PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Darcy lee Torres (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose Wyatt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Wyatt's choice of entrance music: Power. Jose Wyatt will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

lee Torres
vs
Wyatt

183 cm
22
185 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

182 cm
20
185 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Darcy lee Torres!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jose Wyatt!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck for Torres with that takedown attempt.
Wyatt misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Torres.

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

Torres escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wyatt doesn't manage to clinch there - Torres circles away.
Torres wants to clinch up but Wyatt keeps it at a distance.
Wyatt throws a series of punches but Torres moves out of range.
Wyatt missing with a left hand there. Torres was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Torres throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Wyatt's waist but Wyatt gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Torres off to one side.
Wyatt misses with a body shot.

Wyatt has Torres up against the cage in a clinch.
Torres looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Torres fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Darcy lee Torres. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Torres letting Wyatt take a breather here.
Wyatt prevents Torres from breaking the clinch.
Torres prevents Wyatt from breaking the clinch.
Torres lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Torres fails to pull guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wyatt tries to circle away but Torres has him pinned against the cage.
Torres is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Torres fails to pull guard.
Wyatt is working Torres over against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Wyatt as Torres tries to tie him up.
Wyatt wants to break the clinch but can't.
Wyatt prevents a takedown attempt there.

Wyatt breaks the clinch.
Torres will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Wyatt leaves Torres with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Wyatt connects with an inside leg kick.
Jose Wyatt is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Torres is breathing heavily.
Wyatt scores with a punch to the head.

Wyatt drives through and clinches with Torres against the cage.
Wyatt lands a nice uppercut.
Wyatt stalls.
Wyatt lands a left hand that snaps the head of Torres backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Wyatt manages to break the clinch.
Crunch! Wyatt slams his shin into Torres's torso.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A jab from Torres misses.
Torres shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Wyatt as he avoids it easily.
Torres takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Wyatt tries to clinch up.

Wyatt rushes Torres and presses him up against the cage.

Wyatt breaks the clinch.
Torres throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Wyatt's waist but Wyatt gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Torres off to one side.
Torres throws a leg kick
and Wyatt counters with a lovely shot to the body.

Wyatt gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Wyatt breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Torres circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wyatt jabs at Torres's body.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Torres. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Torres avoids the head kick by Wyatt.
An inside leg kick lands from Wyatt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wyatt scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.

Wyatt darts in and clinches Torres up against the cage.
Torres can't get the takedown.
Wyatt dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Wyatt lands a nice shot to the body.

Wyatt breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wyatt scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
A punch combination from Wyatt misses.

Wyatt moves into range and clinches up with Torres.

Wyatt breaks from the clinch.
Wyatt tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wyatt throws a nice looking combination but Torres bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Wyatt looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Wyatt tries to clinch but Torres is having none of it.
Wyatt is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.

Wyatt has taken the fight to the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wyatt stalling against the cage.

Wyatt manages to break the clinch.
Wyatt wants to clinch up but Torres keeps it at a distance.

Wyatt moves into the clinch.
Wyatt will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Torres up against the cage.

Wyatt's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Torres shoots and misses
and Wyatt counters with a left to the body.
Wyatt misses with the combination.
Wyatt misses with a two punch combination.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wyatt throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Torres pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Wyatt cracks Torres with a good jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jose Wyatt 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.

Torres closes the distance and clinches.
Wyatt wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Torres has Wyatt pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Wyatt manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Torres jumps guard but Wyatt stands there with Torres around his waist. Torres gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

Wyatt breaks from the clinch.
Wyatt throws a series of punches but Torres moves out of range.
Wyatt is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Torres rather than just go for the knockout.
Torres closes the distance looking to clinch

and Wyatt counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Wyatt.
Torres tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Wyatt just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Darcy lee Torres. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wyatt tries to stall but Torres uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Torres tries for a takedown. No joy.

Torres breaks the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wyatt tries to close the distance and clinch up but Torres swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Torres shoots and misses
and Wyatt cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Torres takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Torres walks into a left hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Torres shoots and misses
and Wyatt counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

It looks like Darcy lee Torres has been cut.
Wyatt wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Wyatt scores with a jab to the head.
Torres avoids the head kick by Wyatt.
Wyatt scores with a nice body kick.

Wyatt forces Torres back against the cage and clinches.
Wyatt has had enough of the clinch but Torres keeps him there for the moment.

Wyatt breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Torres showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Wyatt.
Torres swats away the attempt to clinch by Wyatt.

Wyatt forces Torres back against the cage and clinches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wyatt landing knees to the head.
Torres tries to pull guard but Wyatt won't allow it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wyatt is trying to break the clinch but Torres is controlling him.

Wyatt breaks the clinch.
Wyatt fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Wyatt connects with a good right hand that stumbles Torres. Torres circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Wyatt misses with the combination.
Jose Wyatt seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wyatt tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Torres manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Torres doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Wyatt counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wyatt throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Torres shoots and misses
and Wyatt counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Wyatt throws a series of punches but Torres moves out of range.
Left hook, right uppercut from Wyatt.
Wyatt scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Wyatt thuds a left hand into Torres's body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wyatt connects with a high kick.
Wyatt misses with a wild combination.
Torres blocks a head kick by Wyatt.
Torres with a poor takedown
and Wyatt makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Wyatt changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Wyatt lands a two punch combo.
Wyatt pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Torres back to the cage. Wyatt follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Wyatt shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Torres eats them both and turns towards Wyatt to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Wyatt wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Wyatt lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

Wyatt has managed to clinch.

Wyatt manages to break the clinch.
Wyatt throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Torres stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Darcy lee Torres seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Torres throws a head kick that misses.
Wyatt darts in trying to clinch
and Torres counters with a big head kick but Wyatt shrugs it off.
Wyatt tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Torres paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Torres misses with a takedown
and Wyatt counters with a two punch combo.

Wyatt drives through and clinches with Torres against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Wyatt breaks the clinch.
Torres takes one on the chin but seems OK.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Torres gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Torres fails with the takedown

and Wyatt moves into the clinch.

Wyatt breaks from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jose Wyatt showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Darcy lee Torres's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Torres is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Wyatt has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Torres with a poor takedown
and Wyatt counters with a low kick, right behind Torres 's knee.
Torres with a lazy takedown attempt

and Wyatt counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Wyatt.
The referee calls for Wyatt to work.
Wyatt wants to get back to striking at distance but Torres won't allow it.
Wyatt gets underhooks to prevent Torres's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Darcy lee Torres. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Wyatt's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Torres is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Wyatt.
Wyatt fails in his attempt to clinch.

Wyatt pushes Torres up against the cage in a clinch.

Wyatt escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Torres walks forward, straight into a front kick from Wyatt.

Wyatt has managed to clinch.

Wyatt breaks the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Torres misses with a takedown
and Wyatt counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

Wyatt has closed the distance and engaged Torres in a clinch.
Wyatt leaning his opponent against the cage.
Wyatt looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Wyatt looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Wyatt manages to break the clinch.
Wyatt lands a nice hook to Torres's body. Torres takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Torres on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Wyatt throws a right hand that Torres ducks under and follows up with a left that Torres also avoids with ease.
Wyatt swinging wildly here.
Wyatt throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wyatt feints and then cracks Torres's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Torres down.
Torres keeps the fight on the outside.
Torres has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

Wyatt closes the distance and clinches.

Wyatt manages to break the clinch.
Wyatt with a body punch. A glancing blow.

Wyatt gets a clinch.
Wyatt controlling the action here for a moment.

Wyatt's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wyatt connects with a body shot.

Wyatt gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Torres tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee is keeping an eye on Wyatt - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.

Wyatt breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A right-left combo lands from Wyatt.
Wyatt misses with a wild combination.
Wyatt looks to score with a jab to the body but Torres is just out of range.
Wyatt fails in his attempt to clinch.
Torres has his takedown stuffed
and Wyatt counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Torres looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Wyatt misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Torres shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Wyatt counters with a left and a right that stings Torres.
Jab by Wyatt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Torres throws a series of punches but Wyatt avoids them all with ease.
Wyatt tries to clinch but Torres is having none of it.
Wyatt scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Darcy lee Torres is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Wyatt pushes Torres up against the cage in a clinch.
Wyatt tries to circle away but Torres has him pinned against the cage.
Wyatt is trying to break the clinch but Torres has him pressed against the cage.
Wyatt has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Torres tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Wyatt is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Wyatt's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Torres misses with a takedown
and Wyatt counters with a two punch combo.
Darcy lee Torres has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Torres waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Wyatt.
Jose Wyatt is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Wyatt scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jose Wyatt comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Wyatt has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 24:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 24:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 24:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jose Wyatt!