PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Austin Torrent (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hongi Hika (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Austin Torrent could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Hongi Hika's chin.

Torrent
vs
Hika

187 cm
18
137 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

190 cm
24
142 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Austin Torrent!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Hongi Hika!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Colin Fray and Paul Gruel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horrible takedown attempt by Hika or perhaps it was just good defense by Torrent, which made it look bad.
Torrent connects with a single shot there.
Torrent changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Hika.
Torrent really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Hika with a poor takedown
and Torrent counters with a nice body shot.
Austin Torrent has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hongi Hika.
Torrent scores with a punch to the head.
Hika shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Torrent as he avoids it easily.
Torrent was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Hika shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Torrent as he avoids it easily.
Hika doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Torrent counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hika on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Torrent lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Torrent scores with a sloppy right hand. Hika should have avoided that one.
Torrent cracks Hika with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Torrent tests Hika's chin there with a solid looking shot.

Hika is rocked!

It looks like Hongi Hika has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Torrent stuns Hika with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Torrent clobbers Hika with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Torrent punishes Hika's body with a nice straight punch.
A shot to the liver by Torrent. Beautiful body shot.
Torrent punishes Hika's body with a nice straight punch.

Hika looking to score a takedown here. Torrent is defending well but Hika drives through and ends up in Torrent's guard.
Torrent pulls Hika in close to prevent any damage.
Torrent working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hika.
Hika trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hika postures up in Torrent's guard and throws a big left but Torrent blocks it.
Hika trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hika trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hika postures up in Torrent's guard and throws a big left but Torrent blocks it.
Hika connects with a couple of short punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hika working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hika postures up in Torrent's guard and throws a big left but Torrent blocks it.
Hika trying to control but Torrent is working from the bottom.
Hika is looking to work some ground and pound but Torrent has wrist control.
Hika chips away with some ground and pound.
Hika with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Hika throws a big right hand that misses.
Hika wants to control from the top but Torrent keeps moving.
Hika landing some decent shots from guard.
Torrent avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torrent is trying to control the position but Hika postures up.
Hika working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Hika lands a couple of digs.
Hika forces his way into half guard.
Hika passes to side control.
Hika taking a breather here.
Torrent is working to avoid the ground and pound but Hika connects with a decent elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hika throws a strike aimed at the side of Torrent's head but Torrent avoids it well.
Hika has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Hika in side control, throwing shots but Torrent defends.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hika is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Hika works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Torrent taking punishment in the form of punches.
The strikes coming from Hika are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Hika sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Torrent is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Hika trying to control the position but Torrent is working away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Torrent dodges the ground and pound from Hika.
Hika in side control lands a decent elbow.
Hika is chipping away with strikes.
Hika misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Torrent tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Hika throws an elbow but Torrent slips to the side and avoids it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Austin Torrent dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hongi Hika's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Torrent keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Torrent scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Torrent, as that shot connected.
Torrent uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hika has time to react.
Hika ducks right into an uppercut from Torrent.

Torrent gets caught napping as Hika dives in and scores a takedown. Torrent manages to retain guard.
Hika wants to control from the top but Torrent keeps moving.
Torrent has momentary wrist control but Hika slips an elbow through the middle.
Torrent knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Hika on the ground.
Hika postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hika throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Torrent works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hika with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hika trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hika chips away with some ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hika keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Torrent's head.
Hika content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Torrent has momentary wrist control but Hika slips an elbow through the middle.
Hika stands up over Torrent, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Torrent keeping moving, preventing Hika from controlling successfully.
Torrent avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hika scoring with punches to the head and body.
Torrent avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hika postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Hika working some strikes from top position.
Hika keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Torrent's head.
Hika lands a couple of elbows.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hika lands a couple of decent looking shots.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hika with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Hika trying to control the position from guard on top but Torrent is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hika is in close to Torrent's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Hika throwing strikes from guard but Torrent blocks nicely.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hika accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hika keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Torrent's head.
Torrent preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Torrent keeping moving, preventing Hika from controlling successfully.
Hika with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hika landing with the ground and pound.
Hika working some strikes from top position.
Hika landing with the ground and pound.
Hika distracts Torrent with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Hika throws a big right hand that misses.
Hika throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Torrent works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hongi Hika has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hika lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Hika keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Torrent's head.
Hika working some strikes from top position.
Hika throws a big elbow that misses.
Hika cracks Torrent with a solid left hand.
Hika throwing strikes from guard but Torrent blocks nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hika stands up over Torrent, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Hika works over Torrent with some ground and pound from guard.
Hika trying to control the position from guard on top but Torrent is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Torrent working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hika.
Hika wants to control from the top but Torrent keeps moving.
Hika is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Hika with a flurry of punches that miss.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Torrent utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hika postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Hika landing some decent shots from guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Torrent looks to score with a jab to the body but Hika is just out of range.
Torrent jabs Hika to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Hongi Hika is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Torrent tries to sprawl but Hika drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Torrent taking some punishment here, with Hika in his half guard.
Torrent taking some punishment here, with Hika in his half guard.
Hika working the head and body with strikes.
Hika thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Hika missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Hika looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Hika working over Torrent with some ground and pound. Torrent looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

Torrent is rocked!
Hika throwing shots but Torrent is blocking nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hika lands strikes from half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hika throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Hika looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hika takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Oh Torrent is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Torrent is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Hika scores with a couple of nice shots.
Hika drops an elbow to the side of Torrent's head.
Hika is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Ground and pound from Hika.
Hika looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Hika lands a nice short elbow.
Hika looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Torrent with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Hika missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hika working Torrent over with strikes.
Hika lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Hika looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Torrent with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Hika thows a huge punch but Torrent dodges it nicely.
Torrent avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hika.
Hika is trying to control. Torrent wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Torrent seems to have got his legs back now.
Hika not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Nice strikes from Hika there.
Hika is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Torrent has hold of Hika's hands but Hika slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hika working over Torrent with some ground and pound. Torrent looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Hika is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Hika creates some space for himself and unloads with a monster right hand! That one landed with a sickening thud - Torrent is out cold and this one is all over! Hika climbs onto the cage to celebrate with his corner!! He's shouting something into the camera but he's still got his mouthpiece in so God knows what he's actually saying.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:28 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Hongi Hika!