PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Dusan Kikovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kyle Turris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Kikovic
vs
Turris

168 cm
23
143 lbs
9 - 3 - 1

172 cm
29
142 lbs
11 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Great elbows
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 9 - 3 - 1, fighting out of New York, Dusan Kikovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kyle Turris!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, William Peck and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Turris takes the fight into the clinch.
Turris throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Turris blocks a body shot from Kikovic.

Kikovic's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Turris lands an overhand right.
Kikovic misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Turris.
Turris tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kikovic was well out of range. Poor timing from Turris.
Turris has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Kikovic is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Turris just misses with a punch to the body.
Kikovic cracks the inside of Turris's front leg.
Kikovic tries a head kick but it misses.
Kikovic walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Turris checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kikovic. That's going to slow Turris down.
Turris 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.
Turris takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kikovic connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Turris lands a nice looking body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kikovic finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kikovic with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Turris to score with a decent uppercut.
Turris misses with an uppercut.
Kikovic has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Socrates' House of Questions in the buildup to the fight.
Kikovic throws a low kick, looking for Turris's leg but Turris calmly moves out of range.
Kikovic avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Turris slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Kikovic dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kikovic lands with a cross.
Turris tests Kikovic's chin there with a solid looking shot.

Turris moves into range and clinches up with Kikovic.
Turris looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Kikovic swings wildly with an uppercut but Turris uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kikovic blocks the elbow strike.
Kikovic avoids a wild elbow strike from Turris.
Turris throws an elbow that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turris lands a damaging elbow.

It looks like Dusan Kikovic has been cut.
Kikovic can't find room to land a body shot as Turris controls the action.
Turris avoiding damage as Kikovic throws knees to the body.
Turris looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Kikovic misses with a shot to the kidneys.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Turris pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Kikovic scores with a nice hook to the head.
Turris blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Turris has Kikovic pressed against the cage, preventing Kikovic from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Kikovic misses with a body punch.
Turris letting Kikovic take a breather here.
Turris pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Kikovic throws a punch but it's blocked by Turris.
Kikovic is trying to force a seperation but Turris has the dominant position.
Turris throws an elbow that misses.
Kikovic tries to throw a body punch but Turris avoids it by throwing Kikovic back against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kikovic dodges an elbow strike from Turris.
Turris is struggling to control the position.
Turris pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Turris gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Turris pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Kikovic misses with a hook from the clinch.
Turris pushes off an throws an elbow but Kikovic leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Turris throws an elbow but it misses.
Kikovic lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Turris fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Turris throws an elbow that misses.
Turris stalling.
Kikovic stalls.
Kikovic is trying to maintain a safe position but Turris gets an underhook and turns Kikovic into the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kikovic misses with a short punch on the inside.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Kikovic takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Kikovic lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kikovic throws an elbow but it misses.
Turris misses with some punches.
Still in the clinch, Kikovic scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kikovic working aggressively here.
Turris takes a shot to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kikovic dodges an elbow strike from Turris.
Kikovic avoids a wild elbow strike from Turris.
Kikovic scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kikovic.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Kyle Turris will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Dusan Kikovic's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Turris fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Kikovic on the side of the head.
Kikovic throws a nice inside leg kick.
Nice body kick from Kikovic.
Kikovic takes one to the side of the head.
Turris cracks the inside of Kikovic's front leg.
Turris dips to his left and cracks Kikovic with an uppercut!
Turris tries for a takedown but Kikovic sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Turris thuds his right hand into Kikovic's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Turris misses with an attempted mid kick.
Kikovic is looking to land body kicks.
Kikovic lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kikovic throws a leg kick that is checked

and Turris counters with a single leg into guard. Kikovic didn't expect that.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Turris trying to control the position from guard on top but Kikovic is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Turris preventing the sweep.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kikovic is controlling Turris's posture.
Turris with a flurry of punches that miss.
Kikovic tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Turris tries to free his leg and advance position but Kikovic is retaining full guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Kikovic holds on and takes a little breather.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Turris uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kikovic.
Kikovic goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kikovic throws a series of punches but Turris moves out of range.
Kikovic ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Turris blocks a leg kick.
Turris 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.
Jab by Turris.
Turris might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Turris throws an overhand right that lands on Kikovic's shoulder, as Kikovic tries to avoid the shot.
Kikovic thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Turris if he has to take too many more of those.
Kikovic takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Turris tries to close the distance and clinch but Kikovic swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Turris throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Turris tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kikovic was well out of range. Poor timing from Turris.
Kyle Turris seems to be getting the better of the standup.

Turris closes the distance and pushes Kikovic back into the cage.
Kikovic throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Kikovic is trying to force a seperation but Turris has the dominant position.
Turris throws an elbow but it misses.
Kikovic misses with the head strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kikovic tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Turris taking a breather.
Kikovic blocks an elbow strike.
Kikovic blocks an elbow strike.
Turris looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Kikovic blocks an elbow strike.
Turris misses with an elbow strike.
Kikovic misses with a punch on the inside.
Kikovic will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Turris up against the cage.
Kikovic seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Turris working some nice short punches in the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Turris just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kikovic's brow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turris pushes off an throws an elbow but Kikovic leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kikovic creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

Turris pulls guard.
Kikovic tries to stand but Turris is controlling from the bottom.
Turris looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kikovic is looking to work some ground and pound but Turris has wrist control.
Turris scores with a short punch from the bottom.
Turris being controlled here, momentarily.
Turris controls Kikovic momentarily but Kikovic frees himself.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kikovic won't allow Turris to sweep him here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kyle Turris showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Dusan Kikovic's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Kikovic throws a sloppy head kick and Turris moves out of range easily.
Turris throws a poor cross that misses
and Kikovic counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Nice uppercut there from Turris.
Turris avoids a punch combination nicely.
Turris throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kikovic sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kikovic throws a head kick but Turris moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Kikovic.
Turris moves out of range of the body kick.
Turris slips a jab from Kikovic.
Turris lands a jab to the head.
Turris takes a swing at Kikovic's ribcage but misses.
Turris darts in and out, connecting with a jab.

Turris gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
With the fighters up against the cage, Kikovic throws an elbow but misses.
Kikovic is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Kikovic.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Turris just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kikovic's brow.
Turris lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

Kikovic breaks the clinch.
Turris rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kikovic moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kikovic checks a leg kick.
Turris fails with an attempt to clinch.
Donk. Turris catches Kikovic right on the button with a cross.
Kikovic misses with a low kick.
Turris avoids the body shot from Kikovic.
A slow jab from Turris misses its intended target.
Kikovic defending well as Turris loads up on a big left hand.
Turris tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kikovic paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Turris walks into a left hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Turris closes the distance and pushes Kikovic back into the cage.
Turris is trying to maintain a safe position but Kikovic gets an underhook and turns Turris into the cage.
Kikovic slowing the pace effectively.
Turris throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kikovics head.
Kikovic has a couple of punches blocked by Turris.
Kikovic trying to stall but Turris improves his position.
Kikovic working aggressively here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kikovic blocks an elbow strike from Turris.
Kikovic scores with a shot to the side of Turris's head.
Kikovic tries to land a knee to the head but Turris blocks with his arms.
Turris throws an elbow but it's blocked.

Kikovic breaks from the clinch.
Kikovic throws a body punch but Turris moves out of range.
Turris throws a body punch but Kikovic moves out of range.
Turris lands a glancing blow to the side of Kikovic's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kikovic showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Turris.
Turris misses with an uppercut. Kikovic saw that one coming.
Kikovic throws a right and a left that both miss.
Turris misses the shot to the body.
The fighters circling - Kikovic throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Turris misses with a straight right.
Kikovic throws a push kick but Turris slaps the foot to one side.
Kikovic's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Turris connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Kikovic scrambles back to his feet.
Kikovic looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kikovic throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Turris cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Turris lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Kikovic is looking to wear down Turris with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Kikovic uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Turris.

Turris shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Kikovic's guard.
Turris postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turris stopping the sweep attempt from Kikovic.

Kikovic has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Turris is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kikovic takes a shot to the head.

Kikovic's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A thudding body kick lands there by Kikovic!
Dusan Kikovic is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Turris lands with a right hand.
Turris wants to clinch up but Kikovic keeps it at a distance.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Turris lands with an overhand left.
Turris tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kikovic.
Dusan Kikovic has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kikovic lands with a slapping head kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kyle Turris comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Turris 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Peck scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kyle Turris!
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