PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Emond Teach (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kid Torres (ranked 0 p4p, 0 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.

Teach
vs
Torres

170 cm
22
150 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

169 cm
19
149 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Fast

Bushido Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Emond Teach!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kid Torres!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Gwen Towbar and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Teach lands a nice looking body shot.

Teach looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Teach stands up over Torres, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Teach controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Teach wants to control from the top but Torres keeps moving.
Torres looking for a sweep. Not yet Torres, not yet.
Teach working some strikes from top position.
Teach lands a couple of elbows.
Torres bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Teach's 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.
Teach not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Torres won't allow Teach to sweep him here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Torres pushing down on Teach's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.

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.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Torres looks gassed!
Teach tries to get to full guard but Torres has control of the leg.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Teach doesn't manage to clinch there - Torres circles away.

Teach fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Torres sprawls well initially but Teach persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Torres is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Teach trying to control from half guard but Torres is working away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torres on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Teach working Torres over with strikes.
Teach seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Teach passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Torres!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Torres is squirming around, avoiding Teach's attempts to control the action.
Torres is in all sorts of trouble here.
Teach putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Torres takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Teach in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.

Torres is rocked!
Teach looking to control and managing it successfully.
Torres is still on wobbly legs! Can Teach finish him?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Teach lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Teach in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Teach landing strikes from the mount.
Teach scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Torres?
Torres is looking to improve his position but Teach isn't that keen on the idea.
Teach content just to control the position here.
Teach lands with some strikes.
Torres is looking to get to half guard.
Teach controlling the pace for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Teach scoring with strikes but Torres is staying in there.
Teach working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Torres in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Teach lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Torres is in all sorts of trouble here.

Teach is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Torres has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Torres!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Teach keeping moving, preventing Torres from controlling successfully.
Teach trying to control the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Torres slips nicely into half guard.

Torres stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Teach to get to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Emond Teach dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Some wild striking there from Teach.
Teach throws a right hand that Torres ducks under and follows up with a left that Torres also avoids with ease.
Torres seems to have recovered his senses.

Teach shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Torres looking to control.
Teach has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Teach stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Torres swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Teach postures up.
Torres has momentary wrist control but Teach slips an elbow through the middle.
Torres is breathing heavily.
Teach throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Torres works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Torres is looking to sweep but instead, Teach has passed into half guard.
Teach trying to control the pace.

Teach stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Torres to get to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Teach moves into range and clinches up with Torres.
Torres misses with a knee strike.

Teach is trying to trip Torres. He has hold of a leg but Torres is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Teach persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Teach lands a couple of elbows.
Teach trying to control but Torres is working from the bottom.
Teach passes Torres's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Teach wants to lay and pray for a moment but Torres keeps working.
Teach slips a nice elbow through Torres's hands, connecting with Torres's forehead.
Teach passes to full mount!
Teach trying to control but he's not successful this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torres is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Torres is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Teach lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Torres is trying desperately to improve position.
Torres regains half guard.
Teach prevents Torres from improving his position.
Torres is staying active underneath Teach, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Nice strikes from Teach there.
Emond Teach overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Torres has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Teach is working away from the top position though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Torres is pressing down on Teach's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Torres is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Teach has his hands clasped together but Torres extends an breaks Teach's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Torres.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Kid Torres!