PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tamao Serizawa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Schak Norro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Serizawa
vs
Norro

184 cm
25
208 lbs
8 - 7 - 0

196 cm
22
263 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
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 8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tamao Serizawa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Schak Norro!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Norro ducks under a wild hook from Serizawa.
Norro shoots in for a double leg but Serizawa sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Norro checks the leg kick.
Norro has a takedown stuffed.
Schak Norro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Norro looks winded!
Serizawa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Norro moves away.
Norro changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Serizawa tries to avoid it but Norro manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Serizawa to the ground. Serizawa escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Tamao Serizawa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Schak Norro.
Norro shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Serizawa defends it nicely.
Nice sprawl there from Serizawa as Norro shoots in.
Serizawa throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Serizawa takes a swing at Norro's ribcage but misses.
Serizawa takes a swing at Norro's ribcage but misses.
Serizawa takes a swing at Norro's ribcage but misses.
Norro uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Serizawa.
Serizawa stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Serizawa wants it to stay on the feet.
Norro keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Serizawa looks to score with a jab to the body but Norro is just out of range.
Serizawa fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Norro checks it well.
Serizawa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Norro was well out of range. Poor timing from Serizawa.
Serizawa is looking to wear down Norro with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Serizawa attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Serizawa throws a lazy right hand but Norro sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Norro with a lazy takedown attempt
and Serizawa makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Nice defenses there by Norro.
Norro steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Serizawa.
Serizawa throws a shot from downtown. Norro moves away and avoids it.
Serizawa throws a hook to the side of Norro's head but Norro sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Serizawa thows a left - swing and a miss!
A looping hook to the body misses from Serizawa. Norro does a little dance to reset his feet.
Norro checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Tamao Serizawa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Serizawa leaves Norro with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Serizawa misses with a looping right.
Norro will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Serizawa just misses with a punch to the body.
Serizawa throws an overhand right that lands on Norro's shoulder, as Norro tries to avoid the shot.
Norro ducks under a wild hook from Serizawa.
Serizawa attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Serizawa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Serizawa throws a big shot that misses.
Serizawa stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Serizawa wants it to stay on the feet.
Serizawa swings for the body but Norro moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Norro uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Serizawa.
Serizawa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Norro manages to avoid it.
Serizawa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Serizawa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Serizawa throws a hook but Norro blocks it.
Norro uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Serizawa.
Norro looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Serizawa is fending him off so far but Norro persists. Nope, Serizawa circles away and we're back to standing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Serizawa misses with a looping left.
Serizawa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Norro.
Serizawa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Norro.
Serizawa misses with a wild body shot.
Serizawa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A big right from Serizawa misses.
Serizawa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Norro was well out of range. Poor timing from Serizawa.
Serizawa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Serizawa leaves Norro with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Serizawa swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Norro blocks a leg kick.
Norro avoids the body shot from Serizawa.
Serizawa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Norro avoids the body shot from Serizawa.
Serizawa is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Norro's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Serizawa just misses with a punch to the body.
Serizawa misses with a wild body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Serizawa. Norro does a little dance to reset his feet.
Serizawa throws a hook to the side of Norro's head but Norro sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
No luck for Norro with that takedown attempt.
Norro uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Serizawa.
Norro uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Serizawa.
Serizawa throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Serizawa just misses with a punch to the body.
Serizawa misses with a low kick.
Norro keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
No luck for Norro with that takedown attempt.
Serizawa will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Serizawa misses with a low kick.
Norro slips under a jab.
Serizawa misses the shot to the body.
Nice takedown defense from Serizawa. No joy for Norro on that attempt.
Serizawa throws an overhand right that lands on Norro's shoulder, as Norro tries to avoid the shot.
Serizawa looks to land a right hand but Norro moved out of range.
Serizawa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Norro.
Norro ducks under a wild hook from Serizawa.
Serizawa misses with a wild body shot.
Serizawa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Serizawa looks to score with a jab to the body but Norro is just out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Serizawa looks to score with a jab to the body but Norro is just out of range.
Serizawa does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Norro shoots in for a takedown but Serizawa shows good takedown defense.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Serizawa tried to score with a low kick but Norro checks it.
Serizawa misses the shot to the body.
Norro is trying hard to land a takedown here. Serizawa sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Norro moves out of range of the leg kick from Serizawa.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tamao Serizawa dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Norro avoids the body shot from Serizawa.
Serizawa looks to land a left hand but Norro moved out of range nicely.
Serizawa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Serizawa throws a leg kick but Norro checks it.
Serizawa throws a jab but it's blocked by Norro.
Norro misses with a takedown attempt - Serizawa sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Serizawa throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Good work by Norro as he checks the leg kick.
Norro shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Serizawa defends it nicely.
Serizawa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Norro was well out of range. Poor timing from Serizawa.
A looping hook to the body misses from Serizawa. Norro does a little dance to reset his feet.
Serizawa throws a body punch but Norro moves out of range.
Serizawa misses with a wild body shot.
Norro is breathing heavily.
Serizawa misses with a leg kick.
Serizawa takes a swing at Norro's ribcage but misses.
Serizawa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Serizawa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Norro was well out of range. Poor timing from Serizawa.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Norro.
Tamao Serizawa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Schak Norro.
Serizawa throws a leg kick but Norro sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Serizawa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Norro was well out of range. Poor timing from Serizawa.
Serizawa thows a body shot but no joy.
Tamao Serizawa is winning the standup battle so far.
Serizawa misses with a wild body shot.
Norro staying out of range there.
Norro keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Norro is trying desperately to land a takedown but Serizawa is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Norro.
Norro avoids the body shot from Serizawa.
Serizawa misses with a body shot.
Serizawa stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Serizawa wants it to stay on the feet.
Serizawa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Norro was well out of range. Poor timing from Serizawa.
Serizawa misses the shot to the body.
Serizawa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Norro manages to avoid it.
Norro dives in and grabs Serizawa's left leg, looking for a takedown. Serizawa pushes down on Norro's head and hops out.
Norro keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Serizawa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Serizawa misses with a body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Serizawa slaps away a takedown attempt from Norro, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Serizawa misses the shot to the body.
Norro keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Serizawa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Norro.
Serizawa throws a body punch but Norro moves out of range.
Schak Norro is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Norro ducks under a wild hook from Serizawa.
Serizawa throws a body punch but Norro moves out of range.
Serizawa looks to score with a jab to the body but Norro is just out of range.
Norro shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Serizawa as he avoids it easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Serizawa wants to slow Norro down by chopping away at his legs.
Serizawa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Norro uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Serizawa.
Norro uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Serizawa.
Serizawa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Norro.
Norro shoots in for a double leg but Serizawa sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Serizawa is looking to chop away at Norro's legs.
Serizawa misses with a body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Serizawa misses with a body shot.
Serizawa just misses with a punch to the body.
Serizawa misses with a body shot.
Serizawa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Norro avoids the body shot from Serizawa.
Serizawa swings for the body but Norro moves out of range.
Norro shoots for a double leg takedown but Serizawa sprawls well. He's pushed Norro's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Serizawa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Serizawa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Norro avoids the body shot from Serizawa.
Norro looks for a takedown but Serizawa sprawls well.
Serizawa throws the left hand but Norro avoids the punch easily.
Serizawa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Serizawa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Norro moves away.
Serizawa misses the shot to the body.
Serizawa misses with a wild body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Serizawa takes a swing at Norro's ribcage but misses.
Norro with a poor takedown
and Serizawa cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Norro keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The fighters circling - Serizawa throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Serizawa looks to throw the jab but Norro is out of range.
Serizawa takes a swing at Norro's ribcage but misses.
No luck for Norro with that takedown attempt.
Serizawa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Serizawa throws a body punch but Norro moves out of range.
Norro misses with a takedown
and Serizawa counters with a nice low kick that buckles Norro's knee momentarily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Norro avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Serizawa throws a body punch but Norro moves out of range.
Serizawa throws a body punch but Norro moves out of range.
Norro throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Serizawa's waist but Serizawa gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Norro off to one side.
Norro checks a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tamao Serizawa dominated that second round.
That's time! Serizawa's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Norro bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Serizawa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Norro.
Serizawa wants to slow Norro down by chopping away at his legs.
Serizawa waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Norro.
Norro checks a leg kick nicely.
Norro shoots for a double leg takedown but Serizawa sprawls well. He's pushed Norro's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Serizawa misses the shot to the body.
Serizawa thows a body shot but no joy.
Serizawa throws a body punch but Norro moves out of range.
Norro checks a low kick from Serizawa.
Norro avoids the body shot from Serizawa.
A looping hook to the body misses from Serizawa. Norro does a little dance to reset his feet.
Norro checks a leg kick.
Norro takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The fighters circling - Serizawa throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Serizawa stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Serizawa wants it to stay on the feet.
Serizawa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Serizawa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Serizawa. Norro does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Serizawa misses the shot to the body.
Norro shoots in for a double leg but Serizawa sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Tamao Serizawa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Schak Norro.
Serizawa swings for the body but Norro moves out of range.
Norro tries for a takedown but Serizawa sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Serizawa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Norro.
Norro avoids the body shot from Serizawa.
Norro keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Norro keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Norro avoids the body shot from Serizawa.
Serizawa is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Norro can do to turn this around?
Norro avoids the body shot from Serizawa.
Serizawa stuffs the takedown.
Serizawa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A big right from Serizawa misses.
Norro misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Serizawa throws a shot from downtown. Norro moves away and avoids it.
Serizawa takes a swing at Norro's ribcage but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Serizawa just misses with a punch to the body.
Serizawa throws out a loose jab but Norro uses good head movement to avoid it.
Norro shoots in for a takedown but Serizawa shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Norro uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Serizawa.
Serizawa throws a body punch but Norro moves out of range.
Serizawa misses with a leg kick.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Norro.
Norro bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Serizawa misses the shot to the body.
Serizawa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Norro moves away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Norro uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Serizawa.
Serizawa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Norro manages to avoid it.
Serizawa takes a swing at Norro's ribcage but misses.
Norro fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Serizawa throws a leg kick but Norro moved away.
Norro ducks under a wild hook from Serizawa.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Serizawa. Norro does a little dance to reset his feet.
Norro shoots in for a takedown but Serizawa shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Serizawa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Norro moves away.
Serizawa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice takedown defense from Serizawa. No joy for Norro on that attempt.
Serizawa attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Serizawa throws a hook but Norro blocks it.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Norro.
Serizawa tries to land a leg kick but Norro saw it coming and moves away.
Serizawa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Norro.
Serizawa tries to score with a low kick but Norro moves his leg out of the way.
Serizawa throws a leg kick but Norro sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Serizawa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Norro was well out of range. Poor timing from Serizawa.
Serizawa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Norro was well out of range. Poor timing from Serizawa.
Serizawa has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Norro shoots in for a takedown but Serizawa shows good takedown defense.
A big left from Serizawa misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Serizawa throws a hook but Norro avoids it easily.
Serizawa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Norro.
Serizawa misses with a hook. Norro ducked under it nicely.
Serizawa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Norro ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Norro keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Serizawa throws a body punch but Norro moves out of range.
Serizawa throws a looping overhand right but Norro ducks down to avoid it.
Norro shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Serizawa defends it nicely.
Serizawa pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Serizawa thows a body shot but no joy.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Norro dives in and grabs Serizawa's left leg, looking for a takedown. Serizawa pushes down on Norro's head and hops out.
Serizawa swings for the body but Norro moves out of range.
Serizawa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Norro.
Schak Norro has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tamao Serizawa is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Serizawa misses the shot to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tamao Serizawa showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Serizawa has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tamao Serizawa!