PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Hagrid Beef (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eugenio Torrez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Beef
vs
Torrez

168 cm
18
145 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

171 cm
18
140 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hagrid Beef!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Eugenio Torrez!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Marco Blurström and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beef takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Torrez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Torrez jabs Beef to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Torrez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Beef swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Beef half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
A head kick misses from Torrez.
A head kick by Torrez misses

and Beef counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Beef slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Beef keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Torrez's head.
Beef cracks Torrez with a solid left hand.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Beef sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Beef pushing down on Torrez's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Beef is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Torrez is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Hagrid Beef!