PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Osvaldo Torrado (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Edward Simpson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Edward Simpson has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Torrado
vs
Simpson

190 cm
28
212 lbs
9 - 5 - 0

189 cm
28
235 lbs
19 - 14 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Osvaldo Torrado!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Edward Simpson!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Paul Aken and Nard Betker.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Torrado avoids the body shot from Simpson.
Simpson throws the left hand but Torrado avoids the punch easily.
Torrado ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Simpson fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Torrado is out of range.
Torrado lands a jab to the head.
Torrado takes a swing at Simpson's ribcage but misses.
A cross from Torrado lands.
Good leg kick by Simpson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Simpson misses with a leg kick.
Torrado has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Simpson.
Simpson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Simpson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Torrado throws a hook to the side of Simpson's head but Simpson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Simpson misses with a looping right.
Simpson walks into a left hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Torrado shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Torrado wants to take a breather but Simpson is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Torrado works his foot free and advances to mount.
Simpson is squirming around, avoiding Torrado's attempts to control the action.
Torrado controlling from mount.
Torrado throwing strikes here but Simpson is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torrado content just to control the position here.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Simpson can do anything to dispel that myth.
Torrado punching from mount but Simpson doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Torrado thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Simpson is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torrado punching from mount but Simpson doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Simpson is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Torrado landing shots from mount.
Torrado landing strikes, looking to finish!
Torrado controlling from the full mount.
Simpson is squirming around, avoiding Torrado's attempts to control the action.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Torrado throwing strikes here but Simpson is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Simpson is squirming around, avoiding Torrado's attempts to control the action.
Torrado sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Simpson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Torrado. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Simpson blocking the ground and pound.

Torrado goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Simpson turns into him and now he's in Torrado's guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Torrado wants to sweep but no luck.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Osvaldo Torrado dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Simpson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Simpson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Simpson looks to land a right hand but Torrado moved out of range.
Simpson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Simpson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Torrado counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

Simpson moves into range and clinches up with Torrado.
Simpson trying to land knees to the body.
Simpson misses with a body punch.
Simpson pushes off an throws an elbow but Torrado leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Simpson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

It looks like Osvaldo Torrado has been cut.
Torrado blocks an elbow strike from Simpson.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Simpson.
Simpson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Simpson throws an elbow but it misses.

Torrado breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Torrado avoids a kick to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Simpson scores with a nice head shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Torrado scores with a jab to the body.
Simpson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Torrado sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Simpson throws a chopping leg kick but Torrado manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Simpson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

Torrado throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Simpson was covering up waiting for the punch and Torrado finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Torrado with a flurry of punches that miss.
Torrado trying to control but Simpson is working from the bottom.
Torrado trying to move into half guard but instead Simpson has managed to sweep!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Simpson trying to control the position from guard on top but Torrado is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Simpson slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Torrado wants to sweep but no luck.
Simpson must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Torrado holds on and takes a little breather.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Simpson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Edward Simpson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A looping hook to the body misses from Simpson. Torrado does a little dance to reset his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Simpson tries to move into range but Torrado moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Torrado shoots in but no luck this time.
Simpson misses with a looping right.

Torrado dives in and scores a takedown into Simpson's guard.

Simpson is rocked!
Torrado throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Simpson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torrado trying to control the position from guard on top but Simpson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Simpson holds on and takes a little breather.
Simpson is trying to control the position but Torrado postures up.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Torrado postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Simpson keeping full guard, as Torrado tries to pass.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Edward Simpson was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Simpson lands with a cross.
Simpson lands a nice looking body kick.
Torrado just misses with a punch to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Simpson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Simpson is still on wobbly legs! Can Torrado finish him?
Torrado lands with a precision combination! Left, right, uppercut and Simpson falls flat on his face, eyes wide open but he's out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:12 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Osvaldo Torrado!
Osvaldo Torrado retains his heavyweight title!
Osvaldo Torrado decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.