PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Miguel Torres (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Masaaki Toro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Toro has chosen "Tears Dont Fall" by Bullet For My Valentine as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Torres
vs
Toro

175 cm
25
135 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

173 cm
25
140 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

[JMFC] Arashi Fighting Nutrition Q160 Recovery

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Miguel Torres!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Masaaki Toro!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Toro lands a leg kick that knocks Torres off balance momentarily.
Torres is trying hard to land a takedown here. Toro sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Toro closes the distance but Torres moves to the side

and Torres counters with a nice double leg into side control. Toro won't be happy with that.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Torres cracks Toro with a big elbow.
Check out the look on Torres's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Toro tries to improve position but can't.
Torres cracks Toro with an elbow. That is naaassty.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Torres landing a few strikes.
Torres works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Torres content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Torres really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Torres looks up at the clock and then as Toro takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Torres smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!

That's one minute gone in the round.

Torres thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Torres working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Torres working the ground and pound from side control.
The strikes coming from Torres are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
You can see the frustration on Toro's face as Torres controls the position.
Sloppy strikes there by Torres.
Torres cracks Toro with a big elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torres content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Torres has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Torres seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Toro for as long as he can get away with.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

We're going to have a standup here because Miguel Torres wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.

Torres bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Torres controls the position.

Torres is trying to get an arm triangle but Toro is defending well.
Toro dodges the ground and pound from Torres.
Toro is trying to escape the position but Torres is controlling the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

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!
Torres throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Torres in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Torres controls the position from side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Torres working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Miguel Torres dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Torres closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Torres has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Toro is looking to regain half guard here but Torres keeps moving and retains side control.

Torres looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Toro takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Torres is chipping away with strikes.
Torres in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Torres throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Torres is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Toro will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Torres working the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torres working away.
Miguel Torres overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Torres controls the position from side control.
Torres throws a strike aimed at the side of Toro's head but Toro avoids it well.
Torres connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Toro some visible discomfort.
Toro is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
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!
Toro takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Torres staying calm.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torres is working Toro over with some ground and pound from side control.
Torres in side control, throwing shots but Toro defends.
You can see the frustration on Toro's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Check out the look on Torres's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Torres landing strikes.
Toro taking punishment in the form of punches.
Torres throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Toro is breathing heavily.

Torres tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Toro being controlled for a moment.
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.

Miguel Torres dominated that second 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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Toro tries to clinch there but Torres circles away.
Toro moves in looking to clinch but Torres pushes him off.
Toro slaps away a takedown attempt from Torres, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Toro is looking to clinch.
Torres circles away from the clinch attempt.
Toro tries to clinch there but Torres circles away.
Toro tries to clinch

and Torres counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Torres trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Torres engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Torres in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Torres loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Torres sitting in guard here, content to control.
Toro avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Torres postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Torres postures up and lands a big shot to Toro's brow.
Toro wants to stand up but Torres is controlling him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torres content to stall in guard here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Toro takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Toro keeping full guard, as Torres tries to pass.
Torres's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Torres lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Miguel Torres is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Torres is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torres's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Miguel Torres.
Nice sprawl there from Toro as Torres shoots in.
Torres is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Toro can do to turn this around?

Torres feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Torres is looking to work some ground and pound but Toro has wrist control.
Torres is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Torres wants to pass the guard but Toro is keeping the position.
Torres is stalling in the full guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Miguel Torres just wasn't active enough.
Torres shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Toro as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Miguel Torres. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Torres closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Torres landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Masaaki Toro has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Torres in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Torres is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Toro will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.

And that's the end of the fight!
Miguel Torres showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Torres, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:26
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Miguel Torres!