PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Brian Torres (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Colonel Chilcoat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Torres
vs
Chilcoat

170 cm
22
144 lbs
9 - 0 - 0

176 cm
22
142 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
KO power

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Brian Torres!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Colonel Chilcoat!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Igor Prikhodko and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good standup being displayed there by Torres as he connects with a hook.
Chilcoat walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Torres tries to close the distance and clinch but Chilcoat swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Chilcoat lands with an uppercut that bounces Torres off the cage and back into rage.
Torres fails with an attempt to clinch.
Torres slips under a jab.
Torres turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Chilcoat throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Torres lands with a right hand.
A big right from Torres misses.
Chilcoat looks to throw the jab but Torres is out of range.
Torres swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Chilcoat.
Chilcoat misses with a hook.
Torres walks into a stiff left hand from Chilcoat.
Torres leaves Chilcoat with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Torres wants to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Torres moves away from the strike by Chilcoat.

Torres gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Chilcoat to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Chilcoat wants to pass the guard but Torres is keeping the position.
Chilcoat trying to control the position from guard on top but Torres is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Chilcoat preventing the sweep.
Chilcoat throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Torres works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chilcoat trying to control but Torres is working from the bottom.
Chilcoat is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Chilcoat working some strikes from top position.
Torres manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Torres controlling from the full mount.
Chilcoat has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torres lands with some strikes.
Chilcoat wants to control but Torres is having none of it.
Chilcoat is trying desperately to improve position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Torres sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Chilcoat is working to get back to half guard.
Chilcoat tries to lock up and control but Torres gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Torres can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Chilcoat is looking to escape.
Chilcoat is looking to get to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brian Torres dominated that 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.

Chilcoat shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Torres but Torres pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Chilcoat scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Torres ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Torres ducks under a wild hook from Chilcoat.
Chilcoat throws a lazy right hand but Torres sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Torres just misses with a punch to the body.
Torres swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A big right from Chilcoat misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big right from Chilcoat misses.
Torres throws a sloppy head kick and Chilcoat moves out of range easily.
Chilcoat lands with an overhand left.
Chilcoat misses with an uppercut. Torres saw that one coming.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chilcoat closes this distance looking for a takedown but Torres circles away.
Chilcoat misses with the combination.
Chilcoat fails to land with a series of punches.
A nice leg kick lands there from Torres.
Chilcoat throws out a loose jab but Torres uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chilcoat throws a series of punches but Torres moves out of range.
Chilcoat takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Torres steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Chilcoat.
Chilcoat moves out of range as Torres strikes.
Chilcoat slips a jab from Torres.
Chilcoat thows a left - swing and a miss!
A looping hook to the body misses from Torres. Chilcoat does a little dance to reset his feet.
Torres blocks a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chilcoat connects with a good right hand that stumbles Torres. Torres circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Chilcoat takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Chilcoat looks to land a right hand but Torres moved out of range.
Chilcoat looks for a takedown but Torres sprawls well.
Brian Torres has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Colonel Chilcoat.
Chilcoat thows a left - swing and a miss!
Chilcoat steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Torres.
Chilcoat misses with a takedown attempt - Torres sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Chilcoat 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.
Torres has a takedown stuffed.
Chilcoat scores with a jab to the jaw.
Torres misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torres fails in his attempt to clinch.
Torres lands a nice leg kick that just misses Chilcoat's sensitive parts.
Chilcoat fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Chilcoat shoots for a double leg takedown but Torres sprawls well. He's pushed Chilcoat's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Chilcoat scores with a decent looking hook.
Chilcoat throws out a loose jab but Torres uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chilcoat slips under a jab from Torres.
Good standup being displayed there by Chilcoat as he connects with a hook.
Good standup being displayed there by Chilcoat as he connects with a hook.
Chilcoat throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Chilcoat pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Chilcoat swings away with a body shot that misses
and Torres counters with a good low kick that Chilcoat was not able to check.
Chilcoat ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chilcoat staying out of range there.
Chilcoat throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Chilcoat fails with the takedown
and Torres counters with a head kick. That will keep Chilcoat thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Chilcoat takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Torres fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Chilcoat swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Torres to counter with a crisp jab.
Torres uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Chilcoat.
Chilcoat takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Torres on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Chilcoat misses with a shot to the body
and Torres makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Chilcoat really felt that one!
Chilcoat shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Torres counters with an inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Torres feints and as Chilcoat raises his hands in defense, Torres changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.

Torres gets to his feet. Chilcoat looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Chilcoat scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Chilcoat shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Torres counters with a thumping low kick.
Torres swinging wildly here.
Torres is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Torres tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Chilcoat manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Torres moves away from the strike by Chilcoat.
Chilcoat with a lazy takedown attempt

and Torres counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Torres.
Torres looking to pass the guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Torres is fighting to break Chilcoat's control of his arms but Chilcoat is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.

Torres avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Chilcoat takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Torres scoring with punches to the head and body.
Torres showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Torres trying to control but Chilcoat is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Torres has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Chilcoat is proving hard to escape from.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chilcoat throwing short punches from the bottom.

Torres avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Chilcoat being controlled here, momentarily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torres stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Chilcoat swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Torres gets to his feet - Chilcoat follows without any prompting.
Chilcoat looks to land a right hand but Torres moved out of range.
Torres keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Torres tries to score a power double leg takedown but Chilcoat sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Torres somewhat.
Torres feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Chilcoat's calf.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Torres is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nice defenses there by Torres.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Chilcoat.
Brian Torres has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Colonel Chilcoat.
Torres slips under a jab from Chilcoat.
Torres scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Torres shoots in but no luck this time.
Torres cracks Chilcoat with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Chilcoat looks to throw the jab but Torres is out of range.
Chilcoat jabbing away but nothing is landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Torres takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Chilcoat throws a right and a left that both miss.
Torres ducks under a wild hook from Chilcoat.
Chilcoat looks to score with a jab to the body but Torres is just out of range.
Torres uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Chilcoat.
Chilcoat throws a left and a right that both miss
and Chilcoat takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Chilcoat swings for the body but Torres moves out of range.
Chilcoat doesn't succeed with the takedown
enabling Torres to counter with a crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chilcoat misses with a wild combination.
Colonel Chilcoat seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Torres throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Chilcoat counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Chilcoat throws a body punch but Torres moves out of range.
Chilcoat waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Torres.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chilcoat lands a jab-cross combination.
Chilcoat falls off balance throwing a combination
and Torres counters with a nice uppercut.
Torres lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Torres.
Torres bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Chilcoat's head backwards.
Chilcoat slips a jab and a cross from Torres.
Chilcoat misses the jab.
Chilcoat has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Torres.
Torres scores with a jab to the body.
Torres ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chilcoat moves away.
Torres bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

Chilcoat closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Torres to the mat! Torres manages to get full guard.
Chilcoat not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torres can't keep his opponent in guard - Chilcoat advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chilcoat is just content to waste time from the top position. Torres takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Chilcoat looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Torres keeping moving, preventing Chilcoat from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chilcoat in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Torres wants to sweep but no luck.
Chilcoat wants to control from the top but Torres keeps moving.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Colonel Chilcoat.
Torres loads up on a big right hand but Chilcoat slips the punch.
Chilcoat lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A slow jab from Chilcoat misses its intended target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Chilcoat jabs Torres to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Chilcoat misses with a takedown attempt
and Torres counters with a leg kick.
Torres moves out of range as Chilcoat strikes.
Chilcoat throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Brian Torres is winning the standup battle so far.
Chilcoat takes one to the side of the head.
Torres thows a body kick. Chilcoat tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Chilcoat shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Torres pinned against the cage. Torres gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Brian Torres has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Colonel Chilcoat.

Chilcoat gets tackled into the cage by Torres. Torres maintains the clinch.
Chilcoat tries a body shot but Torres blocks it.

Torres manages to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close fourth round but I would say that Brian Torres will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Torres fails with an attempt to clinch.
Chilcoat is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Torres.
Chilcoat takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Torres chopping away at his opponent's legs.

Chilcoat looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Chilcoat is nestled in close to Torres, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Torres has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Chilcoat is working away from the top position though.
Chilcoat sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Torres defending well though.
Chilcoat missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Chilcoat in particular looking to stall.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Chilcoat thows a huge punch but Torres dodges it nicely.
Chilcoat wants to take a breather but Torres is having none of it.
Torres blocking the ground and pound attempt from Chilcoat.
Chilcoat is looking to take a break and control but Torres is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Torres avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Chilcoat.
Ground and pound from Chilcoat.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Chilcoat lands a nice short elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Torres regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Chilcoat.
Torres is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Chilcoat is staying active underneath Torres, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Chilcoat works his way to full guard. Good work.
Chilcoat throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Chilcoat 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.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torres trying to control the position from guard on top but Chilcoat is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Chilcoat lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Torres!
Chilcoat cracks Torres with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Torres is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid 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.
Chilcoat punching from mount but Torres doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Chilcoat with a couple of short strikes.
Chilcoat throwing strikes here but Torres is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Chilcoat postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Torres looks a forlorn figure.
Chilcoat landing shots from mount.
Chilcoat working some short elbows here. He postures up to throw some more ground and pound but Torres slips a leg through to get back to half guard. Nice work.
Torres is pressing down on Chilcoat's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Chilcoat working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Colonel Chilcoat comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Torres 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight for Brian Torres!
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight for Brian Torres!
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight for Brian Torres!

Brian Torres wins by unanimous decision!
Brian Torres retains his bantamweight title!