PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Francesco Torzoni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Edward Scissorhands (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Torzoni comes to the cage accompanied by Red Cola Music - Arsone. Scissorhands has chosen Still as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Torzoni
vs
Scissorhands

163 cm
21
145 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

163 cm
21
144 lbs
6 - 2 - 1

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

BJJ Brown Belt
World class boxer
Good gas tank

KAISER

Bad Man Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Francesco Torzoni!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Edward Scissorhands!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Yuuki Gou and Shirou Masuda.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Scissorhands tries to clinch

and Torzoni holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Scissorhands misses with a short punch on the inside.
Torzoni lands a left hand that snaps the head of Scissorhands backwards.
Torzoni wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Scissorhands lands a nice uppercut.
Scissorhands content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Scissorhands cracks Torzoni with a nice body shot.
Scissorhands doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Scissorhands effectively controlling the action here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Torzoni.
Torzoni content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Scissorhands misses with a body punch.
Torzoni fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Torzoni trying to land knees to the body.
Torzoni trying to land knees to the body.
Torzoni lands an elbow that stopped Scissorhands in his tracks for a moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Scissorhands misses with a hook to the ribs.
Torzoni takes a shot to the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Scissorhands stalls.
Torzoni lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Torzoni fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Torzoni pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Torzoni forces Scissorhands back against the cage and clinches.
Scissorhands looking to stall.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Torzoni creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Torzoni.

Torzoni breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Torzoni scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Torzoni throws a leg kick but Scissorhands checks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scissorhands tries to close the distance and clinch but Torzoni swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Torzoni listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Scissorhands fails in his attempt to clinch.
Scissorhands checks a leg kick.
Scissorhands moves in looking to clinch but Torzoni pushes him off.
Torzoni loads up on a big right hand but Scissorhands slips the punch.
Torzoni throws a push kick but Scissorhands slaps the foot to one side.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Torzoni throws a poor cross that misses
and Scissorhands counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Scissorhands fails in his attempt to clinch.
Torzoni looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Scissorhands is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Scissorhands looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Torzoni misses with a body shot.
Scissorhands closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Scissorhands moves out of range of the leg kick from Torzoni.
Francesco Torzoni seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Scissorhands blocks a low kick nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torzoni connects with the punch.
Scissorhands tries to clinch but Torzoni moves out of range.
Scissorhands fails in his attempt to clinch.

Scissorhands instigates a clinch.
Torzoni taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Scissorhands.
Scissorhands's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Torzoni takes a shot to the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Torzoni pushes off an throws an elbow but Scissorhands leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Torzoni blocks a body shot from Scissorhands.
Torzoni stalls.
Scissorhands tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Scissorhands just leaning against Torzoni, taking a breather.
Torzoni taking a breather.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Torzoni scores with a shoulder strike.
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!
Scissorhands tries a body shot but Torzoni blocks it.
Torzoni lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Scissorhands backwards.
Scissorhands has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Torzoni seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Scissorhands can turn it around.
Torzoni misses with a hook to the ribs.
Scissorhands blocks an elbow strike.

Torzoni's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
An inside leg kick from Torzoni misses.
Torzoni looks to throw the jab but Scissorhands is out of range.
Scissorhands moves in looking to clinch but Torzoni pushes him off.
An inside leg kick lands from Torzoni.
Torzoni buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

Torzoni moves into range and clinches up with Scissorhands.
Scissorhands goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Scissorhands softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Scissorhands managing to block the knees to the body from Torzoni.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Torzoni tries to work over Scissorhands's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Francesco Torzoni dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Torzoni moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Torzoni buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Scissorhands tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Torzoni manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Torzoni swats away the attempt to clinch by Scissorhands.
Scissorhands tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Torzoni throws a nice inside leg kick.
Scissorhands tries to close the distance and clinch up but Torzoni swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Scissorhands takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Scissorhands wants to clinch but Torzoni slips to the side

and Torzoni holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Scissorhands stalling in the clinch but Torzoni improves position.
Torzoni misses with a knee to the head.
Scissorhands doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Torzoni blocks an uppercut.
Scissorhands is trying to maintain a safe position but Torzoni gets an underhook and turns Scissorhands into the cage.
Torzoni misses with a punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Torzoni lands with a right to the head.
Scissorhands avoids a wild elbow strike from Torzoni.
Scissorhands tries to break free but Torzoni pushes him back against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Torzoni.
Francesco Torzoni has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A short uppercut from Scissorhands.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
A short right from Torzoni on the inside.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Torzoni takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Torzoni is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Scissorhands is defending well for now.

Torzoni breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Scissorhands tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Torzoni paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Scissorhands is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Scissorhands tries to close the distance and clinch but Torzoni swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Scissorhands tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Torzoni paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Torzoni misses with a series of wild punches.
Torzoni tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Scissorhands is able to avoid easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scissorhands looks to clinch

and Torzoni counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Torzoni.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Scissorhands tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Torzoni's elbow.
Torzoni throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Scissorhands wants to get back to striking at distance but Torzoni won't allow it.
Torzoni blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Torzoni.
Scissorhands misses with a body punch.

Scissorhands jumps into guard, dragging Torzoni to the mat.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Scissorhands keeping moving, preventing Torzoni from controlling successfully.
Torzoni stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Scissorhands swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torzoni passes into half guard.
Torzoni tries to pass the half guard into mount. Scissorhands knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.

Torzoni is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Scissorhands is just riding it out for now. Torzoni eventually gives up the hold.
Torzoni trying to control the action but Scissorhands is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scissorhands is looking for a sweep. Torzoni is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Torzoni is trying to control. Scissorhands wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Torzoni is pressing down on Scissorhands's thigh, looking to free his foot. Scissorhands is holding on for now.
Torzoni is trying to control the action in half guard but Scissorhands is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Torzoni content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Francesco Torzoni has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Torzoni looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Torzoni keeps the fight on the outside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Francesco Torzoni dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

The fight stays on the outside here - Scissorhands looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Torzoni swats away the attempt to clinch by Scissorhands.
Scissorhands is looking to clinch but Torzoni is avoiding it.
Scissorhands darts in trying to clinch

and Torzoni counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Torzoni.
Scissorhands gets through Torzoni's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Torzoni tries to land knees in the clinch but Scissorhands avoids the damage to the body.
Scissorhands dodges an elbow strike from Torzoni.
Scissorhands working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Torzoni throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Scissorhandss head.
A head punch on the inside from Torzoni fails to land.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Scissorhands scores with a shot to the side of Torzoni's head.
Scissorhands throws a punch but it's blocked by Torzoni.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Scissorhands taking a breather.
Scissorhands avoiding damage as Torzoni throws knees to the body.
Torzoni lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Stalling in the clinch from Scissorhands.
The crowd are getting on Scissorhands's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Scissorhands is looking to control Torzoni's arms but Torzoni gets an underhook and turns him. Now Scissorhands has his back to the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Edward Scissorhands.
Torzoni misses with a double jab.
Scissorhands tries to clinch but Torzoni is having none of it.
Scissorhands ducks under a wild hook from Torzoni.
Scissorhands looks to clinch

and Torzoni counters by clinching up.
Torzoni is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Scissorhands is defending well for now.
Scissorhands misses with a body punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scissorhands tries to break free but Torzoni pushes him back against the cage.
Scissorhands wants to stall.
Torzoni blocks a body shot from Scissorhands.
Torzoni lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Scissorhands lands a nice uppercut.
Torzoni trying to land knees to the body.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Torzoni.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Torzoni lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Torzoni tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Scissorhands's elbow.
Torzoni tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Scissorhands avoids it.
Torzoni prevents a body shot from Scissorhands.
Scissorhands struggles to land a body shot inside as Torzoni controls his hands.
Torzoni blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Torzoni has a couple of punches blocked by Scissorhands.
Nice body punch from Scissorhands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Scissorhands.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Torzoni as Scissorhands tries to tie him up.
Scissorhands blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Scissorhands tries to work over Torzoni's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Scissorhands prevents Torzoni from breaking the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Scissorhands.
Scissorhands lands an uppercut.
Scissorhands lands a nice uppercut.
Scissorhands keeps control of Torzoni as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Scissorhands trying to control the position but instead, Torzoni has worked for underhooks and has pushed Scissorhands into the cage.
Torzoni trying to control the position but instead, Scissorhands has worked for underhooks and has pushed Torzoni into the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Torzoni lands a nice uppercut.
Scissorhands doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Torzoni is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Scissorhands is keeping busy.
Scissorhands blocks the elbow strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Scissorhands managing to block the knees to the body from Torzoni.
Torzoni blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Torzoni's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Torzoni trying to control the position but instead, Scissorhands has worked for underhooks and has pushed Torzoni into the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Torzoni lands with a right to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Edward Scissorhands really dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Torzoni.
Scissorhands tries to clinch

and Torzoni counters by moving into the clinch.
Torzoni missing with knees to the body.
Scissorhands blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Torzoni escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Torzoni gets tackled into the cage by Scissorhands. Scissorhands maintains the clinch.
Torzoni prevents Scissorhands from breaking the clinch.
Scissorhands tries to work over Torzoni's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Torzoni lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Torzoni lands a left hand.
A short right from Torzoni.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Torzoni.
A short right from Torzoni on the inside.
Scissorhands fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Scissorhands lands a body punch.
Scissorhands is looking to control Torzoni's arms but Torzoni gets an underhook and turns him. Now Scissorhands has his back to the cage.
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!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Scissorhands takes a shot to the head.
A hook to the body from Scissorhands.
Torzoni tries to land a knee to the head but Scissorhands blocks with his arms.
Scissorhands blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Torzoni has Scissorhands pressed against the cage, preventing Scissorhands from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Torzoni stalling in the clinch but Scissorhands improves position.
Scissorhands throws a punch but it's blocked by Torzoni.
Scissorhands blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Scissorhands presses Torzoni against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Torzoni stalling in the clinch but Scissorhands improves position.
Torzoni throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Scissorhandss head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scissorhands swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short uppercut from Torzoni.
Scissorhands lands a nice uppercut.
Torzoni creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Torzoni working hard to break the clinch.
Scissorhands managing to block the knees to the body from Torzoni.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Scissorhands.

Scissorhands pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Scissorhands is looking to clinch but Torzoni is avoiding it.
Torzoni avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Torzoni throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Scissorhands tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Torzoni paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Scissorhands fails with an attempt to clinch.
Torzoni misses with a hook.
Scissorhands wants to clinch.
Scissorhands tries to clinch but Torzoni moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scissorhands has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Torzoni.
Torzoni fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Scissorhands manages to avoid it.
Scissorhands darts in trying to clinch

and Torzoni counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Torzoni.

Torzoni manages to break the clinch.
Scissorhands moves out of range of the leg kick from Torzoni.
Scissorhands doesn't manage to clinch there - Torzoni circles away.
Torzoni misses with a wild body shot.
Torzoni missing with a left hand there. Scissorhands was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Torzoni throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Francesco Torzoni is winning the standup battle so far.
Torzoni circles away from the clinch attempt.
Scissorhands moves out of range as Torzoni strikes.
Scissorhands moves out of range as Torzoni strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Torzoni avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Scissorhands tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Torzoni throws a leg kick that misses.
Torzoni throws a chopping leg kick but Scissorhands manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Scissorhands wants to clinch up but Torzoni keeps it at a distance.
Scissorhands tries to clinch but Torzoni is having none of it.
Torzoni dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Scissorhands tries to clinch up

and Torzoni counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Torzoni.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Torzoni trying to control the position from guard on top but Scissorhands is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Scissorhands controls Torzoni momentarily but Torzoni frees himself.
Scissorhands might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Torzoni haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Francesco Torzoni had his way with Edward Scissorhands in that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Scissorhands doesn't manage to clinch there - Torzoni circles away.
Scissorhands on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Torzoni misses with a low kick.
Torzoni lands with a straight right. Scissorhands didn't see that one coming.
Scissorhands checks a leg kick nicely.
Torzoni fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Scissorhands checks it well.
Scissorhands takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Scissorhands wants to clinch.
Torzoni tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Scissorhands tries to clinch but Torzoni is having none of it.
Scissorhands tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Torzoni manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Scissorhands blocks a low kick nicely.
Scissorhands is looking to clinch.
Scissorhands checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Torzoni does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Torzoni swats away the attempt to clinch by Scissorhands.
The fight stays on the outside here - Scissorhands looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The fight stays on the outside here - Scissorhands looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Scissorhands uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Torzoni.
Scissorhands tries to clinch there but Torzoni circles away.
Torzoni misses with a kick to the body.
Torzoni fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Scissorhands moves in looking to clinch but Torzoni pushes him off.
Torzoni circles away from the clinch attempt.
Scissorhands tries to clinch up

and Torzoni counters by clinching up.
Edward Scissorhands has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torzoni softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Scissorhands - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Torzoni lands a left hand.
Torzoni misses with a hook to the ribs.
Scissorhands tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Torzoni tries to land knees in the clinch but Scissorhands avoids the damage to the body.
Scissorhands stalling in the clinch but Torzoni improves position.
Scissorhands is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Torzoni to keep the fight standing.
Torzoni lands an uppercut.
Torzoni lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Torzoni trying to land knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Scissorhands tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Torzoni's elbow.
Torzoni is pushing Scissorhands up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Torzoni.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torzoni tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Scissorhands avoids it.
Torzoni misses with a short punch on the inside.
Torzoni's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.

Scissorhands breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Torzoni throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Scissorhands fails with an attempt to clinch.
Torzoni throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Scissorhands is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Torzoni connects with a looping right hand.
Torzoni just misses with a punch to the body.
Torzoni lands with a cross.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scissorhands walks into a jab.
Scissorhands moves in looking to clinch but Torzoni pushes him off.
Torzoni misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Scissorhands has closed the distance and engaged Torzoni in a clinch.
Scissorhands jumps guard but Torzoni stands there with Scissorhands around his waist. Scissorhands gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Scissorhands is trying to stall.
Scissorhands lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Torzoni or not.
Scissorhands misses with the head strike.
Scissorhands working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
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!
Torzoni taking a breather.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Torzoni can't seem to implement his control oriented gameplan at the moment. That's no bad thing of course, for those of us who want to see a good fight.
A short body shot lands from Scissorhands as the two fighters clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Francesco Torzoni.
Well Torzoni has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 49:46
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 49:46
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 49:46

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Francesco Torzoni!
Francesco Torzoni retains his featherweight title!
Post fight, Francesco Torzoni took to the microphone: 'I want a piece of Yamamoto now, and I want his belt too. Wes, make it happen, man.'.