PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jay Bitaskis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Menoza Torres (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jay Bitaskis has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Bitaskis
vs
Torres

186 cm
19
220 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

196 cm
26
245 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Prefers standup

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jay Bitaskis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Menoza Torres!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Vladimir Khabensky and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice shot lands for Bitaskis.
Bitaskis misses with a double jab.
Nice body punch from Bitaskis.
Bitaskis changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Torres lands a nice shot to the body.
Jay Bitaskis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bitaskis thows a body shot but no joy.
Bitaskis misses with a body shot.
Torres misses the jab.
Bitaskis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Torres.
Bitaskis lands with a good body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Torres misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bitaskis is looking to wear down Torres with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Bitaskis throws a right hand that Torres ducks under and follows up with a left that Torres also avoids with ease.
Torres throws a combination that misses
and Bitaskis counters with a nice body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Torres connects with a good right hand that stumbles Bitaskis. Bitaskis circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Nice uppercut there from Bitaskis.
Torres uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bitaskis.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bitaskis. Torres does a little dance to reset his feet.
Torres avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Torres throws a right hand that misses
and Bitaskis counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sloppy strikes from Torres. Those never looked like landing.
Bitaskis moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Bitaskis takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Bitaskis connects with a good right hand that stumbles Torres. Torres circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
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!
Bitaskis takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bitaskis doesn't manage to clinch there - Torres circles away.
Bitaskis ducks under a wild hook from Torres.
A decent looking cross lands there for Bitaskis.
A punch combination from Torres misses.
Torres takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Bitaskis lands with a nice body punch.
Bitaskis bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Torres's head.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Bitaskis.
Torres's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Bitaskis connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Torres scrambles back to his feet.
Torres misses with a shot to the body
and Torres takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bitaskis lands with a hook. Torres tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.

Torres is rocked!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torres walks straight into a right hand from Bitaskis - that's dropped him! Bitaskis jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Torres from any more punishment! Torres complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Jay Bitaskis!