PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nathan Norman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chad Shiverdecker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Norman's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Freaks. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Norman
vs
Shiverdecker

181 cm
18
180 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

183 cm
21
145 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Nathan Norman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Chad Shiverdecker!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Johanna Lukiainen and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shiverdecker fails to land the takedown.
Norman stuffs the takedown.
Shiverdecker with a poor takedown

and Norman counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Norman.
Nathan Norman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chad Shiverdecker.
Shiverdecker goes for a takedown attempt but Norman pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Norman throws a sloppy head kick and Shiverdecker moves out of range easily.

Shiverdecker closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Shiverdecker is trying to stall.

Norman wants the takedown. Shiverdecker is fighting it off but Norman persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Shiverdecker's guard against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Norman showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Norman slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Check out the look on Norman's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Norman 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.
Shiverdecker tries to strike from the bottom but misses.

Norman goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Shiverdecker has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Norman but great work by Shiverdecker.
Norman is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Shiverdecker's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Shiverdecker 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.
Norman is looking for a sweep. Shiverdecker is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Shiverdecker sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Norman tries to get to full guard but Shiverdecker has control of the leg.
Shiverdecker is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shiverdecker tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Norman is controlling Shiverdecker's trapped leg to prevent Shiverdecker from advancing to side control.
Norman tries to get to full guard but Shiverdecker has control of the leg.
Shiverdecker is looking to advance position but Norman won't allow it.
Norman on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Norman tries to get out of the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Norman keeps control of the position for the meantime.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Norman is trying to control but can't.
Norman is controlling Shiverdecker's trapped leg to prevent Shiverdecker from advancing to side control.
Shiverdecker tries to stand but his arm is trapped.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Shiverdecker misses with a shot to the body

and Norman moves into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Norman is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Shiverdecker gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Norman dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Shiverdecker is looking to take this one to the mat.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Shiverdecker has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Norman gets a trip takedown into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nathan Norman dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Shiverdecker shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Norman as he avoids it easily.
Shiverdecker tries to clinch but Norman moves out of range.
Shiverdecker lands a jab-cross combination.
Shiverdecker shoots in looking for a takedown. Norman tries to sprawl out of it but Shiverdecker keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Norman manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

Norman closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Shiverdecker to the mat! Shiverdecker manages to get full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Norman controlling from the top position.
Norman wanted to stand there but Shiverdecker had control of the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Norman looking to sit in guard and control but Shiverdecker gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Norman is adopting a defensive guard.
Norman has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Norman wants to sweep here but Shiverdecker controlling him for the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Norman is pulling down on Shiverdecker's head. It's preventing any offense from Shiverdecker, at least for the moment.
Shiverdecker in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Norman wants to hit a switch here but Shiverdecker passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Norman there!
Shiverdecker is in the full mount, landing strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Norman is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Shiverdecker lands a couple of good shots and Norman has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Norman trying to control the hands but Shiverdecker won't let him.
Norman breaks Shiverdecker's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Norman passes into half guard.
Norman is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Shiverdecker can do to turn this around?
Shiverdecker trying to control but Norman postures up.
Norman trying to control from half guard but Shiverdecker is working away.
Norman looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Norman is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Norman controlling the pace.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Norman sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Shiverdecker defending well though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Chad Shiverdecker will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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!

Norman shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Shiverdecker has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Norman is working away from the top position though.
Shiverdecker has hold of Norman's hands but Norman slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Shiverdecker tries to kick Norman off but Norman keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Norman 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shiverdecker is looking to escape.
Norman is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Norman controlling the pace.
Norman trying to pass the guard but Shiverdecker defending well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Norman controlling the action here.

Norman is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Shiverdecker trying to hold on to Norman's head to control him but Norman postures up.
Shiverdecker wants to improve his position but Norman is controlling well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Norman throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Shiverdecker is looking for a sweep. Norman is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Norman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Shiverdecker manages to avoid it.
Norman misses with a body shot.

Norman drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Norman trying to control but Shiverdecker is working from the bottom.
Norman missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Norman looking to pass the guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shiverdecker trying to control the position.
Norman keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Shiverdecker's head.
Norman advances to half guard.
Shiverdecker is trying to stand up here but Norman is controlling him well.
Nathan Norman is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Shiverdecker takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Shiverdecker keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Shiverdecker is trying to get back to full guard.
Still in half guard, Norman seems content to control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

Norman clinches with his opponent.
Norman is looking for a takedown.

Shiverdecker breaks from the clinch.
Shiverdecker shoots in looking for a takedown but Norman manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Shiverdecker's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Shiverdecker is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Norman to keep the fight standing.

Norman is trying to trip Shiverdecker. He has hold of a leg but Shiverdecker is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Norman persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Norman engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Chad Shiverdecker has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

And that's the end of the fight!
Nathan Norman showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Norman 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight for Nathan Norman!
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight for Nathan Norman!
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight for Nathan Norman!

Nathan Norman wins by unanimous decision!
An out of breath Nathan Norman thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.