PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jackson Teller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Torrance (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Teller comes into the arena with God's Gonna Cut You Down by Johnny Cash blaring out of the sound system. The crowd seem to be enjoying Torrance's choice of entrance music: Shadow on the Sun by Audioslave. Both these guys are coming into the fight with injuries so let's see if that has a bearing on the fight. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Teller
vs
Torrance

185 cm
23
178 lbs
11 - 7 - 0

175 cm
24
181 lbs
11 - 9 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Happy Pills 159Q - 90% Laundry

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 11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jackson Teller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jack Torrance!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Steve Smith and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Torrance scores with a nice right hand.
Teller moves out of range as Torrance strikes.
Torrance takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Teller loads up on a big right hand but Torrance slips the punch.
Torrance swinging wildly here.
Torrance avoids the body shot from Teller.
Teller sizes up Torrance with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
No joy there for Torrance, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Teller takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Teller drops his hands momentarily and Torrance takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A big right from Torrance misses.
Torrance needs to keep his hands up - Teller had a free shot at his head there.
Teller swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Teller throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Teller, as that shot connected.
Torrance finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Teller throws a hook to the side of Torrance's head but Torrance sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Torrance shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Teller thuds a left hand into Torrance's body.
Torrance bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Teller's head.
Teller misses with a two punch combination.
Torrance throws a hook to the side of Teller's head but Teller sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Torrance misses with a double jab.
Torrance misses with a jab, cross combination.
A jab from Torrance misses.
A left lands for Torrance.
Some wild striking there from Torrance.
A jab from Teller does it's job there.
Torrance connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Torrance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torrance misses with a lunging right hand
and Teller connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Torrance misses with a looping left.
Torrance connects with a crisp jab.
Teller is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A punch combination from Torrance misses.
Torrance needs to keep his hands up - Teller had a free shot at his head there.
Teller looks to throw the jab but Torrance is out of range.
Torrance ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Teller moves away.
Teller on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Torrance lands a nice looking body shot.
Teller is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Torrance on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Teller throws a left and a right that both miss

and Torrance holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Torrance tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Teller's elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Torrance.
Torrance throws a head punch that misses.
Teller swings wildly with an uppercut but Torrance uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torrance tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Teller's elbow.
Teller tries a body shot but Torrance blocks it.
Torrance swings away with an uppercut that misses.

Teller pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Teller jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Teller on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Torrance lands a nice looking body shot.
A left and a right from Teller both land. Nice combination.
Teller misses with a straight right.
Teller throws a right and a left that both miss.
Torrance is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Teller works over Torrance's head and body with a nice combination.
Torrance connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Torrance throws a nice outside leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Torrance throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Torrance throws a series of punches but Teller moves out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Teller looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Teller misses with a two punch combination.
Teller on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Torrance misses with a double jab
and Teller connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Torrance looks winded!
Nice defenses there by Torrance.
Teller is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Torrance ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Torrance throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Teller sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Teller missing with a left hand there. Torrance was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Torrance catches Teller with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Torrance ducks under a wild hook from Teller.
Teller slips a jab and a cross from Torrance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Jack Torrance will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Torrance pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Teller back to the cage. Torrance follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Torrance.
Teller uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Torrance.
Teller moves out of range as Torrance strikes.
Teller dodges the punch combination from Torrance.
Teller throws a nice looking combination but Torrance bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Teller connects with a nice looking jab.
Nice defenses there by Torrance.
Teller fails to land with a series of punches.
Torrance misses with a straight right.
Torrance throws a good cross that connects.
Teller takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Torrance lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Torrance misses with a hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Teller throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Teller throws a series of punches but Torrance moves out of range.
Teller misses with a right hand
and Torrance counters with a nice uppercut.
A combination from Teller does no damage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Teller on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Teller doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Torrance lands with a hook. Teller tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Torrance ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Torrance lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Torrance.
Teller throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Torrance sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Teller throws out a leg kick but Torrance moves out of range and Teller only half commits.
Torrance misses with a jab, cross combination.
Teller cracks Torrance with a good jab.
Teller moves out of range of the strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Teller throws a body punch but Torrance moves out of range.
Torrance goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Teller lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Torrance circles away quickly and effectively.
Torrance showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Teller.
Torrance jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A big left from Torrance misses.
Teller swinging wildly here.
Teller just misses with a punch to the body.
Torrance throws out a loose jab but Teller uses good head movement to avoid it.
Teller throws a poor cross that misses
and Torrance counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nice cross by Torrance.
Teller ducks down and throws a hook to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Torrance.
Torrance throws a right and a left that both miss.
Torrance throws a series of strikes that have Teller backpedaling.
Torrance throws a series of punches but Teller moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Torrance looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jab, jab by Teller - just one landing.
Teller swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Torrance throws a hook to the side of Teller's head but Teller sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Torrance throws a low kick, looking for Teller's leg but Teller calmly moves out of range.
Torrance misses with a two punch combination.
Teller lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Teller misses with a combination
and Torrance counters with an outside leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Torrance tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Teller manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Torrance throws a lazy right hand but Teller sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Torrance throws a right and a left that Teller avoids nicely.
Torrance tries to clinch up
and Teller connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Teller falls off balance throwing a combination
and Torrance makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Torrance slips a jab from Teller.
Torrance throws a nice looking combination but Teller bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jab by Teller.
Teller scores with a hook to the body. Torrance takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Torrance throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Teller on the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Torrance showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Jab by Teller.
Torrance throws a right hand that misses
and Teller counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A jab from Torrance misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Teller misses the target.
Teller swinging wildly here.
Teller uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Torrance.
Torrance throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Teller on the side of the head.
Torrance looks to land a right hand but Teller moved out of range.
Teller throws a hook to the side of Torrance's head but Torrance sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Torrance blocks a jab.
Torrance will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Teller bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Torrance dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Torrance lands a jab-cross combination.
Torrance throws a big shot that misses.
Teller tries to bum rush Torrance with a series of wild strikes but Torrance uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Teller works over Torrance's head and body with a nice combination.
Torrance takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Torrance will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Torrance defending well as Teller loads up on a big left hand.
Torrance looks to throw the jab but Teller is out of range.
Teller will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jack Torrance seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Torrance throws a big shot that misses.
Torrance throws a right hand that misses
and Teller cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Teller takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Torrance misses with the combination.
Teller misses with a double jab
and Torrance counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Torrance throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Torrance displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Teller throws out the jab.
Teller misses the jab.
Torrance with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A slow jab from Teller misses its intended target.
Jackson Teller is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Torrance cracks Teller with a right hand to the side of the head.
Torrance takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Teller.
Torrance slips a jab from Teller.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Teller thuds his right hand into Torrance's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Nice defenses there by Torrance.
Nice defenses there by Teller.
Teller ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Teller just misses with a punch to the body.
Teller ducks under a wild hook from Torrance.
Torrance throws a right hand that Teller ducks under and follows up with a left that Teller also avoids with ease.
Jackson Teller has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jack Torrance is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Teller looks to land a combination. Torrance sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Torrance misses with a wild combination.
Torrance throws out a loose jab but Teller uses good head movement to avoid it.
No joy there for Teller, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Torrance has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Teller looks to throw the jab but Torrance is out of range.
Torrance wants to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Torrance.
No joy there for Teller, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Torrance throws an overhand right that lands on Teller's shoulder, as Teller tries to avoid the shot.
Torrance moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Teller keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Torrance.
Torrance throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Teller counters with a left and a right that stings Torrance.
Torrance fails to land with a series of punches.
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.
Torrance connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Teller slips a straight right by Torrance.
A nice combination there by Torrance.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jack Torrance.
Well Torrance has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Torrance!
Jack Torrance decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.