PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Braden Turk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Diego Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Turk's entrance music is Status Quo - Deeper and Down. A fine choice. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Turk
vs
Sanchez

168 cm
30
153 lbs
21 - 12 - 0

188 cm
27
158 lbs
21 - 8 - 1

Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Braden Turk!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Diego Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Alec Ball and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Turk cracks a nice hook into Sanchez's ribs.
Turk has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Sanchez finds it's way round the side to connect with Turk's head.
Turk throws a looping overhand right but Sanchez ducks down to avoid it.
Sanchez throws a jab when Turk was well out of range.
Turk rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sanchez moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Turk bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Turk scores with a jab. Sanchez acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Turk throws a jab when Sanchez was well out of range.
Jab, jab by Turk - just one landing.
Turk swings for the body but Sanchez moves out of range.
Sanchez throws a low kick, looking for Turk's leg but Turk calmly moves out of range.
Sanchez tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sanchez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Turk lands an overhand right.
Sanchez connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Turk's hands.
A telegraphed right hand from Sanchez misses the target.
Sanchez gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Turk.
Diego Sanchez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sanchez on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Turk. Turk obviously looking to wear him down.
Turk scores with a jab to the body.
Sanchez does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Sanchez plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Turk connects with a single shot there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sanchez throws a leg kick but Turk sees it coming and moves out of range.
Turk tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sanchez swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez is looking to chop away at Turk's legs.
Sanchez moves away from the strike by Turk.
Turk fails with the takedown.
Sanchez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sanchez is looking to slow Turk down with leg kicks.
Sanchez throws a leg kick but Turk checks it.
Turk misses with a hook
and Sanchez counters with an inside leg kick.
Turk connects with a jab.
Turk misses with a looping left.
Sanchez throws an off balance right hand
and Turk counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turk pivots, looking for a leg kick but Sanchez is out of range and Turk settles back down.
Turk has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Sanchez.
Turk shoots in but no luck this time.
Turk misses with a low kick as Sanchez jumps back.

Turk closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Sanchez's guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Sanchez is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Sanchez perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Turk regains full guard. Nicely done.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turk looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sanchez is one step ahead there.
Sanchez being controlled here momentarily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Turk working for a triangle but Sanchez defends it easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Sanchez got a little sloppy there for a moment and Turk has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Sanchez has managed to get both his arms back between Turk's legs - danger averted.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Braden Turk dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Turk cracks Sanchez with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Turk fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Sanchez walks into a jab.
Turk throws a hook to the side of Sanchez's head but Sanchez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sanchez fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Turk has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Turk tries to land a body kick
and Sanchez counters with a right hand to the body.

Turk bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Turk is trying to move to mount but Sanchez reverses beautifully and ends up in Turk's guard.
Turk looking to control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez content to stall in guard here.
Turk trying to control the position.
Turk is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Sanchez controls from within his opponent's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turk is trying to keep Sanchez in close.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Braden Turk.
Turk misses the body punch
and Sanchez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sanchez fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Turk is out of range.
Turk tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sanchez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sloppy strikes from Turk. Those never looked like landing.
Sanchez has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Turk.
That kick from Sanchez tenderised Turk's leg. Turk is trying to keep his angry face on.
Turk looks to land a right hand but Sanchez moved out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Sanchez cracks Turk with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Sanchez missing with a left hand there. Turk was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Turk throws a hook to the side of Sanchez's head but Sanchez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Turk tries to land a body kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Turk throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Sanchez's waist but Sanchez gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Turk off to one side.
Sanchez lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Sanchez motions for Turk to come forward. Sanchez throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sanchez connects with a leg kick. Turk looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Turk works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Turk throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Sanchez dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Turk. That did some damage!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sanchez connects with a solid leg kick.
Turk connects with a nice looking jab.
Sanchez paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Turk checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Turk shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Sanchez pinned against the cage. Sanchez gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Braden Turk. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sanchez misses with a leg kick
and Turk counters with a low kick, right behind Sanchez 's knee.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Turk looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Braden Turk is winning the standup battle so far.
Turk fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Sanchez checks it well.
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 Braden Turk will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Turk swings for the body but Sanchez moves out of range.
Turk tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sanchez was well out of range. Poor timing from Turk.
A head kick misses from Sanchez.
Turk lands with a hook. Sanchez tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Sanchez on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Turk takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Sanchez connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Sanchez misses with a hook. Turk ducked under it nicely.
Turk throws a shot from downtown. Sanchez moves away and avoids it.
Sanchez is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Turk shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Sanchez but Sanchez pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Turk throws a jab but it's blocked by Sanchez.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Turk.
Sanchez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Turk.
Sanchez throws a front kick aimed at Turk's knee but Turk avoids it well.
Turk looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Sanchez is fending him off so far but Turk persists. Nope, Sanchez circles away and we're back to standing.
Turk avoids the head kick by Sanchez.
Turk misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Sanchez counters with a stiff right hand.
Turk misses with a low kick.
Good work by Turk as he checks the leg kick.
Sanchez misses with a wild body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez connects with a good right hand that stumbles Turk. Turk circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Sanchez has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Sanchez keeps the fight on the outside.
Good work by Turk as he checks the leg kick.
Sanchez throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Turk's head.
Turk tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Sanchez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Turk is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Turk with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Braden Turk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sanchez throws a lazy uppercut
and Turk counters with a nice uppercut.
Sanchez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Turk moves away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Turk rushes Sanchez and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Sanchez struggles to land a body shot inside as Turk controls his hands.
Sanchez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez misses with a punch to the body.

Turk lands a takedown into guard.
Sanchez wants to sweep but no luck.
Turk loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Turk throws a big elbow that misses.
Sanchez trying to keep a closed guard but Turk is proving a slippery customer.
Sanchez avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Turk stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sanchez swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Sanchez preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Turk pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sanchez is keeping the position for now.
Turk postures up in Sanchez's guard and throws a big left but Sanchez blocks it.
Sanchez preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sanchez working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Turk.
Braden Turk overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Turk throws a big right hand that misses.
Turk looking to sit in guard and control but Sanchez gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Turk is trying to control the position from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Braden Turk clearly takes that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Turk tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sanchez was well out of range. Poor timing from Turk.
Sanchez misses with a head kick.
Sanchez throws a chopping leg kick but Turk manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Sanchez staying out of range there.
Sanchez walks into a left hand.
Turk throws out a loose jab but Sanchez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sanchez moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Nice straight punches there by Sanchez. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Sanchez.

Turk scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Turk seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Sanchez does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez moves into full guard.
Turk might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Turk trying to control the position from guard on top but Sanchez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Turk postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Turk is looking to advance position but Sanchez has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Turk is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Turk is squirming around, avoiding Sanchez's attempts to control the action.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turk is in all sorts of trouble here.
Sanchez tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Sanchez prevents Turk from getting the reversal.
Sanchez controlling his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Sanchez trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Sanchez content just to control the position here.

Diego Sanchez has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Sanchez is looking to slow Turk down with leg kicks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Turk.
A lazy left from Sanchez finds it's target.
Turk shoots in for a takedown but Sanchez shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Sanchez slips a straight right by Turk.
Sanchez stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Sanchez wants it to stay on the feet.
Sanchez darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Sanchez.
Sanchez jabs Turk to the body, keeping him at a distance.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Turk keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sanchez.
Turk misses with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Diego Sanchez dominated that fourth round.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Sanchez scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.

Turk drives through with a takedown into Sanchez's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Sanchez has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Turk missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Turk throws a strike but Sanchez rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Turk had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Sanchez defends it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Sanchez got a little sloppy there for a moment and Turk has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Sanchez has managed to get both his arms back between Turk's legs - danger averted.
Sanchez stopping the sweep attempt from Turk.
Diego Sanchez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Turk is on top in guard.
Turk throwing strikes but missing.
Turk throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sanchez works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Turk in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez is trying to keep Turk in close.
Turk working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Turk has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Turk trying to control the position from guard on top but Sanchez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Turk throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Sanchez has Turk pulled in close to control his posture.
Sanchez avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Sanchez working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Turk.
Turk missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Braden Turk is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sanchez wants to sweep here but Turk controlling him for the moment.
Turk controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Turk seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Sanchez for as long as he can get away with.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Turk shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Sanchez sprawls well. Sanchez wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Turk gets slowly back to his feet.
Sanchez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

And that's the end of the fight!
Braden Turk showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Turk has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Peck scores the fight 49:46
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 49:46
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 49:46

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Braden Turk!
Braden Turk retains his featherweight title!
Braden Turk decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.