PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Carlito Torro (ranked 5936 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruce Etherington (ranked 4615 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Carlito Torro has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Torro
vs
Etherington

188 cm
23
225 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

187 cm
25
275 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Carlito Torro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Bruce Etherington!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Winston Alpacca and Bart Greer.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Torro fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.

It looks like Bruce Etherington has been cut.

Etherington drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Torro knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Etherington on the ground.
Torro is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Etherington is controlling him well.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Etherington has eaten all the pies!
Torro gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Etherington scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Torro?
Etherington won't let Torro get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.

Etherington is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Torro is surviving well by controlling Etherington's body position as best he can.
Etherington looking to finish with strikes here!
Etherington thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Etherington thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Torro is trying to stand up.
Etherington looking to control but Torro is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Poor strikes thrown by Etherington there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Etherington throws some wild stikes that Torro manages to avoid easily.
Torro is really trying hard to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Torro blocking the ground and pound.
Etherington throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Torro blocking the ground and pound.
Etherington thowing shots but they're missing.
Torro holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Etherington tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Etherington throwing strikes here but Torro is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Etherington looking to control but Torro is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Torro wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Etherington cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Torro is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Torro takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Torro is trying to stand.
Etherington throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Etherington throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Etherington thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Etherington thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Etherington throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Etherington with the ground and pound from mount.
Etherington looking to finish with strikes here!
Etherington unloads with some shots from mount but Torro bucks and avoids them well.
Etherington misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Torro is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Torro trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Etherington is landing with some decent strikes but Torro is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Etherington throws some wild stikes that Torro manages to avoid easily.
Etherington misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Etherington misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Etherington won't let Torro get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Etherington landing strikes, looking to finish!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Etherington landing strikes from the mount and Torro is in trouble!
Torro is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Etherington misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Poor strikes thrown by Etherington there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Etherington dominating with strikes here.
Etherington sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
You get the feeling that Torro really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Torro is in a horrible position here. Etherington smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Etherington with good strikes from the mount here!
Etherington throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Torro because Etherington loaded up on that one.
Torro's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Etherington working Torro over with strikes here.
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!
Etherington scoring with strikes but Torro is staying in there.
Poor strikes thrown by Etherington there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Torro's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Etherington thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Torro is trying to stand up.
Torro is breathing heavily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Etherington working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Etherington landing strikes from the mount and Torro is in trouble!

Torro is rocked!
Poor strikes thrown by Etherington there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Oh Torro is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Torro is bucking up trying to escape but Etherington cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Torro is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Etherington landing punches.
Etherington postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Torro looks a forlorn figure.
Etherington pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Etherington postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Torro bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Etherington and the fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bruce Etherington!