PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hector Torres (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jerry Gerald (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Torres
vs
Gerald

194 cm
24
279 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

182 cm
23
273 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Likes comics

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hector Torres!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jerry Gerald!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gerald lands a head shot.

Torres shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Gerald is trying to defend but Torres finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Torres could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Gerald is trying to get back to full guard.
Torres seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.

Torres is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Gerald has managed to free his arm - good work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gerald tries to get to full guard but Torres has control of the leg.
Torres keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Gerald actively working from the bottom here.
Gerald 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!
Gerald trying to control momentarily.
Torres covering up well under a series of strikes from Gerald.
Torres trying to control the position but Gerald manages to sink in the hooks.
Torres controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad spot.
Torres looking very determined here, making life difficult for Gerald.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Gerald looking for the choke from the back.
Torres tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Torres tries to hold on but Gerald pushes him away.
Torres wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Gerald.
Torres tries to hold on but Gerald pushes him away.
Gerald throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Torres tries to hold on but Gerald pushes him away.
Torres sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torres regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Gerald.
Gerald trying to control but Torres is working from the bottom.
Torres seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Torres lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Gerald can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Torres controls the pace.
Gerald is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Gerald looks winded!

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Torres gets to his feet - Gerald follows without any prompting.
Gerald throws a head kick but Torres moves out of range.
Torres shoots in but no luck this time.

Gerald tries to keep at a distance but Torres has taken the fight into the clinch.
Gerald tries to break the clinch but Torres is controlling the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Torres wants a takedown.

Gerald breaks from the clinch.
A head kick misses from Torres.
Gerald is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jerry Gerald dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Gerald tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Torres paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gerald dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gerald misses with a straight left.
Gerald has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Torres throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gerald fails with an attempt to clinch.
Torres avoids the head kick by Gerald.
Gerald fails with the takedown.

Gerald closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Torres quickly recovers to half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gerald is trying to control. Torres wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Gerald is breathing heavily.
Torres desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Gerald thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Torres's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Torres is trying to control but can't.
Torres is trying is best to control the position here.

Gerald is trying to work for a kimura but Torres is defending well.
Torres trying to control from the bottom.
Torres is refusing to be controlled, as Gerald sits in half guard.
Torres trying to hold on to Gerald's head to control him but Gerald postures up.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.

Torres is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Gerald pulls his head out easily.

That's two 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.
Gerald is looking to stall here but Torres recovers full guard.
Gerald trying to control but Torres is working from the bottom.
Torres punching to the body, from the bottom.
Torres throws some sloppy strikes off his back.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Gerald with a poor takedown
and Torres counters with a flying knee. Nice.

Torres closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Gerald quickly recovers to half guard.
Torres controlling the pace.

Torres seems to be looking for submissions.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torres not doing much here.
Torres landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Torres passes into side control, despite Gerald's attempt to control the position.

Torres decides to stand back up.

Torres dives in and scores a takedown into Gerald's guard.
Torres is standing up over Gerald. Gerald looks to escape but Torres dives into side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Torres looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

Torres decides to stand back up.

Gerald tries to sprawl but Torres drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Gerald pushes Torres off but Torres dives into side control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Torres stands up.
Torres misses with a head kick.
Gerald takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hector Torres dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Torres plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Gerald keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Gerald looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Gerald fails with a takedown attempt.
Torres throws a counter high kick but Gerald was just alert enough to avoid it.
Torres slips under a jab.
Torres misses with a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Torres throws a sloppy head kick and Gerald moves out of range easily.
Gerald takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Torres takes the fight into the clinch.
Torres lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gerald looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Torres blocking some punches.

Torres breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gerald with a lazy takedown attempt

and Torres counters by moving into the clinch.
Hector Torres has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jerry Gerald.
Torres lands a damaging elbow.

It looks like Jerry Gerald has been cut.

Torres gets control of Gerald's arms and successfully pulls guard. Torres will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.

Torres kicks Gerald off and gets to his feet.
Gerald shoots in looking for a takedown but Torres manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Gerald's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.

Torres clinches up against the cage.
Torres is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torres makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
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 with a short shot to the head.

Torres breaks the clinch.
Torres misses with a head kick.
Jerry Gerald is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gerald is looking to clinch.

Torres dives in and scores a takedown into Gerald's guard.

Torres drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Torres jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Torres will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

Torres decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Torres throws a head kick that half lands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gerald avoids the head kick by Torres.
Torres scores with a head kick. Gerald tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Hector Torres is winning the standup battle so far.
Gerald misses with a kick to the body.
Gerald with a poor takedown
and Torres counters with a straight right hand.
Torres shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Gerald pinned against the cage. Gerald gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Gerald misses with a series of wild punches.
Torres misses with a head kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Torres throws a head kick that misses.
Gerald cracks a nice hook into Torres's ribs.
Torres tries a head kick but it misses.
Torres drops his hands momentarily and Gerald takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.

Gerald shoots in and gets a takedown into Torres's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Torres is trying to control the position but Gerald postures up.
Gerald with a flurry of punches that miss.
Torres wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Torres will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Gerald looking to sit in guard and control but Torres gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

And that's the end of the fight!
Hector Torres showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Torres has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28

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