PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bosco Cabrini (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fernando Torres (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Torres has chosen Liverpool's Number 9 as his entrance music. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Cabrini
vs
Torres

190 cm
22
215 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

185 cm
22
203 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Intelligent

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

Mundo Green - World Verde

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Bosco Cabrini!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Fernando Torres!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Colin Fotheringham and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cabrini waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Torres.
Torres avoids the body shot from Cabrini.

Cabrini rushes Torres and presses him up against the cage.
Torres with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Bosco Cabrini has been cut.
Cabrini is pushing Torres up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Torres with a knee to the head.
Torres looking to throw knees to the head but Cabrini is blocking nicely.
Torres lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Torres tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Torres tries a knee to the head but Cabrini blocks it.
Cabrini blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Torres with a knee to the head.
Torres misses with a knee strike.
Torres lands a knee to the head.

Cabrini is rocked!
Torres with an attempt at a knee that misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Torres just misses with a elbow thrown towards Cabrini's brow.
Torres looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Cabrini misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cabrini changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Torres fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Cabrini looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Torres clinches up with Cabrini and pushes him back against the cage.
Torres lands an elbow inside.
Cabrini is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Cabrini fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bosco Cabrini. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Torres lands a knee to the body.
Cabrini is breathing heavily.
Torres scores a nice knee to the body.
Torres using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Cabrini has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Torres lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Torres misses with a knee strike.
Torres lands an elbow that stopped Cabrini in his tracks for a moment.
Torres landing knees to the body.
Torres unloads a knee to the mid-section. Cabrini lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Torres lands a knee to the head.
Torres landing knees to the body.
Torres creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Cabrini's defenses.
A knee to the head by Torres.
Knees in the clinch landing for Torres.
Torres landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Torres with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Torres.
Knees to the body from Torres.
Torres unloads a knee to the mid-section. Cabrini lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torres lands a nice knee to the body.
Cabrini takes an elbow to the forehead.
Torres tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Torres throws a knee to the head but misses.
Cabrini wants a takedown but no success here.
Torres using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Torres just misses with a elbow thrown towards Cabrini's brow.
Cabrini lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Torres.
Torres scores a nice knee to the body.
Cabrini displaying some good clinch control by pressing Torres up against the cage.
Torres looking to throw knees to the head but Cabrini is blocking nicely.
Cabrini digs a right hand into Torres's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Torres's gas tank.
Torres looking to throw knees to the head but Cabrini is blocking nicely.
Cabrini drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Torres gets the underhooks and prevents it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cabrini. Torres does a little dance to reset his feet.

Torres drives through and clinches with Cabrini against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torres with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Cabrini can't break the clinch.
Cabrini is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Torres gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Torres with a knee to the head.
Torres tries to land a knee to the head but Cabrini blocks with his arms.
Good body shot from Cabrini.
Cabrini takes a knee right on the jaw!
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Torres lands an elbow inside.
Torres tries a knee to the head but Cabrini blocks it.
Torres tries a knee to the head but Cabrini blocks it.
Torres tries to land a knee to the head but Cabrini blocks with his arms.

Cabrini successfully pulls guard.
Cabrini looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Torres gets to his feet - Cabrini follows without any prompting.
Cabrini fails to land with a series of punches.
Cabrini misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Torres instigates a clinch.
Torres with a knee to the head.
Still in the clinch, Cabrini scores with a nice short uppercut.
Torres tries a knee to the head but Cabrini blocks it.
Torres lands an elbow inside.
Cabrini lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Torres or not.
Cabrini lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Cabrini can't get the takedown.
Torres lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Torres landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Torres lands a nice knee to the body.
Cabrini jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Torres walks away with a smile on his face. Cabrini gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Cabrini looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Torres pushes Cabrini up against the cage in a clinch.
Torres looking to throw knees to the head but Cabrini is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fernando Torres dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bosco Cabrini's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Cabrini shoots in but Torres avoids the takedown attempt easily.

Torres decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Cabrini avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Torres.
Torres throwing shots but Cabrini is blocking nicely.

Torres decides to stand and escape the position.
Cabrini keeps the fight on the outside.
Cabrini fails with the takedown

and Torres counters with a takedown into side control.

Torres stands up.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Torres shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Torres lands with some strikes.
Cabrini in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cabrini wants to control but Torres is having none of it.
Torres looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
A nice elbow there by Torres.

Torres is controlling this nicely and is looking to make no mistakes. Cabrini is trying to wiggle out of this horrible position. Cabrini flips to his side and attempts to get a leg in for half guard. Torres anticipates the leg and manages to get behind Cabrini and secures both hooks! This could be bad! Torres slips an arm under Cabrini chin and tries to position for a rear naked choke. Torres has worked the choke in now and it looks tight. Torres is squeezing on Cabrini like an anaconda would it's prey. Cabrini fails to tap and has fallen unconscious! We've got ourselves a winner by way of a rear naked choke!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Fernando Torres!