PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Henrik Sedin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Felipe Torres (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Torres has chosen It's My Time-Fabulous as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Sedin
vs
Torres

190 cm
20
160 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

185 cm
25
158 lbs
20 - 9 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Good chin

Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Syndicate Drugs

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Henrik Sedin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Felipe Torres!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Edson Gomes and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Torres throws a one two combo.
Torres moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Sedin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sedin tried to score with a low kick but Torres checks it.
Sedin takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Torres lands a nice shot to the body.
Torres misses with a jab, cross combination.
A combination from Torres does no damage.
A nice inside leg kick there by Torres. That's going to slow Sedin down.
Torres scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Torres throws a one two combo.
Torres looks to land a combination. Sedin sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Sedin is looking to clinch.
Sedin thows a leg kick but Torres checks it
and Torres cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Left hook, right uppercut from Torres.

Sedin shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Torres is trying to defend but Sedin finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.

Torres looking for submissions off his back.
Sedin trying to control from Torres's half guard. Torres has other ideas though and has regained full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sedin wants to pass the guard but Torres is keeping the position.
Torres not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sedin trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

Torres throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Sedin is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Torres is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Torres has escaped and now he's on top!

Sedin isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Torres stacks Sedin on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Torres!
The ground and pound from Torres seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sedin is trying to improve his position.
Torres advances to full mount.
Sedin taking shots to the head.

Torres is working for a guillotine from mount but Sedin frees his head quite easily.
Sedin tries to hold on but Torres postures up.
Torres can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Sedin is looking to escape.
Sedin keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Torres looking to secure an arm triangle but Sedin defends it well.

Torres is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Sedin is surviving well by controlling Torres's body position as best he can.
Sedin is looking to get to half guard.

Torres is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Sedin can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.

Torres working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sedin is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Sedin really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

Torres working for a guillotine from mount but Sedin is in no mood to give up.
Torres controlling the position easily from mount.
Sedin really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Torres trying to control but Sedin is having none of it.

Torres is working for a guillotine from mount but Sedin frees his head quite easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Felipe Torres dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Sedin throws a leg kick
and Torres counters with a nice uppercut.
Torres pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Sedin moves in looking to clinch but Torres pushes him off.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Torres.
Sedin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Torres moves away.
Sedin throws a leg kick that is checked
and Torres counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Torres misses with a series of wild punches.
Sedin throws a sloppy head kick and Torres moves out of range easily.
Sedin throws a leg kick but Torres sees it coming and moves out of range.
Torres stalks Sedin and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Sedin's face. Sedin staggers backwards, shaken.
Torres scores with a jab to the body.
Sedin tries for a takedown but Torres circles away easily
and Torres counters with a good low kick that Sedin was not able to check.
Good leg kick by Torres there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Sedin moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Sedin misses with a takedown
letting Torres counter with a right hand.

Torres shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Sedin's guard.
Torres trying to control the position from guard on top but Sedin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Torres is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Torres trying to control the position from guard on top but Sedin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Torres is stalling in the full guard.
Sedin wants to sweep here but Torres controlling him for the moment.

Sedin is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Torres defends well.
Torres controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Felipe Torres was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Torres lands with a nice combination. Sedin backs away looking to recover.
Torres lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Torres changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Torres lands a jab-cross combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sedin tries to clinch up
and Torres counters with a left to the body.

Torres moves into range and clinches up with Sedin.

Torres pulls Sedin into guard.
Sedin tries to free his leg and advance position but Torres is retaining full guard.
Torres keeping moving, preventing Sedin from controlling successfully.

Torres looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Torres trying to keep a closed guard but Sedin is proving a slippery customer.

Torres looking for a triangle here. Sedin is fighting it but it looks tight! Torres pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Sedin is tapping out - this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Felipe Torres!