PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pablo Torres (ranked 1958 p4p, 82 weight class) and Ronaldo Silva (ranked 2859 p4p, 113 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Torres
vs
Silva

200 cm
25
278 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

195 cm
25
280 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Big right hand

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

K.Å.L.Å.S.Å.G ÅrmøüR

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Pablo Torres!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ronaldo Silva!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Sandra Marshall and Dirk Anderson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

Silva gets tackled into the cage by Torres. Torres maintains the clinch.
Silva tries a body shot but Torres blocks it.
A shot in the inside from Torres.
Torres scores with a shot to the side of Silva's head.

It looks like Ronaldo Silva has been cut.
Silva wants to break the clinch but can't.
A frustrated look appears on Silva's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Torres.
Torres tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Silva takes a shot to the head.
Torres misses with a punch on the inside.
Silva is leaning against Torres and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Torres swings wildly with an uppercut but Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
Torres swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Silva throws a head punch that misses.
Torres fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Torres definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Silva misses with a punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Torres tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Silva's elbow.
Torres tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Silva's elbow.
Torres misses with a hook to the ribs.
Torres misses with a body punch.
Torres lands a nice uppercut.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Torres letting Silva take a breather here.
Silva is trying to break the clinch but Torres has him pressed against the cage.
Torres prevents a body shot from Silva.
Torres tries to work over Silva's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Torres blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Torres misses with the head strike.
Torres lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Silva.
Torres misses with a short punch on the inside.
Torres doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Torres swings wildly with an uppercut but Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
Silva throws a head punch that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva can't find room to land a body shot as Torres controls the action.
Torres goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A left hand lands to the body for Torres.
Torres has Silva pressed against the cage, preventing Silva from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Silva blocking some punches.
Silva blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Torres lands a right hand.
Torres doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Torres stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Silva wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Torres has him pressed against the cage.
Torres has a couple of punches blocked by Silva.
Silva working aggressively here.
Torres swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Silva is trying to break the clinch but Torres has him pressed against the cage.
Silva struggles to land a body shot inside as Torres controls his hands.
Torres throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Silvas head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Torres.
Silva wants to get back to striking at distance but Torres won't allow it.
Silva wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A short right from Torres.
Torres wants a takedown but no success here.
Silva misses with a body punch.
Torres working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Torres cracks Silva with a nice body shot.
Silva looks winded!
Silva lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Torres backwards.
Torres throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Silvas head.
Torres swings wildly with an uppercut but Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
Torres scores with a shoulder strike.
Torres misses with a short punch on the inside.
Silva looking to stall.
Silva looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Torres tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Silva wants to get back to striking at distance but Torres won't allow it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Silva.
Torres lands with a left to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A hook to the body from Torres.
Torres lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Silva can't find room to land a body shot as Torres controls the action.
Torres tries to throw a body punch but Silva avoids it by throwing Torres back against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Torres as Silva tries to tie him up.
Torres throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Silva blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Torres makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Torres lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Torres swings wildly with an uppercut but Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
Torres lands with a left to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pablo Torres dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ronaldo Silva's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Torres clinches with his opponent.
Torres throws a punch but it's blocked by Silva.
Silva scores with a nice hook to the head.
Silva lands with a light punch inside.
Torres prevents a body shot from Silva.
Torres misses with a punch on the inside.
Torres misses with a short punch on the inside.
Torres prevents a body shot from Silva.
Torres pushes Silva back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Silva has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Silva is trying to break the clinch but Torres is controlling him.
Torres is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Silva can do to turn this around?
A right hand to the body from Torres.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Torres misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Torres lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Silva is trying to push Torres away but Torres has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Torres throws a head punch that misses.
Torres misses with a body punch.
Torres misses with the head strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Torres lands with a light punch inside.
Silva lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Silva tries to throw a body punch but Torres avoids it by throwing Silva back against the cage.
Silva wants to break free but Torres has control.
Torres lands with a short shot to the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Torres lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

That has opened up Ronaldo Silva's cut even more.
A shot in the inside from Torres.
Torres tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Torres tries to throw a body punch but Silva avoids it by throwing Torres back against the cage.
Torres cracks Silva with a nice body shot.
Silva is breathing heavily.
Torres lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Pablo Torres has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Torres lands a body shot in the clinch.
Torres drops down looking for an ankle pick but Silva pulls his leg out and moves away.
Silva takes one on the chin but keeps coming.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torres connects with a body shot that sends Silva's belly button to the back.
Torres finds Silva's off switch, with a big overhand right that connects perfectly to the side of the head! Silva flops back against the cage, eyes gazing into the distance. Torres lands an unnecessary shot before the referee has time to step in and end the fight. Brutal stuff but I'm sure Silva will be OK.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:17 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Pablo Torres!
Pablo Torres decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.