PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between William Robertson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chuck Norris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chuck Norris has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Robertson
vs
Norris

225 cm
22
290 lbs
1 - 0 - 1

175 cm
18
280 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, William Robertson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Chuck Norris!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Alec Ball and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Norris forces Robertson back against the cage and clinches.
Norris is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Robertson changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Norris fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Norris tries to close the distance and clinch up but Robertson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nice sprawl there from Norris as Robertson shoots in.

Robertson shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Norris's guard.
Robertson passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Norris is looking for a sweep.
Norris is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.

Robertson is trying to get an arm triangle but Norris is defending well.
Robertson throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Robertson working away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Robertson remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Norris is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Robertson asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Norris should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Norris stops Robertson from passing to mount.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Robertson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Norris tries to clinch but Robertson is having none of it.
Norris is looking to clinch.
Robertson circles away from the clinch attempt.

Robertson scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Norris regains half guard, as Robertson was trying to land strikes.
Norris wants to get back to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Norris is looking to escape.
Robertson works his foot free and advances to mount.
Norris is desperately trying to improve his position but Robertson has a good base and remains in mount.
Robertson controlling his opponent.
BOOM! Robertson connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Norris is bucking up trying to escape but Robertson cracks him with another couple of good strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robertson looking to control and managing it successfully.
Norris looks gassed!
Robertson connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Robertson scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Norris?
Robertson working away from the top, dropping strikes.

It looks like Chuck Norris has been cut.
Robertson postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Norris looks a forlorn figure.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
BOOM! Robertson connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Norris is bucking up trying to escape but Robertson cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Robertson controlling from the full mount.
Robertson landing strikes, looking to finish!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Robertson has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Norris's face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

William Robertson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Chuck Norris's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Norris fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

That has opened up Chuck Norris's cut even more.
Norris tries to clinch there but Robertson circles away.
Robertson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Norris as he avoids it easily.
Robertson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Norris tries to avoid it but Robertson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Norris to the ground. Norris escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

Norris has closed the distance and engaged Robertson in a clinch.

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

Robertson closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Robertson remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Robertson working the ground and pound from side control.

The cut above Chuck Norris's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Norris is trying to buck Robertson off.
Robertson controls the position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Robertson wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Norris, who protects the arm well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Robertson content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.

Robertson is trying to get an arm triangle but Norris is defending well.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Norris has eaten all the pies!
Norris is pushing Robertson's head away, looking to escape. Robertson manages to hold on to the position though.
Robertson is putting a hurting on Norris here, landing some big shots from side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Robertson remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Robertson scores with a couple of short elbows.
Robertson cracks Norris with a big right hand but Norris just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Robertson has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Norris!
Norris takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Robertson content just to control the position here.
Robertson is in the full mount, landing strikes.

Chuck Norris's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Chuck Norris's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). William Robertson!