PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tokko Turkulainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jaco Shaco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Turkulainen
vs
Shaco

185 cm
18
200 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

181 cm
18
210 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Decent elbows
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tokko Turkulainen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jaco Shaco!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Albert Achterberg and Patrick Alders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Turkulainen walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Shaco lands with a nice body punch.
Turkulainen fails with the takedown.
Turkulainen doesn't manage to clinch there - Shaco circles away.
Turkulainen on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Shaco moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Turkulainen tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Turkulainen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A jab from Shaco finds it's way through Turkulainen's defenses.

Shaco shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Shaco controlling the position easily from mount.
Shaco really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Turkulainen. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Turkulainen is trying to stand up.
Shaco sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Turkulainen is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shaco tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Turkulainen is trying to stand up.
Shaco should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Shaco takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Turkulainen is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Turkulainen is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shaco landing strikes from the mount.
Shaco sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Shaco has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Turkulainen's face.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shaco lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Shaco landing shots from mount.
Turkulainen is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Shaco content just to control the position here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Jaco Shaco was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Turkulainen gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A lazy left from Shaco finds it's target.
Shaco fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Turkulainen throws a head kick but Shaco moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shaco fails with an attempt to clinch.
Shaco lands with an overhand left.
Turkulainen takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Shaco jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Turkulainen takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Shaco connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Jaco Shaco seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shaco listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Shaco throws a shot to the body.
Turkulainen shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Turkulainen walks into a left hand.
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!
Shaco lands with an uppercut that bounces Turkulainen off the cage and back into range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jaco Shaco dominated that round.
That's time! Turkulainen's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Shaco scores with a hook to the body. Turkulainen takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Shaco punishes Turkulainen's body with a nice straight punch.
Shaco fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Turkulainen keeps the fight on the outside.
Nice uppercut lands for Shaco. That snapped Turkulainen's head back.
Shaco lands with a nice body punch.
Shaco ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Turkulainen takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Shaco connects with a good right hand that stumbles Turkulainen. Turkulainen circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Shaco lands a really nice looking cross but Turkulainen seems unphased.
Shaco lands a nice hook to Turkulainen's body. Turkulainen takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Turkulainen wants to clinch up but Shaco keeps it at a distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Turkulainen dodges the punch combination from Shaco.
Shaco tries to bum rush Turkulainen with a series of wild strikes but Turkulainen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A shot to the liver by Shaco. Beautiful body shot.
Jaco Shaco seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Shaco scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Shaco tests Turkulainen's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Shaco scores with a jab to the jaw.
Shaco is breathing heavily.
Shaco thows a body shot but no joy.
Turkulainen doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Turkulainen wants to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shaco paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.

Turkulainen rushes Shaco and presses him up against the cage.
Shaco has Turkulainen pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Turkulainen manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Turkulainen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Shaco is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Turkulainen scores with a hook to the body.

Turkulainen pulls guard.
Shaco stops Turkulainen from standing up.
Shaco not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shaco scoring with some ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Turkulainen had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Shaco defends it easily.
Turkulainen keeping full guard, as Shaco tries to pass.
Shaco showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

Turkulainen had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Shaco defends it easily.
Shaco with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Jaco Shaco has got the better of the ground game so far.
Shaco stops Turkulainen from standing up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shaco stays in close to Turkulainen's body and controls the position.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Jaco Shaco.
Shaco darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Shaco connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Shaco lands a lovely overhand right.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Shaco throws a combination. Turkulainen tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Shaco scores with a decent looking hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jaco Shaco showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!

Shaco lands a nice looking body shot.
Turkulainen gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Turkulainen tries to clinch up.
Turkulainen wants to clinch.
Shaco lands a nice looking body shot.
Shaco bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Turkulainen's head backwards.

Turkulainen moves into the clinch.
Shaco throws a head punch that misses.
Turkulainen lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Turkulainen lands a body punch in the clinch.
Shaco takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Turkulainen manages to pull guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shaco stops Turkulainen from standing up.
Shaco won't allow Turkulainen to sweep him here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Shaco works over Turkulainen with some ground and pound from guard.

Turkulainen isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Shaco stacks Turkulainen on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Shaco!
Shaco tries to advance to mount but can't.
Turkulainen tries to escape but Shaco is in control.
Shaco is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Turkulainen is trying to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turkulainen trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Turkulainen seems a little lost for a moment, as Shaco dominates the positioning.
Shaco tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Shaco controls the position.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Jaco Shaco was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Shaco connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Shaco lands an overhand right.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shaco scores with the left hand. Turkulainen knows he should have avoided that one.
Turkulainen fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shaco connects with a body shot.
Shaco lands a lovely overhand right.
Shaco scores with a hook to the body. Turkulainen takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Shaco connects with a looping right hand.
A punch lands to the side of Turkulainen 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Turkulainen ducks right into an uppercut from Shaco.
Shaco throws a shot to the body.
Nice cross by Shaco.
Tokko Turkulainen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Turkulainen enables Shaco to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Turkulainen manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Turkulainen wants to get back to his feet but Shaco is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shaco distracts Turkulainen with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Shaco controlling from the top position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Let's hope that Shaco has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.

Turkulainen is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jaco Shaco comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Shaco winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Wagner Zegers scores the fight 27:30
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 27:30
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jaco Shaco!