PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jesus Torres (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Depressed Robot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Torres
vs
Robot

170 cm
18
153 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

165 cm
18
145 lbs
1 - 0 - 1

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jesus Torres!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 1, fighting out of The Island, Depressed Robot!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Santiago Holmes and Dirk Anderson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Torres gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Robot lands an uppercut.
Torres is looking to control Robot's arms but Robot gets an underhook and turns him. Now Torres has his back to the cage.
Robot trying to land knees to the body.
Torres taking a breather.
Torres lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Robot lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Torres backwards.
Robot lands with a short head shot on the inside.

Robot escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Torres gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Torres tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Robot lands an uppercut.
Torres avoiding damage as Robot throws knees to the body.
Robot lands with a light punch inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Robot blocking some punches.
Robot throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Torress head.
Torres tries to break free but Robot pushes him back against the cage.
Torres throws a knee to the head but misses.
Robot lands a nice shot to the body.
Robot lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Torres backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Robot tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A shot in the inside from Robot.
Robot pushes Torres back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Robot lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Robot.
Torres looking to slow down the pace here.
Torres is trying to break the clinch but Robot has him pressed against the cage.
Torres blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Torres's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Torres can't break the clinch.
Robot slowing the pace effectively.
Torres misses with a short punch on the inside.
Torres tries to stall but Robot uses the opportunity to gain a better position.

Torres manages to break the clinch.

Robot instigates a clinch.
Robot swings wildly with an uppercut but Torres uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Robot escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Robot rushes Torres and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Robot has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Torres seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Robot can turn it around.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Torres is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Robot lands with a short shot to the head.
Torres stalling in the clinch but Robot improves position.
Torres misses with a short punch on the inside.
Robot avoiding damage as Torres throws knees to the body.
Robot tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Robot lands a hook that snaps the head of Torres backwards.
Torres is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Robot to keep the fight standing.
Torres blocking some punches.

Robot's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Robot loads up on a big right hand but Torres slips the punch.
Torres connects with a high kick.
Torres cracks the inside of Robot's front leg.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torres connects with an inside leg kick.
Torres defending well as Robot loads up on a big left hand.
Torres scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Torres has been working on his balance at Woodhouse's, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Robot.
Robot looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Torres is fending him off so far but Robot persists. Nope, Torres circles away and we're back to standing.

Torres tries to keep at a distance but Robot has taken the fight into the clinch.
Robot lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Torres or not.
Robot lands with a short shot to the head.
A hook to the body from Robot.

Torres breaks from the clinch.
Torres throws a one two combo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Robot moves into the clinch successfully.
Robot wants a takedown.
Robot manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Torres throws a head punch that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Robot working aggressively here.
Robot doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Robot throws a punch but it's blocked by Torres.
Robot fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Robot blocks the elbow strike.
Torres is trying to push Robot away but Robot has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Robot lands with a left to the head.

Robot breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Torres thuds his shin into the meat of Robot's side.
Robot looks winded!
Torres scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Torres turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A jab from Torres finds it's way through Robot's defenses.

Torres moves into the clinch.
Torres swings wildly with an uppercut but Robot uses good head movement to avoid it.
Torres is trying to maintain a safe position but Robot gets an underhook and turns Torres into the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Depressed Robot will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Torres scores with a three punch combo!
Robot's corner calls for a 1-2. Robot obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Torres. Those never looked like landing.
Torres scores with a kick to the midsection.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Torres, right into the meat.
Robot fails with an attempt to clinch.
Torres walks into a left hand.

Robot drives through and clinches with Torres against the cage.

Torres pulls guard.
Robot controls from within his opponent's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Robot stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Robot moves into range and connects with a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Robot gets a clinch.
Robot trying to land knees to the body.
Torres has had enough of the clinch but Robot keeps him there for the moment.
Torres managing to block the knees to the body from Robot.
Torres fails to pull guard.
Depressed Robot seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Torres is working for takedown but Robot is calmly controlling the position for now.
Torres is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Robot is breathing heavily.
Torres is trying to push Robot away but Robot has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Torres is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Robot has Torres pressed against the cage.

Torres's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Danga de danga de dang - Torres scores with a four punch combination!
Torres lands with a slapping head kick.
Torres buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

Robot pushes Torres up against the cage in a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robot lands with a right to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Robot stops a takedown attempt from Torres.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jesus Torres. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Torres changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Robot fights it off and pushes away nicely.

Torres tries to keep at a distance but Robot has taken the fight into the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Robot.
Robot lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Torres tries to stall but Robot uses the opportunity to gain a better position.

Robot breaks from the clinch.

Robot closes the distance and clinches.

Torres jumps into guard, dragging Robot to the mat.
Torres utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robot throwing strikes but missing.
Robot is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Robot throwing strikes but missing.

Torres manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Robot breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A right-left combo lands from Torres.
Torres avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Torres appears to be looking for a big counter.
That kick from Torres tenderised Robot's leg. Robot is trying to keep his angry face on.
Torres pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Robot back to the cage. Torres follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Torres takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Robot clinches.
Torres being controlled against the cage.

Torres breaks from the clinch.

Torres forces Robot back against the cage and clinches.
Torres lands an elbow that stopped Robot in his tracks for a moment.
Robot softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Torres is trying to push Robot away but Robot has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jesus Torres dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Robot looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.

Torres has taken the fight to the clinch.
Robot keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Torres's efforts to push away.
A short body shot lands from Robot as the two fighters clinch.
Torres jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Robot walks away with a smile on his face. Torres gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

Robot clinches.
Robot working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Robot is pushing Torres up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Come on Robot - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Torres pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Robot darts in and clinches Torres up against the cage.
Torres letting Robot take a breather here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Robot scores with a hook to the body.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Robot scores with a nice hook to the head.
Robot lands an uppercut.
Torres has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Torres manages to break the clinch.
Torres fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Robot has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.

Torres gets tackled into the cage by Robot. Robot maintains the clinch.
Torres misses with a punch to the body.
Robot misses with some punches.
A short right from Robot on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Robot.
Torres jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Robot walks away with a smile on his face. Torres gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Robot clinches up with Torres and pushes him back against the cage.
Torres has had enough of the clinch but Robot keeps him there for the moment.
Torres is trying to push Robot away but Robot has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Robot lands with a short shot to the head.
Torres can't break the clinch.
Torres blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Torres tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Torres has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Robot misses with a punch to the body.
Torres landing knees to the body.
Robot controlling the action here for a moment.
Robot takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Robot wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Torres fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jesus Torres. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robot missing with knees to the body.
Torres being controlled against the cage.
Torres lands a right hand.
Torres tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Torres lands an elbow that stopped Robot in his tracks for a moment.
Torres blocking some punches.
Torres wants to take the fight to the mat but Robot manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Torres has had enough of the clinch but Robot keeps him there for the moment.
Torres is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Robot is defending well.
Robot lands an uppercut.
Robot slows down the pace here.
Torres has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Robot is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Robot.
Torres is trying to pull guard but Robot turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Robot creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Robot goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Torres tries to pull guard but Robot holds him up against the cage and eventually Torres drops back down to his feet.

Torres gets control of Robot's arms and successfully pulls guard. Torres will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Robot is working Torres over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Robot postures up in Torres's guard and throws a big left but Torres blocks it.
Robot has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Robot is looking to work some ground and pound but Torres has wrist control.
Robot sitting in guard here, content to control.

And that's the end of the fight!
Depressed Robot comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Robot has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Peter Branson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Depressed Robot!