PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Newbomb Turk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Samuraimo Rassi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Turk
vs
Rassi

178 cm
37
180 lbs
16 - 7 - 0

183 cm
29
184 lbs
16 - 9 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

TFP Graphics - Pit Inc

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 16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Newbomb Turk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Samuraimo Rassi!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rassi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rassi misses with a two punch combination.
Turk swats away the attempt to clinch by Rassi.
Good standup being displayed there by Turk as he connects with a hook.
Samuraimo Rassi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rassi throws a left and a right that both miss
and Turk counters with a slapping leg kick.
Turk with a hook.

Turk tries to keep at a distance but Rassi has taken the fight into the clinch.
Turk tries to pull guard but Rassi forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Turk looking for a takedown.

Rassi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Turk moves out of range of the body kick.
A right-left combo lands from Rassi.
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!
Rassi misses with a two punch combination.
Turk connects with a good right hand that stumbles Rassi. Rassi circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Rassi staying out of range there.
Rassi connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Turk misses with a straight right.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rassi connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Turk's hands.
Rassi throws a head kick that misses.
Rassi throws a leg kick but Turk moved away.
Rassi checks a leg kick.
Rassi takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Rassi misses with a wild combination.
Rassi lands the left hand.
Rassi throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Rassi scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Turk showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rassi.
Turk avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rassi is looking to clinch but Turk is avoiding it.
Rassi misses with a hook. Turk ducked under it nicely.
Turk misses with a head kick.
Rassi walks into a stiff left hand from Turk.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rassi throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rassi with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Samuraimo Rassi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Turk misses the jab.
Turk showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rassi.
Turk throws a hook but Rassi avoids it easily.
Rassi misses the body punch
and Turk counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Rassi tries to clinch but Turk is having none of it.
Rassi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Turk.
Rassi misses with a hook.
Decent striking displayed by Rassi there.
A slow jab from Rassi misses its intended target.
Turk tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A left lands for Rassi.
Turk misses with an uppercut.
Turk misses with a looping left.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rassi tries to close the distance and clinch up but Turk swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rassi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rassi slips under a jab.
Rassi moves out of range as Turk strikes.
Rassi tries to clinch there but Turk circles away.
Rassi moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Rassi moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Turk throws a jab when Rassi was well out of range.
Turk moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Rassi throws a right and a left that Turk avoids nicely.
Rassi shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Rassi misses with a kick to the body.
Turk blocks a head kick by Rassi.
Turk fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rassi swinging wildly here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turk dodges the punch combination from Rassi.
The fighters circling - Turk throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Turk keeps the fight on the outside.
Turk misses with an uppercut.
Rassi misses with a looping left.
Rassi ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Rassi looks to throw a body kick
and Turk counters with a lovely straight right 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!
Rassi throws a head kick that misses.
Rassi tries to close the distance and clinch up but Turk swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jab, jab by Rassi - just one landing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rassi lands a nice leg kick that just misses Turk's sensitive parts.
Rassi works Turk's body with a nice hook.
The crowd cheers as Turk lands an impressive looking overhand right. Rassi doesn't seem phased though.
A combination from Turk does no damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Samuraimo Rassi will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Turk tries to keep at a distance but Rassi has taken the fight into the clinch.
Turk takes a knee to the side of the body.

Rassi breaks the clinch.
Rassi tries to clinch up but Turk circles away and keeps his distance.
Samuraimo Rassi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Turk throws a hook to the side of Rassi's head but Rassi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rassi is looking to clinch but Turk is avoiding it.
Turk throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Rassi tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Rassi throws a head kick but Turk moves out of range.
Rassi fails in his attempt to clinch.
Turk avoids the head kick by Rassi.
Rassi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Turk.
Rassi avoids the body shot from Turk.
Rassi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rassi tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Turk paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Turk throws a nice looking combination but Rassi bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Turk avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rassi tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Rassi moves in looking to clinch but Turk pushes him off.
Rassi misses with a two punch combination.
Rassi connects with a single shot there.
Turk throws an overhand right that lands on Rassi's shoulder, as Rassi tries to avoid the shot.
Rassi tries to clinch there but Turk circles away.
Turk misses with an uppercut.
Samuraimo Rassi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rassi takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Rassi wants to clinch up but Turk keeps it at a distance.
Rassi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rassi moves in looking to clinch but Turk pushes him off.
Turk lands a nice shot to the body.

Rassi instigates a clinch.
Rassi tries to work over Turk's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Turk blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rassi lands a good knee to the midsection. Turk won't want to take too many of those.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rassi lands a knee to the head.
Rassi gets underhooks to prevent Turk's takedown attempt.
Turk wants to take the fight to the mat but Rassi manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Rassi scores with a nice hook to the head.
Rassi lands a body shot.
Rassi struggles to land a body shot inside as Turk controls his hands.

Turk is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Rassi can't fight it off and eventually Turk manages to take the fight to the floor. Rassi looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Turk engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Rassi controlling Turk's posture.
Turk trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turk controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

We're going to have a standup here because Newbomb Turk wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Rassi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rassi lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Turk thows a left - swing and a miss!
Turk throws a hook to the side of Rassi's head but Rassi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Turk keeps the fight on the outside.
Turk misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rassi.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Rassi clinches up against the cage.
Rassi scores with a knee to the head.

Turk breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Turk throws a looping overhand right but Rassi ducks down to avoid it.
Rassi throws a series of punches but Turk avoids them all with ease.
Rassi tries to close the distance and clinch up but Turk swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rassi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rassi looks to clinch
and Turk counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Turk lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Rassi avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rassi avoids the body shot from Turk.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rassi misses with a head kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Turk cracks Rassi with an open hand slap.

Rassi forces Turk back against the cage and clinches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Samuraimo Rassi will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Turk misses with a looping left.
Rassi tries to clinch there but Turk circles away.
Rassi is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Rassi fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Turk looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Turk scores with a punch to the head.
A punch combination from Rassi misses.
Rassi tries to clinch up.
Turk is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Rassi.
Rassi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rassi swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Rassi takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A telegraphed right hand from Turk misses the target.
Rassi looks to throw the jab but Turk is out of range.
Turk slips a jab and a cross from Rassi.
Turk keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rassi.
Rassi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Turk.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Turk.
Turk lands a nice leg kick that just misses Rassi's sensitive parts.

Rassi clinches up against the cage.
Rassi prevents the takedown attempt.
Rassi scores with a nice hook to the head.
Turk tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Turk drops down looking for an ankle pick but Rassi pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Newbomb Turk. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Turk throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rassi.
Turk cracks Rassi with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Rassi has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Rassi there as he acknowledges the shot.
Turk has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Turk there as he acknowledges the shot.
Turk throws a jab but it's blocked by Rassi.

Rassi moves into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turk looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Turk wants to take the fight to the mat but Rassi manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Rassi gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Turk.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rassi keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Turk's efforts to push away.
Turk is trying to drag Rassi to the mat but Rassi just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Rassi leaning against his opponent.
Rassi is pressed up against the cage. Turk has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Rassi down to the mat. Rassi avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Rassi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Turk.
The crowd cheers as Rassi lands an impressive looking overhand right. Turk doesn't seem phased though.
Turk lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Rassi lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Turk circles away quickly and effectively.
Rassi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Samuraimo Rassi is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
A big left from Turk misses.
Newbomb Turk has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rassi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rassi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Turk.
Rassi throws a good cross that connects.
Rassi works over Turk's head and body with a nice combination.
Turk bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Rassi's head backwards.
Turk is looking to chop away at Rassi's legs.
Turk throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Turk blocks the body kick.
Rassi throws a right hand that Turk ducks under and follows up with a left that Turk also avoids with ease.
Turk thuds a left hand into Rassi's body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rassi wants to clinch up but Turk keeps it at a distance.
The fighters circling - Turk throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

Rassi moves into the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Rassi.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turk is working for takedown but Rassi is calmly controlling the position for now.
Turk lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Turk misses with some punches.
Turk wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Rassi has him pressed against the cage.
Turk is looking to take this one to the mat.
Turk tries to break free but Rassi pushes him back against the cage.
Turk fails to pull guard.
Turk has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Rassi after a bit of a struggle.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Turk tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Rassi just stands there and leans against the cage.
Turk has had enough of the clinch but Rassi keeps him there for the moment.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rassi lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Turk.
Turk is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rassi is defending well for now.
Turk misses with the head strike.
Rassi avoiding damage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Newbomb Turk showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Rassi has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Samuraimo Rassi!
Samuraimo Rassi tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.