PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Christian Torre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Patrick Gap (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Torre
vs
Gap

190 cm
28
276 lbs
12 - 11 - 0

205 cm
30
270 lbs
12 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Very strong

Good wrestler
Brawler
Powerful

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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 12 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Christian Torre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Patrick Gap!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Chad Campbell and Anthony Taglia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Gap has closed the distance and engaged Torre in a clinch.
Gap stops a takedown attempt from Torre.
Torre has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Gap avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Torre wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Christian Torre. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Torre wants to get back to striking at distance but Gap won't allow it.

Gap drags the fight down to the ground.
Gap tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Gap is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Torre throwing strikes from guard but Gap blocks nicely.
Torre throws and elbow that misses. Gap uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Torre's guard. Nice move by Gap!
Gap wants to control from the top but Torre keeps moving.
Gap with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gap trying to control the position from guard on top but Torre is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Torre might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Torre has a closed guard, preventing Gap from standing up.
Torre is pulling down on Gap's head to control his posture.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Torre 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.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Patrick Gap.
Gap tries to bum rush Torre with a series of wild strikes but Torre uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gap shoots and misses

and Torre counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Torre has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gap is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Gap missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Gap thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Torre makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Torre.
Torre is pulling down on Gap's head. It's preventing any offense from Gap, at least for the moment.
Gap trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gap tries to stand but Torre is controlling from the bottom.
Gap trying to control the position from guard on top but Torre is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Torre controlling Gap's posture.
Torre keeping moving, preventing Gap from controlling successfully.
Gap must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

Patrick Gap has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Gap scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

It looks like Christian Torre has been cut.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gap looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gap tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Torre counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Torre postures up and lands a big shot to Gap's brow.
Torre throwing strikes but missing.
Torre throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Gap works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Gap wants to sweep here but Torre controlling him for the moment.
Gap controlling the position.
Torre keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Gap's head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gap controls Torre momentarily but Torre frees himself.
Torre thows a big elbow that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Christian Torre dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Christian Torre's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Torre tries for a takedown but Gap circles away easily

and Gap counters with a takedown into side control.
Gap scoring with punches from side control.
Gap wants to stand but Torre is controlling his arm.
Gap misses with the ground and pound.
Torre is not content to let Gap control the position.
Gap tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Torre wants to control but Gap postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gap controls the position.
Gap postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.

Gap decides to stand back up. Gap steps back and let's Torre get back to his feet.
Gap lands a slapping body shot.
Torre misses with a takedown attempt
and Gap cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gap throws a left and a right that both miss

and Torre decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Gap's guard.
Torre throwing strikes but missing.
Torre being controlled here momentarily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gap is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Torre throwing strikes from guard but Gap blocks nicely.
Gap is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Patrick Gap was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Torre misses with a combination

and Gap counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Torre goes for a takedown in the clinch but Gap prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Christian Torre. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Torre has Gap pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Gap manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.

Gap breaks from the clinch.

Torre shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Gap manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Gap is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gap is pulling down on Torre's head. It's preventing any offense from Torre, at least for the moment.
Gap working a defensive guard here.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Torre pushing down on Gap's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Torre looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Gap with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Gap is positioning himself well to prevent Torre advancing to mount.
Christian Torre overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Torre thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Gap's head.
Torre sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Gap defending well though.
Gap is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Torre scores with a couple of nice shots.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Torre throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Torre throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Gap is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

Gap kicks off Torre and gets to his feet.
Torre takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Gap tries to clinch up.
Gap with a poor takedown

so Torre counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
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!
Torre working some strikes from top position.
Torre in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gap working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Torre.
Gap looking for a sweep. Not yet Gap, not yet.
Gap is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Torre is controlling him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Patrick Gap will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Christian Torre's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Gap throws a sloppy head kick and Torre moves out of range easily.
Torre shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Gap counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Torre regains full guard. Nicely done.
Gap throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Torre works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Gap wants to stand but Torre is controlling his posture from full guard.
Gap controls from within his opponent's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Torre wants to sweep but no luck.
Torre is trying to control the position but Gap postures up.
Torre has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Gap has passed into side control.
Torre is looking to reverse the position.
Gap sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Torre is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Gap tries to stand but Torre is controlling his head.

Gap stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Torre looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Gap lands with a nice body punch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gap changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Torre tries to avoid it but Gap manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Torre to the ground. Torre escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Gap shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Torre as he jumps to the side.
Torre doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Gap counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Torre is lucky that one didn't land flush.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Christian Torre. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gap throws a series of punches but Torre avoids them all with ease.
Gap tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Torre manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Gap lands a high kick!
Gap lands with an uppercut that bounces Torre off the cage and back into rage.
Torre has his takedown stuffed

and Gap counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Gap.
Torre prevents the takedown attempt.
Torre tries for a takedown. No joy.
Torre stalling in the clinch.
Gap is pressed up against the cage. Torre has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Gap down to the mat. Gap avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Torre swats away the attempt to clinch by Gap.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Torre shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Gap counters with a nice double leg into side control. Torre won't be happy with that.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Gap decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Gap.

Gap instigates a clinch.

Gap breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gap throws a right and a left that both miss.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Gap pushes Torre up against the cage in a clinch.
Torre fails to pull guard.

Gap breaks the clinch.
Gap comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
Patrick Gap comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Gap has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 David Schapiro scores the fight 27:29
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 27:29
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 27:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Patrick Gap!