PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mark Kerr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gari Turuk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Kerr
vs
Turuk

178 cm
20
168 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
25
169 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Very confident

Tab Out Clothes

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mark Kerr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gari Turuk!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Saam Ante and Patrick Alders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Turuk clinches.
Turuk wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kerr throws a punch but it's blocked by Turuk.
Turuk tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Kerr smiles and moves away.
No joy there for Turuk, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Turuk shoots in looking for a takedown but Kerr manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Turuk's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Turuk shoots in for a takedown but Kerr shows good takedown defense.
Mark Kerr has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gari Turuk.
Kerr doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Kerr tries to clinch but Turuk moves out of range.
Kerr stuffs the takedown attempt from Turuk. Turuk gets slowly back to his feet.

Kerr has managed to clinch.
Turuk is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kerr gets underhooks to prevent Turuk's takedown attempt.
Kerr is struggling to control the position.
Turuk blocks a body shot from Kerr.
Turuk looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Kerr tries to work over Turuk's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kerr stalling the fight.
Turuk wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kerr has him pressed against the cage.
Turuk is trying to pull guard but Kerr has him pressed against the cage.
Kerr taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Turuk wants to break the clinch but can't.

Turuk's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kerr tries to clinch but Turuk is having none of it.
Kerr tries to clinch but Turuk moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kerr tries to clinch but Turuk is having none of it.
Turuk throws a sloppy head kick and Kerr moves out of range easily.
Turuk fails to land the takedown.
Kerr wants to clinch but Turuk slips to the side
and Turuk counters with a nice body shot.
Turuk looks for a takedown but Kerr sprawls well.
Turuk thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Kerr if he has to take too many more of those.
Kerr looks to clinch
and Turuk counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Kerr is lucky that one didn't land flush.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kerr blocks the body kick.
Gari Turuk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Turuk looks winded!

Kerr drives through and clinches with Turuk against the cage.
Kerr wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turuk blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Turuk tries to score a body lock takedown but Kerr shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Turuk blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kerr has Turuk pushed against the cage.
Kerr swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Turuk blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kerr keeps control of Turuk as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Turuk being controlled against the cage.
Kerr has Turuk pressed against the cage, preventing Turuk from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Turuk tries a body shot but Kerr blocks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turuk has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Kerr after a bit of a struggle.
Turuk blocks an uppercut.
Kerr is struggling to control the position.
Turuk drops down looking for an ankle pick but Kerr pulls his leg out and moves away.
Turuk swats away the attempt to clinch by Kerr.
Turuk swats away the attempt to clinch by Kerr.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Turuk tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Kerr swivels and escapes.
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 Mark Kerr will probably get the nod.
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.

Kerr shoots for a takedown but Turuk saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Turuk tries to clinch but Kerr moves out of range.
Kerr defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Turuk.
Turuk has a takedown stuffed.
Kerr moves to clinch but Turuk breaks away
and Turuk connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Turuk shoots in looking for a takedown but Kerr manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Turuk's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Mark Kerr has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gari Turuk.
Turuk fails in his attempt to clinch.
Turuk swats away the attempt to clinch by Kerr.
Kerr displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Turuk.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Turuk closes the distance and clinches up with Kerr, looking for a takedown. Turuk pushes Kerr against the cage but Kerr circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Turuk is breathing heavily.
Turuk wants to clinch but Kerr slips to the side

and Kerr holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Kerr taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Kerr has had enough of the clinch but Turuk keeps him there for the moment.
Kerr fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kerr is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Kerr has a couple of punches blocked by Turuk.
Kerr is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Kerr can't break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turuk letting Kerr take a breather here.
Turuk tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Kerr holding his opponent close, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Turuk.
Turuk scores with a hook to the body.
Turuk keeps control of Kerr as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kerr tries to work over Turuk's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kerr stalling in the clinch.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Kerr for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turuk is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Turuk tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Kerr just stands there and leans against the cage.

Turuk breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Turuk fails with the takedown.
Turuk throws a leg kick which misses Kerr's front leg but catches the back leg as Kerr tries to avoid it.

Turuk has closed the distance and engaged Kerr in a clinch.
Kerr is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Kerr has Turuk pressed against the cage, preventing Turuk from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Mark Kerr has scored more points in the clinch so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turuk being controlled against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Turuk.
Turuk jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Kerr walks away with a smile on his face. Turuk gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Turuk.
Kerr moves to clinch but Turuk breaks away
and Turuk counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kerr fails with an attempt to clinch.
Turuk looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
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 Mark Kerr will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Kerr gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Kerr tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Turuk paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Turuk tries to clinch up.
Kerr shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A combination from Turuk does no damage.
Kerr is trying hard to land a takedown here. Turuk sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Turuk changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Kerr tries to avoid it but Turuk manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Kerr to the ground. Kerr escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Turuk closes this distance looking for a takedown but Kerr circles away.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kerr can't find room to land a body shot as Turuk controls the action.
Kerr's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Kerr struggles to land a body shot inside as Turuk controls his hands.
Turuk scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kerr tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Turuk's elbow.
Kerr misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kerr stalling the fight.
Turuk misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kerr is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Turuk being controlled against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turuk is trying to drag Kerr to the mat but Kerr just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Mark Kerr has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gari Turuk.
Kerr gets underhooks to prevent Turuk's takedown attempt.
Kerr effectively controlling the action here.
Turuk fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Turuk blocks an uppercut.
Turuk is trying to break the clinch but Kerr has him pressed against the cage.
Kerr misses with a body punch.
Kerr working aggressively here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kerr has a couple of punches blocked by Turuk.
A bit of stalling here from Kerr.
Mark Kerr is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Turuk fails to pull guard.
Turuk tries to pull guard but Kerr holds him up against the cage and eventually Turuk drops back down to his feet.

Turuk pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Turuk fails with the takedown.
Gari Turuk is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kerr tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Turuk counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kerr tries to clinch but Turuk moves away
and Turuk counters with a nice leg kick.
Turuk tries to clinch there but Kerr circles away.
Kerr fails with an attempt to clinch.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Turuk is defended easily by Kerr.

Kerr gets tackled into the cage by Turuk. Turuk maintains the clinch.
Turuk wants to break free but Kerr has control.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Mark Kerr.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Kerr, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:28
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 30:28
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mark Kerr!