PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Chong Harper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Morten Norgaard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Norgaard has chosen Hestevisen as his entrance music. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Harper
vs
Norgaard

194 cm
20
190 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

185 cm
22
187 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Prefers ground

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Powerful

MMA's Best Nutrition
Crippler's Corner

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chong Harper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Morten Norgaard!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Cecil Peabody and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Norgaard wants to clinch.
Norgaard misses with a head kick.
Harper shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Morten Norgaard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harper throws the left hand but Norgaard avoids the punch easily.

Harper drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Norgaard really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Harper. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Norgaard avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Harper.

Harper tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

Harper is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Norgaard has escaped the position, nice work there.
Norgaard isn't going anywhere.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Norgaard struggling a bit here.

Harper goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Norgaard has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Harper but great work by Norgaard.
Harper is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Norgaard trying to mount his opponent but Harper defends it.
Harper is looking for a sweep. Norgaard is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Harper moves into full guard.

Harper looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Norgaard trying to control the position from guard on top but Harper is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harper wants to sweep here but Norgaard controlling him for the moment.
Norgaard looking to pass the guard.

Harper looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Norgaard passes into side control.
Harper is breathing heavily.
Norgaard is looking to take a break and control but Harper is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Harper is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Norgaard off and has taken his back!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harper gets his hands free as Norgaard looks to control.

Harper is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Norgaard has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Harper is trying to stick to Norgaard's back but Norgaard is turning into Harper. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Harper's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Norgaard.
Norgaard controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Harper wants to sweep here but Norgaard controlling him for the moment.
Harper being controlled here, momentarily.

Harper had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Norgaard is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Harper Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Norgaard's back instead.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Norgaard holding both Harper 's hands and preventing any damage.

Norgaard is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Harper not allowing Norgaard to control his hands.
Norgaard breaks Harper's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chong Harper dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Harper pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Harper avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Norgaard defending well as Harper loads up on a big left hand.
Harper throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Harper throws a sloppy head kick and Norgaard moves out of range easily.
Harper shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Norgaard as he avoids it easily.
Norgaard tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Norgaard tries to clinch but Harper is having none of it.
Harper swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Norgaard tries to clinch up but Harper circles away and keeps his distance.
Harper goes for a high kick. It partially lands.

Harper tries to keep at a distance but Norgaard has taken the fight into the clinch.
Norgaard lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Norgaard tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Harper takes an elbow to the temple.
Norgaard comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Norgaard misses with a knee strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Norgaard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Norgaard tries to land a knee to the head but Harper blocks with his arms.
Norgaard misses with a knee to the head.
Nice elbow from Norgaard.
Norgaard misses with a knee strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Norgaard throws an elbow but misses.
Harper wants a takedown but no success here.
Norgaard throws an elbow but it misses.
Norgaard throws a knee to the head but misses.
Norgaard throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Norgaard using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Harper has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Harper tries to pull guard but Norgaard won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chong Harper. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice elbow from Norgaard.
Norgaard throws an elbow that misses.
Harper can't get the takedown.
Norgaard lands an elbow inside.
With the fighters up against the cage, Norgaard throws an elbow but misses.
Harper avoiding damage as Norgaard throws knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Norgaard throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Harper blocks it with crossed arms.
Norgaard lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Harper takes an elbow to the temple.
Harper tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Norgaard smiles and moves away.

Norgaard moves into the clinch successfully.
Norgaard tries to land knees in the clinch but Harper avoids the damage to the body.
Norgaard misses with a knee to the head.
Norgaard looking to throw knees to the head but Harper is blocking nicely.
Norgaard throws a knee to the head but misses.
Norgaard tries a knee to the head but Harper blocks it.
Norgaard throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Harper blocks it with crossed arms.
Harper avoiding damage as Norgaard throws knees to the body.
Norgaard prevents Harper from breaking the clinch.
Norgaard landing some nice looking knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Norgaard throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Harper blocks it with crossed arms.
Norgaard tries to land knees in the clinch but Harper avoids the damage to the body.
Norgaard throws a knee to the head but misses.
Norgaard lands an elbow inside that Harper shrugs off.
Norgaard tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Norgaard throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Harper jumps guard but Norgaard stands there with Harper around his waist. Harper gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Harper takes an elbow to the forehead.
Norgaard lands an elbow that stopped Harper in his tracks for a moment.
Norgaard misses with a knee strike.
Norgaard misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Harper.
Harper goes for a takedown in the clinch but Norgaard prevents it.
Norgaard unloads a knee to the mid-section. Harper lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Norgaard misses with an elbow over the top.
Norgaard lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Harper is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Norgaard gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Norgaard looking to throw knees to the head but Harper is blocking nicely.
Harper fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Norgaard scores a nice knee to the body.
Harper blocks the elbow strike.
Norgaard landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Harper is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Norgaard using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Harper has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Harper takes an elbow to the forehead.
Norgaard landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Norgaard lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Harper blocks an elbow strike.
Norgaard looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Harper goes for a takedown in the clinch but Norgaard prevents it.
Norgaard connects with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Morten Norgaard showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Harper's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Norgaard tries to clinch there but Harper circles away.
Norgaard tries to clinch there but Harper circles away.
Norgaard tries to clinch there but Harper circles away.
Harper throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Norgaard.
A head kick misses from Harper.
Norgaard fails with an attempt to clinch.
Harper tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Harper avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Norgaard tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Norgaard wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Norgaard tries to clinch but Harper moves out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Norgaard tries to close the distance and clinch up but Harper swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Norgaard is looking to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Norgaard tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Harper shoots in for a double leg but Norgaard sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Harper pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Norgaard tries to clinch up.
Harper circles away from the clinch attempt.
Morten Norgaard is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Harper lands a head kick. Norgaard smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Nice sprawl there from Norgaard as Harper shoots in.
Norgaard stuffs the takedown attempt from Harper. Harper gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chong Harper. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Norgaard misses with a head kick.
Norgaard tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Harper shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Norgaard as he avoids it easily.
Norgaard wants to clinch.

Harper tries to keep at a distance but Norgaard has taken the fight into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Norgaard connects with a knee to the head.
Norgaard landing knees to the head.
Norgaard using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Norgaard lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Harper takes a knee right on the jaw!

Harper is rocked!
Norgaard lands an elbow just above Harper 's eye.
Oh Harper is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Norgaard landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Norgaard lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Norgaard gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Norgaard connects with a knee to the head.
Norgaard lands an elbow that stopped Harper in his tracks for a moment.
Norgaard tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Norgaard lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Norgaard landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Norgaard landing some nice looking knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Norgaard lands a nice knee to the body.
Norgaard landing knees to the head.
Norgaard lands a damaging elbow.
Norgaard landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Norgaard with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Norgaard with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Harper seems to have got his legs back now.
Harper fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Norgaard tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Harper misses with a punch on the inside.
Harper tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Norgaard just stands there and leans against the cage.
Harper takes an elbow to the forehead.
Norgaard tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Harper blocks the elbow strike.
Harper managing to block the knees to the body from Norgaard.
Harper tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Norgaard smiles and moves away.
A head kick by Harper misses

and Norgaard moves into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harper goes for a takedown in the clinch but Norgaard prevents it.
Norgaard lands a nice elbow.
Norgaard throws a knee to the head but misses.
Norgaard with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Norgaard lands an elbow that stopped Harper in his tracks for a moment.
Harper blocks an elbow strike.
Harper tries to pull guard but Norgaard won't allow it.
Norgaard connects with a knee to the head.
Norgaard trying to land knees to the body.
Harper drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Norgaard gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Norgaard tries to land knees in the clinch but Harper avoids the damage to the body.
Norgaard throws an elbow but it's blocked.

And that's the end of the fight!
Morten Norgaard comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Norgaard has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 28:29
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 28:29
Judge George Francis scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Morten Norgaard!