PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Chester Drawers (ranked 3971 p4p, 2617 weight class) and Will Norris (ranked 372 p4p, 264 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Will Norris enters the cage!

Drawers
vs
Norris

169 cm
33
146
10 - 6 - 0

165 cm
31
145
12 - 11 - 1

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Chester Drawers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Will Norris!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Ren Mimura and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Norris tries to close the distance and clinch but Drawers swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Drawers appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Drawers keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Drawers changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
An inside leg kick from Norris misses.
Good leg kick by Norris.
Norris tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Drawers feinted with a counter takedown.
Norris 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.
Drawers avoids a kick to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Norris throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Norris throws a leg kick

and Drawers counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

Drawers seems to be working for a kimura but Norris defends the submission attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Norris is trying to maintain the position but Drawers is very close to passing his half guard.
Drawers trying to control the action but Norris is working from the bottom.
Drawers trying to mount his opponent but Norris defends it.
Norris keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

Drawers seems to be looking for submissions.
Norris keeping hold of Drawers's head, controlling as best he can.
Drawers tries to pass to full mount but Norris defends it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Drawers passes the guard and advances to mount!

Drawers is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Norris has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Norris!

Drawers looking for a guillotine here but Norris defends easily.

Norris decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Norris fails with an attempt to clinch.
Drawers drops down looking for a counter takedown but Norris sprawls and moves away.
Drawers uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Norris.
Drawers half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Norris throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Drawers half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
A swing and a miss from Norris.
Drawers ducks under a wild hook from Norris.
Drawers tries to counter with a takedown but Norris is quick to defend against it.
Norris lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Norris fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Drawers checks it well.
Drawers half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Norris tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Drawers is able to avoid easily.
Drawers appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Drawers blocks a jab.
Drawers avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Norris scores with a head kick. Drawers tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Norris lands with a straight right. Drawers didn't see that one coming.
Good work by Drawers as he checks the leg kick.
Drawers half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Norris looks to land a right hand but Drawers moved out of range.
Norris scores with a crisp jab that stopped Drawers in his tracks.
Norris throws a nice looking combination but Drawers bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Drawers attempts a counter takedown but Norris avoids it well and moves away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Drawers avoids the head kick by Norris.
Drawers tries to counter with a takedown but Norris is quick to defend against it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Norris misses with a double jab

so Drawers counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Will Norris dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Drawers moves forwards but Norris connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Norris swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Norris throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Drawers sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Drawers attempts a counter takedown but Norris avoids it well and moves away.
Norris throws a series of strikes that have Drawers backpedaling.
Norris misses with a leg kick.
Drawers drops down looking for a counter takedown but Norris sprawls and moves away.
Norris looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Norris misses with a hook. Drawers ducked under it nicely.
Norris fails to land with a series of punches.
Drawers drops down looking for a counter takedown but Norris sprawls and moves away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Norris fails in his attempt to clinch.
Norris throws a push kick but Drawers slaps the foot to one side.
Norris misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Drawers.
Drawers half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Norris tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Drawers half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Norris fails in his attempt to clinch.
Drawers appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Will Norris is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice shot lands for Norris.
Norris throws a nice inside leg kick.
Norris tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Norris connects with a single shot there.
Norris throws out a loose jab but Drawers uses good head movement to avoid it.

Norris moves into the clinch successfully.

Norris breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Norris closes the distance and clinches.

Drawers jumps guard.

Drawers has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Norris can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

Drawers has his foot on Norris's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Norris works his way back into a safe position though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Drawers looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Norris content to stall in guard here.

Drawers is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

Drawers looking for a guillotine here but Norris defends easily.
Drawers not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Drawers seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Chester Drawers overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Drawers seems keen to control Norris's posture.

Norris got a little sloppy there for a moment and Drawers has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Norris has managed to get both his arms back between Drawers's legs - danger averted.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Drawers looking for a guillotine here but Norris defends easily.
Norris looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Drawers trying to control the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Norris slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

Drawers has his foot on Norris's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Norris works his way back into a safe position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Will Norris showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Norris fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Norris tries to bum rush Drawers with a series of wild strikes but Drawers uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Drawers appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Norris pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Drawers appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Drawers avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Norris swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Drawers changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Norris misses with a body shot.
Drawers uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Norris.
A jab from Norris misses.
Drawers half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Good work by Drawers as he checks the leg kick.
Drawers half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Drawers steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Norris.
Drawers half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Norris just misses with a punch to the body.
Norris throws a body shot but no joy.
Will Norris seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Norris throws a leg kick

and Drawers counters with a nice double leg into side control. Norris won't be happy with that.

Drawers wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Norris, who protects the arm well.
Norris prevents Drawers from moving into mount.
Chester Drawers has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Norris defending against the ground and pound.

Drawers is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Norris knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

Drawers looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Drawers sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Norris is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
The ground and pound from Drawers seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.

Drawers tries for a kimura but Norris is defending well.
Norris is pushing Drawers's head away, looking to escape. Drawers manages to hold on to the position though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drawers tries to move to mount but Norris blocks the move with his legs.
Norris is trying to buck Drawers off.

Drawers in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Norris is tapping! That's the end of the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:32 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Chester Drawers!
Chester Drawers decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.