PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ricardo Sabrol (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Felipe Torres (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sabrol comes to the cage accompanied by Snap Your Fingers Snap Your Neck. Torres has chosen Eye of the Tiger as his entrance music. Felipe Torres is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Sabrol
vs
Torres

180 cm
22
170 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

185 cm
18
162 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Determined

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ricardo Sabrol!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Felipe Torres!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Paulo Santos and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sabrol doesn't manage to clinch there - Torres circles away.
Sabrol moves into range and connects with a jab.
Torres tries to clinch up.
Sabrol tries to clinch up.
Felipe Torres seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Torres fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Sabrol, pushing him back against the cage.

Torres jumps into guard, dragging Sabrol to the mat.
Sabrol wants to pass the guard but Torres is keeping the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they both work up against the meshing.
Torres keeping moving, preventing Sabrol from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sabrol being controlled here momentarily.
Torres keeping moving, preventing Sabrol from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sabrol missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Sabrol trying to control but Torres is working from the bottom.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Ricardo Sabrol.
Torres fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
A nice combination there by Sabrol.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Torres shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Sabrol is trying to keep Torres in close.
Sabrol being controlled here, momentarily.
Sabrol controls Torres momentarily but Torres frees himself.

Sabrol looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Sabrol not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sabrol is really struggling to control Torres but he's trying to hold on to the position.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Ricardo Sabrol.
Torres fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sabrol checks a leg kick.
Sabrol will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Nice sprawl there from Torres as Sabrol shoots in.
Torres dodges the punch combination from Sabrol.
Torres throws a poor cross that misses

and Sabrol counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Torres's guard now.
Torres keeping moving, preventing Sabrol from controlling successfully.
Torres looks gassed!

Sabrol drops back looking for a leg! Torres is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Torres manages to kick Sabrol off! Sabrol jumps back into Torres's guard.
Torres keeping moving, preventing Sabrol from controlling successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sabrol pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Torres is keeping the position for now.
Torres keeping moving, preventing Sabrol from controlling successfully.
Sabrol is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Sabrol is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ricardo Sabrol dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

A combination from Sabrol does no damage.
Torres tries to clinch but Sabrol is having none of it.
Sabrol slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.

Torres gets the takedown into side control.
Sabrol is trying to get back to half guard.
Sabrol gets back to half guard.
Sabrol tries to get to full guard but Torres has control of the leg.
Torres is breathing heavily.

Sabrol looking for submissions off his back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Torres controlling the pace.
Sabrol wants to control but Torres is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Sabrol tries to get to full guard but Torres has control of the leg.
Torres controlling the action here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Sabrol trying to hold on to Torres's head to control him but Torres postures up.
Sabrol moves into full guard.
Torres won't allow Sabrol to sweep him here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Sabrol looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Torres passes into side control.
Torres taking a breather here.
Sabrol tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Sabrol manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Sabrol wants to control but Torres is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sabrol is looking to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Felipe Torres showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Sabrol is looking to slow Torres down with leg kicks.
Sabrol shoots in but Torres avoids the takedown attempt easily.

Sabrol moves into the clinch successfully.
Sabrol prevents a takedown attempt there.
Sabrol prevents the takedown attempt.

Sabrol jumps guard.

Sabrol working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Torres doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Torres manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Sabrol is trying to control the position from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sabrol doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Torres takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Sabrol looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Sabrol is trying to keep Torres in close.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Ricardo Sabrol.
Sabrol fails with a takedown attempt.
Sabrol shoots in for a takedown but Torres shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ricardo Sabrol. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Torres tries to clinch but Sabrol moves away

so Sabrol counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Sabrol stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Torres swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Sabrol wants to control from the top but Torres keeps moving.
Torres trying to keep a closed guard but Sabrol is proving a slippery customer.

Sabrol drops back, looking for a kneebar! Torres looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Torres looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Torres!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sabrol is trying to improve his position.
Torres is looking to take a break and control but Sabrol is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sabrol tries to buck Torres off but Torres is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Torres working away.
Sabrol looks to move to half guard but instead Torres has passed into mount! Damn!
Torres avoids the attempt from Sabrol to control.
Torres sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Torres avoids the attempt from Sabrol to control.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ricardo Sabrol showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Sabrol has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 29:28
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ricardo Sabrol!