PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Para Normal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tongtong Leem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Normal comes to the cage accompanied by I'll Stick Around. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Normal
vs
Leem

185 cm
22
185 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

176 cm
26
180 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
World class MT
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Para Normal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tongtong Leem!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Jonathan Paton and Alyssa Summers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Normal throws a body punch but Leem moves out of range.
Para Normal seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Normal throws a body kick that misses.
Normal lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Leem backs up against the cage.
Normal throws a leg kick
and Leem counters with a stiff right hand.
Leem uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Normal.
Normal throws the kick towards the body but Leem avoids it.
Normal lands a nice shot to the body.
Leem is looking to land body kicks.
Leem throws a sloppy head kick
and Normal counters with a left to the body.
Leem slips under a jab from Normal.
Normal takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A slapping leg kick lands for Leem.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Leem avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Normal clobbers Leem with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A low kick from Leem is predictable there
and Normal makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A big right from Normal misses.
Normal throws a head kick that misses.
A slapping leg kick lands for Normal.
Normal darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
An inside leg kick from Leem misses.
Normal darts in and out, connecting with a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Normal scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Normal misses with the body kick
and Leem counters with an inside leg kick.
Normal tries a head kick but it misses.
Normal connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A big left from Normal misses.
Normal throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Leem throws a leg kick
and Normal counters with a nice body kick.
Normal throws a lazy uppercut
and Leem counters with a body kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Leem.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leem throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Normal counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Leem thows a leg kick but Normal checks it
and Normal counters with a left to the body.
Leem looks gassed!
Normal misses with a hook. Leem ducked under it nicely.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Normal.
Leem takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Leem takes a kick to the side of the head.
Normal lands a body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Normal misses with an attempted mid kick.
Jab from Normal.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Normal.
Normal scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Normal lands with a cross.
Normal bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Normal throws an off balance right hand
and Leem counters with a body kick.
Normal connects with an inside leg kick.
Normal cracks Leem with a right hand to the side of the head.
Normal lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Normal lands a lovely overhand right.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Normal missing with a left hand there. Leem was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Normal misses with a wild body shot.
Normal lands a nice shot to the body.
Nice body kick there by Normal.
Normal throws a sloppy head kick and Leem moves out of range easily.
Leem avoids the body shot from Normal.
Normal is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Normal misses with a body kick.
Normal fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Leem has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Normal misses with an uppercut
and Leem counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Leem takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A low kick from Normal is predictable there
and Leem counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Normal throws a low kick but Leem moves out of range easily.
Leem throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Leem throws a leg kick that is checked
and Normal counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Normal fakes the leg kick and cracks Leem in the body.
Leem steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Normal. That one must have hurt.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Normal misses with a wild body shot.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Leem is looking to land body kicks.
Leem walks into a left hand.
Leem misses with a kick to the body
enabling Normal to counter with a crisp jab.
Leem takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Normal connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Leem's hands.
Leem thows a leg kick but Normal checks it
and Normal counters with a series of strikes. Leem will be more careful next time no doubt.
Leem misses with a body kick.
Leem avoids the body shot from Normal.
Leem uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Normal.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Normal misses with an uppercut.
Leem throws a lazy body kick
and Normal counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Leem bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Normal misses with a wild body shot.
Normal's corner calls for a 1-2. Normal obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Normal swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Normal lands with a thumping leg kick.
Normal ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Leem stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Normal.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Normal keeps Leem at a distance using the push kick.
Leem takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Normal lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Normal is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Normal.
Nice body punch from Normal.
Good leg kick by Normal there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Leem takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Leem blocks the body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Para Normal dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Normal connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Leem's hands.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Normal, right into the meat.
Normal avoids a kick to the body.
Nice body kick from Normal.
Leem closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A thudding body kick lands there by Normal!
Normal scores with a nice right hand.
Normal with a nice cross.
Leem is breathing heavily.
A slapping body kick lands there for Normal.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Leem looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Normal thows a body shot but no joy.
Normal scores with a sloppy right hand. Leem should have avoided that one.
Leem has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Normal gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Leem counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Normal lands a head shot.
Leem throws a leg kick
and Normal counters with a head kick.
Leem takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Normal throws an off balance right hand
and Leem counters with a nice kick to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Normal throws the left hand but Leem avoids the punch easily.
A low kick from Leem misses
and Normal counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That kick from Normal tenderised Leem's leg. Leem is trying to keep his angry face on.
Crunch! Normal slams his shin into Leem's torso.
A low kick from Leem is predictable there
and Normal counters with a good low kick that Leem was not able to check.
Normal throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Leem delivers a nice body kick.
Normal comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leem takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Leem ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Normal attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Normal misses the body punch
and Leem makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Normal throws a sloppy head kick and Leem moves out of range easily.
Normal misses with a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Normal looks to score with a jab to the body but Leem is just out of range.
Para Normal is winning the standup battle so far.
Leem connects with a leg kick. Normal looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Normal scores with a three punch combo!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leem throws a head kick that misses.
Normal throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Leem needs to keep his hands up - Normal had a free shot at his head there.
Normal misses with an uppercut
and Leem counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Normal throws a nice outside leg kick.
Leem throws a head kick but Normal moves out of range.
Normal is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Leem can do to turn this around?
Leem avoids the head kick by Normal.
Leem has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Normal.
Normal lands with a kick to the temple. Leem shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Leem throws a lazy body kick
and Normal cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Normal misses with a left hand
and Leem counters with a nice body kick.
Leem throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Normal swings widly with a right hand
and Leem makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Normal really felt that one!
A right-left combo lands from Normal.
Leem's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Nice body punch from Normal.
Leem misses with a head kick.
Normal throws a leg kick which misses Leem's front leg but catches the back leg as Leem tries to avoid it.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Normal lands with a kick to the temple. Leem shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Normal misses with a right hand
and Leem counters with a slapping leg kick.
Leem uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Normal.
Normal throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Normal looks to throw a body kick
and Leem counters with a leg kick.
Normal scores with a hook.
A lazy body kick from Normal
and Leem counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Leem throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Normal throws an off balance right hand
and Leem counters with a head kick. That will keep Normal thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Leem steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Normal.
Normal misses with a hook to the body
and Leem counters with a thumping low kick.
Normal throws a leg kick that is checked
and Leem counters with a nice kick to the body.
Normal throws a lazy body kick
and Leem counters with a low kick, right behind Normal 's knee.
That kick from Normal tenderised Leem's leg. Leem is trying to keep his angry face on.
Normal misses with a double jab
and Leem makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Normal feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Leems jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Leem lands a high kick!
A chopping leg kick lands by Leem.
Leem misses with a body shot.
Leem throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Leem showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Normal.
Normal checks a leg kick nicely.
Leem throws a head kick that misses
and Normal cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Normal misses with a lunging right hand
and Leem makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Normal checks a low kick from Leem.
Normal throws a right hand that misses
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
and Leem counters with a head kick. That will keep Normal thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Normal moves out of range of the body kick from Leem.
Leem moves out of range of the leg kick from Normal.
Normal thows a body shot but no joy.
Normal throws a sloppy body shot
and Leem counters with an outside leg kick.
Normal throws a sloppy body shot
and Leem counters with a low kick, right behind Normal 's knee.
Good work by Normal as he checks the leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Para Normal dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Leem tries a head kick but it misses.
Normal throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Leem counters with an inside leg kick.
Normal scores with a kick to the midsection.
Normal wants to slow Leem down by chopping away at his legs.
Normal is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Leem.
Normal misses with a leg kick
and Leem counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Normal is lucky that one didn't land flush.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Leem uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Normal.
Normal misses the body punch
and Leem counters with an inside leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Leem throws a wild body kick that Normal sees coming a mile off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Normal.
Normal tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Normal finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Leem avoids the body shot from Normal.
Normal throws a body punch but Leem moves out of range.
Normal misses with a leg kick
and Leem counters with an inside leg kick.
A big left from Normal misses.
Normal pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Leem gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Normal counters with a nice body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leem lands with an overhand left.
Normal takes a swing at Leem's ribcage but misses.
Leem avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Normal misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Leem.
Normal throws a leg kick
and Leem counters with a big head kick but Normal shrugs it off.
Normal misses with a few strikes there.
Normal blocks the body kick.
Normal misses with a right hand
and Leem counters with a slapping leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Normal - that will leave a mark!
Normal throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Normal throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Normal misses with an uppercut
and Leem counters with a leg kick.
Leem looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Leem gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Normal.
Normal misses with a low kick.
Normal thows a leg kick but Leem checks it
and Leem counters with a good low kick that Normal was not able to check.
Normal thows a body kick. Leem tries to catch it but that hurt him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Normal is predictable there
and Leem counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Normal waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Leem.
Normal looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Leem avoids a kick to the body.
Leem's corner calls for a 1-2. Leem obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Normal keeps Leem at a distance using the push kick.
Normal checks a leg kick nicely.
Normal connects with a leg kick. Leem looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Leem with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Normal to score with a decent uppercut.
Normal throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Leem counters with a solid body kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Normal. Leem does a little dance to reset his feet.
A low kick from Normal is predictable there
and Leem counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Normal throws a leg kick that is checked
and Leem counters with a nice kick to the body.
Normal throws a nice outside leg kick.
Normal just misses with a punch to the body.
A leg kick checked by Normal.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Normal tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Normal rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Leem counters with an inside leg kick.
Leem throws a head kick that misses.
Normal lands with a thumping leg kick.
Normal throws a lazy uppercut
and Leem counters with a leg kick.
Normal misses with a left hand
and Leem counters with a nice low kick that buckles Normal's knee momentarily.
Normal throws a poor cross that misses
and Leem counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Normal throws a poor cross that misses
and Leem counters with a body kick that stops Normal in his tracks momentarily.
Normal gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Leem counters with a slapping leg kick.
Tongtong Leem has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Normal rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Leem makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Normal really felt that one!
Normal throws a leg kick
and Leem counters with an inside leg kick.
Normal gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Leem counters with a big head kick but Normal shrugs it off.
Normal thows a body shot but no joy.
Normal defending well as Leem loads up on a big left hand.
Leem misses with a kick to the body
and Normal counters with a body kick.
Leem looks to throw a body kick
enabling Normal to counter with a crisp jab.
A lazy body kick from Normal
and Leem counters with a slapping leg kick.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Leem misses the jab.
Normal gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Leem counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Normal moves out of range of the leg kick from Leem.
Normal looks to land a left hand but Leem moved out of range nicely.
Normal throws a body kick the misses
and Leem counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Normal ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Normal checks a leg kick nicely.
Leem fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Normal checks it well.
Leem throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Normal misses with a body punch
and Leem counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Leem misses with a body kick.
Normal on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Leem tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Normal fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Leem manages to avoid it.
Nice uppercut lands for Leem. That snapped Normal's head back.
Normal throws a body punch but Leem moves out of range.
Leem slips a jab and a cross from Normal.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Tongtong Leem.
Well Normal 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 Joseph Jones scores the fight 29:27
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 29:27
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 29:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Para Normal!