PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Serhey Rishkinov (ranked 237 p4p, 36 weight class) and Gabriel Torres (ranked 223 p4p, 33 weight class). Torres has chosen Juaneco y su Combo - Mujer Hilandera as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Gabriel Torres has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Serhey Rishkinov's chin.

Rishkinov
vs
Torres

180 cm
24
176 lbs
13 - 4 - 0

176 cm
23
180 lbs
12 - 2 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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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 13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Serhey Rishkinov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gabriel Torres!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Aafke Stam and Daniel Blasius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Rishkinov scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Torres is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Rishkinov in particular looking to stall.
Torres has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Rishkinov missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Torres is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Rishkinov scores with a couple of nice shots.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Rishkinov lands a nice short elbow.
Torres is refusing to be controlled, as Rishkinov sits in half guard.
Rishkinov takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Torres is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Rishkinov scores with a couple of nice shots.
Rishkinov sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Torres defending well though.
Torres regains full guard. Nicely done.
Rishkinov definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Torres looking to control.
Rishkinov working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Torres's head.
Torres wants to improve his position but instead Rishkinov has moved into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rishkinov wants to lay and pray for a moment but Torres keeps working.
Rishkinov trying to pass the guard but Torres defending well.
Rishkinov slips a nice elbow through Torres's hands, connecting with Torres's forehead.
Torres trying to control but Rishkinov postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are battling for position here. Torres manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Rishkinov trying to control but Torres is working from the bottom.
Rishkinov postures up and lands a big shot to Torres's brow.
Torres bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Rishkinov's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Rishkinov is looking for a triangle but Torres pushes his legs off easily.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Rishkinov is on top in guard.

Rishkinov stopping the sweep attempt from Torres.
Rishkinov is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Rishkinov works over Torres with some ground and pound from guard.
Rishkinov trying to control the position from guard on top but Torres is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rishkinov passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Rishkinov scoring with punches from side control.
Torres is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rishkinov working the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torres can't do much from the bottom here.
Rishkinov scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Torres to see if he's OK.
Rishkinov is putting a hurting on Torres here, landing some big shots from side control.
Rishkinov landing a few strikes.
Torres regains half guard.

Rishkinov is working for a kimura but Torres is defending it quite comfortably.
Torres is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Rishkinov 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.
Rishkinov prevents Torres from improving his position.
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. Rishkinov connects with a nice short shot to Torres's temple.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Torres tries to roll over but Rishkinov keeps him under control.
Ground and pound from Rishkinov.
Rishkinov is thwarting Torres's attempts to control the position.
Rishkinov 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.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Rishkinov lands a nice short elbow.
Torres is trying to get back to full guard.
Rishkinov is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Torres manages to get to full guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Torres wants to sweep but no luck.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Serhey Rishkinov dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Torres takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Rishkinov dips to his left and cracks Torres with an uppercut!
Rishkinov tries to land a front kick but Torres steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Rishkinov slips under a jab.
Rishkinov lands a lovely overhand right.
Rishkinov walks into a straight right hand from Torres.

It looks like Serhey Rishkinov has been cut.
Torres moves out of range as Rishkinov strikes.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Torres! But no joy.
Torres moves out of range of the body kick.
Torres tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.

Torres gets caught napping as Rishkinov dives in and scores a takedown. Torres manages to retain guard.
Torres 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.
Rishkinov passes into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Torres wants to get back to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Torres is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Rishkinov jumps into side control!
Rishkinov working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Torres is trying to get back to half guard.
Torres takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Rishkinov landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Rishkinov lands an elbow.
Torres tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Serhey Rishkinov overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Torres sneaks back into half guard.
Rishkinov takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Torres won't allow Rishkinov to pass to mount.
Rishkinov prevents Torres from improving his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Rishkinov looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Torres moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Torres looking to hit a scissor sweep but Rishkinov is one step ahead there.
Rishkinov is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

Torres isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Rishkinov stacks Torres on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Rishkinov!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rishkinov lands a few punches from side control.
Rishkinov scores with a couple of short elbows.
Rishkinov trying to control the position but Torres is working away.
Torres is looking for a sweep.
Check out the look on Rishkinov's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Torres sneaks back into half guard.
Torres is looking for a sweep. Rishkinov is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Torres on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Torres is looking to control Rishkinov's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Torres avoid being mounted?
Rishkinov scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Rishkinov lands with a punch from half guard.
Torres is pressing down on Rishkinov's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Rishkinov with a nice head shot there.
Rishkinov is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

Torres is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

Torres throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Rishkinov with a nice head shot there.
Rishkinov stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Torres swivels though and keeps the full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Serhey Rishkinov dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Serhey Rishkinov's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Rishkinov decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Torres wants to get back to full guard.
Rishkinov is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Torres trying to hold on to Rishkinov's head to control him but Rishkinov postures up.
Rishkinov is nestled in close to Torres, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Rishkinov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Torres can do to turn this around?
Rishkinov working the head and body with strikes.
Rishkinov scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

Torres is rocked!
Nice strikes from Rishkinov there.
Torres is still in real trouble! Can Rishkinov finish him?
Torres trying to control but Rishkinov postures up.
Torres is trying to get back to full guard.
Rishkinov lands with a punch from half guard.

Rishkinov is trying to work for a kimura but Torres is defending well.
Torres tries to roll over but Rishkinov keeps him under control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rishkinov 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.
Rishkinov is trying to control the action in half guard but Torres is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Rishkinov scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Nice strikes from Rishkinov there.
Torres wants to control but Rishkinov is keeping busy.
Torres is looking to improve his position.
Torres trying to control but Rishkinov postures up.
Rishkinov working the head and body with strikes.
Torres tries to get to full guard but Rishkinov has control of the leg.

Rishkinov is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Torres defends it well.

Rishkinov is working for a kimura but Torres is defending it quite comfortably.
Rishkinov working over Torres with some ground and pound. Torres looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Rishkinov scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Torres wants to get back to full guard.
Rishkinov working the head and body with strikes.

Rishkinov looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Rishkinov lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rishkinov lands a big elbow from half guard. That looks like it's hurt Torres quite badly. Torres pulls Rishkinov in close trying to recover. Rishkinov postures up and lands two really hard shots that put Torres on queer street! The ref takes a look and decides to call an end to the fight! Possibly an early stoppage but Torres doesn't seem to be complaining too much.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Serhey Rishkinov!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Serhey Rishkinov made sure he mentioned Top Gun Nutrition, along with how happy he was to win his fight.