PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Omar Torres (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Barn Door (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Torres comes to the cage accompanied by Don Omar feat Tego Calderon - Bandaleros. Barn Door is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Torres
vs
Door

180 cm
19
185 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

177 cm
25
177 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Big heart

Good takedowns
Brawler
Solid chin

Dynamic Nutrition $25 159 Recovery

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Omar Torres!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Barn Door!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Door shoots in and drives through. Torres sprawls well.
Door with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Barn Door seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Torres leaves Door with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Torres fails with the takedown.
Door tries to clinch up
and Torres connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Door fails with a takedown attempt.
Omar Torres has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Barn Door.
Torres will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Door takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Door tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Door has a takedown stuffed.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Door throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Door wants to clinch but Torres slips to the side

and Torres counters with a nice double leg into guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Torres makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Torres trying to control the position from guard on top but Door is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Door controls Torres momentarily but Torres frees himself.
Door is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Door keeping moving, preventing Torres from controlling successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Door is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Torres is controlling him.
Door working a defensive guard here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Barn Door hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Torres.
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!
Door tries to bench press Torres off him but Torres keeps the position.
Torres throws an elbow but Door slips to the side and avoids it well.
Door is not content to let Torres control the position.
The strikes coming from Torres are missing the target in this wave of attacks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Door is trying to control Torres's posture but Torres avoids it.
Torres taking a breather here.
Door is not content to let Torres control the position.
Torres sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Door is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Door is not content to let Torres control the position.
Torres scoring with punches and elbows.
Door wants to get back to his feet.
Torres grinds an elbow into Door's temple.
Torres is putting a hurting on Door here, landing some big shots from side control.
Door is looking to reverse the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Door wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Omar Torres dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Torres fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Door lets loose with a powerful body kick. Torres will feel that in the morning.
Door goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Door doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Torres counters with a shoot takedown. Door fights it but they end up in guard.
Torres scoring with punches to the head and body.
Torres pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Door is keeping the position for now.
Door is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Door wants to improve his position but instead Torres has moved into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Torres controlling the pace.
Torres stops Door from getting back to his feet.
Torres takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Door keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Omar Torres overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Door wants to improve his position but Torres is controlling well.
Torres wants to lay and pray for a moment but Door keeps working.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torres wants to pass to mount but Door is defending the position.
Torres not doing much here.
Torres trying to control from half guard but Door is working away.

Omar Torres has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Door wants to clinch

and Torres counters with a shoot takedown. Door fights it but they end up in guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Door is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Torres is controlling him.
Door wants to sweep but no luck.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torres stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Door swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Torres trying to control but Door is working from the bottom.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Door is trying to keep Torres in close.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Torres is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Door's half guard.
Torres throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Torres thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Door is looking to get back to is feet but Torres passes into side control.
The strikes coming from Torres are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Torres slows the pace down.
Door wants to control but Torres postures up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Door 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.
Torres is looking to take a break and control but Door is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Torres is really struggling to control Door but he's trying to hold on to the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Omar Torres dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

The fight stays on the outside here - Door looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Door wants to clinch up but Torres keeps it at a distance.
Torres misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Door keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Door uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Torres.
Nice sprawl there from Door as Torres shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Omar Torres. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Torres closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Door keeps control of the position for the meantime.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Torres is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Torres is stalling here. Door is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Torres seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Door has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Door stands up.
Torres moves out of range as Door throws a body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Torres scores with a takedown into Door's guard.
Torres trying to control but Door is working from the bottom.
Torres throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Door works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Door keeping moving, preventing Torres from controlling successfully.
Torres looking to sit in guard and control but Door gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Door wants to get up but he can't break Torres's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Omar Torres just wasn't active enough.
Door tries to clinch but Torres moves out of range.
Torres shoots in but Door avoids the takedown attempt easily.
A punch combination from Door misses.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Torres is defended easily by Door.

Torres darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Torres looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Barn Door has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Torres is trying to control the action in half guard but Door is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Torres scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Torres seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Torres is trying to control the action in half guard but Door is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Torres is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Door reverses the position - he's now on top in Torres's guard.

Torres kicks Door off and gets to his feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
Omar 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Omar Torres!
A relieved looking Omar Torres thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.