PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dan Gable (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chuck Norris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Gable
vs
Norris

172 cm
29
183 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

185 cm
27
184 lbs
9 - 9 - 0

Great wrestler
Counter striker
Insanely flexible

BJJ Purple Belt
Good low kicks
Powerful

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 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dan Gable!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Chuck Norris!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Daniel Blasius and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Gable closes the distance and pushes Norris back into the cage.
Norris is trying to break free.
Gable has Norris pressed against the cage, preventing Norris from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Nice body punch from Gable.
Gable lands a shoulder strike.
Gable throws a knee to the head but misses.
Gable has a couple of punches blocked by Norris.
Norris has had enough of the clinch but Gable keeps him there for the moment.
Norris can't break the clinch.
Gable tries a body shot but Norris blocks it.
Norris tries to break the clinch but Gable is controlling the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gable has a couple of punches blocked by Norris.
Gable tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Norris.
Norris can't break the clinch.
Norris stops a takedown attempt from Gable.
Norris wants to break free but Gable has control.
Gable tries a body shot but Norris blocks it.
Norris prevents a body shot from Gable.
Gable using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Norris has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gable prevents Norris from breaking the clinch.
Norris is trying to break the clinch but Gable has him pressed against the cage.

Norris is fighting off a takedown attempt but Gable is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Norris to the mat. Norris regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Gable pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Norris is keeping the position for now.
Norris keeping moving, preventing Gable from controlling successfully.
Gable slips nicely into half guard.
Gable trying to mount his opponent but Norris defends it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gable sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Gable winds up and cracks Norris with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Gable is pressing down on Norris's thigh, looking to free his foot. Norris is holding on for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gable keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Gable trying to control from Norris's half guard. Norris has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Norris keeping moving, preventing Gable from controlling successfully.
Gable working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gable trying to control the position from guard on top but Norris is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gable throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Norris works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dan Gable dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Norris throws a shot to the body.
Norris tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gable was well out of range. Poor timing from Norris.
Norris scores with a head kick. Gable tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Norris fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gable manages to avoid it.
Gable ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gable jabs Norris right on the nose. Norris blinks but takes it well.
Norris tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Gable fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Norris sprawls well initially but Gable persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Gable stalling.
Gable missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Gable works his foot free and advances to mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee warns Norris that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Gable working Norris over with strikes here.
Gable putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!

Norris is rocked!
Gable postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Norris looks a forlorn figure.
Norris is still in real trouble! Can Gable finish him?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gable postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Norris badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Gable around the waist but Gable pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Gable is the winner by TKO! Gable jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dan Gable!