PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rade Franjic (ranked 2530 p4p, 1397 weight class) and Buster Norberg (ranked 318 p4p, 172 weight class). Norberg has chosen Real American - Rick Derringer as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!

Franjic
vs
Norberg

195 cm
28
265
12 - 8 - 0

192 cm
25
240
4 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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Conviction

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 12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rade Franjic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Buster Norberg!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Colin Fotheringham and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Franjic swings for the body but Norberg moves out of range.
Norberg throws a hook but Franjic avoids it easily.
Franjic swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Franjic takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Franjic misses with an uppercut.
Norberg punishes Franjic's body with a nice straight punch.
Norberg looks to throw the jab but Franjic is out of range.
Franjic swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Decent striking displayed by Norberg there.
Norberg lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Franjic throws a jab but it's blocked by Norberg.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Norberg misses with a body shot.
Franjic with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Norberg to score with a decent uppercut.
Norberg thuds his right hand into Franjic's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Norberg throws a body punch but Franjic moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Norberg misses the shot to the body.
Norberg throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Franjic sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Franjic misses with a hook to the body
and Norberg cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Norberg bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Franjic's head backwards.
Franjic with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Norberg to score with a decent uppercut.
Franjic bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Norberg comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Franjic looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Franjic avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Norberg scores with the left hand. Franjic knows he should have avoided that one.
Norberg is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Franjic had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Norberg lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Franjic at a distance.
Norberg has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Good shot there by Franjic.

It looks like Buster Norberg has been cut.
Buster Norberg seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Norberg cracks a nice hook into Franjic's ribs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Norberg dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Franjic uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Norberg.
Franjic fires out a quick counter leg kick but Norberg just manages to avoid it.
Norberg misses with a left hand
and Franjic counters with a nice leg kick.
Norberg looks to score with a jab to the body but Franjic is just out of range.
Norberg jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Franjic on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Norberg. Norberg obviously looking to wear him down.
Norberg throws a body shot but no joy.
Franjic pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Franjic throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Franjic takes a kick to the side of the head.
Franjic looks to land a right hand but Norberg moved out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Norberg bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Franjic's head backwards.

Norberg clinches with his opponent.
Norberg lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Franjic backwards.

Franjic's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nice cross by Norberg.
Franjic misses with a straight left.
Norberg misses with a hook to the body
enabling Franjic to counter with a crisp jab.
Nice uppercut there from Norberg.
Norberg dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

Norberg fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Franjic, pushing him back against the cage.
Franjic can't find room to land a body shot as Norberg controls the action.
Norberg working aggressively here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Norberg prevents Franjic from breaking the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Norberg misses with a punch to the body.
Norberg scores with a nice hook to the head.
Norberg misses with a punch to the body.
Norberg has a couple of punches blocked by Franjic.

Franjic breaks from the clinch.
Norberg misses the jab.
Norberg connects with a body shot.
A big left from Franjic misses.
Norberg misses with a body shot.
Franjic throws a counter high kick but Norberg was just alert enough to avoid it.
Franjic throws a jab but it's blocked by Norberg.
Franjic will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Franjic takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Norberg throws a looping overhand right but Franjic ducks down to avoid it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Buster Norberg dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Buster Norberg's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Norberg closes the distance and pushes Franjic back into the cage.
Franjic misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Franjic.
Norberg tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Franjic blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Franjic blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Franjic throws a head punch that misses.
A short right from Norberg on the inside.
Norberg throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A head punch on the inside from Norberg fails to land.
Norberg misses with a body punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Norberg lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Franjic backwards.
Norberg struggles to land a body shot inside as Franjic controls his hands.
Norberg doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Norberg misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Norberg keeps control of Franjic as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A nice right hand lands inside from Franjic.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Franjic wants to break the clinch but can't.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Franjic.
Norberg can't find room to land a body shot as Franjic controls the action.

Franjic pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Norberg connects with a good right hand that stumbles Franjic. Franjic circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Norberg has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Norberg swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A counter left hand to the body from Franjic misses its target.
Norberg connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Franjic's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Norberg connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Franjic scrambles back to his feet.
Franjic misses with a body kick.
Jab, jab by Norberg - just one landing.
Franjic gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Norberg counters with a stiff right hand.

Norberg drives through and clinches with Franjic against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Franjic wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Norberg has him pressed against the cage.
A short left from Norberg.
Norberg has a couple of punches blocked by Franjic.
Norberg working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Franjic lands a hook to the side of the head.

Franjic breaks the clinch.
Norberg lands an overhand right.

Norberg gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Norberg can't find room to land a body shot as Franjic controls the action.
Norberg swings wildly with an uppercut but Franjic uses good head movement to avoid it.

Norberg decides to pull guard.
Norberg trying to keep a closed guard but Franjic is proving a slippery customer.
Franjic trying to control the position from guard on top but Norberg is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Norberg is adopting a defensive guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Norberg is trying to control the position but Franjic postures up.

Norberg working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Franjic doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Norberg is tightening it up a little... Franjic has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Franjic reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Franjic taps out! Nice BJJ there by Norberg!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Buster Norberg!
An out of breath Buster Norberg thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.