PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Colby Barnes (ranked 1854 p4p, 244 weight class) and Njord Norden (ranked 4159 p4p, 483 weight class). Norden is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Coolio - Gangsta's Paradise. Njord Norden has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Colby Barnes's chin.

Barnes
vs
Norden

186 cm
28
179 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

183 cm
22
173 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
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 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Colby Barnes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Njord Norden!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Tiny Johnson and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barnes fails in his attempt to clinch.
Norden lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Norden misses with a two punch combination.
It looked like Barnes was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Norden.
Norden jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Norden misses with an uppercut.

Norden closes the distance and clinches.
Norden tries a body shot but Barnes blocks it.
Barnes lands an uppercut.
A bit of stalling here from Norden.
Norden effectively controlling the action here.
Barnes has a couple of punches blocked by Norden.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barnes has a couple of punches blocked by Norden.
Norden creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Barnes's defenses.
Barnes throws a punch but it's blocked by Norden.
Norden misses with some punches.
Barnes prevents a body shot from Norden.
Barnes lands a body punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes avoiding damage as Norden throws knees to the body.
Norden working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Norden misses with a hook from the clinch.
Norden is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Barnes is keeping busy.
Norden is pushing Barnes up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Barnes presses Norden against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Norden blocking some punches.
Barnes has a couple of punches blocked by Norden.
Barnes lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Norden scores with a knee to the head.

It looks like Colby Barnes has been cut.
Norden has Barnes pressed against the cage.
Barnes misses with the head strike.
Barnes is leaning against Norden and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes prevents a body shot from Norden.
Barnes tries to work over Norden's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Norden cracks Barnes with a nice body shot.
Norden trying to control the position but instead, Barnes has worked for underhooks and has pushed Norden into the cage.
Barnes definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Norden looking to throw knees to the head but Barnes is blocking nicely.
Norden misses with a hook from the clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Norden.
Barnes tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Norden tries a body shot but Barnes blocks it.
Norden scores with a shot to the side of Barnes's head.
A right handed body shot lands from Norden.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barnes throws a punch but it's blocked by Norden.
Norden misses with the head strike.
Barnes misses with a punch on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Norden lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Norden fails to land.

Norden's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Norden feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Barnes's calf.

Norden moves into the clinch.
Barnes blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Barnes scores with a shot to the side of Norden's head.
We've been informed that Norden has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Barnes tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Norden scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short left from Barnes.
Barnes is working Norden over against the cage.
Norden blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Norden working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Norden softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Barnes.
Norden taking a breather.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Norden with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Norden throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Barnes blocks it with crossed arms.
Barnes blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Norden is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Norden fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Barnes takes a shot to the head.
Norden blocks an uppercut.
Norden scores with a hook to the body.
Norden lands a left hand.
A nice left hand lands by Barnes.
Barnes throws a head punch that misses.
Barnes pushes Norden back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Barnes doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Njord Norden dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Colby Barnes's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Norden misses with a wild combination.
A slapping leg kick lands for Norden.
Barnes moves in looking to clinch but Norden pushes him off.
Barnes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Norden in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Barnes tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Norden paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Norden scores with a jab. Barnes acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Norden misses with a low kick.
Barnes throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Barnes is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Norden.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Norden bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Barnes's head backwards.
Norden scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

Norden has taken the fight to the clinch.

Norden breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Norden keeps the fight on the outside.
Njord Norden seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Norden dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Barnes. That did some damage!

Norden gets in close and instigates a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Barnes.
A head punch on the inside from Barnes fails to land.
Norden lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Barnes is leaning against Norden and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Barnes has a couple of punches blocked by Norden.

Norden breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nice body punch from Barnes.
Norden wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Barnes swings widly with a right hand
and Norden counters with an outside leg kick.
Norden works over Barnes's head and body with a nice combination.
Colby Barnes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Norden lands with a nice combination. Barnes backs away looking to recover.

Barnes fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Norden, pushing him back against the cage.
Barnes blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Norden stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Norden lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Barnes tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

Norden breaks the clinch.

Norden clinches up against the cage.
Barnes misses with a hook to the ribs.
Norden has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Barnes takes an elbow to the forehead.
Norden blocking some punches.
A nice left hand lands by Norden.
Norden throws a punch but it's blocked by Barnes.
Barnes swings wildly with an uppercut but Norden uses good head movement to avoid it.
Barnes can't find room to land a body shot as Norden controls the action.
Norden lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short right from Norden on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Norden lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Barnes working aggressively here.
Norden lands a right hand.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Norden.
A right hook to the body lands for Barnes.
Norden lands with a short shot to the head.
Norden throws a head punch that misses.
Norden goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

Norden breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Barnes looks to score with a jab to the body but Norden is just out of range.
Barnes feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Nordens jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!

Barnes clinches up with Norden and pushes him back against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Barnes as the two fighters clinch.
Barnes lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
With the fighters up against the cage, Norden throws an elbow but misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnes doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

Norden manages to break the clinch.

Norden has Barnes up against the cage in a clinch.
Norden just leaning against Barnes, taking a breather.
Barnes tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Norden is stalling here.
Norden tries to stall but Barnes uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Barnes is leaning against Norden and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Barnes tries to work over Norden's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Barnes doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

Norden breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Norden misses with an uppercut. Barnes saw that one coming.
Norden throws an off balance right hand
and Barnes counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Norden feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Barnes's calf.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Njord Norden showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Colby Barnes's cut.
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. This is the final round!

Norden lands a nice leg kick that just misses Barnes's sensitive parts.
A low kick from Norden misses
and Barnes connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

Norden instigates a clinch.
Barnes blocking some punches.
Barnes throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Norden is stalling here.
Norden has a couple of punches blocked by Barnes.
Barnes blocking some punches.
Barnes has a couple of punches blocked by Norden.
Norden is looking to control Barnes's arms but Barnes gets an underhook and turns him. Now Norden has his back to the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barnes lands with a light punch inside.
Njord Norden seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Norden has Barnes pushed against the cage.
Barnes lands a body punch.
Barnes blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes misses with a short punch on the inside.
Barnes cracks Norden with a nice body shot.
The referee is keeping an eye on Norden - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Barnes misses with the head strike.
Barnes working some nice short punches in the clinch.

Norden manages to break the clinch.
Barnes tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Norden manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Barnes swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Norden swats away the attempt to clinch by Barnes.
Norden throws a right and a left that both miss.

Norden gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Norden creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Barnes lands a nice uppercut.
Norden misses with a body punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Norden swings wildly with an uppercut but Barnes uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short left from Norden.
Barnes swings wildly with an uppercut but Norden uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barnes tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Barnes swings wildly with an uppercut but Norden uses good head movement to avoid it.
Barnes lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Barnes swings wildly with an uppercut but Norden uses good head movement to avoid it.
Norden lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Barnes backwards.
Barnes misses with some punches.
Norden misses with the head strike.
Norden stalling against the cage.
Come on Norden - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes lands a hook that snaps the head of Norden backwards.

Norden breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Barnes lands with a shot to the body.
Barnes works over Norden's head and body with a nice combination.
No joy there for Barnes, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Barnes is looking to clinch but Norden is avoiding it.
Barnes throws a body punch but Norden moves out of range.
Good leg kick by Norden there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.

Barnes moves into range and clinches up with Norden.
Norden fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Norden lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Norden blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Norden's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnes tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short body shot lands from Norden as the two fighters clinch.
Norden misses with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Norden fails to land.
Norden slows down the pace here.
Norden misses with a hook to the ribs.
Njord Norden is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Norden swings wildly with an uppercut but Barnes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Barnes blocking some punches.
Colby Barnes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Norden blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Barnes working aggressively here.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Norden.
Norden struggles to land a body shot inside as Barnes controls his hands.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Colby Barnes.
Well Norden has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 28:30
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Njord Norden!
Njord Norden thanked the fans post fight for their support.