PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pablo Torres (ranked 219 p4p, 1036 weight class) and Eddie Bjornsson (ranked 34 p4p, 129 weight class). Bjornsson has chosen Ultimate - Denzel Curry as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Torres
vs
Bjornsson

200 cm
29
278
25 - 5 - 0

192 cm
22
275
4 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Olympic wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Conviction
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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 25 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Pablo Torres!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eddie Bjornsson!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Mauricio Rocha and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bjornsson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Torres throws out the jab.
Torres pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bjornsson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Torres counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Torres has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Torres fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bjornsson manages to avoid it.
A decent looking cross lands there for Torres.

It looks like Eddie Bjornsson has been cut.
Bjornsson misses with a wild body shot.
Bjornsson moves out of range of the strikes.
Pablo Torres seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bjornsson throws a looping overhand right but Torres ducks down to avoid it.
It looked like Torres wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bjornsson misses the shot to the body.
Torres doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Torres misses with a looping right.
Bjornsson tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Bjornsson dives in and grabs Torres's left leg, looking for a takedown. Torres pushes down on Bjornsson's head and hops out.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Torres looks to land a right hand but Bjornsson moved out of range.
Torres jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bjornsson works Torres's body with a nice hook.
Bjornsson scores with a jab to the body.

Bjornsson looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Bjornsson lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Bjornsson throws a big elbow that misses.
Torres has momentary wrist control but Bjornsson slips an elbow through the middle.
Bjornsson keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Torres's head.
Bjornsson passes into half guard.
Bjornsson wants to free his trapped foot but Torres is holding on for dear life with his legs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bjornsson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Bjornsson scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Torres knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Bjornsson on the ground.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bjornsson is trying to control the action in half guard but Torres is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Bjornsson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Bjornsson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Torres's head.
Bjornsson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Bjornsson uses his free foot to push down on Torres's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Torres.
Bjornsson throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
BOOM! Bjornsson connects with a massive shot to the dome!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torres is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Bjornsson content just to control the position here.
Bjornsson has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Torres's face.
Bjornsson fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Bjornsson has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Torres's face.
Bjornsson postures up and throws a big right hand. BOOM! Right on the button! Torres is out cold - huge knockout for Bjornsson!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Eddie Bjornsson!
Eddie Bjornsson decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.