PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Torsti Turjake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Lamotta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lamotta has chosen yes as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Turjake
vs
Lamotta

170 cm
36
136 lbs
31 - 14 - 0

175 cm
35
147 lbs
35 - 14 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
KO power

TWGC Champion
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 31 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Torsti Turjake!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 35 - 14 - 1, fighting out of London, Jake Lamotta!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lamotta cracks Turjake with a good jab.
Turjake looks to land a left hand but Lamotta moved out of range nicely.
Turjake throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lamotta.
Turjake lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Lamotta avoids a punch combination nicely.
Turjake tests Lamotta's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Lamotta slips under a jab.
Lamotta lunges at Turjake with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Turjake's hand.
Turjake connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Lamotta moves away from the strike by Turjake.
Lamotta misses with an uppercut. Turjake saw that one coming.
Turjake looks to land a right hand but Lamotta moved out of range.
Turjake fails with a takedown attempt.
Lamotta fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Turjake on the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Turjake misses with a combination

and Lamotta counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Turjake's guard now.
Lamotta showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Lamotta landing some decent shots from guard.

Turjake manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Turjake is pressed up against the cage. Lamotta has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Turjake down to the mat. Turjake avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Lamotta checks a leg kick.
Turjake cracks Lamotta with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lamotta slaps away a takedown attempt from Turjake, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Torsti Turjake seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lamotta bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Turjake takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Lamotta avoids a punch combination nicely.
Turjake on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Turjake throws a right and a left that both miss.
Turjake shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Lamotta eats them both and turns towards Turjake to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Turjake swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Lamotta counters with a single leg into guard. Turjake didn't expect that.

Turjake manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Turjake keeps control of Lamotta as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Lamotta tries to break the clinch but Turjake is controlling the position.
Lamotta tries to break the clinch but Turjake is controlling the position.

Lamotta successfully pulls guard.
Turjake postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turjake is fighting to break Lamotta's control of his arms but Lamotta is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.

Lamotta is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Turjake is aware though and is defending well.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Lamotta is on top in guard.
Lamotta content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Turjake controls Lamotta momentarily but Lamotta frees himself.
Lamotta tries to free his leg and advance position but Turjake is retaining full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lamotta trying to control but Turjake is working from the bottom.
Lamotta is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Turjake seems keen to control Lamotta's posture.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Turjake trying to keep a closed guard but Lamotta is proving a slippery customer.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Lamotta trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lamotta stays in close to Turjake's body and controls the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jake Lamotta dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Turjake swings for the body but Lamotta moves out of range.
Lamotta misses with a body shot.
Lamotta's jab looks to have found its range, popping Turjake under the eye.
Turjake throws an off balance right hand

and Lamotta counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Turjake!
Turjake pushes Lamotta away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Lamotta gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Turjake is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Lamotta off and has taken his back!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lamotta trying to control but not successfully.
Lamotta is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A lull in the action here.
Lamotta is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Turjake missing with punches from the back.
Lamotta is taking damage to the body and head.
Turjake controls the action.
Turjake doesn't have the hooks in and Lamotta manages to turn into his guard.
Lamotta stops Turjake from standing up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turjake tries to land a sweep but no joy.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Lamotta accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Lamotta throwing strikes but missing.
Turjake tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Turjake keeping moving, preventing Lamotta from controlling successfully.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Lamotta's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Lamotta is in close to Turjake's body, working some short punches and elbows.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lamotta working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turjake wants to sweep but no luck.
Turjake is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Lamotta throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Turjake works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Lamotta stopping the sweep attempt from Turjake.
Lamotta missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lamotta distracts Turjake with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Turjake is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Lamotta is controlling him.

Lamotta drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Lamotta jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Lamotta is pushing down on Turjake's leg trying to pass to half guard. Turjake is fighting to maintain full guard but Lamotta has managed to sneak the leg through.
Lamotta takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lamotta is keen to just control but Turjake is a slippery customer.
Turjake trying to hold on to Lamotta's head to control him but Lamotta postures up.
Turjake wants to improve his position but Lamotta is controlling well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jake Lamotta 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!

Lamotta throws a front kick that sends Turjake stumbling back into the cage.
Turjake throws a hook but Lamotta blocks it.
Lamotta slips a straight right by Turjake.
Good work by Turjake as he checks the leg kick.
Turjake bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Turjake takes a swing at Lamotta's ribcage but misses.
Lamotta closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Turjake scores with a nice head shot.
Turjake throws a hook but Lamotta avoids it easily.
Turjake throws a big shot that misses.
Lamotta blocks a jab.
Turjake uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lamotta.
Lamotta works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Turjake avoids a kick to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Turjake on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A jab from Turjake misses.
Turjake waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lamotta.
Turjake misses with a wild combination.
Lamotta getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Turjake lands a nice looking body shot.
Turjake throws a hook but Lamotta blocks it.
Lamotta catches Turjake with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Torsti Turjake is winning the standup battle so far.
Lamotta comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A shot to the liver by Turjake. Beautiful body shot.
Turjake misses with a wild combination.
Lamotta looks to throw the jab but Turjake is out of range.
Lamotta blocks the body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turjake throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A nice combination there by Lamotta.
Turjake misses with a straight right.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Turjake uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lamotta.
Lamotta lands a right hook to the body.
Lamotta throws a hook but Turjake blocks it.
A bone on bone clash there as Lamotta blocks the leg kick.
Lamotta fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Lamotta has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Turjake finds it's way round the side to connect with Lamotta's head.
Lamotta throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lamotta throws a hook but Turjake avoids it easily.
Turjake lands a really nice looking cross but Lamotta seems unphased.
Turjake tries to score a power double leg takedown but Lamotta sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Turjake somewhat.
Lamotta takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Lamotta there.
Nice shot by Lamotta.

Turjake is rocked!
Lamotta on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Oh Turjake is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Turjake fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Turjake misses with a body shot

and Lamotta counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Lamotta stopping the sweep attempt from Turjake.
Turjake trying to keep a closed guard but Lamotta is proving a slippery customer.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lamotta stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Turjake swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Turjake seems to have got his legs back now.
Turjake keeping moving, preventing Lamotta from controlling successfully.
Jake Lamotta is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Lamotta looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Turjake cracks Lamotta with an open hand slap.
Torsti Turjake has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Turjake swings and misses with a hook to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jake Lamotta comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Lamotta has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jake Lamotta!
Jake Lamotta really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that GTI - 1337 sponsors VERSUS logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.