PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thiago Moonpark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gustavo Turolla (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Turolla's choice of entrance music: Destemido Walace. Thiago Moonpark had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Moonpark
vs
Turolla

190 cm
23
210 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

180 cm
23
208 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Determined

Organic Peak Performance

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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Thiago Moonpark!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gustavo Turolla!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Emerson Jorge and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moonpark slips a jab from Turolla.
Turolla cracks Moonpark with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Turolla waves his right hand out infront of him, looking to distract Moonpark. Oh, he's unloaded a beast of a left hand - it worked! He's dropped Moonpark to the canvas! Can he finish him!?

Moonpark is rocked!
Moonpark wants to get back to his feet but Turolla is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Oh Moonpark is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Turolla trying to stand up but can't free himself from Moonpark's guard.
Moonpark is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Moonpark seems to have got his legs back now.
Moonpark is trying to keep Turolla in close.
Moonpark has a closed guard, preventing Turolla from standing up.
Moonpark wants to sweep here but Turolla controlling him for the moment.
Turolla trying to stand up but can't free himself from Moonpark's guard.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Turolla fails to land with a series of punches.
Moonpark tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Moonpark is looking to clinch but Turolla is avoiding it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moonpark misses with a takedown attempt - Turolla sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Turolla will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Turolla forces Moonpark back against the cage and clinches.
Turolla stalling in the clinch but Moonpark improves position.
Moonpark lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Turolla backwards.
Turolla blocks a body shot from Moonpark.
Turolla'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.

Turolla breaks the clinch.
Turolla looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Moonpark keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Moonpark darts in trying to clinch
and Turolla counters with an inside leg kick.
Moonpark is breathing heavily.
Moonpark looks to clinch
letting Turolla counter with a right hand.
Nice combo by Turolla! Oh, that's hurt him - Moonpark falls to the canvas and Turolla follows him into side control.
Turolla tries to stand but Moonpark is controlling his head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moonpark gets back to half guard.
Moonpark trying to control from the bottom.

Turolla decides to stand up.
Turolla fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Moonpark closes the distance looking to clinch
and Turolla counters with a nice low kick that buckles Moonpark's knee momentarily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Turolla misses with a series of wild punches.
A slow jab from Turolla misses its intended target.
Turolla throws a body punch but Moonpark moves out of range.
Moonpark tries to clinch but Turolla moves away
and Turolla counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Moonpark is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Thiago Moonpark seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Moonpark.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Turolla pushes Moonpark up against the cage in a clinch.

Turolla escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Moonpark tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Turolla holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Turolla is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Turolla tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Moonpark lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Moonpark managing to block the knees to the body from Turolla.

Moonpark has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Turolla clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Turolla is taking damage to the body and head.
Moonpark trying to control momentarily.
Turolla wants to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Turolla is trying to defend against the choke here but Moonpark has an arm under his chin. This one might not last much longer. Moonpark Tightens the hold and Turolla taps out furiously! Moonpark displays superior BJJ to win the fight.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Thiago Moonpark!