PBP Commentary

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

Turk
vs
Sangria

178 cm
30
180 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

181 cm
26
195 lbs
12 - 10 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Newbomb Turk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rojo Sangria!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A swing and a miss from Turk.
Sangria misses with a two punch combination.
Turk throws a leg kick but Sangria moved away.
A big right from Turk misses.
Turk throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Sangria misses with a wild combination.
Turk avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Turk slips under a jab.
Sangria blocks a low kick nicely.
Sangria scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Turk on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Sangria blocks a jab.
Turk misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sangria throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Turk.
Turk misses with a looping right.
A jab from Turk misses.
Newbomb Turk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Turk lands an overhand right.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Turk throws a series of punches but Sangria avoids them all with ease.
Sangria lands a lovely overhand right.
A punch combination from Turk misses.
A big right from Sangria misses.
A punch combination from Turk misses.
Sangria feints a jab promting Turk to slip. Sangria then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Turk slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Sangria wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Sangria misses with a straight right.
Horrible takedown by Sangria or perhaps it was just good defense by Turk which made him look bad.
Turk tries a head kick but it misses.
Sangria tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Turk was well out of range. Poor timing from Sangria.
Sangria is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Turk.
Sangria tries to bum rush Turk with a series of wild strikes but Turk uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Turk gets caught flat footed, as Sangria shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sangria trying to control but Turk is working from the bottom.
Turk tries to land a sweep but no joy.
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!
Sangria trying to control the position from guard on top but Turk is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Turk managing to control the position.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Sangria dives in and scores a takedown into Turk's guard.
Turk looking to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Turk working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sangria.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sangria works over Turk with some ground and pound from guard.
Turk trying to keep a closed guard but Sangria is proving a slippery customer.
Sangria postures up in Turk's guard and throws a big left but Turk blocks it.
Sangria has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Turk utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Sangria throws an elbow that misses. Turk uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Sangria's guard. Nice move by Turk!
Turk slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Turk throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Sangria works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Sangria is trying to get back to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turk is stalling here. Sangria is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Turk seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Sangria has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Turk struggling a bit here.
Sangria tries to move into full mount but can't pass Turk's legs.
Sangria sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Turk is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.

Sangria tries for a kimura but Turk is defending well.
Turk is looking to regain half guard here but Sangria keeps moving and retains side control.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Sangria trying to control the action but Turk is working from the bottom.
You can see the frustration on Turk's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Turk regains half guard.
Turk is trying to stand.
Sangria 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.
Sangria controlling the action here.
Turk is pressing down on Sangria's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Sangria working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Turk has control of Sangria's left arm, preventing Sangria from doing any damage.
Sangria throws a big elbow that misses.
Turk utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Sangria trying to control but Turk is working from the bottom.
Turk not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Turk managing to control the position.

We're going to have a standup here because Newbomb Turk wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Sangria stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Turk.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Turk swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Turk connects with a jab.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Turk throws a series of punches but Sangria moves out of range.
Nice shot by Sangria.
Turk steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sangria.
Turk walks into a jab.
A swing and a miss from Sangria.
Sangria misses with a straight right.
Turk throws a jab when Sangria was well out of range.
A jab from Sangria misses.
Turk tries a head kick but it misses.
Turk lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Turk misses with a low kick.
Turk throws a looping overhand right but Sangria ducks down to avoid it.
Turk lands a lovely overhand right.
A big right from Sangria misses.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Sangria looks to throw the jab but Turk is out of range.
Turk throws a shot from downtown. Sangria moves away and avoids it.
Turk throws a right and a left that both miss.
Turk uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sangria.
Turk connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Sangria gets the takedown into side control.
Turk is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Check out the look on Sangria's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Turk is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Sangria's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Turk won't allow Sangria to pass to mount.
Turk is concentrating on defense, preventing Sangria from advancing position.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Sangria thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Turk's head.
Sangria tries to pass the half guard into mount. Turk knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Sangria performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Turk won't allow Sangria to pass to mount.
Turk trying to control here.
Turk is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sangria takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Rojo Sangria will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Sangria missing with a left hand there. Turk was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sangria takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Turk throws a lazy right hand but Sangria sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Turk looks to land a combination but Sangria avoids it well.
Turk uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sangria.
Turk blocks a jab.
Turk lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Sangria at a distance.
Turk slips under a jab from Sangria.
Sangria misses with a left hand
and Turk counters with a body kick that stops Sangria in his tracks momentarily.
Sangria throws the left hand but Turk avoids the punch easily.
Turk misses with an uppercut.
Newbomb Turk is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sangria throws a big shot that misses.
Turk throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Turk blocks a jab.
Turk throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Sangria 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Whack! Turk lands a heavy head kick that drops Sangria. The ref tackles Turk to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Sangria was done.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:10 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Newbomb Turk!
During a confident post fight interview, Newbomb Turk thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.