|
|
PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Moacyr Domingos De Matos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marko Torturo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). De Matos's entrance music is Kick Ass. A fine choice. Torturo has chosen Mogwai - Katrien as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
 |
|
 |
| 195 cm
34
213 lbs
38 - 17 - 2 |
|
189 cm
36
217 lbs
36 - 17 - 4 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
|
Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
38 - 17 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Moacyr Domingos De Matos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
36 - 17 - 4, fighting out of St Petersburg, Marko Torturo!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Tarja Halkonen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Matos throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Torturo fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt De Matos.
De Matos scores with a nice body kick.
De Matos throws a leg kick that is checked
and Torturo counters with a leg kick.
A combination from De Matos does no damage.
De Matos dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Torturo. That did some damage!
De Matos does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Torturo throws a lazy right hand but De Matos sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
De Matos tried to score with a low kick but Torturo checks it.
Torturo throws a low kick but De Matos avoids it.
De Matos throws a hook but Torturo avoids it easily.
Torturo is looking to chop away at De Matos's legs.
De Matos misses with a hook.
Torturo has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Jab, jab by De Matos - just one landing.
De Matos steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Torturo.
Torturo throws a body kick that misses
and De Matos counters with a flying knee. Nice.
De Matos fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Torturo manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Matos sizes up Torturo with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Torturo checks a leg kick.
De Matos slips under a jab from Torturo.
De Matos throws a solid leg kick but Torturo takes the impact on his shin and smiles at De Matos.
Torturo fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but De Matos is out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from De Matos misses the target.
Torturo throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Torturo on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by De Matos. De Matos obviously looking to wear him down.
Torturo gets off balance looking for a body kick
and De Matos counters with a lovely straight right hand!
De Matos thows a body shot but no joy.
De Matos throws a head kick but Torturo moves out of range.
Torturo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Torturo moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Torturo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
De Matos seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torturo throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Torturo lands a jab.
De Matos swings and misses with a hook to the body.
De Matos pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That kick from De Matos tenderised Torturo's leg. Torturo is trying to keep his angry face on.
Torturo throws a right hand that misses
and De Matos counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Torturo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. De Matos sees it coming and avoids it easily.
De Matos misses the jab.
De Matos misses with a looping right.
Torturo misses with a lunging right hand
and De Matos counters with a stiff right hand.
Torturo throws out a loose jab but De Matos uses good head movement to avoid it.
Some bone on bone action there as De Matos checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Torturo lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
De Matos explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Matos lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
De Matos misses with a low kick.
The fighters circling - Torturo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A decent looking cross lands there for De Matos.
De Matos throws a nice outside leg kick.
A head kick misses from Torturo.
De Matos takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
De Matos scores with a shot to the body.
Torturo throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent De Matos stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Torturo connects with a single shot there.
Torturo moves forwards but De Matos connects with a nice, crisp jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
De Matos circles away from the clinch attempt.
De Matos scores with a body shot.
De Matos is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Torturo throws a shot from downtown. De Matos moves away and avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Matos ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Torturo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
De Matos thuds his shin into the meat of Torturo's side.
De Matos throws a head kick that misses.
De Matos lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
De Matos plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
De Matos bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
De Matos throws a leg kick
and Torturo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
De Matos lands with a hook. Torturo tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
De Matos misses with a head kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
De Matos fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
De Matos pulls out of a head kick attempt.
De Matos lands with a nice body punch.
Torturo misses with a body punch
and De Matos counters with an outside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Moacyr Domingos De Matos dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
De Matos throws a chopping leg kick but Torturo manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Torturo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from De Matos.
A nice leg kick lands there from De Matos.
Torturo throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck De Matos on the side of the head.
Torturo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by De Matos.
Torturo takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Torturo tries to work over De Matos's front leg with a kick but De Matos checks it.
De Matos tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Torturo was well out of range. Poor timing from De Matos.
Torturo connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Torturo scores with a hook.
Torturo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A low kick from De Matos is predictable there
and Torturo counters with a nice body shot.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Jab by De Matos.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from De Matos.
De Matos throws out a leg kick but Torturo moves out of range and De Matos only half commits.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Torturo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but De Matos moves away.
Torturo lands a leg kick that knocks De Matos off balance momentarily.
A looping hook to the body misses from De Matos. Torturo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Torturo motions for De Matos to come forward. Torturo throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Torturo tries a low kick but De Matos avoids it.
De Matos tests Torturo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Torturo drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
De Matos turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
De Matos smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
De Matos misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Torturo.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Torturo scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Torturo throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torturo moves out of range as De Matos strikes.
Torturo's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
De Matos misses with a hook.
De Matos lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Torturo listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A cross from Torturo lands.
De Matos avoids the head kick by Torturo.
Torturo misses with a wild body shot.
Torturo misses with a looping right.
Torturo keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Torturo misses with a looping right.
Torturo tries to land a front kick but De Matos steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
De Matos avoids a kick to the body.
Torturo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torturo misses with a low kick.
A swing and a miss from Torturo.
De Matos throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
De Matos thumps Torturo with a low kick.
De Matos is looking to land body kicks.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as De Matos checks a leg kick.
Torturo on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
De Matos throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Good leg kick by Torturo there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A head kick misses from De Matos.
Moacyr Domingos De Matos is winning the standup battle so far.
Torturo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from De Matos.
Torturo throws a hook but De Matos avoids it easily.
De Matos delivers a nice body kick.
De Matos moves out of range of the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Matos takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
De Matos bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Torturo fakes a jab and throws a low kick but De Matos checks it well.
De Matos drops his hands momentarily and Torturo takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
De Matos throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Torturo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
De Matos throws a nice outside leg kick.
Torturo avoids the body shot from De Matos.
Torturo thows a leg kick but De Matos checks it
and De Matos counters with a body kick that stops Torturo in his tracks momentarily.
De Matos misses with a low kick.
Torturo lands the left hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Torturo darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Torturo moves out of range of the strikes.
De Matos thows a body shot but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marko Torturo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get 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.
Torturo defending well as De Matos loads up on a big left hand.
Torturo looking to land some kicks to the body here.
De Matos connects with a crisp jab.
Donk. Torturo catches De Matos right on the button with a cross.
Torturo is looking to chop away at De Matos's legs.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from De Matos.
De Matos misses with a low kick.
Torturo misses with a hook
and De Matos counters with an inside leg kick.
De Matos motions for Torturo to come forward. De Matos throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Torturo fails with an attempt to clinch.
De Matos fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Torturo on the side of the head.
Torturo throws a nice inside leg kick.
De Matos connects with an inside leg kick.
Torturo takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Matos connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
De Matos just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice shot by De Matos.
De Matos throws a wild body kick that Torturo sees coming a mile off.
De Matos swings away with a leg kick that misses.
De Matos lands with a cross.
De Matos walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That kick from De Matos tenderised Torturo's leg. Torturo is trying to keep his angry face on.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts De Matos, as that shot connected.
Torturo takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
De Matos takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
De Matos with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Torturo tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Torturo throws the left hand but De Matos avoids the punch easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torturo misses with a straight right.
Torturo throws a nice outside leg kick.
De Matos takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
De Matos tries a head kick but it misses.
Torturo has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Torturo lands with an uppercut that bounces De Matos off the cage and back into range.
Torturo lands with a thumping leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Torturo feints and then cracks De Matos's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow De Matos down.
Torturo throws the kick towards the body but De Matos avoids it.
Torturo wants to clinch up but De Matos keeps it at a distance.
De Matos takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Torturo is looking to clinch.
De Matos on the wrong end of a nice jab.
De Matos is rocked!
De Matos takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Oh De Matos is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Matos uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Torturo.
Torturo bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Torturo throws the left hand but De Matos avoids the punch easily.
De Matos throws a leg kick
and Torturo counters with a good low kick that De Matos was not able to check.
Torturo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Torturo closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops De Matos! Torturo dives in looking to finish! De Matos is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:22 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Marko Torturo!
Marko Torturo decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
100% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
