PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Bourne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Les Norton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Norton has chosen Land downunder - Men at work as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Bourne
vs
Norton

200 cm
24
284 lbs
11 - 4 - 1

192 cm
27
275 lbs
15 - 6 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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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 11 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, John Bourne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Les Norton!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Donatello Bradman and Steve Erwin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bourne scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Norton checks the leg kick.
Norton takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Norton moves out of range of the strikes.
Bourne tries to land a front kick but Norton steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Norton ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Bourne connects with a solid leg kick.
Bourne scores with a body shot.
Norton takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Bourne dodges the punch combination from Norton.
Bourne misses the shot to the body.
Norton throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bourne connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bourne throws a push kick but Norton slaps the foot to one side.
Bourne throws a jab but it's blocked by Norton.
Bourne fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Norton on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bourne. Bourne obviously looking to wear him down.
Bourne misses with a low kick.
Norton blocks a head kick by Bourne.
Bourne throws a front kick aimed at Norton's knee but Norton avoids it well.
Bourne falls off balance throwing a combination
and Norton counters with a left and a right that stings Bourne.
Norton ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bourne staying out of range there.
Bourne slips a straight right by Norton.
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!
Bourne ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Norton moves away.
Bourne swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bourne walks into a straight right hand from Norton.
Bourne swings for the body but Norton moves out of range.
Nice straight punches there by Bourne. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Bourne.
Norton fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Bourne avoids it really well and circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bourne bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Norton's head backwards.
Norton connects with a single shot there.
Bourne jabs at Norton's body.
Bourne throws a body punch but Norton moves out of range.
Norton will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bourne throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Bourne uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Norton.
Norton looks to score with a jab to the body but Bourne is just out of range.
Some wild striking there from Norton.
Bourne throws a right hand that Norton ducks under and follows up with a left that Norton also avoids with ease.
Bourne scores with a leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bourne ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Norton moves away.
Bourne throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A shot to the liver by Bourne. Beautiful body shot.
Norton tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bourne was well out of range. Poor timing from Norton.
Bourne bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Norton misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bourne lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Norton at a distance.
A slow jab from Bourne misses its intended target.
Bourne looks to score with a jab to the body but Norton is just out of range.
Bourne throws a front kick aimed at Norton's knee but Norton avoids it well.
Norton throws a hook but Bourne avoids it easily.
Bourne bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Norton's head.
Bourne swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Norton.
Bourne throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bourne walks into a stiff left hand from Norton.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A jab from Bourne does it's job there.
Norton ducks under a wild hook from Bourne.
Norton looks to throw the jab but Bourne is out of range.
Bourne takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Bourne.
Bourne comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Bourne misses the jab.
Norton looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Norton misses with a jab, cross combination.
Norton scores with a nice head shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Norton moves out of range of the body kick from Bourne.
Bourne is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
No joy there for Norton, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bourne connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Bourne dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Norton slips a jab from Bourne.
Bourne throws a shot to the body.
Norton fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bourne manages to avoid it.
Bourne moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Bourne scores with the left hand. Norton knows he should have avoided that one.
Norton's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Bourne connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Norton scrambles back to his feet.
A clash of legs there as Norton blocks the low kick.
Bourne dips to his left and cracks Norton with an uppercut!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A jab from Bourne misses.
Bourne connects with a crisp jab.
Bourne dodges the punch combination from Norton.
Nice uppercut there from Norton.
Norton checks a leg kick.
Bourne feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Norton's calf.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Norton throws a series of punches but Bourne avoids them all with ease.
Norton changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Bourne takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Bourne throws a low kick but it's checked well by Norton.
Bourne throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Norton scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Good shot there by Norton.
Bourne misses with a wild body shot.
Bourne avoids the body shot from Norton.
Norton tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bourne was well out of range. Poor timing from Norton.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bourne.
Bourne scores with a body shot.
John Bourne is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bourne misses with an uppercut. Norton saw that one coming.
A swing and a miss from Norton.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bourne throws a sloppy body shot
and Norton counters with a three punch combo that has Bourne backing up. Bourne nods at Norton to acknowledge the strikes.
Bourne lands a nice looking body kick.
No joy there for Norton, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Norton is breathing heavily.
Good exchange - Bourne coming out on top.
Bourne misses with a looping left.
Bourne throws a poor cross that misses
and Norton counters with a stiff right hand.
Norton looks to score with a jab to the body but Bourne is just out of range.
Bourne scores with a jab to the body.
Bourne lands a right hook to the body.
Bourne swings for the body but Norton moves out of range.
Bourne throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Norton throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bourne feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Norton's calf.
Bourne jabs Norton right on the nose. Norton blinks but takes it well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Norton jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Norton looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Norton swinging wildly here.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Norton crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Bourne - the referee stops the clock and Norton gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Bourne. Norton manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Bourne throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bourne jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Bourne scores with a push kick.
Bourne tries to land a leg kick but Norton saw it coming and moves away.
Bourne lands with a cross.
Bourne scores with a hook to the body. Norton takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bourne throws a low kick but it's checked well by Norton.
Bourne cracks a nice hook into Norton's ribs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Norton sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Bourne lets loose with a powerful body kick. Norton will feel that in the morning.
Norton takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Bourne misses with a low kick.
Bourne throws a leg kick which misses Norton's front leg but catches the back leg as Norton tries to avoid it.
Bourne shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Norton eats them both and turns towards Bourne to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
An inside leg kick lands from Bourne.
Bourne misses the shot to the body.
Bourne throws a leg kick which misses Norton's front leg but catches the back leg as Norton tries to avoid it.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Bourne throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Norton stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bourne cracks Norton with a good jab.
Norton looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bourne throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Norton throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Bourne dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!

A slow jab from Norton misses its intended target.
John Bourne is winning the standup battle so far.
Norton keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Norton misses with a double jab.
Bourne clobbers Norton with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Norton misses with a lunging right hand
and Bourne counters with a stiff right hand.
Bourne throws a wild body kick that Norton sees coming a mile off.
Norton showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bourne.
Norton's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Norton swinging wildly here.
Decent striking displayed by Norton there.
The fighters circling - Bourne throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bourne throws a quick inside leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Norton.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Norton walks into a stiff left hand from Bourne.
Bourne ducks under a wild hook from Norton.
Norton looks to score with a jab to the body but Bourne is just out of range.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Norton might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Bourne has got the better of the exchanges.
Bourne connects with a body shot that sends Norton's belly button to the back.
Norton takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Norton has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bourne.
Bourne avoids the body shot from Norton.
Jab, jab by Bourne - just one landing.
Les Norton is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Norton swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A solid body kick from Bourne.
Bourne tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bourne throws a solid leg kick but Norton takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Bourne.
Norton has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Norton there as he acknowledges the shot.
Bourne swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Norton has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Bourne is looking to land body kicks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bourne works the jab nicely.
Bourne lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Norton backs up against the cage.
Bourne lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Norton circles away quickly and effectively.
Norton misses with a double jab.
Bourne throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Les Norton has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bourne uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Bourne pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Norton throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bourne looks to land a body kick but Norton moved away.
Norton tries to bum rush Bourne with a series of wild strikes but Bourne uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bourne finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Norton is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Bourne.
Norton walks forward, straight into a front kick from Bourne.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Norton throws a nice looking combination but Bourne bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bourne dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Norton takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Norton shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Bourne lands a slapping body shot.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bourne.
Bourne throws out a powerful jab.
John Bourne is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bourne thuds a left hand into Norton's body.
Norton has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Bourne.
Norton on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Bourne steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Norton.
Bourne lands a nice shot that snaps Norton's head back.
Bourne throws a shot to the body.
Bourne keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Norton.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bourne throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Norton on the side of the head.
Bourne avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bourne throws a head kick that Norton semi-blocks.
An inside leg kick lands from Bourne.
Norton misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bourne.
Bourne tries to land a leg kick but Norton saw it coming and moves away.
A punch combination from Norton misses.
A jab from Bourne finds it's way through Norton's defenses.
Bourne punishes Norton's body with a nice straight punch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Norton walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A jab from Bourne finds it's way through Norton's defenses.
Bourne fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Norton checks it well.

And that's the end of the fight!
John Bourne showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bourne has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Damien Edna scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Bourne!