PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Fichtl Rychlik (ranked 9356 p4p, 845 weight class) and Jeremy Torico (ranked 24894 p4p, 936 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Rychlik
vs
Torico

225 cm
18
170 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

187 cm
23
170 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fichtl Rychlik!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jeremy Torico!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Cecil Peabody and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Torico pushes Rychlik up against the cage in a clinch.

Torico's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Rychlik fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Torico to the ground. Rychlik is now in Torico's guard.
Rychlik wants to control from the top but Torico keeps moving.
Torico is looking to stand up but Rychlik isn't so interested in that idea.
Rychlik landing with the ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Torico kicks Rychlik off and gets to his feet.
Rychlik looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Torico is fending him off so far but Rychlik persists. Nope, Torico circles away and we're back to standing.

Torico has managed to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rychlik stalling the fight.
Torico leaning against his opponent.

Rychlik escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rychlik tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Torico manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Torico drives through and clinches with Rychlik against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.

Rychlik's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jeremy Torico seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Torico getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Horrible takedown attempt by Rychlik or perhaps it was just good defense by Torico, which made it look bad.
Rychlik sets himself, and Torico steps forward looking for the clinch! Rychlik avoids it this time.

Torico is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Rychlik's half guard.
Rychlik missing with punches from the bottom.
Rychlik tries to kick Torico off in order to stand up. Torico Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rychlik tries to improve position but can't.
Torico working away.

Torico decides to stand back up.

Torico closes the distance and clinches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Torico has clasped his hands together around Rychlik's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Rychlik tries to get back to half guard but can't.

Torico decides to stand up, so the ref orders Rychlik to his feet.

Torico forces Rychlik back against the cage and clinches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Torico pulls guard successfully.
Rychlik loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Torico keeping full guard, as Rychlik tries to pass.
Torico keeping moving, preventing Rychlik from controlling successfully.
Rychlik has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Torico has a closed guard, preventing Rychlik from standing up.
Rychlik controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

Torico is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Rychlik presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.

Torico pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rychlik throws the kick towards the body but Torico avoids it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rychlik looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Torico looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Torico avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Torico lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Torico lands an overhand right.
Torico closes this distance looking for a takedown but Rychlik circles away.
Rychlik fails with an attempt to clinch.

Rychlik closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Torico to the mat! Torico manages to get full guard.
Rychlik is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Torico pushes Rychlik off and gets back to his feet.
Torico goes for a double leg but Rychlik avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Rychlik continues to drive forward.
Torico fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Rychlik is looking to counter with head kicks.
Fichtl Rychlik has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jeremy Torico.
Rychlik throws a looping overhand right but Torico ducks down to avoid it.
Rychlik tries for a takedown but Torico sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jeremy Torico dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Rychlik throws a head kick but Torico moves out of range.
Torico has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Torico gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Torico jumps guard but Rychlik turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Rychlik wants a takedown.
Rychlik is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Torico to keep the fight standing.

Torico pulls Rychlik into guard.
Rychlik postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

Torico is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Rychlik jumps guard but Torico turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fichtl Rychlik. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Torico decides to pull guard.

Rychlik is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Torico is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Torico has escaped and now he's on top!

Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Rychlik is working an open guard so Torico takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Torico throws a head kick that misses.

Torico drives through with a takedown into guard.
Torico preventing the sweep.

Rychlik looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Rychlik looking to hit a scissor sweep but Torico is one step ahead there.

Torico stands up from Rychlik's guard - Torico perhaps looking for a knockout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Torico rushes Rychlik and presses him up against the cage.
Torico wants a takedown but no success here.

Torico breaks the clinch.
Rychlik really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

Torico gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Rychlik pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rychlik scores with a three punch combo!
Jeremy Torico seems to be getting the better of the standup.

Torico fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Rychlik, pushing him back against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Torico keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Rychlik's efforts to push away.

Torico escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rychlik throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Torico's waist but Torico gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Rychlik off to one side.
Torico digs a good body shot into Rychlik's ribs.
Torico slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.

Torico gets the takedown into side control.

Torico stands up.

Torico moves into range and clinches up with Rychlik.

Torico has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Rychlik uses from the top position.
Rychlik trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Torico has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Rychlik has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Torico avoiding damage.

Torico breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Torico rushes Rychlik and presses him up against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Rychlik tries to stall but Torico uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Torico slows down the pace here.
Torico slowing the pace effectively.
Torico receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Rychlik throws an elbow but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jeremy Torico 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. This is the final round!

Rychlik misses with a wild combination.

Torico pushes Rychlik up against the cage in a clinch.
Rychlik has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Jeremy Torico seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

Torico breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Torico takes the fight into the clinch.

Rychlik jumps guard.

Rychlik working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Torico has passed into half guard!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rychlik tries to roll over but Torico keeps him under control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Torico stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Torico shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Rychlik sprawls well. Rychlik wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Torico gets slowly back to his feet.

Torico has closed the distance and engaged Rychlik in a clinch.

Torico's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rychlik scoring well with a low kick there.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Rychlik.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Rychlik gets tackled into the cage by Torico. Torico maintains the clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Torico - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Torico taking a break, stalling in the clinch.

Torico drags the fight down to the ground.
Rychlik is looking to work some ground and pound but Torico has wrist control.

Torico pushes Rychlik off and scrambles back to his feet.

Rychlik gets tackled into the cage by Torico. Torico maintains the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rychlik tries to score a body lock takedown but Torico shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Torico slowing the pace effectively.

Torico escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Torico gets caught flat footed, as Rychlik shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.

Torico has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Rychlik off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.

Torico has taken the fight to the clinch.

Torico pulls guard.

The fighters are working up against the cage. Torico manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!

Torico has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Rychlik regains guard immediately.

Torico gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.

Torico closes the distance and clinches.

Torico is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Rychlik can't fight it off and eventually Torico manages to take the fight to the floor. Rychlik looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.

Rychlik is working an open guard so Torico takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rychlik fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Torico avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fichtl Rychlik. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rychlik fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Torico lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Jab, jab by Torico - just one landing.

Torico gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Fichtl Rychlik has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jeremy Torico is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Torico is stalling here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jeremy Torico comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Torico 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jeremy Torico!