PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lowieke De Vos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marko Torturo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). De Vos comes to the cage accompanied by Hatsjikidee. Torturo has chosen Mogwai - Katrien as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. 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.

De Vos
vs
Torturo

185 cm
25
213 lbs
13 - 2 - 0

189 cm
29
217 lbs
23 - 8 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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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 13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lowieke De Vos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Marko Torturo!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Vos misses with a body kick.
Torturo moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Torturo scores with a jab to the head.
Torturo throws a head kick that misses.
Torturo throws a leg kick but De Vos moved away.
De Vos throws a push kick but Torturo slaps the foot to one side.
Torturo is looking to chop away at De Vos's legs.
De Vos connects with a leg kick. Torturo looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Torturo looks to land a left hand but De Vos moved out of range nicely.
A nice leg kick lands there from De Vos.
Torturo takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
De Vos looks to land a left hand but Torturo moved out of range nicely.
De Vos jabs Torturo right on the nose. Torturo blinks but takes it well.
Torturo lands with a good body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
De Vos scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
The fighters circling - De Vos throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Good exchange - Torturo coming out on top.
De Vos misses with a series of wild punches.
De Vos throws a chopping leg kick but Torturo manages to avoid taking any serious damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Torturo throws a series of punches but De Vos avoids them all with ease.
Torturo blocks a head kick by De Vos.
De Vos throws a one two combo.
De Vos goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
De Vos tries to land a front kick but Torturo steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Torturo misses the jab.
Torturo looking to land some kicks to the body here.
De Vos will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Marko Torturo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Torturo lets loose with a powerful body kick. De Vos will feel that in the morning.
De Vos walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Torturo checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
De Vos tries to bum rush Torturo with a series of wild strikes but Torturo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
De Vos tries to work over Torturo's front leg with a kick but Torturo checks it.
Torturo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Torturo thows a leg kick but De Vos checks it
and De Vos counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Torturo looks to score with a jab to the body but De Vos is just out of range.
Sloppy strikes from De Vos. Those never looked like landing.
De Vos misses with a head kick.
De Vos staying out of range there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torturo comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Torturo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
De Vos looks to land a combination but Torturo avoids it well.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Torturo.
De Vos misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Torturo.
De Vos checks the leg kick.
Torturo takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
De Vos bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Torturo misses with an attempted mid kick.
Torturo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
De Vos walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A punch combination from De Vos misses.
Torturo has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Torturo there as he acknowledges the shot.
A left lands for Torturo.
Torturo misses with a head kick.
De Vos missing with a left hand there. Torturo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
De Vos misses with a low kick.
De Vos dodges the punch combination from Torturo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torturo gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
De Vos walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Torturo checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Torturo walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. De Vos checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
De Vos fails to land with a series of punches.
De Vos throws a leg kick but Torturo sees it coming and moves out of range.
Torturo paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Torturo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
De Vos waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Torturo.
Torturo walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. De Vos checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Torturo throws a front kick aimed at De Vos's knee but De Vos avoids it well.
Torturo tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and De Vos is able to avoid easily.
Torturo checks a low kick from De Vos.
De Vos throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Torturo.
The fighters circling - Torturo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Torturo fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and De Vos has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Vos throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
De Vos cracks a nice hook into Torturo's ribs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
De Vos cracks Torturo with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A good leg kick by Torturo.
Torturo slips under a jab.
De Vos misses with a straight right.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Torturo checks a leg kick.
Torturo avoids a punch combination nicely.
Torturo scores with a hook to the body. De Vos takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Torturo scores with a nice head shot.
Torturo misses with a low kick.
De Vos throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
De Vos throws a hook but Torturo blocks it.
Good shot there by Torturo.
De Vos moves out of range of the body kick from Torturo.
Torturo thumps De Vos with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Marko Torturo will probably get the nod.
That's time! De Vos's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

De Vos steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Torturo. That one must have hurt.
De Vos shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Torturo lands a nice shot that snaps De Vos's head back.
Torturo misses with a low kick.
Marko Torturo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
De Vos throws a hook but Torturo avoids it easily.
Torturo avoids the body shot from De Vos.
Torturo tries a low kick but De Vos avoids it.
De Vos tries to land a front kick but Torturo steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Torturo takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Torturo is looking to slow De Vos down with leg kicks.
Torturo lands a jab to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Torturo buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
De Vos lands a jab to the head.
Torturo fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches De Vos on the side of the head.
Torturo lands with an overhand left.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Torturo 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.
Torturo misses with an uppercut.
Torturo looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
De Vos misses with an attempted mid kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Vos on the wrong end of a nice jab.
De Vos blocks a jab.
De Vos feints and then cracks Torturo's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Torturo down.
Torturo throws a jab when De Vos was well out of range.
De Vos misses with an uppercut. Torturo saw that one coming.
Torturo jabs at De Vos's body.
Torturo getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
De Vos steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Torturo.
Torturo closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
De Vos slips a straight right by Torturo.
Torturo misses the jab.
De Vos looks to land a body kick but Torturo moved away.
Nice shot lands for De Vos.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Torturo.
Torturo lands with a shot to the body.
De Vos throws a head kick but Torturo moves out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Torturo throws an overhand right that lands on De Vos's shoulder, as De Vos tries to avoid the shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Vos blocks a low kick nicely.
Torturo looks to score with a jab to the body but De Vos is just out of range.
De Vos lands with a nice body kick.
Torturo throws a leg kick but De Vos sees it coming and moves out of range.
De Vos misses with a few strikes there.
Torturo lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Torturo connects with a looping right hand.
Torturo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but De Vos manages to avoid it.
De Vos throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Torturo fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt De Vos.
A solid leg kick lands there for Torturo.
Torturo throws a low kick, looking for De Vos's leg but De Vos calmly moves out of range.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Torturo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by De Vos.
Torturo tries to score with a low kick but De Vos moves his leg out of the way.
De Vos takes a jab right on the kisser.
A combination from De Vos does no damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Vos scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Torturo looks to land a body kick but De Vos moved away.
De Vos checks the leg kick.
Torturo takes a head kick and keeps coming.
De Vos scores with a sloppy right hand. Torturo should have avoided that one.
De Vos tries to work over Torturo's front leg with a kick but Torturo checks it.
De Vos tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
De Vos swings for the body but Torturo moves out of range.
De Vos is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Torturo moves out of range of the leg kick from De Vos.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Torturo lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and De Vos has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from De Vos and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
De Vos gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Torturo misses with a hook.
Torturo looks for the body kick but De Vos saw that one coming.
De Vos waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Torturo.
De Vos scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Vos keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice straight punches there by De Vos. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of De Vos.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Torturo bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of De Vos's head.
Torturo throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Torturo connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Torturo misses with a kick to the body.
Torturo fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt De Vos.
De Vos will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
De Vos throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Torturo.
Torturo takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
De Vos rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Torturo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Torturo lands with a thumping leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Torturo scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A head kick misses from De Vos.
Good leg kick by Torturo there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Torturo staying out of range there.
Torturo misses with a left hand
and De Vos counters with a nice low kick that buckles Torturo's knee momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marko Torturo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Torturo throws a nice outside leg kick.
A leg kick checked by Torturo.
De Vos chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Torturo can pounce on him.
Torturo tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Torturo wants to land a leg kick but De Vos is out of range.
Torturo lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Torturo finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Torturo throws a front kick that sends De Vos stumbling back into the cage.
Donk. De Vos catches Torturo right on the button with a cross.
Torturo ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
De Vos looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Torturo feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to De Vos's calf.
De Vos connects with a looping right hand.
Torturo misses with a leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Torturo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
De Vos throws a hook to the side of Torturo's head but Torturo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
De Vos misses the jab.
A kick lands to the mid section there for De Vos.

That's one minute gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Torturo.
De Vos pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Torturo ducks under a wild hook from De Vos.
A jab from Torturo does it's job there.
Torturo lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Torturo with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
De Vos tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
De Vos takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
De Vos dips to his left and cracks Torturo with an uppercut!
Torturo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
De Vos throws the left hand but Torturo avoids the punch easily.
Torturo throws out a leg kick but De Vos moves out of range and Torturo only half commits.
De Vos tests Torturo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
De Vos chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Torturo can pounce on him.
A nice leg kick lands there from Torturo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
De Vos defending well as Torturo loads up on a big left hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Vos will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Torturo lands with an overhand left.
De Vos throws a leg kick but Torturo checks it.
Torturo thuds a left hand into De Vos's body.
Torturo lands a jab to the head.
Torturo pivots, looking for a leg kick but De Vos is out of range and Torturo settles back down.
Torturo misses with a hook. De Vos ducked under it nicely.
Torturo connects with a solid leg kick.
Torturo scores with the left hand. De Vos knows he should have avoided that one.
De Vos misses with a hook.
De Vos moves out of range of the body kick.
Torturo connects with a single shot there.
Torturo fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A nice inside leg kick there by De Vos. That's going to slow Torturo down.
De Vos chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Torturo can pounce on him.
Lowieke De Vos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torturo misses with the combination.
Torturo ducks under a wild hook from De Vos.
De Vos throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Torturo looks to land a body kick but De Vos moved away.
Torturo avoids a kick to the body.
De Vos uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
De Vos takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
De Vos ducks under a wild hook from Torturo.
De Vos feints and then cracks Torturo's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Torturo down.
De Vos misses with a series of wild punches.
Torturo avoids the body shot from De Vos.
Torturo misses with a low kick as De Vos jumps back.
De Vos throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
De Vos throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Torturo counters with a head kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Vos throws a solid leg kick but Torturo takes the impact on his shin and smiles at De Vos.
Torturo jabs at De Vos's body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
De Vos chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Torturo can pounce on him.
Marko Torturo is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Torturo jabs at De Vos's body.
De Vos tries to land a front kick but Torturo steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
De Vos tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Torturo scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Torturo scores with a body shot.
De Vos throws a lazy right hand but Torturo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
De Vos misses with a series of wild punches.
Torturo connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Torturo connects with a jab.
Torturo dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on De Vos. That did some damage!
Torturo ducks under a wild hook from De Vos.
Torturo staying out of range there.

And that's the end of the fight!
Marko Torturo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Torturo has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marko Torturo!
A less than humble Marko Torturo misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.