PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tony Norris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fred White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fred White has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Norris
vs
White

189 cm
21
265 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

191 cm
22
263 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

O'Brannigan's Fightwear

Das Labor

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tony Norris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Fred White!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Norris tries to clinch there but White circles away.
Norris pushes White away with a front kick.
Norris tries to clinch up.
White takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
White looks gassed!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Norris bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps White's head backwards.
Norris throws a quick inside leg kick.
White chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Norris can pounce on him.

Norris takes the fight into the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Norris.
Norris lands a nice shot to the body.
Norris is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
A short body shot lands from Norris as the two fighters clinch.

Norris escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Norris gets a clinch.
White tries to circle away but Norris has him pinned against the cage.
White tries to pull guard but Norris holds him up against the cage and eventually White drops back down to his feet.
Norris lands a shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Norris controlling the action here for a moment.

Norris's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Norris lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

It looks like Fred White has been cut.
Norris tries to close the distance and clinch up but White swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Norris scores with a push kick.
Norris throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by White.
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!

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Norris works on White's body with a couple of short punches.
Norris lands a right hand that snaps the head of White backwards.

Norris breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Norris moves into range and clinches up with White.

Norris breaks from the clinch.
Norris throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Norris throws a quick inside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Norris swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Norris scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Norris wants to clinch up but White keeps it at a distance.
Norris slaps away a takedown attempt from White, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Norris tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tony Norris is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Norris gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Norris cracks White with a nice body shot.

Norris escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Norris is looking to clinch.
A solid body kick from Norris.

Norris has closed the distance and engaged White in a clinch.

Norris breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
White shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Norris sprawls well. Norris wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. White gets slowly back to his feet.
Tony Norris has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fred White.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
White takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
White swats away the attempt to clinch by Norris.
White fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Norris manages to avoid it.
Norris goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Tony Norris seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A head kick misses from Norris.
Norris tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but White paws at him with a jab and circles away.
White looks to land a combination but Norris avoids it well.
Nice sprawl there from Norris as White shoots in.
A shot to the body from White misses

and Norris counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

White wants the takedown. Norris is fighting it off but White persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Norris's guard against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

White drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Norris dives on top into guard.
White looking to hit a scissor sweep but Norris is one step ahead there.
Norris is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
White looking for a sweep. Not yet White, not yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tony Norris dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Fred White's cut.
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.

White shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Norris but Norris pushes him off and we're back to square one.
White fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Norris is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that White can do to turn this around?
White throws a sloppy head kick and Norris moves out of range easily.
Tony Norris is winning the standup battle so far.
White throws a big shot that misses.
Norris doesn't manage to clinch there - White circles away.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Norris.
White fails to land with a series of punches.

Norris closes the distance and clinches.

Norris breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Norris throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck White on the side of the head.
Norris doesn't manage to clinch there - White circles away.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
White circles away from the clinch attempt.
Norris tries to clinch up but White circles away and keeps his distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Norris pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Norris wants to clinch.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Norris lands a body shot.
Norris tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but White paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Norris swats away the attempt to clinch by White.
Norris slips a jab and a cross from White.
White wants to clinch

and Norris counters by clinching up.
White can't break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Norris holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Norris lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of White backwards.
White wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Norris'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.
Norris stalling in the clinch but White improves position.
Norris misses with a hook to the ribs.
Norris tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Norris misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Norris on the inside.
Norris stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Norris fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Norris can't break the clinch.

Norris escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Norris blocks a head kick by White.
White throws a jab but it's blocked by Norris.
Norris on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
White fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Norris.
White shoots in but no luck this time.
Norris tries to move into range but White moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
White shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Tony Norris has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fred White.
Norris misses with a telegraphed body shot
and White connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A big right from Norris misses.
White shoots in but Norris avoids the takedown attempt easily.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Norris.
Norris fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt White.
Norris throws a series of punches but White avoids them all with ease.
White looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for White, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Norris throws a quick head kick that skims the top of White's head.
White misses with a double jab

and Norris holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Norris. White does a little dance to reset his feet.
Norris has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Norris darts in trying to clinch
and White counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Norris throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Norris ducks down and throws a hook to the body but White moves away.
Norris moves in looking to clinch but White pushes him off.
White scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tony Norris dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Fred White's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

White swinging wilding here.
White chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Norris can pounce on him.
White tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Norris swivels and escapes.
White swats away the attempt to clinch by Norris.
Norris fails with an attempt to clinch.
Norris tries to close the distance and clinch but White swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
White wants to clinch
and Norris counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Norris closes the distance looking to clinch
and White connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Norris tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
White throws a leg kick that is checked
and Norris counters with a head kick. That will keep White thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
White throws a combination that misses
and Norris counters with an outside leg kick.
A punch combination from White misses.
White swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Norris.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Norris. White shrugs it off though.
Norris thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on White if he has to take too many more of those.
Norris scoring well with a low kick there.
Norris throws a quick inside leg kick.
White takes a head kick and keeps coming.
White misses the shot to the body.
Norris scores with a nice strike.
Norris fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
White avoids the head kick by Norris.

Norris has closed the distance and engaged White in a clinch.
White wants a takedown but no success here.

Norris manages to break the clinch.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Norris.
White misses with a double jab
and Norris counters with a head kick. That will keep White thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
White fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Norris manages to avoid it.
White is trying hard to land a takedown here. Norris sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Tony Norris has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fred White.
Norris lands with a thumping leg kick.
Norris keeps White at a distance using the push kick.
White's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.

Norris has White up against the cage in a clinch.

Norris breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
White throws a left and a right that both miss
and Norris counters with a nice leg kick.
White swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Norris stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Norris has White pressed against the cage, preventing White from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A right hand to the body from Norris.
A bit of stalling here from Norris.
A left hand lands to the body for Norris.
Nice body punch from Norris.
Norris works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Norris lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down White.
A shot in the inside from Norris.
Tony Norris has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Norris has a couple of punches blocked by White.
White drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
White managing to block the knees to the body from Norris.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Norris misses with a punch to the body.
White can't break the clinch.
White is trying to break free.

Norris's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Norris closes the distance but White moves to the side
and White counters with a series of strikes. Norris will be more careful next time no doubt.
Norris doesn't manage to clinch there - White circles away.
White has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Norris.
Norris misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
White swinging wilding here.
White throws a head kick but Norris moves out of range.
Norris tries to close the distance and clinch but White swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Fred White has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
White fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Tony Norris is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Norris wants to clinch
letting White counter with a right hand.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tony Norris showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Norris, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:26
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:26
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tony Norris!