PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ramiro Crisp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thiago Torres (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Torres's choice of entrance music: The Way Of The Fist. Thiago Torres has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Crisp
vs
Torres

190 cm
20
275 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

192 cm
21
220 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Omnipotent Ensemble [MMABR]

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 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ramiro Crisp!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Thiago Torres!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Thiago Cunha and Seu Braga.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crisp shoots in and drives through. Torres sprawls well.
Torres connects with a crisp jab.
Crisp shoots in and drives through. Torres sprawls well.
Torres scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Crisp.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ramiro Crisp. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice sprawl there from Torres as Crisp shoots in.
Nice takedown defense from Torres. No joy for Crisp on that attempt.
Crisp has a takedown stuffed.
Nice uppercut lands for Torres. That snapped Crisp's head back.
Torres's corner calls for a 1-2. Torres obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Crisp will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Crisp is breathing heavily.
Torres bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Crisp is defended easily by Torres.
Crisp takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Nice takedown defense from Torres. No joy for Crisp on that attempt.
Torres lands a jab.
Torres lands an overhand right.

It looks like Ramiro Crisp has been cut.
Crisp takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Crisp looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Torres is fending him off so far but Crisp persists. Nope, Torres circles away and we're back to standing.
Torres cracks a nice hook into Crisp's ribs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Torres.
Torres throws a good cross that connects.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crisp shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Torres defends it nicely.
A punch lands to the side of Crisp 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Torres digs a good body shot into Crisp's ribs.
Crisp walks into a left hand.
Torres paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Torres is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Crisp had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Torres cracks Crisp with a good jab.

Crisp gets caught flat footed, as Torres shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Torres with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Torres chips away with some ground and pound.
Torres wants to control from the top but Crisp keeps moving.
Torres tries to free his leg and advance position but Crisp is retaining full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crisp looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Torres is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Torres throwing strikes from guard but Crisp blocks nicely.
Torres must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Crisp keeping moving, preventing Torres from controlling successfully.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Crisp fails with the takedown

and Torres counters with a shoot takedown. Crisp fights it but they end up in guard.
Crisp keeping moving, preventing Torres from controlling successfully.
Crisp keeping full guard, as Torres tries to pass.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Torres preventing the sweep.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Torres wants to control from the top but Crisp keeps moving.
Crisp throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Torres pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Crisp is keeping the position for now.
Crisp throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Crisp shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Torres counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Torres smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Crisp misses with a takedown attempt
and Crisp takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Torres scores with a sloppy right hand. Crisp should have avoided that one.

Torres scores a takedown into full mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Thiago Torres dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ramiro Crisp's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Crisp gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
enabling Torres to counter with a crisp jab.
Crisp with a poor takedown
letting Torres counter with a right hand.
Crisp shoots and misses
and Torres makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ramiro Crisp. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Crisp misses with a takedown
and Torres counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A jab from Torres does it's job there.
Ramiro Crisp seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Torres throws a head kick but Crisp moves out of range.
Torres lands with a cross.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Crisp fails with the takedown
and Torres counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Crisp has his takedown stuffed

and Torres holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Torres pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Crisp gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Torres connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Crisp walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Torres might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Crisp on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Torres has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Torres closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Torres is thwarting Crisp's attempts to control the position.

Torres is looking for a kimura here.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Torres takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crisp is refusing to be controlled, as Torres sits in half guard.
Crisp wants to control but Torres is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Torres is keen to just control but Crisp is a slippery customer.
Crisp punching from the bottom.
Crisp is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Crisp fails with the takedown
and Torres counters with a right hand to the body.
Crisp has his takedown stuffed
and Torres counters with a stiff right hand.
Torres jabs at Crisp's body.
Crisp misses with a takedown attempt

and Torres counters with a nice double leg into side control. Crisp won't be happy with that.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torres lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Crisp down.
Crisp has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Torres lands a nice forearm strike.
Torres trying to control the position but Crisp is working away.

Torres is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Crisp has escaped the position, nice work there.
Torres working away.
Torres trying to control the position but Crisp is working away.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Torres landing a few strikes.
Crisp tries to bench press Torres off him but Torres keeps the position.
Torres really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Crisp. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Torres trying to control the action but Crisp is working from the bottom.
Crisp wings away with a couple of strikes but they don't land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Crisp shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Torres counters with a takedown into side control.
Torres wants to control but Crisp is keeping him busy.
Torres lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Crisp down.
Torres working away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Crisp is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Torres wants to pass the guard but Crisp is defending well.
Crisp slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Thiago Torres showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ramiro Crisp's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Crisp shoots and misses
and Torres counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Crisp thinking.
Crisp doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Torres counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Crisp drops his hands momentarily and Torres takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Crisp gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Torres counters with a nice double leg into guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ramiro Crisp. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Crisp keeping moving, preventing Torres from controlling successfully.
Torres pushes down on Crisp's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Crisp is defending against the submission attempts here by Torres.
Torres trying to mount his opponent but Crisp defends it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crisp missing with punches from the bottom.
Crisp trying to hold on to Torres's head to control him but Torres postures up.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Torres. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Torres blocks the strikes from Crisp.
Crisp slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Crisp trying to keep a closed guard but Torres is proving a slippery customer.
Crisp lands a good elbow from the bottom.
Torres trying to control the position from guard on top but Crisp is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Crisp manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Torres is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Poor strikes thrown by Crisp there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Crisp working away from the top, dropping strikes.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Torres can do anything to dispel that myth.
Torres is squirming around, avoiding Crisp's attempts to control the action.
Poor strikes thrown by Crisp there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crisp landing strikes from the mount and Torres is in trouble!
Crisp throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Torres because Crisp loaded up on that one.
Thiago Torres is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Crisp is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Torres is surviving well by controlling Crisp's body position as best he can.
Crisp throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Crisp punching from mount but Torres doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Crisp throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Ramiro Crisp has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Crisp landing shots from mount.
Torres avoids a series of strikes thrown by Crisp.
Crisp raining down shots from the mount!
Torres is looking to improve his position but Crisp isn't that keen on the idea.
Crisp tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

Crisp is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Torres has managed to escape the submission attempt.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Ramiro Crisp.
Well Torres has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 27:29
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 25:30
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 26:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thiago Torres!