PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Cruz Dominiguez (ranked 5027 p4p, 3462 weight class) and Will Norris (ranked 432 p4p, 354 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Dominiguez
vs
Norris

173 cm
42
147
21 - 12 - 1

165 cm
32
145
12 - 12 - 2

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
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 21 - 12 - 1, fighting out of New York, Cruz Dominiguez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 12 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Will Norris!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dominiguez wants to clinch up but Norris keeps it at a distance.
Dominiguez walks into a jab.
Norris moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Dominiguez throws a series of punches but Norris moves out of range.
Dominiguez tries to clinch up but Norris circles away and keeps his distance.

Dominiguez moves into the clinch successfully.
Norris blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dominiguez has Norris pressed against the cage, preventing Norris from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
We've been informed that Norris has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Norris is trying to push Dominiguez away but Dominiguez has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Norris blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Norris lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

Norris escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Norris avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dominiguez tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Norris manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Dominiguez tries to clinch up.
Dominiguez wants to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dominiguez wants to clinch up but Norris keeps it at a distance.
Dominiguez fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dominiguez fails in his attempt to clinch.
Norris lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

Norris rushes Dominiguez and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Norris's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dominiguez moves out of range of the body kick from Norris.
Dominiguez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Norris paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Norris tries a quick counter leg kick but Dominiguez is wise to it.
Norris plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

Dominiguez has closed the distance and engaged Norris in a clinch.
Dominiguez lands with a right to the head.
Norris looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Norris escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Norris circles away from the clinch attempt
enabling Norris to counter with a crisp jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Dominiguez fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Norris, pushing him back against the cage.
Norris's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short right from Norris.

Norris escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Dominiguez closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Norris escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Dominiguez lands a big head kick that sends Norris tumbling to the mat! Dominiguez takes a step backwards and waves Norris back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Norris is rocked!
Norris keeps the fight on the outside.
Norris is still on wobbly legs! Can Dominiguez finish him?

Dominiguez moves into the clinch successfully.
Norris seems to have recovered his senses.
Dominiguez lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

Dominiguez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Dominiguez darts in and clinches Norris up against the cage.

Norris manages to break the clinch.
Norris avoids the head kick by Dominiguez.
A countering left hand to the body from Norris misses.
Norris throws a push kick but Dominiguez slaps the foot to one side.
Dominiguez tries to close the distance and clinch but Norris swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Norris misses with a wild combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Norris throws a head kick that misses
and Dominiguez counters with a series of strikes that really hurt Norris! The ref looks into his eyes and sees nobody home - he's called the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cruz Dominiguez!