PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Shulk Hogan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rusty Torres (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rusty Torres is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Hogan
vs
Torres

161 cm
18
149 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

175 cm
19
148 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Tends to cut

muscle health

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shulk Hogan!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rusty Torres!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Alan Glass and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hogan looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
No luck for Hogan with that takedown attempt.

Hogan shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Torres trying to hold on to Hogan's head to control him but Hogan postures up.
Hogan trying to pass the guard but Torres defending well.
Torres wants to control but Hogan is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Torres is looking to improve his position.
Torres trying to hold on to Hogan's head to control him but Hogan postures up.

Hogan is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Torres defends it well.
Torres trying to control but Hogan postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Torres tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Hogan swivels and escapes.

Torres gets caught flat footed, as Hogan shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Torres keeping full guard, as Hogan tries to pass.
Hogan throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Torres works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

Torres looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Hogan could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Hogan stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Torres swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hogan is working hard here to advance position.
Hogan with a flurry of punches that miss.
Torres wants to sweep but no luck.
Torres looks gassed!
Hogan trying to control the position from guard on top but Torres is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Hogan shoots in for a takedown and gets it.

Torres looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Hogan is working for a submission of some sort.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hogan sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Torres defending well though.
Hogan wants to lay and pray for a moment but Torres keeps working.
Hogan 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.
Hogan is nestled in close to Torres, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Torres moves into full guard.
Torres keeping full guard, as Hogan tries to pass.
Torres 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.
Hogan content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hogan doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Torres counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shulk Hogan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Torres works his way into full mount!
Hogan might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Hogan is trying to escape the mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hogan sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Hogan punching from the bottom.
Torres is pressing down on Hogan's thigh, looking to free his foot. Hogan is holding on for now.
Torres is trying to control the action in half guard but Hogan is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Hogan is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Torres's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Torres's back!
Torres is really stuck here.
Torres rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Hogan is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Hogan is thwarting Torres's attempts to control the position.
Hogan takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Hogan is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Hogan 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.

Hogan has control of Torres's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Torres regains control of the situation pretty easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hogan fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Torres regains half guard.

Hogan is working for a kimura but Torres is defending it quite comfortably.
Torres wants to control but Hogan is keeping busy.
Hogan seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Torres does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Torres tries to get to full guard but Hogan has control of the leg.

Hogan looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hogan is pressing down on Torres's thigh, looking to free his foot. Torres is holding on for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shulk Hogan dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Torres takes the fight into the clinch.
Hogan drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Torres has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Hogan is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Torres wants a takedown but no success here.

Hogan manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Torres won't allow Hogan to sweep him here.

Hogan looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Torres pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hogan is keeping the position for now.
Torres stopping the sweep attempt from Hogan.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Torres trying to control but Hogan is working from the bottom.
Torres stopping the sweep attempt from Hogan.
Torres scoring with some ground and pound.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.

Torres changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Hogan looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Hogan gets back to half guard.
Hogan moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Torres won't allow Hogan to sweep him here.
Torres advances position into side control!
Torres working the head and body with strikes.
Shulk Hogan overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hogan prevents Torres from moving into mount.
Torres in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Torres is working Hogan over with some ground and pound from side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torres trying to control the position but Hogan is working away.
Torres tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.

Torres working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Hogan is looking to reverse the position.

Torres decides to stand up, so the ref orders Hogan to his feet.
Hogan shoots and misses

and Torres decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Hogan's guard.
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!
Torres landing with the ground and pound.

Hogan is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Hogan bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Torres's guard.
Hogan missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hogan passes Torres's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Torres is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Hogan's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Hogan's back!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torres avoiding Hogan 's attempts to control his hands.
Hogan rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
The fighters are battling for position here. Hogan manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Hogan can't keep his opponent in guard - Torres advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Hogan wants to improve his position but Torres is controlling well.
Torres is trying to control the action in half guard but Hogan is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

Hogan is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Torres pulls his head out easily.
Torres wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hogan keeps working.
Torres perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.

Torres looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Hogan manages to get to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hogan lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Torres!
Torres is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Torres gets back to half guard.
Torres is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Hogan's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Hogan's back!
Torres throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Hogan!
Torres is trying to stick to Hogan's back but Hogan is turning into Torres. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Torres's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Hogan.
Torres looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hogan is one step ahead there.
Hogan landing with the ground and pound.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hogan being controlled here momentarily.

Torres looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rusty Torres showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Hogan's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Hogan with a lazy takedown attempt

and Torres counters with a takedown into side control.
Hogan tries to improve position but can't.

Torres working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Torres tries to advance to mount but can't.
Hogan is looking to regain half guard here but Torres keeps moving and retains side control.
Hogan stops Torres from passing to mount.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Hogan tries to strike from the bottom but misses.
Torres has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Torres with shots to the head and body - Hogan looks very uncomfortable down there.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hogan is looking to get to half guard.
Torres avoids the attempt from Hogan to control.
Hogan manages to regain half guard. Good work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hogan slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Torres stopping the sweep attempt from Hogan.
Torres throwing strikes from guard but Hogan blocks nicely.
Hogan not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Torres wants to control from the top but Hogan keeps moving.
Hogan trying to control the position.
Torres trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Hogan with a poor takedown

and Torres moves into the clinch.

Torres jumps guard.

Hogan drops back looking for a leg! Torres is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Torres manages to kick Hogan off! Hogan jumps back into Torres's guard.
Hogan won't allow Torres to sweep him here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Hogan with a nice head shot there.

Torres looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

Torres has his foot on Hogan's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Hogan works his way back into a safe position though.
Hogan is working Torres over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Hogan tries to free his leg and advance position but Torres is retaining full guard.

Torres is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Torres trying to keep a closed guard but Hogan is proving a slippery customer.

Torres has his foot on Hogan's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Hogan works his way back into a safe position though.
Torres is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Hogan postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

Torres has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Hogan off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Hogan shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Torres counters with a three punch combo that has Hogan backing up. Hogan nods at Torres to acknowledge the strikes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shulk Hogan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hogan shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Torres counters with a nice kick to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Hogan scores a takedown into full mount!

Hogan has hold of Torres's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Torres manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Torres is looking to improve his position but Hogan isn't that keen on the idea.
Torres slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Torres manages to get to full guard.
Torres trying to keep a closed guard but Hogan is proving a slippery customer.
Torres is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

Torres had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Hogan is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Torres Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Hogan's back instead.
Hogan tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Hogan working to try and regain half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Torres is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Hogan is surviving well by controlling Torres's body position as best he can.
Hogan is working to get back to half guard.
Hogan tries to control Torres's body but Torres pushes him off. Hogan squirms to his side and now Torres has his back!

Hogan is trying to defend against the choke here but Torres has an arm under his chin. This one might not last much longer. Torres Tightens the hold and Hogan taps out furiously! Torres displays superior BJJ to win the fight.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:45 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Rusty Torres!
Rusty Torres is the new featherweight champion!