PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Brian Torres (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adriana Lima (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Lima's choice of entrance music: Lil Wayne - Drop The World ft. Eminem. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Torres
vs
Lima

170 cm
24
144 lbs
11 - 0 - 0

178 cm
26
140 lbs
16 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
KO power

Powerful takedowns
Decent boxing
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Brian Torres!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Adriana Lima!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Vladimir Khabensky.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lima tries for a takedown but Torres circles away easily
and Torres counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Torres ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lima moves away.

Lima closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Torres quickly recovers to half guard.

Lima is looking for a kimura here.

Lima is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Torres sees it coming and defends easily.
Torres is trying to stand up here but Lima is controlling him well.
Torres tries to roll over but Lima keeps him under control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lima is looking to take a break and control but Torres is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Lima is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lima throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Torres wants to control but Lima is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Lima takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Lima seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Torres does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

Lima is working for a kimura but Torres is defending it quite comfortably.
Torres is doing well to control the position and prevent Lima from advancing to side control.
Lima prevents Torres from improving his position.

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 wants to get back to his feet.
Lima wants to control but Torres is keeping him busy.

Torres is defending against the submission attempts here by Lima.
Lima wants to control but Torres is keeping him busy.
Lima tries to pass the half guard into mount. Torres knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Torres avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Lima.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torres tries to kick Lima off but Lima keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

Lima is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Torres is looking for a sweep. Lima is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Torres is trying to maintain the position but Lima is very close to passing his half guard.
Torres wants to get back to his feet.
Torres is not content to let Lima control the position.
Torres wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Lima is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Torres has managed to free his arm - good work.
Lima is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.

Lima is working for a submission of some sort.
Torres is not content to let Lima control the position.

Lima seems to be working for a kimura but Torres defends the submission attempt.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Lima is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Adriana Lima dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Lima fails with the takedown
and Torres counters with a low kick, right behind Lima 's knee.
Lima chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Torres can pounce on him.
Lima's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Torres connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Lima scrambles back to his feet.
Lima fails with the takedown

and Torres counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Torres.
Lima goes for a takedown attempt but Torres pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Brian Torres has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Adriana Lima.
Lima misses with a takedown attempt
and Torres counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Lima gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Torres makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Lima gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Torres throws a quick inside leg kick.
Torres slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.

Torres has Lima up against the cage in a clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lima takes a shot to the head.
Torres scores with a hook to the body.
Lima is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Torres lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lima backwards.
Torres lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lima backwards.
The referee is keeping an eye on Torres - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Torres prevents a takedown attempt there.
Torres lands with a left to the head.
Nice body punch from Torres.
Torres avoiding damage.
Torres works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Torres working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Torres working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Torres has Lima pressed against the cage.
Torres scores with a shot to the side of Lima's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torres effectively controlling the action here.
Torres lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lima backwards.
Torres lands a right hand.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Torres lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Torres is pushing Lima up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Torres lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lima backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stalling in the clinch from Torres.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Brian Torres.
A left lands for Torres.
Lima has his takedown stuffed

and Torres counters by moving into the clinch.
Torres lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lima backwards.
Torres lands a nice shot to the body.
Torres pressing his opponent against the cage.
Torres stops a takedown attempt from Lima.
Torres is pushing Lima up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Torres lands with a right to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Torres pushes Lima back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lima letting Torres take a breather here.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Torres for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Brian Torres.
Lima gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Torres counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Torres.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Torres scores with a nice hook to the head.
Torres holding his opponent close, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brian Torres dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Lima fails with the takedown

and Torres moves into the clinch.
Torres's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Brian Torres.

Torres has taken the fight to the clinch.
Torres stalling.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lima blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Torres throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Limas head.
Torres tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A hook to the body from Torres.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Torres lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Torres lands with a light punch inside.
Torres has Lima pushed against the cage.
Torres has a couple of punches blocked by Lima.
Lima has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Torres avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Torres stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Torres lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Torres lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lima backwards.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.

Torres pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lima misses with a takedown
and Torres counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Brian Torres has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Adriana Lima.
Lima takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lima shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
enabling Torres to counter with a crisp jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Torres has closed the distance and engaged Lima in a clinch.
Torres scores with a shoulder strike.
The referee calls for Torres to work.
Torres lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Torres prevents a takedown attempt there.
The referee calls for Torres to work.
Lima drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Torres gets the underhooks and prevents it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torres scores with a nice hook to the head.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Torres takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Torres gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Brian Torres.
Torres feints and then cracks Lima's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lima down.
Lima has his takedown stuffed
and Torres counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Torres lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Lima at a distance.

Torres closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Torres lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Good body shot from Torres.
Torres lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Brian Torres has scored more points in the clinch so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Torres lands with a short shot to the head.

Torres breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Torres scores with a shot to the body.
Torres lands a body shot.
Lima walks into a stiff left hand from Torres.

Torres closes the distance and pushes Lima back into the cage.
Torres works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.

Torres breaks the clinch.
Torres lands with a shot to the body.
Torres with a nice cross.
Torres catches Lima with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Lima is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Good standup being displayed there by Torres as he connects with a hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lima has his takedown stuffed
letting Torres counter with a right hand.

And that's the end of the fight!
Brian Torres showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Torres 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 Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 29:26
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 29:26
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 29:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brian Torres!