PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Aberlado Saulo (ranked 4149 p4p, 3900 weight class) and Tyler Torres (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Aberlado Saulo has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Saulo
vs
Torres

180 cm
26
180
4 - 1 - 0

180 cm
23
165
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Counter fighter
Tends to cut

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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Aberlado Saulo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tyler Torres!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Steve Erwin and Darius Henderson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Torres shoots in and gets a takedown into Saulo's guard.

Torres drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Torres jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Saulo wants to stand and escape but Torres is having none of it.
Saulo 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.
Saulo avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Torres looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Torres working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Saulo is looking to stand up but Torres isn't so interested in that idea.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Torres sitting in guard here, content to control.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Torres looks winded!

That's one minute gone in the round.

Saulo clinches up against the cage.
Saulo lands with a short shot to the head.
Torres can't get the takedown.
Torres looking for a takedown.
Saulo lands with a right to the head.
Saulo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Saulo has Torres pressed against the cage.
Saulo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Torres backwards.
Torres drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Saulo gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Aberlado Saulo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tyler Torres.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saulo is working Torres over against the cage.
Saulo tries to land a knee to the head but Torres blocks with his arms.
Torres has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Torres unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Saulo lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Torres has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Saulo after a bit of a struggle.
Saulo is leaning against Torres and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saulo lands a body shot.
Good body shot from Saulo.
Torres on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Saulo.
Saulo controlling the action here for a moment.
Saulo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A short left from Saulo.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Saulo as Torres tries to tie him up.
Saulo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Torress head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saulo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Saulo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Saulo scores with a nice hook to the head.
Torres tries to circle away but Saulo has him pinned against the cage.
Saulo lands a left hand.
Torres fails to pull guard.
The referee calls for Saulo to work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A right handed body shot lands from Saulo.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Saulo lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Torres tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Saulo smiles and moves away.

Saulo takes the fight into the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Aberlado Saulo dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Saulo clinches up with Torres and pushes him back against the cage.
Torres wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Saulo stops a takedown attempt from Torres.
Torres is trying to pull guard but Saulo has him pressed against the cage.
Saulo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Saulo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Saulo controlling the action here for a moment.
Torres working hard to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Saulo tries to land a knee to the head but Torres blocks with his arms.
Torres is breathing heavily.
Saulo lands a right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Saulo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Saulo can't find room to land a body shot as Torres controls the action.
Saulo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Torress head.
Torres fails to pull guard.
Aberlado Saulo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tyler Torres.
Saulo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Saulo lands with a left to the head.

Torres is rocked!
Saulo will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Torres up against the cage.
Torres is still on wobbly legs! Can Saulo finish him?
Torres drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Torres seems to have recovered his senses.
Saulo scores with a hook to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Come on Saulo - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Torres blocks an elbow strike from Saulo.
Saulo missing with knees to the body.
Torres is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Saulo is defending well.
Saulo will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Torres up against the cage.
Saulo displaying some good clinch control by pressing Torres up against the cage.
Nice body punch from Saulo - that landed with a thud.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saulo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Torres is trying to break free.
Torres wants a takedown.
A right handed body shot lands from Saulo.
Saulo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Torres backwards.
Saulo avoiding damage.
Nice body punch from Saulo - that landed with a thud.
Nice body punch from Saulo.
Saulo is stalling here.
Saulo scores with a hook to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saulo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Saulo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Torres can do to turn this around?
Saulo presses Torres against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Saulo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Torres avoids it.
Saulo throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Saulo scores with a nice hook to the head.
Saulo leaning his opponent against the cage.
Saulo gets through Torres's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Saulo lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Torres is looking for a takedown.
Saulo scores with a shot to the side of Torres's head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Aberlado Saulo dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Saulo tries to clinch up but Torres circles away and keeps his distance.
Saulo wants to clinch up but Torres keeps it at a distance.
Tyler Torres is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Saulo moves into the clinch.
Torres is looking to take this one to the mat.
Saulo lands with a light punch inside.
Saulo lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

It looks like Tyler Torres has been cut.
A body shot lands from Saulo.
Torres blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Saulo stalling the fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Torres is trying to break the clinch but Saulo is controlling him.
Saulo taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Torres takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Saulo lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Saulo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Torress head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Torres on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Torres looking for a takedown.
Saulo is struggling to control the position.
Saulo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Torres avoids it.
Saulo throws an elbow but it misses.
Saulo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Saulo lands a big right hand that drops Torres! The killer instinct kicks in and Saulo finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Saulo!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Aberlado Saulo!