PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thunda Punch (ranked 3688 p4p, 1285 weight class) and Julio Cesar Torres (ranked 425 p4p, 154 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Punch
vs
Torres

197 cm
21
270
1 - 1 - 0

192 cm
22
255
1 - 2 - 0

Decent wrestler
World class MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Thunda Punch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Julio Cesar Torres!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, William Peck and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Punch looks to score with a jab to the body but Torres is just out of range.
Torres lands a lovely overhand right.
Punch throws a poor cross that misses

and Torres counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Punch stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Punch lands a right hand that snaps the head of Torres backwards.

It looks like Julio Cesar Torres has been cut.
Punch has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Torres is leaning against Punch and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Torres misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Torres tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Torres tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Punch's elbow.
Torres misses with a body punch.
A short right from Torres on the inside.
Punch lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Torres working aggressively here.
Punch lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Torres lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Punch misses with a punch on the inside.
Torres blocks a body shot from Punch.
Punch blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Punch swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Punch fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Punch scores with a hook to the body.
Punch tries to work over Torres's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A shot in the inside from Punch.
Torres blocks a body shot from Punch.
Torres goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Torres prevents a body shot from Punch.
Torres has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Punch seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Torres can turn it around.
Punch trying to control the position but instead, Torres has worked for underhooks and has pushed Punch into the cage.
Punch tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Punch misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Torres lands a hook that snaps the head of Punch backwards.
Punch working aggressively here.
Torres lands with a right to the head.
Torres blocking some punches.
Torres gets through Punch's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Punch creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Torres as Punch tries to tie him up.
Torres misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Punch misses with a body punch.
Torres lands an uppercut.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Punch misses with a hook to the ribs.
Torres fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Punch lands a left hand that snaps the head of Torres backwards.
Punch blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Torres throws a punch but it's blocked by Punch.
Punch fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Punch blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Punch fails to land.
Torres stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Torres pushes Punch back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Torres makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torres prevents a body shot from Punch.
Punch tries a body shot but Torres blocks it.
Punch blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Torres throws a head punch that misses.
Punch swings wildly with an uppercut but Torres uses good head movement to avoid it.
Punch lands with a left to the head.
Torres can't find room to land a body shot as Punch controls the action.
Torres lands a hook to the side of the head.
Punch misses with a hook from the clinch.
Punch scores with a nice hook to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Punch.
Punch tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Torres's elbow.
Torres prevents a body shot from Punch.
A right handed body shot lands from Torres.
Torres makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Torres tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Torres blocks an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Torres.
Torres tries a body shot but Punch blocks it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Punch.
Punch fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Punch.
Torres blocking some punches.
Torres blocks a body shot from Punch.
Torres lands a right hand.
Punch lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Torres or not.
Punch throws a punch but it's blocked by Torres.
A head punch on the inside from Torres fails to land.
Punch blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Torres lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

Punch is rocked!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Torres.
Oh Punch is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Torres tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Punch seems to have got his legs back now.
Punch fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Torres misses with a punch on the inside.
Punch lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Torres throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Julio Cesar Torres will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Julio Cesar Torres's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Torres moves into range and clinches up with Punch.
Torres has a couple of punches blocked by Punch.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Torres. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
A shot in the inside from Torres.
Torres misses with some punches.
Torres misses with a short punch on the inside.
Punch doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Torres lands a right hand.
Punch has a couple of punches blocked by Torres.
Torres blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Punch blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Punch prevents a body shot from Torres.
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.
Punch misses with a hook from the clinch.
Torres creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Punch with a big uppercut! Punch tries to clinch up but Torres pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Punch to the mat! Punch covers up and Torres unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Julio Cesar Torres!