PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Chibi Tsushima (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Braden Turk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Turk has chosen Deeper and Down as his entrance music. Braden Turk has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Tsushima
vs
Turk

160 cm
23
144 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

168 cm
24
146 lbs
10 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Olympic wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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Hell's Balls Recovery (160)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Chibi Tsushima!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Braden Turk!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Tsushima misses.
Tsushima ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Turk takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Turk stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Tsushima.
Jab by Tsushima.
Turk misses with a jab, cross combination.
Turk tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tsushima was well out of range. Poor timing from Turk.
Turk moves out of range of the leg kick from Tsushima.
Nice defenses there by Turk.
Tsushima with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Braden Turk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tsushima swings for the body but Turk moves out of range.
Tsushima fails with a takedown attempt.
Turk throws a nice outside leg kick.
Turk blocks the body kick.

Turk shoots in and gets a takedown into Tsushima's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Turk slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tsushima is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Turk in side control, throwing shots but Tsushima defends.
Tsushima is letting Turk control him for a moment.
Tsushima tries to improve position but can't.
Tsushima is working hard here to advance position.
A lull in the action here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tsushima is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tsushima is trying to control Turk's posture but Turk avoids it.
Tsushima tries to improve position but can't.
A lull in the action here as Turk stalls from top position.
Tsushima is working to avoid the ground and pound but Turk connects with a decent elbow.
Turk working away.
Tsushima tries to bench press Turk off him but Turk keeps the position.
Tsushima sneaks back into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turk wants to free his trapped foot but Tsushima is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Tsushima is refusing to be controlled, as Turk sits in half guard.
Turk thows a huge punch but Tsushima dodges it nicely.
Turk thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Tsushima on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Tsushima wants to control but Turk is keeping busy.
Tsushima is trying to get back to full guard.
Turk looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turk wants to lay and pray for a moment but Tsushima keeps working.
Turk is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Turk winds up and cracks Tsushima with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Turk thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Tsushima's head.
Turk winds up and cracks Tsushima with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Turk working the head and body with strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Turk is nestled in close to Tsushima, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Turk is looking to advance position but Tsushima won't allow it.
Tsushima moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Braden Turk dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Turk.
Tsushima throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tsushima fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Turk.
A big left from Turk misses.
Tsushima defending well as Turk loads up on a big left hand.
Turk lands a nice shot that snaps Tsushima's head back.
Turk throws a right and a left that Tsushima avoids nicely.
No luck for Tsushima with that takedown attempt.

Tsushima shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Turk is trying to defend but Tsushima finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Tsushima lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Turk is pressing down on Tsushima's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Turk looking to hit a scissor sweep but Tsushima is one step ahead there.
Tsushima with a nice head shot there.
Tsushima trying to control but Turk is working from the bottom.
Tsushima throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Turk works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Turk tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Turk preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turk trying to keep a closed guard but Tsushima is proving a slippery customer.
Tsushima throwing strikes but missing.
Turk controlling the position.
Turk working a defensive guard here.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Tsushima is stalling in the full guard.
Tsushima trying to control but Turk is working from the bottom.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Tsushima tries to score a power double leg takedown but Turk sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Tsushima somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chibi Tsushima. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

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

Turk goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Tsushima turns into him and now he's in Turk's guard.
Tsushima scoring with some ground and pound.
Tsushima wants to control from the top but Turk keeps moving.
Turk looking to control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tsushima throws a big elbow that misses.
Tsushima advances position into side control!
The strikes coming from Tsushima are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Turk is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Tsushima tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Turk on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tsushima fails to land a wild elbow strike.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chibi Tsushima dominated that second round.
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!

Tsushima throws out a powerful jab.
Tsushima pivots, looking for a leg kick but Turk is out of range and Tsushima settles back down.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Tsushima enables Turk to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Tsushima manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Turk accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

Tsushima looking for subs off his back but Turk has passed one foot through into half guard.
Tsushima avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Turk.
Turk wants to pass the guard but Tsushima is defending well.

Turk wants to work for an arm triangle but Tsushima is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

Tsushima looking for submissions off his back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Turk perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Tsushima tries to get to full guard but Turk has control of the leg.
Turk working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Turk wants to take a breather but Tsushima is having none of it.
Turk throws a strike but Tsushima avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Turk postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turk postures up.
Turk loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

Turk has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Tsushima to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Turk is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Tsushima pulls down on the head and he's put Turk to sleep! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Chibi Tsushima!
An out of breath Chibi Tsushima thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.