|
|
PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Wilhelm Strauss (ranked 703 p4p, 2478 weight class) and Chuck Norris (ranked 104 p4p, 323 weight class). Strauss comes into the arena with Root Of All Evil blaring out of the sound system. Wilhelm Strauss has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
 |
|
 |
| 174 cm
41
181
32 - 13 - 1 |
|
195 cm
31
176
10 - 8 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
|
Good wrestler
World class boxer
Heavy handed |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 32 - 13 - 1, fighting out of London, Wilhelm Strauss!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Chuck Norris!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Percy O'Donnell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Strauss lands with a good body shot.
Strauss fakes the leg kick and cracks Norris in the body.
Norris uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Strauss.
Norris is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Nice body kick from Strauss.
Strauss misses with a wild body shot.
Norris tries to counter by closing the distance.
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.
Strauss tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wilhelm Strauss seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Norris on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Strauss. Strauss obviously looking to wear him down.
Strauss lands a nice looking kick to the body. Norris takes a step back to recover.
Norris slips under a jab from Strauss.
A little jabbing left from Norris on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Strauss changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Strauss dips to his left and cracks Norris with an uppercut!
A head kick misses from Strauss.
Strauss throws a push kick but Norris slaps the foot to one side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Norris looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Norris is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Strauss misses with a few strikes there.
Norris lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Strauss looks to throw a body kick
and Norris counters with a nice uppercut.
Strauss will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Strauss misses with a body shot
and Norris counters with a slapping leg kick.
Strauss thumps Norris with a low kick.
Strauss ducks under a wild hook from Norris.
Strauss was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Strauss misses with a body shot.
Norris steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Strauss.
Strauss scores with a nice head shot.
Strauss misses with a straight right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Strauss.
Norris's corner calls for a 1-2. Norris obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Strauss misses with a body punch
and Norris counters with a stiff right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Strauss ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Norris moves away.
Norris clinches with his opponent.
Norris breaks the clinch.
Norris fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Strauss throws a body kick that misses.
A little jabbing left from Norris on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Strauss misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Strauss tests Norris's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Strauss misses with a body shot.
Norris steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Strauss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Norris keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Strauss scores with a jab to the body.
Norris steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Strauss.
Strauss lands with a nice body kick.
Norris uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Strauss.
Strauss throws a big shot that misses.
Norris plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
A left lands for Strauss.
A big left from Strauss misses.
A countering left hand to the body from Norris misses.
Norris takes one to the side of the head.
Strauss misses with a series of wild punches.
Norris looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Norris throws a hook but Strauss avoids it easily.
Strauss cracks Norris with an open hand slap.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Strauss lands a slapping body shot.
Norris moves away from the strike by Strauss.
Norris throws a counter combo.
Strauss misses with a hook.
Norris ducks under a wild hook from Strauss.
Strauss throws a lazy head kick
and Norris counters by clinching up.
Strauss breaks the clinch.
A shot to the body from Strauss misses
and Norris counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Strauss throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Norris counters with a good low kick that Strauss was not able to check.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Wilhelm Strauss dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Strauss keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Wilhelm Strauss is winning the standup battle so far.
Strauss takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Strauss throws a combination that misses
and Norris counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Strauss throws a nice outside leg kick.
Norris slips under a jab from Strauss.
Strauss chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Norris has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Strauss scores with a push kick.
Strauss lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Norris checks a leg kick nicely.
Strauss misses with a left hand
and Norris moves into the clinch.
Strauss looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Norris breaks the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Strauss lands with a nice combination. Norris backs away looking to recover.
Chuck Norris is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Strauss throws an off balance right hand
and Norris counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Norris.
Strauss 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.
Strauss is stalling here.
Strauss pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Strauss thows a left - swing and a miss!
Norris is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Norris needs to keep his hands up - Strauss had a free shot at his head there.
An inside leg kick lands from Strauss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Norris fails with a takedown attempt.
An inside leg kick from Norris misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Strauss. Norris does a little dance to reset his feet.
Strauss takes a swing at Norris's ribcage but misses.
Strauss feints and then cracks Norris's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Norris down.
Strauss scores with a head kick.
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 walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Strauss looks to score with a jab to the body but Norris is just out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Norris misses with a low kick as Strauss jumps back.
Strauss throws a wild body kick that Norris sees coming a mile off.
Norris dodges the punch combination from Strauss.
Norris throws a counter combo.
Strauss fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Norris manages to avoid it.
Norris throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Strauss throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Strauss connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Strauss connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Norris momentarily.
Strauss tests Norris's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Norris avoids the head kick by Strauss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Norris blocks the body kick.
Strauss scores with a decent looking hook.
Strauss misses with a few strikes there.
Norris's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Strauss misses with a double jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Norris blocks the body kick.
Strauss fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Norris manages to avoid it.
Strauss is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Norris.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Norris! But no joy.
Strauss is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Norris can do to turn this around?
Norris takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Strauss misses with an uppercut
and Strauss takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Strauss lands a head shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Wilhelm Strauss dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Strauss throws a right and a left that Norris avoids nicely.
Strauss backing away here, and Norris unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Strauss throws a predictable looking body shot
and Norris counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Strauss throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Strauss misses with an uppercut
and Norris counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Norris avoids a kick to the body.
Norris is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Strauss tries a head kick but it misses.
Strauss throws the kick towards the body but Norris avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Norris looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Strauss misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Norris.
It seemed like Norris was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Strauss throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Norris counters with a left and a right that stings Strauss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Strauss loads up on a big right hand but Norris slips the punch.
Strauss looks for the body kick but Norris saw that one coming.
Norris takes one to the chin there.
Norris on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Norris displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Strauss throws out the jab.
Norris doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Norris misses with the combination.
Strauss scores with a one two! Norris had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strauss misses the shot to the body.
Strauss misses with a jab, cross combination.
Strauss throws out a loose jab but Norris uses good head movement to avoid it.
Norris with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Strauss to score with a decent uppercut.
Norris ducks under a wild hook from Strauss.
Strauss fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Wilhelm Strauss is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Strauss looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Norris is looking for the big counter here.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Strauss.
Strauss misses with a shot to the body
and Norris counters with a slapping leg kick.
Strauss missing with a left hand there. Norris was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strauss throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Strauss misses with a straight right.
Norris lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Strauss misses with a wild combination.
Norris is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
A big right from Strauss misses.
Strauss throws an off balance right hand
and Norris counters with a good low kick that Strauss was not able to check.
Strauss connects with a body shot.
Norris has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A head kick misses from Strauss.
Norris throws a counter combo.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Strauss.
Strauss misses with a combination
and Norris counters with a left and a right that stings Strauss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Strauss lands with a nice body punch.
Strauss looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Norris takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Strauss. Norris does a little dance to reset his feet.
Strauss misses with a body shot
and Norris counters with a two punch combo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Strauss throws a wild body kick that Norris sees coming a mile off.
Norris has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Strauss.
Strauss gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Strauss lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Chuck Norris has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Norris ducks under a wild hook from Strauss.
And that's the end of the fight!
Wilhelm Strauss showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Strauss, 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wilhelm Strauss!
After winning the bout, Wilhelm Strauss thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
In defeat, Chuck Norris stepped up to the mic, saying 'Man that Fight was crazy man. Did Yall see that!'.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
55% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
