PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Alika Mumea (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kid Torres (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Torres has chosen Adagio For Strings as his entrance music. Kid Torres acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Mumea
vs
Torres

175 cm
25
153 lbs
12 - 2 - 0

169 cm
26
149 lbs
20 - 9 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alika Mumea!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kid Torres!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Paul Aken and Albert Achterberg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mumea misses with a hook
and Torres counters with a straight right hand.
Torres misses with a head kick.
Torres throws a leg kick
and Mumea cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mumea throws a hook but Torres blocks it.
Mumea throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Torres counters with a head kick.
Torres uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mumea.
Mumea checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Torres slips under a jab.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Torres, right into the meat.
Mumea throws out a powerful jab.
Torres scores with a leg kick.
Torres misses with a leg kick
and Mumea counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Torres thinking.
Torres looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Torres throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mumea misses with a looping right.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mumea throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Torres sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mumea tries a head kick but it misses.
Torres ducks right into an uppercut from Mumea.
Nice defenses there by Torres.
Mumea throws a poor cross that misses
and Torres counters with a slapping leg kick.
Mumea takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Torres is looking to land body kicks.
Mumea misses with a hook. Torres ducked under it nicely.
Torres scores with a head kick. Mumea tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Torres uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mumea.
Mumea misses with a straight right.
Torres walks into a left hand.
Mumea steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Torres. That one must have hurt.
Torres ducks under a wild hook from Mumea.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torres throws a low kick but Mumea avoids it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Torres lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Mumea has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Mumea and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Kid Torres is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Torres lands with a thumping leg kick.
Mumea misses with a double jab.
Mumea throws a good cross that connects.
Mumea misses with a straight right.
Torres uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mumea.
Mumea misses the shot to the body.
Mumea dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Torres throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A head kick by Mumea misses
and Torres finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Mumea looks to land a right hand but Torres moved out of range.
Torres throws the kick towards the body but Mumea avoids it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torres throws a leg kick but Mumea checks it.
An inside leg kick from Torres misses.
Mumea cracks Torres with a good jab.
That kick from Torres tenderised Mumea's leg. Mumea is trying to keep his angry face on.
Mumea connects with a nice looking jab.
Mumea swings for the body but Torres moves out of range.
Mumea misses with a body shot.
Torres thows a leg kick but Mumea checks it
and Mumea counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mumea misses with a right hand
and Torres makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Mumea throws an overhand right that lands on Torres's shoulder, as Torres tries to avoid the shot.
Torres avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Torres blocks a leg kick.
Mumea lands with a cross.
Mumea is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Mumea throws a shot from downtown. Torres moves away and avoids it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mumea checks a low kick from Torres.
Mumea swings widly with a right hand
and Torres counters with a head kick.
Torres uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mumea.
Torres throws a head kick that misses.
Mumea misses the body punch
and Torres counters with a good low kick that Mumea was not able to check.
Torres lands with a slapping head kick.
Mumea throws a jab when Torres was well out of range.
Mumea throws a leg kick
and Torres counters with a thumping low kick.
Mumea misses with a body shot

and Torres moves into the clinch.
Torres unloads a knee to the mid-section. Mumea lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Torres with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mumea trying to stall but Torres improves his position.
Torres throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mumea blocks it with crossed arms.

Torres manages to break the clinch.
Torres fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Torres throws a leg kick but Mumea sees it coming and checks it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Mumea tests Torres's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Mumea misses with an uppercut
and Torres counters with a thumping low kick.
Torres pivots, looking for a leg kick but Mumea is out of range and Torres settles back down.
Kid Torres is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Torres throws a left and a right that both miss
and Mumea cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

Mumea shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Mumea showed some decent athleticism there.
Mumea tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Torres.
Torres tries to kick Mumea off but Mumea keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

Mumea stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Alika Mumea seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mumea throws an off balance right hand
and Torres counters with a big head kick but Mumea shrugs it off.
Torres fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Mumea is out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mumea lands the left hand.
Mumea has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Torres.
Mumea takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Torres throws a leg kick
and Mumea counters with a stiff right hand.
Torres tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Torres misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mumea takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Mumea closes this distance looking for a takedown but Torres circles away.
Mumea scores with a leg kick.
Torres dodges the punch combination from Mumea.
Torres is looking to score with low kicks.
Mumea gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Torres counters with a flying knee. Nice.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torres throws a leg kick that is checked
and Mumea counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mumea throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kid Torres seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mumea getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Torres throws a nice outside leg kick.
Torres throws a leg kick that misses.
Torres throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Mumea misses with a right hand
and Torres makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Mumea shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alika Mumea. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Torres cracks the inside of Mumea's front leg.
Torres misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mumea throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Torres counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Mumea lands a knee to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torres tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

Mumea breaks from the clinch.
Torres tries to score with a low kick but Mumea moves his leg out of the way.
Mumea misses with a hook
and Torres counters with an outside leg kick.
Torres throws a body kick that misses.
Mumea misses with a right hand
and Torres counters with an outside leg kick.
A head kick by Mumea misses
and Torres counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Mumea uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Torres.
Torres is looking to score with low kicks.
Torres tries to work over Mumea's front leg with a kick but Mumea checks it.
Torres ducks under a wild hook from Mumea.
Torres throws a sloppy head kick and Mumea moves out of range easily.
Torres lands a nice leg kick that just misses Mumea's sensitive parts.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Mumea.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mumea scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Mumea misses with an uppercut
and Torres counters with an inside leg kick.
Mumea misses the jab.
Torres misses with a leg kick
and Mumea counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Torres throws the kick towards the body but Mumea avoids it.
A low kick from Torres is predictable there
enabling Mumea to counter with a crisp jab.
Mumea lands a glancing blow to the side of Torres's head.
Mumea shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Torres misses with a leg kick
and Mumea counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Torres delivers a nice body kick.
Torres takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Mumea blocks a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Alika Mumea will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Mumea lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Mumea throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Torres counters with a leg kick.
Torres turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Mumea looks to land a left hand but Torres moved out of range nicely.
Mumea looks to score with a jab to the body but Torres is just out of range.
Mumea connects with a right hand. Torres shakes it off.
Mumea throws a lazy uppercut
and Torres counters with a nice low kick that buckles Mumea's knee momentarily.
Torres throws a low kick but it's checked well by Mumea.
Mumea throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Mumea keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Mumea throws a right hand that misses
and Torres counters with an inside leg kick.
Torres walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Mumea checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Mumea fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Torres on the side of the head.
Torres throws a sloppy head kick and Mumea moves out of range easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Torres tries to score with a low kick but Mumea moves his leg out of the way.
Mumea rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Torres counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Mumea is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Torres ducks under a wild hook from Mumea.
Mumea misses the jab.
Torres throws a leg kick but Mumea sees it coming and moves out of range.
Mumea dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Good standup being displayed there by Mumea as he connects with a hook.
Mumea throws a poor cross that misses
and Torres counters with a big head kick but Mumea shrugs it off.
Mumea fails with the takedown
and Torres counters with a good low kick that Mumea was not able to check.
Torres feints and then cracks Mumea's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Mumea down.
Mumea swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mumea throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Torres counters with a low kick, right behind Mumea 's knee.
Torres throws a chopping leg kick but Mumea manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Torres's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Torres duly obliges.
Torres throws a quick inside leg kick.
Mumea throws an off balance right hand
and Torres counters with a head kick.
Mumea tries to score a power double leg takedown but Torres sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Mumea somewhat.
Torres misses with the combination.
Mumea listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Mumea rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Torres counters with a leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mumea moves out of range of the strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torres blocks a jab.

Mumea shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Mumea showed some decent athleticism there.

Mumea decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Torres misses with a body kick.
Torres connects with a leg kick. Mumea looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A bone on bone clash there as Mumea blocks the leg kick.
Torres throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Mumea is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Torres swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Mumea on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Torres. Torres obviously looking to wear him down.
Mumea has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Torres.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Torres wants to clinch.
Torres slips a jab and a cross from Mumea.
Mumea shoots in looking for a takedown but Torres manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Mumea's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alika Mumea. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mumea throws a poor cross that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Mumea slips a jab from Torres.
Mumea throws a leg kick
and Torres counters with a nice low kick that buckles Mumea's knee momentarily.
Torres throws a leg kick
and Mumea counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mumea misses with a left hand
and Torres makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Torres throws a leg kick
and Torres takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Torres misses with a low kick as Mumea jumps back.
Torres has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Torres keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mumea.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kid Torres really dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Mumea's corner calls for a 1-2. Mumea obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Mumea moves out of range of the body kick.
Torres goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Torres takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Torres ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Torres.
Mumea tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Mumea misses with a straight left.
Torres lands a high kick!
Mumea throws a poor cross that misses
and Torres makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Mumea throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Torres.
An inside leg kick from Torres misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Mumea shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Mumea stops Torres from getting back to his feet.
The fighters are battling for position here. Torres manages to regain full guard. Nice work.

Mumea stands up from Torres's guard - Mumea perhaps looking for a knockout.
Torres misses with a few strikes there.

Torres closes the distance and clinches.
Mumea blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mumea stalling in the clinch.
Torres utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Mumea has had enough of the clinch but Torres keeps him there for the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mumea tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Torres's elbow.
Torres with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Torres tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Mumea has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Torres avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Mumea misses with a punch to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Torres using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mumea has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Torres tries a knee to the head but Mumea blocks it.
Mumea lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Mumea digs a right hand into Torres's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Torres's gas tank.
Torres is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Mumea avoiding damage as Torres throws knees to the body.
Mumea lands a body shot.
Torres tries to break the clinch but Mumea is controlling the position.
Torres tries to land a knee to the head but Mumea blocks with his arms.
Torres tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mumea avoids it.
Mumea avoiding damage as Torres throws knees to the body.
Mumea blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Torres wants to break the clinch but can't.
Good body shot from Mumea.
Mumea pushes Torres back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.

Mumea is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Torres can't fight it off and eventually Mumea manages to take the fight to the floor. Torres looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.

Mumea stands up from Torres's guard - Mumea perhaps looking for a knockout.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Mumea changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Torres looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.

Mumea stands up.
Torres walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Mumea throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mumea throws an off balance right hand
and Torres finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Torres moves out of range as Mumea strikes.
A low kick from Torres is predictable there
and Mumea counters with a straight right hand.
Mumea swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Torres counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Torres.
Torres tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Mumea has a couple of punches blocked by Torres.
Mumea cracks Torres with a nice body shot.
Mumea working hard to break the clinch.
Mumea effectively controlling the action here.
Mumea lands a body punch.
Torres tries to land a knee to the head but Mumea blocks with his arms.

Mumea manages to break the clinch.
Mumea lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Torres takes one on the button.
Mumea swings widly with a right hand
and Torres counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Torres takes one on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alika Mumea had his way with Kid Torres in that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Mumea misses with a head kick.
A low kick from Torres is predictable there
and Mumea counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mumea fails with the takedown
and Torres counters with a nice leg kick.
Torres misses with a straight left.
Torres pivots, looking for a leg kick but Mumea is out of range and Torres settles back down.
Mumea throws a poor cross that misses

and Torres holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Torres with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Mumea lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Torres.
Torres missing with knees to the body.
Mumea digs a right hand underneath Torres's ribcage. Torres let out a lung full of air as it connected.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Mumea creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Mumea on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Torres prevents the takedown attempt.
Mumea tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alika Mumea. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Torres using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mumea has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Torres is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mumea avoiding damage as Torres throws knees to the body.
Torres tries to land a knee to the head but Mumea blocks with his arms.
Mumea stalling.
Mumea managing to block the knees to the body from Torres.
Mumea scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Torres is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mumea is defending well for now.
Mumea lands a body shot.
Torres looking to stall.
A right hook to the body lands for Mumea.
Mumea lands a shot to the body.
Mumea lands a body punch in the clinch.
Mumea lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Mumea is working Torres over against the cage.
Mumea manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Mumea looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Mumea will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Torres throws an elbow that misses.
Nice body punch from Mumea - that landed with a thud.
Mumea lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Mumea lands a body punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torres trying to stall but Mumea improves his position.
Mumea lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Torres backwards.

Mumea manages to break the clinch.
Mumea bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Torres's head.
Mumea listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A big right from Mumea misses.
Mumea connects with a leg kick. Torres looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Mumea stuns Torres with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Mumea throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Torres.
Mumea uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Torres.
Torres takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Mumea throws a poor cross that misses
and Torres makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Torres throws a wild body kick that Mumea sees coming a mile off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mumea throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Mumea lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
A head kick from Mumea lands but Torres takes it in his stride.
Torres throws a sloppy head kick
and Mumea counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Torres blocks the body kick.
Mumea swings widly with a right hand
and Torres counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Mumea checks the leg kick.
Mumea throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Torres on the side of the head.
Mumea closes the distance and clinches up with Torres, looking for a takedown. Mumea pushes Torres against the cage but Torres circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Torres throws a leg kick
and Mumea counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Torres thinking.
Mumea throws a hook but Torres blocks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Torres with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Mumea to score with a decent uppercut.
Torres throws a lazy head kick
and Mumea counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mumea looks to land a right hand but Torres moved out of range.
The fighters circling - Mumea throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mumea throws a right hand that misses
and Torres counters with a body kick.
Mumea swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Torres counters with a nice low kick that buckles Mumea's knee momentarily.
Torres thows a leg kick but Mumea checks it
and Mumea counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Torres thinking.
Torres defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Mumea.
Torres throws a leg kick
and Mumea cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Torres is looking to score with low kicks.
Torres misses with an attempted mid kick.
Torres misses with a leg kick
and Mumea counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

And that's the end of the fight!
Alika Mumea showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Mumea 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 48:47
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 48:47
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 47:48

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Alika Mumea!
Alika Mumea retains his featherweight title!