PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Norman Bates (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy Bob (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bates comes to the cage accompanied by Dance Hall Days. Billy Bob has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Norman Bates's chin.

Bates
vs
Bob

188 cm
21
200 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

189 cm
19
195 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Norman Bates!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Billy Bob!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Steve Smith and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bates lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Bates looks to land a left hand but Bob moved out of range nicely.
Bob tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bates paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Bates changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Bob looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Bates tries to score with some ground and pound. Bob controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Bates tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Bates misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Bates working the ground and pound from side control.
Bob really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bates. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Bob taking punishment in the form of punches.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bates content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Bob is trying to escape and get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bates creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Bob sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Bob wants to get back to his feet.
Bates looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Bob is avoiding damage well.
Bates looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Bob is avoiding damage well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
The ground and pound from Bates seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Bob on the wrong end of a nice jab.

Bob clinches up with Bates and pushes him back against the cage.
Bates tries for a takedown but Bob manages to get underhooks.
Bob trying to land knees to the body.
Bob connects with a knee to the head.
Bob with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bob lands a nice knee to the body.
Bates takes a knee right on the jaw!
Bates drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bob throws an elbow that misses.
Bates avoids the elbow strike from Bob, against the cage.
Bob tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bates avoids it.
Bob utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Bob trying to land knees to the body.
Bob tries to land knees in the clinch but Bates avoids the damage to the body.
Bates lands a hook that snaps the head of Bob backwards.
Bob misses with an elbow over the top.
Bates lands an uppercut.
Bob throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bob using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bates has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bob looks gassed!
Bob lands a good knee to the midsection. Bates won't want to take too many of those.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bob looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Bates lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bob misses with a knee to the head.
Bates lands with a right to the head.
Bates trying to control the position but instead, Bob has worked for underhooks and has pushed Bates into the cage.
Bob tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bob using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bates has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bates works on Bob's body with a couple of short punches.
Bob trying to land knees to the body.
A short right from Bates.
Bates using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Bates lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bates lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Bates lands with a right to the head.
Bates lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Bates lands with a left to the head.
Bates lands a body punch in the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bates.

Bates gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Bob regains guard.
Bates throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bob works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Bates content to stall in guard here.
Bates postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Bates's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Bates throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Bob wants to stand and escape but Bates is having none of it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bates in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bob wants to get back to his feet but Bates is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Norman Bates 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.

Bob tries to close the distance and clinch but Bates swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bates misses with a looping right.
Bob tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Bob gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Bates lands a hook that snaps the head of Bob backwards.
Bates lands a hook that snaps the head of Bob backwards.
Bob lands a damaging elbow.
Bates swings wildly with an uppercut but Bob uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bates blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bates swings wildly with an uppercut but Bob uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bob throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bates blocks it with crossed arms.
Bob tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bates avoids it.
Bob misses with a knee to the head.
Bob misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bates.
Bates lands with a light punch inside.
Bob is breathing heavily.
Bob crunches a lovely knee into Bates's ribcage.
Bates blocks the elbow strike.
Bates lands with a short shot to the head.
Bates looking to slow down the pace here.
Bob is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bates is defending well for now.
A body shot lands from Bates.
Bates lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bob or not.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Good body shot from Bates.
Bates lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bob takes a shot to the head.

Bates pulls guard successfully.

Bates looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Bob is defending well. Bates quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Bob has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Bates celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Norman Bates!