PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Braden Turk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Justus Sheehan Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Turk's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Status Quo- Deeper and Down. The crowd seem to be enjoying Sheehan Jr's choice of entrance music: Go Get it. Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Turk
vs
Sheehan Jr

168 cm
35
145 lbs
30 - 21 - 0

168 cm
29
145 lbs
17 - 8 - 0

Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Fury Nutrition Inc.

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 30 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Braden Turk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Justus Sheehan Jr!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Steve Smith and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sheehan Jr lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Turk circles away quickly and effectively.
Turk just misses with a punch to the body.
Turk lands a nice shot that snaps Sheehan Jr's head back.
Sheehan Jr looks to score with a jab to the body but Turk is just out of range.
A combination from Turk does no damage.
Sheehan Jr misses with a head kick.
Turk scoring well with a low kick there.
Sheehan Jr swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sheehan Jr motions for Turk to come forward. Sheehan Jr throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A big left from Turk misses.
Turk looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Turk misses with a takedown attempt - Sheehan Jr sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Sheehan Jr misses the shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sheehan Jr swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sheehan Jr throws a series of punches but Turk moves out of range.
Sheehan Jr throws a solid leg kick but Turk takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Sheehan Jr.
Turk takes a swing at Sheehan Jr's ribcage but misses.
Sheehan Jr throws a nice outside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Sheehan Jr misses.
Sheehan Jr misses with a double jab

and Turk counters with a single leg into guard. Sheehan Jr didn't expect that.
Turk stands and throws Sheehan Jr's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Turk is looking to take a break and control but Sheehan Jr is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sheehan Jr is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sheehan Jr wants to control but Turk postures up.
Turk misses with the ground and pound.
Turk working the strikes but Sheehan Jr uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Sheehan Jr blocking the ground and pound attempt from Turk.
Sheehan Jr wants to get back to his feet.
Turk lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Sheehan Jr keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Turk has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sheehan Jr avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Turk.
Sheehan Jr wants to get back to his feet.
Sheehan Jr avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Turk.
Turk prevents Sheehan Jr from standing back up.

Turk is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Sheehan Jr blocking the ground and pound attempt from Turk.
Turk sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Sheehan Jr defending well though.
Turk thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Turk throwing shots but Sheehan Jr is blocking nicely.
Sheehan Jr gets back to full guard.
Sheehan Jr is looking to stand up but Turk isn't so interested in that idea.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Sheehan Jr uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Turk lands a high kick!
Sheehan Jr takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Sheehan Jr lands a lovely overhand right.
Turk feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Sheehan Jrs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Turk. Sheehan Jr shrugs it off though.
A jab from Turk does it's job there.
Turk takes a swing at Sheehan Jr's ribcage but misses.
A big right from Turk misses.
Turk throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Justus Sheehan Jr is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Turk lands a nice shot to the body.
That kick from Sheehan Jr tenderised Turk's leg. Turk is trying to keep his angry face on.
Turk scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Braden Turk dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Sheehan Jr blocks a low kick nicely.
Turk tries to move into range but Sheehan Jr moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Sheehan Jr avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Sheehan Jr takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Sheehan Jr takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Justus Sheehan Jr is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sheehan Jr throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sheehan Jr will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Braden Turk is winning the standup battle so far.
Sheehan Jr ducks under a wild hook from Turk.
Turk fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sheehan Jr.
Sheehan Jr wants to land a leg kick but Turk is out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Turk misses with a takedown attempt
and Sheehan Jr counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nice uppercut there from Sheehan Jr.
Turk connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sheehan Jr misses with an uppercut.
Turk shoots in for a double leg but Sheehan Jr sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Turk throws a body punch but Sheehan Jr moves out of range.
Turk throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Turk is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sheehan Jr can do to turn this around?
A punch combination from Sheehan Jr misses.
Turk takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Sheehan Jr fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Sloppy strikes from Sheehan Jr. Those never looked like landing.
Turk scores with a three punch combo!
Sheehan Jr shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Turk eats them both and turns towards Sheehan Jr to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Sheehan Jr takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sheehan Jr scores with a crisp jab that stopped Turk in his tracks.
Turk lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Turk misses with a wild body shot.
Turk lands a nice hook to Sheehan Jr's body. Sheehan Jr takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Turk tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sheehan Jr was well out of range. Poor timing from Turk.
Sheehan Jr looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turk lands with a good body shot.
A nice inside leg kick there by Sheehan Jr. That's going to slow Turk down.
Turk fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Sheehan Jr avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Braden Turk. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Turk takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Sheehan Jr throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Turk.
Turk fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Turk tries for a takedown but Sheehan Jr circles away easily
and Sheehan Jr counters with a nice body shot.
Turk misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Turk misses with an uppercut
and Sheehan Jr counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sheehan Jr throws a right and a left that Turk avoids nicely.
Turk connects with a body shot that sends Sheehan Jr's belly button to the back.
Turk throws a body punch but Sheehan Jr moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sheehan Jr feints a jab promting Turk to slip. Sheehan Jr then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Turk slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.

Turk is rocked!
Sheehan Jr fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Oh Turk is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Turk throws the left hand but Sheehan Jr avoids the punch easily.
Sheehan Jr has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Sheehan Jr lands a head kick. Turk smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
A punch combination from Sheehan Jr misses.
Turk misses with a body shot.
Turk avoids a punch combination nicely.
Turk swings for the body but Sheehan Jr moves out of range.
Sheehan Jr will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Turk misses with a hook.
Turk throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Turk swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sloppy strikes from Sheehan Jr. Those never looked like landing.
Sheehan Jr swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Turk goes for a double leg but Sheehan Jr avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Sheehan Jr continues to drive forward.
Turk misses with a hook to the ribs.

Sheehan Jr breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Turk is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sheehan Jr.
Turk showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sheehan Jr.
Sheehan Jr misses with a double jab
and Turk counters with an inside leg kick.
Sheehan Jr is breathing heavily.
Turk throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Sheehan Jr's head.
Turk shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Sheehan Jr misses with a wild combination.
Sheehan Jr ducks under a wild hook from Turk.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turk looks to throw a body kick
and Sheehan Jr counters with a huge uppercut, hook combination that drops Turk! The ref has seen enough - he's dived in to stop the fight! Brutal strikes by Sheehan Jr!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:07 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Justus Sheehan Jr!
Our winner, Justus Sheehan Jr, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.