PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Scott Norton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thiago Tavares (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Norton
vs
Tavares

191 cm
28
300 lbs
12 - 5 - 0

190 cm
30
240 lbs
13 - 6 - 0

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Scott Norton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Thiago Tavares!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Norton misses with a looping left.
Norton misses with a looping left.
Tavares lands a head kick!
Norton throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Tavares tries to work over Norton's front leg with a kick but Norton checks it.
Norton misses with an uppercut.
Norton misses with a wild body shot.
Tavares keeps Norton at a distance using the push kick.
A leg kick checked by Norton.
Tavares thumps Norton with a low kick.
Tavares moves out of range as Norton strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tavares throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Norton checks a low kick from Tavares.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Norton throws an off balance right hand
and Tavares counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Tavares looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Tavares moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Tavares is looking to land body kicks.
Norton takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Tavares digs a good hook to Norton's body.
Tavares cracks the inside of Norton's front leg.
A solid leg kick lands there for Tavares.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Norton throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tavares uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Norton.
Tavares connects with an inside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Norton on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

It looks like Scott Norton has been cut.
Tavares dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Norton. That did some damage!
Tavares connects with a solid leg kick.
Norton is breathing heavily.
A solid leg kick lands there for Tavares.
Tavares moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Norton misses with a looping right.
Tavares swinging wildly here.
Norton misses with a straight left.
Tavares is looking to score with low kicks.
Tavares misses the body punch
and Norton counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tavares throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Norton is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tavares 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.
Tavares moves away from the strike by Norton.
Nice body kick there by Tavares.
Tavares lands with a shot to the body.
Norton looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Good leg kick by Tavares there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Thiago Tavares seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tavares lets loose with a powerful body kick. Norton will feel that in the morning.

Tavares lands a big head kick that sends Norton tumbling to the mat! Tavares takes a step backwards and waves Norton back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Tavares tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tavares lands with a kick to the ribs.
Tavares lands a front kick.
Tavares lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tavares lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Norton at a distance.
A solid leg kick lands there for Tavares.
Tavares throws a quick inside leg kick.
Tavares fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Norton.
Tavares lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Norton walks forward, straight into a front kick from Tavares.
Norton takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Tavares goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tavares fakes the leg kick and cracks Norton in the body.
Tavares cracks the inside of Norton's front leg.
A solid leg kick lands there for Tavares.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Thiago Tavares dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Scott Norton's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Tavares lands with a thumping leg kick.
Tavares fakes the leg kick and cracks Norton in the body.
Norton will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Tavares throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tavares plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Tavares throws a head kick that misses.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Norton might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Norton walks into a stiff left hand from Tavares.

Tavares lands a big right hand that sends Norton crashing to the mat! Tavares stays standing though and waves Norton back to his feet!

Norton is rocked!
Tavares lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Oh Norton is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tavares throws a nasty head kick that just misses. He throws another kick to the head of his opponent and almost takes it off! Norton crumples to the floor and the fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Thiago Tavares!
During a confident post fight interview, Thiago Tavares thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.