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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between The Chi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ronnys Torres (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Chi might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Advance On. The key to victory for The Chi has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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184 cm
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154 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
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168 cm
22
158 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, The Chi! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ronnys Torres! The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Alexandre Firmino and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Chi swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Chi moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Torres shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Torres showed some decent athleticism there. Torres is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Chi sees it coming and defends easily. Torres is working for a kimura but Chi is defending it quite comfortably.
Torres is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Chi has managed to free his arm - good work. Torres is working for a submission of some sort.
Torres looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
That's one minute gone in the round. Torres is actively looking for submissions here but good counter grappling here from Chi as he works his way to full guard.
Torres looks gassed! Chi wants to get back to his feet but Torres is in a dominant position and won't allow it. Chi looking to hit a scissor sweep but Torres is one step ahead there. Torres drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Torres jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position. Torres drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Torres jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Chi wants to stand but Torres is controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round. My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer. Torres preventing the sweep.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up. Chi lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh. Chi scores with a head kick.
Torres shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Chi's guard. Chi is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent. Chi really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape. The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now. Chi is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Torres is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him. Torres drops back looking for a leg! Chi is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Chi manages to kick Torres off! Torres jumps back into Chi's guard. Chi is trying to keep Torres in close.
Torres thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Torres is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there. There's a bit of a scramble here and now Chi is on top in guard.
Chi is looking to stand up but Torres won't let him. Torres is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Chi trying to control the position from guard on top but Torres is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Torres is looking for a triangle here but Chi uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Torres tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Chi wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it. Torres is persisting with the attempt to improve his position. Torres is not content to let Chi control the position. Torres gets back to half guard. Torres is looking for a sweep. Chi is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position. Torres looking for submissions off his back. Chi prevents Torres from improving his position. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Torres is refusing to be controlled, as Chi sits in half guard.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground. Chi doesn't succeed with the takedown and Torres counters with a shoot takedown. Chi fights it but they end up in guard. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ronnys Torres dominated that round. That's time! Back to the action!
Chi shoots and misses and Torres counters with a nice double leg into guard. Torres tries to free his leg and advance position but Chi is retaining full guard. Torres is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there. Torres is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there. Torres drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Torres jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position. Torres drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Torres jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position. Torres drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Torres jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position. Torres stops Chi from standing up. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Torres thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up. Torres circles away from the clinch attempt and Torres counters with a nice double leg into side control. Chi won't be happy with that. Chi pushes Torres away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Torres gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control. Torres looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything. Torres thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead. Chi knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Torres on the ground. Torres working away. Torres thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead. Torres tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Torres has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought! Ronnys Torres has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Torres tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Torres has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought! Chi throws Torres to one side and escapes! Chi darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Chi wants to stand but Torres has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now. Torres regains full guard. Nicely done.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Chi trying to control but Torres is working from the bottom. Torres has his feet on Chi's thighs here. He's pushed Chi off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Chi screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ronnys Torres!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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