PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stylie Dem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Norton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Norton has chosen Snoop Dogg - Murder was the Case as his entrance music. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Dem
vs
Norton

188 cm
18
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
21
212 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Stylie Dem!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Paul Norton!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Luis Engracia and Mauricio Rocha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Norton forces Dem back against the cage and clinches.
Norton has Dem pressed against the cage.
Nice body punch from Norton - that landed with a thud.
A nice left hand lands by Norton.
Dem is trying to break the clinch but Norton has him pressed against the cage.
Norton stops a takedown attempt from Dem.
Norton is stalling here.
Norton continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Dem tries to pull guard but Norton won't allow it.
A short right from Norton on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Norton lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Norton lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A body shot lands from Norton.
A nice left hand lands by Norton.
Norton lands a nice knee to the body.
Norton throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Dems head.

Dem is rocked!
Dem's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Oh Dem is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Dem fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stylie Dem. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Norton lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Norton creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Norton slows down the pace here.
Norton stops a takedown attempt from Dem.
Dem is breathing heavily.
Dem is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Dem tries to pull guard but Norton holds him up against the cage and eventually Dem drops back down to his feet.
Dem seems to have got his legs back now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Norton lands an uppercut.
A short left from Norton.
Norton lands a left hand.
Norton pushes Dem back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Norton unloads a knee to the mid-section. Dem lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Norton lands a body shot in the clinch.
Norton softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Norton as the two fighters clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Dem stalling in the clinch but Norton improves position.
Dem tries to pull guard but Norton won't allow it.
Norton makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Norton landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Norton lands an elbow inside.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Norton takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Norton scores with a knee to the head.
Norton lands an elbow just above Dem 's eye.

It looks like Stylie Dem has been cut.
Dem letting Norton take a breather here.
Dem takes a shot to the head.
Norton pushes Dem back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Norton scores with a shoulder strike.
Norton scores with a knee to the head.
A right hand to the body from Norton.
A right hand to the body from Norton.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Norton lands a nice elbow.
Norton lands a nice elbow.
A right hook to the body lands for Norton.
Norton's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
A short uppercut from Norton.
Norton's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Norton lands a knee to the body.
Norton manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
The crowd are getting on Norton's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Norton lands on the inside with an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Paul Norton dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Stylie Dem's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Norton tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dem paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Norton fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Dem, pushing him back against the cage.
Norton lands an elbow inside that Dem shrugs off.
Dem is trying to stall.
Norton lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Dem is trying to break free.
Norton lands with a short shot to the head.
Norton will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Dem up against the cage.

Norton lands a big uppercut and Dem is down! He's in big trouble - Norton follows him to the mat!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Norton slows the pace down in half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Norton winds up and cracks Dem with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Norton trying to control the action but Dem is working from the bottom.
Norton performing his best blanket impression for a moment.

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 control the action but Dem is working from the bottom.

Norton is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Dem defends it well.
Dem is trying to stand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Norton sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Dem defending well though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Norton Rushes Dem and starts throwing punches like they are going out of style! Dem is up against the cage and has nowhere to go. Norton Piles on the pressure and Dem crumples to the floor! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Paul Norton!