PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ienas Sarandas (ranked 3312 p4p, 5605 weight class) and Big Turk (ranked 414 p4p, 588 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Sarandas
vs
Turk

185 cm
20
170
5 - 1 - 0

185 cm
20
175
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ienas Sarandas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Big Turk !
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Percy O'Donnell and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sarandas throws a left and a right that both miss
and Turk counters with a stiff right hand.
Turk bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Sarandas's head backwards.
Sarandas will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sarandas misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Turk throws out a counter right but Sarandas avoids it with no problem.
Sarandas throws a combination. Turk tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Sarandas misses with a combination
and Turk counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sloppy strikes from Sarandas. Those never looked like landing.
Turk scores with a sloppy right hand. Sarandas should have avoided that one.
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!
Sarandas swinging wildly here.
Sarandas misses with a few strikes there.
Sarandas throws a right hand that misses
and Turk counters with a nice uppercut.
Ienas Sarandas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sarandas misses with a series of wild punches.
Turk throws out a counter right but Sarandas avoids it with no problem.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sarandas misses with a jab to the body
and Turk counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sarandas swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Turk to counter with a crisp jab.
Sarandas throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Turk counter with a right hand.
Turk scores with a jab to the body.
Turk connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Turk lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Turk might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Nice body punch from Turk .
Nice shot lands for Turk .
Turk scores with a jab to the jaw.
Turk is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Sarandas had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
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!
Sarandas will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sarandas throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Turk counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sarandas misses with a combination
and Turk counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sarandas walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turk throws a one two combo.
Turk scores with a one two! Sarandas had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

Sarandas is rocked!
Sarandas misses with a double jab
enabling Turk to counter with a crisp jab.
Oh Sarandas is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sarandas throws a right and a left that Turk avoids nicely.
Sarandas seems to have got his legs back now.
Sarandas misses with a wild combination.
Turk looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
No joy there for Sarandas, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Turk dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Turk digs a good body shot into Sarandas's ribs.
Sarandas swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Sarandas takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A big right from Sarandas misses.
Turk connects with a looping right hand.
Sarandas misses with a two punch combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sarandas misses with a double jab
and Turk counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Turk avoids a punch combination nicely.
Turk with a nice cross.
Turk avoids a punch combination nicely.
Turk lands a nice shot to the body.
Nice jab there from Turk .
Sarandas throws a combination that misses
and Turk counters with a straight right hand.
Sarandas misses with a double jab
and Turk cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Turk lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Turk lands with a right hand.
Turk connects with a jab.
Sarandas takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Turk scores with a nice strike.
Sarandas takes one to the side of the head.
Sarandas fails to land with a series of punches.
Some wild striking there from Sarandas.
Turk lands a right hook to the body.
Sarandas throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Sarandas takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sarandas rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Turk moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sarandas misses with a few strikes there.
Sarandas throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Turk .
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Big Turk dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Sarandas tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Turk was well out of range. Poor timing from Sarandas.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Sarandas might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Turk moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Sarandas throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Turk connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sarandas misses with the combination.
Turk scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Sarandas misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Turk wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Sarandas throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Turk to counter with a crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sarandas walks into a left hand.
Turk cracks Sarandas with an open hand slap.
Turk uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sarandas.
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!
Decent striking displayed by Turk there.
Jab from Turk .

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sarandas throws a combination that misses
and Sarandas takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sarandas falls off balance throwing a combination
and Turk cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Turk clobbers Sarandas with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Sarandas misses with a body punch
and Turk counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Turk bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Sarandas's head backwards.
Turk lands with an uppercut that bounces Sarandas off the cage and back into range.
Turk ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sarandas has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Turk scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Turk moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Sarandas swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Turk counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Turk has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Turk scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Sarandas throws a combination that misses
and Turk scores with a counter punch that sends Sarandas to the canvas! Turk smells blood - he's punishing Sarandas with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Sarandas has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Big Turk !