PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between David Turk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eduardo Duplan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Eduardo Duplan has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Turk
vs
Duplan

175 cm
23
160 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

180 cm
22
165 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Prefers standup

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

THE STEEL PENN NUTRITION

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, David Turk!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Eduardo Duplan!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Luis Engracia and Edson Gomes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice uppercut there from Turk.
Turk misses with a hook.
The fight stays on the outside here - Duplan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Duplan is looking to clinch but Turk is avoiding it.
Turk walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Duplan tries to clinch there but Turk circles away.
Duplan walks into a jab.
Duplan on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Turk throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Turk rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Duplan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Duplan walks into a jab.
Duplan looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Duplan misses with a double jab
and Turk counters with a straight right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Turk lands a jab-cross combination.
Turk has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Duplan finds it's way round the side to connect with Turk's head.
Turk lands a glancing blow to the side of Duplan's head.
Duplan misses with a looping right.
A swing and a miss from Duplan.
Turk moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

It looks like Eduardo Duplan has been cut.
Duplan swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Turk counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Duplan tries to clinch
and Turk connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Duplan throws a jab when Turk was well out of range.
Turk looks to land a combination but Duplan avoids it well.
Duplan scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Duplan on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Turk cracks Duplan with a right hand to the side of the head.
Turk throws a right hand that Duplan ducks under and follows up with a left that Duplan also avoids with ease.
Duplan just misses with a punch to the body.
Turk scores with a three punch combo!
Duplan misses with a hook. Turk ducked under it nicely.
Turk scores with a hook to the body. Duplan takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Turk lands with an overhand left.
Duplan fails with an attempt to clinch.
Duplan falls off balance throwing a combination
and Turk counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duplan wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Duplan connects with a nice looking jab.
Turk is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Turk!
Turk is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Duplan looks gassed!
Turk circles away from the clinch attempt
and Turk counters with a left and a right that stings Duplan.
Duplan misses with a hook.
Duplan misses with a body punch
and Turk counters with a left and a right that stings Duplan.
Turk lunges at Duplan with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Duplan's hand.
Duplan takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Duplan takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Turk lands a really nice looking cross but Duplan seems unphased.
Eduardo Duplan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turk lands a jab to the nose.
Duplan tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Turk counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Duplan misses with a looping right.
Duplan needs to keep his hands up - Turk had a free shot at his head there.
Turk wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Turk scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
No joy there for Turk, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Duplan takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Duplan has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Turk ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Turk digs a good body shot into Duplan's ribs.
Jab by Turk.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

David Turk dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Eduardo Duplan's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Turk, as that shot connected.
Turk uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Duplan.
Turk tests Duplan's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Duplan swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Turk counters with a straight right hand.
Turk clobbers Duplan with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Duplan throws a sloppy body shot
and Turk counters with a left to the body.
Turk looks to land a combination. Duplan sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Turk misses with the combination.
David Turk is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Turk lands with a right hand.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Duplan might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Turk has got the better of the exchanges.
Duplan takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Turk moves out of range as Duplan strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Duplan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Duplan is breathing heavily.
Duplan falls off balance throwing a combination
and Turk counters with a two punch combo.
Duplan darts in trying to clinch
and Turk counters with a right hand to the body.
Turk connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Duplan momentarily.
A cross from Turk lands.
Turk throws a nice looking combination but Duplan bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Duplan throws a left and a right that both miss
and Turk counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Turk moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

That has opened up Eduardo Duplan's cut even more.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turk dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Turk lands a glancing blow to the side of Duplan's head.
Turk stuns Duplan with a nice body shot, before stepping back 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!
Turk scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Duplan takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Duplan gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Turk misses with a wild combination.
Turk digs a good body shot into Duplan's ribs.
Duplan misses with a combination
and Turk counters with a three punch combo that has Duplan backing up. Duplan nods at Turk to acknowledge the strikes.
Turk works over Duplan's head and body with a nice combination.

Duplan is rocked!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turk rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Duplan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Duplan is still on wobbly legs! Can Turk finish him?
Turk uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Duplan has time to react.
Turk will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Turk throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Turk keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Turk connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Duplan throws a combination that misses
and Turk counters with a right hand to the body.
Duplan seems to have recovered his senses.
Turk scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

The cut above Eduardo Duplan's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Duplan is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Turk misses.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Duplan in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Turk lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Duplan has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Turk finds it's way round the side to connect with Duplan's head.
Turk lands with a right hand.
Duplan looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Duplan misses with a combination
and Turk counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Duplan on the wrong end of a nice jab.
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!
Duplan ducks right into an uppercut from Turk.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Turk lands a really nice looking cross but Duplan seems unphased.
Turk displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

David Turk dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Eduardo Duplan's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Turk fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Duplan looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Duplan looks to clinch
and Turk cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Duplan throws a lazy right hand but Turk sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Duplan darts in trying to clinch
letting Turk counter with a right hand.
Turk ducks under a wild hook from Duplan.
Turk scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Duplan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Turk.
Duplan scores with a hook.
Duplan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A jab from Duplan misses.
Duplan misses with a combination
and Turk counters with a nice uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Turk throws a right and a left that Duplan avoids nicely.
Duplan closes the distance but Turk moves to the side
and Turk counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Turk smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Good shot there by Turk.
Turk is working the combinations to good effect here.
Nice shot lands for Turk.
Turk lands an overhand right.
Duplan needs to keep his hands up - Turk had a free shot at his head there.
No joy there for Turk, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Duplan throws a left and a right that both miss
and Duplan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from Turk.
Turk uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Duplan has time to react.
David Turk is winning the standup battle so far.
Turk lands a head shot.
Turk lands a nice shot that snaps Duplan's head back.
Turk fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Duplan to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Duplan looks to clinch but Turk throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Duplan taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). David Turk!
David Turk is the new lightweight champion!