PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Elltion Norton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alpha One (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Elltion Norton is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Norton
vs
One

190 cm
23
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
23
185 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Dangerous GnP
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined

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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Elltion Norton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alpha One!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Anthony Taglia and Franklyn Lucas.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Norton uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by One.
One fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
One keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
One fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Norton manages to avoid it.

Norton instigates a clinch.
One stops a takedown attempt from Norton.
Norton prevents One from breaking the clinch.
One is trying to break the clinch but Norton is controlling him.
One trying to control the position but instead, Norton has worked for underhooks and has pushed One into the cage.
One is trying to break free.
Norton jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as One walks away with a smile on his face. Norton gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Elltion Norton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
One throws a series of punches but Norton avoids them all with ease.
One throws a series of punches but Norton avoids them all with ease.
One misses with a few strikes there.

Norton gets a clinch.
One trying to stall but Norton improves his position.
One wants to break the clinch but can't.
Norton keeps the fight in the clinch, despite One's efforts to push away.
Norton tries for a takedown but One manages to get underhooks.
One tries to stall but Norton uses the opportunity to gain a better position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
One is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
One is trying to break the clinch but Norton has him pressed against the cage.
One is trying to break free.
One tries to break free but Norton pushes him back against the cage.
One can't break the clinch.
Norton is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.

Norton works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Norton controls from within his opponent's guard.
Norton wants to control from the top but One keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

One kicks Norton off and gets to his feet.
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One tests Norton's chin there with a solid looking shot.
One lands a slapping body shot.
Alpha One is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Norton clinches.
One has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Norton is working for takedown but One is calmly controlling the position for now.
Norton is breathing heavily.
One is looking to break free of the clinch but Norton has double underhooks.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Norton.
One tries to break the clinch but Norton is controlling the position.
One is looking to control Norton's arms but Norton gets an underhook and turns him. Now One has his back to the cage.

One breaks from the clinch.
One dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Norton throws a chopping leg kick but One manages to avoid taking any serious damage.

Norton looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for One!
One trying desperately to get to his feet.
Norton looking to control and managing it successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
One is trying to stand.

Norton jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… One is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by One and Norton has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
One wants to get back to his feet but Norton drags him back down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Alpha One will probably get the nod.
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.

One scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
One lands a two punch combo.

It looks like Elltion Norton has been cut.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
One lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Norton circles away quickly and effectively.
Elltion Norton is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
One throws a series of punches but Norton avoids them all with ease.
Norton tries to clinch but One is having none of it.
One connects with a good right hand that stumbles Norton. Norton circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
One throws a series of strikes that have Norton backpedaling.
Norton fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
One lands with a nice body punch.
One misses with a wild combination.
One fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
One will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
One throws a right hand that Norton ducks under and follows up with a left that Norton also avoids with ease.
Norton has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Norton closes the distance and clinches.

That's one minute gone in the round.

One breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Norton on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Norton wants to clinch up but One keeps it at a distance.
One misses with a wild combination.
Norton will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
One throws a nice looking combination but Norton bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

Norton shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. One is trying to defend but Norton finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
One is trying to stand back up but Norton is controlling him
Norton is just content to waste time from the top position. One takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Norton thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
One wants to stand but Norton is controlling the position.
Norton is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Norton looking to pass the guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
One wants to get back to his feet but Norton is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
One lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Norton circles away quickly and effectively.
Norton looks for a takedown but One sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Elltion Norton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
One stuns Norton with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
The crowd cheers as One lands an impressive looking overhand right. Norton doesn't seem phased though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Norton slips a jab and a cross from One.
One lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
One goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

Norton has closed the distance and engaged One in a clinch.
One can't break the clinch.
One has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
One is looking to break free of the clinch but Norton has double underhooks.
Norton can't get the takedown.
One tries to break free but Norton pushes him back against the cage.

Norton escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Norton misses with a two punch combination.
One throws a series of punches but Norton avoids them all with ease.
One dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Norton uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from One.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
One fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
One lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
One tries to bum rush Norton with a series of wild strikes but Norton uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Norton avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alpha One showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Elltion Norton's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

One misses with a few strikes there.
Norton avoids the body shot from One.
Norton avoids a punch combination nicely.

Norton fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with One, pushing him back against the cage.

Norton lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Well, if Norton is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
One tries to kick Norton off but Norton keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Norton is trying to control. One wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Norton trying to pass the guard but One defending well.
One wants to get back to his feet.
Norton looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Norton tries to stand but his hand is stuck under One.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
The fighters circle momentarily. One darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from One misses.
One scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Norton fails to land the takedown.
Norton is on the wrong end of a nice combination from One.
One misses with the combination.
One fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Norton manages to avoid it.

Norton closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Norton stops One from getting back to his feet.
Norton controlling the action here.
Norton stalling away here and it's allowed One to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
One is looking to stand up but Norton isn't so interested in that idea.

Norton is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Norton stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. One swivels though and keeps the full guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Elltion Norton showed his dominance in that final round.
I think One has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Chad Campbell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 28:29
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 29:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Alpha One!