PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Francesco Torzoni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Karate Kid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Torzoni comes to the cage accompanied by Arsone. Kid has chosen Kung Fu Fighting as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Torzoni
vs
Kid

163 cm
25
145 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

173 cm
26
145 lbs
20 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Bullet Proof System

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Francesco Torzoni!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Karate Kid!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Russell Pearce and Jonathan Paton.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Torzoni tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kid paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kid tries a quick counter leg kick but Torzoni is wise to it.
Kid misses the shot to the body.
Torzoni looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Kid throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kid swats away the attempt to clinch by Torzoni.
Karate Kid seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kid lands a body shot.
Torzoni tries to clinch up but Kid circles away and keeps his distance.
Torzoni on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Kid throws a low kick but Torzoni moves out of range easily.
Torzoni tries to clinch there but Kid circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Torzoni on the wrong end of a nice hook.

Kid moves into the clinch successfully.
Torzoni tries to circle away but Kid has him pinned against the cage.
Torzoni wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kid has him pressed against the cage.
Torzoni works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kid prevents a body shot from Torzoni.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kid keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Torzoni's efforts to push away.
Kid struggles to land a body shot inside as Torzoni controls his hands.
Kid stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.

Torzoni pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Torzoni is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Torzoni avoids the body shot from Kid.

Torzoni closes the distance and pushes Kid back into the cage.
Kid gets through Torzoni's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

Torzoni's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Torzoni clinches with his opponent.
Torzoni has had enough of the clinch but Kid keeps him there for the moment.
Kid misses with a body punch.
Kid stalling in the clinch but Torzoni improves position.
Torzoni blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Kid gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Torzoni regains guard.
Torzoni is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Kid stands up and waves to Torzoni to follow him.
Torzoni tries to clinch up but Kid circles away and keeps his distance.
Torzoni misses with a low kick as Kid jumps back.
Torzoni bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Torzoni has Kid up against the cage in a clinch.
Kid keeps control of Torzoni as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Kid works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Torzoni wants to stand but Kid is controlling the position.

Kid decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Torzoni, up you get!
Torzoni wants to clinch but Kid slips to the side
and Kid counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torzoni tries to clinch up.

Torzoni tries to keep at a distance but Kid has taken the fight into the clinch.
A body shot lands from Torzoni.

Kid breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kid throws a leg kick but Torzoni sees it coming and moves out of range.
Torzoni tries to clinch but Kid moves out of range.
Kid lands a nice leg kick that just misses Torzoni's sensitive parts.
Kid swings and misses with a hook to the body.

Kid gets tackled into the cage by Torzoni. Torzoni maintains the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.

Kid escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Torzoni doesn't manage to clinch there - Kid circles away.
Kid lands a jab.
Kid lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Torzoni checks a leg kick.
Torzoni checks the leg kick.
Kid connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kid misses with a left hand
and Torzoni counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.

Torzoni instigates a clinch.
Kid lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Torzoni backwards.
Kid prevents Torzoni from breaking the clinch.
Kid has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Kid keeps control of Torzoni as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Torzoni breaks from the clinch.
Torzoni tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kid turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Torzoni tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Torzoni backing away here, and Kid unleashes a leg kick that just misses.

Kid takes the fight into the clinch.

Torzoni manages to break the clinch.
Kid darts in and out, connecting with a jab.

Torzoni has Kid up against the cage in a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Kid fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Torzoni wants to clinch but Kid slips to the side
and Kid connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Torzoni wants to clinch but Kid slips to the side
and Kid counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kid jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Kid lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Torzoni takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Torzoni tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kid manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Torzoni tries to clinch there but Kid circles away.

Torzoni rushes Kid and presses him up against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kid.
Francesco Torzoni has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Kid swings wildly with an uppercut but Torzoni uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kid working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kid lands a left hand.
A head punch on the inside from Kid fails to land.

Kid breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kid tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Torzoni was well out of range. Poor timing from Kid.
Kid looks to score with a jab to the body but Torzoni is just out of range.
Torzoni closes the distance looking to clinch
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
and Kid counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Torzoni slips under a jab from Kid.
Kid shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
And Torzoni counters with a quick kick to the body but Kid blocks it.
Karate Kid seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kid cracks the inside of Torzoni's front leg.
Torzoni is looking to clinch.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Kid.
Kid throws a big shot that misses.
Kid looks to land a combination but Torzoni avoids it well.
Kid swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kid cracks Torzoni with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
The fight stays on the outside here - Torzoni looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kid scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Torzoni tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kid paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kid throws out a leg kick but Torzoni moves out of range and Kid only half commits.
Torzoni fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kid scores with a hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Torzoni tries to clinch up.
Torzoni wants to clinch.
Kid tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Torzoni is able to avoid easily.
Torzoni misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kid.
Kid looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Torzoni tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kid swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Torzoni misses with a body kick.
Kid throws out a counter right but Torzoni avoids it with no problem.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kid throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kid pivots, looking for a leg kick but Torzoni is out of range and Kid settles back down.
Kid throws a jab but it's blocked by Torzoni.
Kid swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Torzoni closes the distance but Kid moves to the side
and Kid counters with a right hand to the body.
Torzoni is looking to clinch.
Kid scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Torzoni takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Kid throws an overhand right that lands on Torzoni's shoulder, as Torzoni tries to avoid the shot.
Kid swats away the attempt to clinch by Torzoni.
Torzoni moves in looking to clinch but Kid pushes him off.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kid.
Kid connects with a good right hand that stumbles Torzoni. Torzoni circles away out of range and recomposes himself.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Torzoni misses with a body kick.
Kid throws a shot from downtown. Torzoni moves away and avoids it.
Kid keeps the fight on the outside.
Torzoni tries to close the distance and clinch but Kid swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kid ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Torzoni moves away.
Torzoni wants to clinch
and Kid counters with an outside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kid scores with a nice strike.

Torzoni gets tackled into the cage by Kid. Kid maintains the clinch.

Torzoni breaks from the clinch.
Kid misses the shot to the body.
As Kid backs away, Torzoni returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Kid scores with a punch to the head.
Kid fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Torzoni is out of range.
Torzoni is looking to clinch.
Kid keeps the fight on the outside.
Kid dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Karate Kid showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Torzoni's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Torzoni needs to keep his hands up - Kid had a free shot at his head there.

Torzoni clinches.

Kid drags the fight down to the ground.
Torzoni would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Torzoni wants to control from the top but Kid keeps moving.
Kid trying to keep a closed guard but Torzoni is proving a slippery customer.
Kid looking to hit a scissor sweep but Torzoni is one step ahead there.
Kid pulls Torzoni in close to prevent any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Torzoni stopping the sweep attempt from Kid.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Torzoni wants to get up but he can't break Kid's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Kid is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Torzoni trying to control the position from guard on top but Kid is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Kid looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kid lands an overhand right.

Kid moves into the clinch.

Kid breaks from the clinch.
Torzoni tries to close the distance and clinch but Kid swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Torzoni takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kid.
Torzoni fails in his attempt to clinch.
Torzoni looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.

Torzoni moves into the clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Kid.
A body shot lands from Kid.
Kid has Torzoni pressed against the cage, preventing Torzoni from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Francesco Torzoni has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Karate Kid is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Torzoni breaks the clinch.
Kid swats away the attempt to clinch by Torzoni.
Kid lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Torzoni at a distance.
Torzoni walks into a stiff left hand from Kid.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Torzoni fails with an attempt to clinch.

Kid closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Kid trying to stall but Torzoni improves his position.
Kid taking a breather.

Kid breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kid dips to his left and cracks Torzoni with an uppercut!

Torzoni instigates a clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Kid.
Torzoni blocking some punches.
Kid has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kid lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torzoni wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Kid manages to break the clinch.
Torzoni is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Torzoni tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Torzoni tries to clinch but Kid is having none of it.
Torzoni tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kid manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kid will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kid attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Torzoni tries to work over Kid's front leg with a kick but Kid checks it.
Kid lands a head shot.
Torzoni has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Kid finds it's way round the side to connect with Torzoni's head.
Kid fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Torzoni.
Kid throws a quick inside leg kick.
Torzoni wants to clinch up but Kid keeps it at a distance.
Kid uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Torzoni.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Torzoni tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kid lands with a right hand.
Kid clobbers Torzoni with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Torzoni throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Torzoni on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Torzoni takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Torzoni has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Kid finds it's way round the side to connect with Torzoni's head.
Kid throws a low kick but Torzoni avoids it.
Kid digs a good body shot into Torzoni's ribs.

Torzoni rushes Kid and presses him up against the cage.

Torzoni's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Torzoni fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kid cracks Torzoni with an open hand slap.

Kid takes the fight into the clinch.
Torzoni pushes Kid back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Karate Kid comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kid has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 26:30
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 26:30
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Karate Kid!
A relieved looking Karate Kid thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.