PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cormac Gutz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marko Torturo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gutz's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Everyday. Torturo is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Mogwai - Katrien. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Gutz
vs
Torturo

185 cm
32
195 lbs
21 - 13 - 2

189 cm
39
217 lbs
41 - 20 - 4

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

SP Ultimate Nutrition
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Tokyo United Fightwear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 13 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cormac Gutz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 41 - 20 - 4, fighting out of St Petersburg, Marko Torturo!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Colin Fotheringham and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Torturo looks to land a body kick but Gutz moved away.
Torturo blocks a head kick by Gutz.
Cormac Gutz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gutz tries to clinch up.
Torturo wants to slow Gutz down by chopping away at his legs.
Gutz was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Torturo takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A telegraphed right hand from Gutz misses the target.
Gutz throws an overhand right that lands on Torturo's shoulder, as Torturo tries to avoid the shot.
Gutz throws a hook to the side of Torturo's head but Torturo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gutz feints and then cracks Torturo's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Torturo down.
Gutz blocks a leg kick.
Gutz fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Torturo.
Gutz moves out of range as Torturo throws a body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Torturo explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Torturo swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Torturo walks into a jab.
Torturo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gutz.
Torturo is looking to score with low kicks.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Torturo lands with a kick to the ribs.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Torturo clinches with his opponent.
A head punch on the inside from Gutz fails to land.
Gutz misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gutz throws a head punch that misses.
Gutz lands a shoulder strike.
Gutz is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Torturo is keeping busy.
Gutz lands with a left to the head.
Torturo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Torturo scores with a nice hook to the head.
Gutz throws a punch but it's blocked by Torturo.
Torturo lands a nice uppercut.
Gutz lands with a right to the head.
A shot in the inside from Gutz.
Torturo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gutz throws a head punch that misses.
Torturo prevents a body shot from Gutz.
Gutz blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gutz can't find room to land a body shot as Torturo controls the action.
Gutz lands a shoulder strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torturo lands a shoulder strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Gutz.
Gutz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Torturo has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Gutz seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Torturo can turn it around.
Still in the clinch, Torturo scores with a nice short uppercut.
Gutz misses with the head strike.
Torturo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Torturo blocking some punches.
Nice body punch from Torturo.
Torturo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Torturo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Torturo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gutz throws a punch but it's blocked by Torturo.
Torturo throws a punch but it's blocked by Gutz.
Torturo blocks an uppercut.
Gutz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Torturo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Gutz.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Torturo.
Torturo lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Gutz misses with a punch on the inside.
Torturo throws a punch but it's blocked by Gutz.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torturo tries to throw a body punch but Gutz avoids it by throwing Torturo back against the cage.
Gutz blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Torturo misses with the head strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Gutz creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Gutz lands an uppercut.
Gutz lands with a light punch inside.
Torturo tries a body shot but Gutz blocks it.
Gutz has a couple of punches blocked by Torturo.
Gutz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Torturo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gutz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Torturo throws a punch but it's blocked by Gutz.
Gutz lands a hook that snaps the head of Torturo backwards.
Torturo blocks an uppercut.
Torturo tries a body shot but Gutz blocks it.
Gutz misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Gutz fails to land.
Gutz throws a head punch that misses.
Gutz misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gutz blocks a body shot from Torturo.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Torturo lands with a light punch inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gutz working hard to break the clinch.
Gutz scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short right from Gutz.
A head punch on the inside from Torturo fails to land.
Nice body punch from Gutz - that landed with a thud.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Torturo as Gutz tries to tie him up.
Torturo working aggressively here.
Gutz has Torturo pressed against the cage.
Gutz working aggressively here.
Gutz lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Torturo misses with a body punch.
Gutz swings wildly with an uppercut but Torturo uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Torturo lands with a short shot to the head.
Gutz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gutz is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Gutz blocking some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cormac Gutz dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Gutz tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Torturo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Torturo jabs at Gutz's body.
Gutz throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Torturo throws out a counter right but Gutz avoids it with no problem.
Torturo moves out of range as Gutz strikes.
Torturo misses with a leg kick.
Gutz throws the left hand but Torturo avoids the punch easily.
It seemed like Torturo was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Gutz misses with an uppercut. Torturo saw that one coming.
Gutz wants to clinch.
Gutz keeps the fight on the outside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gutz is looking to clinch.
Gutz keeps the fight on the outside.
Torturo is looking to chop away at Gutz's legs.
Torturo staying out of range there.
Gutz's jab looks to have found its range, popping Torturo under the eye.
Gutz takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Torturo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gutz is looking to chop away at Torturo's legs.
Gutz scores with a hook to the body. Torturo takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Torturo throws a front kick aimed at Gutz's knee but Gutz avoids it well.
As Torturo tries to get set, Gutz tries to push him back and clinch up but Torturo manages to avoid the attempt.
Torturo throws the kick towards the body but Gutz avoids it.
Torturo with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Gutz throws a leg kick
and Torturo counters with a nice body kick.
Torturo lands with a nice body kick.
Gutz cracks Torturo with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Torturo delivers a nice body kick.
Good exchange - Gutz coming out on top.
Gutz throws a low kick but it's checked well by Torturo.
Torturo scores with a punch to the head.
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!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Torturo.
Gutz swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Torturo is looking to land body kicks.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Gutz here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Gutz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torturo takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Cormac Gutz is winning the standup battle so far.
Gutz attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.

Gutz has Torturo up against the cage in a clinch.
Nice body punch from Torturo - that landed with a thud.
Torturo misses with a body punch.
Torturo swings wildly with an uppercut but Gutz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Torturo lands a left hand.
Torturo works on Gutz's body with a couple of short punches.
A head punch on the inside from Gutz fails to land.
Gutz tries a body shot but Torturo blocks it.
Gutz will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Gutz throws a punch but it's blocked by Torturo.
Torturo tries a body shot but Gutz blocks it.
Torturo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Torturo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Gutz lands with a light punch inside.
Gutz is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gutz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Torturo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Torturo.
Torturo stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Gutz prevents a body shot from Torturo.
Gutz throws a punch but it's blocked by Torturo.
Gutz tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Torturo throws a punch but it's blocked by Gutz.
Torturo misses with the head strike.
Torturo lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gutz misses with a body punch.
Gutz misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gutz misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gutz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Torturo lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Torturo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Torturo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gutz lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Torturo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gutz.
Gutz lands a left hand that snaps the head of Torturo backwards.
Gutz misses with a punch to the body.
Torturo blocks an uppercut.
Gutz takes a shot to the head.
Cormac Gutz has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Gutz looking to slow down the pace here.
Gutz goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Torturo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Torturo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gutz backwards.
Torturo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Torturo struggles to land a body shot inside as Gutz controls his hands.
Gutz swings wildly with an uppercut but Torturo uses good head movement to avoid it.
A hook to the body from Torturo.
Gutz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Torturo is working Gutz over against the cage.
Torturo lands a body shot in the clinch.
Torturo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Torturo swings wildly with an uppercut but Gutz uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marko Torturo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

A leg kick checked by Gutz.
Gutz fires out a quick counter leg kick but Torturo just manages to avoid it.
Torturo throws a head kick that misses.
Gutz tries to clinch but Torturo is having none of it.
Torturo with a hook.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Torturo.
Gutz misses the shot to the body.
Torturo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gutz was well out of range. Poor timing from Torturo.
Gutz lands a head kick!
Torturo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Torturo checks the leg kick.
Gutz uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Torturo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Torturo misses the shot to the body.
Torturo walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Torturo throws a head kick but Gutz moves out of range.
Gutz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Torturo.
Gutz swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Torturo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Torturo scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Torturo takes one to the chin there.
Gutz takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Gutz throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Torturo fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Gutz has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Torturo avoids a punch combination nicely.
A head kick misses from Gutz.
Torturo scores with a spinning back kick!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Torturo throws a body shot but no joy.
Torturo thuds his shin into the meat of Gutz's side.
Torturo tries to land a front kick but Gutz steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Gutz misses with a right hand
and Torturo counters with a nice body kick.
Torturo throws a sloppy head kick and Gutz moves out of range easily.
A slapping leg kick lands for Torturo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gutz throws a body kick that misses.
Torturo throws a body kick that misses.
Torturo misses with an uppercut. Gutz saw that one coming.
Torturo throws out a loose jab but Gutz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Torturo lands a leg kick that knocks Gutz off balance momentarily.
Gutz pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Torturo misses with a head kick.
Gutz checks the leg kick nicely there.
Torturo lands the left hand.
Torturo thumps Gutz with a low kick.
A low kick from Torturo misses
letting Gutz counter with a right hand.
Gutz throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Torturo.
Gutz comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Gutz pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torturo slips a straight right by Gutz.
Gutz takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Gutz throws a jab when Torturo was well out of range.
Gutz takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Gutz moves in looking to clinch but Torturo pushes him off.
Torturo checks the leg kick nicely there.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Gutz crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Torturo - the referee stops the clock and Gutz gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Torturo. Gutz manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Gutz tries to clinch but Torturo moves away
and Torturo finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Gutz throws a chopping leg kick but Torturo manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
It seemed like Torturo was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Torturo dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Gutz. That did some damage!
Torturo lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Gutz throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Torturo.
Torturo slips under a jab.
Gutz on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Torturo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gutz.
Torturo let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Torturo throws a nice inside leg kick.
Gutz drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Gutz throws a big shot that misses.
Torturo scores with a kick to the midsection.
Torturo checks a leg kick nicely.
Torturo digs a good hook to Gutz's body.
Gutz is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Torturo throws a body punch but Gutz moves out of range.
It looked like Gutz was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Torturo.
Torturo fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Gutz has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Torturo scores with a crisp jab that stopped Gutz in his tracks.
Jab, jab by Torturo - just one landing.
Gutz misses with a few strikes there.
Torturo throws a solid leg kick but Gutz takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Torturo.
A good leg kick by Torturo.
Gutz keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Torturo.

And that's the end of the fight!
Marko Torturo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Torturo has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 28:29
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marko Torturo!
Our winner, Marko Torturo, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
Cormac Gutz was interviewed post fight and said 'Syytän peliä ja vannon lopettavani. Palaan tunnin päästä takaisin.'.