PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Orion Struss (ranked 5494 p4p, 24731 weight class) and Chris Norris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Struss comes to the cage accompanied by XXXTentacion-Ghetto Christmas Carol. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Struss
vs
Norris

175 cm
20
170
1 - 3 - 0

173 cm
20
170
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Powerful

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 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Orion Struss!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chris Norris!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Percy O'Donnell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Struss throws out a powerful jab.

Norris darts in and clinches Struss up against the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Norris.
Struss scores with a shot to the side of Norris's head.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Struss takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.

Struss breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Norris throws a chopping leg kick but Struss manages to avoid taking any serious damage.

Norris has Struss up against the cage in a clinch.

Struss breaks from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Struss lands a two punch combo.
Norris misses with a right hand
and Norris takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

Norris closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Struss's guard.
Norris is standing up over Struss. Struss looks to escape but Norris dives into side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Struss pushes Norris away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Norris gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Norris sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Struss is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Struss sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Norris is trying to control the action in half guard but Struss is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Struss is trying to get back to full guard.
Norris missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Struss's coaches at 3Band MMA have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
Norris scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Norris is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Struss is trying to stand.
Struss wants to control but Norris is keeping busy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Norris trying to control from half guard but Struss is working away.
Struss is controlling Norris's trapped leg to prevent Norris from advancing to side control.
Norris performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Struss looks like he's trying to stand up.
Norris sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Struss defending well though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Norris throwing shots but Struss is blocking nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Struss wants to get back to his feet.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

Norris takes the fight into the clinch.
Struss lands a nice uppercut.

Struss breaks the clinch.
Norris throws a big shot that misses.
Struss fails to land with a series of punches.
Struss lands a nice hook to Norris's body. Norris takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Norris misses with a lunging right hand
and Struss counters with a nice uppercut.
Norris throws a poor cross that misses
and Struss counters with a left and a right that stings Norris.

Norris shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Norris showed some decent athleticism there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Struss is staying active underneath Norris, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Struss has his hands clasped together around Norris's back. He's all about the action.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Struss is looking to escape.
Struss controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.

Norris is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Struss sees it coming and defends easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Struss wants to get back to his feet.
Struss trying to control but Norris postures up.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Orion Struss dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Struss throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

Norris looking to score a takedown here. Struss is defending well but Norris drives through and ends up in Struss's guard.

Struss manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Norris stalling the fight.
A nice left hand lands by Struss.
Struss makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Struss breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A combination from Norris does no damage.
Struss scores with a shot to the body.

Norris has Struss up against the cage in a clinch.
Struss manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Struss will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Norris up against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Struss working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

Struss breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Struss digs a good body shot into Norris's ribs.
Norris dodges the punch combination from Struss.
And Norris tries to counter it with a takedown but Struss pushes his down on his head and steps out.

Norris gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A short left from Struss.
Struss wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Norris keeps control of Struss as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Struss tries to circle away but Norris has him pinned against the cage.
Struss is trying to push Norris away but Norris has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Struss is leaning against Norris and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Struss wants to break the clinch but can't.

Struss escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Struss moves into range and connects with a jab.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Norris.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Norris working the ground and pound.
Norris cracks Struss with a big right hand but Struss just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Norris fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Norris prevents Struss from escaping the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Struss manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Struss regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Norris.
Norris trying to control the position from guard on top but Struss is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Norris throws a big right hand that misses.
Struss is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Norris can do to turn this around?
Struss wants to sweep here but Norris controlling him for the moment.
Norris throws a big elbow that misses.
Norris with a flurry of punches that miss.
Norris is in close to Struss's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Struss looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Norris postures up in Struss's guard and throws a big left but Struss blocks it.
Norris trying to control the position from guard on top but Struss is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Struss looking to hit a scissor sweep but Norris is one step ahead there.
Norris trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

Norris instigates a clinch.
Struss lands a right hand.
Norris taking a break, stalling in the clinch.

Struss's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Norris gets a double leg takedown into Struss's guard.

Struss pushes Norris off and scrambles back to his feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Orion Struss dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Struss uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Norris.
Struss looks to land a combination but Norris avoids it well.
Norris drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Struss defends it well.
A punch combination from Struss misses.

Norris darts in and clinches Struss up against the cage.

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

Struss gets caught flat footed, as Norris shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Struss keeping moving, preventing Norris from controlling successfully.
Struss is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Struss pulls Norris in close to his closed guard and prevents Norris from doing any damage or advancing position.
Struss preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Struss is on top in guard.

Norris is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

Struss stands up from guard. Let's bang!
A nice combination there by Struss.
Norris throws a left and a right that both miss
and Struss counters with a two punch combo.
Norris tries to work over Struss's front leg with a kick but Struss checks it.
Struss lands a jab to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Struss scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
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 misses with a jab, cross combination.
Struss misses with a double jab.
Norris misses with a hook.
Struss fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Struss misses with a few strikes there.

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

Struss manages to break the clinch.
Orion Struss is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Struss dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

Norris drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.

Struss throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Struss staying out of range there.
Struss scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Struss stuns Norris with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

Norris moves into range and clinches up with Struss.
Norris keeps control of Struss as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Struss lands a hook to the side of the head.
Struss tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Struss scores with a shoulder strike.

Struss manages to break the clinch.
Struss throws a nice looking combination but Norris bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Struss manages to break the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Norris drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Norris keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Struss's head.
Struss wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Norris won't allow Struss to sweep him here.
Struss keeping full guard, as Norris tries to pass.
Orion Struss is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Struss utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Norris makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Norris stands up over Struss, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Chris Norris has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

The fighters are working up against the cage. Struss manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Orion Struss showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Struss, 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Orion Struss!