PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marko Torturo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gabriel Braga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Torturo comes to the cage accompanied by Mogwai - Katrien. Braga is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Immortal - Beyond the North Waves. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Torturo
vs
Braga

189 cm
25
217 lbs
15 - 5 - 0

186 cm
23
215 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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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 15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Marko Torturo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Gabriel Braga!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Arvi Lind and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Braga lands with an overhand left.
Braga moves out of range of the body kick.
Torturo throws a leg kick which misses Braga's front leg but catches the back leg as Braga tries to avoid it.
Torturo throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Braga checks a leg kick.
Torturo lands a two punch combo.
Torturo chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Braga misses with an uppercut. Torturo saw that one coming.
A lazy left from Torturo finds it's target.
Braga shoots for a double leg takedown but Torturo sprawls well. He's pushed Braga's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Braga takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Torturo lets loose with a powerful body kick. Braga will feel that in the morning.
Torturo scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Torturo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Braga.
Torturo lands with a kick to the ribs.
Braga looks gassed!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Braga chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Torturo can pounce on him.
Braga takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Marko Torturo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Braga throws a leg kick that misses.
Braga scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Braga on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Torturo. Torturo obviously looking to wear him down.
Torturo throws a body kick that misses.
Braga tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Torturo moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Torturo connects with a body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Torturo moves into range and clinches up with Braga.
Braga blocks an elbow strike from Torturo.
Torturo connects with a knee to the head.
Torturo prevents the takedown attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torturo pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Torturo lands with a right to the head.
Braga is trying to stall.
Stalling in the clinch from Torturo.
A nice left hand lands by Torturo.
Torturo lands with a short shot to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Torturo.
Braga misses with a hook to the ribs.
Torturo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Braga is trying to break the clinch but Torturo is controlling him.
Torturo looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Torturo misses with an elbow over the top.
A short uppercut from Torturo.
Torturo throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Torturo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Braga tries a body shot but Torturo blocks it.
Braga is trying to push Torturo away but Torturo has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Braga takes an elbow to the forehead.
Torturo misses with an elbow strike.
Braga on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Torturo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Braga.
Torturo lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Braga takes an elbow to the forehead.
Braga is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Marko Torturo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gabriel Braga.
Braga fails to pull the fight into his guard.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Torturo.
Torturo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Braga backwards.
Braga struggles to land a body shot inside as Torturo controls his hands.
Torturo lands a nice knee to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Torturo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Torturo lands an elbow inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Braga takes a knee to the side of the body.
Good body shot from Torturo.
Torturo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Braga backwards.
Braga blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Torturo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

Braga is rocked!
Torturo putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Braga in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Braga blocks an elbow strike from Torturo.
Torturo cracks Braga with a nice body shot.
Torturo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Torturo unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Torturo lands a right hand.
Braga is still on wobbly legs! Can Torturo finish him?
Torturo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Braga takes a shot to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Torturo lands an elbow inside that Braga shrugs off.
Clinched against the cage, Torturo lands a big elbow that drops Braga! The ref dives in to save him from more shots - Braga is complaining that he's OK but he was done.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Marko Torturo!
Marko Torturo bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.