PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Steve Norton (ranked 3447 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rosie Field (ranked 7698 p4p, 0 weight class). Norton comes to the cage accompanied by Real American. Steve Norton has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Norton
vs
Field

195 cm
25
240 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

180 cm
22
220 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Altitude Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Steve Norton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rosie Field!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yuuki Gou and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Field wants to clinch
and Norton counters with an inside leg kick.

Norton clinches with his opponent.
A head punch on the inside from Norton fails to land.
Norton misses with a hook from the clinch.
Field's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Norton lands a right hand.
Norton is working Field over against the cage.
Field has had enough of the clinch but Norton keeps him there for the moment.
Norton keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Field's efforts to push away.

Norton pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Field tries to clinch but Norton moves away
letting Norton counter with a right hand.
Field throws a nice head kick!
Field looks winded!
Norton takes a swing at Field's ribcage but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Field tries for a takedown but Norton circles away easily

and Norton counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Norton lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Norton has a couple of punches blocked by Field.
A nice left hand lands by Norton.
Field wants a takedown.
Norton presses Field against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A short left from Norton.
A head punch on the inside from Norton fails to land.
Norton scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A shot in the inside from Norton.
Norton misses with some punches.
Field takes a shot to the head.
Good body shot from Norton.
Norton lands a shoulder strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Norton scores with a nice hook to the head.
Norton misses with the head strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Norton lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Field has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Norton seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Field can turn it around.
Norton lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Field backwards.
A right handed body shot lands from Norton.
Norton pushes Field back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Norton.
A shot in the inside from Norton.
Norton scores with a shot to the side of Field's head.
Norton tries a body shot but Field blocks it.
Norton lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Norton lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Norton lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Field backwards.
Norton lands a shoulder strike.

Norton breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Norton lands a big head kick that sends Field tumbling to the mat! Norton takes a step backwards and waves Field back to his feet - he wants the finish!

It looks like Rosie Field has been cut.
Norton drops Field with a naaaaasty hook - Field is in real trouble here! Norton dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Steve Norton!