PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Freddie Zamora (ranked 3692 p4p, 170 weight class) and Will Norris (ranked 3696 p4p, 172 weight class). Will Norris acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Zamora
vs
Norris

158 cm
21
142 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

165 cm
21
145 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Fast

Voodoo Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Freddie Zamora!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Will Norris!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Vladimir Khabensky and Konstantin Menshow.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice shot by Norris.
The fighters circling - Zamora throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Norris paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Norris slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Zamora ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Norris moves away.
Zamora takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Norris with a hook.
Norris fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Zamora tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Norris tries to clinch but Zamora is having none of it.
Norris moves out of range of the body kick.
Norris moves out of range as Zamora throws a body kick.
Norris ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Norris tries to close the distance and clinch but Zamora swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Will Norris seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Norris connects with a nice looking jab.
Zamora misses with a body kick.
Zamora shoots in for a double leg but Norris sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Norris throws a hook to the side of Zamora's head but Zamora sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Norris throws a shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Norris keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.

Zamora looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Norris is trying to stand back up but Zamora is controlling him
Norris avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Zamora.
Zamora tries to pass the half guard into mount. Norris knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Norris wants to get back to his feet.

Norris manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Norris cracks a nice hook into Zamora's ribs.
Norris fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Zamora on the side of the head.
Zamora throws a wild body kick that Norris sees coming a mile off.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zamora throws a sloppy head kick and Norris moves out of range easily.
Zamora tries for a takedown but Norris circles away easily
enabling Norris to counter with a crisp jab.
Zamora looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Zamora walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Norris checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.

Norris has taken the fight to the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Norris goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Norris lands a nice uppercut.
Norris lands an uppercut.
Norris working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Norris prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Freddie Zamora. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Norris misses with some punches.
Nice body punch from Norris - that landed with a thud.
I was talking to Zamora's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Norris blocking some punches.
Zamora jumps guard but Norris turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Norris.
Zamora tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Norris's elbow.
Zamora is trying to maintain a safe position but Norris gets an underhook and turns Zamora into the cage.
Norris working aggressively here.
Zamora tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Zamora tries to work over Norris's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Norris misses with some punches.
Zamora fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Zamora is trying to pull guard but Norris has him pressed against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Zamora.
Zamora is trying to push Norris away but Norris has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Norris has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Zamora tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Norris's elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zamora wants to get back to striking at distance but Norris won't allow it.
Norris has a couple of punches blocked by Zamora.
Norris misses with the head strike.
A short right from Norris on the inside.
Zamora lands a right hand that snaps the head of Norris backwards.
Norris lands a nice uppercut.
Norris lands a body punch in the clinch.
Norris can't find room to land a body shot as Zamora controls the action.
A right hook to the body lands for Norris.
Norris lands a shoulder strike.
Zamora tries to throw a body punch but Norris avoids it by throwing Zamora back against the cage.
Zamora fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Norris scores with a nice short uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Norris.
Zamora misses with a short punch on the inside.
Zamora fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Norris doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A body shot lands from Zamora.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zamora can't break the clinch.
Zamora lands a body punch.
Norris blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Zamora misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Norris.
Norris keeps control of Zamora as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Norris works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.

Zamora ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Zamora no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.

Norris gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Norris lands a jab to the head.
Zamora throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Norris's waist but Norris gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Zamora off to one side.
Norris throws out a counter right but Zamora avoids it with no problem.
Norris goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Norris scores with a hook to the body. Zamora takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A left and a right from Norris both land. Nice combination.
Norris connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Will Norris is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Norris moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Norris moves out of range of the body kick from Zamora.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Norris moves into range and connects with a jab.
Norris fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Zamora on the side of the head.
Zamora scores with a kick to the body.
Zamora pulls out of a head kick attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Will Norris dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Zamora looks for the body kick but Norris saw that one coming.
Zamora throws a body punch but Norris moves out of range.
Norris takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Norris connects with a jab.
A good leg kick by Norris.
Zamora is looking to land body kicks.
Jab by Norris.
Norris tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Zamora manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Zamora swats away the attempt to clinch by Norris.
Sloppy strikes from Norris. Those never looked like landing.
Zamora tries to land a leg kick but Norris saw it coming and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Norris slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Norris uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Zamora has time to react.
Zamora pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Zamora tries to work over Norris's front leg with a kick but Norris checks it.
Norris is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zamora uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Norris.
Good shot there by Norris.
Norris scores with a nice head shot.
Norris slips a straight right by Zamora.
The crowd cheers as Norris lands an impressive looking overhand right. Zamora doesn't seem phased though.
Zamora walks into a left hand.

Norris gets a clinch.
Norris lands a nice shot to the body.
Norris blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Zamora wants to take the fight to the mat but Norris manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Norris misses with the head strike.
Norris throws a punch but it's blocked by Zamora.
Norris softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

Zamora is rocked!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Norris.
Oh Zamora is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Norris prevents the takedown attempt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Norris creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Zamora with a big uppercut! Zamora tries to clinch up but Norris pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Zamora to the mat! Zamora covers up and Norris unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Will Norris!
After winning the bout, Will Norris thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.