PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rodrigo Turtchin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wrabadub Indatub (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Indatub's choice of entrance music: Bach's Toccata in E minor. 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.

Turtchin
vs
Indatub

180 cm
23
170 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

150 cm
26
175 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

Good takedowns
Decent boxing
Granite 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 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rodrigo Turtchin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Wrabadub Indatub!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Seu Braga and Alexandre Firmino.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Turtchin throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Indatub fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Indatub is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Turtchin.

It looks like Wrabadub Indatub has been cut.
Indatub throws a front kick aimed at Turtchin's knee but Turtchin avoids it well.
Turtchin throws a looping overhand right but Indatub ducks down to avoid it.
Indatub dives in and grabs Turtchin's left leg, looking for a takedown. Turtchin pushes down on Indatub's head and hops out.
Turtchin keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Turtchin misses with a wild body shot.
A combination from Turtchin does no damage.
Indatub tries to clinch but Turtchin moves out of range.
Turtchin lands with a nice body punch.
Turtchin lands a nice shot to the body.
Indatub looks gassed!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Indatub moves out of range of the strikes.
Turtchin throws a right hand that Indatub ducks under and follows up with a left that Indatub also avoids with ease.
Indatub looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Turtchin is fending him off so far but Indatub persists. Nope, Turtchin circles away and we're back to standing.
Rodrigo Turtchin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wrabadub Indatub.
Turtchin misses with an uppercut.
Turtchin throws a hook to the side of Indatub's head but Indatub sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Turtchin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Turtchin throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A nice combination there by Turtchin.
A big right from Turtchin misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Turtchin throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Indatub throws a combination that misses
and Turtchin counters with a lovely shot to the body.
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!
Turtchin swinging wildly here.
Indatub is trying desperately to land a takedown but Turtchin is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Indatub.
Turtchin ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Turtchin lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Indatub circles away quickly and effectively.
Turtchin throws a right hand that Indatub ducks under and follows up with a left that Indatub also avoids with ease.
Turtchin fails to land with a series of punches.
Turtchin lands a jab to Indatub's midsection.
Turtchin throws a right and a left that both miss.
Turtchin misses with a double jab.
Turtchin throws a body punch but Indatub moves out of range.
Indatub moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Turtchin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Indatub manages to avoid it.
Indatub tries to clinch
and Indatub takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Indatub has eaten all the pies!
Turtchin closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Indatub misses with a double jab
and Turtchin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turtchin with a hook.
Indatub avoids the body shot from Turtchin.
Turtchin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Indatub moves away.
Indatub shoots and misses
and Turtchin counters with a left and a right that stings Indatub.
Indatub gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Turtchin counters with a left to the body.
Turtchin with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Turtchin lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Turtchin scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Indatub takes one on the button.
Indatub takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Turtchin misses with a combination
and Indatub counters with a two punch combo.
Turtchin is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Indatub doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Turtchin is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Indatub uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Turtchin.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turtchin throws a right and a left that both miss.
Indatub ducks under a wild hook from Turtchin.
Wrabadub Indatub seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Turtchin throws a series of punches but Indatub moves out of range.
Turtchin throws out a loose jab but Indatub uses good head movement to avoid it.
A shot to de liver by Turtchin. Beautiful body shot.
Turtchin scores with a jab.
Turtchin is working the combinations to good effect here.
Indatub tries to clinch up
and Turtchin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Turtchin misses with a two punch combination.
Indatub throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Indatub shoots and misses
and Indatub takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Turtchin swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Indatub counters with a shoot takedown. Turtchin fights it but they end up in guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Turtchin is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Turtchin is on top in guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turtchin sitting in guard here, content to control.

Indatub is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

Indatub throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Turtchin looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

Indatub is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Turtchin defends well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Indatub being controlled here, momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rodrigo Turtchin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Wrabadub Indatub's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Turtchin misses with a looping left.
Indatub misses with a combination
and Turtchin counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Indatub thinking.
Turtchin will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Turtchin misses with the combination.
Indatub takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Turtchin takes a swing at Indatub's ribcage but misses.
Indatub with a poor takedown
and Turtchin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Indatub closes the distance but Turtchin moves to the side
and Turtchin counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Indatub thinking.
Indatub is breathing heavily.
Indatub drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Nice cross by Turtchin.

That has opened up Wrabadub Indatub's cut even more.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Turtchin lands with a nice combination. Indatub backs away looking to recover.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Turtchin connects with a body shot.
Indatub has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Turtchin thows a body shot but no joy.
Indatub takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Turtchin lands with a shot to the body.
Turtchin works the jab nicely.
Turtchin throws a shot to the body.
Turtchin jabs Indatub right on the nose. Indatub blinks but takes it well.
Turtchin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Indatub can do to turn this around?
Turtchin misses with a jab, cross combination.
Turtchin lands with a hook. Indatub tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Turtchin digs a good body shot into Indatub's ribs.
Indatub tries for a takedown but Turtchin circles away easily
letting Turtchin counter with a right hand.
Indatub takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Turtchin throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Indatub stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Turtchin is looking to wear down Indatub with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Turtchin throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Indatub on the side of the head.
Indatub gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Turtchin counters with a stiff right hand.
Rodrigo Turtchin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wrabadub Indatub.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turtchin lands a slapping body shot.
Indatub walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Turtchin digs a good hook to Indatub's body.
Turtchin digs a good body shot into Indatub's ribs.
Turtchin fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Turtchin scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A right-left combo lands from Turtchin.
A punch combination from Turtchin misses.
Indatub tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Turtchin counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Rodrigo Turtchin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Indatub tries to clinch but Turtchin moves away
and Turtchin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Turtchin lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Indatub backs up against the cage.
Indatub gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Turtchin counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Turtchin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Indatub tries for a takedown but Turtchin circles away easily
and Turtchin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Turtchin tries to bum rush Indatub with a series of wild strikes but Indatub uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Indatub throws a left and a right that both miss
and Turtchin counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Turtchin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Indatub manages to avoid it.
Turtchin lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Indatub clinches but Turtchin breaks the clinch
and Turtchin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Indatub throws a series of punches but Turtchin moves out of range.
Turtchin scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Indatub throws a combination that misses
and Turtchin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Indatub has his takedown stuffed
and Turtchin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Turtchin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Indatub was well out of range. Poor timing from Turtchin.
Indatub has his takedown stuffed
and Turtchin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Turtchin throws out a powerful jab.
Turtchin connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Nice body punch from Turtchin.
Turtchin just misses with a punch to the body.
Turtchin throws a jab but it's blocked by Indatub.
Indatub with a poor takedown
and Turtchin counters with a one-two to the body.
Some wild striking there from Turtchin.
Turtchin circles away from the clinch attempt
and Turtchin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rodrigo Turtchin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Indatub misses with a wild combination.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A jab lands there for Turtchin.
Indatub tries to clinch
and Turtchin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A swing and a miss from Turtchin.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rodrigo Turtchin dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Wrabadub Indatub's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Turtchin missing with a left hand there. Indatub was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A looping hook to the body misses from Turtchin. Indatub does a little dance to reset his feet.
Indatub shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Turtchin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Indatub with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Turtchin to score with a decent uppercut.
Turtchin lands a jab.
Indatub with a poor takedown
and Turtchin counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Turtchin connects with a crisp jab.
Turtchin connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Indatub's hands.
Turtchin connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Turtchin looks to land a combination. Indatub sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Turtchin rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Indatub moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Indatub avoids a punch combination nicely.
Turtchin fails to land with a series of punches.
Turtchin lands a slapping body shot.
Rodrigo Turtchin is winning the standup battle so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Turtchin throws a left and a right that both miss

and Indatub counters with a nice double leg into side control. Turtchin won't be happy with that.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Turtchin is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Indatub working away.
Turtchin is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Indatub is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Turtchin is squirming around, avoiding Indatub's attempts to control the action.

Indatub jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Turtchin is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Turtchin and Indatub has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.

Indatub tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Indatub has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Indatub trying to control the position but Turtchin is working away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turtchin manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Turtchin is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.

Indatub is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Turtchin is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Indatub's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Indatub's back!
Turtchin will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Turtchin scores with punches to the body.
Turtchin biding his time, controlling Indatub.
Turtchin connects with a big shot to the side of Indatub's head.
Indatub covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Indatub is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Turtchin.
Indatub trying to control the hands but Turtchin won't let him.
Turtchin lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Turtchin.
Indatub wants to control his opponent's hands but Turtchin gets his hands free.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Turtchin controlling the positon.
Turtchin not allowing Indatub to control his hands.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Turtchin biding his time, looking for the opening.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Indatub just trying to survive but Turtchin is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Indatub is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Rodrigo Turtchin is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Indatub looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.

Indatub fending off the submission attempt from Turtchin.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Turtchin trying to control momentarily.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rodrigo Turtchin showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Turtchin, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:26
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 30:26
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rodrigo Turtchin!