PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Desmond Flannery (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Henry Torres (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Flannery comes into the arena with Dropkick Murphys - I'm Shipping Up To Boston blaring out of the sound system. Torres has chosen No Control-You will crawl as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Flannery
vs
Torres

192 cm
23
270 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

182 cm
22
236 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Counter fighter
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

Bad Man Clothing

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Desmond Flannery!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Henry Torres!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Johanna Lukiainen and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Flannery takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Torres.
Torres scores with a jab.
Torres waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Flannery.
Torres will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

Torres closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Torres lands in his opponent's guard.
Torres throwing strikes from guard but Flannery blocks nicely.
Torres scoring with punches to the head and body.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Flannery throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Torres working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Torres missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Flannery trying to control the position.
Torres is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Flannery working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Torres.
Flannery on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Flannery tries to get out of the position.

Torres got a little sloppy there for a moment and Flannery has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Torres has managed to get both his arms back between Flannery's legs - danger averted.
Flannery seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.

Torres avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Flannery is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Torres throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Flannery works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Torres throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Torres is looking to work some ground and pound but Flannery has wrist control.
Flannery wants to sweep here but Torres controlling him for the moment.
Torres must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Torres throws a big elbow that misses.
Torres with a nice head shot there.
Torres lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Flannery keeping moving, preventing Torres from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flannery tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Torres loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

Flannery is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Torres trying to control but Flannery is working from the bottom.
Torres throwing strikes from guard but Flannery blocks nicely.
Torres trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Torres is in close to Flannery's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Flannery preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

Flannery is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Torres is aware though and is defending well.
Torres throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Flannery works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Torres throws a big right hand that misses.
Torres landing with the ground and pound.
Torres wants to stand but Flannery has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Torres's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Torres with a flurry of punches that miss.
Flannery working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Torres.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Torres thows a body shot but no joy.
Flannery avoids the body shot from Torres.
Torres looks to land a combination but Flannery avoids it well.
Desmond Flannery is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Torres throws out a loose jab but Flannery uses good head movement to avoid it.
Torres is looking to chop away at Flannery's legs.
Flannery on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Torres misses with a hook. Flannery ducked under it nicely.
Torres misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Flannery.

Flannery gets caught flat footed, as Torres shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Torres postures up and lands a big shot to Flannery's brow.

Flannery is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Torres is aware though and is defending well.
Torres throwing strikes but missing.
Torres works over Flannery with some ground and pound from guard.
Torres throws a big elbow that misses.

Flannery working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Torres doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Torres manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Torres working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
We've been informed that Torres has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Flannery is trying to control the position but Torres postures up.
Torres trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torres postures up in Flannery's guard and throws a big left but Flannery blocks it.

Flannery is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Torres missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Torres in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Torres working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Torres throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Torres lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Torres postures up in Flannery's guard and throws a big left but Flannery blocks it.
Torres trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Torres with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Flannery is looking for a triangle but Torres pushes his legs off easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Torres is working Flannery over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Torres throws a big elbow that misses.
Torres wants to control from the top but Flannery keeps moving.
Torres throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Torres with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Torres lands a couple of digs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Torres throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Flannery works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Flannery keeping moving, preventing Torres from controlling successfully.
Flannery working a defensive guard here.
Torres cracks Flannery with a solid left hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Flannery has momentary wrist control but Torres slips an elbow through the middle.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Torres. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.

Flannery 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.
Torres lands a couple of decent looking shots.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Torres in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Henry Torres showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Torres fails with the takedown.
Torres misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Flannery.
Flannery keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Torres.
Flannery gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Torres.
Torres throws an overhand right that lands on Flannery's shoulder, as Flannery tries to avoid the shot.
Torres has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Torres misses with a hook.
Torres misses with a shot to the body

and Flannery counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Flannery scoring with punches to the head and body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Flannery in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Flannery accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Flannery pushes down on Torres's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Torres moves into full guard.
Torres manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Torres can't control as he wanted to and Flannery manages to get the fight back to his half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Torres connects with a nice short shot to Flannery's temple.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torres throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Henry Torres has got the better of the ground game so far.
Flannery moves into full guard.

Flannery looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Torres lands a couple of digs.
Torres throws a big elbow that misses.
Torres throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Flannery works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Torres slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

Flannery looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Torres is defending well. Flannery quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Torres has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Flannery celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Desmond Flannery!
An out of breath Desmond Flannery thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
The defeated Henry Torres had this to say: 'What what, I LOST TO ROOKIE! Well, Desmond gongrats!'.