PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mathias Torres (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ashirg Vonemak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Torres
vs
Vonemak

182 cm
25
220 lbs
5 - 6 - 0

179 cm
26
210 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin

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 5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mathias Torres!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ashirg Vonemak!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yukihiro Shimada and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Torres throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Vonemak.
Vonemak throws a nice head kick!
Torres blocks a head kick by Vonemak.
Torres blocks a head kick by Vonemak.
Ashirg Vonemak seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Torres lands a nice shot that snaps Vonemak's head back.
Torres swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Torres misses with a few strikes there.
Vonemak dodges the punch combination from Torres.
Torres throws a series of punches but Vonemak avoids them all with ease.
Torres throws a right and a left that both miss.
Torres lands with a cross.
Torres misses with a few strikes there.
Torres takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Vonemak showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Torres.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vonemak doesn't manage to clinch there - Torres circles away.
Torres throws a nice looking combination but Vonemak bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Vonemak tries to clinch but Torres is having none of it.
Vonemak is looking to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Torres throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Torres misses with a double jab.
Torres misses with a two punch combination.
Torres pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Vonemak back to the cage. Torres follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Torres is breathing heavily.
Torres looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Torres lands a jab-cross combination.
Vonemak misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A punch combination from Torres misses.
Torres misses with a double jab.
Vonemak throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Torres's head.
A head kick misses from Vonemak.

Vonemak moves into the clinch.

Vonemak pulls guard successfully.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Torres would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

Vonemak manages to escape and get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torres will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Torres misses with a wild combination.
Vonemak throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Torres.
Torres pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Vonemak has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Vonemak there as he acknowledges the shot.
A head kick misses from Vonemak.
Torres throws a right and a left that Vonemak avoids nicely.
Torres throws a right and a left that Vonemak avoids nicely.
Torres feints a jab promting Vonemak to slip. Torres then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Vonemak slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Torres blocks a head kick by Vonemak.
Torres works over Vonemak's head and body with a nice combination.
Torres rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Vonemak moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Vonemak throws a head kick that Torres semi-blocks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vonemak tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Torres throws a series of punches but Vonemak moves out of range.
Vonemak staying out of range there.
Torres throws a good cross that connects.
Torres swinging wildly here.
A nice combination there by Torres.
Torres avoids the head kick by Vonemak.
Vonemak is looking to clinch.
Torres swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Torres lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Vonemak circles away quickly and effectively.
Torres throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Vonemak.

Vonemak rushes Torres and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Vonemak breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Torres will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Vonemak throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Vonemak has managed to clinch.

Vonemak breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Torres misses with a series of wild punches.
Vonemak wants to clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Torres fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Torres misses with a two punch combination.
Vonemak throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Vonemak tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Torres misses with a few strikes there.
Torres will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Torres misses with a wild combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Vonemak pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A head kick misses from Vonemak.
Torres's jab looks to have found its range, popping Vonemak under the eye.
Vonemak throws a head kick but Torres moves out of range.
Vonemak connects with a high kick.
Vonemak throws a head kick that misses.
Nice shot by Torres.
Vonemak avoids a punch combination nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from Torres misses the target.
Vonemak walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Torres throws a right hand that Vonemak ducks under and follows up with a left that Vonemak also avoids with ease.
Torres misses with a few strikes there.
Torres throws a right and a left that both miss.
Vonemak is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Good standup being displayed there by Torres as he connects with a hook.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Vonemak gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Torres is trying to break the clinch but Vonemak is controlling him.
Torres wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Vonemak escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Some wild striking there from Torres.
Vonemak tries to clinch up but Torres circles away and keeps his distance.

Vonemak moves into range and clinches up with Torres.

Vonemak escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mathias Torres is winning the standup battle so far.

Vonemak instigates a clinch.

Vonemak breaks the clinch.
Torres misses with a wild combination.
Torres throws a series of punches but Vonemak avoids them all with ease.
Torres is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Vonemak throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Torres 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.
A left and a right from Torres both land. Nice combination.
Torres throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Torres throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Vonemak.
Vonemak tries to close the distance and clinch but Torres swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vonemak throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Vonemak in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Vonemak plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Torres fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Vonemak tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Torres paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Torres's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Torres duly obliges.
Vonemak wants to clinch up but Torres keeps it at a distance.
Torres swinging wildly here.
Vonemak lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Torres throws a nice looking combination but Vonemak bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Torres avoids the head kick by Vonemak.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vonemak lands a head kick!
Vonemak tries to clinch but Torres moves out of range.
No joy there for Torres, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Torres keeps the fight on the outside.
Torres looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Torres swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Torres swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Vonemak misses with a head kick.
Torres throws a series of punches but Vonemak moves out of range.

Vonemak closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Torres wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Vonemak breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Torres misses with the combination.
Vonemak misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Torres misses with a double jab.

Vonemak darts in and clinches Torres up against the cage.

Vonemak breaks from the clinch.
Torres throws a right hand that Vonemak ducks under and follows up with a left that Vonemak also avoids with ease.
Vonemak throws a head kick that Torres semi-blocks.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Torres, as that shot connected.
Vonemak is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Torres throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vonemak tries to close the distance and clinch but Torres swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Some wild striking there from Torres.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vonemak tries to close the distance and clinch up but Torres swats him away and circles back towards the center.
No joy there for Torres, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Vonemak throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
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 Mathias Torres will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Vonemak tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Torres swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Torres throws a series of punches but Vonemak avoids them all with ease.
Vonemak wants to clinch.
Vonemak plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Torres avoids the head kick by Vonemak.
Some wild striking there from Torres.
Vonemak throws a head kick that misses.
Mathias Torres is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Vonemak keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Vonemak keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Torres.
The fight stays on the outside here - Vonemak looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Torres misses with a wild combination.
Torres darts in and out, connecting with a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vonemak tries a head kick but it misses.
Torres fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Torres rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Vonemak moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Torres misses with a few strikes there.
Vonemak throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Torres's head.
A head kick from Vonemak lands but Torres takes it in his stride.
Torres blocks a head kick by Vonemak.
Vonemak scores with a head kick.
Torres throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Torres misses with a jab, cross combination.
Torres misses with a few strikes there.
Vonemak tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Vonemak throws a head kick but Torres moves out of range.
Torres throws a series of punches but Vonemak avoids them all with ease.
Torres 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.
Torres throws a hook to the side of Vonemak's head but Vonemak sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Torres avoids the head kick by Vonemak.
Torres lands a jab to the head.
Torres rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Vonemak moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Vonemak tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Torres looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Vonemak tries to clinch up.
Torres misses with a wild combination.
Torres swinging wildly here.

Vonemak rushes Torres and presses him up against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Vonemak jumps guard.
Torres wanted to stand there but Vonemak had control of the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Torres stands and steps away. Vonemak gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Torres scores with a nice right hand.
Vonemak lands with a slapping head kick.
Vonemak slips a jab and a cross from Torres.
Vonemak pulls out of a head kick attempt.
No joy there for Torres, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Torres lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Vonemak circles away quickly and effectively.
Vonemak lands a head kick!
Torres works the jab nicely.
Torres tries to bum rush Vonemak with a series of wild strikes but Vonemak uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Vonemak tries a head kick but it misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Danga de danga de dang - Torres scores with a four punch combination!
Torres's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Torres duly obliges.
Vonemak lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Torres looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Some wild striking there from Torres.
Torres throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Torres looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mathias Torres is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A head kick misses from Vonemak.
Torres looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Torres lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Torres misses with a double jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Torres throws a right hand that Vonemak ducks under and follows up with a left that Vonemak also avoids with ease.
Vonemak connects with a high kick.
Ashirg Vonemak has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Vonemak slips a jab and a cross from Torres.
Vonemak tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mathias Torres showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Torres, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:28
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27

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