PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kirvo Spenuvac (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kid Torres (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Spenuvac comes to the cage accompanied by Led Zeppelin - Black Dog. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Kid Torres was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Spenuvac
vs
Torres

200 cm
22
255 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

200 cm
18
272 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Self confident

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Determined

Reaper Combatwear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kirvo Spenuvac!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kid Torres!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Aleksandr Martynov and Vladimir Khabensky.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spenuvac tries to close the distance and clinch up but Torres swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Torres shoots for a double leg takedown but Spenuvac sprawls well. He's pushed Torres's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Torres circles away from the clinch attempt

and Torres counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Spenuvac!
Torres sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Torres sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Spenuvac has given up his back, trying to stand up. Not clever.
Spenuvac is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
What can Spenuvac do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Spenuvac knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Torres on the ground.
Torres trying to control momentarily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Torres looking for the choke but no joy.
Spenuvac wants to get back to his feet.
I would not like to be Spenuvac right now.

Torres is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Spenuvac has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Torres is looking for the choke from the back position but Spenuvac is controlling his hands well.
Spenuvac trying to get back to his feet but Torres is in full control for now.
Good control from Torres.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Spenuvac showing good submission defense here.
Spenuvac trying to get back to his feet but Torres is in full control for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Torres has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Torres throwing wild punches that miss their target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spenuvac has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Torres throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
Spenuvac controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
Spenuvac is breathing heavily.
Torres punches the canvas rather than the man.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Torres controlling the positon.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Torres is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Spenuvac knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Spenuvac for a finish.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kid Torres dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Spenuvac fails in his attempt to clinch.
Spenuvac tries to clinch up.
Spenuvac tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Torres paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Spenuvac throws a sloppy head kick and Torres moves out of range easily.
Spenuvac throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Spenuvac is looking to clinch.
Spenuvac wants to clinch

and Torres counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Torres.
Torres looking to stall.
Spenuvac prevents the takedown attempt.
Spenuvac throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Torres blocks it with crossed arms.
Spenuvac lands a nice elbow.

Torres gets control of Spenuvac's arms and successfully pulls guard. Torres will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Torres manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Spenuvac manages to get himself to full guard.
Torres content to stall in guard here.
Torres trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Torres throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Kid Torres has got the better of the ground game so far.

Torres decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Spenuvac, up you get!
Torres circles away from the clinch attempt

and Torres counters with a takedown into side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Spenuvac is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Torres has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Torres slows the pace down.
Spenuvac tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.

Torres has control of Spenuvac's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Spenuvac regains control of the situation pretty easily.

Torres working for a submission but Spenuvac is keeping him at bay.
Torres tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torres thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Spenuvac wants to get back to his feet.

Torres looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Spenuvac blocking the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spenuvac holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Torres tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Torres looking to finish with strikes here!
Torres content just to control the position here.
Poor strikes thrown by Torres there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Torres throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Torres thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kid Torres showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Torres shoots in but Spenuvac avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Spenuvac tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Torres counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Torres managing to block the knees to the body from Spenuvac.
Torres wants to break the clinch but can't.
Torres has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Spenuvac after a bit of a struggle.
Spenuvac pushes off an throws an elbow but Torres leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Spenuvac throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Torres blocks it with crossed arms.

Spenuvac is fighting off a takedown attempt but Torres is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Spenuvac to the mat. Spenuvac regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Torres trying to control the position from guard on top but Spenuvac is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Torres throwing strikes but missing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Spenuvac is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Torres content to stall in guard here.
Torres pushes down on Spenuvac's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Spenuvac is trying to escape back to his feet but Torres uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Torres throwing strikes but missing, from side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torres advances to mount.
Spenuvac is trying to stand but he's not in a good position to be doing that! Torres has taken his back!
Torres throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.

Spenuvac preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Torres.

Torres working for a choke but Spenuvac is defending well.

Torres has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Torres looking for the choke but no joy.

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.
Torres has good solid back control here.
A lull in the action here.

Torres has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Kirvo Spenuvac has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kid Torres is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

Torres has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Spenuvac has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!

And that's the end of the fight!
Kid Torres comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Torres winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Illya Tyunina scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 27:30

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