PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rob Torry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Viktor Bellic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rob Torry has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Torry
vs
Bellic

190 cm
25
205 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

179 cm
21
215 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big right hand

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rob Torry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Viktor Bellic!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Alec Ball and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Torry avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Torry fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nice straight punches there by Torry. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Torry.

Bellic lands a left and a right that send Torry crashing to the mat, dazed. Bellic thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

Torry is rocked!

It looks like Rob Torry has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Torry throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Bellic's waist but Bellic gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Torry off to one side.
Torry fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Bellic shoots in but Torry avoids the takedown attempt easily.

Bellic looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Bellic has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Torry is proving hard to escape from.
Torry on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Torry tries to get out of the position.
Bellic should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Torry wants to stand but Bellic is controlling the position.
Bellic tries to free his leg and advance position but Torry is retaining full guard.
Torry is trying to keep Bellic in close.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Torry is pulling down on Bellic's head. It's preventing any offense from Bellic, at least for the moment.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Rob Torry wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Bellic shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Torry as he jumps to the side.
Torry closes the distance and clinches up with Bellic, looking for a takedown. Torry pushes Bellic against the cage but Bellic circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rob Torry. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Bellic looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Bellic is looking to stand up but Torry won't let him.
Torry not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Bellic wants to stand and escape but instead Torry has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Bellic looks gassed!
Torry trying to control the position from guard on top but Bellic is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Bellic throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Torry won't allow Bellic to sweep him here.
Torry pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bellic is keeping the position for now.
Bellic being controlled here, momentarily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torry throwing strikes but missing.
Bellic keeping moving, preventing Torry from controlling successfully.

Rob Torry has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.

Torry clinches with his opponent.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.

Torry jumps guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Torry pushes Bellic off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Bellic misses with a takedown attempt - Torry sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Torry lands a head shot.

Bellic gets caught napping as Torry dives in and scores a takedown. Bellic manages to retain guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Bellic has his foot on Torry's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Torry works his way back into a safe position though.
Torry sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Bellic's guard.
Torry takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Torry's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Bellic is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Torry scores with a couple of nice shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Viktor Bellic will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Rob Torry's cut.
That's time! Torry's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Bellic throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.

Bellic tries to sprawl but Torry drives through with a takedown into half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Bellic manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Rob Torry overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Bellic had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Torry defends it easily.

Bellic working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Torry doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Torry manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Torry will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Torry slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Torry gets to his feet - Bellic follows without any prompting.

Bellic gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Torry has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Bellic working a defensive guard here.
Bellic is breathing heavily.

Torry decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Bellic, up you get!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bellic lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Torry circles away quickly and effectively.

Torry scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Torry is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Rob Torry just wasn't active enough.
Bellic fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bellic misses with the combination.
Bellic tries a low kick but Torry avoids it.

Bellic gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Torry to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Torry seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Torry drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Bellic manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Torry has Bellic in his guard.
Torry has control of Bellic's left arm, preventing Bellic from doing any damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bellic trying to stand up but can't free himself from Torry's guard.
Bellic is in close to Torry's body, working some short punches and elbows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rob Torry dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Rob Torry's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Torry lands a right hook to the body.
Torry tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Bellic manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Viktor Bellic seems to be getting the better of the standup.

Torry changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Bellic looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Torry trying to control the position but Bellic is working away.
Bellic is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Torry wants to control but Bellic is keeping him busy.

Torry decides to stand back up. Torry steps back and let's Bellic get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bellic is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Torry shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Bellic pinned against the cage. Bellic gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Bellic changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Torry tries to avoid it but Bellic manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Torry to the ground. Torry escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Bellic takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The fight stays on the outside here - Torry looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bellic misses with a double jab

and Torry counters with a shoot takedown. Bellic fights it but they end up in guard.
Bellic can't keep his opponent in guard - Torry advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Torry prevents Bellic from improving his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Torry prevents Bellic from standing back up.
Torry slips a nice elbow through Bellic's hands, connecting with Bellic's forehead.
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!

Torry is looking for a kimura here.
Torry passes the guard and advances to mount!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torry controlling his opponent.
The referee warns Bellic that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Torry fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Bellic is desperately trying to improve his position but Torry has a good base and remains in mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Torry controlling from the full mount.
Torry working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Torry looking to control and managing it successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Torry landing punches.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rob Torry showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Torry 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 29:28
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rob Torry!