PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between David Turk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricky DeBanger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for David Turk has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Turk
vs
DeBanger

175 cm
22
160 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

175 cm
20
165 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Inexperienced

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, David Turk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ricky DeBanger!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Alexandre Firmino and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
DeBanger throws a head kick but Turk moves out of range.
DeBanger misses with a series of wild punches.
Donk. Turk catches DeBanger right on the button with a cross.
Turk misses the shot to the body.
Ricky DeBanger seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
DeBanger looks to land a body kick but Turk moved away.
DeBanger throws a head kick that half lands.

It looks like David Turk has been cut.
Turk connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Turk slips under a jab from DeBanger.
Turk avoids the body shot from DeBanger.
DeBanger looking to land some kicks to the body here.
DeBanger throws a sloppy head kick and Turk moves out of range easily.
DeBanger walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
DeBanger tries a head kick but it misses.
Turk catches DeBanger with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
DeBanger swinging wilding here.
DeBanger gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A telegraphed right hand from DeBanger misses the target.
Turk jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Turk scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Turk misses with a straight right.
Turk moves out of range of the body kick from DeBanger.

That's one minute gone in the round.
DeBanger throws out a loose jab but Turk uses good head movement to avoid it.
DeBanger takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Turk cracks DeBanger with a good jab.
DeBanger gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Turk.
DeBanger fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Turk.
DeBanger feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Turk's calf.
Turk is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Turk keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Turk chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before DeBanger can pounce on him.
Turk avoids the head kick by DeBanger.
DeBanger takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
DeBanger misses with a head kick.
DeBanger throws a sloppy head kick and Turk moves out of range easily.
Turk throws a jab but it's blocked by DeBanger.
Decent striking displayed by Turk there.
Turk blocks the body kick.
Turk swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Turk avoids a kick to the body.
DeBanger feints and then cracks Turk's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Turk down.
Turk leaves DeBanger with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turk avoids the head kick by DeBanger.
DeBanger throws a leg kick but Turk sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Turk dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A slow jab from Turk misses its intended target.
DeBanger on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Turk takes a kick to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
DeBanger fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
DeBanger gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
DeBanger throws a sloppy head kick and Turk moves out of range easily.
Turk takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Turk moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
DeBanger pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Some wild striking there from Turk.
DeBanger pulls out of a head kick attempt.
DeBanger looks gassed!
DeBanger shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
DeBanger pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
DeBanger is looking to land body kicks.
DeBanger showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Turk.
DeBanger shoots in for a takedown but Turk shows good takedown defense.
The crowd cheers as Turk lands an impressive looking overhand right. DeBanger doesn't seem phased though.
DeBanger pulls out of a head kick attempt.
DeBanger on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Left hook, right uppercut from Turk.

It looks like Ricky DeBanger has been cut.
Turk moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Turk connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed DeBanger momentarily.
Turk lands with a shot to the body.
DeBanger throws the kick towards the body but Turk avoids it.
Turk misses with a jab, cross combination.
Turk lunges at DeBanger with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by DeBanger's hand.
DeBanger shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Turk as he jumps to the side.
David Turk has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ricky DeBanger.
Turk throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck DeBanger on the side of the head.
Turk misses with a two punch combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turk listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
DeBanger has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Turk lands a right hook to the body.
Turk scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Turk scores with a one two! DeBanger had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Turk scores with a jab to the body.
Turk falls off balance throwing a combination
and DeBanger counters with a nice body kick.
A left and a right from Turk both land. Nice combination.
Turk is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Turk catches DeBanger with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
DeBanger closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Turk scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Turk lands a jab to DeBanger's midsection.
Turk lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Turk fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
DeBanger is trying desperately to land a takedown but Turk is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for DeBanger.
Turk throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jab from Turk.
Turk lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Turk connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed DeBanger momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

David Turk dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Turk's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

DeBanger walks into a left hand.
DeBanger misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Turk misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
DeBanger throws a sloppy head kick and Turk moves out of range easily.
Turk scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Turk scores with a shot to the body.
DeBanger misses with a head kick.
Turk works DeBanger's body with a nice hook.
DeBanger throws a leg kick but Turk checks it.
Turk connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from DeBanger.
DeBanger lands with a nice body kick.
The crowd cheers as Turk lands an impressive looking overhand right. DeBanger doesn't seem phased though.
DeBanger misses with an attempted mid kick.
DeBanger is breathing heavily.
Turk leaves DeBanger with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Turk moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Turk connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Turk dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Turk lunges at DeBanger with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by DeBanger's hand.
Turk scores with a hook to the body. DeBanger takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
David Turk is winning the standup battle so far.
DeBanger takes one on the button.
Turk lands a right hook to the body.
Turk moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
DeBanger swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Turk counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Turk lands a slapping body shot.
Turk scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Turk lands with a nice body punch.
Turk scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
DeBanger takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
David Turk is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Turk jabs at DeBanger's body.
DeBanger takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Turk lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Danga de danga de dang - Turk scores with a four punch combination!
Turk punishes DeBanger's body with a nice straight punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Turk swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nice jab there from Turk.
Turk moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
DeBanger walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Turk lands a two punch combo.
DeBanger walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Turk digs a good body shot into DeBanger's ribs.
Turk lands a really nice looking cross but DeBanger seems unphased.
Turk connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed DeBanger momentarily.
DeBanger shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
DeBanger takes a shot right to the bread basket.
DeBanger takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
DeBanger takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Turk is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that DeBanger can do to turn this around?
A swing and a miss from DeBanger.
Turk scores with a hook to the body. DeBanger takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
DeBanger takes one on the button.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turk scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Danga de danga de dang - Turk scores with a four punch combination!
Turk closes the distance and lands a one-two.
David Turk is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Turk connects with a nice looking jab.
Turk fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Turk connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Turk fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Turk connects with a single shot there.
Turk scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Turk lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Turk lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
DeBanger tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Turk throws a right and a left that DeBanger avoids nicely.
A punch lands to the side of DeBanger 's head but he takes it in his stride.
DeBanger misses with a body kick.
DeBanger gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Turk.
DeBanger looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turk keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Turk scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Turk lunges at DeBanger with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by DeBanger's hand.
DeBanger misses with a hook. Turk ducked under it nicely.
Turk scores with a jab.
Turk's corner calls for a 1-2. Turk obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Turk scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. DeBanger doesn't seem bothered though.
DeBanger throws a combination that misses
and Turk counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
DeBanger moves forwards but Turk connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Turk scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Turk lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Turk lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Turk misses with a wild combination.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Turk throws out a powerful jab.
DeBanger walks into a stiff left hand from Turk.
Turk throws a right and a left that both miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

David Turk dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Turk throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck DeBanger on the side of the head.
The fighters circling - DeBanger throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A nice leg kick lands there from DeBanger.
Turk darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A big right from Turk misses.
DeBanger throws a predictable looking body shot
and Turk counters with a stiff right hand.
DeBanger takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Turk lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as DeBanger backs up against the cage.
DeBanger on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
DeBanger throws a predictable looking body shot
and Turk counters with a one-two to the body.
Turk fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Turk lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Turk scores with a hook.
DeBanger throws out a loose jab but Turk uses good head movement to avoid it.
DeBanger dodges the punch combination from Turk.
DeBanger throws a shot from downtown. Turk moves away and avoids it.
DeBanger takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
DeBanger throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A slapping body kick lands there for DeBanger.
Turk scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
DeBanger lands the left hand.
Turk lands an overhand right.
Turk scores with a sloppy right hand. DeBanger should have avoided that one.
DeBanger tries a head kick but it misses.
Turk is working the combinations to good effect here.
DeBanger throws a quick inside leg kick.
Turk will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Good exchange - DeBanger coming out on top.
DeBanger dives in and grabs Turk's left leg, looking for a takedown. Turk pushes down on DeBanger's head and hops out.
Turk blocks a head kick by DeBanger.
DeBanger walks into a jab.
Turk tests DeBanger's chin there with a solid looking shot.
DeBanger tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turk swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
DeBanger takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
DeBanger misses with a double jab
and Turk cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Turk rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but DeBanger moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Turk bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of DeBanger's head.
Nice uppercut there from Turk.
DeBanger throws a left and a right that both miss
and Turk counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
DeBanger with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Turk to score with a decent uppercut.
Turk throws out a powerful jab.
Turk lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Turk will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Good shot there by Turk.
DeBanger tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Turk's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Turk duly obliges.
DeBanger drops his hands momentarily and Turk takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
DeBanger scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
DeBanger on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Turk lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
DeBanger throws a leg kick that misses.
Turk scores with a one two! DeBanger had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Turk scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Turk lands with a right hand.
DeBanger throws a combination that misses
and Turk counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Turk scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Turk ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Turk scores with a shot to the body.
Turk displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Turk lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Turk.
Turk dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Turk clobbers DeBanger with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Turk connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
DeBanger shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turk takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
DeBanger takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Turk connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between DeBanger's hands.
DeBanger walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Turk throws a good cross that connects.
DeBanger shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Turk as he jumps to the side.
Turk lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Turk lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Turk checks a leg kick.
Turk scores with a nice right hand.
Turk lands a really nice looking cross but DeBanger seems unphased.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Turk fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches DeBanger on the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Turk lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as DeBanger backs up against the cage.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from DeBanger.
Ricky DeBanger has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
David Turk is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
DeBanger takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

And that's the end of the fight!
David Turk showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Turk 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 Seu Braga scores the fight 30:26
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:26
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... David Turk!