PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pablo Torres (ranked 1176 p4p, 50 weight class) and Hank Mckean (ranked 2091 p4p, 92 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Torres
vs
Mckean

200 cm
25
278 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

195 cm
25
285 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Big right hand

BJJ White Belt
Decent knees
Prefers standup

EL ZOIDO FEEBLE FIGHTWEAR
K.Å.L.Å.S.Å.G ÅrmøüR

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Pablo Torres!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Hank Mckean!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Peter Branson and Winston Alpacca.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Torres waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mckean.
Mckean misses with a body shot.
Torres misses with a looping right.
Torres avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Torres staying out of range there.
Torres avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Torres cracks Mckean with a right hand to the side of the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mckean. Torres does a little dance to reset his feet.
Torres definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Torres ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mckean moves away.

Mckean rushes Torres and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Torres.
Mckean is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Torres is defending well for now.
Torres tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mckean tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mckean missing with knees to the body.
Torres lands with a light punch inside.
Mckean landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Torres is breathing heavily.
Mckean connects with a nasty looking knee right to Torres's face.
This has been an exciting period of action!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mckean.
Mckean lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Torres managing to block the knees to the body from Mckean.
Torres blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Torres misses with the head strike.
Torres working aggressively here.
Torres fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mckean blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mckean misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Torres.
Torres avoiding damage as Mckean throws knees to the body.
Torres tries a body shot but Mckean blocks it.
Torres misses with a body punch.
Torres throws a head punch that misses.
Mckean looking to throw knees to the head but Torres is blocking nicely.
Mckean with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Torres working aggressively here.
Torres tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Torres misses with a punch on the inside.
Mckean working aggressively here.
Torres lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Mckean.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Torres manages to break the clinch.
Torres throws a lazy right hand but Mckean sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Torres connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Torres misses the jab.
Mckean steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Torres.
Torres scores with a hook to the body. Mckean takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mckean ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Torres moves away.

Torres lands a big right hand that sends Mckean crashing to the mat! Torres stays standing though and waves Mckean back to his feet!

Mckean is rocked!

It looks like Hank Mckean has been cut.
Mckean doesn't manage to clinch there - Torres circles away.
Torres swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Mckean is still on wobbly legs! Can Torres finish him?
Torres goes for a small jab and connects. Now Torres goes in closer pressing the issue. Left hook, right straight! Mckean stumbles back but Torres runs in with a huge uppercut knocking Mckean to the ground! What a finish! You have to wonder if Mckean will ever be the same after a knockout like that.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Pablo Torres!
Pablo Torres is the new super heavyweight champion!
An out of breath Pablo Torres thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.