PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Lo Wang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Torres (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wang comes to the cage accompanied by Everybody was kung fu fighting. Mike Torres is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Wang
vs
Torres

170 cm
22
150 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

186 cm
23
143 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Likes ground

Black Skull Clothing

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Lo Wang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mike Torres!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, William Peck and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck for Torres with that takedown attempt.
Torres shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Wang as he jumps to the side.
Wang lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Torres throws a sloppy head kick and Wang moves out of range easily.
Wang scores with a head kick.

Wang clinches up against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Wang throws an elbow but misses.
Torres jumps guard but Wang stands there with Torres around his waist. Torres gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Lo Wang has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Torres.
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 Wang walks away with a smile on his face. Torres gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Wang misses with a jab, cross combination.
Wang pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Torres blocks a head kick by Wang.
Wang throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

Torres feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Wang is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wang is trying to keep Torres in close.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Wang is working an open guard so Torres takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.

Torres looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Torres wants to take a breather but Wang is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wang keeping control of the position.
Torres is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Wang wants to get back to full guard.
Torres prevents Wang from standing back up.

Wang has one foot on Torres's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
The fighters circling - Wang throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lo Wang seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Wang tries to keep at a distance but Torres has taken the fight into the clinch.
Torres throws a knee to the head but misses.
Torres will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Wang up against the cage.
Wang gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Torres throws an elbow but it misses.
Torres taking a breather.

Wang escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wang tries to close the distance and clinch but Torres swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
No joy there for Wang, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Torres looks to clinch
and Wang counters with a nice body kick.
Wang throws a head kick that misses.
Torres scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

Wang clinches with his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torres with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Wang wants to break free but Torres has control.
Wang is looking to control Torres's arms but Torres gets an underhook and turns him. Now Wang has his back to the cage.

Torres's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wang fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Torres misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Torres looks gassed!
Torres shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Wang counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Torres misses with a leg kick
and Wang counters with a leg kick.
Wang will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Wang with a lazy takedown attempt

and Torres counters by moving into the clinch.

Wang breaks the clinch.
Torres tries for a takedown but Wang circles away easily
and Wang counters with a straight right hand.
Wang throws a head kick but Torres moves out of range.
Wang throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nice shot lands for Wang.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Wang.

Wang takes the fight into the clinch.

Wang breaks from the clinch.
Wang scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Wang tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wang closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Torres takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Torres blocks a head kick by Wang.
Wang throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wang throws a head kick but Torres moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Torres takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Wang looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Torres tries to move into range but Wang moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.

Torres is rocked!

Wang rushes Torres and presses him up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lo Wang dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Torres gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Torres is still on wobbly legs! Can Wang finish him?
A slapping body kick lands there for Wang.
Torres seems to have recovered his senses.
Wang tries to bum rush Torres with a series of wild strikes but Torres uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Wang misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Wang instigates a clinch.

Wang manages to break the clinch.
Wang cracks Torres with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Wang.
Wang lands a nice leg kick that just misses Torres's sensitive parts.
A combination from Wang does no damage.
Wang moves into range and lands a nice body kick.

Wang has taken the fight to the clinch.
Torres is breathing heavily.

Wang breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wang is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Torres shoots in but Wang avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Torres circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wang misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Torres takes a kick to the side of the head.

Wang closes the distance and clinches.
Wang tries for a takedown. No joy.
Wang has had enough of the clinch but Torres keeps him there for the moment.

Wang breaks the clinch.
Torres will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
No joy there for Wang, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Wang throws a combination that misses

and Torres counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Wang is looking to stand up but Torres isn't so interested in that idea.
Wang keeping moving, preventing Torres from controlling successfully.
Wang wants to stand up but Torres is controlling him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torres loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Torres wants to control from the top but Wang keeps moving.

Wang manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Torres takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Wang throws a head kick that misses

and Torres counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Torres won't allow Wang to get back to his feet.

Wang kicks Torres off and gets to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torres takes a kick to the side of the head.
Wang throws a sloppy head kick and Torres moves out of range easily.
Lo Wang is winning the standup battle so far.
Wang throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Torres throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Wang's waist but Wang gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Torres off to one side.
Lo Wang has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Torres.
Torres with a lazy takedown attempt

and Wang holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Wang gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

Wang breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wang cracks Torres with an open hand slap.
Wang pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Torres fails with the takedown

and Wang moves into the clinch.

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

Wang has closed the distance and engaged Torres in a clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Wang creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

Wang breaks from the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Torres showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Wang.
Torres tries to close the distance and clinch but Wang swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Torres shoots in and drives through. Wang sprawls well.
Wang tries to close the distance and clinch but Torres swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wang misses with a wild combination.
Torres gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Wang counters with a two punch combo.

Wang rushes Torres and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Wang lands an elbow inside that Torres shrugs off.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Wang breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Torres misses with a combination

and Wang holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

Wang breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lo Wang dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Wang throws a nice looking combination but Torres bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Torres closes this distance looking for a takedown but Wang circles away.
Wang throws a head kick but Torres moves out of range.

Wang pushes Torres off and scrambles back to his feet.
Wang circles away from the clinch attempt
and Wang counters with a head kick. That will keep Torres thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Wang tries to clinch

and Torres decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Wang's guard.
Torres won't allow Wang to get back to his feet.
Torres is looking to work some ground and pound but Wang has wrist control.
Wang trying to control the position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wang wants to get back to his feet but Torres is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Torres is looking to stand up but Wang won't let him.
Wang wants to stand up but Torres is controlling him.

Wang manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Wang misses with a jab, cross combination.
Torres fails in his attempt to clinch.
Wang throws a head kick that misses.
Wang goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Wang throws a sloppy head kick and Torres moves out of range easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Wang throws a sloppy head kick and Torres moves out of range easily.
A head kick misses from Wang.
A decent looking cross lands there for Wang.
Wang thumps Torres with a low kick.
Torres tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Torres avoids the head kick by Wang.
Wang throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Wang lands with a kick to the ribs.
Wang connects with a nice looking jab.
Torres wants to clinch.
Lo Wang is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wang throws a lazy head kick

so Torres counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Wang wants to get back to his feet but Torres is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Wang wants to get back to his feet but Torres passes into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Torres stands up and beckons Wang to join him on the feet.
Torres takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Wang connects with a high kick.
Wang throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Wang tries to clinch but Torres moves out of range.
Wang tries to clinch but Torres moves out of range.
Wang tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Torres shoots and misses
and Wang cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wang throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Wang tries a head kick but it misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
No joy there for Wang, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Wang moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Torres has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Wang.
Torres fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Lo Wang has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Torres.
Wang misses with a head kick.
Wang throws a sloppy head kick and Torres moves out of range easily.
Wang lands a nice leg kick that just misses Torres's sensitive parts.
Wang bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Torres's head backwards.
Lo Wang is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Wang rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Torres moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Torres showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Wang.

Wang darts in and clinches Torres up against the cage.
Mike Torres has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Torres tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wang's elbow.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Torres comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Wang has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Peck scores the fight 29:28
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lo Wang!