PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bomb Squad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Taylor Norton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Squad kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Tonal i know you goin duck me.. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Squad
vs
Norton

185 cm
30
217 lbs
20 - 2 - 0

186 cm
26
216 lbs
15 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Conviction

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 20 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bomb Squad!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Taylor Norton!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Norton 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.
Squad ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Squad avoids the head kick by Norton.
Norton lands a head shot.
Squad connects with a leg kick. Norton looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Norton cracks the inside of Squad's front leg.
Norton scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Norton moves out of range of the body kick.
Norton takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.

Norton closes the distance and clinches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Squad throws a punch but it's blocked by Norton.
Squad trying to control the position but instead, Norton has worked for underhooks and has pushed Squad into the cage.
Squad lands a body punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Norton is working Squad over against the cage.
Norton lands a left hand.
Squad blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Norton struggles to land a body shot inside as Squad controls his hands.
Squad is trying to break the clinch but Norton is controlling him.
Norton tries a body shot but Squad blocks it.
Squad throws a head punch that misses.
Norton throws a head punch that misses.
Squad is trying to maintain a safe position but Norton gets an underhook and turns Squad into the cage.
Squad on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Squad.
Norton doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Norton tries to work over Squad's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Squad lands with a right to the head.
Norton struggles to land a body shot inside as Squad controls his hands.
Nice body punch from Norton - that landed with a thud.
Squad blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Norton has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Squad is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Norton doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Squad tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Norton's elbow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Squad misses with a hook to the ribs.
Norton is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Squad pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Squad lands a hook that snaps the head of Norton backwards.

It looks like Taylor Norton has been cut.
Squad wants to stall.
Norton wants to take the fight to the mat but Squad manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Bomb Squad has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Taylor Norton.
Squad prevents a body shot from Norton.
Squad lands a shoulder strike.
Norton scores with a hook to the body.
Norton lands with a left to the head.
A hook to the body from Norton.
Norton doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Norton tries to throw a body punch but Squad avoids it by throwing Norton back against the cage.
Squad throws a head punch that misses.
Squad blocking some punches.
Squad tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A hook to the body from Norton.
Norton misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Squad.
A nice right hand lands inside from Squad.
Squad is trying to stall.
Squad can't seem to implement his control oriented gameplan at the moment. That's no bad thing of course, for those of us who want to see a good fight.
Norton lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Squad backwards.
Squad wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Squad lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Squad blocks an elbow strike from Norton.
Squad dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Norton avoids the elbow strike from Squad, against the cage.
Norton goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Norton lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Squad.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Norton is trying to drag Squad to the mat but Squad just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Squad blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Squad's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Squad struggles to land a body shot inside as Norton controls his hands.
Norton misses with a hook to the ribs.
Norton on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Squad throws a head punch that misses.
Norton cracks Squad with a nice body shot.
Norton can't find room to land a body shot as Squad controls the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Taylor Norton dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Taylor Norton's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Squad stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Norton.
Norton steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Squad.
A telegraphed right hand from Norton misses the target.
Squad throws a jab but it's blocked by Norton.
Squad throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Norton avoids the head kick by Squad.
Squad fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Norton.
Squad lands a head shot.
Squad uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Norton.

Norton closes the distance and clinches.
Squad blocks a body shot from Norton.
Good body shot from Squad.
Taylor Norton seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Norton scores with a shot to the side of Squad's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Norton misses with a hook from the clinch.
Squad lands a hook to the side of the head.
Norton doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Norton goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Norton lands a right hand.
Squad trying to control the position but instead, Norton has worked for underhooks and has pushed Squad into the cage.
Norton misses with a punch to the body.
Norton can't find room to land a body shot as Squad controls the action.
Norton works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Squad is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Squad is trying to force a seperation but Norton has the dominant position.
Norton prevents a body shot from Squad.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Norton.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Norton as Squad tries to tie him up.
Norton goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Norton tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Squad fails to land.
Squad lands a nice uppercut.
Squad gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Norton.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Norton.
Norton has a couple of punches blocked by Squad.
Norton misses with a hook to the ribs.
Norton lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Squad misses with some punches.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Norton just misses with a elbow thrown towards Squad's brow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Norton tries a body shot but Squad blocks it.
Norton tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short right from Norton.
Norton misses with a punch on the inside.
Norton tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Squad's elbow.
Norton working aggressively here.
Norton tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Norton tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Squad's elbow.
Norton fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Norton misses with a hook to the ribs.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Squad takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Norton can't find room to land a body shot as Squad controls the action.
Squad lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Norton backwards.
Squad is trying to stall.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Norton on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Norton has a couple of punches blocked by Squad.
Norton lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Squad backwards.
Squad doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Norton scores with a shot to the side of Squad's head.
Norton scores with an uppercut up the middle.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Norton.
Norton misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Norton lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Norton misses with a hook from the clinch.
Squad is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Norton lands a hook that snaps the head of Squad backwards.

Squad is rocked!
Norton lands an elbow that stopped Squad in his tracks for a moment.
Oh Squad is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Norton throws a head punch that misses.
Squad blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Norton swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Taylor Norton showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Taylor Norton's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Norton motions for Squad to come forward. Norton throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Squad lunges at Norton with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Norton's hand.
Squad seems to have got his legs back now.
Squad avoids the body shot from Norton.
Horrible takedown by Norton or perhaps it was just good defense by Squad which made him look bad.
Squad tries a head kick but it misses.

Norton clinches with his opponent.
Norton throws a head punch that misses.
Come on Squad - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Squad trying to stall but Norton improves his position.
Norton misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Norton misses with an elbow strike.
Squad blocks a body shot from Norton.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Squad blocks an uppercut.
Squad is trying to maintain a safe position but Norton gets an underhook and turns Squad into the cage.
Norton misses with the head strike.
Squad misses with a punch to the body.
Norton tries to throw a body punch but Squad avoids it by throwing Norton back against the cage.
Squad is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Norton lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Norton creates some distance for himselfand unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Squad's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Squad drops to his knees and Norton pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Taylor Norton!
An out of breath Taylor Norton thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.