PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Buck Norris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Greer Morimune (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Norris comes to the cage accompanied by Six Feet Under - Lycanthropy. Buck Norris had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Norris
vs
Morimune

182 cm
28
181 lbs
19 - 8 - 0

182 cm
26
180 lbs
10 - 6 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good takedowns
Good kicks
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Buck Norris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Greer Morimune!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yukihiro Shimada and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Morimune feints and as Norris raises his hands in defense, Morimune changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Morimune postures up.
Morimune won't allow Norris to sweep him here.
Morimune trying to control but Norris is working from the bottom.
Morimune pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Norris is keeping the position for now.
Norris looking to hit a scissor sweep but Morimune is one step ahead there.
Morimune trying to control the position from guard on top but Norris is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Norris is trying to keep Morimune in close.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Norris throws a lazy uppercut

and Morimune counters with a shoot takedown. Norris fights it but they end up in guard.
Morimune being controlled here momentarily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morimune trying to control but Norris is working from the bottom.
Morimune is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Morimune shoots and misses
and Norris counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Morimune with a poor takedown
and Norris counters with a straight right hand.
Morimune takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Morimune fails with the takedown
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Buck Norris has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Greer Morimune.
Norris avoids a kick to the body.
Morimune steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Norris. That one must have hurt.
Morimune looks gassed!
Morimune shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Norris connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morimune takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Morimune takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Norris lands a right hook to the body.
Morimune steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Norris.
Norris connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Norris connects with a body shot.
Norris fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Morimune.

Norris gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A short body shot lands from Norris as the two fighters clinch.
Norris lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Morimune or not.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Norris obliges.
Norris has Morimune pushed against the cage.
Good body shot from Norris.

Norris tightens his grip and picks Morimune up, before dumping him to the ground. Morimune manages to land in guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Norris passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Norris controls the position.
Norris scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Morimune to see if he's OK.
Norris working the head with strikes.
Norris is staying tight to Morimune's torso, preventing him from escaping.
You can see the frustration on Morimune's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Norris has control of an arm but Morimune manages to advance to Norris's back!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Norris trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Norris just looking to survive in the bad position.
Norris is keeping busy.
Norris is in bad spot here.
Norris rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Norris wants to get back to full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Morimune wants to take a breather but Norris is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Buck Norris dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Morimune gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Norris counters with a good low kick that Morimune was not able to check.
Norris jabs Morimune right on the nose. Morimune blinks but takes it well.
A jab from Norris does it's job there.
Norris cracks a nice hook into Morimune's ribs.
Morimune with a lazy takedown attempt
and Norris counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Norris fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Morimune has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Norris misses with a looping left.
Morimune doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Norris counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Buck Norris has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Greer Morimune.
Norris fails in his attempt to clinch.
Morimune is breathing heavily.

Norris clinches with his opponent.
Norris stalls.

Norris's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Norris cracks Morimune with a good jab.
Norris throws a low kick, looking for Morimune's leg but Morimune calmly moves out of range.
Norris lands an overhand right.
Buck Norris is winning the standup battle so far.

Morimune bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Norris tries to buck Morimune off but Morimune is having none of it.
Norris struggling a bit here.
Norris tries to improve position but can't.
Norris is working hard here to advance position.
Norris is not content to let Morimune control the position.
Norris can't do much from the bottom here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Norris is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Morimune is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Norris tries to improve position but can't.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Norris is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Morimune off and has taken his back!
Morimune trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Norris controlling the position well here. Morimune rolled but Norris kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.

Norris tightening his grip on Morimune, looking for the choke.
Norris trying to control momentarily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Norris biding his time, controlling Morimune.
Norris tries to get the hooks in deep but Morimune pushed the leg off.
Norris is hanging on to Morimune's back as he tries to escape.
Morimune manages to reverse the position and now he's in Norris's guard. Nice work there by Morimune.
Norris has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Buck Norris wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Norris lands a jab to Morimune's midsection.
Norris feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Morimunes jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Norris listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Norris misses with a lunging right hand
and Morimune makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
A leg kick checked by Morimune.
Norris misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Morimune takes one on the button.
Morimune has his takedown stuffed
and Norris counters with a left to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Norris fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Morimune is out of range.
Norris scores with a three punch combo!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Buck Norris dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Morimune gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Norris counters with an inside leg kick.
Norris throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Norris clobbers Morimune with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Norris scores with a hook to the body. Morimune takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Norris throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Morimune with a lazy takedown attempt
and Norris counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Norris is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Morimune can do to turn this around?
Good leg kick by Norris there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Norris lands a right hook to the body.
Norris lands with a thumping leg kick.
Nice body kick there by Norris.
Norris waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Morimune.
Morimune takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Norris is looking to slow Morimune down with leg kicks.
Norris tries to work over Morimune's front leg with a kick but Morimune checks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Norris. That's going to slow Morimune down.
Norris feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Morimune's calf.
Morimune with a poor takedown

and Norris counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Norris.
Buck Norris has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Greer Morimune.
Norris has Morimune pushed against the cage.
Norris is leaning against Morimune and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Norris stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Norris lands a nice shot to the body.

Norris escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nice defenses there by Morimune.
Morimune misses with a takedown attempt
and Norris counters with a stiff right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Norris with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Nice uppercut there from Norris.
Morimune has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Norris.
Norris feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Morimunes jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Morimune avoids the body shot from Norris.
Norris lands a nice leg kick that just misses Morimune's sensitive parts.
Morimune avoids the head kick by Norris.
Norris with a nice cross.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Norris motions for Morimune to come forward. Norris throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Norris throws a nice inside leg kick.
Norris with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Morimune needs to keep his hands up - Norris had a free shot at his head there.
Morimune gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Norris counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Norris paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Norris buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Morimune keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Norris throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Buck Norris is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Morimune shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Norris counters with an outside leg kick.
Norris looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A chopping leg kick lands by Norris.
Morimune has his takedown stuffed

and Norris counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Norris working some nice short punches in the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Norris throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Morimunes head.
Norris lands a left hand that snaps the head of Morimune backwards.
A knee to the head by Norris.
Morimune tries for a takedown but Norris manages to get underhooks.

Norris pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Norris scores with a jab to the body.
Some wild striking there from Norris.
A low kick from Morimune is predictable there
letting Norris counter with a right hand.
Norris lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Norris scores with the left hand. Morimune knows he should have avoided that one.
Norris throws a right hand that misses

and Morimune counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Norris's guard now.
Greer Morimune has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Norris avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

And that's the end of the fight!
Buck 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:27
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27

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