PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Onufry Zagloba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Les Norton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Norton's choice of entrance music: Land downunder - Men at work. This should be fireworks!

Zagloba
vs
Norton

176 cm
29
245 lbs
16 - 7 - 0

192 cm
27
275 lbs
15 - 5 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid Muay Thai
Cardio machine

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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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 16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Onufry Zagloba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Les Norton!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Bruno Hogan and John Mangel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Norton misses the shot to the body.
Norton ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Zagloba moves away.
Norton keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Norton throws a series of punches but Zagloba avoids them all with ease.
Zagloba throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Norton uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Zagloba takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Zagloba tries a low kick but Norton avoids it.
Norton checks a leg kick nicely.
Zagloba ducks right into an uppercut from Norton.
Zagloba throws a looping overhand right but Norton ducks down to avoid it.
Norton misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Norton throws the left hand but Zagloba avoids the punch easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Norton throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Zagloba scores with a nice head shot.
Norton steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Zagloba.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Zagloba.
Zagloba looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Norton moves out of range as Zagloba strikes.
Norton slips under a jab from Zagloba.
Norton misses with an uppercut. Zagloba saw that one coming.
Zagloba does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.

Zagloba shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Zagloba was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Zagloba pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
A nice elbow there by Zagloba.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zagloba trying to control but he's not successful this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Norton regains half guard.
Zagloba trying to control from half guard but Norton is working away.
Zagloba not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Norton blocking the ground and pound attempt from Zagloba.
Zagloba missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Zagloba thows a huge punch but Norton dodges it nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Norton is trying to control but Zagloba manages to pass to mount!
Norton is looking to get to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Zagloba thowing shots but they're missing.
Zagloba thowing shots but they're missing.
Zagloba sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zagloba throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Norton because Zagloba loaded up on that one.
Zagloba misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Zagloba throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Norton avoids a series of strikes thrown by Zagloba.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zagloba looking to finish with strikes here!
Zagloba throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Zagloba swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Norton throws a shot from downtown. Zagloba moves away and avoids it.
Zagloba takes a swing at Norton's ribcage but misses.

Zagloba takes the fight into the clinch.
Zagloba jumps guard but Norton stands there with Zagloba around his waist. Zagloba gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Zagloba tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Norton avoids it.
Norton on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Norton blocks an elbow strike.
Zagloba tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Zagloba misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Norton.
Zagloba tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Norton manages to break the clinch.
Zagloba tries to clinch but Norton is having none of it.
Zagloba does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Zagloba throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Zagloba has a takedown stuffed.
Norton ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Zagloba jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Zagloba keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Zagloba doesn't manage to clinch there - Norton circles away.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Zagloba here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Zagloba throws a body punch but Norton moves out of range.
Norton throws an overhand right that lands on Zagloba's shoulder, as Zagloba tries to avoid the shot.
Zagloba's corner calls for a 1-2. Zagloba obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zagloba takes a swing at Norton's ribcage but misses.
Norton ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Norton steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Zagloba.
Zagloba looks to throw the jab but Norton is out of range.
Norton takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Zagloba moves out of range as Norton strikes.
Norton misses with a few strikes there.

Zagloba tries to sprawl but Norton drives through with a takedown into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Norton is trying to control the action in half guard but Zagloba is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Zagloba is looking for a sweep. Norton is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Norton missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

Zagloba is defending against the submission attempts here by Norton.
Norton sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Zagloba defending well though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zagloba moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Zagloba controls Norton momentarily but Norton frees himself.
Zagloba keeping moving, preventing Norton from controlling successfully.

Zagloba throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Zagloba might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Norton trying to control but Zagloba is working from the bottom.
Norton is looking to work some ground and pound but Zagloba has wrist control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zagloba looking to control.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Zagloba is on top in guard.
Zagloba throws an elbow that misses. Norton uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Zagloba's guard. Nice move by Norton!
Zagloba is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Zagloba content to control rather than advance.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zagloba is trying to control. Norton wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Onufry Zagloba dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Norton swings for the body but Zagloba moves out of range.
Horrible takedown by Zagloba or perhaps it was just good defense by Norton which made him look bad.
Norton cracks Zagloba with a good jab.
Norton misses with the combination.
Zagloba tries to move into range but Norton moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Norton is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Zagloba looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Zagloba connects with a solid leg kick.
Zagloba misses with a straight left.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Norton swings for the body but Zagloba moves out of range.
Les Norton is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Zagloba looks to throw the jab but Norton is out of range.
Zagloba misses with a takedown
and Norton counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Norton throws a jab but it's blocked by Zagloba.
Zagloba tries to score a power double leg takedown but Norton sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Zagloba somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Onufry Zagloba. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Zagloba misses with an uppercut.
Zagloba is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Norton's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
A punch combination from Norton misses.
Zagloba throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Norton looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Zagloba fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Norton throws a nice looking combination but Zagloba bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Norton takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Norton keeps the fight on the outside.
Norton misses with a looping right.
Norton misses the jab.
Norton scores with a sloppy right hand. Zagloba should have avoided that one.
Zagloba swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Les Norton has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Zagloba throws a leg kick but Norton checks it.

Norton shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Zagloba manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Norton trying to control but Zagloba is working from the bottom.

Norton avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Norton throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Zagloba has his feet on Norton's thighs here. He's pushed Norton off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Norton screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:28 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Onufry Zagloba!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Onufry Zagloba made sure he mentioned [WAO]MADE IN GERMANY, along with how happy he was to win his fight.