PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Seth Sexton (ranked 6495 p4p, 618 weight class) and Greg Norman (ranked 3540 p4p, 445 weight class). Sexton's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, I'm too sexy - Right Said Fred. Norman has chosen Blac Youngsta - Birthday as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Sexton
vs
Norman

188 cm
29
202 lbs
7 - 10 - 0

190 cm
33
210 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Woodshins' Ship

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Seth Sexton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Greg Norman!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Paul Gruel and Ryoma Takatsuka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Sexton.
Sexton misses with a takedown attempt - Norman sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Sexton checks a leg kick.
Norman scores with a sloppy right hand. Sexton should have avoided that one.
Norman avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sexton shoots for a takedown but Norman saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Seth Sexton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sexton takes one to the side of the head.
Norman cracks Sexton with a right hand to the side of the head.
Sexton misses with a combination
enabling Norman to counter with a crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Sexton looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Norman!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Sexton scoring with punches from side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sexton is looking to take a break and control but Norman is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sexton has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Norman!
Sexton trying to control but Norman is having none of it.
Sexton working the ground and pound effectively.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sexton throwing strikes here but Norman is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Norman can't escape the position.
Sexton controlling the position easily from mount.
Norman wants to hold on but Sexton pushes him away.
Sexton pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sexton looking to ground and pound but Norman is blocking nicely.
Norman is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Norman reaches up to try and control the position but Sexton seems to have an arm triangle now! Uh oh! Norman rolls and tries to escape and now Sexton has his back!
Sexton is trying to stick to Norman's back but Norman is turning into Sexton. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Sexton's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Norman.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sexton wants to stand up but Norman is controlling him.
Norman is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Norman prevents Sexton from getting back to his feet.
Sexton has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Norman trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Norman slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Sexton looking to control.
Sexton is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Norman engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Norman's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Horrible takedown attempt by Sexton or perhaps it was just good defense by Norman, which made it look bad.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Norman works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Norman leaves Sexton with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Seth Sexton will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Sexton has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Norman.
Norman misses with a looping right.
Sexton scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Norman misses with a body shot.
Sexton takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Norman pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A slow jab from Sexton misses its intended target.
Norman lands with a right hand.
Norman steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sexton.
Sexton ducks under a wild hook from Norman.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Norman slips under a jab from Sexton.
Sexton lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Norman circles away quickly and effectively.
Norman uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sexton.
Sexton throws a shot from downtown. Norman moves away and avoids it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Norman throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Sexton takes one on the chin but seems OK.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Norman misses with a head kick.
Sexton changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Norman tries to avoid it but Sexton manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Norman to the ground. Norman escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Norman connects with a crisp jab.
Norman pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Sexton fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Norman avoids it really well and circles away.
Norman misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Greg Norman seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sexton throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sexton shoots in but Norman avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Norman looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Seth Sexton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sexton takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Norman tries a head kick but it misses.
The crowd cheers as Sexton lands an impressive looking overhand right. Norman doesn't seem phased though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sexton takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Norman displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Sexton.
A solid leg kick lands there for Norman.
Norman lands with a thumping leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Norman scores with a jab. Sexton acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Norman misses with a few strikes there.
Sexton lands a jab to the head.
Sexton rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Norman moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Norman pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Norman tried to score with a low kick but Sexton checks it.
Sexton went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
A big right from Norman misses.
Norman thows a leg kick but Sexton checks it
and Sexton counters with a stiff right hand.
Sexton shoots in but Norman avoids the takedown attempt easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sexton takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Sexton takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Seth Sexton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Norman scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Norman misses with a looping right.
Norman misses the jab.
Norman misses with a body kick.
Norman throws a shot from downtown. Sexton moves away and avoids it.
Sexton takes one on the button.
Sexton rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Norman moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Sexton.
Norman looks like he wants to counter punch here.

Sexton closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sexton throwing shots but Norman is blocking nicely.
Norman has a hand on Sexton's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Sexton takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Norman regains half guard.
Sexton is trying to control the action in half guard but Norman is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

Sexton trying to work for an americana but Norman has managed to regain full guard.
Sexton won't allow Norman to sweep him here.
Sexton postures up in Norman's guard and throws a big left but Norman blocks it.
Sexton trying to control the position from guard on top but Norman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Greg Norman showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Norman with a nice cross.
Norman is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sexton.
Sexton lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Nice jab there from Norman.
Norman lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Norman misses with a straight left.
Norman slips a straight right by Sexton.
Sexton looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Sexton darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Norman misses with a series of wild punches.
Sexton avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Sexton tries for a takedown but Norman sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sexton shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Seth Sexton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Norman throws a series of punches but Sexton avoids them all with ease.
An attempted straight right counter from Sexton misses the target.

Sexton scores with a takedown into Norman's guard.
We've been hearing that Sexton has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Seth Sexton overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sexton loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Sexton loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Sexton throwing strikes from guard but Norman blocks nicely.
Sexton trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Sexton missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Sexton trying to control but Norman is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sexton is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Norman is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Norman has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
A nice leg kick lands there from Norman.
Norman lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Sexton takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A left lands for Norman.
Sexton is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Sexton shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A telegraphed right hand from Norman misses the target.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A jab from Norman does it's job there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sexton shoots in and drives through. Norman sprawls well.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Norman, right into the meat.
Sexton blocks a head kick by Norman.
A leg kick checked by Sexton.
Sexton tries to counter with a takedown but Norman is quick to defend against it.
Sexton stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Norman.
Greg Norman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sexton falls off balance throwing a combination
and Norman counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Norman throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Sexton feinted with a counter takedown.
Norman lands with a thumping leg kick.
Sexton doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Norman counters with a stiff right hand.
Norman throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Norman scores with the left hand. Sexton knows he should have avoided that one.
Sexton avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sexton staying out of range there.
Sexton has a takedown stuffed.
Sexton looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Norman looks to land a left hand but Sexton moved out of range nicely.
Sexton scores with a jab to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sexton throws a series of punches but Norman avoids them all with ease.
Sexton fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Norman lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

Sexton looking to score a takedown here. Norman is defending well but Sexton drives through and ends up in Norman's guard.

Sexton has gone for a leg lock! Norman slips out almost immediately though and dives into Sexton's guard.

Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Norman trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

And that's the end of the fight!
Greg Norman comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Norman 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 Josh West scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Greg Norman!
A very excited looking Greg Norman made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
The defeated Seth Sexton had this to say: 'Naaah, didn't happen. This was just a bad mushroom trip and I'm still undefeated! '.