PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Bob Joe (ranked 25409 p4p, 24876 weight class) and Manny Torres (ranked 307 p4p, 318 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Joe
vs
Torres

150 cm
26
130
5 - 6 - 0

174 cm
19
135
1 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Bob Joe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 8 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Manny Torres!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Michael Johnstone and Bart Greer.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Torres swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Joe counters with a takedown into side control.
Joe scores with a couple of short elbows.
Joe is working Torres over with some ground and pound from side control.
Joe landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Joe tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Joe landing strikes.
Joe lands a few punches from side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Joe grinds an elbow into Torres's temple.

Torres is rocked!
The strikes coming from Joe are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Torres is still in real trouble! Can Joe finish him?
Joe scoring with punches and elbows.
Joe has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Joe looks up at the clock and then as Torres takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Joe smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Joe cracks Torres with a big right hand but Torres just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Torres avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Joe.
Torres avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Joe.
Joe scores with punches from side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Torres is looking to regain half guard here but Joe keeps moving and retains side control.
Torres seems to have recovered his senses.
Joe working the ground and pound.
Torres takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Joe lands some shots froms side control.
Joe lands a big left to the face of Torres, bouncing his head like a basketball. Another shot from Joe and another - Torres is out! Joe stands up and salutes his fans, who are going crazy in the stands.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Bob Joe!