PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Happy Gilmore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonas Torsted (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Torsted has chosen Maybellene i Hofteholder as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!

Gilmore
vs
Torsted

180 cm
27
205 lbs
11 - 6 - 0

180 cm
28
220 lbs
9 - 5 - 1

Powerful takedowns
Brawler
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Happy Gilmore!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Jonas Torsted!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gilmore misses with a right hand
letting Torsted counter with a right hand.

It looks like Happy Gilmore has been cut.
Some bone on bone action there as Torsted checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Torsted uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gilmore.
Gilmore takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Some wild striking there from Gilmore.
Torsted ducks under a wild hook from Gilmore.
Gilmore gets cracked there but stands up to it.
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!
Some wild striking there from Torsted.
No joy there for Gilmore, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Torsted swinging wildly here.
Gilmore fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Torsted avoids it really well and circles away.
Torsted throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gilmore thows a left - swing and a miss!
The fighters circling - Gilmore throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Torsted swinging wildly here.
Gilmore throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Torsted stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Torsted changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Torsted drives through and clinches with Gilmore against the cage.
Torsted utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Gilmore is breathing heavily.
Torsted landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Torsted lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Torsted lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Torsted throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gilmore blocks it with crossed arms.
Torsted connects with a knee to the head.
Gilmore jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Torsted walks away with a smile on his face. Gilmore gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Torsted fails to land with a series of punches.
A shot to the liver by Torsted. Beautiful body shot.
Gilmore misses with a takedown attempt
and Torsted counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Happy Gilmore. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Torsted misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gilmore slips a jab and a cross from Torsted.
Torsted tries to bum rush Gilmore with a series of wild strikes but Gilmore uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Torsted uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gilmore.
Torsted misses with a double jab.
Gilmore scores with a sloppy right hand. Torsted should have avoided that one.
Jonas Torsted is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
No joy there for Torsted, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gilmore dodges the punch combination from Torsted.
Torsted will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Torsted.
Gilmore misses with a hook. Torsted ducked under it nicely.
Happy Gilmore seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gilmore throws an off balance right hand
and Torsted counters with a straight right hand.
Gilmore moves out of range of the strikes.
Gilmore misses the jab.
Gilmore swings away with a body shot that misses
and Torsted counters with a left and a right that stings Gilmore.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice shot lands for Gilmore.
Gilmore ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Torsted moves away.
Gilmore throws an overhand right that lands on Torsted's shoulder, as Torsted tries to avoid the shot.
Gilmore dodges the punch combination from Torsted.
Gilmore misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gilmore throws a big shot that misses.
Torsted takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Torsted moves in looking to clinch but Gilmore pushes him off.
Jab from Torsted.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gilmore throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Torsted throws a series of punches but Gilmore avoids them all with ease.
Torsted ducks under a wild hook from Gilmore.
Gilmore misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Torsted.
Gilmore pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
No joy there for Torsted, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The fighters circling - Gilmore throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gilmore misses with an uppercut.
Gilmore swinging wildly here.
Torsted moves away from the strike by Gilmore.
Torsted slips a jab from Gilmore.
A big right from Gilmore misses.
Gilmore misses with a straight right.
Torsted with a jab.
Gilmore misses with a left hand
and Torsted counters with a straight right hand.
Torsted throws a series of strikes that have Gilmore backpedaling.
Nice straight punches there by Gilmore. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Gilmore.
Torsted displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gilmore throws out the jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gilmore with a poor takedown

and Torsted holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Torsted with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Gilmore tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Torsted gets through Gilmore's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Torsted is pressed up against the cage. Gilmore has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Torsted down to the mat. Torsted avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Torsted fails to land with a series of punches.
Gilmore takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Torsted throws a series of strikes that have Gilmore backpedaling.

Happy Gilmore's cut is getting worse.
Gilmore misses with a jab to the body
and Torsted counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Torsted checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Torsted throws a series of punches but Gilmore moves out of range.
Torsted uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gilmore.
Gilmore scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A jab from Gilmore misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gilmore misses with a hook

and Torsted moves into the clinch.
Gilmore misses with a hook from the clinch.
Torsted blocking some punches.
Gilmore wants to stall.
Torsted lands a body punch in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jonas Torsted dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Happy Gilmore's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Torsted closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Torsted throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gilmore blocks it with crossed arms.
Gilmore working aggressively here.
Gilmore looking for a takedown.
Torsted lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Gilmore wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Torsted has him pressed against the cage.
Torsted tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Gilmore is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Torsted gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Stalling in the clinch from Torsted.
Gilmore misses with some punches.
The referee calls for Torsted to work.
Gilmore misses with some punches.
Torsted keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Gilmore's efforts to push away.
Torsted tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Gilmore is trying to break free.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gilmore lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Gilmore is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Torsted is breathing heavily.
Gilmore is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Torsted gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Happy Gilmore. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Torsted is looking to control Gilmore's arms but Gilmore gets an underhook and turns him. Now Torsted has his back to the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Torsted.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gilmore.
Gilmore swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Torsted just leaning against Gilmore, taking a breather.
Knees in the clinch landing for Torsted.
Torsted with a knee to the head.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Torsted blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Torsted landing knees to the head.

Gilmore lands a takedown into guard.
Gilmore wants to control from the top but Torsted keeps moving.
Gilmore sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Torsted's guard.
Torsted is looking to escape.

Gilmore is working for a submission of some sort.
Torsted tries to kick Gilmore off but Gilmore keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

Gilmore is looking for a kimura here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gilmore working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Torsted keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Gilmore throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Gilmore working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Gilmore passes to side control.
Gilmore prevents Torsted from escaping the position.
Gilmore passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Torsted!

Gilmore is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Torsted is surviving well by controlling Gilmore's body position as best he can.
Torsted takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torsted's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Gilmore working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Torsted is squirming around, avoiding Gilmore's attempts to control the action.
Gilmore is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Torsted can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Gilmore lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Gilmore unloads with some shots from mount but Torsted bucks and avoids them well.
Torsted tries to buck Gilmore off but he can't manage it.

Gilmore jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Torsted manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Gilmore working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.

Gilmore thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Torsted is not content to let Gilmore control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Torsted is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Gilmore misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Gilmore lands an elbow.
Gilmore is working Torsted over with some ground and pound from side control.
Gilmore landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Torsted parries the strikes from Gilmore easily there. Gilmore is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Torsted to escape.

Gilmore wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Torsted, who protects the arm well.

Gilmore tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Happy Gilmore dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Happy Gilmore's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Gilmore throws a hook but Torsted blocks it.
Torsted tries to clinch up but Gilmore circles away and keeps his distance.

Torsted moves into the clinch.
Torsted blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gilmore tries to break free but Torsted pushes him back against the cage.
Gilmore tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Torsted's elbow.
Gilmore changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Torsted fights it off and pushes away nicely.

Gilmore shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Torsted is trying to defend but Gilmore finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Gilmore tries to pass the half guard into mount. Torsted knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Torsted tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Gilmore manages to move to mount!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Torsted wants to get back to his feet.
Gilmore wants to control the pace but Torsted is squirming around nicely.
Torsted trying desperately to get to his feet.
Gilmore sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Torsted avoids a series of strikes thrown by Gilmore.

Gilmore has control of Torsted's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Torsted regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Gilmore is landing with some decent strikes but Torsted is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torsted in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Gilmore throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.

Gilmore looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.

Gilmore looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Gilmore thowing shots but they're missing.
Torsted squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Gilmore unloading with bombs!
Gilmore in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Gilmore putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gilmore landing punches.
Gilmore cracks Torsted with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Torsted is trying to stand up.

Torsted defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Gilmore.
You get the feeling that Torsted really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Gilmore unloading with bombs!
Gilmore pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Gilmore raining down shots from the mount!
Gilmore 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.

Gilmore jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Torsted manages to avoid the submission attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Gilmore thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Gilmore throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Gilmore prevents Torsted from escaping the position.

Gilmore is trying to get an arm triangle but Torsted is defending well.
Torsted managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Gilmore.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Gilmore tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Gilmore has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Happy Gilmore overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Torsted is trying to get back to his feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
Happy Gilmore showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Gilmore 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Happy Gilmore!