PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Henry Loiseau (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nicholas De La Torre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Loiseau
vs
De La Torre

187 cm
27
185 lbs
16 - 10 - 0

187 cm
23
173 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

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Great elbows
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World class MT
Good gas tank

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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 16 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Henry Loiseau!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nicholas De La Torre!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Ian Loll and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice leg kick lands there from De La Torre.
De La Torre uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Loiseau.
Loiseau lands with an overhand left.
Loiseau scoring well with a low kick there.
Loiseau thows a leg kick but De La Torre checks it
and De La Torre counters with a head kick. That will keep Loiseau thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Loiseau misses with a looping right.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Loiseau.
Loiseau dodges the punch combination from De La Torre.
De La Torre lands a nice looking kick to the body. Loiseau takes a step back to recover.
Loiseau misses with a left hand
and De La Torre counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Loiseau fakes a jab and throws a low kick but De La Torre checks it well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
De La Torre checks a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Loiseau lands a leg kick that knocks De La Torre off balance momentarily.
De La Torre throws a hook to the side of Loiseau's head but Loiseau sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

Loiseau shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in De La Torre's guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Loiseau with a flurry of punches that miss.
Loiseau trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
De La Torre is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Loiseau preventing the sweep.
Loiseau trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
De La Torre looking for a sweep. Not yet De La Torre, not yet.
Loiseau prevents De La Torre from getting back to his feet.
De La Torre keeping moving, preventing Loiseau from controlling successfully.
De La Torre looking to hit a scissor sweep but Loiseau is one step ahead there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

De La Torre isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Loiseau stacks De La Torre on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Loiseau!
Loiseau lands an elbow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
De La Torre on the wrong end of some ground and pound.

De La Torre is rocked!
Loiseau is looking to take a break and control but De La Torre is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Loiseau has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
De La Torre can't do much from the bottom here.
De La Torre is trying to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De La Torre wants to get back to his feet but Loiseau drags him back down.
De La Torre struggling a bit here.
Loiseau is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt De La Torre will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
De La Torre is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
De La Torre is looking to reverse the position.
De La Torre taking punishment in the form of punches.
Loiseau wants to control but De La Torre is keeping him busy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
De La Torre is pushing Loiseau's head away, looking to escape. Loiseau manages to hold on to the position though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Loiseau cracks De La Torre with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Loiseau has knee on belly and moves into mount.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Loiseau cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
De La Torre is still in real trouble! Can Loiseau finish him?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
De La Torre is trying desperately to improve position.
De La Torre seems to have recovered his senses.
De La Torre is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
De La Torre wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Loiseau is landing with strikes from the back.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
De La Torre staying busy and making it hard for Loiseau to control.
Loiseau controlling well, preventing De La Torre from escaping the position.
Loiseau seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
De La Torre looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
De La Torre is really stuck here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Henry Loiseau dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Loiseau fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops De La Torre to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! De La Torre looks to clinch but Loiseau throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! De La Torre taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Henry Loiseau!
A victorious Henry Loiseau thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.