PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Joselito Glorenzo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Svend Torken (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Torken has chosen Saliva - Ladies and Gentlemen as his entrance music. 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.

Glorenzo
vs
Torken

183 cm
24
197 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

181 cm
24
198 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Adrenaline

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Joselito Glorenzo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Svend Torken!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Torken with a body punch. A glancing blow.

Torken changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Glorenzo looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Torken working the head and body with strikes.
Glorenzo regains half guard, as Torken was trying to land strikes.
Torken content to control rather than advance.

Glorenzo looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Glorenzo is looking for a sweep. Torken is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Glorenzo is refusing to be controlled, as Torken sits in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nice strikes from Torken there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Glorenzo is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Torken missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

Torken is working for a kimura but Glorenzo is defending it quite comfortably.
Torken performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Glorenzo wants to improve his position but Torken is controlling well.
Torken sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Glorenzo defending well though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torken trying to control the action but Glorenzo is working from the bottom.
Torken is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Glorenzo is looking to get to half guard.
Torken controlling from mount.
Torken looking to control but Glorenzo is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Glorenzo tries to lock up and control but Torken gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Torken has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Torken controlling the position easily from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Glorenzo keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Torken landing shots from mount.
Glorenzo is looking to improve his position but Torken isn't that keen on the idea.
Torken landing punches.
Torken with shots to the head and body - Glorenzo looks very uncomfortable down there.
Glorenzo on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Glorenzo tries to get out of the position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Torken breaks from Glorenzo's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Torken landing shots from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Torken controlling his opponent.
Torken is landing with some decent strikes but Glorenzo is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Torken landing punches.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Glorenzo tries to reverse the position but Torken maintains control.
Torken lands a big shot there that rocks Glorenzo but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Torken lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Torken takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Torken working Glorenzo over with strikes here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Glorenzo is in a horrible position here. Torken smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Glorenzo is desperately trying to improve his position but Torken has a good base and remains in mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Svend Torken dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Torken lands a nice looking body shot.
Torken cracks Glorenzo with an open hand slap.
Torken throws a jab when Glorenzo was well out of range.
Glorenzo connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Glorenzo moves out of range as Torken strikes.
Torken is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Glorenzo swinging wildly here.
Torken slips under a jab.
Torken lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Glorenzo at a distance.
Glorenzo misses with a double jab.
Torken jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Glorenzo throws a combination that misses
and Torken counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Torken throws a big shot that misses.
Torken works Glorenzo's body with a nice hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Glorenzo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Torken.
Torken is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Glorenzo takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Glorenzo looks to land a left hand but Torken moved out of range nicely.
Torken walks into a straight right hand from Glorenzo.
Glorenzo scores with a body shot.
Torken lands with a shot to the body.
Torken stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Torken wants it to stay on the feet.
Torken has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Torken jabs Glorenzo to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Torken takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Torken jabs at Glorenzo's body.
Torken moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Glorenzo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Torken connects with a good right hand that stumbles Glorenzo. Glorenzo circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A slow jab from Torken misses its intended target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torken throws a good cross that connects.
Torken comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Torken changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Torken!
Torken wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Glorenzo walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Glorenzo takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Torken fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.

Torken scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Torken content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Glorenzo is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Torken scores with a couple of nice shots.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Glorenzo trying to hold on to Torken's head to control him but Torken postures up.
Torken slips a nice elbow through Glorenzo's hands, connecting with Glorenzo's forehead.
Nice strikes from Torken there.
Torken is trying to control the action in half guard but Glorenzo is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Torken not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Torken frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Torken controlling the pace for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Torken in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Torken punishing his opponent with strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Torken landing strikes, looking to finish!
Torken lands a big elbow.
Torken with good strikes from the mount here!
Svend Torken has got the better of the ground game so far.
Glorenzo tries to hold on but Torken pushes him away.
Torken postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Glorenzo looks a forlorn figure.

Glorenzo is rocked!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Torken trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Torken landing shots from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Svend Torken showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Torken scores with the left hand. Glorenzo knows he should have avoided that one.
Torken dodges the punch combination from Glorenzo.
Nice shot by Torken.
Torken looks to throw the jab but Glorenzo is out of range.
Glorenzo throws a hook but Torken avoids it easily.
Torken slips a jab from Glorenzo.
Torken looks to land a right hand but Glorenzo moved out of range.
Torken misses with a hook
and Glorenzo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A swing and a miss from Glorenzo.

Torken shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Glorenzo's guard.
Torken trying to control the position from guard on top but Glorenzo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Torken makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Torken thows a big elbow that misses.
Glorenzo trying to keep a closed guard but Torken is proving a slippery customer.
Glorenzo is really struggling to control Torken but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Glorenzo working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Torken.
Torken is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Torken throws a big right hand that misses.
Torken looking to pass the guard.
Torken trying to control but Glorenzo is working from the bottom.
Torken is stalling in the full guard.
Torken cracks Glorenzo with a solid left hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torken trying to control the position from guard on top but Glorenzo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Glorenzo has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Torken can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Torken trying to control the position from guard on top but Glorenzo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Torken with a flurry of punches that miss.
Torken working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Glorenzo's head.
Joselito Glorenzo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Glorenzo is trying to control the position from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torken in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Torken is in close to Glorenzo's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Torken scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Torken content to stall in guard here.
Torken slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Torken controls the position.
Torken scores with a couple of short elbows.
Torken in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Glorenzo is not content to let Torken control the position.
Torken working the ground and pound.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Torken controls the position.
Torken connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Glorenzo some visible discomfort.
Torken landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Torken scores with a couple of short elbows.
Glorenzo takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Torken working the ground and pound.
Glorenzo is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Svend Torken is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Torken cracks Glorenzo with an elbow. That is naaassty.

And that's the end of the fight!
Svend Torken comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Torken 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Svend Torken!