PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Miguel Angel Torres (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bob Jam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Angel Torres
vs
Jam

175 cm
20
134 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

170 cm
19
130 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Miguel Angel Torres!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bob Jam!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Skip Squint and Bruno Hogan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Torres doesn't manage to clinch there - Jam circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Torres looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The fight stays on the outside here - Torres looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Torres misses with a head kick.
Jam swats away the attempt to clinch by Torres.
Torres moves in looking to clinch but Jam pushes him off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jam avoids the head kick by Torres.
Torres wants to clinch up but Jam keeps it at a distance.
Torres tries to clinch up but Jam circles away and keeps his distance.
Torres misses with a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Torres misses with a low kick.
Torres moves in looking to clinch but Jam pushes him off.
Torres is looking to clinch but Jam is avoiding it.
Jam avoids the head kick by Torres.
Horrible takedown by Torres or perhaps it was just good defense by Jam which made him look bad.
Jam avoids the head kick by Torres.
Jam keeps the fight on the outside.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Jam.
Jam lands a decent elbow from side control.
Torres is trying to control Jam's posture but Jam avoids it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Jam decides to stand up, so the ref orders Torres to his feet.
Jam avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Crunch! Torres slams his shin into Jam's torso.
Torres pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Jam shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Torres is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jam won't allow Torres to sweep him here.
Torres controls Jam momentarily but Jam frees himself.

Jam stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Torres is breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Jam looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Torres!
Jam prevents Torres from getting the reversal.

Jam jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Torres manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Torres struggling a bit here.
Torres is not content to let Jam control the position.

Jam decides to stand up, so the ref orders Torres to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Torres throws a head kick that misses.

Jam scores a takedown into full mount!
Torres manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Jam wants to lay and pray for a moment but Torres keeps working.
Jam is pressing down on Torres's thigh, looking to free his foot. Torres is holding on for now.

Jam is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Torres has managed to free his arm - good work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Torres tries to clinch up.
Torres misses with a head kick.
Torres tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jam paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Torres moves in looking to clinch but Jam pushes him off.
Torres misses with a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Torres moves in looking to clinch but Jam pushes him off.
Torres throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Torres really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

Jam gets the takedown into side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Torres wants to control but Jam postures up.
Torres tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Torres is not content to let Jam control the position.

Jam decides to stand back up.

Jam looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Torres wants to control but Jam is keeping busy.

Torres is defending against the submission attempts here by Jam.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Jam stands up and beckons Torres to join him on the feet.
Torres wants to clinch.
Torres fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jam swats away the attempt to clinch by Torres.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torres wants to clinch.
Torres scores with a head kick.
Torres fails with the takedown

and Jam counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Torres!
Torres tries to get back to half guard but can't.

Jam stands up from mount. Strange move.
Torres tries to clinch

and Jam counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Jam stands up from guard. Let's bang!

Jam shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Torres's guard.

Jam stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Torres throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Jam decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Torres's guard.

Jam stands up and waves to Torres to follow him.
Torres closes the distance looking to clinch

and Jam moves into the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Torres turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Torres manages to end up in side control.
Torres trying to control the position but Jam is working away.
Torres is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Jam is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bob Jam showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

The fight stays on the outside here - Torres looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Torres wants to clinch

and Jam counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Jam preventing the sweep.
Torres is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

Jam stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Torres clinches but Jam breaks the clinch

and Jam counters with a nice double leg into side control. Torres won't be happy with that.
Torres tries to buck Jam off but Jam is having none of it.
Torres wants to control but Jam postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Torres is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Torres gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Torres is looking to control Jam's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Torres avoid being mounted?
Torres is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
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.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Jam decides to stand up.
Torres misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torres misses with a takedown attempt
and Jam counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Jam.
Jam is putting a hurting on Torres here, landing some big shots from side control.
Jam has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Torres!
A nice elbow there by Jam.
Jam can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Torres is looking to escape.

Jam stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Jam scores with a takedown into Torres's guard.
Jam stopping the sweep attempt from Torres.

Torres is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Torres striking off his back but it's not causing Jam any problems.
Torres not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Jam would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Torres bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Jam's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Torres in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Jam trying to keep a closed guard but Torres is proving a slippery customer.
Torres connects with a couple of short punches.
Torres controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Miguel Angel Torres has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jam looking to control.

Jam is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Jam keeping moving, preventing Torres from controlling successfully.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Torres wants to clinch

and Jam counters with a single leg into guard. Torres didn't expect that.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bob Jam comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Jam 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 Winston Howard scores the fight 27:30
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 27:30
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bob Jam!