PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Luciano Torrentini (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Akhenaton Talibah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Torrentini
vs
Talibah

197 cm
19
302 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

199 cm
23
300 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Luciano Torrentini!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Akhenaton Talibah!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Seu Braga and Edson Gomes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Talibah throws a head kick that misses.
Torrentini misses with an attempted mid kick.
Torrentini swinging wildly here.
Torrentini moves in looking to clinch but Talibah pushes him off.

Talibah closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Torrentini to the mat! Torrentini manages to get full guard.
Torrentini trying to control the position.
Talibah wants to control from the top but Torrentini keeps moving.
Talibah must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Torrentini had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Talibah defends it easily.
Torrentini is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Talibah should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Talibah is looking to stand up but Torrentini won't let him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Torrentini is trying to control the position but Talibah postures up.
Torrentini tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Talibah won't allow Torrentini to get back to his feet.
Talibah preventing the sweep.
Torrentini is trying to control the position but Talibah postures up.
Torrentini is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Talibah is controlling him.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Torrentini throws a series of punches but Talibah moves out of range.
Luciano Torrentini seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Torrentini is looking to land body kicks.
Torrentini doesn't manage to clinch there - Talibah circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Torrentini throws a series of punches but Talibah avoids them all with ease.
Torrentini throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Torrentini swinging wildly here.
Torrentini wants to clinch up but Talibah keeps it at a distance.
Torrentini scores with a three punch combo!
A combination from Torrentini does no damage.
Torrentini throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Torrentini throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Talibah.
Talibah wants to lay and pray for a moment but Torrentini keeps working.
Talibah tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torrentini sneaks back into half guard.
Talibah is trying to control. Torrentini wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Torrentini is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Talibah wants to stand up but Torrentini has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Talibah wants to pass the guard but Torrentini is defending well.
Torrentini trying to control here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Torrentini is looking to clinch.
Torrentini misses with a wild combination.
Torrentini cracks Talibah with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Talibah gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Talibah checks a leg kick.
Torrentini wants to clinch up but Talibah keeps it at a distance.
Torrentini throws a right and a left that both miss.
Torrentini wants to clinch up but Talibah keeps it at a distance.
Torrentini is looking to land body kicks.
Torrentini tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Talibah paws at him with a jab and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Luciano Torrentini dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Torrentini attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A head kick by Torrentini misses

and Talibah counters with a shoot takedown. Torrentini fights it but they end up in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Torrentini wants to stand but Talibah is controlling the position.
Talibah won't allow Torrentini to sweep him here.
Talibah wants to stand but Torrentini has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

Torrentini is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Talibah defends well.
Torrentini pulls Talibah in close to prevent any damage.
Talibah would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Torrentini looking for a sweep. Not yet Torrentini, not yet.
Torrentini is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Talibah preventing the sweep.
Talibah stops Torrentini from standing up.

Torrentini had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Talibah defends it easily.
Talibah tries to free his leg and advance position but Torrentini is retaining full guard.

Torrentini has his foot on Talibah's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Talibah works his way back into a safe position though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Talibah looking to pass the guard.
Torrentini has a closed guard, preventing Talibah from standing up.
Talibah really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Torrentini. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Talibah slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Talibah wants to stand but Torrentini is controlling his posture from full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Talibah got a little sloppy there for a moment and Torrentini has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Talibah has managed to get both his arms back between Torrentini's legs - danger averted.
Torrentini looking to control.
Talibah wants to get up but he can't break Torrentini's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

Torrentini is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Talibah trying to stand up but can't free himself from Torrentini's guard.
Torrentini is trying to control the position but Talibah postures up.

Torrentini has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Talibah can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Talibah wants to stand and escape but instead Torrentini has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Torrentini postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Luciano Torrentini dominated that second round.
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. And we move into the final round!

Talibah throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Torrentini was covering up waiting for the punch and Talibah finishes the takedown easily into guard.

Torrentini has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Talibah can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Torrentini wants to stand up but Talibah is controlling him.
Torrentini looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Torrentini keeping moving, preventing Talibah from controlling successfully.
Talibah wants to get up but he can't break Torrentini's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Torrentini striking off his back but it's not causing Talibah any problems.
Torrentini looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Talibah wants to stand but Torrentini is controlling his posture from full guard.
Torrentini can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Talibah controls the pace.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Torrentini throws a nice looking combination but Talibah bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Torrentini fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Talibah dodges the punch combination from Torrentini.
A punch combination from Torrentini misses.

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.
Torrentini tries to clinch but Talibah moves away

and Talibah counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Talibah.

Talibah escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Torrentini closes the distance looking to clinch

and Talibah counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Talibah prevents Torrentini from standing back up.
Talibah wants to pass the guard but Torrentini is defending well.
Talibah wants to stand up but Torrentini has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Talibah is thwarting Torrentini's attempts to control the position.
It looks like Talibah is going to stand back up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torrentini is trying to control but can't.
Talibah prevents Torrentini from standing back up.
Talibah is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Torrentini throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Talibah.
Torrentini gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Talibah counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Talibah content to control rather than advance.
Torrentini is looking to escape.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Torrentini connecting with a few gentle strikes.
Torrentini is trying to control but Talibah manages to pass to mount!
Akhenaton Talibah has got the better of the ground game so far.
Torrentini's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Torrentini is looking to improve his position but Talibah isn't that keen on the idea.
Luciano Torrentini is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Talibah looking to control but Torrentini is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Akhenaton Talibah has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Talibah with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.

And that's the end of the fight!
Akhenaton Talibah comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Torrentini has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Emerson Jorge scores the fight 29:28
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 29:28
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Luciano Torrentini!