PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chuck Norris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tanner Sinclair (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Norris kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Motörhead - Rock Out. Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Norris
vs
Sinclair

186 cm
22
206 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

187 cm
22
210 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

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 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chuck Norris!
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, Tanner Sinclair!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Cecil Peabody and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice takedown defense from Norris. No joy for Sinclair on that attempt.

Sinclair scores a takedown into full mount!
Sinclair putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!

It looks like Chuck Norris has been cut.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Norris sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Norris looks like he's trying to stand up.
Norris is trying to control but can't.
Sinclair working Norris over with strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sinclair thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Norris's head.
Sinclair is thwarting Norris's attempts to control the position.
Sinclair lands strikes from half guard.
Sinclair throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Norris taking some punishment here, with Sinclair in his half guard.
Sinclair thows a huge punch but Norris dodges it nicely.
Norris is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Sinclair scores with a couple of nice shots.
Norris is not content to let Sinclair control the position.
Norris on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Norris avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sinclair.
Norris tries to kick Sinclair off but Sinclair keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Norris is breathing heavily.
Sinclair not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Norris tries to get to full guard but Sinclair has control of the leg.
Sinclair thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Norris's head.
Norris taking some punishment here, with Sinclair in his half guard.
Sinclair lands strikes from half guard.
Sinclair scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Sinclair scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Sinclair seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Norris does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Sinclair is nestled in close to Norris, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Sinclair has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Sinclair scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Sinclair lands strikes from half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sinclair working Norris over with strikes.
Sinclair lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Norris is trying to get back to full guard.
Sinclair winds up and cracks Norris with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Norris is trying to maintain the position but Sinclair is very close to passing his half guard.
Norris has hold of Sinclair's hands but Sinclair slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Sinclair drops an elbow to the side of Norris's head.
Sinclair working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Sinclair seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Sinclair lands a nice short elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sinclair looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Norris with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sinclair lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Sinclair looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Norris with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Sinclair sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Norris defending well though.
Norris gets full guard.
Sinclair postures up and lands a big shot to Norris's brow.

Norris pushes Sinclair off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Horrible takedown by Sinclair or perhaps it was just good defense by Norris which made him look bad.
Sinclair stuffs the takedown attempt from Norris. Norris gets slowly back to his feet.
Sinclair with a lazy takedown attempt

and Norris counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Norris.
Chuck Norris has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tanner Sinclair.
Sinclair thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Norris would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Sinclair will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sinclair is trying to control the position but Norris postures up.
Sinclair is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Sinclair lands with a heel strike from the guard.

Norris stands and steps away. Sinclair gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.

Sinclair drives through with a takedown into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Norris wants to stand and escape but Sinclair is having none of it.
Norris working a defensive guard here.

Sinclair decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Norris, up you get!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sinclair fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Norris misses with a takedown

and Sinclair counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Norris working a defensive guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tanner Sinclair dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Chuck Norris's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Sinclair feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Sinclair chips away with some ground and pound.
Sinclair lands a couple of digs.
Sinclair works over Norris with some ground and pound from guard.
Norris controls Sinclair momentarily but Sinclair frees himself.
Sinclair chips away with some ground and pound.
Sinclair works over Norris with some ground and pound from guard.
Sinclair lands a couple of digs.
Sinclair won't allow Norris to sweep him here.
Sinclair thows a big elbow that misses.
Norris wants to get back to his feet but Sinclair passes into half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Norris pushes Sinclair off looking to stand but Sinclair dives back in and keeps control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Norris is looking for a sweep. Sinclair is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Sinclair lands with a punch from half guard.
Sinclair seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Norris with a lazy takedown attempt

so Sinclair counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Tanner Sinclair has got the better of the ground game so far.
Sinclair looking to sit in guard and control but Norris gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Sinclair trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Norris wants to stand but Sinclair is controlling his posture from full guard.
Norris trying to control the position from guard on top but Sinclair is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sinclair keeping busy, throwing shots from the bottom.
Sinclair trying to keep a closed guard but Norris is proving a slippery customer.
Sinclair throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Sinclair is trying to control the position from the bottom.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Sinclair gets a takedown into half guard.
Norris wants to get back to his feet.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Sinclair connects with a nice short shot to Norris's temple.
Sinclair is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Sinclair seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sinclair throwing shots but Norris is blocking nicely.
Sinclair not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Sinclair is nestled in close to Norris, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Sinclair thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Sinclair shoots in looking for a takedown. Norris tries to sprawl out of it but Sinclair keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Norris manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Sinclair looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Norris is fending him off so far but Sinclair persists. Nope, Norris circles away and we're back to standing.

Sinclair bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Norris gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Norris avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sinclair.
Norris tries to kick Sinclair off but Sinclair keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Sinclair connects with a nice short shot to Norris's temple.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sinclair thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Norris blocking the ground and pound attempt from Sinclair.
Sinclair lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Sinclair seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Sinclair not landing any meaningful shots this time.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Norris gets caught flat footed, as Sinclair shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Norris is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Norris preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Norris trying to keep a closed guard but Sinclair is proving a slippery customer.
Sinclair passes Norris's left leg - he's now in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tanner Sinclair showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Chuck Norris's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Norris misses with a takedown attempt - Sinclair sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Sinclair shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Norris shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Sinclair counters with a takedown into side control.
Sloppy strikes there by Sinclair.
Norris is trying to escape and get back to his feet.

Sinclair working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
You can see the frustration on Norris's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Norris tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sinclair is landing with strikes from the back.
Sinclair scores with punches to the body.
Sinclair has the hooks in. Norris is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Sinclair lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
Sinclair is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Sinclair gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Sinclair gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Sinclair apologises and we restart here on the feet.
Sinclair has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Sinclair scores a takedown into full mount!
Sinclair raining down shots from the mount!
Sinclair lands a nice shot to the head.
Sinclair working Norris over with strikes here.
Norris is in a horrible position here. Sinclair smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Norris working to try and regain half guard.
A nice elbow there by Sinclair.
Norris is in a horrible position here. Sinclair smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Sinclair unloading with bombs!
A nice elbow there by Sinclair.
Norris is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Norris is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Norris is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Norris is looking to get to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sinclair dominating with strikes here.
Sinclair prevents Norris from getting the reversal.
Sinclair with a couple of short strikes.
Norris tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Sinclair is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Sinclair lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Sinclair lands a big elbow.
Norris is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Norris is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Sinclair punishing his opponent with strikes.

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.
Sinclair working the ground and pound effectively.
Norris takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Norris wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.

Sinclair jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Norris manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Norris tries to improve position but can't.
Tanner Sinclair is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Norris wants to get back to his feet.
Sinclair trying to control the action but Norris is working from the bottom.
Norris struggling a bit here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tanner Sinclair comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Sinclair winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 26:30
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tanner Sinclair!