PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Desperado (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Erik Torvaldsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Desperado
vs
Torvaldsson

180 cm
31
180 lbs
15 - 5 - 0

173 cm
23
179 lbs
8 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
Granite chin

Reaper Combatwear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Anthony Desperado!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Erik Torvaldsson!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Arvi Lind and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Desperado is looking to clinch.
Desperado takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Desperado blocks a leg kick.
Desperado tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Desperado scores with the left hand. Torvaldsson knows he should have avoided that one.
Desperado keeps Torvaldsson at a distance using the push kick.

Desperado closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Desperado lands a body punch.
Desperado blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Desperado tries to work over Torvaldsson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Stalling in the clinch from Desperado.
Desperado dodges an elbow strike from Torvaldsson.
A short right from Desperado.
This has been an exciting period of action!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Desperado.
A short left from Desperado.
Torvaldsson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

It looks like Anthony Desperado has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Torvaldsson lands an elbow that stopped Desperado in his tracks for a moment.
Desperado on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Desperado lands with a left to the head.
Nice body punch from Desperado.
Desperado avoids the elbow strike from Torvaldsson, against the cage.
Desperado goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Desperado can't find room to land a body shot as Torvaldsson controls the action.
Torvaldsson prevents a body shot from Desperado.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Desperado takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Desperado stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Desperado tries to throw a body punch but Torvaldsson avoids it by throwing Desperado back against the cage.
Desperado on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Desperado.
A short right from Desperado on the inside.
Desperado lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Desperado misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A left hand lands to the body for Desperado.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Desperado digs a right hand into Torvaldsson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Torvaldsson's gas tank.
Desperado slows down the pace here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torvaldsson takes a shot to the head.
Torvaldsson tries to land knees in the clinch but Desperado avoids the damage to the body.
Torvaldsson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
The referee is keeping an eye on Desperado - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Torvaldsson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Torvaldsson tries to land knees in the clinch but Desperado avoids the damage to the body.
Desperado lands a body punch.
Desperado tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Desperado struggles to land a body shot inside as Torvaldsson controls his hands.
Torvaldsson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Nice body punch from Desperado.
Torvaldsson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Desperado blocks it with crossed arms.
Desperado tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Desperado tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Torvaldsson lands a damaging elbow.

Anthony Desperado's cut is getting worse.
Desperado struggles to land a body shot inside as Torvaldsson controls his hands.
Desperado cracks Torvaldsson with a nice body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torvaldsson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Desperado can't find room to land a body shot as Torvaldsson controls the action.
Desperado lands a hook to the side of the head.
Desperado scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Torvaldsson lands a knee to the body.
Desperado is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Desperado tries a body shot but Torvaldsson blocks it.
A right handed body shot lands from Desperado.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Torvaldsson.
Torvaldsson pushes off an throws an elbow but Desperado leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Desperado scores with a shot to the side of Torvaldsson's head.
Desperado takes a shot to the head.
Desperado tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Desperado is looking to control Torvaldsson's arms but Torvaldsson gets an underhook and turns him. Now Desperado has his back to the cage.
Desperado will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Torvaldsson up against the cage.
A short left from Desperado.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Desperado misses with some punches.
Desperado avoids a wild elbow strike from Torvaldsson.
Desperado misses with a punch on the inside.
Torvaldsson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Desperado.
Torvaldsson trying to land knees to the body.
Torvaldsson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Torvaldsson looking to throw knees to the head but Desperado is blocking nicely.
A short left from Desperado.
Torvaldsson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Desperado lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Torvaldsson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Desperado digs a right hand underneath Torvaldsson's ribcage. Torvaldsson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Desperado misses with the head strike.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Torvaldsson misses with an elbow strike.
Desperado just leaning against Torvaldsson, taking a breather.
Desperado lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Desperado scores with an uppercut up the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anthony Desperado dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Anthony Desperado's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Desperado lands a slapping body shot.
Torvaldsson throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Desperado's head.
Desperado throws a body kick the misses
and Torvaldsson counters with a nice low kick that buckles Desperado's knee momentarily.
Desperado throws a hook but Torvaldsson blocks it.
Torvaldsson throws a leg kick
and Desperado counters with a left to the body.
Desperado punishes Torvaldsson's body with a nice straight punch.
Torvaldsson slips a jab from Desperado.
A slow jab from Desperado misses its intended target.
Desperado tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Torvaldsson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Torvaldsson moves out of range of the body kick from Desperado.

That's one minute gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Torvaldsson.
Desperado swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A leg kick checked by Torvaldsson.
Torvaldsson lands with an uppercut that bounces Desperado off the cage and back into range.
Torvaldsson keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Desperado tries to score with a low kick but Torvaldsson moves his leg out of the way.
Desperado dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Torvaldsson. That did some damage!
Torvaldsson moves out of range as Desperado throws a body kick.
Desperado scores with a jab.
Anthony Desperado seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Desperado misses with a looping left.
Desperado looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Desperado thuds his right hand into Torvaldsson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A nice inside leg kick there by Desperado. That's going to slow Torvaldsson down.
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!
Torvaldsson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Desperado tries to clinch up but Torvaldsson circles away and keeps his distance.
Desperado throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Torvaldsson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Torvaldsson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Desperado.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Desperado misses with a looping left.
Desperado misses with an uppercut
and Torvaldsson counters with a nice body shot.
Desperado throws a right and a left that both miss.
Desperado swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Desperado misses the jab.
Torvaldsson avoids the head kick by Desperado.

Desperado closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Desperado is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Torvaldsson throws an elbow but it's blocked.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Desperado lands a body punch in the clinch.
Torvaldsson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Desperado managing to block the knees to the body from Torvaldsson.
Desperado blocks a body shot from Torvaldsson.
Desperado avoids the elbow strike from Torvaldsson, against the cage.
Knees to the body from Torvaldsson.
Desperado trying to control the position but instead, Torvaldsson has worked for underhooks and has pushed Desperado into the cage.
Torvaldsson missing with knees to the body.
Anthony Desperado has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Desperado lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Torvaldsson or not.
Desperado can't find room to land a body shot as Torvaldsson controls the action.
Torvaldsson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Desperado is defending well for now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Desperado presses Torvaldsson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Torvaldsson tries to land knees in the clinch but Desperado avoids the damage to the body.
Desperado goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Desperado can't find room to land a body shot as Torvaldsson controls the action.
Desperado avoids a wild elbow strike from Torvaldsson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anthony Desperado dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Anthony Desperado's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Desperado throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Desperado thows a body shot but no joy.

Desperado has managed to clinch.
Desperado is trying to stall.
Desperado tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Torvaldsson tries to land knees in the clinch but Desperado avoids the damage to the body.
Torvaldsson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Desperado's elbow.
Stalling in the clinch from Desperado.
Torvaldsson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Desperado avoids it.
Desperado tries a body shot but Torvaldsson blocks it.
Desperado tries to throw a body punch but Torvaldsson avoids it by throwing Desperado back against the cage.
Torvaldsson prevents a body shot from Desperado.
Desperado lands a body punch in the clinch.
Desperado wants to stall.
Desperado dodges an elbow strike from Torvaldsson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Desperado dodges an elbow strike from Torvaldsson.
A knee to the head by Torvaldsson.
Desperado lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Torvaldsson backwards.
Torvaldsson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Desperado lands a shot to the body.
Torvaldsson missing with knees to the body.
Desperado blocks a body shot from Torvaldsson.
Torvaldsson trying to land knees to the body.
Torvaldsson missing with knees to the body.
Torvaldsson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Desperado is stalling here.
Desperado blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Desperado lands with a light punch inside.
Torvaldsson trying to land knees to the body.
Desperado can't find room to land a body shot as Torvaldsson controls the action.
Torvaldsson takes a shot to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Desperado tries a body shot but Torvaldsson blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Desperado tries to throw a body punch but Torvaldsson avoids it by throwing Desperado back against the cage.
Desperado is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Desperado misses with a punch to the body.
Torvaldsson blocks a body shot from Desperado.
Torvaldsson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Desperado.
Desperado on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Torvaldsson missing with knees to the body.
Desperado blocks a body shot from Torvaldsson.
Nice body punch from Desperado.
Desperado pushes Torvaldsson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Torvaldsson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Desperado on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Desperado is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Desperado softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torvaldsson scores with a knee to the head.
Desperado lands a right hand that snaps the head of Torvaldsson backwards.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Torvaldsson as Desperado tries to tie him up.
Desperado pushes Torvaldsson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Desperado is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Torvaldsson can do to turn this around?
Desperado on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Torvaldsson tries to land knees in the clinch but Desperado avoids the damage to the body.
Torvaldsson pushes off an throws an elbow but Desperado leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Torvaldsson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Desperado misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Desperado lands an uppercut.
Desperado scores with a shoulder strike.
Desperado misses with a hook to the ribs.
Desperado works on Torvaldsson's body with a couple of short punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Desperado lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Desperado is working Torvaldsson over against the cage.
Desperado tries to work over Torvaldsson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Desperado is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Torvaldsson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Desperado content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Desperado misses with a hook to the ribs.
Desperado lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Desperado tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Desperado just leaning against Torvaldsson, taking a breather.
Desperado can't find room to land a body shot as Torvaldsson controls the action.
Torvaldsson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Desperado'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.
Desperado cracks Torvaldsson with a nice body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Desperado works on Torvaldsson's body with a couple of short punches.
Desperado struggles to land a body shot inside as Torvaldsson controls his hands.
Torvaldsson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Erik Torvaldsson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Torvaldsson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Desperado is defending well for now.

And that's the end of the fight!
Anthony Desperado showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Desperado has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anthony Desperado!
A victorious Anthony Desperado thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.