PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leif Ericssonl (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Christian Torre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ericssonl's entrance music is VIKING WARRIOR. A fine choice. The key to victory for Leif Ericssonl has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Ericssonl
vs
Torre

198 cm
19
265 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

190 cm
24
276 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Solid chin

Win Nutritional
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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 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Leif Ericssonl!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Christian Torre!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Lou da Vinci and Reed Andrews.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Torre closes this distance looking for a takedown but Ericssonl circles away.
Ericssonl misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ericssonl looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ericssonl will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Torre throws a right hand that Ericssonl ducks under and follows up with a left that Ericssonl also avoids with ease.
Torre showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ericssonl.
Torre shoots for a double leg takedown but Ericssonl sprawls well. He's pushed Torre's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
A nice combination there by Ericssonl.

It looks like Christian Torre has been cut.
Leif Ericssonl seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ericssonl tries to bum rush Torre with a series of wild strikes but Torre uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ericssonl throws a right hand that Torre ducks under and follows up with a left that Torre also avoids with ease.
Ericssonl looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ericssonl misses with a combination

and Torre counters with a shoot takedown. Ericssonl fights it but they end up in guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Torre throws and elbow that misses. Ericssonl uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Torre's guard. Nice move by Ericssonl!
Ericssonl is fighting to break Torre's control of his arms but Torre is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Ericssonl preventing the sweep.

Ericssonl decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Torre, up you get!
No joy there for Ericssonl, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ericssonl misses with a wild combination.
Ericssonl will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Torre slips a jab and a cross from Ericssonl.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
A combination from Ericssonl does no damage.
Torre avoids a punch combination nicely.
Torre on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Ericssonl swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A punch combination from Ericssonl misses.
Ericssonl throws a right hand that Torre ducks under and follows up with a left that Torre also avoids with ease.
Ericssonl scores with a body shot.
Torre looks gassed!
Torre slips a jab and a cross from Ericssonl.
Ericssonl lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Torre circles away quickly and effectively.
Ericssonl throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Torre.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Torre.
Leif Ericssonl has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Christian Torre.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice combination there by Ericssonl.
Ericssonl swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Torre counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Ericssonl!
Poor strikes thrown by Torre there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Torre sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
BOOM! Torre connects with a massive shot to the dome!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Torre lands a heavy elbow.
Ericssonl wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Torre.
Ericssonl is trying to get back to his feet but can't.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Torre throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Torre looking to ground and pound but Ericssonl is blocking nicely.
Torre has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Torre throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Ericssonl really wants to buck Torre off and get back to his feet.
Torre scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Ericssonl?
Torre throws some wild stikes that Ericssonl manages to avoid easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Torre punching from mount but Ericssonl doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Ericssonl is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Torre cracks Ericssonl with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Leif Ericssonl dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Christian Torre's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Ericssonl scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.

That has opened up Christian Torre's cut even more.
Leif Ericssonl is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ericssonl misses with the combination.

Ericssonl lands a left and a right that send Torre crashing to the mat, dazed. Ericssonl thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Torre avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ericssonl lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Torre circles away quickly and effectively.

Ericssonl drops Torre with a beautiful combination! Torre stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Ericssonl is looking for the KO!

Christian Torre's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Christian Torre's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Leif Ericssonl!