PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Andrey Tutov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kyle Turris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tutov comes to the cage accompanied by 7B - Young Winds. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Tutov
vs
Turris

169 cm
29
144 lbs
18 - 14 - 0

172 cm
35
142 lbs
19 - 17 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

KnockOut

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 18 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Andrey Tutov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kyle Turris!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tutov jabs at Turris's body.
Tutov slips a straight right by Turris.
Turris stuns Tutov with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Turris cracks a nice hook into Tutov's ribs.
Tutov misses with a takedown
and Turris counters with a straight right hand.
Turris takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Turris throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Tutov on the side of the head.
Andrey Tutov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Turris misses with a hook
and Tutov makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Tutov swings widly with a right hand
letting Turris counter with a right hand.
Tutov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tutov missing with a left hand there. Turris was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tutov loads up on a big right hand but Turris slips the punch.
Turris digs a good hook to Tutov's body.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Tutov lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Turris has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Turris and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Tutov connects with a body shot that sends Turris's belly button to the back.
Turris uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tutov.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tutov digs a good body shot into Turris's ribs.
Tutov slips under a jab.
A big left from Tutov misses.
Turris has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Tutov tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Turris scores with a hook to the body. Tutov takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Tutov checks the leg kick.
Tutov cracks Turris with a right hand to the side of the head.
Turris throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Tutov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tutov moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Tutov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Turris fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Turris wants to slow Tutov down by chopping away at his legs.
Turris throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tutov misses the shot to the body.
Tutov lands a head kick!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Turris throws a chopping leg kick but Tutov manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Turris looks to throw a body kick
and Tutov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tutov misses with an uppercut.
Turris unleashes a big counter combination but Tutov bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Turris swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Turris takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Tutov connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Kyle Turris is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tutov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Turris lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Turris uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tutov.
Turris tries a head kick but it misses.
Turris avoids a punch combination nicely.
Tutov falls off balance throwing a combination
and Turris counters with a nice low kick that buckles Tutov's knee momentarily.
Turris looks to land a combination but Tutov avoids it well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tutov checks the leg kick nicely there.
Turris waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tutov.
Tutov looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Turris waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tutov.
Tutov takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Turris stuffs the takedown.
Tutov misses with a leg kick.
Turris takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Tutov takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Tutov works Turris's body with a nice hook.
Turris connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Tutov's hands.
Tutov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Turris.
Tutov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tutov lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Tutov avoids the head kick by Turris.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turris slaps away a takedown attempt from Tutov, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andrey Tutov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A jab from Turris misses.
Turris takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A decent looking cross lands there for Turris.
Tutov throws an overhand right that lands on Turris's shoulder, as Turris tries to avoid the shot.
Turris takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Turris throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Turris tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Turris ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tutov moves away.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Tutov.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice jab there from Turris.
Turris ducks under a wild hook from Tutov.
Turris looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Andrey Tutov will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Tutov cracks the inside of Turris's front leg.
Tutov ducks under a wild hook from Turris.
Turris misses with a body shot.
Tutov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Turris was well out of range. Poor timing from Tutov.
Tutov misses with an uppercut. Turris saw that one coming.
Despite the aggression on Turris's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Nice takedown defense from Turris. No joy for Tutov on that attempt.
Turris is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tutov.
Tutov gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Turris tries to land a leg kick but Tutov saw it coming and moves away.
Turris misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tutov misses with a head kick.
Turris bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tutov jabs Turris right on the nose. Turris blinks but takes it well.
Turris throws a jab but it's blocked by Tutov.

Tutov drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Turris keeping moving, preventing Tutov from controlling successfully.
Tutov stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Turris swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Turris keeping moving, preventing Tutov from controlling successfully.
Turris is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Tutov stands up over Turris, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Tutov trying to control the position from guard on top but Turris is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Tutov stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Turris swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Tutov trying to control the position from guard on top but Turris is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Tutov slips a jab from Turris.
Tutov misses with a double jab
and Tutov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tutov looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Turris looks to score with a jab to the body but Tutov is just out of range.
Tutov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tutov swings for the body but Turris moves out of range.
Tutov misses with a head kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tutov closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Tutov throws a right hand that Turris ducks under and follows up with a left that Turris also avoids with ease.
The fighters circle momentarily. Tutov darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Tutov throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
A big left from Turris misses.
Turris throws a shot to the body.
Kyle Turris seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tutov throws a head kick that misses.
Tutov moves away from the strike by Turris.
Tutov connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Turris cracks Tutov with an open hand slap.
Tutov fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Turris has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Tutov moves out of range as Turris throws a body kick.
Turris takes a jab right on the kisser.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tutov shoots in and drives through. Turris sprawls well.
Tutov keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turris lands a head kick. Tutov smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Tutov misses with a head kick.
Tutov connects with the punch.
A low kick from Tutov misses
and Turris counters with a left and a right that stings Tutov.
Tutov ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Tutov tries to work over Turris's front leg with a kick but Turris checks it.
Turris looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Turris moves out of range of the leg kick from Tutov.
Tutov misses with a head kick.
Tutov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Turris was well out of range. Poor timing from Tutov.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Tutov.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andrey Tutov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
An inside leg kick from Tutov misses.
Tutov backing away here, and Turris unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Tutov shoots in looking for a takedown. Turris tries to sprawl out of it but Tutov keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Turris manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Andrey Tutov will probably get the nod.
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!

Tutov throws a nice inside leg kick.
Turris moves forwards but Tutov connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Turris throws a lazy uppercut

and Tutov decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Turris's guard.
Tutov trying to control the position from guard on top but Turris is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tutov is looking to work some ground and pound but Turris has wrist control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tutov stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Turris swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Turris not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Tutov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Turris scores with a leg kick.
Turris lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tutov circles away quickly and effectively.
Tutov walks forward, straight into a front kick from Turris.
Tutov throws a leg kick which misses Turris's front leg but catches the back leg as Turris tries to avoid it.
Tutov lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Turris throws a push kick but Tutov slaps the foot to one side.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turris throws a good cross that connects.
Tutov looks to throw the jab but Turris is out of range.
Turris only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Tutov lands with a good body shot.
Turris cracks Tutov with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Tutov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Turris.
Tutov connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tutov throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Turris's waist but Turris gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Tutov off to one side.
Tutov misses with a shot to the body
and Turris counters with a head kick.
Turris keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Turris lands a front kick.
Tutov ducks under a wild hook from Turris.
Tutov misses with a shot to the body
and Turris counters with a straight right hand.
Turris blocks a head kick by Tutov.
Tutov tries a head kick but it misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tutov is trying hard to land a takedown here. Turris sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Turris's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tutov throws a head kick that misses.
Tutov misses with a leg kick
and Turris cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Turris misses with a straight left.
Turris checks a leg kick.
Turris throws the left hand but Tutov avoids the punch easily.
Tutov lands a head kick!
Turris keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tutov.
It seemed like Turris was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Tutov moves out of range of the strikes.
Turris throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tutov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tutov looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Tutov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Turris doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Turris falls off balance throwing a combination
and Tutov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tutov throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Turris.
Kyle Turris has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Turris bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Tutov's head.
Tutov lands an overhand right.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Turris lands a nice hook to Tutov's body. Tutov takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Turris throws a body punch but Tutov moves out of range.
Tutov scores with a nice strike.
Tutov takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Tutov misses with a head kick.
Turris will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Turris looks to land a left hand but Tutov moved out of range nicely.
Turris throws a leg kick but Tutov checks it.
Tutov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Turris manages to avoid it.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Kyle Turris.
I think Tutov 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 Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:28
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:29
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andrey Tutov!
A very excited looking Andrey Tutov made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.