PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Marco Del Torro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ric Landeverde (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Del Torro
vs
Landeverde

178 cm
20
142 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

170 cm
22
146 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Solid chin

Brute

New World Order Clothing
Crippler's Corner

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 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Marco Del Torro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ric Landeverde!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Chris Saunders and Colin Fray.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Del Torro swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Landeverde decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Del Torro's guard.
Del Torro preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Landeverde landing with the ground and pound.
Landeverde has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Landeverde trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Landeverde landing some decent shots from 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!
Landeverde postures up in Del Torro's guard and throws a big left but Del Torro blocks it.
Landeverde is looking to work some ground and pound but Del Torro has wrist control.
Landeverde throws a big right hand that misses.
Del Torro wants to stand up but Landeverde is controlling him.
Landeverde working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Del Torro knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Landeverde on the ground.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Landeverde in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Landeverde trying to control but Del Torro is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Landeverde throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Del Torro is breathing heavily.
Landeverde is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Landeverde's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Landeverde trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Landeverde looking to pass the guard.
Landeverde loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Landeverde content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Del Torro has momentary wrist control but Landeverde slips an elbow through the middle.
Del Torro utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Landeverde accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Landeverde postures up in Del Torro's guard and throws a big left but Del Torro blocks it.
Del Torro really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Landeverde is looking to work some ground and pound but Del Torro has wrist control.
Landeverde working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Landeverde trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Del Torro has momentary wrist control but Landeverde slips an elbow through the middle.
Landeverde throwing strikes from guard but Del Torro blocks nicely.
Del Torro working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Landeverde.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Landeverde chips away with some ground and pound.
Landeverde content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Landeverde slips nicely into half guard.

Del Torro is defending against the submission attempts here by Landeverde.
Landeverde moves into full mount! Del Torro won't be happy about that!
Landeverde looking to finish Del Torro with some ground and pound. This is bad for Del Torro!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Landeverde in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Landeverde trying to control but Del Torro is having none of it.
Landeverde working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Landeverde fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!

Landeverde wants to finish this one by submission but Del Torro is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Landeverde.
Del Torro taking shots to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The referee warns Del Torro that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ric Landeverde dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Landeverde has a takedown stuffed.
Del Torro misses with a wild combination.
Del Torro throws a sloppy head kick and Landeverde moves out of range easily.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Landeverde.

Landeverde shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Del Torro manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Landeverde throws a big right hand that misses.
Landeverde trying to control but Del Torro is working from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Landeverde accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Landeverde trying to control but Del Torro is working from the bottom.
Landeverde postures up in Del Torro's guard and throws a big left but Del Torro blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Landeverde throws a big elbow that misses.
Landeverde pushes down on Del Torro's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Landeverde thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Landeverde throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Landeverde not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Landeverde not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Del Torro is trying to stand back up but Landeverde is controlling him
Nice strikes from Landeverde there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Del Torro has hold of Landeverde's hands but Landeverde slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Landeverde is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Landeverde moves into full mount! Del Torro won't be happy about that!
Landeverde lands a big shot there that rocks Del Torro but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Landeverde working for a submission but Del Torro is keeping him at bay.
Landeverde breaks from Del Torro's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Landeverde has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Landeverde cracks Del Torro with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.

Del Torro is rocked!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Landeverde scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Del Torro?
Oh Del Torro is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Landeverde loads up with a big shot that hurts Del Torro! He's pulled Landeverde in close but Landeverde has postured up and lands more strikes. Can Del Torro survive? More strikes from Landeverde and Del Torro is out! The ref jumps in to save him! Brutal ground and pound!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Ric Landeverde!
Ric Landeverde was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.