PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Balder Torkelson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Giblert Melendez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Balder Torkelson has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Torkelson
vs
Melendez

186 cm
23
194 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

183 cm
22
185 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Pitt Nutrition 160Q!

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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Balder Torkelson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Giblert Melendez !
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Phil Schofield and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed right hand from Melendez misses the target.
Melendez throws a body kick, spinning off balance
letting Torkelson counter with a right hand.
Melendez throws a jab but it's blocked by Torkelson.
Melendez throws out a leg kick but Torkelson moves out of range and Melendez only half commits.
Torkelson jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Torkelson scores with a decent looking hook.
Melendez connects with a solid leg kick.
Melendez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Torkelson moves away.
Torkelson has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Melendez looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Melendez throws a sloppy body shot
and Torkelson counters with a nice uppercut.
Torkelson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Melendez feints a counter leg kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Melendez as he connects with a hook.
Melendez scores with a head kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Melendez looks to land a left hand but Torkelson moved out of range nicely.
Melendez moves in looking to clinch but Torkelson pushes him off.
Melendez dips to his left and cracks Torkelson with an uppercut!
Melendez throws a leg kick that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Torkelson slips a jab from Melendez .
Melendez misses with a straight left.
Torkelson moves out of range of the strikes.
Melendez throws a poor cross that misses
and Torkelson counters with a stiff right hand.
Melendez moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Melendez throws a solid leg kick but Torkelson takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Melendez .
Torkelson misses with a wild body shot.
Melendez only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Melendez closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Melendez misses with a body shot.
Melendez avoids the head kick by Torkelson.
Melendez tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Torkelson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Torkelson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Melendez misses with a hook
and Torkelson counters with a straight right hand.
A big left from Torkelson misses.
Good leg kick by Torkelson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Melendez does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Torkelson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Melendez throws out the jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torkelson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Torkelson avoids the body shot from Melendez .
Melendez misses with a leg kick
and Torkelson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Melendez slips under a jab.
Torkelson throws an overhand right that lands on Melendez 's shoulder, as Melendez tries to avoid the shot.
A little jabbing left from Melendez on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Melendez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Torkelson.
Torkelson avoids the head kick by Melendez .
Torkelson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Melendez takes a swing at Torkelson's ribcage but misses.
Melendez moves out of range of the body kick from Torkelson.
Melendez misses with an uppercut. Torkelson saw that one coming.
Torkelson misses with an attempted mid kick.
Melendez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Torkelson moves away.
Torkelson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Melendez misses with a hook to the body
and Torkelson counters with a leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torkelson throws a lazy right hand but Melendez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The fighters circle momentarily. Torkelson darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Torkelson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Melendez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Torkelson throws out the jab.
Torkelson misses with a straight right.
Torkelson throws a big shot that misses.
Melendez throws a big shot that misses.
Melendez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Torkelson cracks Melendez with a good jab.
Melendez slips under a jab.
Melendez smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Melendez tries to clinch but Torkelson moves out of range.
Torkelson is looking to chop away at Melendez 's legs.
Melendez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Torkelson.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Torkelson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Melendez . Torkelson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Torkelson is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
That kick from Torkelson tenderised Melendez 's leg. Melendez is trying to keep his angry face on.
Melendez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Torkelson looks to score with a jab to the body but Melendez is just out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Melendez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Torkelson.
Torkelson bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Torkelson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Melendez .
Torkelson misses with an uppercut.
Torkelson thows a body kick. Melendez tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Torkelson is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Torkelson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Melendez .
Melendez feints a counter leg kick.
Melendez misses with a looping right.
Torkelson misses with a hook. Melendez ducked under it nicely.
Melendez now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Melendez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Melendez fails with an attempt to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Balder Torkelson dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Melendez will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Torkelson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
It looked like Torkelson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Torkelson walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Melendez checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Melendez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Torkelson moves out of range of the body kick from Melendez .
Balder Torkelson is winning the standup battle so far.
Torkelson checks the leg kick nicely there.
Torkelson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Melendez can do to turn this around?
A slow jab from Melendez misses its intended target.
Torkelson lands with a shot to the body.
Torkelson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Melendez lands with an overhand left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Melendez moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Torkelson lets loose with a powerful body kick. Melendez will feel that in the morning.
Melendez throws a low kick but Torkelson moves out of range easily.
Torkelson tries a head kick but it misses.
Torkelson misses with a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Torkelson blocks a head kick by Melendez .
Melendez throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Torkelson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Torkelson swings for the body but Melendez moves out of range.
Melendez throws a lazy right hand but Torkelson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Torkelson throws a body shot but no joy.
Melendez now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Torkelson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Melendez lands a leg kick that knocks Torkelson off balance momentarily.
Melendez looks to land a right hand but Torkelson moved out of range.
Torkelson scores with a jab. Melendez acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
The fight stays on the outside here - Melendez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Melendez scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Torkelson doesn't seem bothered though.
Melendez lands a jab.
Melendez attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Melendez misses with a shot to the body
and Melendez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Melendez misses with a body kick.
Melendez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Torkelson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Melendez can pounce on him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Melendez misses with a wild body shot.
Torkelson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Melendez .
Torkelson scores with a head kick. Melendez tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Torkelson misses with a looping left.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Melendez ! But no joy.
Torkelson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Melendez .
Melendez throws a hook but Torkelson blocks it.
Melendez scores with a jab to the body.
Torkelson lands a head kick!
A nice leg kick lands there from Torkelson.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torkelson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Melendez 's hands.
Torkelson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Torkelson lands with an overhand left.

Melendez is rocked!
Torkelson ducks under a wild hook from Melendez .
A little feinted left hand from Torkelson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Melendez is still on wobbly legs! Can Torkelson finish him?
Torkelson lands with a big right hook that stumbles Melendez - he's out on his feet here! Torkelson follows up with another monster hook that separates Melendez from consciousness! Melendez falls, almost in slow motion to the canvas! Torkelson stands and admires his work as the crowd go wild.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Balder Torkelson!
An out of breath Balder Torkelson thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.