PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Greg Norman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommaso Marei (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Norman
vs
Marei

183 cm
26
183 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

159 cm
25
169 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Greg Norman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tommaso Marei!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Santiago Holmes and Sandra Marshall.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Norman gets a clinch.
Norman working some nice short punches in the clinch.

It looks like Tommaso Marei has been cut.
Norman lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Marei backwards.
Norman lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Marei backwards.
Norman scores with a shoulder strike.
Marei takes a shot to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Norman creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Marei misses with a punch on the inside.
Marei misses with a body punch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Norman.
Still in the clinch, Norman scores with a nice short uppercut.

Marei is rocked!
Norman lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Marei is still on wobbly legs! Can Norman finish him?
A right hook to the body lands for Norman.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Norman working aggressively here.
Nice body punch from Norman.
Norman swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Norman fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Marei jumps guard but Norman turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Marei misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Marei blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Marei.
Norman misses with a punch on the inside.
Norman swings wildly with an uppercut but Marei uses good head movement to avoid it.
Marei seems to have recovered his senses.
Norman lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Norman gets through Marei's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Norman creates some distance for himselfand unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Marei's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Marei drops to his knees and Norman pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Greg Norman!