PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lauri Torni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Calzattrounewis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Torni comes to the cage accompanied by Gallowbraid - Ashen Eidolon. Calzattrounewis has chosen I'm gonna Knock you out as his entrance music. Joe Calzattrounewis has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Lauri Torni's chin.

Torni
vs
Calzattrounewis

189 cm
24
190 lbs
13 - 1 - 0

187 cm
30
196 lbs
20 - 12 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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GR Design - Elegance and Comfort (Made in Italy)
GR Design - Elegance and Comfort (Made in Italy)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lauri Torni!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Joe Calzattrounewis!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Colin Fotheringham and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Calzattrounewis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Calzattrounewis avoids the head kick by Torni.
Torni looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Torni tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Calzattrounewis is able to avoid easily.
Calzattrounewis fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Torni avoids the body shot from Calzattrounewis.
Torni fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Calzattrounewis manages to avoid it.
Calzattrounewis misses with a looping right.
Calzattrounewis looks to land a left hand but Torni moved out of range nicely.
Calzattrounewis misses with an uppercut
and Torni counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Calzattrounewis thinking.
Calzattrounewis listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Torni turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A big right from Calzattrounewis misses.
Joe Calzattrounewis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Calzattrounewis throws a right and a left that Torni avoids nicely.
Calzattrounewis just misses with a punch to the body.
Torni lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Torni uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Torni wants to clinch.

Torni closes the distance and clinches.
Calzattrounewis takes an elbow to the temple.

It looks like Joe Calzattrounewis has been cut.
Torni misses with an elbow over the top.
Torni keeps control of Calzattrounewis as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Torni keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Calzattrounewis's efforts to push away.
Calzattrounewis dodges an elbow strike from Torni.
Torni lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

Torni escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Torni tries to clinch up.
Calzattrounewis on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torni drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Torni misses the shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Torni buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Torni dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Calzattrounewis. That did some damage!
Torni connects with a leg kick. Calzattrounewis looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Calzattrounewis misses with an uppercut.
Torni lands a nice leg kick that just misses Calzattrounewis's sensitive parts.
Torni throws a front kick that sends Calzattrounewis stumbling back into the cage.
Calzattrounewis takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Calzattrounewis looks gassed!
Torni fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Torni tries to clinch but Calzattrounewis is having none of it.
Calzattrounewis swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Calzattrounewis swings away with a body shot that misses
and Torni counters with a thumping low kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Torni there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A chopping leg kick lands by Torni.

Torni gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Torni lands a nice elbow.
Torni lands a damaging elbow.
Torni throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Calzattrounewis blocks it with crossed arms.
A frustrated look appears on Calzattrounewis's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Torni has Calzattrounewis pressed against the cage.
Torni working Calzattrounewis over with knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Torni's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Torni lands an elbow inside that Calzattrounewis shrugs off.
Torni crunches a lovely knee into Calzattrounewis's ribcage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Torni throws an elbow but misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Torni.
Calzattrounewis is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Torni landing knees to the body.
Torni with a knee to the head.

Torni pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Torni feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Calzattrounewis's calf.
Left hook, right uppercut from Torni.
Torni connects with a body shot.

Torni rushes Calzattrounewis and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Torni breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Torni lands a glancing blow to the side of Calzattrounewis's head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Torni with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That kick from Torni tenderised Calzattrounewis's leg. Calzattrounewis is trying to keep his angry face on.
Torni smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lauri Torni dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Joe Calzattrounewis's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Torni tries to clinch but Calzattrounewis is having none of it.
Torni fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Calzattrounewis lands with an uppercut that bounces Torni off the cage and back into rage.
Torni lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Torni tries to close the distance and clinch up but Calzattrounewis swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Torni closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.

Torni closes the distance and clinches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Calzattrounewis pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Calzattrounewis throws a right hand that misses
and Torni counters with a nice low kick that buckles Calzattrounewis's knee momentarily.
Torni thows a body kick. Calzattrounewis tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Torni jabs Calzattrounewis right on the nose. Calzattrounewis blinks but takes it well.
Torni connects with an inside leg kick.
Torni throws a nice inside leg kick.
Calzattrounewis is breathing heavily.
Calzattrounewis takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Torni cracks a nice hook into Calzattrounewis's ribs.
Torni is looking to wear down Calzattrounewis with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Torni ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Torni lands a leg kick that knocks Calzattrounewis off balance momentarily.
Calzattrounewis swats away the attempt to clinch by Torni.
Torni with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Torni is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Calzattrounewis can do to turn this around?
Torni throws a nice outside leg kick.
Torni lands with a nice body punch.

Torni closes the distance and clinches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Torni breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Calzattrounewis's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Torni scores with a three punch combo!

Calzattrounewis is rocked!
Ohhhhhhhhhh, brutal head kick from Torni! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Lauri Torni!
Lauri Torni retains his middleweight title!