throws a body shot but no joy.
A little feinted left hand from Norris Jr on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Norris Jr darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A nice leg kick lands there from Norris Jr.
Norris Jr slips a straight right by Gracie.
A head kick from Norris Jr lands but Gracie takes it in his stride.
A head kick by Norris Jr misses
and Gracie makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Gracie wants to slow Norris Jr down by chopping away at his legs.
Norris Jr throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A big left from Norris Jr misses.
Gracie pivots, looking for a leg kick but Norris Jr is out of range and Gracie settles back down.
Gracie misses with a straight right.
Norris Jr avoids the body shot from Gracie.
Norris Jr connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Gracie momentarily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice uppercut lands for Norris Jr. That snapped Gracie's head back.
Gracie bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Norris Jr's head backwards.
Gracie stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Nice jab there from Gracie.
Norris Jr throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gracie throws a quick inside leg kick.
Norris Jr throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Norris Jr swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Norris Jr scores with the left hand. Gracie knows he should have avoided that one.
Gracie moves out of range of the body kick from Norris Jr.
Norris Jr looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Gracie tries to score with a low kick but Norris Jr moves his leg out of the way.
It looked like Norris Jr wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Norris Jr misses the jab.
A low kick from Gracie misses
and Norris Jr counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Gracie checks the leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Norris Jr throws a nice outside leg kick.
Gracie scores with a body shot.
Norris Jr throws a head kick that looked like it stung.

It looks like Holden Gracie has been cut.
Gracie throws a leg kick
and Norris Jr counters with a nice low kick that buckles Gracie's knee momentarily.
Norris Jr pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Norris Jr walks into a stiff left hand from Gracie.
Gracie misses with a body shot.
Norris Jr swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Gracie throws the left hand but Norris Jr avoids the punch easily.
Good standup being displayed there by Gracie as he connects with a hook.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Gracie.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Norris Jr uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gracie.
A little feinted left hand from Norris Jr on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Norris Jr connects with an inside leg kick.
Gracie is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Norris Jr looks to land a body kick but Gracie moved away.
Norris Jr looks to score with a jab to the body but Gracie is just out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Gracie avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Norris Jr cracks Gracie with a right hand to the side of the head.
Norris Jr works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Norris Jr throws a nice outside leg kick.
Norris Jr throws a poor cross that misses
and Norris Jr takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Norris Jr checks a low kick from Gracie.
Norris Jr swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Norris Jr uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gracie.
Norris Jr throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Norris Jr bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Gracie's head backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gracie connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Norris Jr rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Gracie counters with a straight right hand.
Gracie wants to slow Norris Jr down by chopping away at his legs.
Norris Jr jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Gracie throws a combination. Norris Jr tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Chuck Norris Jr will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Holden Gracie's cut.
That's time! Norris Jr's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Gracie moves out of range of the body kick from Norris Jr.
A little jabbing left from Gracie on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Gracie checks a leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Norris Jr.
Gracie throws a sloppy head kick and Norris Jr moves out of range easily.
Gracie scoring well with a low kick there.
Norris Jr's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Gracie connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Norris Jr scrambles back to his feet.
Chuck Norris Jr is winning the standup battle so far.
Gracie throws a leg kick but Norris Jr checks it.
Norris Jr looks to land a body kick but Gracie moved away.
Gracie thuds his right hand into Norris Jr's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Gracie getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Norris Jr takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Norris Jr lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Gracie connects with a solid leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Norris Jr misses the shot to the body.
Gracie lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Norris Jr is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A jab from Gracie misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Norris Jr scores with a leg kick.
Gracie has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Gracie is looking to slow Norris Jr down with leg kicks.
Gracie connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Norris Jr connects with a leg kick. Gracie looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Gracie slips under a jab.
A low kick from Gracie misses
and Norris Jr counters with a two punch combo.
Nice cross by Gracie.
Norris Jr scores with a kick to the body.
Gracie moves out of range of the strikes.
Norris Jr takes one on the button.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gracie misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Norris Jr.
Gracie on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Norris Jr. Norris Jr obviously looking to wear him down.
Norris Jr lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Nice uppercut there from Norris Jr.
Norris Jr lands a nice looking body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Gracie.
Gracie misses with a shot to the body
and Norris Jr counters with a stiff right hand.
Norris Jr with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Gracie throws a low kick but Norris Jr avoids it.
Norris Jr is looking to counter with a body kick.
Gracie takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Norris Jr lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Norris Jr moves away from the strike by Gracie.
Gracie bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gracie connects with a crisp jab.
Gracie takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Gracie looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Gracie throws a chopping leg kick but Norris Jr manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Norris Jr scores with a nice strike.
Norris Jr throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Gracie's head.

Gracie is rocked!
Norris Jr misses with a leg kick.
Gracie is still on wobbly legs! Can Norris Jr finish him?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Norris Jr throws a leg kick but Gracie sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Norris Jr looks to score with a jab to the body but Gracie is just out of range.
Gracie seems to have recovered his senses.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Gracie checks a leg kick.
Norris Jr throws a chopping leg kick but Gracie manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Norris Jr throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Gracie stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Norris Jr throws a leg kick
and Norris Jr takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gracie swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Norris Jr throws a shot to the body.
Norris Jr's Muay Thai looks sharper than normal. He has obviously been working on it in the gym.
A jab from Norris Jr misses.
Gracie scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Gracie lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Gracie scores with a sloppy right hand. Norris Jr should have avoided that one.
Gracie getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Norris Jr lands a head shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Norris Jr slips under a jab.
Norris Jr throws a leg kick but Gracie sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Norris Jr blocks a jab.
Jab from Gracie.
Norris Jr lands a glancing blow to the side of Gracie's head.
Norris Jr blocks a low kick nicely.
Norris Jr is looking to counter with a body kick.
Gracie stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Norris Jr.
Norris Jr misses with a wild body shot.
Good shot there by Gracie.
Norris Jr motions for Gracie to come forward. Norris Jr throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Norris Jr connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Norris Jr misses with an uppercut.
Norris Jr rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Gracie counters with a left and a right that stings Norris Jr.
Gracie throws a head kick that misses.
Gracie takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Chuck Norris Jr will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Holden Gracie's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Gracie takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Gracie 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.
Gracie avoids the body shot from Norris Jr.
Norris Jr is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gracie.
Gracie throws an overhand right that lands on Norris Jr's shoulder, as Norris Jr tries to avoid the shot.
Gracie tries to move into range but Norris Jr moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Norris Jr bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Gracie's head backwards.
Gracie throws a quick inside leg kick.
Norris Jr lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Norris Jr just misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Norris Jr.
Norris Jr chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Gracie attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Gracie misses with a wild body shot.
Norris Jr cracks a nice hook into Gracie's ribs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Norris Jr lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Good shot there by Norris Jr.
Gracie looks to land a body kick but Norris Jr moved away.
Gracie has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A head kick from Norris Jr lands but Gracie takes it in his stride.
Norris Jr needs to keep his hands up - Gracie had a free shot at his head there.
Norris Jr throws a leg kick which misses Gracie's front leg but catches the back leg as Gracie tries to avoid it.
Norris Jr is looking to slow Gracie down with leg kicks.
Norris Jr is looking to chop away at Gracie's legs.
Gracie punishes Norris Jr's body with a nice straight punch.
Gracie misses with a looping left.
Norris Jr fires out a quick counter leg kick but Gracie just manages to avoid it.
Gracie tries to land a leg kick but Norris Jr saw it coming and moves away.
Norris Jr misses with an uppercut.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Norris Jr.
Norris Jr feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Gracies jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Gracie moves forwards but Norris Jr connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Norris Jr punishes Gracie's body with a nice straight punch.
Norris Jr checks a leg kick.
Gracie with a hook.
Norris Jr misses with a leg kick.
Norris Jr connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Norris Jr throws out a leg kick but Gracie moves out of range and Norris Jr only half commits.
Gracie pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Gracie might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Norris Jr has got the better of the exchanges.
Gracie throws a lazy right hand but Norris Jr sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A clash of legs there as Gracie blocks the low kick.
Norris Jr scores with a hook.
Gracie throws a series of punches but Norris Jr moves out of range.
Norris Jr throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A low kick from Norris Jr is predictable there
and Gracie counters with a straight right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie misses with a wild body shot.
Norris Jr throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A punch lands to the side of Gracie 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Gracie lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Gracie misses with a head kick.
Norris Jr tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Gracie is able to avoid easily.
Gracie closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Norris Jr throws an overhand right that drops Gracie like a sack of potatoes! Norris Jr dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:35 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chuck Norris Jr!
Chuck Norris Jr is the new welterweight champion!
During a confident post fight interview, Chuck Norris Jr thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.