PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Harry Potter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marko Torturo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Potter comes to the cage accompanied by All you need is love. Torturo has chosen Mogwai - Katrien as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Marko Torturo enters the cage!

Potter
vs
Torturo

188 cm
38
217 lbs
32 - 17 - 1

189 cm
40
217 lbs
43 - 20 - 4

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Tokyo United Fightwear
GREEN!160

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 32 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Harry Potter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 43 - 20 - 4, fighting out of St Petersburg, Marko Torturo!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Potter moves out of range of the strikes.
Torturo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Potter.
Potter scores with a nice right hand.
Potter waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Torturo.
A slapping leg kick lands for Torturo.
Potter's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Torturo connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Potter scrambles back to his feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Potter. Torturo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Potter throws a looping overhand right but Torturo ducks down to avoid it.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Torturo. Potter shrugs it off though.
Potter has been working on his boxing with his coaches at MagicalFatFarm in the buildup to the fight.
Torturo bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Potter takes a swing at Torturo's ribcage but misses.
Torturo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Potter.
Torturo just misses with a punch to the body.
Potter connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Torturo looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Torturo walks into a straight right hand from Potter.
Torturo has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Potter throws out a powerful jab.
Potter blocks the body kick.
Potter swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Potter just misses with a punch to the body.
Potter takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Torturo wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Torturo throws a big shot that misses.
Good leg kick by Torturo there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Torturo looks for the body kick but Potter saw that one coming.
Potter was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.

Torturo clinches up with Potter and pushes him back against the cage.
Torturo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Torturo working aggressively here.

Potter manages to break the clinch.
A cross from Potter lands.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Torturo. Potter shrugs it off though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torturo misses with a few strikes there.
Torturo bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Torturo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Torturo's jab looks to have found its range, popping Potter under the eye.
Torturo throws a chopping leg kick but Potter manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Potter throwing a counter right hand but Torturo manages to avoid it.
Potter misses with a hook.
Torturo connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Torturo. Potter shrugs it off though.
Torturo connects with a high kick.
Potter throws the left hand but Torturo avoids the punch easily.
Potter ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Torturo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Torturo looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torturo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Potter.
Torturo fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Potter sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Potter misses with a looping right.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Torturo! But no joy.
Torturo throws a combination that misses
and Potter counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Potter blocks the body kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Potter blocks the leg kick.
Potter tries to clinch up.
Torturo misses with a leg kick

and Potter counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Torturo misses with a punch on the inside.
Potter wants to break free but Torturo has control.
Nice body punch from Torturo.
Still in the clinch, Potter scores with a nice short uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Torturo.
Torturo misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Torturo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Potter's elbow.
A head punch on the inside from Torturo fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Torturo fails to land.
Potter fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Potter scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Torturo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Potter takes a shot to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Torturo.

Potter manages to break the clinch.
Torturo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
As Torturo tries to get set, Potter tries to push him back and clinch up but Torturo manages to avoid the attempt.
Torturo looks to land a body kick but Potter moved away.
Good work by Potter as he checks the leg kick.
Potter is looking to counter punch.
A slow jab from Torturo misses its intended target.
Torturo is looking to slow Potter down with leg kicks.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Torturo thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Potter if he has to take too many more of those.
Potter slips a straight right by Torturo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Torturo throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Potter avoids a kick to the body.
Torturo fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Potter has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Torturo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A big left from Potter misses.
No joy there for Potter, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Torturo scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Potter bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A slow jab from Potter misses its intended target.
Potter throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
And Torturo responds with a good body kick, but Potter manages to step out the way in time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Torturo clobbers Potter with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Torturo slips a straight right by Potter.
A head kick misses from Torturo.
It looked like Potter was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Torturo listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Torturo. Potter shrugs it off though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Torturo digs a good body shot into Potter's ribs.
Marko Torturo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Potter throws a lazy right hand but Torturo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Potter misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Torturo.
Torturo connects with a right hand. Potter shakes it off.
Potter checks a leg kick nicely.
Potter pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Potter is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Potter is keeping his hands low and just asking to be knocked out. Torturo Raises his leg and lands a stunning axe kick! Potter is out cold, face down on the mat!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Marko Torturo!
During a confident post fight interview, Marko Torturo thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.