PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Renan Guedes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Doc Tore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tore has chosen In the Arena as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Doc Tore enters the cage!

Guedes
vs
Tore

182 cm
18
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

196 cm
25
179 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Renan Guedes!
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, Doc Tore!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Matheus Silva and Mauricio Rocha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tore throws the left hand but Guedes avoids the punch easily.
Tore misses with a looping left.
Guedes misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Guedes tries a head kick but it misses.
Tore lands a jab to Guedes's midsection.

Guedes shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Tore manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Guedes trying to control the position from guard on top but Tore is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Guedes tries to stand but Tore is controlling from the bottom.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Tore can do anything to dispel that myth.
Guedes stopping the sweep attempt from Tore.
Tore trying to control the position.
Guedes postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tore trying to keep a closed guard but Guedes is proving a slippery customer.

Tore is working an open guard so Guedes takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.

Tore closes the distance and pushes Guedes back into the cage.
Tore lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

It looks like Renan Guedes has been cut.
Tore missing with knees to the body.
Tore lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Guedes or not.
Guedes is looking to break free of the clinch but Tore has double underhooks.
Tore misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Guedes.
Tore lands an elbow inside.
Tore lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Guedes tries to break free but Tore pushes him back against the cage.
Guedes blocks an elbow strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Tore.
Still in the clinch, Tore scores with a nice short uppercut.
Tore missing with knees to the body.
Guedes is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Guedes is looking to break free of the clinch but Tore has double underhooks.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Tore.
Tore lands an elbow inside.
Guedes tries to break free but Tore pushes him back against the cage.
Tore is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
A frustrated look appears on Guedes's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Tore lands a shoulder strike.
Guedes tries to break the clinch but Tore is controlling the position.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Tore.
Guedes tries to break the clinch but Tore is controlling the position.
Tore lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

Renan Guedes's cut is getting worse.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tore missing with knees to the body.
Still in the clinch, Tore scores with a nice short uppercut.
Tore lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Guedes backwards.

Guedes is rocked!
Tore has Guedes pressed against the cage. He pushes Guedes back and as he springs towards him off the cage, Tore throws a beautiful elbow that sends Guedes crashing to the floor! Tore piles on the pressure with more strikes! Guedes is flailing away but he's not defending himself and the referee steps in to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Doc Tore!
Our winner, Doc Tore, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.