PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Blaze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Miguel Torres (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blaze's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, John Blaze - Fat Joe Ft. Nas, Big Pun, Raekwon. The crowd seem to be enjoying Torres's choice of entrance music: Old Way's. Miguel Torres is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Blaze
vs
Torres

162 cm
28
135 lbs
16 - 4 - 0

175 cm
27
135 lbs
8 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Good gas tank

Valhalla Q160 Nutrition
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Valhalla Q160 Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Johnny Blaze!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Miguel Torres!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yukihiro Shimada and Shirou Masuda.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blaze slaps away a takedown attempt from Torres, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Blaze throws a head kick but Torres moves out of range.
Torres walks into a stiff left hand from Blaze.
A cross from Blaze lands.
Blaze missing with a left hand there. Torres was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

Torres looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Torres trying to control the position from guard on top but Blaze is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Blaze tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Torres wants to pass the guard but Blaze is keeping the position.
Blaze looking for a sweep. Not yet Blaze, not yet.
Torres stops Blaze from standing up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blaze keeping full guard, as Torres tries to pass.
Torres content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

Blaze escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Torres gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Torres's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Blaze wants to stand and escape but Torres is having none of it.
Torres content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Torres scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Blaze being controlled here, momentarily.
Torres has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Torres postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Torres is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Blaze might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blaze wants to stand but Torres is controlling the position.
Torres trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Torres trying to control the position from guard on top but Blaze is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Torres lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent'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 lands a couple of elbows.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Torres with a nice head shot there.
Torres chips away with some ground and pound.
Torres works over Blaze with some ground and pound from guard.
Torres postures up and lands a big shot to Blaze's brow.
Torres chips away with some ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torres working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Blaze's head.
Torres is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Torres is in close to Blaze's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Torres postures up in Blaze's guard and throws a big left but Blaze blocks it.
Torres in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Blaze is trying to control the position but Torres postures up.
Torres looking to pass the guard.
Torres postures up in Blaze's guard and throws a big left but Blaze blocks it.
Blaze looking to control.
Torres is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Torres with a nice head shot there.
Torres is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

Blaze isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Torres stacks Blaze on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Torres!
Torres is looking to take a break and control but Blaze is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Torres slows the pace down.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Torres in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Torres creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Blaze tries to escape but Torres is in control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Torres working the body and head with strikes.
Torres connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Blaze some visible discomfort.
Torres working the head and body with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Miguel Torres dominated that round.
That's time! Blaze's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Blaze will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Blaze throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Blaze tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Blaze misses with a double jab.
No luck for Torres with that takedown attempt.
Blaze misses with a right hand

and Torres counters with a shoot takedown. Blaze fights it but they end up in guard.
Blaze working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Torres.
Torres trying to control but Blaze is working from the bottom.

Torres got a little sloppy there for a moment and Blaze has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Torres has managed to get both his arms back between Blaze's legs - danger averted.
Torres content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Torres scoring with some ground and pound.
Torres scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Torres is pushing down on Blaze's leg trying to pass to half guard. Blaze is fighting to maintain full guard but Torres has managed to sneak the leg through.
Blaze has hold of Torres's hands but Torres slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Blaze wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Torres is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Torres looking to control but Blaze is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Blaze is looking to get to half guard.
A nice elbow there by Torres.
Blaze keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Miguel Torres has got the better of the ground game so far.
Blaze is bucking up trying to escape but Torres cracks him with another couple of good strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Torres working the ground and pound effectively.
Blaze is trying to stand.
Blaze really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Torres sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Blaze is working to get back to half guard.
Torres landing strikes, looking to finish!
Torres putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torres raining down hammerfists from mount.
Torres postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Blaze looks a forlorn figure.
Torres punishing his opponent with strikes.

Blaze is rocked!
Torres scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Oh Blaze is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Torres lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Torres postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Blaze looks a forlorn figure.
Torres loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Blaze scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Torres land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Torres stands and salutes the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Miguel Torres!
Miguel Torres opened up his post fight interview with a scream to camera that he wants a title shot! Whether he deserves the shot will be up to the management of the organization, so I guess he'll have to wait and see.