PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ronys Torres (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cacareco Chuteboxe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Torres
vs
Chuteboxe

170 cm
25
154 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

170 cm
23
165 lbs
7 - 8 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ronys Torres!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Cacareco Chuteboxe!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Edson Gomes and Luis Engracia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Torres decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Chuteboxe keeps control of the position for the meantime.

Torres is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Torres controlling the action here.
Chuteboxe has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Torres is working away from the top position though.
Chuteboxe tries to roll over but Torres keeps him under control.
Chuteboxe is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Torres's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Torres's back!

Chuteboxe has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chuteboxe controlling well, preventing Torres from escaping the position.
Chuteboxe doesn't have the hooks in and Torres manages to turn into his guard.

Chuteboxe isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Torres stacks Chuteboxe on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Torres!
Chuteboxe is looking to regain half guard here but Torres keeps moving and retains side control.
Chuteboxe takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Torres trying to control the action but Chuteboxe is working from the bottom.
Torres looking to control but instead Chuteboxe has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Torres is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Chuteboxe defends it well.
Torres throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Chuteboxe is looking to control Torres's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Chuteboxe avoid being mounted?
Chuteboxe is trying to get back to full guard.
Chuteboxe is staying active underneath Torres, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Torres is just content to waste time from the top position. Chuteboxe takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Chuteboxe not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torres working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Chuteboxe's head.
Torres wants to control from the top but Chuteboxe keeps moving.
Chuteboxe looking to control.
Torres is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

Torres thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Torres trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Chuteboxe is trying to control the position from the bottom.

Chuteboxe looking for subs off his back but Torres has passed one foot through into half guard.
Torres seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Chuteboxe does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Torres is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Chuteboxe is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Chuteboxe trying to control but Torres postures up.
Torres is keen to just control but Chuteboxe is a slippery customer.
Chuteboxe controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Chuteboxe is trying to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ronys Torres dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Chuteboxe stuffs the takedown.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Torres enables Chuteboxe to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Torres manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Torres wants to stand but Chuteboxe is controlling the position.
Torres wants to sweep here but Chuteboxe controlling him for the moment.

Torres escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Chuteboxe gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

Chuteboxe drops back, looking for a kneebar! Torres looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Torres looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Torres!

Torres tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Torres has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chuteboxe manages to get back to half guard.

Torres is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Chuteboxe sees it coming and defends easily.
Chuteboxe manages to get to full guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Chuteboxe looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Torres lands a couple of elbows.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torres wants to control from the top but Chuteboxe keeps moving.
Chuteboxe lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Torres!
Torres tries to hold on but Chuteboxe pushes him away.
Torres working to try and regain half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Chuteboxe wants to finish this one by submission but Torres is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Chuteboxe.

Chuteboxe goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Torres is on top in guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chuteboxe looking for a sweep. Not yet Chuteboxe, not yet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chuteboxe controls Torres momentarily but Torres frees himself.
Chuteboxe lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Torres!
Chuteboxe forces the positional change into back control.

Chuteboxe has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Torres has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Chuteboxe is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Chuteboxe doesn't have the hooks in and Torres manages to turn into his guard.

Chuteboxe has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Torres can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Torres lands a couple of digs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chuteboxe keeping moving, preventing Torres from controlling successfully.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chuteboxe tries to land a sweep but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cacareco Chuteboxe showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Torres shoots in but Chuteboxe avoids the takedown attempt easily.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Torres.
Chuteboxe fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Torres shoots in for a takedown but Chuteboxe shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ronys Torres. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Torres fails with the takedown.
Torres lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Chuteboxe circles away quickly and effectively.
Torres misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Chuteboxe fails with a takedown attempt.
Torres displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Chuteboxe.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Torres tries to sprawl but Chuteboxe drives through with a takedown into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chuteboxe wants to pass to mount but Torres is defending the position.

Torres is defending against the submission attempts here by Chuteboxe.

Chuteboxe is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Torres has managed to free his arm - good work.

Chuteboxe seems to be working for a kimura but Torres defends the submission attempt.
Chuteboxe prevents Torres from standing back up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chuteboxe throwing shots but Torres is blocking nicely.

Chuteboxe is trying to work for a kimura but Torres is defending well.
Torres wants to control but Chuteboxe is keeping busy.

Chuteboxe is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Torres doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Chuteboxe.
Torres trying to hold on to Chuteboxe's head to control him but Chuteboxe postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Chuteboxe is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

Chuteboxe is working for a kimura but Torres is defending it quite comfortably.

Chuteboxe is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Torres doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Chuteboxe.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Torres is looking to escape.
Torres gets full guard.

Chuteboxe drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Torres manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Chuteboxe has Torres in his guard.
Torres trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Torres postures up.

And that's the end of the fight!
Cacareco Chuteboxe comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Chuteboxe has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 28:29
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 28:29
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cacareco Chuteboxe!