PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Pile Driver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brian Torres (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Driver might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to my way. Pile Driver is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Driver
vs
Torres

175 cm
26
147 lbs
13 - 5 - 0

170 cm
23
144 lbs
10 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Heavy handed

GTI - 1337 new stock june

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 13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Pile Driver!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Brian Torres!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Viktor Lagutenko and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Torres is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Driver shoots for a takedown but Torres saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A slapping leg kick lands for Torres.
Torres is looking to slow Driver down with leg kicks.
Torres connects with an inside leg kick.
Driver jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Torres throws a head kick that misses.
Driver throws the left hand but Torres avoids the punch easily.
Torres thows a left - swing and a miss!
Torres throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Driver on the side of the head.
Torres thows a body kick. Driver tries to catch it but that hurt him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Torres tried to score with a low kick but Driver checks it.
Good exchange - Driver coming out on top.
Driver closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Driver slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Driver cracks Torres with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A head kick misses from Torres.
Torres misses with a low kick.
Torres misses with a hook. Driver ducked under it nicely.
Torres ducks under a wild hook from Driver.
Driver takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Driver on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Torres. Torres obviously looking to wear him down.
Torres throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Driver shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Torres sprawls well. Torres wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Driver gets slowly back to his feet.

Torres fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Driver, pushing him back against the cage.
Torres has Driver pressed against the cage, preventing Driver from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Torres is trying to maintain a safe position but Driver gets an underhook and turns Torres into the cage.
A short right from Driver.

Torres manages to break the clinch.
Torres thows a body shot but no joy.
A head kick by Torres misses
and Driver counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Driver misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Torres.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Torres.
Torres throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Driver swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Driver throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Torres counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Driver on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Driver on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Torres. Torres obviously looking to wear him down.
A head kick by Torres misses
and Driver counters with a one-two to the body.
Driver is breathing heavily.
Torres fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Driver manages to avoid it.
Torres throws a head kick but Driver moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Driver shoots and misses
and Torres counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pile Driver. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Torres connects with a jab.
Torres's corner calls for a 1-2. Torres obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Driver avoids a punch combination nicely.
Torres throws a body punch but Driver moves out of range.
Torres misses the jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Driver keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Torres.
Driver lands a lovely overhand right.
Torres thuds his right hand into Driver's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brian Torres dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Driver shoots in looking for a takedown. Torres tries to sprawl out of it but Driver keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Torres manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Brian Torres seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Torres lands with a kick to the temple. Driver shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

Driver is rocked!
Good leg kick by Torres there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Driver throws a left and a right that both miss

and Torres counters by moving into the clinch.
Torres is trying to maintain a safe position but Driver gets an underhook and turns Torres into the cage.

Torres manages to break the clinch.
Torres throws a head kick that misses.
Driver takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Driver swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Driver misses with a left hand

and Torres counters by clinching up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Torres content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Torres is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Driver is keeping busy.
Torres is pushing Driver up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Driver jumps guard but Torres stands there with Driver around his waist. Driver gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Torres stalling against the cage.
Driver is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Brian Torres.
Driver misses with a hook.
Torres looks to land a body kick but Driver moved away.
Driver is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Sloppy strikes from Driver. Those never looked like landing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Driver lands a glancing blow to the side of Torres's head.
Driver misses with a right hand
and Torres counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Torres throws out a leg kick but Driver moves out of range and Torres only half commits.
Driver scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Torres throws an off balance right hand
and Driver connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Torres slips a straight right by Driver.
Driver throws a hook but Torres avoids it easily.

Torres closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Driver is trying to force a seperation but Torres has the dominant position.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Driver wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Driver creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Driver struggles to land a body shot inside as Torres controls his hands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torres is trying to stall.
Driver fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pile Driver. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Torres lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Torres scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Torres wants to stall.
Torres stops a takedown attempt from Driver.

Driver breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Torres connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Brian Torres is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Torres misses with a head kick.
Torres dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Driver. That did some damage!
Torres wants to clinch up but Driver keeps it at a distance.
Torres scoring well with a low kick there.
Driver sizes up Torres with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A low kick from Torres misses
and Driver counters with a stiff right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Driver misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Torres wants to clinch.
Torres fails with an attempt to clinch.
A solid leg kick lands there for Torres.
Driver throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Driver throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Driver checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brian Torres showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Driver throws a hook but Torres blocks it.
A telegraphed right hand from Driver misses the target.
Torres looks to score with a jab to the body but Driver is just out of range.
Torres looks for the body kick but Driver saw that one coming.
Torres wants to clinch but Driver slips to the side
and Driver counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Torres works Driver's body with a nice hook.
Torres throws a head kick that misses.
Driver throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Torres.
Torres throws a leg kick that is checked
and Driver counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Driver moves out of range of the leg kick from Torres.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Torres walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Driver stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Driver lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A low kick from Torres is predictable there
and Driver counters with a straight right hand.
Driver throws a left and a right that both miss
and Torres makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Torres throws a body punch but Driver moves out of range.
Driver throws a right and a left that both miss.
Torres misses with an uppercut
and Driver counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Brian Torres seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Torres walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Torres is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Driver.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick by Torres misses
and Driver counters with a nice uppercut.
Torres blocks a jab.
Torres lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
A jab from Torres misses.
Driver swinging wildly here.
Driver shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Torres as he avoids it easily.
Torres tries to clinch
and Driver counters with a one-two to the body.
A head kick from Torres lands but Driver takes it in his stride.
Brian Torres is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torres misses with a straight right.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Torres.
Torres tries to clinch up.
Driver showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Torres.
Pile Driver has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Torres is looking to chop away at Driver's legs.
Driver gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Torres.
Torres has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Torres rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Driver counters with a straight right hand.
The fighters circling - Driver throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Torres feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Drivers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Torres ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Torres tries to clinch up.
Torres wants to clinch up but Driver keeps it at a distance.
Driver lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Torres at a distance.
A jab from Driver misses.
Driver throws a right and a left that Torres avoids nicely.
Torres misses with an uppercut
and Driver counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A big right from Driver misses.
Torres attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Brian Torres.
Well Torres has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 28:29
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brian Torres!