PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Benji Torres (ranked 588 p4p, 693 weight class) and Pavel Kostov (ranked 70 p4p, 85 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Torres
vs
Kostov

188 cm
30
186
17 - 13 - 1

185 cm
30
190
14 - 9 - 3

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Benji Torres!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 9 - 3, fighting out of St Petersburg, Pavel Kostov!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kostov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Torres throws out the jab.
Kostov lunges at Torres with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Torres's hand.

It looks like Benji Torres has been cut.
Kostov throws the kick towards the body but Torres avoids it.
Torres looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Kostov misses with a looping left.
An attempted straight right counter from Torres misses the target.
Torres avoids a kick to the body.
Torres swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Kostov throws a looping overhand right but Torres ducks down to avoid it.
Torres throwing a counter right hand but Kostov manages to avoid it.
A low kick from Kostov misses
and Torres counters with a nice body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Torres slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Torres keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jab, jab by Kostov - just one landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Good exchange - Torres coming out on top.
Kostov uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kostov. Torres does a little dance to reset his feet.

Kostov clinches with his opponent.
Torres can't find room to land a body shot as Kostov controls the action.
Kostov scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kostov struggles to land a body shot inside as Torres controls his hands.
A short left from Torres.
Come on Kostov - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Kostov keeps control of Torres as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Torres blocking some punches.
Torres pushes Kostov back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kostov is trying to stall.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torres blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Torres misses with a punch on the inside.
Torres softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Nice body punch from Torres.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Torres misses with a punch to the body.
Torres wants to break the clinch but can't.
Torres lands a shoulder strike.
Kostov has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Torres seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Kostov can turn it around.
Torres throws a head punch that misses.
Kostov softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kostov throws a head punch that misses.
Kostov blocks an uppercut.
Torres throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kostov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Torres can't find room to land a body shot as Kostov controls the action.
Torres lands with a short shot to the head.
Torres misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kostov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kostov lands a body punch in the clinch.

Torres's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pavel Kostov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kostov attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Nice cross by Torres.
Kostov throws a leg kick
and Torres counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kostov misses with a shot to the body
and Torres counters with a stiff right hand.
Kostov throws a jab but it's blocked by Torres.
Torres connects with a good right hand that stumbles Kostov. Kostov circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Kostov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kostov connects with a leg kick.
A big left from Torres misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kostov is looking to slow Torres down with leg kicks.
Torres swats away the attempt to clinch by Kostov.

Kostov takes the fight into the clinch.
Kostov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Torres is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Torres wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kostov pushes Torres back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Still in the clinch, Torres scores with a nice short uppercut.
Torres can't break the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Benji Torres will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Benji Torres's cut.
That's time! Torres's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Torres takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Torres digs a good hook to Kostov's body.
Torres loads up on a big right hand but Kostov slips the punch.
Torres looks to score with a jab to the body but Kostov is just out of range.
Kostov rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Torres counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kostov misses with a leg kick
and Kostov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Torres walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Kostov tries to clinch but Torres is having none of it.

Kostov clinches with his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Kostov.
Kostov manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Kostov lands a nice uppercut.
Kostov scores with a shot to the side of Torres's head.
Kostov is pushing Torres up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Kostov slows down the pace here.

Torres's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kostov throws a body shot but no joy.
Torres swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Torres is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Kostov moves away from the strike by Torres.
Kostov tries to clinch but fails miserably
letting Torres counter with a right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab by Torres.
Kostov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kostov misses with a leg kick.
Kostov throws a chopping leg kick but Torres manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kostov.
Kostov throws an off balance right hand
and Torres connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Torres throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kostov moves out of range of the strikes.
Kostov wants to counter the offense by Torres and move into the clinch position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torres misses with a looping right.
Kostov replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Torres blocks it well.
Torres is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kostov.
Benji Torres is winning the standup battle so far.
Kostov lands with a shot to the body.
Kostov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Torres was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Kostov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
An attempted straight right counter from Torres misses the target.
Kostov swings widly with a right hand
and Torres counters with a straight right hand.
Kostov thuds a left hand into Torres's body.
Kostov misses with a hook
and Torres cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Torres lands a jab to Kostov's midsection.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kostov throws a leg kick
and Torres counters with a straight right hand.
Kostov stuns Torres with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Torres checks a leg kick.
Kostov moves in looking to clinch but Torres pushes him off.
Torres was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Torres takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kostov on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Kostov uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Torres throws an overhand right that lands on Kostov's shoulder, as Kostov tries to avoid the shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Benji Torres will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Benji Torres's cut.
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!

Kostov looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A telegraphed right hand from Kostov misses the target.
Kostov lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Torres moves out of range as Kostov strikes.
Kostov moves in looking to clinch but Torres pushes him off.
Kostov misses with a leg kick
and Torres counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kostov thows a leg kick but Torres checks it
and Torres makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Kostov misses with a hook
and Torres connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kostov throws a right hand that misses
and Torres counters with a left to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kostov looks to land a left hand but Torres moved out of range nicely.
Kostov lands a nice looking body shot.
Kostov throws a big shot that misses.
Torres is looking to counter punch.
Kostov tries to clinch
and Torres counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Torres throws a hook but Kostov avoids it easily.
Torres misses with a body shot.
A little jabbing left from Kostov on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Kostov throws a looping overhand right but Torres ducks down to avoid it.
Torres went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Kostov throws a wild body kick that Torres sees coming a mile off.
Pavel Kostov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Kostov.
Kostov looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A big left from Kostov misses.
Torres throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kostov follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Kostov slips a straight right by Torres.
Kostov looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Kostov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Torres throwing a counter right hand but Kostov manages to avoid it.

Kostov has managed to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Torres pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kostov throws a right hand that misses
and Torres counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kostov lands an overhand right.
Torres has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Kostov finds it's way round the side to connect with Torres's head.
Kostov looks to clinch
and Torres connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Torres keeps the fight on the outside.
A little feinted left hand from Torres on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Kostov throws a leg kick that is checked
and Torres counters with a straight right hand.
Kostov throws a leg kick
and Torres counters with a nice uppercut.
Kostov doesn't manage to clinch there - Torres circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kostov throws a jab but it's blocked by Torres.
Torres swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Kostov throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Kostov lands a nice leg kick that just misses Torres's sensitive parts.
Torres misses with a hook. Kostov ducked under it nicely.
Torres goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Torres cracks Kostov with a good jab.
Kostov dips to his left and cracks Torres with an uppercut!
A decent looking cross lands there for Torres.

And that's the end of the fight!
Benji Torres showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Torres, 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Benji Torres!