PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rickson Torro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobby Bolt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bolt has chosen Soldiers as his entrance music. Bobby Bolt has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Torro
vs
Bolt

188 cm
20
185 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

187 cm
22
192 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Likes ground

Syndicate Drugs

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rickson Torro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bobby Bolt!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Mauricio Rocha and Luis Engracia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Torro fails with an attempt to clinch.

Torro closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.

Torro thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Bolt gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Torro throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Bolt trying to hold on to Torro's head to control him but Torro postures up.
Bolt gets full guard.
Torro postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Torro wants to control from the top but Bolt keeps moving.
Torro is looking to advance position but Bolt has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Bolt tries to control but Torro wriggling away.
Bolt might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Torro kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.

Bolt is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Torro is surviving well by controlling Bolt's body position as best he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bolt trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Bolt unloading with bombs!

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

Bolt is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Torro has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Torro!
Bolt looks gassed!
Torro slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.

Torro goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Bolt has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Torro but great work by Bolt.

Bolt decides to take the fight back to the feet.

Torro gets a clinch.

Torro pulls guard.

Bolt avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bolt pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Torro is keeping the position for now.
Bolt forces his way into half guard.
Torro is looking to improve his position.
Bolt is thwarting Torro's attempts to control the position.
Torro wants to get back to full guard.
Torro is working hard here to advance position.
Torro slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Torro looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bolt is one step ahead there.
Torro lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Bolt!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bolt is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Torro landing strikes from the mount.
Torro looking to control but Bolt is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Bolt gets back to half guard.
Bolt moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.

Bolt looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Torro works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Bolt slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.

Bolt had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Torro is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Bolt Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Torro's back instead.
You can see the frustration on Torro's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bolt wants to control but Torro is keeping busy.

Bolt working for the rear naked choke here. He's got one arm under but Torro is defending well. A couple of punches soften him up though and Bolt has tightened the hold! This one could be all over! It is! Torro taps out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Bobby Bolt!