PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Polliisi Partio (ranked 523 p4p, 73 weight class) and Njord Norden (ranked 1619 p4p, 198 weight class). Norden is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Coolio - Gangsta's Paradise. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Partio
vs
Norden

189 cm
22
179 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

183 cm
24
173 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

Zenith Nutrition (160q/$200)

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 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Polliisi Partio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Njord Norden!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Tiny Johnson and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - Partio throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Partio checks a low kick from Norden.
A big right from Partio misses.
Partio stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Norden.
Partio misses with a left hand
and Norden counters with a low kick, right behind Partio 's knee.
Partio checks a leg kick.
Partio waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Norden.
Partio checks the leg kick nicely there.
A head kick misses from Norden.
Norden steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Partio.
Partio lands with a good body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Partio missing with a left hand there. Norden was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Norden throws a hook but Partio avoids it easily.
Partio lands a jab.
Partio fails to land with a series of punches.
Norden wants to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Norden tries to close the distance and clinch but Partio swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Partio checks a leg kick.
Partio fails to land with a series of punches.
Partio checks a low kick from Norden.
Partio throws a lazy right hand but Norden sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A bone on bone clash there as Norden blocks the leg kick.
Norden wants to counter with a clinch but Partio pushes him away.
Norden misses with a leg kick.
Partio connects with an inside leg kick.
Norden fails to land with a series of punches.
Partio appears to be looking for a big counter.
Norden checks the leg kick.
Partio lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Good leg kick by Norden there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Partio lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Partio lands a slapping body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Norden fails to land with a series of punches.
Partio throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Partio connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Partio misses the jab.
Norden flicks out a counter leg kick but Partio steps away.
Norden throws a low kick, looking for Partio's leg but Partio calmly moves out of range.
Norden moves in looking to clinch but Partio pushes him off.
Norden does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Partio swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Partio lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Norden lands a leg kick that knocks Partio off balance momentarily.
Norden 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.
Partio throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Norden tries to counter with a clinch but Partio shakes him off and moves away.
Partio swings away with a body shot that misses
and Norden counters with an outside leg kick.
Partio checks the leg kick.
Partio works the jab nicely.

Norden gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Norden lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Partio makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Partio lands a hook that snaps the head of Norden backwards.
Partio misses with the head strike.
Norden takes a shot to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Partio.
Still in the clinch, Partio scores with a nice short uppercut.
Norden lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Norden lands a right hand.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Norden takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Norden throws an elbow that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Partio.
Partio fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Still in the clinch, Norden scores with a nice short uppercut.
Norden blocks a body shot from Partio.
Partio working aggressively here.
Norden misses with the head strike.
Norden struggles to land a body shot inside as Partio controls his hands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Partio blocks a body shot from Norden.
Partio misses with a hook from the clinch.
Norden blocking some punches.
Norden swings wildly with an uppercut but Partio uses good head movement to avoid it.
Norden tries to stall but Partio uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Norden's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Still in the clinch, Norden scores with a nice short uppercut.
Partio tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Norden's elbow.
Norden has a couple of punches blocked by Partio.
Norden softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Partio tries a body shot but Norden blocks it.
Partio lands a hook to the side of the head.
Partio misses with the head strike.
Partio misses with a short punch on the inside.
A hook to the body from Norden.
Partio has had enough of the clinch but Norden keeps him there for the moment.
A head punch on the inside from Partio fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Norden.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Polliisi Partio dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Partio misses with a head kick.
Norden attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Partio throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Norden slips a straight right by Partio.
Partio misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Norden buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Partio. Norden does a little dance to reset his feet.
Partio jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Partio connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Polliisi Partio is winning the standup battle so far.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Norden.
Norden tries to score with a low kick but Partio moves his leg out of the way.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Norden cracks a nice hook into Partio's ribs.
Partio pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A chopping leg kick lands by Norden.
Norden slips under a jab.
Norden lands with a thumping leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Norden throws a body kick that misses.
Partio is looking to counter punch.
Partio throws a right hand that misses
and Norden cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A low kick from Norden misses
and Partio counters with a stiff right hand.
Norden thumps Partio with a low kick.

Partio gets tackled into the cage by Norden. Norden maintains the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Partio.
Partio blocks a body shot from Norden.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Partio.
Norden tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Partio avoids it.
Norden lands a hook to the side of the head.
Partio misses with a hook to the ribs.
Partio swings wildly with an uppercut but Norden uses good head movement to avoid it.
Norden with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Norden misses with a punch on the inside.
Norden lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Partio.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Partio.

Partio breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Partio misses with a straight right.
Norden dodges the punch combination from Partio.
Partio fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Norden manages to avoid it.
Norden scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Partio scores with a nice head shot.
Partio scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Partio listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.

Norden drives through and clinches with Partio against the cage.
Norden doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Norden tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Partio misses with some punches.
Partio misses with a hook from the clinch.
Partio lands an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Norden tries a body shot but Partio blocks it.
Norden lands with a light punch inside.
Partio throws a head punch that misses.
A right handed body shot lands from Partio.
A body shot lands from Partio.
Norden goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

Partio breaks the clinch.
Norden on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Partio takes a swing at Norden's ribcage but misses.
Norden on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Partio. Partio obviously looking to wear him down.
Partio is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Norden slips under a jab.
Norden throws the left hand but Partio avoids the punch easily.
A big right from Partio misses.
Partio throws a hook but Norden blocks it.
Norden takes one to the chin there.
Norden misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Partio.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Norden attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Norden on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Norden lands a leg kick that knocks Partio off balance momentarily.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Norden lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Partio has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Partio and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Norden checks a leg kick nicely.
Partio is looking to chop away at Norden's legs.
Norden tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Partio throws out a loose jab but Norden uses good head movement to avoid it.
Norden throws a leg kick but Partio sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A clash of legs there as Partio blocks the low kick.
Partio fires out a quick counter leg kick but Norden just manages to avoid it.
Partio lands an overhand right.
Norden tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Partio paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Norden takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Partio fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Polliisi Partio dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Partio has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Norden.
Partio swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A leg kick checked by Norden.
Norden throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Partio throws a leg kick but Norden sees it coming and moves out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Norden.
Norden keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Norden is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
A low kick from Norden misses
and Partio counters with a stiff right hand.
Partio tests Norden's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A bone on bone clash there as Norden blocks the leg kick.
Norden steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Partio.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Partio is looking to score with low kicks.
Norden lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Polliisi Partio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Partio avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Partio scores with a hook.

Norden is rocked!
Partio cracks Norden with a hook to the temple - Norden is on wobbly legs here! Partio swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Norden falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Partio wins by TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Polliisi Partio!
Polliisi Partio was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.