PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Chuck Norris Jr (ranked 7742 p4p, 792 weight class) and Sagoya Nobonaga (ranked 4378 p4p, 582 weight class). Nobonaga is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Kickboxer. 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.

Norris Jr
vs
Nobonaga

178 cm
35
180 lbs
28 - 12 - 2

188 cm
30
182 lbs
20 - 17 - 1

World class boxer
Insanely flexible

World class MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 28 - 12 - 2, fighting out of Hilo, Chuck Norris Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sagoya Nobonaga!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Norris Jr is looking to chop away at Nobonaga's legs.
Nobonaga tries to work over Norris Jr's front leg with a kick but Norris Jr checks it.
Nice uppercut lands for Norris Jr. That snapped Nobonaga's head back.
Norris Jr lands with a nice body punch.
A big left from Nobonaga misses.
Nobonaga is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Nobonaga fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Norris Jr has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Nobonaga moves out of range of the body kick.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Nobonaga connects with a knee to the head.
Norris Jr lands a right hand.
Norris Jr looking to slow down the pace here.
Norris Jr blocks a body shot from Nobonaga.
Norris Jr comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nobonaga lands a right hand.
A knee to the head by Nobonaga.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Norris Jr lands an uppercut.
Norris Jr swings wildly with an uppercut but Nobonaga uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nobonaga can't find room to land a body shot as Norris Jr controls the action.
Norris Jr is trying to stall.
Norris Jr lands a body punch in the clinch.
Norris Jr scores with a shoulder strike.
Nobonaga throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Norris Jr blocks it with crossed arms.
Norris Jr lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
A hook to the body from Norris Jr.
We've been informed that Nobonaga has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Nobonaga scores a nice knee to the body.
Nobonaga misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nobonaga taking a breather.
Nobonaga scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Norris Jr lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Nobonaga or not.
Nobonaga is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Norris Jr is defending well for now.
Nobonaga blocks a body shot from Norris Jr.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nobonaga tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Norris Jr's elbow.
Norris Jr scores with a shoulder strike.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Nobonaga with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Norris Jr tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Norris Jr blocks an uppercut.
Nobonaga misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nobonaga using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Norris Jr.
Norris Jr slows down the pace here.
Norris Jr is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Norris Jr blocks a body shot from Nobonaga.
Nobonaga throws a knee to the head but misses.
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.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Norris Jr throws a leg kick but Nobonaga sees it coming and checks it nicely.

Nobonaga clinches with his opponent.
Norris Jr blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Norris Jr lands a nice shot to the body.
Nobonaga throws an elbow but it misses.
Nobonaga dodges an elbow strike from Norris Jr.
Norris Jr pushes off an throws an elbow but Nobonaga leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Nobonaga misses with an elbow strike.
Norris Jr gets through Nobonaga's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Nobonaga lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Nobonaga tries to stall but Norris Jr uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Norris Jr misses with an elbow over the top.
Norris Jr softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Norris Jr lands an elbow that stopped Nobonaga in his tracks for a moment.
Norris Jr blocks a body shot from Nobonaga.
Nobonaga throws a head punch that misses.
A left hand lands to the body for Norris Jr.
Nobonaga throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Nobonaga dodges an elbow strike from Norris Jr.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Norris Jr comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Nobonaga misses with a punch to the body.
Norris Jr is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nobonaga.
Nice elbow from Norris Jr.
Norris Jr blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nobonaga misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nobonaga blocks an elbow strike from Norris Jr.
Nobonaga putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Norris Jr in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Nobonaga landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Chuck Norris Jr has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Norris Jr is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Nobonaga is keeping busy.
Nobonaga blocks a body shot from Norris Jr.
Nobonaga dodges an elbow strike from Norris Jr.
Norris Jr misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Nobonaga.
Nobonaga lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Norris Jr throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nobonaga pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Nobonaga lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Norris Jr gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nobonaga blocks the elbow strike.
Nobonaga can't find room to land a body shot as Norris Jr controls the action.
Norris Jr lands with a right to the head.
Norris Jr swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Norris Jr misses with an elbow over the top.
Norris Jr misses with a punch on the inside.
Nobonaga tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Norris Jr struggles to land a body shot inside as Nobonaga controls his hands.
Norris Jr is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Nobonaga lands with a right to the head.
Norris Jr lands a nice uppercut.
Nobonaga misses with a knee strike.
Norris Jr prevents a body shot from Nobonaga.
Norris Jr comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Norris Jr thumps Nobonaga with a low kick.
Nobonaga feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Norris Jr's calf.
Norris Jr throws a hook but Nobonaga blocks it.
Nobonaga misses with a looping right.
A bone on bone clash there as Nobonaga blocks the leg kick.
Norris Jr lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A low kick from Norris Jr is predictable there

and Nobonaga counters by moving into the clinch.
Norris Jr doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Norris Jr blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Chuck Norris Jr is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Nobonaga taking a breather.
Nobonaga avoids the elbow strike from Norris Jr, against the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nobonaga connects with a nasty looking knee right to Norris Jr's face.
Norris Jr goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nobonaga misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nobonaga tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Norris Jr managing to block the knees to the body from Nobonaga.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nobonaga scores with a shot to the side of Norris Jr's head.
Norris Jr blocks an uppercut.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Norris Jr just misses with a elbow thrown towards Nobonaga's brow.
Norris Jr misses with an elbow strike.
Nobonaga throws a punch but it's blocked by Norris Jr.
Nobonaga lands a shoulder strike.
The referee calls for Nobonaga to work.
A short right from Nobonaga.
Nobonaga trying to land knees to the body.
Nobonaga scores with a nice hook to the head.
Nobonaga tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Norris Jr's elbow.
Norris Jr is trying to maintain a safe position but Nobonaga gets an underhook and turns Norris Jr into the ropes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nobonaga doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Norris Jr lands a body shot.
Norris Jr is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Nobonaga missing with knees to the body.
Nobonaga tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Norris Jr avoids it.
Norris Jr lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sagoya Nobonaga has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Norris Jr stalling the fight.
Nobonaga blocks the elbow strike.
Nobonaga is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Norris Jr is defending well for now.
Norris Jr cracks Nobonaga with a nice body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Norris Jr avoids the elbow strike from Nobonaga, against the ropes.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Norris Jr.
Norris Jr misses with a hook from the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sagoya Nobonaga comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Norris Jr 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 Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chuck Norris Jr!
A relieved looking Chuck Norris Jr thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.