PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kiwi Bird (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nelson Torres (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Bird
vs
Torres

150 cm
23
130 lbs
0 - 100 - 0

163 cm
20
132 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Very confident

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 - 100 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kiwi Bird!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Nelson Torres!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Seu Braga and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Torres gets a clinch.

Torres manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Torres striking off his back but it's not causing Bird any problems.
Torres is controlling Bird's posture.
Bird knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Torres on the ground.
Torres trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Torres has Bird pulled in close to control his posture.
Torres lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Bird!
Torres tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Torres dominating with strikes here.
Torres works his way to his opponent's back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Torres biding his time, looking for the opening.

Bird is trying to defend against the choke here but Torres has an arm under his chin. This one might not last much longer. Torres Tightens the hold and Bird taps out furiously! Torres displays superior BJJ to win the fight.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Nelson Torres!