PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dane Cook (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Torrance (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cook comes to the cage accompanied by Lifeless by 12 Stones. The crowd seem to be enjoying Torrance's choice of entrance music: Shadow on the Sun by Audioslave. Dane Cook could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jack Torrance's chin.

Cook
vs
Torrance

182 cm
27
181 lbs
14 - 8 - 2

175 cm
27
181 lbs
15 - 13 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
World class boxer
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 14 - 8 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Dane Cook!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jack Torrance!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Yves DeLean and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cook throws a looping overhand right but Torrance ducks down to avoid it.
Cook misses with a lunging right hand
and Torrance counters with a left to the body.
Good shot there by Torrance.
Torrance throws a jab when Cook was well out of range.
Cook keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Torrance tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cook swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Torrance connects with a crisp jab.
The fighters circling - Torrance throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Torrance misses with a two punch combination.
Cook looks to score with a jab to the body but Torrance is just out of range.
Cook takes a swing at Torrance's ribcage but misses.
Cook throws a jab but it's blocked by Torrance.
Cook tried to score with a low kick but Torrance checks it.
Torrance misses with the combination.
Cook thows a left - swing and a miss!
Torrance looks to throw the jab but Cook is out of range.
Torrance will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Cook keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A jab from Cook misses.
Cook pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Torrance shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cook throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Torrance misses with a hook. Cook ducked under it nicely.
Torrance looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Cook's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Cook duly obliges.
Cook looks to throw the jab but Torrance is out of range.
Cook throws a hook but Torrance avoids it easily.
Cook connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Torrance's hands.
Cook motions for Torrance to come forward. Cook throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Cook throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Cook misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Torrance.
Torrance misses with a double jab.
The fighters circle momentarily. Cook darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A jab from Torrance misses.
Cook fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Torrance has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Torrance throws a body punch but Cook moves out of range.
Cook misses with a body shot.
Cook misses with a body kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cook getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Cook looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Cook lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torrance fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Cook checks it well.
Torrance just misses with a punch to the body.
Torrance dodges the punch combination from Cook.
Cook looks to land a right hand but Torrance moved out of range.
Cook looks to land a right hand but Torrance moved out of range.
Cook swings for the body but Torrance moves out of range.
Nice shot by Torrance.
Cook throws a series of punches but Torrance avoids them all with ease.
Cook staying out of range there.
Cook throws a body punch but Torrance moves out of range.
Torrance swings for the body but Cook moves out of range.
Torrance uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cook.
Cook looks to land a right hand but Torrance moved out of range.
Cook thuds his right hand into Torrance's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Torrance moves out of range of the strikes.
Torrance slips under a jab.
Cook misses with a looping left.
Torrance ducks under a wild hook from Cook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torrance throws a jab but it's blocked by Cook.
Torrance tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cook was well out of range. Poor timing from Torrance.
A combination from Torrance does no damage.
Cook tries to clinch up.
A left lands for Torrance.
Cook swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Cook sizes up Torrance with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Cook feints a jab promting Torrance to slip. Cook then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Torrance slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Cook tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Torrance was well out of range. Poor timing from Cook.
Torrance fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Cook looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Cook slips a jab from Torrance.
Torrance wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Cook takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cook. Torrance does a little dance to reset his feet.
Torrance gets cracked there but stands up to it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cook pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cook uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Torrance.
Cook fails to land with a series of punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Torrance with a hook.
Dane Cook seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cook has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Cook fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Torrance manages to avoid it.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Cook.
Cook pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cook takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Torrance tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cook was well out of range. Poor timing from Torrance.
Cook misses with an uppercut. Torrance saw that one coming.

Torrance drops Cook with a left right combo! Torrance follows him down to the ground into side control.

Cook is rocked!
Cook tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Torrance wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Oh Cook is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!

Torrance decides to stand back up.
Torrance swats away the attempt to clinch by Cook.
Cook throws a right and a left that both miss.
Torrance misses with a few strikes there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Torrance uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cook.
Cook needs to keep his hands up - Torrance had a free shot at his head there.
Cook is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Cook misses with an uppercut. Torrance saw that one coming.
Torrance drops Cook with a huge uppercut! Cook drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Torrance is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). 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.