PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Curt Torres (ranked 25650 p4p, 0 weight class) and Power Max (ranked 6500 p4p, 0 weight class). Curt Torres has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Torres
vs
Max

216 cm
19
278 lbs
1 - 6 - 0

183 cm
20
220 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Very confident

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 1 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Curt Torres!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Power Max!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Max tries to clinch up.
Torres listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.

Max closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Torres to the mat! Torres manages to get full guard.

Torres pushes Max off and scrambles back to his feet.
Max tries to close the distance and clinch up but Torres swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Torres closes the distance and clinches up with Max, looking for a takedown. Torres pushes Max against the cage but Max circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Power Max seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A punch combination from Max misses.

Torres tries to sprawl but Max drives through with a takedown into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Max seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Torres is looking to control Max's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Torres avoid being mounted?
It looks like Max is going to stand back up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Max working over Torres with some ground and pound. Torres looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Max is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Max keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Max tries to pass the half guard into mount. Torres knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Torres is not content to let Max control the position.
Max performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Torres is looking for a sweep. Max is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Max content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Torres trying to control from the bottom.
Max prevents Torres from improving his position.
Max wants to stand up but Torres is controlling the position.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Max tries to close the distance and clinch but Torres swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Torres steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Max.
Max throws a leg kick but Torres checks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torres dives in and grabs Max's left leg, looking for a takedown. Max pushes down on Torres's head and hops out.
Torres shoots in and drives through. Max sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Curt Torres. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Torres shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Max defends it nicely.

Max scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Max controls the position from side control.

Max stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Max looks winded!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Torres avoids a punch combination nicely.
Torres tries a head kick but it misses.
Max throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

Max scores with a takedown into Torres's guard.

Torres is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Max is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Torres will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

Torres escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Max gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Power Max dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Curt Torres'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.

Torres throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

Max dives in and scores a takedown into Torres's guard.
Max engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Let's hope that Max has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Power Max has got the better of the ground game so far.

Torres is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Max defends well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Torres is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Torres is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Torres has a closed guard, preventing Max from standing up.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

Max thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

Torres escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Max gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Torres wants to control but Max passes easily into half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Torres wants to control but Max is keeping busy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Torres wants to control the action here but instead Max manages to pass to full mount!
Max controlling the position easily from mount.

Max working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Torres sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Max trying to control the pace.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torres is trying to stand up here but Max is controlling him well.

Max looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Torres is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Max connects with a nice short shot to Torres's temple.

Torres looking for submissions off his back.
Max trying to control the action but Torres is working from the bottom.

Max seems to be looking for submissions.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Torres looks like he's trying to stand up.
Max thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Torres's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Power Max showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Curt Torres's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Torres dives in and grabs Max's left leg, looking for a takedown. Max pushes down on Torres's head and hops out.
Max unleashes a big counter combination but Torres bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Max wants to clinch up but Torres keeps it at a distance.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Torres.
Torres looks to land a combination but Max avoids it well.
Max throws a leg kick but Torres checks it.
Max throws a left and a right that both miss
and Torres counters with a series of strikes. Max will be more careful next time no doubt.
Torres dives in for a single leg takedown but Max sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Curt Torres. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Max drives through with a takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Max is pushing down on Torres's leg trying to pass to half guard. Torres is fighting to maintain full guard but Max has managed to sneak the leg through.
Torres wants to improve his position but Max is controlling well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
We're seeing a lot of stalling here from Max.
Max tries to stand but can't do so whilst Torres controls his leg.
Max stalling.

Torres pushes Max off and gets back to his feet.
Torres misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torres throws a sloppy head kick and Max moves out of range easily.
Max has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Max is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Torres checks the leg kick.

Max looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Torres!
Torres wants to get back to his feet.
Max scores with a couple of short elbows.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Max creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Torres is pushing Max's head away, looking to escape. Max manages to hold on to the position though.
Max is looking to take a break and control but Torres is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Torres knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Max on the ground.
Max should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Max in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Torres wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Torres tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Torres struggling a bit here.
Max landing a few strikes.
Torres is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Torres is looking to control Max's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Torres avoid being mounted?
Max lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Max is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Curt Torres has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Power Max is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Max seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Torres does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Power Max.
Well Max has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Power Max!