PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Derek Safo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Torrance (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Safo comes to the cage accompanied by Up Your Speed by Sway DaSafo. Torrance has chosen Shadow on the Sun by Audioslave as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Safo
vs
Torrance

186 cm
31
179 lbs
21 - 13 - 0

175 cm
25
181 lbs
12 - 10 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
KO power

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

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 21 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Derek Safo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jack Torrance!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Dillan Fox and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Torrance throws a hook to the side of Safo's head but Safo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Safo moves in looking to clinch but Torrance pushes him off.
Safo slips under a jab.
Torrance misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Safo.
Torrance connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Safo dodges the punch combination from Torrance.
Safo scores with a crisp jab that stopped Torrance in his tracks.
Safo scores with a jab.
Safo avoids a punch combination nicely.
Torrance throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Torrance uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Safo.
Safo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Safo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Torrance.
Safo slips a jab from Torrance.
Torrance displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Safo throws out the jab.
Safo lands with a straight right. Torrance didn't see that one coming.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Torrance moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Safo misses with a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Safo slips a straight right by Torrance.
Safo throws a jab but it's blocked by Torrance.
Safo moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Torrance misses with a combination
and Torrance takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Safo scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Torrance doesn't seem bothered though.
Safo cracks Torrance with a right hand to the side of the head.
Safo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Safo swinging wildly here.
Safo throws a body punch but Torrance moves out of range.
Safo misses with an uppercut.
Safo misses with a double jab
and Torrance counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Safo wants to clinch.
Safo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Safo misses.
Safo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Torrance was well out of range. Poor timing from Safo.
Torrance fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Safo has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Torrance throws out a loose jab but Safo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Torrance throws a predictable looking body shot

and Safo counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Torrance wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Torrance is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Safo fails to land.
Safo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Safo prevents a body shot from Torrance.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Safo.
Safo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Torrance.
Safo keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Torrance's efforts to push away.
Torrance blocks a body shot from Safo.
Safo is struggling to control the position.
Torrance is trying to break the clinch but Safo is controlling him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Safo misses with a body punch.
Safo lands a shot to the body.
Safo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Torrance's elbow.
Torrance blocks an uppercut.
Safo landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Safo lands a hook that snaps the head of Torrance backwards.
Safo throws a head punch that misses.
Safo cracks Torrance with a nice body shot.
Safo misses with a punch to the body.
Safo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Safo will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Torrance up against the cage.
Safo lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Torrance.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Torrance tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Safo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Torrance tries to work over Safo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Safo scores with a nice hook to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Safo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Torrance's elbow.
Safo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Safo.
Safo misses with the head strike.
Safo lands with a left to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Safo.

Torrance manages to break the clinch.
A slow jab from Torrance misses its intended target.
A combination from Safo does no damage.
A looping hook to the body misses from Torrance. Safo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Safo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Safo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Torrance.
Torrance slips a jab from Safo.
Safo is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Torrance throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Safo moves in looking to clinch but Torrance pushes him off.
No joy there for Torrance, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Torrance jabbing away but nothing is landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Derek Safo dominated that round.
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 tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Safo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Safo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Safo is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Safo slips a straight right by Torrance.
Torrance throws a jab but it's blocked by Safo.
Torrance avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Torrance lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Safo throws a right and a left that both miss.
A combination from Safo does no damage.
Torrance misses with a looping left.
Safo takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Derek Safo is winning the standup battle so far.
A slow jab from Safo misses its intended target.
Safo tries to close the distance and clinch but Torrance swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Donk. Safo catches Torrance right on the button with a cross.
Safo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Torrance.
Torrance ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Safo digs a good hook to Torrance's body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Safo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Safo wants to slow Torrance down by chopping away at his legs.

Safo moves into range and clinches up with Torrance.
Come on Torrance - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Safo misses with some punches.
Safo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Safo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Torrance breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Safo throws a series of punches but Torrance avoids them all with ease.
Torrance throws a nice looking combination but Safo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Torrance feints a jab promting Safo to slip. Torrance then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Safo slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Torrance darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Safo comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Safo avoids a punch combination nicely.
Torrance misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Safo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Safo misses with a body shot
and Torrance connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A slow jab from Safo misses its intended target.
Torrance misses with the combination.
Safo slips a straight right by Torrance.
Safo ducks under a wild hook from Torrance.
Nice uppercut there from Safo.
Safo cracks Torrance with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Torrance uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Safo.
Torrance looks to land a left hand but Safo moved out of range nicely.
Torrance misses the jab.
Safo lands a slapping body shot.
Safo misses with a wild body shot.
Safo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Safo cracks Torrance with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torrance uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Safo.
Torrance looks to land a right hand but Safo moved out of range.
Torrance misses with a double jab.
Torrance lands a glancing blow to the side of Safo's head.
Safo throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Torrance stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Safo slips under a jab from Torrance.
Safo throws a right hand that Torrance ducks under and follows up with a left that Torrance also avoids with ease.
Safo is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Safo misses with a wild combination.
Torrance takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
The fighters circle momentarily. Torrance darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Torrance misses with a wild combination.
Safo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Safo moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Torrance scores with a jab to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Torrance looks to land a left hand but Safo moved out of range nicely.
Safo takes a jab right on the kisser.
Safo tries to close the distance and clinch but Torrance swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Safo lands a lovely overhand right.
Safo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Torrance paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Torrance throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Torrance avoids a punch combination nicely.
Torrance scores with a crisp jab that stopped Safo in his tracks.
Safo throws a right and a left that Torrance avoids nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Safo tries to clinch up.
Safo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Torrance moves away.
Safo lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Torrance tries to score with a low kick but Safo moves his leg out of the way.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Derek Safo will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Torrance connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Safo momentarily.
Safo walks into a stiff left hand from Torrance.
Derek Safo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Safo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Safo cracks a nice hook into Torrance's ribs.
Safo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Torrance circles away quickly and effectively.
Safo fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Torrance.
Safo takes a swing at Torrance's ribcage but misses.
Safo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Torrance swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Torrance rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Safo to counter with a crisp jab.
Torrance uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Safo.
Torrance works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A jab from Safo finds it's way through Torrance's defenses.
Safo swings for the body but Torrance moves out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Safo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Torrance lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Torrance is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Safo.
Torrance lands a body shot.
Torrance on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A decent looking cross lands there for Safo.

Torrance has taken the fight to the clinch.
Torrance scores with a nice hook to the head.

Safo is rocked!
Torrance working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Oh Safo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Torrance is struggling to control the position.
Torrance lands a nice shot to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Torrance manages to break the clinch.
Torrance cracks Safo with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Safo falls to his knees and Torrance doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jack Torrance!
In his post fight interview, Jack Torrance started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.