PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Mayor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luis Torres (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Torres has chosen Till I Collapse as his entrance music. Tommy Mayor has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Mayor
vs
Torres

203 cm
22
291 lbs
9 - 1 - 0

194 cm
21
278 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tommy Mayor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Luis Torres!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Frank Dennis and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mayor throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Torres throws a shot to the body.
No joy there for Mayor, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mayor fails to land with a series of punches.
Mayor throws a left and a right that both miss

and Torres holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Mayor misses with a punch on the inside.
Mayor tries to work over Torres's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Torres scores with a nice hook to the head.

It looks like Tommy Mayor has been cut.
Mayor lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Mayor stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Torres blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Torres stalling in the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mayor is trying to break free.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Mayor.
Torres blocks an uppercut.
Torres creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Torres.

Torres pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mayor scores with a nice strike.
Mayor swings for the body but Torres moves out of range.
Mayor uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Torres.
Tommy Mayor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mayor catches Torres with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Mayor throws a hook to the side of Torres's head but Torres sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mayor throws an off balance right hand
and Torres counters with a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mayor avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A big right from Mayor misses.
Mayor looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Torres takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Mayor connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Torres's hands.
Mayor throws a series of punches but Torres moves out of range.
Mayor just misses with a punch to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mayor misses with an uppercut.
Mayor connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Torres's hands.
Mayor ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Mayor misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Torres fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Mayor, pushing him back against the cage.
Mayor misses with some punches.
Mayor lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Torres backwards.

Torres breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A slow jab from Mayor misses its intended target.
Mayor fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Torres manages to avoid it.
Torres tries to clinch but Mayor is having none of it.
Mayor jabs Torres to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Torres walks into a stiff left hand from Mayor.
Mayor throws an overhand right that lands on Torres's shoulder, as Torres tries to avoid the shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torres throws a shot from downtown. Mayor moves away and avoids it.
Torres steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mayor.
Mayor swinging wildly here.
Mayor lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Mayor fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Torres manages to avoid it.
Mayor is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Torres on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Mayor swings widly with a right hand
and Torres counters with a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mayor keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Torres missing with a left hand there. Mayor was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A punch combination from Mayor misses.
Mayor ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Torres moves away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A left and a right from Torres both land. Nice combination.
Mayor connects with a jab.
Mayor misses with a series of wild punches.
Mayor avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mayor missing with a left hand there. Torres was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mayor swings widly with a right hand

and Torres counters by clinching up.
Mayor can't break the clinch.
Mayor working hard to break the clinch.
Mayor lands a nice uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Torres pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A jab from Mayor misses.

Torres pushes Mayor up against the cage in a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tommy Mayor dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tommy Mayor's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Mayor misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Torres displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mayor throws out the jab.
Mayor rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Torres counters by moving into the clinch.
Mayor tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Torres prevents a body shot from Mayor.
Mayor lands with a short head shot on the inside.

Mayor's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mayor looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mayor swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Torres ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Torres throws a right and a left that Mayor avoids nicely.
Torres is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mayor.
Torres has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Torres there as he acknowledges the shot.
Mayor looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Torres wants to clinch but Mayor slips to the side
and Mayor counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Torres connects with a nice looking jab.
Mayor misses the shot to the body.
Mayor ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Torres moves away.
Torres throws a right hand that Mayor ducks under and follows up with a left that Mayor also avoids with ease.
Torres's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Mayor connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Torres scrambles back to his feet.
Mayor throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Torres stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Mayor avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A punch combination from Mayor misses.
Torres keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mayor throws a right hand that Torres ducks under and follows up with a left that Torres also avoids with ease.
Torres on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mayor throws a hook to the side of Torres's head but Torres sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Torres closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Torres lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mayor backwards.
Torres keeps control of Mayor as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A body shot lands from Torres.
Torres lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mayor backwards.

Tommy Mayor's cut is getting worse.
Torres tries to land a knee to the head but Mayor blocks with his arms.

Mayor manages to break the clinch.

Torres gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Torres scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Mayor wants to stall.

Mayor breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Torres slips a straight right by Mayor.
Torres throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mayor misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Torres counters with a left to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mayor scores with a crisp jab that stopped Torres in his tracks.
Mayor throws the left hand but Torres avoids the punch easily.
Mayor misses with an uppercut. Torres saw that one coming.
Mayor lands a nice shot that snaps Torres's head back.
Mayor looks to land a combination but Torres avoids it well.
Torres lands a body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mayor falls off balance throwing a combination

and Torres counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Torres lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mayor backwards.
Mayor tries to throw a body punch but Torres avoids it by throwing Mayor back against the cage.
Torres lands with a light punch inside.

Tommy Mayor's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Torres lands a nice uppercut.
Mayor has a couple of punches blocked by Torres.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Torres will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Mayor up against the cage.
Mayor misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Mayor fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Mayor fails to land.
Mayor tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Torres's elbow.
Torres is pushing Mayor up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Torres blocking some punches.
Mayor misses with a punch on the inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Torres takes a shot to the head.
Torres misses with a knee to the head.
Torres throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mayors head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Luis Torres will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Tommy Mayor's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Mayor misses with a looping right.
A right-left combo lands from Torres.
Torres ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Torres misses with a series of wild punches.
Torres just misses with a punch to the body.
Torres lands with a nice combination. Mayor backs away looking to recover.

Jeez, Tommy Mayor's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Mayor with a nice cross.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mayor ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Torres moves away.
Torres takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Mayor has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Torres finds it's way round the side to connect with Mayor's head.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Tommy Mayor's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Luis Torres!
A very excited looking Luis Torres made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.