PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pate Parret (ranked 152 p4p, 626 weight class) and Giuseppe Turturro (ranked 21 p4p, 88 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Parret
vs
Turturro

183 cm
23
195
13 - 0 - 0

185 cm
25
184
10 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
Decent boxing
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pate Parret!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Giuseppe Turturro!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Hirohito Nitta and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Turturro connects with a good right hand that stumbles Parret. Parret circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Turturro misses the body punch
and Turturro takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Turturro moves away from the strike by Parret.
Parret darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
That kick from Parret tenderised Turturro's leg. Turturro is trying to keep his angry face on.
Turturro takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Turturro checks a leg kick.
Turturro fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Parret manages to avoid it.
Parret has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Jorzi GYM in the buildup to the fight.
Turturro walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Parret lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Parret connects with a solid leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Parret takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Parret avoids the body shot from Turturro.
Parret scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Parret thows a body kick. Turturro tries to catch it but that hurt him.

Turturro moves into range and clinches up with Parret.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Parret working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Parret presses Turturro against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Turturro tries to pull guard but Parret holds him up against the cage and eventually Turturro drops back down to his feet.

Turturro jumps guard and drags Parret to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.

Turturro working for a triangle but Parret defends it easily.
Turturro looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.

Turturro is looking for a triangle but Parret pushes his legs off easily.
Turturro looking to control.
Turturro looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Parret controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turturro trying to keep a closed guard but Parret is proving a slippery customer.
Parret advances to half guard.
Turturro is looking for a sweep. Parret is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Parret prevents Turturro from improving his position.
Parret takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Turturro is looking for a sweep. Parret is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Parret keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Turturro wants to improve his position but Parret is controlling well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parret tries to stand but can't do so whilst Turturro controls his leg.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Parret is looking to slow Turturro down with leg kicks.
Turturro checks a leg kick.
Parret ducks under a wild hook from Turturro.
Pate Parret seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Turturro on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Turturro misses with a body shot
and Parret counters with a big head kick but Turturro shrugs it off.
Parret throws a hook to the side of Turturro's head but Turturro sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Parret moves away from the strike by Turturro.
Parret throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Parret ducks under a wild hook from Turturro.
Parret keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Parret lands with an overhand left.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turturro loads up on a big right hand but Parret slips the punch.
Parret loads up on a big right hand but Turturro slips the punch.
Turturro has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Parret.
Turturro looks to throw the jab but Parret is out of range.
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!
Parret misses with a low kick as Turturro jumps back.
Parret connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Turturro momentarily.
Parret tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Turturro was well out of range. Poor timing from Parret.
Turturro tries to counter by closing the distance.
Parret throws a shot from downtown. Turturro moves away and avoids it.
Turturro is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Turturro tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Parret counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Parret throws a lazy right hand but Turturro sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Parret throws out a loose jab but Turturro uses good head movement to avoid it.
Parret swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Turturro throws a sloppy body shot
and Parret makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Turturro really felt that one!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pate Parret dominated that 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.

Parret scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Turturro doesn't seem bothered though.
Parret tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Turturro misses with a lunging right hand
and Parret counters with a leg kick.
Turturro misses with an uppercut
and Parret cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Turturro misses the shot to the body.
Turturro on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Good shot there by Parret.
Parret lands a leg kick that knocks Turturro off balance momentarily.
Parret throws a right hand that misses
and Turturro counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Turturro checks a leg kick.
Turturro let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Parret throws a body shot but no joy.
Turturro fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Parret manages to avoid it.
Parret ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Turturro on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Parret. Parret obviously looking to wear him down.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Turturro blocks the leg kick.
Turturro misses with a wild body shot.
Turturro tries to clinch but Parret is having none of it.
Turturro throws a body shot but no joy.
Turturro wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Parret throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Turturro throws a body shot but no joy.
Parret fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Turturro.
Parret uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Turturro.
Parret scores with a spinning back kick!
Turturro is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Parret rather than just go for the knockout.
Turturro misses with a shot to the body
enabling Parret to counter with a crisp jab.
Parret uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Turturro.
Parret connects with an inside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters circling a little - Parret finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Parret is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Turturro can do to turn this around?
Parret with a nice calf kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Parret moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Turturro takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Parret throws a leg kick but Turturro sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Parret lands with a kick to the ribs.
Parret scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A jab from Turturro misses.
Turturro tries to clinch
and Parret counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Turturro swings and misses with a shot to the body
letting Parret counter with a right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Turturro. Parret does a little dance to reset his feet.
Parret ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Turturro moves away.
Turturro is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parret ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Turturro throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Turturro blocks a head kick by Parret.
A nice leg kick from Parret, right into the meat of the thigh.
A jab from Turturro does it's job there.
Parret throws a head kick that misses.
Parret throws a jab but it's blocked by Turturro.
Turturro swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Parret counters with a stiff right hand.
Parret scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Parret changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Turturro throws a sloppy body shot
and Parret counters with a stiff right hand.
Parret scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Parret throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turturro lands with a shot to the body.
Turturro walks into a straight right hand from Parret.
Parret uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Turturro has time to react.
Parret slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Turturro waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Parret.
Turturro swings away with a body shot that misses
and Parret counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Parret lands with a cross.
Parret throws a poor cross that misses
and Turturro counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Turturro. Parret does a little dance to reset his feet.
Turturro shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Parret misses with a looping right.
Turturro wants to counter the offense by Parret and move into the clinch position.
Parret blocks a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pate Parret 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.

Parret scores with a nice right hand.
Turturro slips a straight right by Parret.
Turturro steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Parret.
Turturro avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Turturro has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Parret scoring well with a low kick there.
A punch lands to the side of Turturro 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Parret keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Parret is looking to counter punch.
Turturro's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Parret connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

Turturro is rocked!
Turturro on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Turturro is still on wobbly legs! Can Parret finish him?
Pate Parret is winning the standup battle so far.
Turturro throws a hook but Parret blocks it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Parret. That's going to slow Turturro down.
Parret steps in with a hook that catches Turturro right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Parret follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Turturro looks absolutely devastated.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pate Parret!
Pate Parret retains his middleweight title!
A relieved looking Pate Parret thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.