PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Thipa Vanhos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Turk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Vanhos
vs
Turk

176 cm
18
155 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

175 cm
23
160 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

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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 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Thipa Vanhos!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, David Turk!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Paulo Santos and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Turk throws a jab but it's blocked by Vanhos.
Turk connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Turk looks to throw the jab but Vanhos is out of range.
A big left from Turk misses.
Turk takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
David Turk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jab by Turk.

Vanhos is rocked!
Turk throws out a loose jab but Vanhos uses good head movement to avoid it.
David Turk is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Turk cracks Vanhos with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Vanhos looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Turk finish him?
Oh Vanhos is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Vanhos fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Vanhos seems to have got his legs back now.
Good exchange - Turk coming out on top.
Vanhos has a takedown stuffed.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turk looks to throw the jab but Vanhos is out of range.
Vanhos drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Nice defenses there by Vanhos.
Vanhos walks straight into a right hand from Turk - that's dropped him! Turk jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Vanhos from any more punishment! Vanhos complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). David Turk! David Turk retains his lightweight title!