PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Marco North (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kid Torres (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Torres has chosen Adagio For Strings as his entrance music. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

North
vs
Torres

181 cm
26
170 lbs
12 - 4 - 0

169 cm
35
149 lbs
32 - 23 - 2

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Heavy handed

Conviction
Convicted Trap House

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 12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marco North!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 32 - 23 - 2, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kid Torres!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Frank Dennis and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Torres.
North wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That kick from Torres tenderised North's leg. North is trying to keep his angry face on.
North tries a low kick but Torres avoids it.
Torres slips a jab from North.
North lands with a right hand.
Kid Torres seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Torres throws out a leg kick but North moves out of range and Torres only half commits.
North swings for the body but Torres moves out of range.
North jabs Torres to the body, keeping him at a distance.
North with a jab.
A cross from North lands.
Torres throws a body punch but North moves out of range.
North shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
North throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Torres throws a head kick but North moves out of range.

North clinches with his opponent.
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!
Torres being controlled against the cage.
Torres lands with a light punch inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
North looking to slow down the pace here.
Torres presses North against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
North blocking some punches.
Torres scores with a nice hook to the head.

Torres breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
North moves into range and connects with a jab.
North looking to land some kicks to the body here.
North chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Torres can pounce on him.
A shot to the liver by North. Beautiful body shot.
That kick from Torres tenderised North's leg. North is trying to keep his angry face on.
Nice defenses there by North.
North takes a swing at Torres's ribcage but misses.
North has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Torres.
Torres misses with a hook. North ducked under it nicely.
Torres walks into a straight right hand from North.
Torres ducks under a wild hook from North.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Torres swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torres throws a leg kick that is checked
and North makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Torres really felt that one!
Torres misses with a hook. North ducked under it nicely.
Nice defenses there by Torres.
North connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
North just misses with a punch to the body.
North throws a half hearted mid kick.
Torres takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
North avoids the body shot from Torres.
North is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Torres misses with a hook
enabling North to counter with a crisp jab.
North takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Torres misses with a head kick.
North wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
North is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
North tests Torres's chin there with a solid looking shot.

Torres is rocked!
Torres paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Torres is still on wobbly legs! Can North finish him?
Torres throws an ugly left hook that misses
and North counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Torres seems to have recovered his senses.
Torres connects with a leg kick. North looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Torres throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
North misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
North avoids the head kick by Torres.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as North checks a leg kick.
North digs a good body shot into Torres's ribs.
Torres feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to North's calf.
Torres works North's body with a nice hook.
The fighters circle momentarily. North darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Torres misses with a body kick.
Torres clobbers North with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
North misses with an uppercut. Torres saw that one coming.
North keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
North scores with a kick to the midsection.
Torres tries a low kick but North avoids it.
North misses with a body shot.
North is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
North lands a body shot.
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!
North ducks under a wild hook from Torres.
North looks to score with a jab to the body but Torres is just out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
North moves into range and connects with a jab.
North fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Torres manages to avoid it.
North lands a nice looking body kick.
Torres lands with a slapping head kick.

It looks like Marco North has been cut.
North tries a head kick but it misses.
Torres slips a jab from North.
North checks a leg kick.
Some wild striking there from North.
North throws a shot to the body.
Torres throws a leg kick which misses North's front leg but catches the back leg as North tries to avoid it.
Nice shot by Torres.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Torres swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
North scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
North chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Torres can pounce on him.
Torres checks a low kick from North.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Marco North will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Marco North's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Torres tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and North is able to avoid easily.
Torres tried to score with a low kick but North checks it.
North tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Torres paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Torres thows a body shot but no joy.
North buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Torres scores with a body shot.
Torres fails in his attempt to clinch.
North blocks a low kick nicely.
North walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Torres checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Torres moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Torres!
Torres lands a nice looking body shot.
North avoids the head kick by Torres.
Torres is looking to chop away at North's legs.
North misses with a body shot.
North thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Torres if he has to take too many more of those.
Torres throws a head kick but North moves out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Torres wants to land a leg kick but North is out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
North throws a head kick that misses.
Torres with a nice cross.
North throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Torres stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Torres throws a lazy uppercut
and North counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Torres is breathing heavily.
Good work by North as he checks the leg kick.
Torres throws a nice inside leg kick.
North throws a one two combo.
A left lands for North.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
North throws a sloppy head kick and Torres moves out of range easily.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Torres lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and North has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from North and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
North scores with a jab to the head.
North fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Torres manages to avoid it.
North is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Torres looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Torres throws a jab but it's blocked by North.
A jab lands there for Torres.
Torres misses with an uppercut. North saw that one coming.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torres missing with a left hand there. North was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
North thows a leg kick but Torres checks it
and Torres counters with a straight right hand.
Torres fakes high and swings low for a body shot but North manages to avoid it.
North swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Torres throws a sloppy head kick and North moves out of range easily.
Torres misses with a low kick.
The crowd cheers as North lands an impressive looking overhand right. Torres doesn't seem phased though.
North thuds a left hand into Torres's body.
North misses with a wild body shot.
North keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Torres.
North is looking to wear down Torres with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Good shot there by North.
North looks to score with a jab to the body but Torres is just out of range.
Torres takes a body punch but keeps moving.
North throws a head kick but Torres moves out of range.
North clobbers Torres with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A low kick from Torres is predictable there
and North counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
North swings for the body but Torres moves out of range.
North throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Torres scores with a shot to the body.
A jab from North misses.
North swats away the attempt to clinch by Torres.
Torres tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
North lands with a straight right. Torres didn't see that one coming.
North lands an overhand right.
Torres throws a sloppy body shot
and North scores with a counter punch that sends Torres to the canvas! North smells blood - he's punishing Torres with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Torres has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Marco North!
Marco North decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.