PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jason Torres (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rick Dick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Torres
vs
Dick

173 cm
18
158 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

179 cm
21
163 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jason Torres!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Rick Dick!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Donald Grub and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dick keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Dick displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Torres.
Torres closes this distance looking for a takedown but Dick circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jason Torres. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dick is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dick misses with a two punch combination.

Dick pushes Torres up against the ropes in a clinch.
Dick is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Torres tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Dick smiles and moves away.
Dick rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Torres moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Dick is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dick misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dick takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Torres misses with an attempted mid kick.
Dick throws a right and a left that Torres avoids nicely.
Good exchange - Dick coming out on top.
Dick doesn't manage to clinch there - Torres circles away.
Dick showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Torres.
Dick lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

It looks like Jason Torres has been cut.
Dick wants to clinch up but Torres keeps it at a distance.
Dick moves in looking to clinch but Torres pushes him off.
Dick lands a lovely overhand right.
A right-left combo lands from Dick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dick throws a lazy head kick
and Torres counters with a slapping leg kick.
Dick tries to close the distance and clinch but Torres swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Torres. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Dick defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Torres.
Dick fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dick misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torres avoids the head kick by Dick.
Dick throws a series of punches but Torres moves out of range.
Dick cracks Torres with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Some wild striking there from Dick.
Dick throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Dick misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Torres scores a takedown into full mount!
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.

Torres goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Dick turns into him and now he's in Torres's guard.
Dick postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dick being controlled here momentarily.
Torres is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Dick wants to get up but he can't break Torres's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Torres looking to hit a scissor sweep but Dick is one step ahead there.

Dick drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Dick jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Torres is trying to keep Dick in close.
Torres tries to strike from the bottom.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Torres pulls Dick in to control the position.
Torres tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Torres is trying to control the position from the bottom.

Jason Torres has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Torres shoots in but no luck this time.

Torres gets a takedown into half guard.
Dick is staying active underneath Torres, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Torres is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Torres sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Dick defending well though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rick Dick dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jason Torres's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Dick throws a one two combo.
Dick misses with a wild combination.
Torres takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.

Torres is rocked!
Jason Torres is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dick drops a shoulder and throws a monster hook that connects perfectly to the side of Torres's head, knocking him out cold! Dick is extatic as he celebrates with his cornermen.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Rick Dick!