PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Suck it (ranked 3622 p4p, 317 weight class) and Ricco Torres (ranked 2350 p4p, 224 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

it
vs
Torres

190 cm
25
278 lbs
6 - 7 - 0

196 cm
24
275 lbs
4 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Suck it!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ricco Torres!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Johanna Lukiainen and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Torres will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
We've been informed that Torres has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Torres steps to the side to avoid the strikes from it.
it throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Torres counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for it!
Torres looking to punish the body of his opponent here but it is avoiding damage well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Torres working the head with strikes.

Torres wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by it, who protects the arm well.

Torres swings around for an armbar but it sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Torres's guard.
it won't allow Torres to get back to his feet.

Torres has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. it is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Torres.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Torres is looking to reverse the position.
Torres is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Torres is trying to get back to his feet.
Torres has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Torres wants to control but it postures up.
it remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Torres is looking to reverse the position.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
You can see the frustration on Torres's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Torres is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but it is one step ahead and moves to full mount!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torres tries to hold on but it pushes him away.
it looking to control but Torres is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Torres sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Torres tries to get to full guard but it has control of the leg.
Torres trying to get back to full guard but it takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Torres is trying desperately to improve position.
Torres wants to control but it is having none of it.
Torres is trying desperately to improve position.
it looking to control but Torres is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
it controlling from the full mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Suck it dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Torres blocks a jab.
it throws out a loose jab but Torres uses good head movement to avoid it.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Torres.
it misses the jab.
Torres lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
it misses with a hook.
it blocks a jab.
As Torres backs away, it returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab from Torres misses.
Torres works it's body with a nice hook.

Torres looking for a takedown here - he's got it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Torres makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Torres trying to control but it is working from the bottom.
Torres missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Torres throws an elbow that misses. it uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Torres's guard. Nice move by it!

it trying to control but Torres is working from the bottom.
it knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Torres on the ground.
Torres is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torres being controlled here, momentarily.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Torres is on top in guard.

Torres postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Torres trying to control but it is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Torres stands and steps away. it gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
it gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Torres.
Torres cracks it with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.

It looks like Suck it has been cut.
Torres tries to work over it's front leg with a kick but it checks it.
it throws a hook but Torres avoids it easily.

Oooooh!!! Torres has knocked it down with a huge combo! Torres steps away and waves a wobbly it back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Torres connects with a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Torres misses with an uppercut.
Torres lands a nice shot that snaps it's head back.

it is rocked!

Suck it's cut is getting worse.
Ricco Torres seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
BAM! Torres delivers a spinning backfist that drops it like a ragdoll! This is all oooooveeeer! He was out before he hit the ground!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:07 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Spinning Backfist). Ricco Torres!