PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Norvac (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruno Masters (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Norvac
vs
Masters

190 cm
20
195 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

190 cm
25
185 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

Aspire Clothing

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 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jimmy Norvac!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bruno Masters!
The judges for this bout are Ben Watson, Steve Erwin and Hugh Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Masters tries to clinch but Norvac moves out of range.

Masters closes the distance and clinches.

Norvac escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Masters throws a right and a left that both miss.
Norvac tries to counter with a takedown but Masters is quick to defend against it.
Norvac cracks Masters with a right hand to the side of the head.

Masters closes the distance and pushes Norvac back into the cage.

Masters pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Masters takes the fight into the clinch.
A short uppercut from Masters.
A bit of stalling here from Norvac.
Masters tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Norvac's elbow.
Masters is struggling to control the position.
Masters can't find room to land a body shot as Norvac controls the action.

Masters breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Masters wants to clinch up but Norvac keeps it at a distance.
Masters misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Masters staying out of range there.
Norvac lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Masters ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

Masters moves into the clinch successfully.
Norvac letting Masters take a breather here.

Norvac's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Masters keeps Norvac at a distance using the push kick.
Masters with a hook.
Norvac fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Masters looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Norvac missing with a left hand there. Masters was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Masters throws a right hand that Norvac ducks under and follows up with a left that Norvac also avoids with ease.
Norvac attempts a counter takedown but Masters avoids it well and moves away.
Bruno Masters seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Masters lands a jab to the head.
Masters throws a series of punches but Norvac moves out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Norvac fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Masters tries to bum rush Norvac with a series of wild strikes but Norvac uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A combination from Masters does no damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Norvac jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Norvac is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Masters.
Despite the aggression on Masters's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Masters misses with a series of wild punches.
Norvac attempts a counter takedown but Masters avoids it well and moves away.
Masters slips a jab and a cross from Norvac.
Masters throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Norvac with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Norvac throws a good cross that connects.
Norvac scores with a hook.
Masters gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Norvac.
A jab from Norvac finds it's way through Masters's defenses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Masters looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Norvac attempts a counter takedown but Masters avoids it well and moves away.
Masters throws a nice looking combination but Norvac bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Masters showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Norvac.
Masters misses with a wild combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Norvac takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Norvac fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Masters manages to avoid it.
Nice jab there from Norvac.
Norvac misses with a hook.
Masters tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Norvac paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Norvac attempts a counter takedown but Masters avoids it well and moves away.
Masters moves out of range as Norvac strikes.
Masters uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Norvac.
Masters looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Norvac feints and then cracks Masters's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Masters down.
Masters misses with the combination.
Masters tries to close the distance and clinch but Norvac swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jab, jab by Norvac - just one landing.
Masters throws a hook to the side of Norvac's head but Norvac sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Masters throws a one two combo.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Masters is looking to slow Norvac down with leg kicks.
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!
Masters throws a one two combo.
Norvac connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Masters momentarily.
Norvac has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Masters looks winded!

Masters clinches up with Norvac and pushes him back against the cage.

Norvac breaks from the clinch.
Masters tries to clinch there but Norvac circles away.
Norvac looks to land a combination but Masters avoids it well.
Masters unleashes a big counter combination but Norvac bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Masters uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Norvac.
Masters tries to clinch but Norvac is having none of it.
Masters's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Norvac connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Masters scrambles back to his feet.
Masters tries to land a leg kick but Norvac saw it coming and moves away.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Masters throws a one two combo.
Norvac swings for the body but Masters moves out of range.
Masters fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Masters tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Norvac paws at him with a jab and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Bruno Masters will probably get the nod.
That's time! Norvac's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Masters moves out of range of the leg kick from Norvac.
Norvac swings for the body but Masters moves out of range.
Jimmy Norvac is winning the standup battle so far.
Masters throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Masters tries to close the distance and clinch up but Norvac swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Masters tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Norvac manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Masters fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Norvac.
Norvac rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Masters moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Norvac throws a series of punches but Masters avoids them all with ease.
Masters looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Norvac seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
No joy there for Masters, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Norvac misses with a hook
letting Masters counter with a right hand.
The fighters circling - Norvac throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Norvac changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Masters displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Norvac lands a nice shot that snaps Masters's head back.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Norvac showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Masters.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Masters chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Norvac throws a series of punches but Masters moves out of range.
Norvac will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Norvac tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Masters was well out of range. Poor timing from Norvac.
Masters blocks a low kick nicely.
Norvac throws a leg kick but Masters sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Masters takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Norvac throws a combination that misses
and Masters counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Norvac misses with a body shot.
Norvac misses with a left hand
and Masters counters with a nice uppercut.
Masters lands a leg kick that knocks Norvac off balance momentarily.
Masters tries to clinch but Norvac is having none of it.
Bruno Masters is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Norvac scores with the left hand. Masters knows he should have avoided that one.
Masters is looking to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Masters ducks under a wild hook from Norvac.
Masters lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Norvac circles away quickly and effectively.
Norvac is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Masters.
Masters misses with the combination.
Norvac scores with a crisp jab that stopped Masters in his tracks.
Norvac misses with a hook.
Norvac misses with a leg kick
and Masters counters with a three punch combo that has Norvac backing up. Norvac nods at Masters to acknowledge the strikes.
Masters with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Norvac dips to his left and cracks Masters with an uppercut!
Norvac throws a right and a left that both miss.
Masters lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Masters. Those never looked like landing.
Norvac throws a hook but Masters blocks it.
Masters will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Masters is breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Masters lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Masters moves forwards but Norvac connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Masters closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
No joy there for Masters, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Norvac checks a low kick from Masters.
Norvac feinted with a counter takedown.
Masters ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Norvac moves away.
Masters blocks a jab.
Masters is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Masters looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Masters fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Norvac scores with a one two! Masters had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Norvac dodges the punch combination from Masters.
Masters slips a straight right by Norvac.
Masters tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Norvac scores with a jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Masters does no damage.
Norvac misses with an uppercut.
Norvac checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.

Masters has taken the fight to the clinch.
Masters misses with a hook to the ribs.
Masters is looking to break free of the clinch but Norvac has double underhooks.

Norvac breaks the clinch.
Masters avoids the body shot from Norvac.
Norvac throws a hook but Masters avoids it easily.
Masters dodges the punch combination from Norvac.
Masters fails in his attempt to clinch.
Norvac misses with a kick to the body.
Masters misses the jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Masters looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
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 Jimmy Norvac will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Masters on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
The fighters circling - Norvac throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Masters tries to close the distance and clinch but Norvac swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Masters closes the distance and clinches.
Masters goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

Norvac escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Norvac swats away the attempt to clinch by Masters.
Norvac thows a left - swing and a miss!
A good leg kick by Masters.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Masters throws a right and a left that both miss.
Norvac half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Norvac connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Sloppy strikes from Masters. Those never looked like landing.
Norvac throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Masters.
Norvac throws a combination. Masters tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Masters misses with a double jab
and Norvac counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Norvac throws a leg kick but Masters sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Masters tries to clinch but Norvac moves out of range.
Masters throws a right and a left that both miss.
Masters takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Norvac misses with a looping left.
Despite the aggression on Masters's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Norvac throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Masters throws a right and a left that both miss.
Masters misses with the combination.
Norvac tries to counter with a takedown but Masters is quick to defend against it.
Masters throws a series of punches but Norvac moves out of range.
Masters looks to land a left hand but Norvac moved out of range nicely.
Masters misses with a few strikes there.
Norvac connects with a jab.
A jab from Norvac does it's job there.
Nice uppercut lands for Norvac. That snapped Masters's head back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Masters throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Norvac attempts a counter takedown but Masters avoids it well and moves away.
Norvac throws the left hand but Masters avoids the punch easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Norvac lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
The fight stays on the outside here - Masters looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Norvac cracks Masters with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
No joy there for Masters, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Norvac connects with a body shot.
Masters stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Norvac.
Norvac misses with a hook.
Masters lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Norvac lands with an uppercut that bounces Masters off the cage and back into range.
Norvac lands with a good body shot.
Norvac throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Masters misses with a few strikes there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Norvac looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Masters has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Norvac connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Masters's hands.
Masters slips under a jab from Norvac.
Norvac throws a right and a left that Masters avoids nicely.

Masters has closed the distance and engaged Norvac in a clinch.
Norvac keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Masters's efforts to push away.
Masters tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Norvac's elbow.
Norvac is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Masters misses with a body punch.
Masters tries to work over Norvac's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Norvac is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Norvac blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Masters breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Norvac on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Norvac throws a right hand that Masters ducks under and follows up with a left that Masters also avoids with ease.
Masters throws a counter combo.
Norvac throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Masters steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Norvac.
Masters tries to close the distance and clinch up but Norvac swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Masters moves into the clinch.

Norvac escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Norvac is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Masters has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Norvac finds it's way round the side to connect with Masters's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A telegraphed right hand from Norvac misses the target.
Masters throws a series of punches but Norvac avoids them all with ease.
A big right from Norvac misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jimmy Norvac showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Norvac has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Ben Watson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 29:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Jimmy Norvac!
Jimmy Norvac very nearly forgot to thank Aspire Clothing amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.