PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jack Torrance (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Also Zarathustra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Torrance's entrance music is Black Strobe - I'm a man. A fine choice. Zarathustra has chosen Red Birds Will Fly Out Of The East And Destroy Paris In A Night as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Torrance
vs
Zarathustra

175 cm
29
181 lbs
19 - 17 - 0

185 cm
34
185 lbs
23 - 15 - 0

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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 19 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jack Torrance!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 15 - 0, fighting out of New York, Also Zarathustra!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Columbo Gatti and David Schapiro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zarathustra stalks Torrance and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Torrance's face. Torrance staggers backwards, shaken.
Torrance waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Zarathustra.
Torrance misses with a looping right.

Torrance rushes Zarathustra and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A short left from Torrance.
Zarathustra has a couple of punches blocked by Torrance.
Zarathustra misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Torrance.
Zarathustra throws a punch but it's blocked by Torrance.

Zarathustra escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Torrance fails in his attempt to clinch.
Torrance misses the jab.
Torrance is looking to clinch but Zarathustra is avoiding it.

Torrance closes the distance and clinches.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Torrance as Zarathustra tries to tie him up.
A left hand lands to the body for Torrance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Torrance scores with a nice hook to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Zarathustra.
Zarathustra misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Torrance is trying to stall.
Torrance scores with a shoulder strike.
Torrance swings wildly with an uppercut but Zarathustra uses good head movement to avoid it.
Torrance misses with a punch to the body.

Zarathustra escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Torrance digs a good body shot into Zarathustra's ribs.
Zarathustra looks to score with a jab to the body but Torrance is just out of range.
Zarathustra getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Torrance is looking to clinch.
Torrance's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Zarathustra connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Torrance scrambles back to his feet.
Nice body punch from Torrance.
Torrance cracks the inside of Zarathustra's front leg.
Torrance throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Zarathustra on the side of the head.

It looks like Also Zarathustra has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zarathustra throws out a loose jab but Torrance uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zarathustra throws a looping overhand right but Torrance ducks down to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torrance lands a really nice looking cross but Zarathustra seems unphased.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Torrance misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Torrance stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Torrance misses with a hook to the ribs.
Zarathustra swings wildly with an uppercut but Torrance uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zarathustra blocks a body shot from Torrance.
Torrance misses with a hook from the clinch.
Zarathustra struggles to land a body shot inside as Torrance controls his hands.
Zarathustra misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Torrance misses with the head strike.
Torrance tries to throw a body punch but Zarathustra avoids it by throwing Torrance back against the cage.
Torrance throws a punch but it's blocked by Zarathustra.
Torrance lands a left hand.
Torrance working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Torrance tries a body shot but Zarathustra blocks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zarathustra blocks an uppercut.
Torrance pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Torrance.
Torrance slows down the pace here.

Zarathustra manages to break the clinch.
Torrance shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Zarathustra lands a slapping body shot.
Torrance misses with a straight left.
Zarathustra shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Torrance as he jumps to the side.
Donk. Torrance catches Zarathustra right on the button with a cross.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
A nice right hand lands inside from Torrance.
Torrance's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zarathustra takes an elbow to the temple.
Zarathustra tries to work over Torrance's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Torrance misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Zarathustra.
Torrance blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Torrance misses with a hook from the clinch.
Torrance struggles to land a body shot inside as Zarathustra controls his hands.
Zarathustra effectively controlling the action here.
Torrance misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Zarathustra struggles to land a body shot inside as Torrance controls his hands.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Torrance lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Zarathustra backwards.
Torrance throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Our sources have told us that Torrance has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Torrance misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Zarathustra misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Torrance struggles to land a body shot inside as Zarathustra controls his hands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Torrance dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Also Zarathustra'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.

A punch lands to the side of Torrance 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Torrance swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Zarathustra thows a left - swing and a miss!
Zarathustra misses with an uppercut.
Torrance wants to land a leg kick but Zarathustra is out of range.
Zarathustra swats away the attempt to clinch by Torrance.
Zarathustra throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Torrance lands a jab.
Torrance's jab looks to have found its range, popping Zarathustra under the eye.
Zarathustra slips a straight right by Torrance.
Torrance takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Torrance is looking to clinch but Zarathustra is avoiding it.
Torrance changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Torrance closes the distance and lands a one-two.

Torrance feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Zarathustra sprawling to the canvas! Zarathustra rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Torrance finish him?!

Zarathustra is rocked!

That has opened up Also Zarathustra's cut even more.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Torrance throws a looping overhand right but Zarathustra ducks down to avoid it.
Zarathustra is still on wobbly legs! Can Torrance finish him?

Torrance clinches up with Zarathustra and pushes him back against the cage.

Zarathustra breaks the clinch.
Torrance is looking to clinch.
A slow jab from Zarathustra misses its intended target.
Torrance misses with a jab, cross combination.
Torrance tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Zarathustra paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Zarathustra seems to have recovered his senses.
Torrance connects with a leg kick. Zarathustra looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Zarathustra defending well as Torrance loads up on a big left hand.

Torrance pushes Zarathustra up against the cage in a clinch.
Zarathustra tries to work over Torrance's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Torrance goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Torrance struggles to land a body shot inside as Zarathustra controls his hands.
Zarathustra avoids the elbow strike from Torrance, against the cage.
Torrance creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

Zarathustra's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Torrance is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Zarathustra.
Zarathustra fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Torrance looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Torrance will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zarathustra throws a right and a left that Torrance avoids nicely.
Torrance is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Zarathustra.
Zarathustra gets cracked there but stands up to it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Torrance avoids a punch combination nicely.
Zarathustra tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Zarathustra connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Zarathustra tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Torrance was well out of range. Poor timing from Zarathustra.
Torrance tries to clinch up but Zarathustra circles away and keeps his distance.
Zarathustra uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Torrance.
A left lands for Torrance.
Torrance throws out a leg kick but Zarathustra moves out of range and Torrance only half commits.
Torrance's corner calls for a 1-2. Torrance obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.

The cut above Also Zarathustra's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Torrance uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Zarathustra.
Torrance swinging wildly here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torrance uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Zarathustra.
Some wild striking there from Torrance.
Zarathustra has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Torrance.
Zarathustra takes a jab right on the kisser.
Torrance connects with an inside leg kick.
Zarathustra throws a right and a left that both miss.
Torrance is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Zarathustra can do to turn this around?
Zarathustra is breathing heavily.
Torrance jabs at Zarathustra's body.
Torrance throws the left hand but Zarathustra avoids the punch easily.
Torrance bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Zarathustra's head.
Zarathustra ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Zarathustra throws a hook but Torrance blocks it.

Torrance moves into the clinch successfully.
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!
Torrance tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Zarathustra's elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Torrance lands a shoulder strike.
Torrance taking a breather.
Torrance doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Zarathustra prevents a body shot from Torrance.
Torrance goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

Zarathustra breaks from the clinch.
Torrance thows a left - swing and a miss!
Decent striking displayed by Zarathustra there.
Torrance listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Torrance fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Zarathustra manages to avoid it.
The fighters circling - Torrance throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Torrance misses with an uppercut. Zarathustra saw that one coming.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Torrance bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Zarathustra looks to score with a jab to the body but Torrance is just out of range.

Torrance drops Zarathustra with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Zarathustra looks back up at him and smiles so Torrance waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.

Also Zarathustra's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.

Torrance instigates a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Torrance dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Also Zarathustra'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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Torrance swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Torrance connects with a nice cross there... Zarathustra is looking wobbly and Torrance recognises it - he's rushed in and lands two more brutal shots that send Zarathustra to the canvas, out cold! A brutal finish to the fight - Torrance jumps onto the cage to celebrate with the crowd!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:08 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Jack Torrance!
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