PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Josh Torres (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eric Fox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Torres
vs
Fox

176 cm
19
154 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

186 cm
25
180 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Josh Torres!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Eric Fox!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Summer Carpenter and Hugh Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fox scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Torres is defended easily by Fox.
Fox fails with an attempt to clinch.
Fox clobbers Torres with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A telegraphed right hand from Fox misses the target.
Torres walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Torres takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.

Fox forces Torres back against the ropes and clinches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Fox.
Fox is stalling here.
Torres is trying to pull guard but Fox has him pressed against the ropes.
Torres is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Josh Torres. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Torres tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fox lands with a short shot to the head.
Fox lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Fox is trying to stall.
Torres tries to pull guard but Fox holds him up against the ropes and eventually Torres drops back down to his feet.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Fox takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Fox throws a head punch that misses.
Fox fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fox lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Fox is pushing Torres up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Fox lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Fox swings wildly with an uppercut but Torres uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fox has a couple of punches blocked by Torres.
Fox lands a nice shot to the body.
Fox lands a right hand that snaps the head of Torres backwards.
Fox is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Fox lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Torres.
Fox tries to stall but Torres uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Torres blocks an uppercut.
Torres tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Fox smiles and moves away.
Torres steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Fox.
Torres moves out of range as Fox strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Fox.
Fox misses with the combination.
Fox throws the left hand but Torres avoids the punch easily.
Torres closes this distance looking for a takedown but Fox circles away.

Torres gets a takedown into half guard.
Torres is looking to take a break and control but Fox is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Torres perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Torres scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Torres works his way into full mount!
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Torres scoring with strikes but Fox is staying in there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Josh Torres!
Josh Torres is the new welterweight champion!