PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Timmy Gregory (ranked 25406 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rony Torres (ranked 6055 p4p, 0 weight class). Timmy Gregory has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Gregory
vs
Torres

156 cm
19
151 lbs
1 - 5 - 0

176 cm
18
150 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Timmy Gregory!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rony Torres!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Emerson Jorge and Luis Engracia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from Gregory as Torres shoots in.
Gregory thinks about countering with a body kick.
Torres tries to score a power double leg takedown but Gregory sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Torres somewhat.

Torres fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Gregory, pushing him back against the cage.

Torres escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Torres doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Gregory counters with a left and a right that stings Torres.
Timmy Gregory has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rony Torres.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No luck for Torres with that takedown attempt.
Gregory could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gregory throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

Gregory moves into the clinch.
Gregory is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Torres to keep the fight standing.
Gregory is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Torres is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Gregory to keep the fight standing.

Torres breaks from the clinch.

Torres instigates a clinch.
Torres wants a takedown but no success here.

Gregory tightens his grip and picks Torres up, before dumping him to the ground. Torres manages to land in guard.
Gregory looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Gregory wants to stand but Torres is controlling his posture from full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torres looking for a sweep. Not yet Torres, not yet.
Gregory scoring with punches to the head and body.
Torres is looking to stand up but Gregory isn't so interested in that idea.
Torres not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Gregory controlling from the top position.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Torres holds on and takes a little breather.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Gregory takes the fight into the clinch.
Gregory is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Torres tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Gregory just stands there and leans against the cage.

Gregory gets control of Torres's arms and successfully pulls guard. Gregory will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Gregory has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Torres controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Torres trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Torres wants to control from the top but Gregory keeps moving.
Gregory utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

Gregory manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.

Torres breaks the clinch.
Torres shoots in and drives through. Gregory sprawls well.
Torres looks winded!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gregory stuffs the takedown.
Gregory went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.

Torres gets a clinch.
Torres has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Gregory is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Timmy Gregory dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

The fighters circling - Gregory throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gregory slaps away a takedown attempt from Torres, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Timmy Gregory is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Torres has Gregory up against the cage in a clinch.
Gregory swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gregory jumps guard but Torres turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.

Torres's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gregory is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Torres can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Torres has his takedown stuffed
and Gregory counters with a lovely straight right hand!

Torres has closed the distance and engaged Gregory in a clinch.
Torres tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Gregory smiles and moves away.
Timmy Gregory has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rony Torres.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Torres misses with a takedown attempt
letting Gregory counter with a right hand.
Torres is breathing heavily.

Gregory looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Gregory keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gregory looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Torres with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Gregory working over Torres with some ground and pound. Torres looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Gregory looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Torres with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Gregory keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Gregory winds up and cracks Torres with a swinging punch to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gregory working over Torres with some ground and pound. Torres looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Well, if Gregory is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Torres is trying to get back to full guard.

Gregory stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Torres to get to his feet.
Gregory scores with a punch to the head.

Gregory closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Torres pushes Gregory off but Gregory dives into side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Gregory stands up and we're back to a striking position.

Torres moves into range and clinches up with Gregory.
Gregory fails to pull guard.
Torres tries for a takedown. No joy.
Torres drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Gregory gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Gregory is working for takedown but Torres is calmly controlling the position for now.
Torres gets underhooks to prevent Gregory's takedown attempt.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Torres.
Gregory has Torres pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Torres manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.

Gregory wants the takedown. Torres is fighting it off but Gregory persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Torres's guard against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gregory content to stall in guard here.
Gregory might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Gregory with a nice head shot there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Timmy Gregory dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Torres misses with a right hand

and Gregory counters with a nice double leg into guard.

Torres has his feet on Gregory's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.

Torres rushes Gregory and presses him up against the cage.
Gregory gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Torres.

Torres breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Torres takes the fight into the clinch.
Gregory can't get the takedown.

Torres's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Torres feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Gregory's calf.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Horrible takedown attempt by Torres or perhaps it was just good defense by Gregory, which made it look bad.
Torres takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Torres fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Timmy Gregory has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rony Torres.
Torres throws a sloppy head kick and Gregory moves out of range easily.
Gregory throws a combination. Torres tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

Gregory gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Gregory is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Torres to keep the fight standing.
Gregory is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Torres is trying to pull guard but Gregory has him pressed against the cage.
Gregory tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torres landing knees to the body.
Gregory is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Torres to keep the fight standing.
Torres wants a takedown but no success here.
Torres is trying to break the clinch but Gregory is controlling him.
Gregory tries to pull guard but Torres holds him up against the cage and eventually Gregory drops back down to his feet.
Torres can't break the clinch.

Gregory breaks the clinch.

Gregory closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Gregory tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Torres wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Gregory has him pressed against the cage.
Torres drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Torres changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Gregory fights it off and pushes away nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Gregory feints and as Torres raises his hands in defense, Gregory changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Gregory controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Gregory working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Torres's head.
Gregory slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Gregory postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gregory stays in close to Torres's body and controls the position.
Gregory has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Torres is proving hard to escape from.
Torres looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Torres throws a sloppy head kick and Gregory moves out of range easily.
Torres has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Gregory finds it's way round the side to connect with Torres's head.
Rony Torres has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Timmy Gregory is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Gregory showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Torres.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Timmy Gregory.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Gregory, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:27
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:27
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Timmy Gregory!