PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ray Jones (ranked 275 p4p, 797 weight class) and Edd Norton (ranked 47 p4p, 115 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Jones
vs
Norton

194 cm
23
215
9 - 2 - 0

190 cm
22
212
6 - 1 - 0

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ray Jones!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Edd Norton!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Fedor Mirinova and Sergei Dronov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones connects with a single shot there.
Jones scores with a leg kick.
Norton fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Jones connects with a body shot.
Jones scores with a punch to the head.
Jones throws a body shot but no joy.
Norton swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Jones has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Hardman MMA in the buildup to the fight.
Jones will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A jab from Jones misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Norton! But no joy.
Jones keeps the fight on the outside.
Nice cross by Jones.
Jab by Jones.
Norton on the wrong end of a nice hook.
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!
Jones misses with a hook
and Norton counters with a stiff right hand.
Ray Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jones cracks Norton with a right hand to the side of the head.
Jones delivers a nice body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Norton misses with a looping right.
Jones cracks a nice hook into Norton's ribs.
Norton misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jones.
Norton is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jones. Norton does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jones throws out a leg kick but Norton moves out of range and Jones only half commits.
Jones throws a low kick but Norton avoids it.
Norton tries to counter by closing the distance.
Edd Norton is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jones lands a nice looking body shot.
Jones connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Norton's hands.
Norton keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Norton is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Jones with a body shot.
Jones chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Norton doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Nice defenses there by Norton.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Norton! But no joy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Norton moves out of range as Jones strikes.
Jones throws a quick inside leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jones misses with a wild body shot.
Norton 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.
Jones waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Norton.
Jones misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Norton.
Jones is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Jones moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Jones throws a jab when Norton was well out of range.
Jones throws a hook to the side of Norton's head but Norton sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Norton gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Jones takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Jones misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Norton.
Jones throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Norton now looks to counter with a shot at the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Norton blocks a leg kick.
Jones throws a leg kick which misses Norton's front leg but catches the back leg as Norton tries to avoid it.

Norton moves into the clinch.
Jones has had enough of the clinch but Norton keeps him there for the moment.
Jones misses with a punch to the body.
Jones tries a body shot but Norton blocks it.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Norton.
Norton misses with a shot to the kidneys.

Norton escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jones scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Norton walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Norton misses with a hook
and Jones cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Norton throws a looping overhand right but Jones ducks down to avoid it.

Norton moves into the clinch successfully.
Jones blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jones prevents a body shot from Norton.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Jones fails to land.
Jones lands an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jones tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Norton's elbow.

Jones jumps guard.
Norton controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

Jones working for a triangle but Norton defends it easily.
Jones tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Norton sitting in guard, not really doing much.

Jones looking for a guillotine here but Norton defends easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ray Jones dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Jones misses with a right hand
and Norton counters with a stiff right hand.
Jones throws a good cross that connects.
Jones wants to land a leg kick but Norton is out of range.
Jones gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Norton counters with a stiff right hand.
Jones lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Jones throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Norton on the side of the head.
Jones looks to land a left hand but Norton moved out of range nicely.
Norton avoids the body shot from Jones.
Norton takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Jones lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Jones comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jones throws a shot to the body.
Jones misses with a takedown attempt
and Norton counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jones with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Nice body punch from Jones.
Jones dips to his left and cracks Norton with an uppercut!
Jones is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Norton can do to turn this around?

Norton lands a big right hand that sends Jones crashing to the mat! Norton stays standing though and waves Jones back to his feet!

Jones is rocked!
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!
Norton slips a jab from Jones.
Oh Jones is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jones swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jones misses with a wild body shot.
Nice jab there from Jones.
Norton drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Jones right on the button. Jones goes down! Norton follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Norton gets the win via TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Edd Norton!
Edd Norton is the new light heavyweight champion!
An out of breath Edd Norton thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.