PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between David Turk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carl Panzram (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Turk
vs
Panzram

175 cm
26
173 lbs
13 - 3 - 0

190 cm
23
180 lbs
10 - 2 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful

Slam-or-Fist

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 13 - 3 - 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 10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Carl Panzram!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Thiago Cunha and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Turk closes the distance but Panzram moves to the side

and Panzram counters by clinching up.
Panzram drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Turk gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Turk looking to throw knees to the head but Panzram is blocking nicely.
Turk pushes off an throws an elbow but Panzram leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Turk using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Panzram has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Panzram is trying to drag Turk to the mat but Turk just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Turk working Panzram over with knees to the body.
Turk landing knees to the head.
Panzram takes an elbow to the forehead.
Turk prevents the takedown attempt.
David Turk has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Carl Panzram.

Panzram lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Panzram thows a huge punch but Turk dodges it nicely.
Panzram trying to control the action but Turk is working from the bottom.
Turk on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Turk tries to get out of the position.
Turk is trying to stand up here but Panzram is controlling him well.
Panzram throwing shots but Turk is blocking nicely.
Panzram is trying to control. Turk wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Panzram not landing any meaningful shots this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Panzram seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Turk does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Panzram has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

Panzram is working for a submission of some sort.
Panzram lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Panzram scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Turk knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Panzram on the ground.
Panzram performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Turk keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Panzram throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Turk on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Panzram wants to lay and pray for a moment but Turk keeps working.
Panzram passes to full mount!
Panzram cracks Turk with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Turk is squirming around, avoiding Panzram's attempts to control the action.

Panzram working for a guillotine from mount but Turk is in no mood to give up.
Panzram lands a heavy elbow.
Turk tries to lock up and control but Panzram gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Panzram thowing shots but they're missing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Panzram punishing his opponent with strikes.
Panzram misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Panzram breaks from Turk's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Panzram is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Turk can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Panzram trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Panzram is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Turk can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Turk is in a horrible position here. Panzram smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.

Turk is rocked!
Panzram controlling from mount.
Panzram throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Turk because Panzram loaded up on that one.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
BOOM! Panzram connects with a massive shot to the dome!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Turk is wriggling around trying to escape.
Turk squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Panzram landing punches.
Oh Turk is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Turk taking shots to the head.
Oooooh, big shot lands for Panzram! Turk is hurt baaadly! Panzram is firing away with more strikes - Turk is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Carl Panzram!