PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marcel Ryker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luis Torres (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Torres's choice of entrance music: Till I Collapse. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Ryker
vs
Torres

195 cm
22
275 lbs
8 - 1 - 0

194 cm
21
278 lbs
7 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Steel Penn's All 160

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 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marcel Ryker!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Luis Torres!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Daniel Franklin and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ryker keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Marcel Ryker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Some bone on bone action there as Ryker checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Torres tries to land a leg kick but Ryker saw it coming and moves away.
Ryker thows a body kick. Torres tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Torres circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ryker missing with a left hand there. Torres was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ryker shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Ryker looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Ryker shoots in but no luck this time.
Torres gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Ryker.
Torres uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ryker.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Torres has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ryker connects with a looping right hand.
Ryker looks to land a body kick but Torres moved away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Ryker misses the target.
Ryker lands a nice shot that snaps Torres's head back.
Ryker throws a push kick but Torres slaps the foot to one side.
Torres ducks under a wild hook from Ryker.
Torres moves out of range of the strikes.
Torres blocks a jab.
Ryker fails in his attempt to clinch.

Torres takes the fight into the clinch.

Torres breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torres moves out of range of the strikes.

Ryker has Torres up against the cage in a clinch.
Torres swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ryker tries to throw a body punch but Torres avoids it by throwing Ryker back against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Ryker.

Torres breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Torres slips under a jab.
Torres jabs at Ryker's body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A telegraphed right hand from Torres misses the target.
Ryker misses with a straight right.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ryker swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Torres avoids the head kick by Ryker.
A slow jab from Ryker misses its intended target.
Luis Torres is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Torres fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Torres checks a leg kick.
Ryker misses with a few strikes there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ryker. Torres does a little dance to reset his feet.
Torres uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ryker.
Torres throws a nice looking combination but Ryker bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Torres ducks under a wild hook from Ryker.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Torres throws a hook to the side of Ryker's head but Ryker sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ryker misses with a right hand

and Torres moves into the clinch.
Ryker misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ryker misses with a body punch.
Ryker doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Torres stalling against the cage.
Ryker misses with a hook to the ribs.
Torres misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ryker misses with a punch to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ryker misses with a punch to the body.
Torres blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Torres blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marcel Ryker dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Ryker throws a lazy right hand but Torres sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ryker throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ryker pivots, looking for a leg kick but Torres is out of range and Ryker settles back down.
A big right from Ryker misses.
Torres displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ryker throws out the jab.
Ryker throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ryker throws a hook to the side of Torres's head but Torres sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ryker throws a hook but Torres avoids it easily.
Torres avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Torres slips a jab and a cross from Ryker.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ryker ducks under a wild hook from Torres.
Ryker with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ryker is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Ryker slips a jab and a cross from Torres.

Torres closes the distance and clinches.
Ryker misses with a punch to the body.

Torres breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ryker.
Torres moves out of range of the body kick from Ryker.
Ryker doesn't manage to clinch there - Torres circles away.
Ryker throws a sloppy body shot
and Torres counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Torres avoids the body shot from Ryker.
A telegraphed right hand from Ryker misses the target.
Ryker takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Ryker throws the kick towards the body but Torres avoids it.
Torres digs a good hook to Ryker's body.
Ryker steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Torres.
Ryker takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Left hook, right uppercut from Ryker.
Ryker misses with a series of wild punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ryker misses with a left hand
and Torres counters with a nice uppercut.
Ryker misses with a lunging right hand
and Torres connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Torres lands an overhand right.
Torres ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Ryker throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Marcel Ryker is winning the standup battle so far.
Ryker takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Torres slips under a jab from Ryker.

Ryker gets tackled into the cage by Torres. Torres maintains the clinch.
Torres blocking some punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ryker throws a punch but it's blocked by Torres.
Ryker fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Torres is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Torres blocking some punches.

Ryker breaks the clinch.
Torres's corner calls for a 1-2. Torres obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Ryker misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ryker throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Torres slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Torres blocks a jab.
Torres thuds a left hand into Ryker's body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Luis Torres showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Ryker misses with a left hand
and Torres makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Ryker looks to land a left hand but Torres moved out of range nicely.
Torres uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ryker.
Torres tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ryker swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Torres throws a shot from downtown. Ryker moves away and avoids it.
Ryker waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Torres.
Ryker looks to land a right hand but Torres moved out of range.
A jab from Ryker misses.
Ryker throws a head kick but Torres moves out of range.
Ryker misses with a left hand

and Torres moves into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Torres stalling in the clinch.
Ryker misses with a punch on the inside.
Ryker fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Torres blocking some punches.
Ryker working aggressively here.
Ryker is stalling here.
A head punch on the inside from Ryker fails to land.
Ryker lands a nice uppercut.
Torres throws a head punch that misses.
Torres wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Torres pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nice straight punches there by Ryker. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Ryker.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ryker cracks Torres with a good jab.
A solid body kick from Ryker.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ryker tries to close the distance and clinch but Torres swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Torres lands with a cross.
Torres showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ryker.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ryker looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Torres defending well as Ryker loads up on a big left hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ryker misses with a wild body shot.
Torres throws a jab when Ryker was well out of range.
Torres looks to score with a jab to the body but Ryker is just out of range.

Torres moves into the clinch.
Good body shot from Ryker.
Torres takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ryker misses with a punch to the body.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Ryker is struggling to control the position.
Torres blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Ryker fails to land.
Ryker lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Torres blocking some punches.
Ryker misses with a punch to the body.
Ryker looking to stall.
Torres prevents a body shot from Ryker.
Ryker lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Torres misses with a punch to the body.
Torres wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Ryker tries a body shot but Torres blocks it.
Ryker struggles to land a body shot inside as Torres controls his hands.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Torres manages to break the clinch.
Torres misses the jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marcel Ryker clearly takes that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Ryker throws a lazy right hand but Torres sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ryker misses with a looping right.
Ryker shoots in for a takedown but Torres shows good takedown defense.

Torres clinches up with Ryker and pushes him back against the cage.

Ryker manages to break the clinch.
Ryker shoots in for a takedown but Torres shows good takedown defense.
Torres takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Ryker lands a really nice looking cross but Torres seems unphased.
Ryker looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ryker scores with a nice strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ryker.
Ryker swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Torres counters with a left and a right that stings Ryker.
Torres scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Torres drops Ryker with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Ryker looks back up at him and smiles so Torres waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.

Ryker is rocked!
Ryker lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Torres circles away quickly and effectively.
Oh Ryker is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Torres ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ryker moves away.
Ryker seems to have got his legs back now.
Ryker misses with a straight left.
Torres wants to clinch.

Torres lands a left and a right that send Ryker crashing to the mat, dazed. Torres thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ryker throws a hook but Torres blocks it.
Torres tries to clinch up.
Torres swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ryker misses with a hook
and Torres cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ryker throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Torres counter with a right hand.

Ryker clinches.
Ryker throws a head punch that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ryker throws a punch but it's blocked by Torres.
Ryker is trying to stall.
Torres prevents Ryker from breaking the clinch.
Ryker pushes Torres back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Torres is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Torres prevents Ryker from breaking the clinch.
Ryker tries to circle away but Torres has him pinned against the cage.
Torres is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Ryker has a couple of punches blocked by Torres.
Ryker manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.

Ryker breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ryker throws a low kick but it's checked well by Torres.
The fighters circling - Ryker throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ryker throws a head kick that misses.
Ryker throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Torres is looking to clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Torres on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Torres's corner calls for a 1-2. Torres obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Luis Torres dominated that fourth round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Torres doesn't manage to clinch there - Ryker circles away.
Ryker throws a combination that misses

and Torres moves into the clinch.
A hook to the body from Torres.
Ryker throws a head punch that misses.
Ryker misses with a hook from the clinch.
Torres lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ryker is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Ryker has Torres pushed against the cage.
Torres blocking some punches.
Ryker throws a punch but it's blocked by Torres.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ryker lands a body punch in the clinch.
Ryker lands a body shot.
Torres is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Ryker pressing his opponent against the cage.
Ryker has a couple of punches blocked by Torres.
Ryker lands a right hand that snaps the head of Torres backwards.
Torres working hard to break the clinch.
Ryker swings wildly with an uppercut but Torres uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ryker scores with a nice hook to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ryker tries to throw a body punch but Torres avoids it by throwing Ryker back against the cage.
Torres blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ryker misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ryker is struggling to control the position.
Ryker has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Ryker tries to circle away but Torres has him pinned against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ryker.
Ryker misses with a hook from the clinch.

Ryker breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Torres!
Torres misses with a left hand
and Ryker counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Torres thinking.
Ryker ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torres blocks a jab.

Torres moves into the clinch.
Torres goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ryker is leaning against Torres and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.

Ryker pulls guard effortlessly.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.

Torres avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Ryker has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Torres can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Ryker is looking for a triangle here but Torres uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ryker struggling a bit here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ryker is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Torres off and has taken his back!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Torres is in bad spot here.

Torres is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Ryker gets his way!

And that's the end of the fight!
Marcel Ryker showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Ryker has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 48:47
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 48:47
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 48:47

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marcel Ryker!
Marcel Ryker retains his heavyweight title!
Post fight, Marcel Ryker stared into the camera and said 'Like Ali, got me a bum of the month club! Yeh baby, I'm the king.'.