PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Henry Torres (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cas Maverick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Torres's entrance music is Broken - Why i stopped. A fine choice. Henry Torres has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Torres
vs
Maverick

182 cm
26
225 lbs
10 - 9 - 0

194 cm
24
203 lbs
12 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Good low kicks
Good gas tank

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 10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Henry Torres!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Cas Maverick!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Patrick Alders and Daniel Blasius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maverick works Torres's body with a nice hook.
Maverick looks to land a right hand but Torres moved out of range.
Torres is looking to chop away at Maverick's legs.
Maverick looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Torres fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Maverick manages to avoid it.
Torres connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Maverick's hands.
A looping hook to the body misses from Torres. Maverick does a little dance to reset his feet.
Maverick listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Maverick moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Torres misses with a left hand
and Maverick makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Maverick, as that shot connected.
Torres walks forward, straight into a front kick from Maverick.
Torres with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Maverick to score with a decent uppercut.
Maverick steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Torres.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Torres takes a kick to the side of the head.
Torres misses with an uppercut. Maverick saw that one coming.
Torres ducks under a wild hook from Maverick.
Torres looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

Torres shoots in for a takedown and gets it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Torres throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Maverick keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Maverick is looking for a sweep. Torres is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Maverick has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Torres is working away from the top position though.
Maverick keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Torres lands strikes from half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Maverick manages to regain full guard. Nice work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torres postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Torres with a flurry of punches that miss.
Torres throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Torres stands up over Maverick, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Maverick controls Torres momentarily but Torres frees himself.
Torres scoring with punches to the head and body.
Torres wants to control from the top but Maverick keeps moving.
Maverick preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Torres with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Torres's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torres throws a big elbow that misses.
Maverick is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Torres is controlling him.
Torres trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Maverick has control of Torres's left arm, preventing Torres from doing any damage.
Torres throws a big right hand that misses.
Torres missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Torres trying to control but Maverick is working from the bottom.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Torres lands the left hand.
A swing and a miss from Torres.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Torres ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Maverick moves away.
Torres tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Maverick was well out of range. Poor timing from Torres.
Maverick takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Torres avoids the body shot from Maverick.
Maverick with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Maverick throws a nice looking combination but Torres bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Torres takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Maverick defending well as Torres loads up on a big left hand.
A low kick from Torres misses
and Maverick counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Torres gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Torres misses with a wild body shot.
Maverick lands an overhand right.
Maverick dodges the punch combination from Torres.

Torres shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Torres showed some decent athleticism there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Henry Torres will probably get the nod.
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 defending well as Maverick loads up on a big left hand.
Maverick lands a nice hook to Torres's body. Torres takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Torres keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Maverick thuds his shin into the meat of Torres's side.

Torres closes the distance and clinches.
Maverick misses with a punch on the inside.
Torres misses with a hook from the clinch.
Torres pushes Maverick back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Maverick swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Torres can't find room to land a body shot as Maverick controls the action.
Maverick lands with a short head shot on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Torres misses with a hook from the clinch.
Torres is pushing Maverick up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Torres misses with a hook from the clinch.
Torres controlling the action here for a moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maverick blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Torres just leaning against Maverick, taking a breather.
Our sources have told us that Torres has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Maverick misses with a hook from the clinch.
Torres working aggressively here.
Torres blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Torres misses with an elbow over the top.
Torres throws an elbow but it misses.
Maverick swings wildly with an uppercut but Torres uses good head movement to avoid it.
Good body shot from Torres.
Maverick is trying to stall.
Maverick throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Torres throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mavericks head.
Good body shot from Maverick.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Maverick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maverick misses with a punch on the inside.
Torres tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Maverick's elbow.
Maverick is trying to maintain a safe position but Torres gets an underhook and turns Maverick into the cage.
Maverick prevents a body shot from Torres.
Maverick tries a body shot but Torres blocks it.
Maverick swings wildly with an uppercut but Torres uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short uppercut from Torres.
Maverick lands a body punch in the clinch.
Maverick pushes Torres back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Henry Torres has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Torres misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Maverick looking to slow down the pace here.
Torres lands with a light punch inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Maverick.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Torres as Maverick tries to tie him up.
Torres has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Maverick is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maverick lands a right hand that snaps the head of Torres backwards.
Maverick content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Torres tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Maverick wants to stall.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Maverick has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Maverick misses with a hook from the clinch.
Torres misses with some punches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Maverick creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Torres.
Torres scores with a shoulder strike.
Torres works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A head punch on the inside from Maverick fails to land.
Maverick scores with a shoulder strike.
Maverick is pressed up against the cage. Torres has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Maverick down to the mat. Maverick avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Maverick is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Torres uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Maverick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Torres misses with a wild body shot.
Torres walks into a stiff left hand from Maverick.
Maverick lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Maverick staying out of range there.
Torres throws a hook but Maverick avoids it easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Torres takes a swing at Maverick's ribcage but misses.
Maverick dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Torres throws a looping overhand right but Maverick ducks down to avoid it.
Maverick scores with a spinning back kick!
Maverick missing with a left hand there. Torres was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Torres was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Maverick uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Torres has time to react.
Torres stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Maverick.
Maverick uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Torres.
A big right from Torres misses.
Torres misses with a hook
and Maverick connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cas Maverick 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!

Torres takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Maverick scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Torres doesn't seem bothered though.
Maverick ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Maverick connects with a body shot.
Maverick buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Torres throws an off balance right hand
and Maverick counters with a nice body kick.
Maverick lands a jab to the nose.
A low kick from Maverick is predictable there
and Torres counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Maverick moves into range and connects with a jab.
Maverick throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Torres stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Torres tries to close the distance and clinch up but Maverick swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Maverick jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Maverick gets caught napping as Torres dives in and scores a takedown. Maverick manages to retain guard.
Maverick working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Torres.
Torres loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Torres might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Torres is looking to work some ground and pound but Maverick has wrist control.
Maverick is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Torres trying to control the position from guard on top but Maverick is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Maverick really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Torres. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Torres throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Torres is looking to work some ground and pound but Maverick has wrist control.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Henry Torres overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Maverick keeping moving, preventing Torres from controlling successfully.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Torres clinches.
Torres tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Maverick's elbow.
Maverick is defending well against a takedown attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Maverick misses with the head strike.
Maverick misses with a short punch on the inside.
Maverick prevents a body shot from Torres.
Maverick avoids a wild elbow strike from Torres.
Maverick can't find room to land a body shot as Torres controls the action.
Torres misses with a hook to the ribs.
Maverick is looking to control Torres's arms but Torres gets an underhook and turns him. Now Maverick has his back to the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Maverick.
Torres goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Torres tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Maverick swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Maverick looking to stall.
Maverick trying to control the position but instead, Torres has worked for underhooks and has pushed Maverick into the cage.
Torres misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maverick letting Torres take a breather here.
A head punch on the inside from Maverick fails to land.
Torres is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Maverick's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Torres misses with a body punch.
Torres throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Torres goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Torres stalls.
Torres lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Maverick lands with a short shot to the head.
Maverick dodges an elbow strike from Torres.
Maverick misses with some punches.
Torres tries for a takedown. No joy.
A right hook to the body lands for Maverick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Torres being controlled against the cage.
Maverick scores with an uppercut up the middle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maverick blocks a body shot from Torres.
Maverick lands a left hand that snaps the head of Torres backwards.
Torres is trying to stall.
Maverick lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Maverick misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Maverick slowing the pace effectively.
Torres swings wildly with an uppercut but Maverick uses good head movement to avoid it.
Torres leaning his opponent against the cage.
Maverick wants to stall.
Torres pushes off an throws an elbow but Maverick leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Cas Maverick comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Maverick 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 Saam Ante scores the fight 28:29
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 28:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cas Maverick!
In defeat, Henry Torres stepped up to the mic, saying 'Again loss, it seems i need less training and even more whiskey! Holding cell team.. Sorry again'.