PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Matty Walsh (ranked 6421 p4p, 0 weight class) and Uadab Torres (ranked 2821 p4p, 0 weight class). Matty Walsh looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.

Walsh
vs
Torres

181 cm
25
177 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

180 cm
25
176 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Good in bed

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Matty Walsh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Uadab Torres!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Dirk Anderson and Santiago Holmes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Torres punishes Walsh's body with a nice straight punch.
Torres tries to clinch up

and Walsh counters with a shoot takedown. Torres fights it but they end up in guard.
Torres looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Torres wants to get back to his feet but Walsh is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

Walsh drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Walsh jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Torres is looking to stand up but Walsh isn't so interested in that idea.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Walsh not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Walsh trying to control the position from guard on top but Torres is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

Walsh is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Torres is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Torres has escaped and now he's on top!

Torres pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Walsh is keeping the position for now.
Walsh has Torres pulled in close to control his posture.
Torres is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Walsh has a closed guard, preventing Torres from standing up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Walsh is on top in guard.

Walsh pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Torres is keeping the position for now.
Walsh trying to control the position from guard on top but Torres is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've been hearing good reports from Walsh's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Torres wants to stand up but Walsh is controlling him.
Walsh trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Torres trying to control the position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Walsh accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walsh trying to control the position from guard on top but Torres is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Walsh prevents Torres from getting back to his feet.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Walsh doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Torres counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Walsh tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Torres swivels and escapes.
Torres swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Walsh shoots in looking for a takedown. Torres tries to sprawl out of it but Walsh keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Torres manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matty Walsh. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Walsh is breathing heavily.

Torres lands a left and a right that send Walsh crashing to the mat, dazed. Torres thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

It looks like Matty Walsh has been cut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Torres lands a left and a right that send Walsh crashing to the mat, dazed. Torres thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

Walsh is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Torres closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Oh Walsh is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Torres lands a right hand.
Nice body punch from Torres.
A short left from Torres.
Torres pushes Walsh back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Torres working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Torres scores with a hook to the body.
Torres lands a body punch.

Torres breaks from the clinch.
Walsh takes one on the button.
Torres scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Walsh avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Uadab Torres dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Matty Walsh's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Walsh seems to be squinting his left eye. Perhaps he got a poke in that previous exchange. Torres shows no mercy and swarms him with a barage of strikes! Walsh is backing up but Torres catches him with a final right hook that drops him! Walsh covers up and the referee steps in to end the fight! Torres Jumps to his feet and flashes his guns to the crowd. Oh yeah, baby! How'd you like them apples?!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Uadab Torres!