PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between William Norumpol (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hans Gruber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). William Norumpol has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Norumpol
vs
Gruber

185 cm
19
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

175 cm
20
185 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Heavy handed

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, William Norumpol!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hans Gruber!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Sosuke Kotani and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Norumpol throws a nice head kick!

It looks like Hans Gruber has been cut.
Gruber looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Norumpol rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gruber moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Gruber closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Norumpol to the mat! Norumpol manages to get full guard.
Norumpol wants to stand up but Gruber is controlling him.
Norumpol keeping moving, preventing Gruber from controlling successfully.
Gruber forces his way into half guard.
Gruber wants to control but Norumpol is keeping him busy.
Norumpol is trying to stand.

Norumpol kicks Gruber off and gets back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Norumpol fails in his attempt to clinch.

Norumpol moves into the clinch.

Norumpol manages to break the clinch.

Norumpol moves into the clinch successfully.

Norumpol pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Gruber shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Norumpol tries to kick Gruber off but Gruber keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

Norumpol pushes Gruber off and gets back to his feet.

Norumpol drives through and clinches with Gruber against the cage.

Norumpol breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Norumpol scores a takedown into full mount!

Norumpol stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Norumpol tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gruber paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Norumpol fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Gruber sprawls well initially but Norumpol persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gruber is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Norumpol tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Gruber slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.

Gruber working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Norumpol doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Norumpol manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gruber wants to hit a switch here but Norumpol passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Gruber there!

Norumpol get's back to his feet.
Norumpol fails in his attempt to clinch.

Norumpol instigates a clinch.
Norumpol lands a nice knee to the body.
Norumpol is looking to break free of the clinch but Gruber has double underhooks.
Gruber gets through Norumpol's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Gruber with an attempt at a knee that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Norumpol prevents Gruber from breaking the clinch.

Norumpol breaks the clinch.
Horrible takedown by Gruber or perhaps it was just good defense by Norumpol which made him look bad.

Norumpol gets a clinch.
Norumpol pressing his opponent against the cage.
Gruber is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.

Norumpol manages to break the clinch.

Norumpol closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Gruber to the mat! Gruber manages to get full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Norumpol wants to stand but Gruber has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Gruber wants to stand but Norumpol is controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

William Norumpol dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hans Gruber's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Gruber tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Norumpol paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Norumpol takes the fight into the clinch.

Norumpol pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Norumpol scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.

Norumpol stands up.
William Norumpol is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Norumpol fails in his attempt to clinch.

Norumpol clinches.
Gruber has had enough of the clinch but Norumpol keeps him there for the moment.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Norumpol prevents a takedown attempt there.

Norumpol breaks the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Norumpol is looking to clinch.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Norumpol manages to break the clinch.
Norumpol lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

Norumpol forces Gruber back against the cage and clinches.
Gruber is trying to stall.
Norumpol taking a breather.

Norumpol breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Gruber looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Norumpol!
Gruber throwing strikes here but Norumpol is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Norumpol is trying to stand.
Norumpol is squirming around, avoiding Gruber's attempts to control the action.
Norumpol is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Gruber takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Let's hope that Gruber has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Gruber looking to ground and pound but Norumpol is blocking nicely.
Gruber trying to control but Norumpol is having none of it.
Gruber throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Norumpol is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Gruber misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Gruber throws some wild stikes that Norumpol manages to avoid easily.
Norumpol squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Gruber controlling from the full mount.
Poor strikes thrown by Gruber there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

William Norumpol dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Hans Gruber's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Gruber shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Norumpol closes the distance and clinches.

Norumpol pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Norumpol instigates a clinch.
Norumpol lands a knee to the head.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Norumpol seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.

Norumpol escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Norumpol throws a head kick that Gruber semi-blocks.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Gruber.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Norumpol is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gruber throws a lazy head kick

and Norumpol counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gruber fails to pull guard.

Norumpol breaks from the clinch.

Norumpol forces Gruber back against the cage and clinches.

Norumpol breaks from the clinch.
Norumpol will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gruber swats away the attempt to clinch by Norumpol.
Norumpol throws a right and a left that Gruber avoids nicely.
Gruber misses with a double jab.
Norumpol wants to clinch.
Norumpol is looking to clinch but Gruber is avoiding it.
Norumpol lands with a slapping head kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Gruber takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Gruber has his takedown stuffed
and Norumpol counters with a body kick that stops Gruber in his tracks momentarily.
William Norumpol has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hans Gruber.
Gruber throws a body kick the misses
and Norumpol counters with a head kick.
Gruber stuffs the takedown.
Gruber throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Norumpol is looking to clinch.

Norumpol moves into the clinch.

Gruber breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A head kick by Gruber misses
and Norumpol counters with a head kick.
Norumpol circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gruber fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
No luck for Gruber with that takedown attempt.

Norumpol bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Gruber tries to strike from the bottom but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
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Norumpol stands up.

Gruber rushes Norumpol and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Gruber can't break the clinch.

Norumpol pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gruber closes the distance and clinches up with Norumpol, looking for a takedown. Gruber pushes Norumpol against the cage but Norumpol circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

Norumpol shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Gruber is trying to control but can't.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Norumpol prevents Gruber from improving his position.
Gruber wants to control but Norumpol is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Gruber wants to control the action here but instead Norumpol manages to pass to full mount!
William Norumpol is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Gruber wants to control but Norumpol is having none of it.
Gruber is working to get back to half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
William Norumpol showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Norumpol 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... William Norumpol!