PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Varg Veide (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luis Torres (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Veide's entrance music is Bachman-Turner Overdrive - Taking Care of Business. A fine choice. Torres is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Lie, Cheat, & Steal. This should be fireworks!

Veide
vs
Torres

195 cm
33
255 lbs
32 - 16 - 0

194 cm
32
270 lbs
19 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Conviction

Voodoo Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 32 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Varg Veide!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Luis Torres!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Donald Grub and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Veide takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Veide seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Varg Veide seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Torres slips under a jab.
Veide misses with a body kick.
Torres fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Veide checks it well.
Torres will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Veide tried to counter with a leg kick but Torres avoided it.
Good work by Torres as he checks the leg kick.
Veide misses with a kick to the body
and Torres counters with a straight right hand.

Veide moves into the clinch.
Veide blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Veide.
Torres has a couple of punches blocked by Veide.
Veide swings away with an uppercut that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Torres fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Torres misses with some punches.
Torres throws a head punch that misses.
Veide misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Veide scores with a nice hook to the head.
Veide works on Torres's body with a couple of short punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Veide lands with a right to the head.
Veide swings wildly with an uppercut but Torres uses good head movement to avoid it.
Torres tries to throw a body punch but Veide avoids it by throwing Torres back against the cage.
Torres dodges an elbow strike from Veide.
A right hook to the body lands for Torres.
Veide misses with a body punch.
Torres misses with a hook from the clinch.
Veide throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Torres can't find room to land a body shot as Veide controls the action.
Veide can't find room to land a body shot as Torres controls the action.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Veide.
A short left from Torres.
Nice body punch from Veide.
Veide misses with a hook from the clinch.
Torres blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Torres avoids the elbow strike from Veide, against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Veide creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Torres's defenses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Veide.
Torres lands with a short shot to the head.
Veide's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Torres's coach down at Phoenix Fight Team was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Torres's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Torres misses with the head strike.
Veide blocks a body shot from Torres.
Veide tries to work over Torres's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Torres misses with a hook from the clinch.
Veide looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Torres lands a right hand.
Veide fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Torres.
Torres throws a punch but it's blocked by Veide.
Veide swings wildly with an uppercut but Torres uses good head movement to avoid it.
Torres scores with a shoulder strike.
Veide misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Torres fails to land.
Torres lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Torres lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Torres swings wildly with an uppercut but Veide uses good head movement to avoid it.
Torres lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Veide prevents a body shot from Torres.
Torres working aggressively here.
Torres managing to block the knees to the body from Veide.
Veide throws an elbow but it misses.
Veide tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Torres avoids it.
Torres fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Veide throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Torres fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Veide.
Veide working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

Torres escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Torres stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Veide.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Veide throws a sloppy head kick

and Torres counters by moving into the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Torres misses with a short punch on the inside.
Veide misses with the head strike.
Veide lands an elbow that stopped Torres in his tracks for a moment.
A short uppercut from Torres.
Torres tries for a takedown. No joy.
Veide blocking some punches.
Torres lands an uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Torres.
Veide blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Torres lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Torres throws a head punch that misses.
Veide lands with a light punch inside.
Torres's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A head punch on the inside from Veide fails to land.
Torres misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Luis Torres dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Veide checks a leg kick.
Torres connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Torres throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Torres avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Torres unleashes a big counter combination but Veide bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Torres ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Veide loads up on a big right hand but Torres slips the punch.
Torres connects with a good right hand that stumbles Veide. Veide circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Good leg kick by Veide there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Torres lands a nice hook to Veide's body. Veide takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Veide with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Torres keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Veide throws a hook to the side of Torres's head but Torres sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Torres is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Veide with a body shot.
Torres throws a right and a left that Veide avoids nicely.
Torres punishes Veide's body with a nice straight punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A punch combination from Torres misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Torres with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Veide throws a low kick, looking for Torres's leg but Torres calmly moves out of range.
Veide goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Nice defenses there by Veide.
Torres keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Torres has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Torres checks the leg kick.
Torres scores with a jab.
Torres cracks Veide with a right hand to the side of the head.
Torres looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
An inside leg kick lands from Veide.
Veide pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Torres throws out a counter right but Veide avoids it with no problem.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Veide.
Torres fails to land with a series of punches.
Veide scores with a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Veide tries to clinch but Torres moves out of range.
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!
Veide sizes up Torres with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Torres scores with a jab to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Torres scores with a punch to the head.
Veide moves away from the strike by Torres.
Veide looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Torres doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Torres lands the left hand.
Veide throws a body kick that misses
and Torres counters with a good low kick that Veide was not able to check.
Veide loads up on a big right hand but Torres slips the punch.
Torres swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Veide thows a leg kick but Torres checks it

and Torres counters with a crisp right hand that drops Veide! Torres lets Veide back up to his feet, looking for a finish!

Veide is rocked!
Torres sees an opening and throws a straight punch right through Veide's defenses. It connects perfectly with Veide's jaw and knocks him out cold! Wow - that's a contender for knockout of the year - absolutely brutal!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Luis Torres!
Our winner, Luis Torres, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.