PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Buck Norris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charlie Khan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Norris
vs
Khan

182 cm
21
181 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

185 cm
20
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Determined

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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Buck Norris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Charlie Khan!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yuuki Gou and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khan closes the distance and clinches up with Norris, looking for a takedown. Khan pushes Norris against the cage but Norris circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

Norris scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Khan keeps Norris under control for a moment.
Khan tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Norris wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Khan trying to remain calm as Norris controls from the top position.
Khan tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Norris wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

Norris decides to stand back up. Norris steps back and let's Khan get back to his feet.
Khan fails with the takedown
and Norris counters with an inside leg kick.
Norris tries for a takedown but Khan circles away easily

and Khan counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Khan tries to pass to full mount but Norris defends it.
Khan is looking to take a break and control but Norris is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Norris is positioning himself well to prevent Khan advancing to mount.
Norris is looking to improve his position.
Norris regains full guard. Nicely done.
Norris is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Khan looking to pass the guard.
Norris is trying to control the position but Khan postures up.
Khan seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

Norris is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Norris is breathing heavily.
Khan forces his way into half guard.
Norris is trying to stand up here but Khan is controlling him well.
Khan prevents Norris from improving his position.
Khan is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Norris is staying active underneath Khan, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Norris is controlling Khan's position as best he can from this difficult position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khan trying to control from half guard but Norris is working away.
Norris is trying to get back to full guard.
Khan is looking to take a break and control but Norris is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Norris darts in trying to clinch

and Khan counters by moving into the clinch.

Khan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Khan has his takedown stuffed

and Norris counters with a single leg into guard. Khan didn't expect that.
Buck Norris has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Charlie Khan.
Norris looking to sit in guard and control but Khan gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Khan decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Buck Norris seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Khan gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Norris wants to get up but he can't break Khan's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Norris trying to control but Khan is working from the bottom.
Norris throwing strikes but missing.
Khan keeping moving, preventing Norris from controlling successfully.
Norris slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Buck Norris dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Norris throws a series of strikes that have Khan backpedaling.
Khan swats away the attempt to clinch by Norris.
Horrible takedown by Norris or perhaps it was just good defense by Khan which made him look bad.
Khan doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Norris counters with a takedown into side control.
Norris wants to control but Khan is keeping him busy.
Buck Norris overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Norris controls the position from side control.
Khan is trying to improve his position.
Khan is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan is not content to let Norris control the position.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Buck Norris just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Norris tries to bum rush Khan with a series of wild strikes but Khan uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Khan shoots and misses
and Norris counters with a nice body kick.
Buck Norris is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Norris scores with a one two! Khan had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Norris wants to clinch

and Khan counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Norris!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Khan jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Norris manages to avoid the submission attempt.
You can see the frustration on Norris's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Norris tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Norris misses with an elbow from the bottom.
Both fighters take a look at the clock.
Norris can't do much from the bottom here.
Norris gets back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Norris keeping control of the position.
Khan is thwarting Norris's attempts to control the position.
Norris moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Norris controls Khan momentarily but Khan frees himself.
Khan looking to pass the guard.
Norris not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

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.
Norris wants to get back to his feet but Khan is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Khan stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Norris swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Norris looking to control.
Khan must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Khan has his takedown stuffed
and Norris makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Buck Norris has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Charlie Khan.

Norris gets a takedown into half guard.
Khan is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Norris scores with a couple of nice shots.
Norris lands with a punch from half guard.
Norris wants to stand but Khan has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Khan is looking for a sweep. Norris is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Buck Norris dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Norris closes the distance looking to clinch

and Khan counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Norris!

Khan is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Norris has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Khan throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Khan looking to control but Norris is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Norris is in all sorts of trouble here.
Norris wants to control but Khan is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Khan jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Norris manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

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

Khan shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Khan looking to control and managing it successfully.
Khan looking to control but Norris is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Norris tries to hold on but Khan pushes him away.
Norris is squirming around, avoiding Khan's attempts to control the action.
Norris sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khan is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Khan is thwarting Norris's attempts to control the position.
Norris gets full guard.
Norris wants to stand and escape but Khan is having none of it.
Norris is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Khan controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Norris is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Norris wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Khan is now in half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Norris is trying to maintain the position but Khan is very close to passing his half guard.

Norris looking for submissions off his back.
The fighters are battling for position here. Norris manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Khan looking to pass the guard.
Norris trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Khan won't allow Norris to get back to his feet.

Khan drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Norris manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Khan has Norris in his guard.
Norris controls from within his opponent's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Khan looking to hit a scissor sweep but Norris is one step ahead there.
Norris looking to sit in guard and control but Khan gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Khan looking to pass the guard.
Charlie Khan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Norris had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Khan is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Norris Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Khan's back instead.
Norris doesn't have the hooks in and Khan manages to turn into his guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Charlie Khan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Norris has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 29:28
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Buck Norris!