PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hugo Carmody (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Balder Torkelson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Carmody
vs
Torkelson

185 cm
22
191 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

186 cm
23
194 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Hugo Carmody!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Balder Torkelson!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Phil Schofield and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Torkelson misses with a low kick.
Carmody moves forwards but Torkelson connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Torkelson misses with a looping left.
Carmody drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Carmody has been working on his boxing with his coaches at GWad's Playpen in the buildup to the fight.
Torkelson misses the body punch

and Carmody counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Carmody.
Torkelson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Carmody tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Carmody scores with a shoulder strike.
A left hand lands to the body for Carmody.
Carmody tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Torkelson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch on the inside from Carmody fails to land.
Torkelson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Torkelson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Carmody doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Torkelson misses with a punch to the body.
Torkelson works on Carmody's body with a couple of short punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Carmody creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Torkelson lands with a short shot to the head.
Torkelson lands a body shot.
Torkelson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
We've been informed that Torkelson has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Torkelson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Torkelson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Carmody misses with a body punch.
Carmody lands a left hand that snaps the head of Torkelson backwards.
Torkelson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Torkelson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Carmody goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Carmody blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Carmody's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Torkelson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Torkelson prevents a body shot from Carmody.
Nice body punch from Carmody.
Torkelson lands a body punch.
Carmody tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Carmody lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head punch on the inside from Carmody fails to land.
Carmody swings wildly with an uppercut but Torkelson uses good head movement to avoid it.

Carmody breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Carmody slips under a jab.
Torkelson lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Carmody on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Carmody avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Carmody was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Torkelson scores with a shot to the body.
Torkelson lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

It looks like Hugo Carmody has been cut.
Torkelson throws a head kick that misses.
Torkelson misses with a wild body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Torkelson.
Carmody doesn't manage to clinch there - Torkelson circles away.
Carmody is looking to land body kicks.
Carmody takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Torkelson misses with a left hand
and Carmody counters with a straight right hand.
Torkelson connects with a looping right hand.
Carmody 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 scores with a jab to the jaw.
Torkelson throws out a loose jab but Carmody uses good head movement to avoid it.
Carmody blocks a head kick by Torkelson.
A chopping leg kick lands by Torkelson.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Torkelson tries to work over Carmody's front leg with a kick but Carmody checks it.
Carmody throws a jab but it's blocked by Torkelson.
An inside leg kick lands from Carmody.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Carmody fails with an attempt to clinch.
A swing and a miss from Torkelson.
Carmody tries to work over Torkelson's front leg with a kick but Torkelson checks it.
Torkelson misses with an uppercut.
Carmody takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Carmody drops his hands momentarily and Torkelson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Carmody lands a glancing blow to the side of Torkelson's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Balder Torkelson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hugo Carmody's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Carmody jabs Torkelson right on the nose. Torkelson blinks but takes it well.
Torkelson misses with a body kick.
Carmody swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
A solid leg kick lands there for Torkelson.
Torkelson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Carmody blocks a head kick by Torkelson.
Torkelson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Carmody moves away.
Carmody appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Torkelson swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Carmody scores with a counter punch that sends Torkelson to the canvas! Carmody smells blood - he's punishing Torkelson with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Torkelson has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hugo Carmody!
An out of breath Hugo Carmody thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.