PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jobe Bashar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmy Norvac (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Bashar
vs
Norvac

184 cm
24
184 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
19
195 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Prefers standup

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 Sydney, Jobe Bashar !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jimmy Norvac!
The judges for this bout are Francis DeMontford, Ben Watson and Ron Honeybunn.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Norvac displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Bashar .
Norvac stuffs the takedown.
Norvac looks to throw the jab but Bashar is out of range.
Bashar shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Norvac defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jobe Bashar . That's going to take a lot out of him.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Bashar manages to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bashar on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.

Bashar throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Norvac was covering up waiting for the punch and Bashar finishes the takedown easily into guard.

Norvac wriggles free and stands up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bashar walks into a stiff left hand from Norvac.
Norvac defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Bashar .
Norvac's jab looks to have found its range, popping Bashar under the eye.
Norvac misses with a few strikes there.

Bashar shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Bashar trying to control but Norvac is working from the bottom.
Bashar won't allow Norvac to get back to his feet.
Norvac has Bashar pulled in close to control his posture.
Norvac keeping moving, preventing Bashar from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Norvac pushes Bashar off and gets back to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bashar is looking to clinch.
Norvac is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Norvac throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bashar is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Norvac throws the left hand but Bashar avoids the punch easily.
A counter left hand to the body from Bashar misses its target.
Jimmy Norvac seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Bashar scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Norvac has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Bashar is working away from the top position though.

Bashar stands up from half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bashar throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bashar fails to land the takedown.
Jimmy Norvac is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bashar shoots and misses
and Norvac counters with a straight right hand.
Norvac darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Norvac swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Norvac.
Bashar appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Jab by Bashar .
Bashar throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.

Bashar closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Bashar is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Norvac is defending well.
Bashar is trying to break the clinch but Norvac is controlling him.
Norvac can't break the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Norvac is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.

Bashar 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bashar lands with a kick to the ribs.

Bashar scores with a takedown into Norvac's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Norvac wants to stand and escape but Bashar is having none of it.

Bashar gets to his feet - Norvac follows without any prompting.
Bashar tries to clinch there but Norvac circles away.

Bashar drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Bashar trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Bashar working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jimmy Norvac dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Norvac avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bashar defending well as Norvac loads up on a big left hand.
Bashar changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Bashar tries to clinch there but Norvac circles away.
Norvac swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Norvac displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Bashar .
Jimmy Norvac seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Norvac slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Bashar tries to clinch but Norvac moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sloppy strikes from Norvac. Those never looked like landing.
Norvac attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Bashar looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Bashar is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jobe Bashar is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bashar fails with an attempt to clinch.
A leg kick checked by Norvac.

Bashar closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Norvac quickly recovers to half guard.
Bashar tries to pass to full mount but Norvac defends it.

Bashar decides to stand and escape the position.

Bashar manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Norvac on his heels. He'll look to pass Norvac's guard now, I'm sure.
Bashar working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bashar stops Norvac from standing up.

Bashar decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Norvac, up you get!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Norvac will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bashar changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.

Bashar has taken the fight to the clinch.

Norvac breaks the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Norvac tests Bashar 's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Norvac looks to land a combination but Bashar avoids it well.
Norvac scores with a sloppy right hand. Bashar should have avoided that one.
Bashar throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Norvac counters with a two punch combo.

Bashar moves into range and clinches up with Norvac.
Bashar tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Norvac just stands there and leans against the cage.

Norvac's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Norvac pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Norvac has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Horrible takedown attempt by Bashar or perhaps it was just good defense by Norvac, which made it look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jobe Bashar . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Norvac throws a combination. Bashar tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Norvac enables Bashar to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Norvac manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.

Norvac scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Norvac loads up on a big right hand but Bashar slips the punch.
Norvac throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Norvac displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Bashar .
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bashar tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Norvac paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bashar misses with a jab, cross combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bashar fails with the takedown.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bashar tries to close the distance and clinch but Norvac swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Norvac uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Norvac scoring well with a low kick there.
Bashar doesn't manage to clinch there - Norvac circles away.
Bashar shoots and misses
and Norvac counters with a two punch combo.
Norvac works Bashar 's body with a nice hook.
Bashar avoids a punch combination nicely.
Norvac throws a hook but Bashar avoids it easily.
Norvac looks to score with a jab to the body but Bashar is just out of range.
Norvac lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Bashar slips under a jab.
Norvac ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jimmy Norvac showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Bashar rushes Norvac and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Bashar breaks the clinch.
Bashar with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Norvac to score with a decent uppercut.
Norvac tried to score with a low kick but Bashar checks it.

Bashar drives through with a takedown into Norvac's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Bashar stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Norvac swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bashar won't allow Norvac to get back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bashar trying to control but Norvac is working from the bottom.
Jobe Bashar overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Norvac not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bashar stands up from Norvac's guard - Bashar perhaps looking for a knockout.

Bashar drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Bashar advances to full mount.
A nice elbow there by Bashar .
Norvac tries to hold on but Bashar postures up.
Bashar controlling from the full mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bashar tries to control but Norvac wriggling away.
Bashar prevents Norvac from getting the reversal.
Norvac tries to hold on but Bashar pushes him away.
Bashar is stalling here but it's allowed Norvac to get half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bashar missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Jimmy Norvac is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bashar takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Bashar is trying to control. Norvac wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Bashar throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Norvac regains full guard. Nicely done.
Bashar slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Bashar trying to control the position from guard on top but Norvac is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Bashar wants to pass the guard but Norvac is keeping the position.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
A swing and a miss from Norvac.
Norvac throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bashar .
Norvac lands a jab to the head.

Bashar closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Norvac struggling a bit here.

Bashar has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bashar misses the jab.
Jobe Bashar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bashar fails to land with a series of punches.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jobe Bashar showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Norvac 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 Francis DeMontford scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ben Watson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jimmy Norvac!
During a confident post fight interview, Jimmy Norvac thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.