PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ansgar Thorsen (ranked 1161 p4p, 24281 weight class) and Julio Cesar Torres (ranked 139 p4p, 556 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Thorsen
vs
Torres

195 cm
21
265
3 - 1 - 0

192 cm
21
255
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ansgar Thorsen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Julio Cesar Torres!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Yves DeLean and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thorsen is looking to clinch but Torres is avoiding it.
Torres moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A jab from Thorsen misses.
Torres looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.

Thorsen has Torres up against the cage in a clinch.
Torres is pushing Thorsen up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
A head punch on the inside from Torres fails to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Torres stalling the fight.
Thorsen looking for a takedown.
A short right from Torres on the inside.
Thorsen tries to work over Torres's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Thorsen throws a punch but it's blocked by Torres.
Thorsen lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Thorsen misses with some punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Torres lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Thorsen or not.
Thorsen can't get the takedown.
Torres misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Thorsen scores with a shoulder strike.
Torres has Thorsen pushed against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Thorsen.
Torres tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Thorsen fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Torres.
Thorsen throws a punch but it's blocked by Torres.
Thorsen lands an uppercut.
Torres is stalling here.
A head punch on the inside from Thorsen fails to land.
Thorsen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Torres misses with a short punch on the inside.
Thorsen throws a punch but it's blocked by Torres.
Torres throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Thorsens head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Torres.
Torres lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Thorsen backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Torres is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Thorsen is keeping busy.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Thorsen.
Thorsen looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Torres prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ansgar Thorsen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Torres struggles to land a body shot inside as Thorsen controls his hands.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Thorsen.
Thorsen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Torres has Thorsen pressed against the cage.
Thorsen lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Thorsen can't find room to land a body shot as Torres controls the action.
Torres misses with a body punch.
Torres lands an uppercut.
Come on Torres - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
A short right from Torres on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Torres scores with a nice short uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thorsen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Torres prevents a takedown attempt there.
Thorsen has a couple of punches blocked by Torres.
Torres has a couple of punches blocked by Thorsen.
Torres stalling the fight.
Thorsen drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Thorsen is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Torres creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Torres is stalling here.
A head punch on the inside from Thorsen fails to land.
Torres is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Thorsen can't find room to land a body shot as Torres controls the action.
Torres just leaning against Thorsen, taking a breather.
Thorsen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Torres leaning against his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thorsen wants to take the fight to the mat but Torres manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
A hook to the body from Torres.
Thorsen misses with a punch on the inside.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Torres lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Thorsen.
Thorsen is breathing heavily.
A right hook to the body lands for Torres.
A left hand lands to the body for Torres.
A bit of stalling here from Torres.
Torres lands a nice uppercut.
A right handed body shot lands from Torres.
Torres lands a hook that snaps the head of Thorsen backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Torres scores with a shot to the side of Thorsen's head.
Torres scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Torres makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Torres digs a right hand underneath Thorsen's ribcage. Thorsen let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A nice right hand lands inside from Torres.
Torres displaying some good clinch control by pressing Thorsen up against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Julio Cesar Torres dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Thorsen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Torres looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Torres lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Torres takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Torres scores with a jab to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Torres tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Thorsen was well out of range. Poor timing from Torres.
Thorsen throws a body punch but Torres moves out of range.
Nice shot by Torres.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Torres tests Thorsen's chin there with a solid looking shot.

Torres tries to keep at a distance but Thorsen has taken the fight into the clinch.
Julio Cesar Torres seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Torres misses with a punch to the body.
Thorsen letting Torres take a breather here.
Thorsen swings wildly with an uppercut but Torres uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thorsen scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Torres is pressed up against the cage. Thorsen has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Torres down to the mat. Torres avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Torres lands a body shot.
Thorsen closes the distance but Torres moves to the side
and Torres counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thorsen on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Thorsen misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Torres counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nice jab there from Torres.
Thorsen misses with an uppercut
and Torres counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Julio Cesar Torres is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Torres bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Thorsen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Torres paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Torres uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Thorsen.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Torres.
Torres works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Torres punishes Thorsen's body with a nice straight punch.
Thorsen punishes Torres's body with a nice straight punch.
Torres lands the left hand.
Thorsen throws a sloppy body shot
enabling Torres to counter with a crisp jab.

Thorsen clinches with his opponent.
Torres has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Torres blocking some punches.
Thorsen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Thorsen has a couple of punches blocked by Torres.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thorsen misses with a punch on the inside.
Thorsen working aggressively here.
Torres leaning against his opponent.
Torres has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Thorsen seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Torres can turn it around.
Thorsen throws a punch but it's blocked by Torres.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thorsen tries to work over Torres's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Thorsen is trying to drag Torres to the mat but Torres just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Torres trying to stall but Thorsen improves his position.
Thorsen tries to work over Torres's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Thorsen gets through Torres's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Thorsen swings wildly with an uppercut but Torres uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Torres.
Torres is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Thorsen throws a head punch that misses.
Thorsen working aggressively here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Julio Cesar Torres showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Torres connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Torres connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Thorsen takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Torres scores with a sloppy right hand. Thorsen should have avoided that one.
Thorsen tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Torres manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Torres throws out a counter right but Thorsen avoids it with no problem.
Thorsen misses with a right hand
and Torres counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thorsen shoots for a double leg takedown but Torres sprawls well. He's pushed Thorsen's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Torres lunges at Thorsen with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Thorsen's hand.
Thorsen on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Torres dips to his left and cracks Thorsen with an uppercut!
A jab from Torres does it's job there.
A decent looking cross lands there for Torres.

Thorsen is rocked!
Torres connects with a crisp jab.
Oh Thorsen is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Thorsen walks into a straight right, dropping him to the canvas! Torres swarms him and finishes the fight with a hail of punches! What a brutal finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Julio Cesar Torres!