PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andre Koefti (ranked 2544 p4p, 3523 weight class) and Edd Norton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Koefti's entrance music is IZ - E Ala E. A fine choice. Koefti has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. This should be a great matchup!

Koefti
vs
Norton

170 cm
28
215
6 - 8 - 0

190 cm
32
212
17 - 20 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Powerful

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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 6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Andre Koefti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Edd Norton!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Patrick Alders and Paulsen Ambrosius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Koefti shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Andre Koefti seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Koefti is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Norton.

Norton clinches up against the cage.
Koefti is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Norton is keeping busy.
Our sources have told us that Koefti has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Norton is struggling to control the position.
Koefti struggles to land a body shot inside as Norton controls his hands.
Norton is pushing Koefti up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.

Norton breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A low kick from Koefti misses
and Norton counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

Norton rushes Koefti and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Koefti pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Koefti is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Norton avoiding damage.

Norton's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A head kick misses from Koefti.
Koefti throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Koefti throws a body kick that misses.
Norton unleashes a big counter combination but Koefti bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Koefti misses with a kick to the body
and Norton connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

Norton rushes Koefti and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Koefti tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Norton's elbow.
Norton slowing the pace effectively.
Norton slowing the pace effectively.
Norton makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Norton taking a breather.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koefti can't find room to land a body shot as Norton controls the action.
A bit of stalling here from Koefti.
Norton stalls.
A bit of stalling here from Norton.
Koefti lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Koefti keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Norton's efforts to push away.
With the fighters up against the cage, Koefti throws an elbow but misses.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Norton.
Koefti throws an elbow but it misses.
Koefti tries to work over Norton's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Norton has Koefti pressed against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Edd Norton.
Norton doesn't manage to clinch there - Koefti circles away.
Koefti throws a quick counter kick to the body but Norton avoids it.
Koefti throws the left hand but Norton avoids the punch easily.
Norton raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Koefti misses with a hook
and Norton counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Koefti takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.

Koefti gets tackled into the cage by Norton. Norton maintains the clinch.
Norton lands with a light punch inside.
Koefti throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Koefti looking to stall.

Norton's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Norton thumps Koefti with a low kick.
Norton blocks the body kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koefti darts in trying to clinch
and Norton counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Norton connects with a solid leg kick.

Norton clinches with his opponent.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Norton dodges an elbow strike from Koefti.
Norton controlling the action here for a moment.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Koefti just misses with a elbow thrown towards Norton's brow.
Norton lands a nice shot to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Norton as Koefti tries to tie him up.
Norton lands with a short head shot on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Edd Norton dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Koefti takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Norton scores with a crisp jab that stopped Koefti in his tracks.
Koefti misses with a hook.
Norton is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Norton has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Koefti misses with a two punch combination.
Koefti drops his hands momentarily and Norton takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Norton moves out of range as Koefti strikes.
Koefti misses with a body punch
and Norton counters with a leg kick.

Norton moves into the clinch.
Koefti fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A shot in the inside from Norton.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Koefti tries to land a knee to the head but Norton blocks with his arms.
Norton manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Norton.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Norton scores with a shoulder strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Koefti just misses with a elbow thrown towards Norton's brow.
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 controlling the action here for a moment.
Koefti misses with a body punch.
Koefti lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Koefti pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koefti doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Koefti wants to stall.
Koefti is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Norton is keeping busy.
Norton stalling in the clinch.
Norton avoids a wild elbow strike from Koefti.

Norton breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Norton is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.

Norton has taken the fight to the clinch.
Norton blocks an elbow strike from Koefti.
Norton dodges an elbow strike from Koefti.
Koefti is leaning against Norton and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Koefti tries to work over Norton's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Koefti is looking to control Norton's arms but Norton gets an underhook and turns him. Now Koefti has his back to the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Norton has Koefti pressed against the cage.
Koefti lands a nice elbow.
Koefti lands a nice shot to the body.
Koefti tries to throw a body punch but Norton avoids it by throwing Koefti back against the cage.
Koefti taking a breather.

Norton breaks from the clinch.

Norton moves into range and clinches up with Koefti.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Norton in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Koefti misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Koefti lands with a right to the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Koefti looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Norton controlling the action here for a moment.
Koefti struggles to land a body shot inside as Norton controls his hands.
Norton has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Koefti misses with an elbow strike.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Koefti tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Norton avoids the elbow strike from Koefti, against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Edd Norton showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Norton lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Norton scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Norton throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Koefti keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Norton throws a head kick but Koefti moves out of range.

Norton gets a clinch.
Koefti has a couple of punches blocked by Norton.
Norton effectively controlling the action here.
Koefti throws an elbow but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Norton is struggling to control the position.
Koefti tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Norton's elbow.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Koefti stalling in the clinch but Norton improves position.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Norton takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Koefti tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Norton's elbow.
Norton stalls.
Koefti misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Norton lands with a light punch inside.
Norton leaning against his opponent.
Norton is struggling to control the position.
Norton content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Norton continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Edd Norton.
Norton goes for a high kick. It partially lands.

It looks like Andre Koefti has been cut.
Koefti throws a low kick but Norton avoids it.
Koefti takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Koefti checks a low kick from Norton.
Edd Norton seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Norton tries to clinch up but Koefti circles away and keeps his distance.
Koefti wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Decent striking displayed by Norton there.

Koefti is rocked!

Norton closes the distance and clinches.
Oh Koefti is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

Norton pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Norton closes the distance and pushes Koefti back into the cage.
Norton lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Koefti to his knees! Norton keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Edd Norton!
Edd Norton seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
In defeat, Andre Koefti stepped up to the mic, saying 'Congratulations for the victory. I thank God for being able to face such a good opponent. I will improve and I will come back stronger 🔥'.