PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jack Torrance (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dick Trickle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Torrance comes to the cage accompanied by Shadow on the Sun by Audioslave. Dick Trickle will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Torrance
vs
Trickle

175 cm
27
181 lbs
17 - 15 - 0

187 cm
25
188 lbs
10 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

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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 17 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jack Torrance!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dick Trickle!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Robert Douchet and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Torrance misses with a wild combination.
Torrance connects with a jab.
Torrance ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Torrance throws an overhand right that lands on Trickle's shoulder, as Trickle tries to avoid the shot.
Torrance slips a jab from Trickle.
Trickle lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Torrance lands a body shot.
Trickle lunges at Torrance with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Torrance's hand.
Trickle misses with a head kick.
Sloppy strikes from Torrance. Those never looked like landing.
Trickle lands with a cross.
Torrance bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Torrance thows a left - swing and a miss!
No joy there for Torrance, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Torrance avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nice shot lands for Torrance.
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!
Torrance fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Trickle moves away from the strike by Torrance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Torrance slips a straight right by Trickle.
Trickle scores with a sloppy right hand. Torrance should have avoided that one.
Trickle misses with an uppercut. Torrance saw that one coming.
Torrance takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Torrance misses with an uppercut. Trickle saw that one coming.
Trickle connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Trickle throws a hook to the side of Torrance's head but Torrance sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Torrance walks into a jab.
A swing and a miss from Trickle.
Torrance throws a hook but Trickle blocks it.
Trickle might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Torrance lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Torrance swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The fighters circling - Torrance throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Trickle drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Torrance takes a jab right on the kisser.
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!
Torrance throws a right and a left that Trickle avoids nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torrance is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Trickle.
Trickle is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Nice defenses there by Trickle.
Torrance misses with a straight left.
Trickle throws a hook to the side of Torrance's head but Torrance sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Trickle tries to clinch
and Torrance counters with a nice low kick that buckles Trickle's knee momentarily.
Good exchange - Trickle coming out on top.
Trickle throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Trickle tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Torrance rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Trickle moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Trickle throws the left hand but Torrance avoids the punch easily.
Torrance uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Trickle.
Trickle misses with an uppercut.
Torrance throws a hook to the side of Trickle's head but Trickle sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Trickle throws a hook but Torrance blocks it.
Trickle scores with a kick to the midsection.
Trickle fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trickle moves away from the strike by Torrance.
Torrance looks to land a combination but Trickle avoids it well.
Donk. Torrance catches Trickle right on the button with a cross.
Torrance uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Trickle.
Torrance just misses with a punch to the body.
Torrance throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Trickle is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Torrance thows a body shot but no joy.

Trickle moves into the clinch successfully.
Torrance lands with a left to the head.
Trickle digs a right hand underneath Torrance's ribcage. Torrance let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Torrance is trying to break the clinch but Trickle is controlling him.
Torrance tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
I was talking to Torrance's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Trickle with a knee to the head.

Torrance breaks from the clinch.

Trickle closes the distance and clinches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Trickle obliges.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Trickle lands a nice uppercut.
Torrance wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A knee to the head by Trickle.
Trickle tries to land a knee to the head but Torrance blocks with his arms.
Trickle misses with a knee strike.
Trickle tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Torrance wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Trickle has him pressed against the cage.
Trickle misses with a hook from the clinch.
Torrance misses with a body punch.
Torrance lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Trickle backwards.
Trickle misses with a hook from the clinch.
Trickle lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Torrance lands a left hand.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Torrance.
Torrance wants to stall.

Torrance escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Dick Trickle will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Trickle tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Trickle swings for the body but Torrance moves out of range.
Trickle looks to land a left hand but Torrance moved out of range nicely.
Torrance blocks a head kick by Trickle.
Torrance ducks under a wild hook from Trickle.
Torrance defending well as Trickle loads up on a big left hand.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Trickle.
A lazy left from Trickle finds it's target.
Torrance throws a big shot that misses.
Torrance throws an overhand right that lands on Trickle's shoulder, as Trickle tries to avoid the shot.
Torrance feints a jab promting Trickle to slip. Torrance then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Trickle slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Trickle tries to close the distance and clinch up but Torrance swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Trickle uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Torrance.
Torrance throws a lazy right hand but Trickle sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Trickle avoids a punch combination nicely.
Torrance lands a jab to Trickle's midsection.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Trickle throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Torrance misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Trickle counters with a nice body kick.
A jab from Torrance misses.
Torrance throws a body punch but Trickle moves out of range.
Trickle avoids a punch combination nicely.

Trickle closes the distance and clinches.
Torrance can't break the clinch.
Trickle tries a body shot but Torrance blocks it.
Torrance throws a punch but it's blocked by Trickle.
Trickle misses with some punches.
Torrance working hard to break the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Torrance as Trickle tries to tie him up.
Torrance blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trickle blocks a body shot from Torrance.
Torrance wants to break free but Trickle has control.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Trickle lands with a left to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Trickle fails to land.
Dick Trickle seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Trickle landing some nice looking knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Trickle throws a knee to the head but misses.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Trickle as Torrance tries to tie him up.
Trickle misses with an elbow strike.
Trickle scores with a shot to the side of Torrance's head.
Torrance stalling against the cage.
Trickle misses with a knee to the head.
Torrance is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Trickle's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Trickle swings wildly with an uppercut but Torrance uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice left hand lands by Torrance.
Torrance wants to stall.
Trickle goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trickle gets through Torrance's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A right hand to the body from Torrance.
Trickle looking to throw knees to the head but Torrance is blocking nicely.
Trickle misses with a knee to the head.

Torrance escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Trickle with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Torrance waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Trickle.
Torrance throws a series of punches but Trickle avoids them all with ease.
Trickle staying out of range there.
Trickle tries to clinch there but Torrance circles away.
Trickle lands a front kick.
A swing and a miss from Trickle.
Torrance throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Torrance throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A looping hook to the body misses from Torrance. Trickle does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Torrance has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Trickle.
Trickle avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Trickle slips under a jab from Torrance.
Trickle scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Trickle on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Trickle throws a head kick but Torrance moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Trickle. Torrance does a little dance to reset his feet.
Torrance thows a left - swing and a miss!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Trickle.
Torrance fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Trickle connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Torrance's hands.
Trickle misses with a head kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A decent looking cross lands there for Trickle.
Trickle swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jack Torrance is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Torrance looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Dick Trickle will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Trickle scores with a punch to the head.

Trickle darts in and clinches Torrance up against the cage.
A knee to the head by Trickle.
Torrance scores with a nice hook to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Trickle.
Trickle lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Torrance misses with the head strike.
Torrance is trying to push Trickle away but Trickle has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Torrance wants to break free but Trickle has control.
Torrance blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Trickle.
Trickle looking to throw knees to the head but Torrance is blocking nicely.
A knee to the head by Trickle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Trickle misses with some punches.
Trickle pushes Torrance back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Trickle throws a knee to the head but misses.
Trickle lands a right hand that snaps the head of Torrance backwards.

Torrance is rocked!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Torrance blocks an elbow strike from Trickle.
Trickle with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Trickle misses with a knee to the head.
Torrance throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Trickles head.
Torrance taking a breather.
Torrance blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Still in the clinch, Trickle scores with a nice short uppercut.
Trickle misses with some punches.
Torrance lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A bit of stalling here from Torrance.
Trickle landing knees to the body.
Torrance working aggressively here.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Torrance working hard to break the clinch.
Trickle lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Torrance can't find room to land a body shot as Trickle controls the action.
Trickle using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Torrance has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Trickle digs a right hand into Torrance's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Torrance's gas tank.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torrance prevents a body shot from Trickle.
Trickle lands a nice uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Torrance.
Trickle landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Trickle trying to control the position but instead, Torrance has worked for underhooks and has pushed Trickle into the cage.
Torrance tries to throw a body punch but Trickle avoids it by throwing Torrance back against the cage.
Torrance takes a knee right on the jaw!
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Trickle.
Trickle blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Trickle.
Trickle with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A short uppercut from Torrance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torrance blocks an uppercut.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Trickle looking to throw knees to the head but Torrance is blocking nicely.
Trickle working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Trickle throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Torrance blocks it with crossed arms.
Torrance lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Trickle backwards.
Trickle using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Torrance avoiding damage.
Jack Torrance has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Trickle misses with the head strike.
Trickle with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Trickle tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Trickle just misses with a elbow thrown towards Torrance's brow.
Trickle tries a knee to the head but Torrance blocks it.

Torrance's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trickle looks to land a body kick but Torrance moved away.
Trickle misses with a body shot.
Trickle looks to score with a jab to the body but Torrance is just out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Torrance misses with a looping left.
Trickle lands a really nice looking cross but Torrance seems unphased.
Torrance misses with a hook. Trickle ducked under it nicely.
Torrance circles away from the clinch attempt.
Trickle cracks a nice hook into Torrance's ribs.
Trickle keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Torrance slips a straight right by Trickle.
A solid leg kick lands there for Trickle.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Torrance scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Torrance tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Trickle was well out of range. Poor timing from Torrance.
Trickle tries to clinch there but Torrance circles away.
Torrance takes one on the chin but seems OK.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dick Trickle comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Trickle has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dick Trickle!
A relieved looking Dick Trickle thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.