PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sadow Norio (ranked 5898 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wilson Paulo (ranked 5097 p4p, 0 weight class). Sadow Norio has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Norio
vs
Paulo

170 cm
25
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

173 cm
25
160 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sadow Norio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Wilson Paulo!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Norio with a jab.
Norio sizes up Paulo with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Paulo tries for a takedown but Norio circles away easily
and Norio counters with a nice uppercut.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Paulo crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Norio - the referee stops the clock and Paulo gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Norio. Paulo manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Paulo misses with a takedown attempt
and Norio counters with a nice uppercut.

Paulo is rocked!

Norio lands a big right hand that sends Paulo crashing to the mat! Norio stays standing though and waves Paulo back to his feet!
Paulo is still on wobbly legs! Can Norio finish him?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Norio moves in close and cracks Paulo with a massive right hand! Paulo, frozen momentarily in time, tumbles to the canvas, already out cold! A brutal knockout by Norio!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Sadow Norio!