PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Genghis Khan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luca Turilli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Khan's entrance music is Nirvana - The Man Who Sold the World. A fine choice. Turilli has chosen krolithika as his entrance music. On his way into the cage it seems that Genghis Khan has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Genghis Khan seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Khan
vs
Turilli

175 cm
30
187 lbs
17 - 13 - 0

186 cm
36
201 lbs
28 - 20 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

GREEN!160

Spartan Nutrition
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Genghis Khan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 20 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Luca Turilli!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khan scores with a crisp jab that stopped Turilli in his tracks.
Turilli has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Luca Turilli seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Khan bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Turilli defending well as Khan loads up on a big left hand.
Horrible takedown attempt by Khan or perhaps it was just good defense by Turilli, which made it look bad.
Turilli misses with a two punch combination.
Khan lands a nice shot to the body.
Turilli stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Turilli wants it to stay on the feet.
Khan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Turilli.
Turilli takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Khan tries to bum rush Turilli with a series of wild strikes but Turilli uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Khan takes a swing at Turilli's ribcage but misses.
Khan misses with a looping right.
Khan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Khan walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Turilli.
Turilli throws a leg kick
and Khan counters with a stiff right hand.
Khan moves out of range as Turilli strikes.
Khan rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Turilli counters by moving into the clinch.
Khan struggles to land a body shot inside as Turilli controls his hands.
Khan blocks a body shot from Turilli.
Khan lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Khan throws an elbow but misses.

Khan lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Turilli wants to improve his position but Khan is controlling well.
Khan misses with a head shot. Turilli uses the momentum to regain guard.
Turilli wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khan postures up.
Khan postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Turilli is trying to control the position but Khan postures up.

Turilli is looking for a triangle but Khan pushes his legs off easily.
Turilli keeping full guard, as Khan tries to pass.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Turilli has his hands on Khan's head, controlling the position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Khan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Turilli.
Turilli shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Turilli manages to avoid it.
Turilli slips under a jab from Khan.
Khan takes a swing at Turilli's ribcage but misses.
Turilli tries to counter by closing the distance.
Khan throws a jab but it's blocked by Turilli.
Turilli tries to bum rush Khan with a series of wild strikes but Khan uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Khan looks to land a right hand but Turilli moved out of range.
Turilli tries to counter with a clinch but Khan shakes him off and moves away.
Turilli lands a leg kick that knocks Khan off balance momentarily.
Turilli avoids a kick to the body.
Turilli does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Turilli throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Khan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Khan checks the leg kick nicely there.
Khan looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Luca Turilli is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Khan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Turilli.
Khan just misses with a punch to the body.
Turilli uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Khan.
Turilli throws a leg kick

and Khan counters with a single leg into guard. Turilli didn't expect that.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turilli utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Khan wants to control from the top but Turilli keeps moving.
Turilli is adopting a defensive guard.
Turilli is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Khan pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Turilli is keeping the position for now.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Turilli seems keen to control Khan's posture.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Genghis Khan dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Khan checks a leg kick.
Khan looks to score with a jab to the body but Turilli is just out of range.
A leg kick checked by Turilli.
Khan sets himself, and Turilli steps forward looking for the clinch! Khan avoids it this time.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Turilli enables Khan to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Turilli manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Khan postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Khan is fighting to break Turilli's control of his arms but Turilli is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Turilli avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Turilli working a defensive guard but Khan manages to pass into side control anyway.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khan throwing strikes but Turilli manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Turilli wants to lay and pray for a moment but Khan keeps working.

Turilli decides to stand back up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Turilli thumps Khan with a low kick.
Turilli lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Khan at a distance.
Turilli displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Khan throws out the jab.
Turilli buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Turilli lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Turilli throws a combination. Khan tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Khan tries to score with a low kick but Turilli moves his leg out of the way.
Turilli wants to counter the offense by Khan and move into the clinch position.
Khan missing with a left hand there. Turilli was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Khan looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Turilli scores with a sloppy right hand. Khan should have avoided that one.
A nice leg kick lands there from Khan.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Khan just misses with a punch to the body.
Khan misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turilli lands with an overhand left.
Turilli throws a body punch but Khan moves out of range.
Turilli throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Khan counters with a slapping leg kick.
Turilli scores with a jab to the head.
Khan misses with a body shot.
Khan throws a right and a left that both miss.
Turilli uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Khan.
Khan slips a straight right by Turilli.
Khan tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Turilli shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Turilli swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Khan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Turilli manages to avoid it.
Khan misses with a looping right.
Khan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Turilli moves away.
Turilli has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Turilli uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Khan.
Turilli wants to counter the offense by Khan and move into the clinch position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turilli thumps Khan with a low kick.
Khan looks to score with a jab to the body but Turilli is just out of range.

Oooooh!!! Turilli has knocked Khan down with a huge combo! Turilli steps away and waves a wobbly Khan back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!

It looks like Genghis Khan has been cut.
Khan throws a hook but Turilli avoids it easily.
Khan throws a low kick, looking for Turilli's leg but Turilli calmly moves out of range.
Khan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Turilli throws a low kick but it's checked well by Khan.
Khan checks a leg kick nicely.
Turilli lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Khan at a distance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A good leg kick by Turilli.
Turilli scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Khan throws a lazy right hand but Turilli sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Turilli misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A nice leg kick lands there from Turilli.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Turilli.
Khan throws a shot from downtown. Turilli moves away and avoids it.
Turilli stuffs the takedown.
Khan tries a head kick but it misses.
A combination from Turilli does no damage.
Khan checks a leg kick nicely.
Khan swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Khan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Turilli throws a leg kick that is checked
and Khan counters with a nice uppercut.
Khan throws a jab when Turilli was well out of range.
Khan misses with a looping left.
Nice uppercut there from Khan.
Turilli checks the leg kick.
Turilli slips a straight right by Khan.
Khan sets himself, and Turilli steps forward looking for the clinch! Khan avoids it this time.
Khan's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
Turilli on the wrong end of a nice hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Luca Turilli showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Genghis Khan's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Turilli keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Khan takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Khan throws an overhand right that lands on Turilli's shoulder, as Turilli tries to avoid the shot.
Turilli lands a nice leg kick that just misses Khan's sensitive parts.
Turilli scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Turilli throws out a leg kick but Khan moves out of range and Turilli only half commits.
Turilli misses with a leg kick.
Turilli keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Turilli is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
A good leg kick by Turilli.
Khan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Turilli.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An inside leg kick lands from Turilli.
Khan drops his hands momentarily and Turilli takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Khan misses with an uppercut. Turilli saw that one coming.
Turilli misses with a double jab.
Khan 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.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Turilli tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Khan is able to avoid easily.
Khan is looking to counter with head kicks.
Turilli fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Khan walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Turilli throws a nice inside leg kick.
Turilli lands with a hook. Khan tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Turilli blocks a head kick by Khan.
A swing and a miss from Turilli.
It looked like Khan wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Khan scores with a jab. Turilli acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Turilli walks into a stiff left hand from Khan.
Turilli fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Khan manages to avoid it.
As Turilli backs away, Khan returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Turilli misses with a low kick.
Turilli connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Khan lands with a thumping leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Khan shoots in but Turilli avoids the takedown attempt easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khan looks for a takedown but Turilli sprawls well.
Turilli tries to land a leg kick but Khan saw it coming and moves away.
Khan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Turilli swings for the body but Khan moves out of range.
Turilli connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Turilli throws a body punch but Khan moves out of range.
Turilli throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Turilli uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Khan.
Khan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Turilli.
Turilli misses with a few strikes there.
Khan tries for a takedown but Turilli sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Genghis Khan. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Khan misses.
A punch lands to the side of Khan 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Turilli finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Khan avoids a punch combination nicely.
Khan is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Khan throws a body shot but no joy.
Turilli throws a shot to the body.
Turilli misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Khan.
Khan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Turilli tries to counter with a clinch but Khan shakes him off and moves away.
Turilli lands with a nice combination. Khan backs away looking to recover.
Khan misses with a takedown attempt - Turilli sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Turilli cracks the inside of Khan's front leg.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Turilli.
Khan on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Khan falls off balance throwing a combination

and Turilli counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Turilli.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Khan has a couple of punches blocked by Turilli.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Khan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Turilli landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Khan scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Khan is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Turilli is defending well.
Turilli connects with a knee to the head.
Turilli digs a right hand underneath Khan's ribcage. Khan let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Turilli lands an uppercut.
Turilli missing with knees to the body.
Khan takes a shot to the head.
Khan managing to block the knees to the body from Turilli.

And that's the end of the fight!
Luca Turilli comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Turilli has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Luca Turilli!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Luca Turilli made sure he mentioned Milwaukee's Best Nutrition, along with how happy he was to win his fight.