PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Fernando Torres (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ultimate Warrior (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Warrior is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Unstable. 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.

Torres
vs
Warrior

185 cm
21
178 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

180 cm
21
175 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Demonic Drugs (New 155 product on Jan 4th)
Demonic Drugs (New 155 product on Jan 4th)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Fernando Torres!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ultimate Warrior!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Torres tries to close the distance and clinch up but Warrior swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Warrior fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Torres sprawls well initially but Warrior persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Warrior wants to free his trapped foot but Torres is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Torres is trying to stand back up but Warrior is controlling him
Torres keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Torres is trying to stand up here but Warrior is controlling him well.
Warrior wants to take a breather but Torres is having none of it.
Torres wants to get back to his feet.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Torres pushes Warrior up against the cage in a clinch.
Torres is pressed up against the cage. Warrior has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Torres down to the mat. Torres avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
No luck for Warrior with that takedown attempt.
Warrior fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Fernando Torres has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ultimate Warrior.
Torres doesn't manage to clinch there - Warrior circles away.
Warrior will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Torres fakes the leg kick and cracks Warrior in the body.
Warrior looks gassed!

That's one minute gone in the round.

Warrior has managed to clinch.
Torres digs a right hand underneath Warrior's ribcage. Warrior let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A shot in the inside from Torres.
Warrior wants a takedown.
Torres prevents the takedown attempt.
Warrior is stalling here.
Warrior is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Torres gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Torres lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Torres creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Warrior's defenses.
Knees in the clinch landing for Torres.
Torres taking a breather.
Warrior has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Torres is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Torres scores a nice knee to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Torres.
Warrior tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nice elbow from Torres.
Torres lands with a light punch inside.

Torres breaks from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Warrior will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Torres tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Torres tries to clinch but Warrior is having none of it.
Warrior takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Torres throws a right and a left that Warrior avoids nicely.
Torres lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Warrior backs up against the cage.
Torres swinging wilding here.
Torres blocks a head kick by Warrior.
Torres scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Warrior tries to clinch

and Torres counters by clinching up.
Warrior is trying to drag Torres to the mat but Torres just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Warrior is trying to drag Torres to the mat but Torres just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Warrior takes a knee right on the jaw!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Torres breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Warrior shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Warrior lands strikes from half guard.
Warrior slips a nice elbow through Torres's hands, connecting with Torres's forehead.
Torres is looking to escape.
Torres has hold of Warrior's hands but Warrior slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Warrior performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Warrior is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Torres taking some punishment here, with Warrior in his half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Warrior lands strikes from half guard.
Warrior working the head and body with strikes.
Torres pushes Warrior off looking to stand but Warrior dives back in and keeps control.
Warrior moves into full mount! Torres won't be happy about that!
Warrior cracks Torres with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Warrior lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Warrior landing strikes from the mount.
Warrior postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Torres looks a forlorn figure.
Torres is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Warrior is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Torres can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Fernando Torres will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Warrior closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Torres to the mat! Torres manages to get full guard.
Warrior controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

Warrior stands up from Torres's guard - Warrior perhaps looking for a knockout.
Torres wants to clinch up but Warrior keeps it at a distance.
Torres moves in looking to clinch but Warrior pushes him off.
Warrior scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Torres misses with a series of wild punches.

Warrior fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Torres sprawls well initially but Warrior persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Warrior with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Warrior drops an elbow to the side of Torres's head.
Torres wants to get back to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Torres tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Warrior manages to move to mount!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Torres is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.

Warrior wants to finish this one by submission but Torres is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Warrior.
Torres wants to get back to his feet.

Warrior working for a submission but Torres is keeping him at bay.
Warrior landing punches.
Torres is trying to get back to his feet but can't.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Warrior is landing with some decent strikes but Torres is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Warrior content just to control the position here.
Warrior wants to control the pace but Torres is squirming around nicely.
Torres wants to get back to his feet.
Warrior controlling his opponent.
Warrior working away from the top, dropping strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Warrior looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Warrior lands a heavy elbow.
Warrior controlling from the full mount.
Torres's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Warrior pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Warrior working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Warrior cracks Torres with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Torres is trying to stand.
Warrior in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
A nice elbow there by Warrior.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
BOOM! Warrior connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Warrior lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Torres hang on?
The referee warns Torres that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Warrior scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Warrior landing shots from mount.
Torres wants to get back to his feet.
Warrior working the ground and pound effectively.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Torres in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Ultimate Warrior has got the better of the ground game so far.
Torres trying desperately to get to his feet.
Warrior lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Torres knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Warrior on the ground.
Warrior lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Warrior landing shots from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ultimate Warrior showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Torres takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Warrior changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Torres tries to avoid it but Warrior manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Torres to the ground. Torres escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Torres scores with a hook.
Fernando Torres is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Warrior tries to keep at a distance but Torres has taken the fight into the clinch.

Warrior lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Warrior is looking to take a break and control but Torres is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Warrior thows a huge punch but Torres dodges it nicely.
Warrior prevents Torres from standing back up.
Warrior takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Warrior working over Torres with some ground and pound. Torres looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Torres has hold of Warrior's hands but Warrior slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Torres wants to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Warrior feints and as Torres raises his hands in defense, Warrior changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Warrior prevents Torres from getting back to his feet.
Warrior lands a couple of digs.
Torres keeping moving, preventing Warrior from controlling successfully.
Warrior makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Warrior trying to control but Torres is working from the bottom.
Torres is looking to stand up but Warrior isn't so interested in that idea.
Warrior slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Torres taking punishment in the form of punches.

Torres explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Warrior keeps the fight on the outside.
Warrior shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Torres pinned against the cage. Torres gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Torres keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Fernando Torres has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ultimate Warrior.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Warrior crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Torres - the referee stops the clock and Warrior gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Torres. Warrior manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.

Warrior closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Torres is trying to buck Warrior off.
Warrior moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Torres pushes Warrior away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Warrior gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Warrior has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Torres tries to close the distance and clinch up but Warrior swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Warrior wants to clinch up but Torres keeps it at a distance.
Torres lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Warrior circles away quickly and effectively.

Warrior shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Warrior showed some decent athleticism there.
Warrior is keen to just control but Torres is a slippery customer.
Warrior working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Torres is trying to stand.
Torres trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Warrior moves nicely into side control.
Torres wants to get back to his feet.
Warrior cracks Torres with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Torres is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Warrior is controlling him well.
Torres is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Torres bucks up and tries to throw Warrior off but instead Warrior has got his back!
Torres looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Warrior lands shots from the back.
Warrior connects with a big shot to the side of Torres's head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ultimate Warrior comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Warrior 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 Andi Peters scores the fight for Ultimate Warrior!
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight for Ultimate Warrior!
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight for Ultimate Warrior!

Ultimate Warrior wins by unanimous decision!