PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between David Turk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dante Bicchiere (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dante Bicchiere has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Turk
vs
Bicchiere

175 cm
26
173 lbs
13 - 4 - 0

182 cm
23
169 lbs
10 - 3 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Brown Belt
Good low kicks
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 - 4 - 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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dante Bicchiere !
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Felipe Paraventi and Edson Gomes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Turk tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Bicchiere manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Turk tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Turk takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bicchiere throws a nice looking combination but Turk bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

Turk has closed the distance and engaged Bicchiere in a clinch.
Bicchiere takes a knee right on the jaw!
Bicchiere wants to stall.
Turk missing with knees to the body.
Bicchiere blocks an uppercut.
Turk misses with a knee strike.
Turk missing with knees to the body.
Bicchiere is looking to break free of the clinch but Turk has double underhooks.
Bicchiere is looking to control Turk's arms but Turk gets an underhook and turns him. Now Bicchiere has his back to the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Turk working aggressively here.
Bicchiere wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Turk has him pressed against the cage.
Turk misses with a short punch on the inside.
Turk tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bicchiere managing to block the knees to the body from Turk.
A body shot lands from Bicchiere .
A head punch on the inside from Bicchiere fails to land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bicchiere avoiding damage as Turk throws knees to the body.
Bicchiere tries for a takedown but Turk manages to get underhooks.
Bicchiere avoids the elbow strike from Turk, against the cage.
Bicchiere is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Turk gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Bicchiere on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bicchiere tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bicchiere tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Turk's elbow.

Bicchiere breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bicchiere swats away the attempt to clinch by Turk.
Turk tries to clinch
and Bicchiere counters with a head kick. That will keep Turk thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Turk blocks a low kick nicely.
Bicchiere lands with a kick to the temple. Turk shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Turk tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Bicchiere counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

Turk gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Bicchiere is leaning against Turk and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Bicchiere presses Turk against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Turk missing with knees to the body.
Turk creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Turk throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bicchiere blocks it with crossed arms.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bicchiere tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Turk with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Turk throws an elbow that misses.
Bicchiere wants to break free but Turk has control.
Bicchiere on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from Bicchiere .
Bicchiere misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Turk.
Turk landing knees to the head.
Bicchiere is stalling here.

Bicchiere has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Turk uses from the top position.
Bicchiere controls Turk momentarily but Turk frees himself.
Bicchiere looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Turk slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Bicchiere is adopting a defensive guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of David Turk.
Bicchiere misses with a left hand
and Turk counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Turk moves in looking to clinch but Bicchiere pushes him off.
Some wild striking there from Bicchiere .
Bicchiere throws a combination that misses
and Turk counters with a head kick. That will keep Bicchiere thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Bicchiere misses.
Turk walks into a jab.
Bicchiere swinging wildly here.
Bicchiere throws a sloppy head kick

and Turk counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Turk gets underhooks to prevent Bicchiere 's takedown attempt.
David Turk has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dante Bicchiere .
Turk tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Turk misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bicchiere .
Bicchiere works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Turk fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Bicchiere on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bicchiere fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Turk throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bicchiere lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.

Bicchiere pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bicchiere throws a sloppy head kick
and Turk counters with a head kick. That will keep Bicchiere thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Dante Bicchiere seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Turk moves to clinch but Bicchiere breaks away
and Bicchiere counters with a head kick. That will keep Turk thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Dante Bicchiere will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Bicchiere scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Bicchiere throws a series of punches but Turk moves out of range.
Turk is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Bicchiere throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Turk darts in trying to clinch
enabling Bicchiere to counter with a crisp jab.
Bicchiere listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Bicchiere lands a slapping body shot.
Turk blocks a leg kick.
Bicchiere scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Bicchiere connects with a good right hand that stumbles Turk. Turk circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Bicchiere misses with a combination

and Turk counters by moving into the clinch.
Turk tries to work over Bicchiere 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Turk misses with a knee strike.
Bicchiere managing to block the knees to the body from Turk.
A nice right hand lands inside from Turk.
Turk can't find room to land a body shot as Bicchiere controls the action.
Bicchiere is working for takedown but Turk is calmly controlling the position for now.
Turk misses with a knee strike.
Bicchiere has Turk pressed against the cage.
Turk misses with a body punch.
Turk has a couple of punches blocked by Bicchiere .
Turk tries to work over Bicchiere 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Turk throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Nice body punch from Bicchiere - that landed with a thud.
Bicchiere lands a nice shot to the body.
Bicchiere wants to get back to striking at distance but Turk won't allow it.
Turk throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bicchiere blocks it with crossed arms.
Bicchiere tries a body shot but Turk blocks it.
Bicchiere stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Turk lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bicchiere backwards.
Bicchiere missing with knees to the body.
Turk is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bicchiere is defending well for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turk throws an elbow that misses.
Turk throws a knee to the head but misses.
Turk tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bicchiere 's elbow.
Bicchiere looking to stall.
Turk tries to land a knee to the head but Bicchiere blocks with his arms.
Bicchiere managing to block the knees to the body from Turk.
A right handed body shot lands from Bicchiere .
A frustrated look appears on Bicchiere 's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Bicchiere misses with a body punch.
Turk missing with knees to the body.
Turk fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Turk tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bicchiere avoids it.
Bicchiere is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Turk pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Turk tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

Bicchiere breaks the clinch.
Turk wants to clinch up but Bicchiere keeps it at a distance.
Bicchiere misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bicchiere throws a series of punches but Turk avoids them all with ease.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Turk checks a leg kick.
Turk tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Bicchiere makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Turk takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Turk throws a head kick that misses.
David Turk is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bicchiere moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Bicchiere falls off balance throwing a combination

and Turk counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Turk lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Turk misses with some punches.
Turk misses with an elbow strike.
Turk lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bicchiere backwards.
Bicchiere is trying to stall.
Bicchiere is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Turk gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
David Turk has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dante Bicchiere .
Good body shot from Bicchiere .

Bicchiere manages to break the clinch.
A nice combination there by Bicchiere .

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bicchiere connects with a solid leg kick.
Bicchiere fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Turk tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Turk tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Bicchiere manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Turk takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Bicchiere comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Bicchiere misses the shot to the body.
David Turk is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Turk takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Bicchiere swings for the body but Turk moves out of range.
Bicchiere dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bicchiere displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Turk on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.

Turk drives through and clinches with Bicchiere against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dante Bicchiere showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Bicchiere misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bicchiere throws a head kick but Turk moves out of range.
A left and a right from Bicchiere both land. Nice combination.
Turk closes the distance but Bicchiere moves to the side
and Bicchiere counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Turk ducks under a wild hook from Bicchiere .
A head kick by Bicchiere misses
and Turk counters with a nice leg kick.
Bicchiere throws a sloppy body shot
and Bicchiere takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bicchiere misses with a body shot

and Turk counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Turk missing with knees to the body.
Bicchiere avoiding damage as Turk throws knees to the body.
Turk missing with knees to the body.
Turk digs a right hand underneath Bicchiere 's ribcage. Bicchiere let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Knees to the body from Turk.
Turk misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bicchiere .
Turk misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bicchiere .

That's one minute gone in the round.
Turk pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Bicchiere looking for a takedown.
Bicchiere works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Turk lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bicchiere backwards.
Bicchiere avoiding damage as Turk throws knees to the body.
Turk tries to throw a body punch but Bicchiere avoids it by throwing Turk back against the cage.
Turk is working Bicchiere over against the cage.
Turk stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Bicchiere wants a takedown but no success here.
Bicchiere has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Nice body punch from Turk - that landed with a thud.
Turk throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bicchiere blocks it with crossed arms.
Turk landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Bicchiere tries a body shot but Turk blocks it.
Bicchiere lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Turk or not.
Turk gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A short body shot lands from Bicchiere as the two fighters clinch.
Bicchiere tries to throw a body punch but Turk avoids it by throwing Bicchiere back against the cage.

Bicchiere breaks from the clinch.
Bicchiere looks to score with a jab to the body but Turk is just out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turk tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bicchiere swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bicchiere tests Turk's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Turk walks forward, straight into a front kick from Bicchiere .
Bicchiere scores with a hook to the body. Turk takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Bicchiere lands a head kick. Turk smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Bicchiere throws a head kick that misses

and Turk counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Turk lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bicchiere backwards.
Bicchiere is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Turk pulls him back up using the underhooks.
David Turk has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dante Bicchiere .
Bicchiere drops down looking for an ankle pick but Turk pulls his leg out and moves away.
Bicchiere takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Turk is looking to clinch.
Turk wants to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turk tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bicchiere paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bicchiere throws a lazy head kick
and Turk makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Bicchiere swings away with a body shot that misses

and Turk counters by moving into the clinch.
Bicchiere is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Turk is working Bicchiere over against the cage.
Turk lands with a light punch inside.

Bicchiere 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Turk tries to clinch up
and Turk takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Turk is looking to clinch.
Turk on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bicchiere . Bicchiere obviously looking to wear him down.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bicchiere swings widly with a right hand

and Turk counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Turk.
David Turk has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Turk missing with knees to the body.
Turk lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bicchiere backwards.
Bicchiere can't get the takedown.
Turk trying to land knees to the body.
Turk tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bicchiere avoids it.
Bicchiere avoiding damage as Turk throws knees to the body.
Turk lands a nice knee to the body.
Turk lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
David Turk has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

It looks like Dante Bicchiere has been cut.
Bicchiere 's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Turk misses with a knee strike.
A left hand lands to the body for Turk.
Turk throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Turk lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Turk misses with a knee strike.
Turk tries to land knees in the clinch but Bicchiere avoids the damage to the body.
Turk crunches a lovely knee into Bicchiere 's ribcage.
Dante Bicchiere is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Turk is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bicchiere is defending well for now.
Bicchiere takes a knee right on the jaw!

And that's the end of the fight!
David Turk showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Bicchiere has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Luis Engracia scores the fight 28:29
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dante Bicchiere !