PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Boban Turnik (ranked 22881 p4p, 22877 weight class) and Toa Mudo (ranked 307 p4p, 248 weight class). Mudo has chosen Rise-Disturbed as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Turnik
vs
Mudo

210 cm
27
264
9 - 4 - 0

225 cm
26
300
2 - 1 - 0

World class boxer
Cardio machine

World class MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Boban Turnik!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Toa Mudo!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Alexandre Firmino and Mauricio Rocha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Turnik steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mudo.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Turnik falls off balance throwing a combination
and Mudo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

It looks like Boban Turnik has been cut.
Mudo misses the shot to the body.
Mudo throws out a loose jab but Turnik uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mudo shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Mudo connects with a high kick.
Turnik moves out of range as Mudo strikes.
Mudo ducks under a wild hook from Turnik.
Mudo throws an overhand right that lands on Turnik's shoulder, as Turnik tries to avoid the shot.
Mudo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Turnik.
Turnik misses with a straight left.
Mudo moves out of range as Turnik strikes.
Turnik scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Turnik takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Turnik has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Chuckles Strenght and Conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Turnik looks to land a right hand but Mudo moved out of range.
Turnik throws a jab when Mudo was well out of range.
Mudo throws a right and a left that Turnik avoids nicely.
A big right from Mudo misses.
Mudo just misses with a punch to the body.
Turnik connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Danga de danga de dang - Mudo scores with a four punch combination!
Mudo misses with an uppercut
and Mudo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Turnik thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mudo lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Turnik throws a looping overhand right but Mudo ducks down to avoid it.
Turnik keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mudo.
Turnik throwing a counter right hand but Mudo manages to avoid it.
Mudo looks to land a right hand but Turnik moved out of range.
Turnik is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
A slow jab from Turnik misses its intended target.
Turnik misses with a looping right.
Turnik ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mudo moves away.
Mudo jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Turnik moves out of range of the strikes.
Turnik slips a straight right by Mudo.
The fighters circling - Mudo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Turnik is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Mudo's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Mudo missing with a left hand there. Turnik was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mudo misses with a head kick.
Turnik keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mudo.
Mudo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Turnik swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Mudo throws a hook to the side of Turnik's head but Turnik sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Turnik throws a predictable looking body shot
and Mudo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mudo's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Turnik connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Mudo scrambles back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turnik throws a shot from downtown. Mudo moves away and avoids it.
The fighters circling - Mudo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mudo defending well as Turnik loads up on a big left hand.
Turnik lands a jab-cross combination.
Turnik lands with a hook. Mudo tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Mudo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Turnik.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Mudo lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Turnik has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Turnik and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
An attempted straight right counter from Turnik misses the target.
A head kick misses from Mudo.
Mudo throws a sloppy head kick and Turnik moves out of range easily.
Turnik misses with a looping right.
Boban Turnik seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Turnik throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mudo looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Mudo takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Mudo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Turnik.
An attempted straight right counter from Turnik misses the target.
The fighters circling - Turnik throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mudo lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mudo throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Turnik feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Mudos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Turnik digs a good hook to Mudo's body.
Mudo ducks under a wild hook from Turnik.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Toa Mudo will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Boban Turnik's cut.
That's time! Turnik's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Turnik scores with a sloppy right hand. Mudo should have avoided that one.
Boban Turnik is winning the standup battle so far.
Mudo tests Turnik's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Turnik misses with a straight right.
Turnik misses with an uppercut.
Turnik tries to bum rush Mudo with a series of wild strikes but Mudo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mudo scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Turnik jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mudo missing with a left hand there. Turnik was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mudo misses with a two punch combination.
Turnik uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mudo.
Mudo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Turnik throws a jab but it's blocked by Mudo.
It seemed like Mudo was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Turnik uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mudo.
Turnik is looking to counter punch.
Mudo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Turnik throws out the jab.
Mudo clobbers Turnik with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Turnik throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Turnik misses with a body shot.
Turnik connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A decent looking cross lands there for Mudo.
Some wild striking there from Mudo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Turnik blocks a head kick by Mudo.
The fighters circling - Turnik throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mudo missing with a left hand there. Turnik was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Turnik digs a good body shot into Mudo's ribs.
Turnik lands with a cross.
Mudo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Turnik misses with a looping left.
Turnik lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Turnik clobbers Mudo with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Mudo lands a nice hook to Turnik's body. Turnik takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Jab from Turnik.
A lazy left from Turnik finds it's target.
Mudo takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Turnik misses with a right hand
and Mudo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Turnik lands a nice looking body shot.
Mudo misses with a right hand
and Turnik counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Mudo thinking.
The fighters circling - Mudo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mudo misses with a series of wild punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turnik scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Turnik catches Mudo with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Mudo throws a sloppy head kick and Turnik moves out of range easily.
Turnik swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Turnik thows a left - swing and a miss!
Turnik misses with a body punch
and Mudo counters with a head kick. That will keep Turnik thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Mudo slips under a jab from Turnik.
Turnik lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mudo circles away quickly and effectively.
Turnik swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A punch lands to the side of Mudo 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Turnik checks a low kick from Mudo.
Mudo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Turnik throws out the jab.
Turnik takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mudo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Turnik.
Turnik misses with a looping left.
Mudo defending well as Turnik loads up on a big left hand.
Turnik is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mudo.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Boban Turnik dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Boban Turnik's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Turnik throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Turnik throws out a loose jab but Mudo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mudo slips a jab from Turnik.
Turnik rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mudo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Turnik ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Mudo misses with a body shot.
Mudo is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Turnik misses with a left hand
and Mudo counters with a nice leg kick.
Mudo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Turnik.
Mudo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Turnik.
Mudo fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Turnik looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Turnik bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Turnik swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Mudo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Turnik.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mudo connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Mudo misses with an uppercut.
Turnik was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Turnik scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mudo jabs at Turnik's body.
Mudo looks to land a right hand but Turnik moved out of range.
Turnik lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mudo throws a head kick that half lands.
Mudo misses with a looping left.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Turnik blocks a jab.
Mudo tries a head kick but it misses.
Nice defenses there by Turnik.
Turnik needs to keep his hands up - Mudo had a free shot at his head there.
Mudo misses the shot to the body.
Turnik fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mudo manages to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mudo. Turnik does a little dance to reset his feet.
Turnik swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A combination from Turnik does no damage.
Mudo has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Turnik waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mudo.
Turnik uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mudo.
Turnik keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mudo.
Mudo takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Turnik blocks a low kick nicely.
Mudo walks into a jab.
Nice defenses there by Turnik.
Turnik was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Turnik scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Mudo doesn't seem bothered though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Turnik throws a lazy right hand but Mudo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mudo throws a sloppy head kick
and Mudo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Turnik throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A slow jab from Turnik misses its intended target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Mudo! But no joy.
Mudo lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Mudo staying out of range there.
The crowd cheers as Turnik lands an impressive looking overhand right. Mudo doesn't seem phased though.
Turnik misses the jab.
Turnik walks into a straight right hand from Mudo.
Mudo takes one to the chin there.
Mudo throws a lazy right hand but Turnik sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Turnik keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Mudo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mudo throws a hook to the side of Turnik's head but Turnik sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Turnik throws a right and a left that Mudo avoids nicely.
Turnik closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Mudo does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Turnik throws a big shot that misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Boban Turnik showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Turnik 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 Luis Engracia scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 29:28
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Boban Turnik!