PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Royal Tenenbaum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Turk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Tenenbaum
vs
Turk

176 cm
31
183 lbs
19 - 8 - 0

175 cm
29
173 lbs
15 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

Steel Terror-Trition: Video Proven 160Q
Steel Terror-Trition: Video Proven 160Q

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 19 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Royal Tenenbaum!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, David Turk!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Taro Takaoka and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tenenbaum thows a body shot but no joy.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tenenbaum. Turk does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sloppy strikes from Turk. Those never looked like landing.
Tenenbaum throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Turk steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tenenbaum.
Tenenbaum is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Turk.
Tenenbaum scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Turk slips a straight right by Tenenbaum.

Turk closes the distance and clinches.
Tenenbaum misses with a punch on the inside.

Turk's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tenenbaum pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tenenbaum avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tenenbaum swings away with a body shot that misses
and Turk counters with a head kick. That will keep Tenenbaum thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Turk takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Tenenbaum blocks the body kick.
Turk is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tenenbaum moves out of range as Turk throws a body kick.
Tenenbaum keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Turk lets loose with a powerful body kick. Tenenbaum will feel that in the morning.
Turk scores with a three punch combo!
Turk throws a sloppy head kick and Tenenbaum moves out of range easily.
Tenenbaum throws a hook but Turk blocks it.
Turk throws a head kick that misses.
Turk tries to clinch but Tenenbaum moves out of range.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Turk.
Turk feints a jab promting Tenenbaum to slip. Turk then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Tenenbaum slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Tenenbaum scoring well with a low kick there.
Turk throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turk defending well as Tenenbaum loads up on a big left hand.
David Turk is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Turk tries to clinch up.
Turk misses with an attempted mid kick.
Turk keeps the fight on the outside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Turk misses with a two punch combination.

Turk instigates a clinch.
Tenenbaum is leaning against Turk and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.

Turk breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Turk fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tenenbaum connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Tenenbaum throws a shot to the body.

Turk moves into range and clinches up with Tenenbaum.
Tenenbaum lands a knee to the head.

Tenenbaum's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tenenbaum swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turk is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
David Turk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tenenbaum avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Turk dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Tenenbaum. That did some damage!
Tenenbaum fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Turk looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Turk feints a jab promting Tenenbaum to slip. Turk then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Tenenbaum slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Turk is looking to land body kicks.
Turk tries to clinch but Tenenbaum moves out of range.
Turk misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tenenbaum lands a slapping body shot.
Turk misses with a two punch combination.
Turk staying out of range there.
Turk ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turk lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Turk tries to bum rush Tenenbaum with a series of wild strikes but Tenenbaum uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tenenbaum takes a swing at Turk's ribcage but misses.
Turk blocks a head kick by Tenenbaum.
Turk misses with a wild combination.
Turk tries to clinch up but Tenenbaum circles away and keeps his distance.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Turk ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tenenbaum moves away.
Tenenbaum lands with a good body shot.
Tenenbaum pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Turk back to the ropes. Tenenbaum follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.

It looks like David Turk has been cut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Turk has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Turk there as he acknowledges the shot.
Turk is looking to clinch but Tenenbaum is avoiding it.
Turk swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tenenbaum scores with the left hand. Turk knows he should have avoided that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Royal Tenenbaum will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on David Turk's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Turk fails in his attempt to clinch.
Turk throws a half hearted mid kick.
Turk misses with a double jab.
Tenenbaum lands a nice looking kick to the body. Turk takes a step back to recover.

Turk gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Turk unloads a knee to the mid-section. Tenenbaum lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

Tenenbaum breaks from the clinch.
Tenenbaum swats away the attempt to clinch by Turk.
Turk keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Turk misses with a head kick.
Turk throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
David Turk is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Turk pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Tenenbaum closes the distance and clinches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tenenbaum looking to stall.
Tenenbaum works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.

Turk escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Turk tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Tenenbaum is able to avoid easily.
Turk displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tenenbaum throws out the jab.
Turk misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tenenbaum lands a nice looking body shot.
Tenenbaum avoids the head kick by Turk.
Tenenbaum swats away the attempt to clinch by Turk.
Tenenbaum throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A cross from Tenenbaum lands.
Turk wants to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turk pushes Tenenbaum away with a front kick.
Turk is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Turk misses with the combination.
Tenenbaum stuns Turk with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head kick by Turk misses
and Tenenbaum counters with an outside leg kick.
Tenenbaum pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Turk throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tenenbaum.
Turk avoids a punch combination nicely.
Turk throws a combination. Tenenbaum tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Turk closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Tenenbaum misses with a hook to the ribs.
Turk is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Turk wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Tenenbaum has him pressed against the ropes.
Turk missing with knees to the body.

Turk breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Good work by Turk as he checks the leg kick.
A left lands for Tenenbaum.
Tenenbaum keeps the fight on the outside.
Turk wants to clinch up but Tenenbaum keeps it at a distance.
Turk moves away from the strike by Tenenbaum.
Tenenbaum throws out a leg kick but Turk moves out of range and Tenenbaum only half commits.
Tenenbaum lands a jab to Turk's midsection.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turk keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Turk bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Turk throws a series of punches but Tenenbaum avoids them all with ease.
Tenenbaum tries to close the distance and clinch up but Turk swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Turk scores with a jab to the body.
A combination from Turk does no damage.
Tenenbaum tries to close the distance and clinch up but Turk swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Jab, jab by Tenenbaum - just one landing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tenenbaum tries to score a power double leg takedown but Turk sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Tenenbaum somewhat.
Tenenbaum throws a leg kick but Turk sees it coming and checks it nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Turk keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Royal Tenenbaum will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on David Turk's cut.
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!

Turk fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Turk keeps the fight on the outside.
Tenenbaum tries a low kick but Turk avoids it.
Tenenbaum misses the shot to the body.
Turk throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Tenenbaum avoids the body shot from Turk.
Turk throws a right and a left that both miss.
Turk misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tenenbaum with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Tenenbaum shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
That kick from Turk tenderised Tenenbaum's leg. Tenenbaum is trying to keep his angry face on.
Turk misses with a hook to the body

and Tenenbaum counters by moving into the clinch.
Turk missing with knees to the body.
Tenenbaum avoiding damage as Turk throws knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Turk misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tenenbaum.

Tenenbaum breaks from the clinch.
Turk throws a push kick but Tenenbaum slaps the foot to one side.
A combination from Turk does no damage.

Tenenbaum drives through and clinches with Turk against the ropes.
Turk looking to slow down the pace here.
Tenenbaum crunches a lovely knee into Turk's ribcage.
Turk takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Good body shot from Tenenbaum.
Royal Tenenbaum has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Tenenbaum lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Turk or not.
Tenenbaum lands a body punch in the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Knees in the clinch landing for Tenenbaum.
Tenenbaum goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tenenbaum.
Tenenbaum trying to control the position but instead, Turk has worked for underhooks and has pushed Tenenbaum into the ropes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Tenenbaum pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tenenbaum listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Turk fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Tenenbaum!

Turk is rocked!
Turk glances at the clock... BAM! Tenenbaum nails him with a big right hand! A momentary lapse in concentration sends Turk crashing to the mat! The referee steps in and this one is over! Damn, Turk is out of it, he thinks the ref is his opponent!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Royal Tenenbaum!
Royal Tenenbaum decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.