PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Uzumaki Naruto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Javier Torbett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Torbett's choice of entrance music: Unstoppable. Javier Torbett told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Naruto
vs
Torbett

179 cm
30
180 lbs
9 - 5 - 0

180 cm
23
170 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Determined

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Uzumaki Naruto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Javier Torbett!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Shigeki Fujiwara and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Naruto dives in and scores a takedown into Torbett's guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Torbett tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Naruto trying to control the position from guard on top but Torbett is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Naruto tries to free his leg and advance position but Torbett is retaining full guard.
Naruto is working hard here to advance position.
Naruto postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

Torbett had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Naruto defends it easily.
Naruto trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Torbett looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Naruto wants to control from the top but Torbett keeps moving.
Torbett trying to strike off his back.

Torbett looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Naruto stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Torbett swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Torbett wants to sweep here but Naruto controlling him for the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Naruto trying to control but Torbett is working from the bottom.
Naruto sitting in guard, not really doing much.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Uzumaki Naruto just wasn't active enough.

Torbett takes the fight into the clinch.
Torbett is trying to stall.
Torbett landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Naruto wants to break free but Torbett has control.

Torbett breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Naruto 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.

Torbett is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Naruto is aware though and is defending well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Naruto avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Naruto engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Torbett looking for a sweep. Not yet Torbett, not yet.
Naruto pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Torbett is keeping the position for now.
Naruto's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Torbett lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Naruto!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Poor strikes thrown by Torbett there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Naruto is squirming around, avoiding Torbett's attempts to control the action.
Naruto is wriggling around trying to escape.
Naruto wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Torbett.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Naruto gets back to half guard.

Torbett is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Naruto defends it well.

Naruto is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Torbett pulls his head out easily.
Naruto is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Naruto is trying to control but can't.
Torbett throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

Naruto looking for submissions off his back.
Naruto slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Naruto manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Torbett manages to get himself to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Naruto wants to control from the top but Torbett keeps moving.

Torbett looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Torbett keeping moving, preventing Naruto from controlling successfully.

Torbett had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Naruto defends it easily.
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!

Naruto is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Torbett is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Torbett has escaped and now he's on top!
Torbett won't allow Naruto to sweep him here.
Naruto controls Torbett momentarily but Torbett frees himself.
Torbett throws a big right hand that misses.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Torbett in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Torbett wants to pass the guard but Naruto is keeping the position.
Torbett trying to control the position from guard on top but Naruto is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Torbett might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Naruto kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Torbett throwing strikes from guard but Naruto blocks nicely.
Naruto looking to control.
Naruto keeping moving, preventing Torbett from controlling successfully.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Javier Torbett wasn't active enough on the ground.
Naruto fails with a takedown attempt.
Naruto looks for a takedown but Torbett sprawls well.
Torbett tries to clinch but Naruto moves out of range.

That's six minutes gone in the round.

Torbett 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.
Naruto trying to keep a closed guard but Torbett is proving a slippery customer.
Naruto lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Torbett!
Naruto takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Naruto is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Torbett is surviving well by controlling Naruto's body position as best he can.
Naruto postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Torbett looks a forlorn figure.
Naruto can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Torbett is looking to escape.

Naruto looking for a guillotine from mount but Torbett is having none of it.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Torbett can't escape the position.
Naruto is in the full mount, landing strikes.

Naruto is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Torbett can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Naruto is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Naruto avoids the attempt from Torbett to control.
Naruto trying to control but Torbett is having none of it.
Torbett is trying desperately to improve position.
Naruto cracks Torbett with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Torbett is working to get back to half guard.
Torbett sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Naruto trying to control from half guard but Torbett is working away.

Torbett looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Naruto takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Naruto tries to pass the half guard into mount. Torbett knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Torbett trying to control from the bottom.
Torbett is trying to get back to full guard.

Naruto is looking for a kimura but Torbett is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Naruto to get the leverage.

Torbett looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Torbett looks gassed!
Naruto passes the guard and advances to mount!
Torbett tries to reverse the position but Naruto maintains control.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.

Naruto looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Torbett swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Naruto looking to control and managing it successfully.

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

Naruto working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Torbett is trying desperately to improve position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Uzumaki Naruto dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - 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.

Naruto throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Torbett throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Torbett misses with a leg kick.
Naruto misses with an attempted mid kick.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Naruto.
Naruto scoring with punches from side control.

Naruto wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Torbett, who protects the arm well.

Naruto tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Torbett regains half guard.
Naruto tries to pass to full mount but Torbett defends it.
Torbett is refusing to be controlled, as Naruto sits in half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Torbett is looking to improve his position.
The fighters are battling for position here. Torbett manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Naruto trying to control the position from guard on top but Torbett is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Torbett is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Naruto engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

Torbett had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Naruto defends it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Naruto forces his way into half guard.
Still in half guard, Naruto seems content to control.
Naruto has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Torbett is looking to control Naruto's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Torbett avoid being mounted?

Torbett actively working from the bottom here.
Torbett is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Naruto working over Torbett with some ground and pound. Torbett looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

Naruto is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Torbett doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Naruto.
Torbett is trying to get back to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Naruto is nestled in close to Torbett, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Torbett flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Torbett is looking to improve his position.
Torbett works his way to full guard. Good work.
Torbett keeping moving, preventing Naruto from controlling successfully.
Uzumaki Naruto overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Torbett keeping moving, preventing Naruto from controlling successfully.
Naruto passes into half guard.

Naruto is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Torbett is trying to stand back up but Naruto is controlling him
Naruto lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Still in half guard, Naruto seems content to control.
Torbett is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Naruto scores with a couple of nice shots.

Torbett is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Naruto pulls his head out easily.

Naruto seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Torbett is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Uzumaki Naruto!
Uzumaki Naruto took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, OVERDOSE Factory: Q159.2 Energy and more! for their support in the buildup to the fight.