PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Eddie Torrez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Koopa Troopa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Troopa has chosen Koopa Troopa as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Torrez
vs
Troopa

184 cm
25
194 lbs
14 - 10 - 1

180 cm
32
195 lbs
13 - 7 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Good kicks
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Eddie Torrez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Koopa Troopa!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Tarja Halkonen and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Troopa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Torrez manages to avoid it.
Troopa throws a sloppy head kick and Torrez moves out of range easily.
Troopa throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Troopa scores with a jab.
Torrez on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Troopa misses with a low kick.
Torrez has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Torrez throws out a loose jab but Troopa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Torrez cracks Troopa with a right hand to the side of the head.
Torrez scores with a three punch combo!
Torrez slips under a jab from Troopa.
A swing and a miss from Troopa.
Torrez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Troopa was well out of range. Poor timing from Torrez.
Troopa just misses with a punch to the body.
Troopa lands a lovely overhand right.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Troopa tries to land a leg kick but Torrez saw it coming and moves away.
Troopa defending well as Torrez loads up on a big left hand.
Torrez misses with a hook.
That kick from Troopa tenderised Torrez's leg. Torrez is trying to keep his angry face on.
Torrez blocks a head kick by Troopa.
Troopa scores with a head kick.
Troopa throws a lazy uppercut
and Torrez counters with a right hand to the body.
Torrez feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Troopas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Troopa on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Torrez misses with a wild combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A swing and a miss from Troopa.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Troopa throws a looping overhand right but Torrez ducks down to avoid it.
Torrez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Troopa throws an overhand right that lands on Torrez's shoulder, as Torrez tries to avoid the shot.
Torrez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Troopa.
Troopa scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Torrez throws a big shot that misses.
Torrez misses with an uppercut.
Troopa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Torrez was well out of range. Poor timing from Troopa.
Troopa takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Eddie Torrez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Torrez stuns Troopa with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Troopa.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Troopa.
Nice straight punches there by Torrez. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Torrez.
Troopa looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.

It looks like Koopa Troopa has been cut.
Troopa misses with a low kick.
A punch lands to the side of Troopa 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Torrez throws a right and a left that Troopa avoids nicely.
Torrez throws a right hand that misses

and Troopa counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ground and pound from Troopa.
Torrez is trying to stand back up but Troopa is controlling him
Troopa has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Torrez regains full guard. Nicely done.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Troopa working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Torrez's head.
Torrez keeping moving, preventing Troopa from controlling successfully.
Torrez knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Troopa on the ground.
Troopa passes easily into side control. Nice work.

Troopa looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Troopa misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Torrez avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Troopa.
Torrez isn't going anywhere.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Eddie Torrez will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Koopa Troopa's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Troopa loads up on a big right hand but Torrez slips the punch.
Troopa looks to land a left hand but Torrez moved out of range nicely.
No joy there for Torrez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Troopa throws a body punch but Torrez moves out of range.
Koopa Troopa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Torrez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Troopa.
Troopa moves away from the strike by Torrez.
A big right from Torrez misses.
Troopa looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Troopa throws a sloppy head kick and Torrez moves out of range easily.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Torrez.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Torrez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Troopa.
A head kick misses from Troopa.
Torrez throws a jab but it's blocked by Troopa.
Torrez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Troopa misses with a low kick.
Troopa lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Troopa fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
A nice leg kick lands there from Troopa.
Torrez takes a swing at Troopa's ribcage but misses.
Torrez works Troopa's body with a nice hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torrez does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Torrez lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Troopa looks to score with a jab to the body but Torrez is just out of range.
Torrez cracks Troopa with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice shot lands for Troopa.
Torrez misses with a body shot.
A jab from Torrez does it's job there.
Torrez misses the shot to the body.
That kick from Troopa tenderised Torrez's leg. Torrez is trying to keep his angry face on.
Eddie Torrez is winning the standup battle so far.

Troopa bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Troopa working the head and body with strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torrez is looking to reverse the position.
Troopa lands some shots froms side control.
Torrez can't do much from the bottom here.
Troopa throwing shots but missing, from side control.
A lull in the action here.
An elbow from Troopa crashes against the mat.

Troopa looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Troopa is working Torrez over with some ground and pound from side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Troopa throwing shots but missing, from side control.

Troopa is trying to get an arm triangle but Torrez is defending well.
Troopa working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
You can see the frustration on Torrez's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Torrez tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Troopa wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Troopa tries to advance to mount but Torrez denies him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Koopa Troopa will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Koopa Troopa's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Troopa misses with an uppercut.
Torrez misses with a series of wild punches.
Troopa bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Troopa with a hook.
Troopa lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Torrez tries to bum rush Troopa with a series of wild strikes but Troopa uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Troopa misses with a left hand
and Torrez makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Troopa throws a solid leg kick but Torrez takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Troopa.
A big left from Torrez misses.
Torrez throws out a loose jab but Troopa uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Torrez defending well as Troopa loads up on a big left hand.
Troopa tries to move into range but Torrez moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Troopa lands with a nice body punch.
Jab by Troopa.
Torrez lands a nice shot to the body.
Torrez drops his hands momentarily and Troopa takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Troopa throws a shot from downtown. Torrez moves away and avoids it.
Torrez checks a low kick from Troopa.
Torrez moves out of range of the body kick.
Troopa on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Troopa throws a lazy head kick
and Torrez counters with a series of strikes. Troopa will be more careful next time no doubt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Torrez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Troopa moves away.
Troopa takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Torrez thows a body shot but no joy.
Troopa rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Torrez counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Troopa lands a nice looking body shot.
The fighters circle momentarily. Torrez darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Troopa misses with a body shot.
Troopa throws a lazy head kick
and Torrez counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Troopa looks to land a right hand but Torrez moved out of range.
Troopa with a nice cross.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Troopa misses with a shot to the body
and Torrez counters with a nice uppercut.
Torrez tries to work over Troopa's front leg with a kick but Troopa checks it.
Torrez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Troopa.
Torrez blocks a head kick by Troopa.
Torrez misses with a body shot.
Troopa tries to score a power double leg takedown but Torrez sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Troopa somewhat.
The fighters circling - Torrez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Troopa takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Torrez keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Torrez scores with a kick to the midsection.
Troopa walks into a jab.
Some bone on bone action there as Torrez checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Torrez lands with a shot to the body.
Torrez throws a right and a left that both miss.
Torrez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Troopa.
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.
No joy there for Torrez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Torrez changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Eddie Torrez showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Torrez has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eddie Torrez!
Eddie Torrez spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.