PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Francesco Torzoni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nikolai Nation (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Torzoni comes to the cage accompanied by Arsone. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Torzoni
vs
Nation

163 cm
24
145 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

180 cm
24
162 lbs
9 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Francesco Torzoni!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nikolai Nation!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, David Schapiro and Russell Pearce.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
That kick from Torzoni tenderised Nation's leg. Nation is trying to keep his angry face on.
Nation takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Nation lands with a good body shot.
Torzoni lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Torzoni tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nation was well out of range. Poor timing from Torzoni.
Torzoni takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Nation throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
As Nation backs away, Torzoni returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
A head kick misses from Torzoni.
Nation throws a hook but Torzoni avoids it easily.
Torzoni on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Torzoni throws a low kick but it's checked well by Nation.
Nation ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Torzoni moves away.
Torzoni half committed to a counter leg kick.
Torzoni turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Nation ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Nation, as that shot connected.

It looks like Francesco Torzoni has been cut.
Nation has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Torzoni throws a lazy right hand but Nation sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Torzoni throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A countering left hand to the body from Nation misses.
Nation thuds a left hand into Torzoni's body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nation takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Nation connects with a nice looking jab.
An inside leg kick from Torzoni misses.
Torzoni looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Nation is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Torzoni rather than just go for the knockout.
Torzoni dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Nation. That did some damage!
Nation throws out a powerful jab.
Nation throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Torzoni working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Torzoni.
Torzoni prevents a body shot from Nation.
Torzoni misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nation.
Nation misses with a punch to the body.
Torzoni lands with a light punch inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Torzoni creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Nation blocks an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Torzoni throws a head punch that misses.
Torzoni lands with a left to the head.
Nation is trying to break free.
Nation is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Torzoni is keeping busy.
Nation taking a breather.
Nation can't break the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Torzoni.
Nation tries to break free but Torzoni pushes him back against the cage.
Nation blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Torzoni cracks Nation with a nice body shot.

Nation breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Torzoni.
Torzoni loads up on a big right hand but Nation slips the punch.
A nice side step and Nation releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Nation swings widly with a right hand
and Torzoni counters with a nice uppercut.
Crunch! Torzoni slams his shin into Nation's torso.
Torzoni delivers a nice body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torzoni is looking to land body kicks.
A little jabbing left from Nation on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Torzoni takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Torzoni throws a leg kick but Nation sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Nation throws a body punch but Torzoni moves out of range.
Torzoni throws a head kick that misses.
Torzoni fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Nation checks it well.
Torzoni throws a wild body kick that Nation sees coming a mile off.
Nation misses with a two punch combination.
Torzoni was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Nice defenses there by Nation.
Nation lands an overhand right.
Torzoni fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Nation on the side of the head.
Nation lands with a hook. Torzoni tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Good leg kick by Torzoni there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Torzoni looks to land a body kick but Nation moved away.
Nation on the wrong end of a kick to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nation lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Torzoni at a distance.
Nation is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Torzoni misses with the combination.
Torzoni ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nation moves away.
Nation staying out of range there.
It seemed like Nation was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Torzoni tries to bum rush Nation with a series of wild strikes but Nation uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nation comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Nation moves out of range of the strikes.
Nation ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Nation swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Torzoni ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nation moves away.
Torzoni is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Torzoni explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Torzoni throws a half hearted mid kick.
Torzoni walks into a left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Francesco Torzoni dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Francesco Torzoni's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Torzoni uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nation.
Francesco Torzoni is winning the standup battle so far.
Nation will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Torzoni misses with a double jab.
Torzoni slips under a jab from Nation.
Nation moves out of range of the leg kick from Torzoni.
Torzoni lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Nikolai Nation seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A punch combination from Nation misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Torzoni misses the target.
Nation has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Nation throws a right hand that misses
and Torzoni counters with a stiff right hand.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Torzoni here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
A swing and a miss from Nation.
Torzoni throws a leg kick but Nation checks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Torzoni steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nation.
Nation throws a shot from downtown. Torzoni moves away and avoids it.
Nation ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nation scores with a jab to the head.
Torzoni scores with a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nation lands with a nice body punch.
Nation with a nice cross.
Nation walks into a jab.
Torzoni with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Torzoni throws a low kick but Nation moves out of range easily.
Nation 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.
Nation throws a right and a left that Torzoni avoids nicely.
Torzoni misses with a straight left.
A big right from Torzoni misses.
Nation throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Torzoni goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Nation works Torzoni's body with a nice hook.
Nice jab there from Nation.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nation misses with a double jab
and Torzoni counters with a straight right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torzoni will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Nation's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Torzoni lunges at Nation with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Nation's hand.
Torzoni blocks a jab.
Nation throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nation throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Torzoni fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Nation has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Nation lands a slapping body shot.
Nation takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Nation ducks under a wild hook from Torzoni.
Torzoni wants to slow Nation down by chopping away at his legs.
Nation staying out of range there.
Nation scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Torzoni doesn't seem bothered though.
Torzoni is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Nation fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Torzoni looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Torzoni ducks under a wild hook from Nation.
Torzoni throws a quick counter head kick but Nation was just out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torzoni throws a body punch but Nation moves out of range.
Nation is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
A jab from Nation misses.
Torzoni is looking for a counter combo.
Nation throws a looping overhand right but Torzoni ducks down to avoid it.
A big left from Nation misses.
Nation throws a body punch but Torzoni moves out of range.
A big left from Nation misses.
Torzoni swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Nation throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nation throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A little feinted left hand from Torzoni on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Nation swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nation scores with a nice right hand.
Nation lands a nice shot that snaps Torzoni's head back.
Torzoni changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Nation throws a body punch but Torzoni moves out of range.
Nation misses with an uppercut
and Torzoni counters with a nice leg kick.
Torzoni scores with a punch to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nation. Torzoni does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nation misses with a body shot.
Torzoni fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nation is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Torzoni throws a push kick but Nation slaps the foot to one side.
Torzoni misses with a right hand
letting Nation counter with a right hand.
Torzoni scores with a kick to the body.
Nation swinging wildly here.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Torzoni.
Nation scores with a decent looking hook.
Torzoni swings for the body but Nation moves out of range.
Torzoni connects with an inside leg kick.
Nation bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Torzoni's head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nation misses with an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nikolai Nation showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Francesco Torzoni's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!

Nation on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Torzoni. Torzoni obviously looking to wear him down.
Nation misses with a double jab.
Torzoni keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nation.
Nation looks to land a left hand but Torzoni moved out of range nicely.
Nation has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Torzoni.
Torzoni cracks the inside of Nation's front leg.
Torzoni goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Nation takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Torzoni walks into a jab.
A jab from Nation does it's job there.
Nation staying out of range there.
Torzoni lunges at Nation with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Nation's hand.
Nation misses the shot to the body.
Torzoni lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Torzoni delivers a nice body kick.
Torzoni tries to score with a low kick but Nation moves his leg out of the way.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Torzoni connects with a leg kick. Nation looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Torzoni jabs at Nation's body.
Nation throws a right and a left that both miss.
Torzoni connects with a leg kick. Nation looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Torzoni throws a nice outside leg kick.
Torzoni lands a body shot.
Nation avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nation misses the body punch
enabling Torzoni to counter with a crisp jab.
Nation punishes Torzoni's body with a nice straight punch.
Torzoni pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nation misses with a looping right.
Nation fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Torzoni manages to avoid it.
Torzoni throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Nation on the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A punch combination from Nation misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nation digs a good hook to Torzoni's body.
Torzoni lands a high kick!
Some wild striking there from Nation.
Nation ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Torzoni moves away.
A slow jab from Nation misses its intended target.
That kick from Torzoni tenderised Nation's leg. Nation is trying to keep his angry face on.
Nation pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Torzoni back to the cage. Nation follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Nation throws a body punch but Torzoni moves out of range.
Nation misses with a body shot.
Torzoni dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Nation. That did some damage!
Torzoni fakes the leg kick and cracks Nation in the body.
A shot to the liver by Nation. Beautiful body shot.
Nation on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Nation takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Nation misses.
Nation misses with a wild body shot.
Torzoni uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nation.
Nation cracks Torzoni with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Nation cracks Torzoni with a right hand to the side of the head.
Danga de danga de dang - Torzoni scores with a four punch combination!
Nation fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Torzoni manages to avoid it.
Torzoni lands a nice leg kick that just misses Nation's sensitive parts.
Nation misses the shot to the body.
Torzoni tried to counter with a leg kick but Nation avoided it.
Nation throws a shot from downtown. Torzoni moves away and avoids it.
Torzoni throwing a counter right hand but Nation manages to avoid it.
Torzoni scores with a jab. Nation acknowledges it with a nod of the head.

Nation is rocked!
Torzoni gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Nation is still on wobbly legs! Can Torzoni finish him?
Nation misses with a body shot
and Torzoni connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nation throws a looping overhand right but Torzoni ducks down to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Torzoni lands a leg kick that knocks Nation off balance momentarily.
Torzoni misses with an uppercut.
Nation throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nation tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Torzoni was well out of range. Poor timing from Nation.
Nation seems to have recovered his senses.
A bone on bone clash there as Nation blocks the leg kick.
Nation misses with a looping left.
Torzoni is looking to counter punch.
Torzoni looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Nation throws a hook but Torzoni avoids it easily.
Torzoni looks to score with a jab to the body but Nation is just out of range.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Torzoni lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Nation has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Nation and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Nation throws a jab when Torzoni was well out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Torzoni. Nation does a little dance to reset his feet.
The crowd cheers as Torzoni lands an impressive looking overhand right. Nation doesn't seem phased though.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nation catches Torzoni with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!

And that's the end of the fight!
Francesco Torzoni showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Torzoni has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Joseph Jones scores the fight 29:28
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 29:28
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Francesco Torzoni!
After winning the bout, Francesco Torzoni thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.