PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kirk Megaphny (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergio Torres (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Torres has chosen Prodigal Son as his entrance music. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Megaphny
vs
Torres

190 cm
38
275 lbs
22 - 12 - 0

203 cm
35
250 lbs
19 - 12 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kirk Megaphny!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sergio Torres!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Jorge Garcia and Eddie Farnsworth.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Torres avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Torres slips a jab from Megaphny.

Megaphny tries to keep at a distance but Torres has taken the fight into the clinch.
Megaphny misses with the head strike.
Megaphny lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Megaphny is trying to push Torres away but Torres has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Megaphny misses with an elbow strike.

Torres breaks from the clinch.
Megaphny throws a body punch but Torres moves out of range.
Torres tries to clinch
and Megaphny counters with a nice low kick that buckles Torres's knee momentarily.
Torres moves to clinch but Megaphny breaks away
and Megaphny counters with a thumping low kick.
Megaphny chopping away at his opponent's legs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Torres dives in for a single leg takedown but Megaphny sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Megaphny working hard to break the clinch.
Torres taking a breather.
Megaphny has Torres pressed against the cage, preventing Torres from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.
Megaphny has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Torres.
Kirk Megaphny is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Megaphny tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Torres paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Megaphny misses with a wild body shot.
Megaphny pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Megaphny connects with a solid leg kick.
Megaphny looks to land a left hand but Torres moved out of range nicely.
Kirk Megaphny seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Megaphny throws a hook but Torres avoids it easily.
Megaphny misses with a body kick.
Megaphny avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A punch combination from Megaphny misses.

Torres closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Megaphny did well to prevent Torres getting side control.
Torres prevents Megaphny from improving his position.
Megaphny wants to control but Torres is keeping busy.

Megaphny looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torres wants to get back to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Megaphny trying to hold on to Torres's head to control him but Torres postures up.
Torres wants to pass to mount but Megaphny is defending the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Megaphny trying to control from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Megaphny won't allow Torres to pass to mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Megaphny tries to get to full guard but Torres has control of the leg.
Megaphny controlling the position well.
Megaphny is trying to control but can't.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Kirk Megaphny just wasn't active enough.
Megaphny misses with a body shot.
Torres moves out of range of the strikes.
Torres takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Torres goes for a double leg but Megaphny avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Megaphny continues to drive forward.
Torres managing to block the knees to the body from Megaphny.
Megaphny throws a punch but it's blocked by Torres.
Megaphny goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Torres dodges an elbow strike from Megaphny.
I was talking to Megaphny's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Megaphny goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Megaphny goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Megaphny lands a body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Torres manages to break the clinch.
Megaphny pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Megaphny throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Torres's head.

It looks like Sergio Torres has been cut.
Torres walks into a jab.
Megaphny throws out a loose jab but Torres uses good head movement to avoid it.
Megaphny throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Torres counters by moving into the clinch.
Torres is trying to stall.

Torres escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Megaphny throws a body punch but Torres moves out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Torres looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Megaphny is fending him off so far but Torres persists. Nope, Megaphny circles away and we're back to standing.
Kirk Megaphny has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sergio Torres.
Megaphny misses with a lunging right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
A big left from Megaphny misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kirk Megaphny dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sergio Torres's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Torres ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Megaphny throws a hook but Torres blocks it.
Torres lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Megaphny swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Megaphny thows a left - swing and a miss!

Torres shoots in and bounces Megaphny off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.

Megaphny throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Torres escapes and throws Megaphny's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Megaphny tries to bench press Torres off him but Torres keeps the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Megaphny is in a bad spot here and he knows it... just holding on for now.
You can see the frustration on Megaphny's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Megaphny regains half guard.
Megaphny keeping hold of Torres's head, controlling as best he can.
Torres missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Megaphny manages to get to full guard.
Torres postures up.
Megaphny wants to sweep but no luck.
Torres trying to control but Megaphny is working from the bottom.
Megaphny has control of Torres's left arm, preventing Torres from doing any damage.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Megaphny throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Torres fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Megaphny misses with a shot to the body

and Torres moves into the clinch.
Megaphny can't find room to land a body shot as Torres controls the action.
Megaphny misses with a punch on the inside.

Torres works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Megaphny manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Torres is working to get back to half guard.
Megaphny lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Torres is wriggling around trying to escape.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Megaphny thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Torres is trying to escape the mount.
Torres tries to hold on but Megaphny postures up.
Torres's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Megaphny is landing with some decent strikes but Torres is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Kirk Megaphny overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Megaphny landing shots from mount.

That has opened up Sergio Torres's cut even more.
Torres is wriggling around trying to escape.
Megaphny wants to control the pace but Torres is squirming around nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kirk Megaphny dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Sergio Torres's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Torres tries to clinch but Megaphny moves out of range.

Torres throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Megaphny tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Torres is in Megaphny's guard.
Megaphny trying to control the position.
Megaphny wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Torres is now in half guard.
Torres is trying to control. Megaphny wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Megaphny is trying to get back to full guard.
Megaphny avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Torres.
Torres is looking to take a break and control but Megaphny is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Megaphny trying to hold on to Torres's head to control him but Torres postures up.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Torres tries to clinch but Megaphny is having none of it.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Torres is defended easily by Megaphny.
Megaphny loads up on a big right hand but Torres slips the punch.
Torres scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Megaphny throws a low kick but it's checked well by Torres.
Megaphny is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Torres's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Megaphny lands a slapping body shot.

Torres shoots in and gets a takedown into Megaphny's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torres stopping the sweep attempt from Megaphny.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Megaphny is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Torres trying to control but Megaphny is working from the bottom.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Torres's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Megaphny is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

Torres drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Torres jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torres tries to stand but Megaphny is controlling from the bottom.
Megaphny is trying to control the position but Torres postures up.
Megaphny is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Torres is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Sergio Torres has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

We're going to have a standup here because Kirk Megaphny wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Megaphny throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Megaphny throws a poor cross that misses
and Torres counters with an inside leg kick.
Megaphny looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Torres misses with a body shot.
Nice jab there from Torres.
Torres takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Kirk Megaphny is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Torres throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Megaphny misses the shot to the body.
Megaphny misses with a body shot.

Megaphny gets a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Megaphny misses with a short punch on the inside.
Megaphny tries a knee to the head but Torres blocks it.
Torres jumps guard but Megaphny turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Megaphny tries a body shot but Torres blocks it.
Megaphny goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

Torres escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Megaphny circles away from the clinch attempt.
Torres closes this distance looking for a takedown but Megaphny circles away.
Kirk Megaphny has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sergio Torres.
Megaphny throws an overhand right that lands on Torres's shoulder, as Torres tries to avoid the shot.
Torres throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Megaphny.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Sergio Torres.
Well Megaphny 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 29:28
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kirk Megaphny!
After winning the bout, Kirk Megaphny thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.