|
|
PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Fernando Torres (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ragnar Hammerson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Torres comes to the cage accompanied by Eminem - Not Afraid. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
 |
|
 |
| 190 cm
19
190 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
|
182 cm
26
192 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Cardio machine |
|
BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Determined |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Fernando Torres!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ragnar Hammerson!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Marco Blurström and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hammerson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Torres circles away quickly and effectively.
Hammerson scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Hammerson swinging wildly here.
Hammerson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Torres.
Hammerson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A punch combination from Hammerson misses.
Hammerson misses with a few strikes there.
A cross from Hammerson lands.
Hammerson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hammerson misses with a few strikes there.
Hammerson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Torres throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Torres looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hammerson is fending him off so far but Torres persists. Nope, Hammerson circles away and we're back to standing.
Hammerson defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Torres.
Hammerson throws a hook but Torres avoids it easily.
A combination from Hammerson does no damage.
Ragnar Hammerson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hammerson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Torres tries to clinch up but Hammerson circles away and keeps his distance.
Torres looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Hammerson!
Hammerson wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Torres.
Hammerson is looking to improve his position but Torres isn't that keen on the idea.
Hammerson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Torres. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Torres unloads with some shots from mount but Hammerson bucks and avoids them well.
Hammerson is trying desperately to improve position.
Torres with good strikes from the mount here!
Hammerson is desperately trying to improve his position but Torres has a good base and remains in mount.
Hammerson looks gassed!
Hammerson wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Torres.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torres throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Torres looking to control but Hammerson is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Torres has hold of Hammerson's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Hammerson manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Torres wants to control the pace but Hammerson is squirming around nicely.
Torres throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Hammerson is looking to improve his position but Torres isn't that keen on the idea.
Torres 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 trying to control but Hammerson is having none of it.
Torres is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Hammerson can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torres looking to finish with strikes here!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Hammerson avoids a series of strikes thrown by Torres.
Torres looking to control but Hammerson is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Hammerson is working to get back to half guard.
Hammerson wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Torres.
Torres throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Torres is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Hammerson can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Hammerson tries to lock up and control but Torres gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Hammerson keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Torres misses with a head shot.
Torres throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Hammerson because Torres loaded up on that one.
Torres goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Hammerson is on top in guard.
Torres wants to get back to his feet but Hammerson is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Torres is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Hammerson defends well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fernando Torres dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Torres defending well as Hammerson loads up on a big left hand.
A combination from Hammerson does no damage.
Torres moves forwards but Hammerson connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Hammerson stuffs the takedown attempt from Torres. Torres gets slowly back to his feet.
Hammerson tries to bum rush Torres with a series of wild strikes but Torres uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Fernando Torres is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Torres blocks a jab.
Hammerson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Torres moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Torres gets the takedown into side control.
Torres in side control, throwing shots but Hammerson defends.
Hammerson tries to bench press Torres off him but Torres keeps the position.
Hammerson is breathing heavily.
Torres wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hammerson keeps working.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Torres is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Hammerson knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Torres decides to stand up, so the ref orders Hammerson to his feet.
Torres closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Hammerson is trying to control but can't.
Torres is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Hammerson has managed to free his arm - good work.
Hammerson is staying active underneath Torres, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Torres tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Torres is keen to just control but Hammerson is a slippery customer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hammerson is looking for a sweep. Torres is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Hammerson has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Torres is working away from the top position though.
Torres uses his free foot to push down on Hammerson's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Hammerson.
Torres looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Torres trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Hammerson manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Torres trying to control from half guard but Hammerson is working away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammerson is looking to improve his position.
Torres is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Torres is looking to take a break and control but Hammerson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hammerson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Torres.
Hammerson tries to roll over but Torres keeps him under control.
Torres missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Torres checks a low kick from Hammerson.
Torres misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Torres avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Torres tries to clinch up but Hammerson circles away and keeps his distance.
Torres tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Hammerson swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fernando Torres. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Torres closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hammerson circles away.
Hammerson misses with a wild body shot.
Torres keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hammerson.
No joy there for Hammerson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Torres will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Torres tries to clinch there but Hammerson circles away.
Torres looks to land a combination but Hammerson avoids it well.
Torres shoots in for a double leg but Hammerson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Hammerson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hammerson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Torres circles away quickly and effectively.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fernando Torres dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Danga de danga de dang - Hammerson scores with a four punch combination!
Hammerson tries to land a leg kick but Torres saw it coming and moves away.
Torres misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Torres darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Torres is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Hammerson sees it coming and defends easily.
Hammerson controlling the position for now.
Hammerson trying to control here.
Hammerson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Hammerson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Torres moves into full mount! Hammerson won't be happy about that!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammerson tries to hold on but Torres pushes him away.
Hammerson blocking the ground and pound.
Hammerson is looking to get to half guard.
Torres throws some wild stikes that Hammerson manages to avoid easily.
Hammerson keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Torres wants to control the pace but Hammerson is squirming around nicely.
Torres is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Hammerson is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Torres punching from mount but Hammerson doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Torres tries to control but Hammerson wriggling away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Torres goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Hammerson turns into him and now he's in Torres's guard.
Torres looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Torres working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Hammerson doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Hammerson manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Torres not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Torres had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Hammerson defends it easily.
Hammerson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Torres swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammerson stopping the sweep attempt from Torres.
Torres looking for a guillotine here but Hammerson defends easily.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Torres is on top in guard.
Ragnar Hammerson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hammerson manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Torres manages to get himself to full guard.
Torres has his foot on Hammerson's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Hammerson works his way back into a safe position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Torres looking to control.
Torres lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Hammerson!
Torres looking to secure an arm triangle but Hammerson defends it well.
Torres working from mount. He moves in close and looks like he might be going for an arm triangle... He's hopped off to the side and he's transitioned into an Anaconda choke. Hammerson turning a nasty shade of purple. He's refusing to tap but he's gone! He's out! The ref rips Torres off and cradles Hammerson's limp body as Torres celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:49 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Anaconda Choke). Fernando Torres!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
44% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
