PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Hector Linhares (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kyle Turris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Linhares comes into the arena with Los Sicarios, Sokol, Koras - A veces blaring out of the sound system. Hector Linhares could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Kyle Turris's chin.

Linhares
vs
Turris

176 cm
22
145 lbs
8 - 2 - 1

172 cm
29
142 lbs
12 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

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 8 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Hector Linhares!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kyle Turris!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Yves DeLean and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good work by Turris as he checks the leg kick.
Turris looks to land a left hand but Linhares moved out of range nicely.
Turris ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Linhares moves away.
Turris looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Turris uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Linhares.
Linhares ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Turris moves away.
Turris swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Turris scores with a one two! Linhares had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Linhares steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Turris.
Turris stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Turris wants it to stay on the feet.
Linhares lands with a nice body kick.
A jab from Turris misses.
Turris keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Turris moves out of range as Linhares throws a body kick.
Turris scores with a nice head shot.
Turris connects with a nice looking jab.
Linhares misses with a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Linhares slips under a jab.
Linhares misses with a combination
and Turris counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Turris lands a jab to Linhares's midsection.
Linhares scores with a hook.
Turris thuds his right hand into Linhares's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Linhares scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Turris tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Linhares closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Turris quickly recovers to half guard.
Turris is trying to maintain the position but Linhares is very close to passing his half guard.
Linhares performing his best blanket impression for a moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turris trying to hold on to Linhares's head to control him but Linhares postures up.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Linhares is pressing down on Turris's thigh, looking to free his foot. Turris is holding on for now.
Linhares seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Turris does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Jab by Linhares.
Linhares staying out of range there.
Linhares thows a body shot but no joy.
Linhares is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Turris.
Turris avoids the body shot from Linhares.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Linhares takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A shot to the liver by Turris. Beautiful body shot.
Turris goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Turris throws a poor cross that misses
and Linhares counters with a good low kick that Turris was not able to check.
Turris connects with the punch.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Linhares.
Turris looks to land a left hand but Linhares moved out of range nicely.
Linhares drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Turris pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Turris connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Turris tries to close the distance and clinch but Linhares swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Linhares lands a jab to Turris's midsection.
Turris looks to land a left hand but Linhares moved out of range nicely.
Linhares takes a swing at Turris's ribcage but misses.
Linhares throws a right hand that Turris ducks under and follows up with a left that Turris also avoids with ease.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Linhares lands with a cross.
Linhares throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Turris misses with a hook.
Linhares tries to bum rush Turris with a series of wild strikes but Turris uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Linhares lands a nice leg kick that just misses Turris's sensitive parts.
Turris throws a looping overhand right but Linhares ducks down to avoid it.
Turris lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Turris throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Linhares throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Turris is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Linhares had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Linhares throws a nice inside leg kick.
Linhares moves out of range as Turris strikes.
Kyle Turris is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Turris misses with a series of wild punches.
Turris throws a lazy right hand but Linhares sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Linhares is looking to wear down Turris with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Turris throws a big shot that misses.
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 fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Turris avoids the body shot from Linhares.

Linhares looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Linhares is thwarting Turris's attempts to control the position.
Turris manages to get to full guard.
Turris preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Linhares trying to control the position from guard on top but Turris is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Linhares in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Turris is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Linhares throwing strikes but missing.
Linhares throws a big right hand that misses.
Turris looking to hit a scissor sweep but Linhares is one step ahead there.
Linhares trying to control but Turris is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Linhares content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Linhares sitting in guard here, content to control.
Our spies down at at Nights Watch MMA Academy inform us that Turris has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Linhares throwing strikes from guard but Turris blocks nicely.
Linhares tries to free his leg and advance position but Turris is retaining full guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Turris is on top in guard.
Linhares is looking to sweep but instead, Turris has passed into half guard.
Ground and pound from Turris.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Turris is working for a submission of some sort.
Linhares is looking to improve his position.

Linhares looking for submissions off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Turris scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Turris throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Linhares wants to control but Turris is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Linhares manages to get to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Linhares bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Turris's guard.
Turris looking to control.
Turris keeping moving, preventing Linhares from controlling successfully.
Turris not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Linhares stopping the sweep attempt from Turris.

Kyle Turris has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Turris throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Linhares counters with a nice double leg into side control. Turris won't be happy with that.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hector Linhares dominated that second round.
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!

Turris cracks Linhares with a right hand to the side of the head.
Linhares throws a jab but it's blocked by Turris.
Linhares throws the left hand but Turris avoids the punch easily.
Turris throws a big shot that misses.
Turris bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Linhares tried to score with a low kick but Turris checks it.
Linhares darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Linhares throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Linhares uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Turris.
A slow jab from Turris misses its intended target.
Turris dodges the punch combination from Linhares.
Linhares lands a nice hook to Turris's body. Turris takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Turris connects with a nice looking jab.
Kyle Turris seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Turris keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Turris lands a jab.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Linhares is defended easily by Turris.
Turris swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Linhares misses the target.
Horrible takedown by Linhares or perhaps it was just good defense by Turris which made him look bad.
Linhares throws a lazy right hand but Turris sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Turris takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Turris misses with a looping right.
Turris throws a jab when Linhares was well out of range.
A clash of legs there as Turris blocks the low kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Linhares closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Linhares lands in his opponent's guard.
Linhares in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Turris controls Linhares momentarily but Linhares frees himself.
Linhares sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Turris's guard.
Turris wants to control but Linhares is keeping busy.
We've been hearing that Linhares has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Turris is trying to get back to full guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Turris moves into full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Linhares working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Turris's head.
Linhares connects with a couple of short punches.
Linhares looking to sit in guard and control but Turris gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Turris has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Linhares is proving hard to escape from.

Turris drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Linhares dives on top into guard.
Linhares is looking to work some ground and pound but Turris has wrist control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Linhares slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Turris managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Linhares.
A lull in the action here.
Linhares trying to control the action but Turris is working from the bottom.
Turris tries to buck Linhares off but Linhares is having none of it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Hector Linhares showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Linhares has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 William Peck scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:28
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hector Linhares!
Hector Linhares seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.