PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ricco Torres (ranked 1928 p4p, 86 weight class) and Yhorm Giant (ranked 2065 p4p, 97 weight class). Ricco Torres is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Torres
vs
Giant

196 cm
27
275 lbs
8 - 11 - 0

225 cm
28
292 lbs
9 - 6 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ricco Torres!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Yhorm Giant!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Cecil Peabody and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Giant misses with a left hand
and Torres counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

It looks like Yhorm Giant has been cut.

Giant steps into range and cracks Torres with a monster punch that buckles his knees! Torres flops backwards and Giant dives into his guard looking to finish!

It looks like Ricco Torres has been cut.
Giant sitting in guard here, content to control.
Torres keeping moving, preventing Giant from controlling successfully.
Torres wants to sweep here but Giant controlling him for the moment.
Torres is trying to control the position from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Giant accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Giant is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Torres throwing strikes off his back to little effect.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Giant throws a lazy uppercut
and Torres counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.

Giant steps into range and cracks Torres with a monster punch that buckles his knees! Torres flops backwards and Giant dives into his guard looking to finish!

Torres is rocked!
Giant sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Oh Torres is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Giant pushing down on Torres's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Giant keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Torres seems to have got his legs back now.
Torres controlling the position well.
Giant thows a huge punch but Torres dodges it nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Giant sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Torres defending well though.
Torres moves into full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Giant is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Torres can't keep his opponent in guard - Giant advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Giant not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Giant throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Giant slips a nice elbow through Torres's hands, connecting with Torres's forehead.
Torres won't allow Giant to pass to mount.
Torres is trying to stand back up but Giant is controlling him
Giant content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Giant not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Torres avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Giant.
Giant is trying to control the action in half guard but Torres is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Giant controlling the action here.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Giant throws a nice looking combination but Torres bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Giant scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Torres doesn't seem bothered though.
Giant misses the body punch
and Torres counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Giant cracks Torres with a hook to the temple - Torres is on wobbly legs here! Giant swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Torres falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Giant wins by TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Yhorm Giant!
Yhorm Giant spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.