PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ouca Chorsa (ranked 3574 p4p, 2860 weight class) and Jason Torne (ranked 383 p4p, 335 weight class). Chorsa comes to the cage accompanied by move -thousand foot krutch. Jason Torne has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Ouca Chorsa 's chin.

Chorsa
vs
Torne

180 cm
18
160
0 - 1 - 1

165 cm
18
155
0 - 0 - 1

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ouca Chorsa !
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jason Torne !
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Aleksandr Martynov and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chorsa lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Torne circles away quickly and effectively.
Torne slips a jab and a cross from Chorsa .
Chorsa swinging wildly here.
Chorsa falls off balance throwing a combination

and Torne holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Torne keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Chorsa 's efforts to push away.
Chorsa working hard to break the clinch.
Chorsa wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Torne has him pressed against the cage.

Torne has clasped his hands together around Chorsa 's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Chorsa wants to control but Torne postures up.
Torne scoring with punches from side control.
Chorsa is trying to escape the position but Torne is controlling the position.
Chorsa gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Torne looks winded!
Chorsa avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Torne .

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chorsa wants to get back to full guard.
Chorsa is trying to control but can't.
Chorsa moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Chorsa is looking to stand up but Torne isn't so interested in that idea.
Torne won't allow Chorsa to sweep him here.
Chorsa controls Torne momentarily but Torne frees himself.

Chorsa looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Torne sitting in guard, not really doing much.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Chorsa misses with a double jab.
Chorsa lands a jab to the nose.
Chorsa tries to bum rush Torne with a series of wild strikes but Torne uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Torne looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.

Torne forces Chorsa back against the cage and clinches.
Torne is looking for a takedown.
Chorsa has had enough of the clinch but Torne keeps him there for the moment.
Torne lands an elbow that stopped Chorsa in his tracks for a moment.
Torne keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Chorsa 's efforts to push away.
Torne tries to score a body lock takedown but Chorsa shows good agility there to stay on his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torne lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Chorsa looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Chorsa tries to break free but Torne pushes him back against the cage.
Torne has Chorsa pressed against the cage, preventing Chorsa from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Chorsa breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Torne moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Chorsa lands with a nice body punch.
Chorsa lands a jab to the head.
Chorsa lands a glancing blow to the side of Torne 's head.
A shot to the liver by Chorsa . Beautiful body shot.
Ouca Chorsa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Torne slips a jab and a cross from Chorsa .
Chorsa lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Torne circles away quickly and effectively.
Chorsa thuds a left hand into Torne 's body.
Torne takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chorsa will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chorsa closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Chorsa throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Chorsa misses with a few strikes there.
Chorsa throws a hook to the side of Torne 's head but Torne sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

Torne moves into the clinch.

Torne pulls Chorsa into guard.
Chorsa wants to control from the top but Torne keeps moving.
Chorsa landing with the ground and pound.
Chorsa trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ouca Chorsa 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.

Chorsa thuds his right hand into Torne 's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Torne takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Sloppy strikes from Chorsa . Those never looked like landing.
Chorsa shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Torne eats them both and turns towards Chorsa to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.

Torne fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Chorsa to the ground. Torne is now in Chorsa 's guard.

Torne got a little sloppy there for a moment and Chorsa has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Torne has managed to get both his arms back between Chorsa 's legs - danger averted.

Chorsa is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Chorsa not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Torne gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chorsa lands a body shot.
Chorsa lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Ouca Chorsa is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Torne dodges the punch combination from Chorsa .
Chorsa throws a series of punches but Torne avoids them all with ease.
Chorsa lands with a nice combination. Torne backs away looking to recover.

Torne closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.

Chorsa explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Torne misses with a wild combination.
Chorsa throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Chorsa !
Chorsa swings for the body but Torne moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Torne darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.

Torne decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.

Torne decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Torne missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Chorsa wants to get back to his feet.
Chorsa trying to control here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Torne decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Chorsa lands with a cross.
Chorsa lands a two punch combo.
Chorsa misses with the combination.
Chorsa stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Chorsa wants it to stay on the feet.
A right-left combo lands from Chorsa .

Torne closes the distance and pushes Chorsa back into the cage.

Torne is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Chorsa can't fight it off and eventually Torne manages to take the fight to the floor. Chorsa looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.

Chorsa looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Torne is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chorsa trying to control the position.
Torne must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Chorsa 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.
Torne seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ouca Chorsa dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Chorsa works over Torne 's head and body with a nice combination.
Chorsa throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Torne ducks right into an uppercut from Chorsa .
Chorsa throws a series of punches but Torne moves out of range.
Chorsa comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Chorsa throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

Chorsa gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Torne to score an easy takedown into full guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Torne throws a big elbow that misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Torne seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chorsa is trying to keep Torne in close.
Chorsa is really struggling to control Torne but he's trying to hold on to the position.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.

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.

Torne decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Chorsa , up you get!

Torne closes the distance and clinches.
Chorsa wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Torne has him pressed against the cage.
Torne blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Chorsa looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Torne pulls guard effortlessly.
Chorsa with a nice head shot there.
Chorsa works over Torne with some ground and pound from guard.
Chorsa stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Torne swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Chorsa wants to control from the top but Torne keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torne controlling the position.
Chorsa has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Torne is proving hard to escape from.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Chorsa lands with a good body shot.
Torne has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Chorsa is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Chorsa throws a series of strikes that have Torne backpedaling.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chorsa misses with the combination.
Chorsa is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Torne can do to turn this around?

Torne shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Torne working the head and body with strikes.
Torne with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Jason Torne has got the better of the ground game so far.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Chorsa is trying to control but can't.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ouca Chorsa clearly takes that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Chorsa throws a one two combo.
Chorsa connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Torne throws a series of punches but Chorsa moves out of range.
Chorsa throws a big counter combination but Torne scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Chorsa throws a series of punches but Torne moves out of range.
Torne steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Chorsa .
Sloppy strikes from Chorsa . Those never looked like landing.
Chorsa is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Torne tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Chorsa swivels and escapes.
Chorsa works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Chorsa misses with a few strikes there.
Chorsa lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Chorsa .
Chorsa throws a right hand that Torne ducks under and follows up with a left that Torne also avoids with ease.
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!
Chorsa looks to land a combination but Torne avoids it well.
Torne wants to counter the offense by Chorsa and move into the clinch position.

Torne takes the fight into the clinch.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Torne blocking some punches.
Chorsa working hard to break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Torne breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Chorsa misses with a double jab.
Chorsa with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Torne has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Torne shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Chorsa pinned against the cage. Chorsa gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Chorsa looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Torne looking to score a takedown here. Chorsa is defending well but Torne drives through and ends up in Chorsa 's guard.
Chorsa can't keep his opponent in guard - Torne advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Chorsa has hold of Torne 's hands but Torne slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Chorsa tries to get to full guard but Torne has control of the leg.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torne content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Torne missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

Torne is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Chorsa sees it coming and defends easily.

Torne stands up out of the half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torne takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Chorsa throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Torne .

Torne clinches up with Chorsa and pushes him back against the cage.
Torne has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Chorsa after a bit of a struggle.
Ouca Chorsa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jason Torne .

Torne works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.

Chorsa wriggles free and stands up.
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!
Chorsa throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Torne is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Chorsa lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Chorsa .
Torne takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Torne goes for a double leg but Chorsa avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Chorsa continues to drive forward.
Chorsa looks to land a combination but Torne avoids it well.
Chorsa clobbers Torne with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.

Torne rushes Chorsa and presses him up against the cage.
Chorsa is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Torne jumps guard.
Chorsa postures up.
Torne wants to improve his position but instead Chorsa has moved into half guard.
Chorsa seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Torne does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Torne is looking to control Chorsa 's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Torne avoid being mounted?
Torne is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Torne trying to control from the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ouca Chorsa had his way with Jason Torne in 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. This is the final round!

Chorsa lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Torne slips a jab and a cross from Chorsa .
Chorsa scores with a jab to the body.
Chorsa misses with a double jab.
Chorsa displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Chorsa throws a right and a left that Torne avoids nicely.

Torne clinches with his opponent.

Torne jumps into guard, dragging Chorsa to the mat.
Chorsa passes Torne 's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Torne wants to control but Chorsa is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Torne is staying active underneath Chorsa , who seems content to just control the action from this position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Chorsa is looking for a kimura here.
Torne is not content to let Chorsa control the position.
Torne is doing well to control the position and prevent Chorsa from advancing to side control.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.

Torne closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Chorsa quickly recovers to half guard.
Chorsa is refusing to be controlled, as Torne sits in half guard.
Chorsa trying to hold on to Torne 's head to control him but Torne postures up.
Torne thows a huge punch but Chorsa dodges it nicely.
Torne wants to control but Chorsa is keeping him busy.

Chorsa manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Torne keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chorsa wants to get back to striking at distance but Torne won't allow it.
Torne is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Chorsa pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Jason Torne seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Chorsa is trying to break free.
A frustrated look appears on Chorsa 's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Chorsa is trying to break the clinch but Torne has him pressed against the cage.
Torne has Chorsa pressed against the cage, preventing Chorsa from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Torne tries for a takedown but Chorsa manages to get underhooks.
A short body shot lands from Chorsa as the two fighters clinch.
Chorsa misses with a punch to the body.
Torne has Chorsa pressed against the cage, preventing Chorsa from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Chorsa is looking to break free of the clinch but Torne has double underhooks.
Chorsa working aggressively here.
A frustrated look appears on Chorsa 's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Torne jumps guard but Chorsa stands there with Torne around his waist. Torne gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Ouca Chorsa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jason Torne .

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Chorsa wants to break the clinch but can't.
Torne has Chorsa pressed against the cage, preventing Chorsa from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Chorsa looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Torne pulls guard.

Chorsa gets to his feet. Torne looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Chorsa lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Chorsa .
Chorsa looks to land a combination but Torne avoids it well.
Chorsa throws a left and a right that both miss
and Torne counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Chorsa falls off balance throwing a combination

and Torne counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Torne successfully pulls guard.
Jason Torne has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Torne keeping moving, preventing Chorsa from controlling successfully.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ouca Chorsa showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Chorsa , 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 50:45
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 50:45
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 50:45

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ouca Chorsa !
Ouca Chorsa is the new lightweight champion!
Ouca Chorsa was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.