PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Leonard Norton (ranked 4158 p4p, 4195 weight class) and Ken Jin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Norton
vs
Jin

177 cm
25
160
0 - 0 - 0

183 cm
18
165
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Basic striking
Heavy handed

Conquest Nutrition™ (160Q) $48

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Leonard Norton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ken Jin!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Percy O'Donnell and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jin misses with a combination
and Norton counters with a left and a right that stings Jin.
Norton bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Jin's head backwards.
Norton connects with a good right hand that stumbles Jin. Jin circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Norton works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Norton scores with a sloppy right hand. Jin should have avoided that one.
Norton scores with a hook to the body. Jin takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Norton connects with a good right hand that stumbles Jin. Jin circles away out of range and recomposes himself.

Norton closes the distance and clinches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Norton swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jin is trying to break the clinch but Norton is controlling him.
Norton scores with a shoulder strike.
A short right from Norton.
Norton is working Jin over against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Norton lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Jin backwards.
Jin wants to break free but Norton has control.
Jin can't break the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Norton.
Jin blocks a body shot from Norton.
Norton scores with a shoulder strike.
Jin is trying to break the clinch but Norton has him pressed against the cage.
Jin is trying to force a seperation but Norton has the dominant position.
Jin takes a shot to the head.
Norton scores with a hook to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Jin's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Norton has a couple of punches blocked by Jin.
A nice left hand lands by Norton.
A short body shot lands from Norton as the two fighters clinch.
Norton lands a right hand.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Norton.
Jin wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Norton has him pressed against the cage.
Norton throws a head punch that misses.
Norton prevents Jin from breaking the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jin.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Norton.
Norton lands with a right to the head.
Norton pushes Jin back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
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!
Jin blocks an uppercut.
Norton misses with a body punch.

Norton escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Norton lands with an uppercut that bounces Jin off the cage and back into range.
Left hook, right uppercut from Norton.
Nice uppercut there from Norton.
Norton digs a good hook to Jin's body.
Jin throws a body punch but Norton moves out of range.
Nice cross by Norton.
A big left from Jin misses.
Norton seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Jin swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Norton counters with a stiff right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jin throws a lazy uppercut
and Norton counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Jin takes a jab right on the kisser.
Jin swinging wildly here.
Jin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Norton connects with a looping right hand.
A jab from Jin misses.
Jin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Norton was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Ken Jin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Norton lands a jab to the head.
Norton moves into range and connects with a jab.

Jin is rocked!
Jin misses with a hook
and Norton counters with a nice body shot.
Jin is still on wobbly legs! Can Norton finish him?

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Norton cracks Jin with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Norton takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Jin throws a right and a left that both miss.
Norton swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Norton lands with a nice combination. Jin backs away looking to recover.
Norton cracks Jin on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Jin falls backwards against the cage. Norton follows up with more strikes that drop Jin to his knees. Norton keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Jin! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Leonard Norton!
An out of breath Leonard Norton thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.