PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Romulo Correa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Farooq Turkman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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.

Correa
vs
Turkman

172 cm
23
165 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

190 cm
22
180 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Solid 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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Romulo Correa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Farooq Turkman!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Chris Downing and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Correa throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Correa tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Turkman swivels and escapes.
Correa shoots in but Turkman avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Turkman throws a looping overhand right but Correa ducks down to avoid it.
Turkman throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Correa sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Turkman looks to land a right hand but Correa moved out of range.
Correa pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Correa misses with a head kick.
Turkman connects with a high kick.
Turkman throws a front kick aimed at Correa's knee but Correa avoids it well.
Correa pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Correa throws a head kick that misses
and Turkman counters with a nice body kick.
Nice shot by Turkman.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Correa slips under a jab.
Turkman cracks Correa with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Turkman throws a right and a left that Correa avoids nicely.
Correa tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Turkman swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Romulo Correa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Correa is breathing heavily.
Turkman lands with a hook. Correa tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Correa throws a sloppy head kick and Turkman moves out of range easily.
Correa tries a head kick but it misses.
Correa avoids the head kick by Turkman.
Correa ducks under a wild hook from Turkman.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Correa shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Turkman counters with a nice kick to the body.
Turkman throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Turkman throws a head kick that misses.

Turkman moves into the clinch successfully.

Turkman escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Turkman throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A head kick by Correa misses
and Turkman counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Correa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Turkman throws a one two combo.
Turkman blocks a head kick by Correa.
Turkman misses with a hook. Correa ducked under it nicely.
Turkman misses with a jab, cross combination.
Correa throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Turkman.
Correa defending well as Turkman loads up on a big left hand.
Correa misses with a head kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Turkman stuffs the takedown.
Turkman swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Correa.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Correa slips a jab and a cross from Turkman.
Correa throws a head kick but Turkman moves out of range.
A punch combination from Turkman misses.
A head kick by Correa misses
and Turkman counters with a straight right hand.
A head kick from Turkman lands but Correa takes it in his stride.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Turkman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Correa lands a head kick. Turkman smiles back at him and beckons him forward.

Turkman has taken the fight to the clinch.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Correa. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Turkman lands a nice uppercut.
Turkman comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

Turkman manages to break the clinch.
Turkman misses with a head kick.
Correa throws a sloppy head kick
and Turkman counters with a slapping leg kick.
Correa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Turkman misses with a head kick.
Correa throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Correa looking to land some kicks to the body here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Turkman has managed to clinch.
Correa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Turkman digs a right hand underneath Correa's ribcage. Correa let out a lung full of air as it connected.

Turkman breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Correa avoids a punch combination nicely.
Correa throws a head kick that misses.
Turkman throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A head kick from Correa lands but Turkman takes it in his stride.
Turkman throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Correa stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Correa is defended easily by Turkman.
Turkman looks to land a left hand but Correa moved out of range nicely.
Correa throws a head kick but Turkman moves out of range.
A punch combination from Turkman misses.
Correa lands a head kick. Turkman smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
A head kick misses from Correa.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turkman throws a sloppy head kick and Correa moves out of range easily.
A head kick misses from Correa.
A head kick misses from Correa.
Correa shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Turkman pinned against the cage. Turkman gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

Correa tries to keep at a distance but Turkman has taken the fight into the clinch.
Turkman presses Correa against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Turkman misses with an elbow over the top.
Turkman makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Turkman misses with a shot to the kidneys.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Turkman keeps control of Correa as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Correa is looking to break free of the clinch but Turkman has double underhooks.
Turkman lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Correa backwards.
Turkman tries to land knees in the clinch but Correa avoids the damage to the body.
Turkman swings wildly with an uppercut but Correa uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Farooq Turkman dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Turkman goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Correa pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Correa slips a straight right by Turkman.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Turkman manages to break the clinch.
A head kick misses from Correa.
Turkman tries to clinch but Correa moves out of range.
A head kick by Correa misses
and Turkman counters with a stiff right hand.
Correa throws a head kick that half lands.
Turkman scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Correa uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Turkman.
Turkman is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Correa throws a head kick that misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A head kick by Turkman misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Turkman is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Turkman throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Correa.
Farooq Turkman is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Correa throws a nice outside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Correa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Correa throws a head kick but Turkman moves out of range.
Turkman tries to close the distance and clinch up but Correa swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Turkman wants to clinch.
Turkman loads up on a big right hand but Correa slips the punch.
Turkman tries to close the distance and clinch but Correa swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Correa throws a head kick that misses.
Correa swats away the attempt to clinch by Turkman.
Correa throws a head kick that Turkman semi-blocks.
Correa throws a head kick but Turkman moves out of range.
Correa misses with a head kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Turkman 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 Correa has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Correa and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Correa misses with a head kick.

Turkman looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Correa!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turkman wants to control but instead Correa manages to regain half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Correa is staying active underneath Turkman, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Correa gets back to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turkman throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Correa works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Turkman is looking to stand up but Correa won't let him.

Correa pushes Turkman off and scrambles back to his feet.
Correa on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Correa shoots in but Turkman avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Correa throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turkman tries to score a power double leg takedown but Correa sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Turkman somewhat.
Correa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Correa blocks a jab.
Correa blocks a head kick by Turkman.
Turkman throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Turkman throws a lazy head kick
and Correa makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Turkman really felt that one!
Correa throws a sloppy head kick and Turkman moves out of range easily.
Correa tries a head kick but it misses.
Correa uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Turkman.
Correa throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Turkman wants to clinch up but Correa keeps it at a distance.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Correa throws a head kick that misses

and Turkman counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Turkman has a couple of punches blocked by Correa.
Correa is trying to break free.
Correa is looking to break free of the clinch but Turkman has double underhooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Romulo Correa dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Correa throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Turkman.
Correa fails with the takedown.
Turkman swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Turkman connects with a high kick.
Correa blocks a head kick by Turkman.
Turkman avoids the head kick by Correa.
Turkman pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Correa lands with a slapping head kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Correa.
A nice leg kick lands there from Correa.
Correa with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Correa looks for the body kick but Turkman saw that one coming.
Correa throws a head kick that misses
and Turkman counters with a straight right hand.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Turkman, right into the meat.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A lazy body kick from Turkman
and Correa counters with a body kick that stops Turkman in his tracks momentarily.
Turkman blocks a head kick by Correa.
Correa uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Turkman.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Correa lands with a kick to the ribs.
Turkman blocks a head kick by Correa.
Correa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Turkman throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Correa.
Correa throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Correa ducks under a wild hook from Turkman.
Correa throws a sloppy head kick
and Turkman counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Turkman walks forward, straight into a front kick from Correa.
Correa tries a head kick but it misses.
Correa fails to land the takedown.

Turkman gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Turkman swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Turkman jumps guard but Correa stands there with Turkman around his waist. Turkman gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

Turkman escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turkman throws a head kick that misses
and Correa counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Turkman is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Correa shoots in but Turkman avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Romulo Correa. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Turkman has closed the distance and engaged Correa in a clinch.
Turkman is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Correa is trying to break free.
Turkman missing with knees to the body.
Turkman tries to circle away but Correa has him pinned against the ropes.
Turkman looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Turkman wants to break free but Correa has control.
Turkman tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Correa wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Turkman is trying to break free.
A frustrated look appears on Correa's face as he tries to break the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Correa looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Turkman tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Turkman throws a head punch that misses.
A frustrated look appears on Correa's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Turkman keeps control of Correa as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Turkman just misses with a elbow thrown towards Correa's brow.
Turkman tries to pull guard but Correa won't allow it.
Correa can't break the clinch.
Correa has had enough of the clinch but Turkman keeps him there for the moment.
Turkman struggles to land a body shot inside as Correa controls his hands.
Turkman wants to get back to striking at distance but Correa won't allow it.
Turkman swings wildly with an uppercut but Correa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Correa tries to break the clinch but Turkman is controlling the position.
Correa is trying to break the clinch but Turkman has him pressed against the ropes.

Turkman breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Correa walks into a jab.
Correa slips a jab and a cross from Turkman.
Turkman throws a lazy head kick
and Correa counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Turkman is lucky that one didn't land flush.
A head kick misses from Correa.
Turkman avoids the head kick by Correa.
Correa tries a head kick but it misses.
Turkman shoots in for a takedown but Correa shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Turkman avoids the head kick by Correa.
Turkman blocks a head kick by Correa.
Turkman lands with a hook. Correa tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Turkman swinging wildly here.
Correa tries a head kick but it misses.
Turkman is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Correa.
Turkman tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Correa displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Turkman throws out the jab.
Turkman blocks a head kick by Correa.

And that's the end of the fight!
Romulo Correa showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Correa has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 George Francis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Romulo Correa!