PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alfonso Torres (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Copenhagen Geoghegan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alfonso Torres has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Torres
vs
Geoghegan

210 cm
19
193 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

177 cm
20
190 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Inexperienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Alfonso Torres!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Copenhagen Geoghegan!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Trevor Gratis and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Geoghegan circles away from the clinch attempt.
Geoghegan misses with a wild body shot.
Copenhagen Geoghegan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Torres throws a sloppy head kick and Geoghegan moves out of range easily.
Torres fails with the takedown.

Geoghegan closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Geoghegan has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Torres clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!

Geoghegan tightening his grip on Torres, looking for the choke.
Torres tries to break free.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Torres is trying to remain composed but Geoghegan is hammering down strikes to the side of his head.
Geoghegan controlling from the back.

Geoghegan is persistently looking for the submission but Torres is defending it well.
Torres wants to control his opponent's hands but Geoghegan gets his hands free.
Geoghegan throwing damaging strikes from the back! Torres could be in trouble here!
Geoghegan wants to control but Torres is keeping busy.
Geoghegan has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Torres's body.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Torres defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Geoghegan's arms.
Geoghegan doesn't have the hooks in and Torres manages to turn into his guard.
Geoghegan looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torres stays in close to Geoghegan's body and controls the position.
Torres seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Geoghegan for as long as he can get away with.
Geoghegan pulls Torres in close to his closed guard and prevents Torres from doing any damage or advancing position.
Torres working some strikes from top position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Geoghegan trying to control the position.
Torres stops Geoghegan from standing up.
Torres will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Torres preventing the sweep.
Geoghegan controlling the position.
Geoghegan keeping moving, preventing Torres from controlling successfully.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

Geoghegan closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Torres's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Geoghegan is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Geoghegan pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Torres is keeping the position for now.

Torres had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Geoghegan defends it easily.
Geoghegan not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

Torres has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Geoghegan is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Torres.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Geoghegan wants to lay and pray for a moment but Torres keeps working.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Copenhagen Geoghegan dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

A head kick misses from Geoghegan.
Torres pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.

Geoghegan shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Geoghegan showed some decent athleticism there.
Torres wants to control but Geoghegan is keeping busy.
Geoghegan is keen to just control but Torres is a slippery customer.
Geoghegan not doing much here.
Geoghegan passes to full mount!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Torres is trying desperately to improve position.
Torres flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Torres tries to hold on but Geoghegan pushes him away.
Torres throws a strike from the bottom but Geoghegan uses the opportunity to take his back.

Torres showing good submission defense here.
Geoghegan has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Torres defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Torres looking to control the position.
Torres wants to escape the position.
Geoghegan is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Torres. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
Torres is keeping busy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Geoghegan is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Torres has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Geoghegan keeps control of the position as Torres tries to break free.

Torres defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Torres trying to control the position but Geoghegan manages to sink in the hooks.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
Torres manages to reverse the position and now he's in Geoghegan's guard. Nice work there by Torres.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torres won't allow Geoghegan to sweep him here.

Geoghegan is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Torres is aware though and is defending well.
Geoghegan is breathing heavily.
Geoghegan controls Torres momentarily but Torres frees himself.
Torres is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Torres's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Torres throwing strikes from guard but Geoghegan blocks nicely.
Torres wants to control from the top but Geoghegan keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Geoghegan is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Torres looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Geoghegan looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Geoghegan seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Torres gets back to full guard.
Geoghegan seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Copenhagen Geoghegan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Geoghegan avoids a kick to the body.
A low kick from Torres misses

and Geoghegan counters with a single leg into guard. Torres didn't expect that.
Torres is controlling Geoghegan's posture.

Torres working for submissions but it's allowed Geoghegan to get to half guard.

Torres looking for submissions off his back.
Geoghegan wants to control but Torres is keeping him busy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Geoghegan is working for a submission of some sort.
Torres is in trouble now - Geoghegan has advanced to mount!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Geoghegan landing shots from mount.
Geoghegan wants to control the pace but Torres is squirming around nicely.
Geoghegan controlling his opponent.
Geoghegan tries to control but Torres wriggling away.
Geoghegan lands with some strikes.
Geoghegan controlling from mount.
Geoghegan trying to control but he's not successful this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torres is arching his back trying to strike from the bottom but Geoghegan turns him over and now has his back.
Torres can't escape the position.
Geoghegan controlling from the back.
Torres looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Torres manages to reverse the position and now he's in Geoghegan's guard. Nice work there by Torres.
Torres is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torres trying to control but Geoghegan is working from the bottom.
Geoghegan wants to sweep but no luck.
Torres in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Torres being controlled here momentarily.
Torres trying to control the position from guard on top but Geoghegan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

Geoghegan is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Torres defends well.
Geoghegan can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Torres controls the pace.
Geoghegan manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Torres manages to get himself to full guard.

Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Geoghegan trying to control but Torres is working from the bottom.
Alfonso Torres has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Copenhagen Geoghegan is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

And that's the end of the fight!
Copenhagen Geoghegan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Geoghegan has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 27:30
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Copenhagen Geoghegan!