PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Apollo Rocky (ranked 747 p4p, 1467 weight class) and Benji Torres (ranked 109 p4p, 193 weight class). 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.

Rocky
vs
Torres

190 cm
25
199
10 - 4 - 0

188 cm
28
186
13 - 12 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Apollo Rocky!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Benji Torres!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, James Glass and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Torres thuds a left hand into Rocky's body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rocky. Torres does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rocky misses with a body punch
and Rocky takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rocky defending well as Torres loads up on a big left hand.
Rocky is looking to counter punch.
Rocky lands with a straight right. Torres didn't see that one coming.
Rocky lands a nice hook to Torres's body. Torres takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Torres digs a good body shot into Rocky's ribs.
Rocky slips under a jab.
A quick step to the side and Rocky tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rocky waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Torres.
Rocky throws a left and a right that both miss
and Torres counters with a nice uppercut.
Benji Torres seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Torres throws a hook but Rocky blocks it.
Rocky is looking to counter punch.
Torres defending well as Rocky loads up on a big left hand.
Torres doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Torres throws a right hand that misses

and Rocky holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Torres doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Torres prevents a takedown attempt there.
Torres misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rocky unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Rocky with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Benji Torres has been cut.
Torres misses with a punch on the inside.
Rocky leaning his opponent against the cage.
Torres makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Torres misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rocky throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Torress head.
Rocky tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Torres misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Torres misses with a hook from the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Torres creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Rocky softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Rocky tries for a takedown but Torres manages to get underhooks.
Rocky throws a punch but it's blocked by Torres.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torres throws a head punch that misses.
Rocky jumps guard but Torres turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Apollo Rocky. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Torres misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rocky is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Torres gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Rocky blocks an uppercut.

Torres escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rocky cracks Torres with a good jab.
Rocky ducks under a wild hook from Torres.
Rocky defending well as Torres loads up on a big left hand.
An attempted straight right counter from Rocky misses the target.
Rocky moves out of range as Torres strikes.
Torres's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Torres duly obliges.
Rocky looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Torres misses with a hook.
Rocky lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Torres at a distance.
Torres lands a body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Torres, as that shot connected.
Torres throws a hook but Rocky avoids it easily.
Torres takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Rocky tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Torres was well out of range. Poor timing from Rocky.
Rocky thows a left - swing and a miss!
Torres swings away with a body shot that misses
and Rocky counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rocky missing with a left hand there. Torres was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Torres is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Rocky throws a predictable looking body shot
and Torres counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rocky misses with a left hand
letting Torres counter with a right hand.

Rocky is rocked!
Torres throws out a loose jab but Rocky uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rocky is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Torres.
Oh Rocky is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rocky moves out of range of the strikes.
Torres takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Sloppy strikes from Torres. Those never looked like landing.
Rocky seems to have got his legs back now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Torres ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rocky moves away.
An attempted straight right counter from Rocky misses the target.
Rocky on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A jab from Torres misses.
Rocky stuns Torres with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Torres misses with a hook to the body
and Rocky counters with a nice uppercut.
Torres displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rocky throws out the jab.
Torres throws the left hand but Rocky avoids the punch easily.
Torres misses with a looping right.
Rocky scores with the left hand. Torres knows he should have avoided that one.
Torres is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rocky.
Torres dodges the punch combination from Rocky.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Benji Torres will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Benji Torres's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Rocky throws a shot from downtown. Torres moves away and avoids it.
Rocky slips under a jab.
Rocky throws a jab when Torres was well out of range.
Torres takes a swing at Rocky's ribcage but misses.
Rocky throws a hook but Torres blocks it.
Torres throws a hook to the side of Rocky's head but Rocky sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A big right from Torres misses.
Rocky is looking to counter punch.
Torres avoids the body shot from Rocky.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rocky will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rocky paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Torres. Those never looked like landing.
Torres throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rocky sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A swing and a miss from Rocky.
Rocky staying out of range there.
Torres misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rocky.
Rocky is looking for a counter combo.
Rocky falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Torres to counter with a crisp jab.
A big left from Torres misses.
Torres takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Torres tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rocky was well out of range. Poor timing from Torres.
Rocky tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Torres was well out of range. Poor timing from Rocky.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rocky misses with an uppercut. Torres saw that one coming.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Rocky, as that shot connected.
Torres fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rocky manages to avoid it.
Torres punishes Rocky's body with a nice straight punch.
Torres throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rocky uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Torres.
Rocky throws a lazy right hand but Torres sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A little jabbing left from Torres on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rocky misses with an uppercut
and Torres counters with a right hand to the body.
Torres takes a swing at Rocky's ribcage but misses.
Torres takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Rocky pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The fighters circling - Rocky throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torres blocks a jab.
Torres throws a body shot but no joy.
Rocky was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Torres takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Rocky keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rocky seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Good exchange - Rocky coming out on top.
Rocky just misses with a punch to the body.
Rocky lands a body shot.
Benji Torres seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Torres misses the jab.
It looked like Rocky wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Torres moves out of range as Rocky strikes.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Torres! But no joy.
Rocky takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Torres misses the shot to the body.
A little feinted left hand from Rocky on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rocky shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Rocky swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Torres counters with a nice uppercut.
Rocky gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Torres.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Torres throws a jab when Rocky was well out of range.
Torres uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rocky.
Rocky uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Torres.
Rocky is looking to counter punch.
Rocky throws a lazy uppercut
and Torres counters with a nice uppercut.

Rocky clinches up with Torres and pushes him back against the cage.
Torres misses with a punch to the body.
Rocky tries to land knees in the clinch but Torres avoids the damage to the body.
Torres fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Torres lands a hook that snaps the head of Rocky backwards.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Benji Torres will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Benji Torres's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

A punch combination from Rocky misses.
Rocky steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Torres.
Torres throws a looping overhand right but Rocky ducks down to avoid it.
Rocky was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Rocky takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Rocky waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Torres.

Torres feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Rocky sprawling to the canvas! Rocky rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Torres finish him?!
Torres misses with a hook
and Rocky counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Torres throws out a loose jab but Rocky uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rocky scores with a three punch combo!
Torres cracks Rocky with a hook to the temple - Rocky is on wobbly legs here! Torres swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Rocky falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Torres wins by TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Benji Torres!