PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Chew Bacca (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Balder Torkelson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Balder Torkelson told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Bacca
vs
Torkelson

190 cm
27
185 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

186 cm
21
194 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Good low kicks
Fast

GREEN!160

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chew Bacca!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Balder Torkelson!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Franklyn Lucas and Anthony Taglia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Torkelson connects with a crisp jab.
Torkelson looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Bacca takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Bacca takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Nice shot lands for Torkelson.
Torkelson scores with a jab.
Bacca takes a jab right on the kisser.
Bacca is looking to clinch.
Bacca tries to close the distance and clinch up but Torkelson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bacca takes one to the chin there.
Nice body punch from Torkelson.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Torkelson lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Torkelson connects with an inside leg kick.

Bacca instigates a clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Torkelson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bacca backwards.
Bacca lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Torkelson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bacca slows down the pace here.
Bacca misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bacca fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Torkelson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bacca takes one on the button.
Torkelson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Torkelson paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Torkelson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Torkelson, right into the meat.
Bacca takes a swing at Torkelson's ribcage but misses.
Torkelson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Torkelson scores with a leg kick.
Bacca fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bacca steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Torkelson. That one must have hurt.
Torkelson circles away from the clinch attempt
and Torkelson counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Torkelson works the jab nicely.
Jab, jab by Torkelson - just one landing.
Bacca is looking to clinch.
Torkelson scores with a hook to the body. Bacca takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Torkelson stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Bacca looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Bacca takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Balder Torkelson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Good standup being displayed there by Torkelson as he connects with a hook.
A jab from Torkelson misses.
As Torkelson tries to get set, Bacca tries to push him back and clinch up but Torkelson manages to avoid the attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torkelson cracks Bacca with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.

Bacca is rocked!
Torkelson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Bacca at a distance.
Bacca wants to clinch but Torkelson slips to the side
and Torkelson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Torkelson connects with a solid leg kick.
Torkelson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

Bacca clinches up with Torkelson and pushes him back against the cage.
Bacca makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Bacca misses with a body punch.
Still in the clinch, Torkelson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bacca tries to work over Torkelson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bacca.
Bacca throws a head punch that misses.
Bacca misses with the head strike.
Bacca misses with a body punch.
Bacca misses with the head strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bacca misses with some punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bacca lands a body shot in the clinch.

Torkelson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bacca throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Torkelson on the side of the head.
Bacca tries to close the distance and clinch up but Torkelson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Torkelson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Bacca throws a big shot that misses.
Torkelson thuds his right hand into Bacca's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Bacca takes one on the chin but keeps coming.

Bacca moves into the clinch successfully.
Bacca misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bacca fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bacca lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bacca misses with a short punch on the inside.
Torkelson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Torkelson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Balder Torkelson dominated that round.
That's time! Bacca's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Bacca has taken the fight to the clinch.
Bacca swings wildly with an uppercut but Torkelson uses good head movement to avoid it.

Torkelson breaks the clinch.
Torkelson throws a good cross that connects.
Torkelson connects with a crisp jab.
Bacca takes a swing at Torkelson's ribcage but misses.
Torkelson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bacca.
Torkelson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A cross from Torkelson lands.
Torkelson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Torkelson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Torkelson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bacca takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A jab lands there for Torkelson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A lazy left from Torkelson finds it's target.
Balder Torkelson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bacca moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Torkelson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bacca closes the distance but Torkelson moves to the side
and Torkelson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Oh Bacca is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Torkelson throws a shot to the body.
Bacca seems to have got his legs back now.
Bacca is looking to clinch.
Nice uppercut there from Torkelson.
Bacca darts in trying to clinch
and Torkelson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Torkelson lands a body shot.
Torkelson thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Bacca if he has to take too many more of those.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bacca tries to close the distance and clinch but Torkelson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Torkelson connects with a body shot that sends Bacca's belly button to the back.
Bacca swings for the body but Torkelson moves out of range.
Torkelson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bacca bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Torkelson uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.

Torkelson lands a big head kick that sends Bacca tumbling to the mat! Torkelson takes a step backwards and waves Bacca back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Torkelson plants his feet and throws a 3 punch combo. Miss, miss, boom! The third punch, a big right hook, connects right on the temple and drops Bacca to the mat, unconscious! This fight is all over! Bacca just couldn't keep out of the way of the whole flurry of punches!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Balder Torkelson!
A victorious Balder Torkelson thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.