PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Will Norris (ranked 655 p4p, 25 weight class) and Santosh Nagasaki (ranked 988 p4p, 38 weight class). Nagasaki has chosen Execute Plan: Onwards Zombie Soldiers as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Norris
vs
Nagasaki

165 cm
23
145 lbs
6 - 1 - 1

170 cm
25
139 lbs
10 - 7 - 0

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Will Norris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Santosh Nagasaki!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Sergei Dronov and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Norris lands with an uppercut that bounces Nagasaki off the cage and back into range.
Norris fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Norris cracks Nagasaki with a good jab.
Nagasaki waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Norris.
Norris ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nagasaki moves away.
Norris misses with a leg kick
enabling Nagasaki to counter with a crisp jab.
Norris staying out of range there.
Norris pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Nagasaki back to the cage. Norris follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Norris throws a leg kick which misses Nagasaki's front leg but catches the back leg as Nagasaki tries to avoid it.
Nagasaki has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Norris lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Nagasaki 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.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nagasaki on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Norris jabs Nagasaki right on the nose. Nagasaki blinks but takes it well.
Norris tries to clinch up but Nagasaki circles away and keeps his distance.
Nagasaki appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Norris scores with a hook to the body. Nagasaki takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Norris connects with a body shot that sends Nagasaki's belly button to the back.
Norris darts in trying to clinch
and Nagasaki connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nagasaki stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Norris.
Norris throws a half hearted mid kick.
Norris slips under a jab from Nagasaki.
Norris scores with a punch to the head.
Will Norris seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nagasaki moves out of range as Norris throws a body kick.
Nagasaki pivots, looking for a leg kick but Norris is out of range and Nagasaki settles back down.
Nice shot lands for Norris.
Norris scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Norris throws a left and a right that both miss
and Nagasaki counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Norris takes a swing at Nagasaki's ribcage but misses.
Nagasaki avoids the body shot from Norris.
Nagasaki throws a body punch but Norris moves out of range.
Norris half committed to a counter leg kick.
Nagasaki blocks a head kick by Norris.
Nagasaki takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nagasaki avoids a kick to the body.
Good leg kick by Norris there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
It looks like Norris has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Norris will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Norris throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nagasaki sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Norris looks to clinch
and Norris takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Norris throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nagasaki sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Norris scores with a nice right hand.
Nagasaki closes the distance and clinches up with Norris, looking for a takedown. Nagasaki pushes Norris against the cage but Norris circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Norris tries to counter by clinching up but Nagasaki breaks away and moves out of range.
Nagasaki takes a swing at Norris's ribcage but misses.
Nagasaki just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromNorris.
Norris wants to land a leg kick but Nagasaki is out of range.
Norris tries to clinch there but Nagasaki circles away.
Nice body kick there by Norris.
Norris slips under a jab from Nagasaki.

Norris darts in and clinches Nagasaki up against the cage.
Norris misses with a body punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nagasaki drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Norris gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Nagasaki lands a body shot.
Nagasaki misses with a body punch.
Nagasaki goes for a takedown in the clinch but Norris prevents it.
Will Norris has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Santosh Nagasaki.
Nagasaki working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Nagasaki's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Nagasaki swings wildly with an uppercut but Norris uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nagasaki works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Nagasaki misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nagasaki digs a right hand underneath Norris's ribcage. Norris let out a lung full of air as it connected.

Nagasaki is trying to trip Norris. He has hold of a leg but Norris is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Nagasaki persists though and gets the takedown into guard.

Norris wriggles free and stands up.
Will Norris is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Some bone on bone action there as Nagasaki checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Nice body kick there by Norris.
Norris lands a really nice looking cross but Nagasaki seems unphased.

Norris gets tackled into the cage by Nagasaki. Nagasaki maintains the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Norris throws a head punch that misses.
A right hand to the body from Nagasaki.

Nagasaki breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Norris fails with an attempt to clinch.
Norris is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Norris thows a leg kick but Nagasaki checks it

and Nagasaki decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Norris's guard.
Nagasaki wants to control from the top but Norris keeps moving.
Nagasaki scoring with some ground and pound.

Norris wriggles free and stands up.
Norris jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Norris misses with a leg kick

and Nagasaki counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Nagasaki.
Norris keeping moving, preventing Nagasaki from controlling successfully.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nagasaki won't allow Norris to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Will Norris dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Norris misses with a few strikes there.
Norris tries to clinch up.
Nagasaki closes this distance looking for a takedown but Norris circles away.
Norris fails with an attempt to clinch.
A swing and a miss from Nagasaki.
Norris swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Norris throws a leg kick which misses Nagasaki's front leg but catches the back leg as Nagasaki tries to avoid it.

Nagasaki shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Nagasaki missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Norris keeping moving, preventing Nagasaki from controlling successfully.
Norris is looking to stand up but Nagasaki isn't so interested in that idea.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nagasaki is looking to work some ground and pound but Norris has wrist control.
Norris is looking to stand up but Nagasaki isn't so interested in that idea.

That's one minute gone in the round.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Nagasaki engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Norris lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Norris misses the body punch
and Nagasaki counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nagasaki just misses with a punch to the body.
Norris scoring well with a low kick there.
Norris with a nice cross.
A jab lands there for Nagasaki.

Norris gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Nagasaki tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Norris goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Norris tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Norris tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Norris.
Norris swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nagasaki tries a body shot but Norris blocks it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Norris.
Nagasaki blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nagasaki misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Norris misses with a punch to the body.
Norris swings wildly with an uppercut but Nagasaki uses good head movement to avoid it.
Norris tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Norris working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Norris misses with a short punch on the inside.
Norris misses with a punch on the inside.
Norris lands a hook that snaps the head of Nagasaki backwards.
Norris pushes Nagasaki back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Norris tries to throw a body punch but Nagasaki avoids it by throwing Norris back against the cage.
Norris throws a head punch that misses.
Norris fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nagasaki goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Nagasaki.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Norris scores with a nice short uppercut.
Nagasaki misses with a hook to the ribs.
Norris lands a left hand.
Norris struggles to land a body shot inside as Nagasaki controls his hands.
Nagasaki goes for a takedown attempt but Norris pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

Norris gets a clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Nagasaki.
Nagasaki lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Nagasaki lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Norris's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Norris gets through Nagasaki's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Nagasaki throws a head punch that misses.
Norris tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nagasaki's elbow.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Norris as Nagasaki tries to tie him up.
Nagasaki blocking some punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Norris softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A shot in the inside from Nagasaki.
Nagasaki doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nagasaki lands a nice shot to the body.
Norris lands a hook to the side of the head.
Norris tries a body shot but Nagasaki blocks it.
Nagasaki misses with some punches.
Will Norris has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Nagasaki is looking for a takedown.
Will Norris has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Santosh Nagasaki.
Nagasaki misses with a punch on the inside.
Nagasaki lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Nagasaki blocks an uppercut.
Nagasaki struggles to land a body shot inside as Norris controls his hands.
A hook to the body from Norris.
Still in the clinch, Nagasaki scores with a nice short uppercut.
Nagasaki working aggressively here.
Nagasaki misses with a punch on the inside.
Norris lands a left hand.
Nagasaki misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Norris.
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 Will Norris will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Norris throws a body shot but no joy.
A jab lands there for Norris.
Nagasaki has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Norris finds it's way round the side to connect with Nagasaki's head.
Norris throws a head kick that misses.
Nagasaki drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Norris defends it well.
Nagasaki blocks a low kick nicely.
Nagasaki with the counter takedown but Norris avoids it easily.
Norris blocks a jab.
Norris works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Norris lands a body shot.
Norris moves in looking to clinch but Nagasaki pushes him off.
Nagasaki walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nagasaki waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Norris.
Norris cracks Nagasaki with a good jab.
Norris lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Norris ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Norris misses with a hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nagasaki wants to clinch.
Nagasaki looks to land a body kick but Norris moved away.
Nagasaki on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Norris. Norris obviously looking to wear him down.
Norris defending well as Nagasaki loads up on a big left hand.
Nagasaki shoots in for a double leg but Norris sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Nagasaki lands a nice hook to Norris's body. Norris takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Norris tries to clinch up.
Some bone on bone action there as Nagasaki checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A big left from Norris misses.
Norris misses with a low kick.
Nagasaki lands a jab to the head.
Norris is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nagasaki can do to turn this around?
Norris tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nagasaki was well out of range. Poor timing from Norris.
Santosh Nagasaki has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Norris.
Norris doesn't manage to clinch there - Nagasaki circles away.
Norris lands with a shot to the body.
Nagasaki throws the kick towards the body but Norris avoids it.
Good shot there by Norris.
Norris tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nagasaki swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Norris lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
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!
Norris lands a nice leg kick that just misses Nagasaki's sensitive parts.
Norris throws a hook but Nagasaki avoids it easily.
Nagasaki scores with the left hand. Norris knows he should have avoided that one.
Nagasaki slips under a jab.
Nagasaki swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Norris swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Nagasaki.
Nagasaki throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nagasaki. Norris does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nagasaki throws a big shot that misses.
Norris seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.

Norris closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Nagasaki stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Nagasaki jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Norris walks away with a smile on his face. Nagasaki gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Nagasaki avoids the head kick by Norris.
Norris thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Nagasaki if he has to take too many more of those.
Nagasaki throws a leg kick that misses.
Nagasaki just misses with a punch to the body.
A swing and a miss from Nagasaki.
Norris tries to clinch up.
Norris lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Norris catches Nagasaki with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Nagasaki swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nagasaki misses with a hook to the body
letting Norris counter with a right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Norris moves in looking to clinch but Nagasaki pushes him off.
Norris connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Nagasaki's hands.
A big left from Nagasaki misses.
Norris wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Norris uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Nagasaki has time to react.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Norris moves to clinch but Nagasaki breaks away
and Nagasaki counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nagasaki stuns Norris with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Norris tries to score with a low kick but Nagasaki moves his leg out of the way.
Nagasaki thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nagasaki steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Norris.
Nagasaki circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nagasaki doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Nagasaki circles away from the clinch attempt.
Norris tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Will Norris is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Norris throws a hook to the side of Nagasaki's head but Nagasaki sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

And that's the end of the fight!
Will Norris showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Norris, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Will Norris!
During a confident post fight interview, Will Norris thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.