PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Pettis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Justin Torres (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anthony Pettis is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Pettis
vs
Torres

178 cm
18
166 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

175 cm
19
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Anthony Pettis !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Justin Torres!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Viktor Lagutenko and Fedor Mirinova.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Torres fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

Pettis lands a big head kick that sends Torres tumbling to the mat! Pettis takes a step backwards and waves Torres back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Torres is rocked!

It looks like Justin Torres has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Torres decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Torres wants to pass the guard but Pettis is defending well.
Pettis moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Torres works over Pettis with some ground and pound from guard.
Pettis can't keep his opponent in guard - Torres advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Pettis gets back to full guard.
Torres wants to stand but Pettis has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Pettis looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Torres puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Torres wants to lay and pray for a moment but Pettis keeps working.
Pettis is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Torres is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Pettis is not content to let Torres control the position.
Torres looks winded!

Pettis looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Pettis is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Torres pulls his head out easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pettis is looking to improve his position.
Pettis trying to control here.

Pettis is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Torres pulls his head out easily.
Torres trying to control the action but Pettis is working from the bottom.

Pettis is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Torres pulls his head out easily.
Pettis is not content to let Torres control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pettis trying to hold on to Torres's head to control him but Torres postures up.

Pettis looking for submissions off his back.
Pettis wants to control but Torres is keeping busy.

Pettis looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Nice strikes from Torres there.
It looks like Torres is going to stand back up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pettis is pressing down on Torres's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.

Torres is sitting in close to Pettis 's body. Pettis has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Torres is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Torres is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Pettis .

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Anthony Pettis !