PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jacks Sole (ranked 485 p4p, 581 weight class) and Baldur Torsten (ranked 75 p4p, 90 weight class). Torsten has chosen Temple of Odin as his entrance music. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Baldur Torsten was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Sole
vs
Torsten

188 cm
27
210
8 - 3 - 1

189 cm
25
211
9 - 4 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jacks Sole!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Baldur Torsten!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Ackerman and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Torsten ducks under a wild hook from Sole.
Sole throws out a leg kick but Torsten moves out of range and Sole only half commits.
A cross from Sole lands.
Sole slips a jab from Torsten.
Torsten ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Torsten moves out of range of the leg kick from Sole.
Good work by Torsten as he checks the leg kick.
Torsten is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Sole with a body shot.
Torsten walks into a jab.
Torsten lands with a cross.
Torsten lands with a nice body kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Sole.
Torsten misses with a hook
and Sole counters with a straight right hand.
Sole misses with a hook
letting Torsten counter with a right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sole keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Torsten.
Torsten looks to score with a jab to the body but Sole is just out of range.
Sole moves out of range of the body kick from Torsten.
Torsten lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sole circles away quickly and effectively.
Sole throws a quick inside leg kick.
Good leg kick by Sole.
Sole tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sole misses with a low kick.
Sole throws a lazy uppercut
and Torsten counters with a nice leg kick.
Sole throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Torsten counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sole throws a front kick aimed at Torsten's knee but Torsten avoids it well.
Torsten throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Sole on the side of the head.
Torsten thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torsten moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Torsten keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
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!
Sole throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Torsten sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Torsten feints a counter leg kick.
Torsten checks a low kick from Sole.
Sole checks a low kick from Torsten.
Sole thows a leg kick but Torsten checks it
and Torsten counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Sole throws a chopping leg kick but Torsten manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Sole checks a leg kick nicely.
Sole seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Sole misses with a low kick.
Torsten takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Torsten tests Sole's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Sole pivots, looking for a leg kick but Torsten is out of range and Sole settles back down.
Sole connects with the punch.

It looks like Baldur Torsten has been cut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torsten misses with a looping right.
Sole keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A nice leg kick lands there from Sole.
Torsten goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Sole takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Torsten looks to land a right hand but Sole moved out of range.
Good work by Torsten as he checks the leg kick.
Torsten let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
A chopping leg kick lands by Torsten.
Torsten misses the jab.
Torsten throws a low kick but Sole moves out of range easily.
Sole throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Torsten sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Torsten takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Torsten avoids a low kick by using good footwork.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sole lands with a straight right. Torsten didn't see that one coming.
Sole jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sole throws out a leg kick but Torsten moves out of range and Sole only half commits.
Torsten cracks Sole with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sole throws a nice inside leg kick.
Sole ducks under a wild hook from Torsten.
Sole tried to counter with a leg kick but Torsten avoided it.
Sole misses with a low kick.
Sole is looking to score with low kicks.
Torsten steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Sole. That one must have hurt.
Torsten tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Torsten lands a right hook to the body.
Torsten tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sole was well out of range. Poor timing from Torsten.
Sole takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Baldur Torsten will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Baldur Torsten's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Sole attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Jacks Sole has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sole bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Nice uppercut there from Sole.
Torsten takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Torsten takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Sole throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Torsten throws the left hand but Sole avoids the punch easily.
Torsten takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Sole throws a lazy uppercut
and Torsten counters with a slapping leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Torsten looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Sole misses with a hook.
Sole cracks Torsten with a right hand to the side of the head.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sole.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sole throws a half hearted mid kick.
Torsten throws out a counter right but Sole avoids it with no problem.
Sole misses with an uppercut. Torsten saw that one coming.
Sole connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Torsten throws a leg kick but Sole moved away.
Sole looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Sole lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Sole defending well as Torsten loads up on a big left hand.
A jab from Sole misses.
Torsten is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Sole with a body shot.
Torsten scores with a nice head shot.
Sole tries a low kick but Torsten avoids it.
Torsten is looking to chop away at Sole's legs.
Torsten walks into a stiff left hand from Sole.
Sole moves out of range as Torsten strikes.
Torsten misses with a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sole lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Torsten keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Torsten misses with a looping right.
Sole wants to clinch up but Torsten keeps it at a distance.
Jacks Sole seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sole fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Sole misses with an uppercut. Torsten saw that one coming.
Torsten takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Sole blocks a low kick nicely.
Sole is looking to clinch.
Sole takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.

Sole clinches.
Sole throws a head punch that misses.

Sole jumps guard and drags Torsten to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torsten stays in close to Sole's body and controls the position.
Torsten trying to control the position from guard on top but Sole is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Torsten showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Sole controls Torsten momentarily but Torsten frees himself.
Torsten looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Torsten must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Torsten wants to control from the top but Sole keeps moving.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

Sole escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Torsten gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Torsten trying to control but Sole is working from the bottom.
Torsten pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sole is keeping the position for now.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jacks Sole dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Baldur Torsten's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Torsten tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sole was well out of range. Poor timing from Torsten.
Torsten's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sole.
Jacks Sole is winning the standup battle so far.
Sole throws an off balance right hand
and Torsten counters with a good low kick that Sole was not able to check.
Torsten looks to land a right hand but Sole moved out of range.
Sole swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sole lands a jab to the nose.
Sole moves away from the strike by Torsten.
Sole lands a nice looking kick to the body. Torsten takes a step back to recover.
Torsten scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Torsten dips to his left and cracks Sole with an uppercut!
Sole tries to land a leg kick but Torsten saw it coming and moves away.
Sole throws a jab when Torsten was well out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A low kick from Sole misses
and Torsten counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Sole on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Torsten. Torsten obviously looking to wear him down.
Torsten takes one on the button.
Torsten throws a body punch but Sole moves out of range.
Sole throws a leg kick but Torsten moved away.
Torsten misses with a body shot.
Sole misses with an uppercut. Torsten saw that one coming.
It seemed like Torsten was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Torsten throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Torsten misses the shot to the body.
Torsten throws a leg kick but Sole checks it.
Torsten lands a nice shot to the body.
Torsten takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Sole throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A swing and a miss from Sole.
Sole throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Torsten sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Torsten let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Sole does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Torsten moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
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!
Sole with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Sole tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Torsten fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Sole has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Torsten tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Sole is able to avoid easily.
Sole looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Torsten throws a body kick that misses.
A leg kick checked by Sole.
Torsten dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torsten shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Sole throws a hook to the side of Torsten's head but Torsten sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Torsten bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Torsten scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Jab from Sole.
Sole slips a jab and a cross from Torsten.
Sole misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Torsten.
Torsten counters with a body kick.
Sole has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Torsten.
Sole takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Sole takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Torsten gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sole throws out a leg kick but Torsten moves out of range and Sole only half commits.
Torsten swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sole throws a nice outside leg kick.
Torsten ducks under a wild hook from Sole.
Torsten swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A thudding body kick lands there by Sole!
Torsten takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.

That has opened up Baldur Torsten's cut even more.
Torsten checks a leg kick.
Torsten steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Torsten moves into range and connects with a jab.
Sole throws out a loose jab but Torsten uses good head movement to avoid it.
Torsten finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sole.
Torsten checks the leg kick nicely there.
Torsten looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Sole, as that shot connected.
Sole throws a leg kick that misses.

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 Jacks Sole.
Well Sole 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 29:28
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jacks Sole!
Our winner, Jacks Sole, 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.