PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Baldur Torsten (ranked 127 p4p, 631 weight class) and Drax Bautista (ranked 22 p4p, 88 weight class). Torsten kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Temple of Odin. 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.

Torsten
vs
Bautista

189 cm
30
213
22 - 11 - 0

190 cm
29
209
13 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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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 22 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Baldur Torsten!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Drax Bautista!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Bruno Hogan and Damien Edna.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bautista lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Drax Bautista seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bautista looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Torsten punishes Bautista's body with a nice straight punch.
Bautista throws a low kick but Torsten avoids it.
Bautista throws a hook to the side of Torsten's head but Torsten sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bautista throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Torsten throwing a counter right hand but Bautista manages to avoid it.
Bautista swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Torsten counters with a nice low kick that buckles Bautista's knee momentarily.
Torsten lands the left hand.
Torsten throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A low kick from Torsten is predictable there
and Bautista counters with a good, hard body kick but Torsten shrugs it off.
Bautista throws a combination that misses
and Torsten counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Torsten moves out of range of the body kick from Bautista.
Torsten scoring well with a low kick there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Torsten.
Torsten with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Torsten thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bautista scores with a nice body kick.
Torsten clobbers Bautista with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Bautista with a jab.
Torsten avoids a kick to the body.
Bautista throws a predictable looking body shot
and Torsten counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bautista misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Torsten.
Bautista throws a chopping leg kick but Torsten manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Torsten feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Bautista misses with a straight left.
Torsten throws a quick counter kick to the body but Bautista avoids it.
Bautista throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Torsten just misses with a punch to the body.
Bautista looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Torsten misses with a straight right.
Torsten feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Bautistas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torsten misses with a looping right.
Bautista throws a hook to the side of Torsten's head but Torsten sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Torsten looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Bautista scores with a jab to the jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bautista misses with a low kick.
Crunch! Torsten slams his shin into Bautista's torso.
Torsten slips a jab from Bautista.
A lazy body kick from Bautista
and Torsten counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bautista tries to land a body kick
and Torsten counters with a right hand to the body.
Bautista misses with a body kick.
Bautista tries to land a front kick but Torsten steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Bautista throws a jab but it's blocked by Torsten.

Torsten cracks Bautista with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Bautista looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Torsten finish him?

Bautista is rocked!
Bautista bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bautista misses with the body kick
and Torsten counters with a huge overhand right that connects right on the temple, sending him crumpling, face first to the floor! This one is all over! What a knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Baldur Torsten!
An out of breath Baldur Torsten thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.