PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Abi Tural (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Igor Wietrzny (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wietrzny has chosen Hunter-Fallen as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Tural
vs
Wietrzny

170 cm
23
153 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

174 cm
41
163 lbs
20 - 25 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
KO power

Excellent grappler
Good low kicks
Good gas tank

Spartan Nutrition
GREEN!160

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Abi Tural!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 25 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Igor Wietrzny!
The judges for this bout are Darius Henderson, Ben Watson and Skip Squint.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Wietrzny feints and as Tural raises his hands in defense, Wietrzny changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Wietrzny throws a strike but Tural rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Tural is fighting to break Wietrzny's control of his arms but Wietrzny is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Tural stops Wietrzny from standing up.
Wietrzny trying to control the position here.
Tural stops Wietrzny from standing up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wietrzny managing to control the position.

Wietrzny is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Tural defends well.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Wietrzny escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Tural gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Wietrzny wants to sweep but no luck.
Tural postures up.
Wietrzny seems keen to control Tural's posture.
Wietrzny looking to control.
Tural stays in close to Wietrzny's body and controls the position.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Wietrzny is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Tural is controlling him.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Tural fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Wietrzny has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A cross from Wietrzny lands.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Tural.
Tural misses with a looping right.
Wietrzny shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Tural pinned against the cage. Tural gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Tural feinted there with a counter leg kick.
A combination from Tural does no damage.
Tural avoids the body shot from Wietrzny.
Tural swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

Wietrzny moves into the clinch successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wietrzny avoids the elbow strike from Tural, against the cage.
Tural taking a breather.
Wietrzny softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Wietrzny can't get the takedown.
Wietrzny tries a body shot but Tural blocks it.
Tural lands an elbow just above Wietrzny 's eye.

It looks like Igor Wietrzny has been cut.
Wietrzny struggles to land a body shot inside as Tural controls his hands.
Wietrzny goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wietrzny tries to score a body lock takedown but Tural shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Abi Tural has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Igor Wietrzny.

Wietrzny has clasped his hands together around Tural's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.

Wietrzny is trying to get an arm triangle but Tural is defending well.
Wietrzny fails to land a wild elbow strike.

Wietrzny tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tural managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Wietrzny.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Wietrzny decides to stand back up.
Tural tries to clinch but Wietrzny moves out of range.
Tural misses with a head kick.
Wietrzny looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Wietrzny uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tural.

Tural darts in and clinches Wietrzny up against the cage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Wietrzny misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tural blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Wietrzny is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tural is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Igor Wietrzny dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Igor Wietrzny's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Tural circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wietrzny fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tural takes a jab right on the kisser.
Wietrzny misses with a head kick.
Wietrzny looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Wietrzny with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Wietrzny tests Tural's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Wietrzny has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Wietrzny misses with a hook to the body
and Tural counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tural loads up on a big right hand but Wietrzny slips the punch.
Tural throws a right hand that Wietrzny ducks under and follows up with a left that Wietrzny also avoids with ease.
Tural misses with a body shot.
Wietrzny is looking for the big counter here.
Tural misses with a hook.
Wietrzny stuns Tural with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tural tries to clinch there but Wietrzny circles away.
Tural rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Wietrzny counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tural tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Abi Tural is winning the standup battle so far.
Wietrzny swings for the body but Tural moves out of range.

Tural moves into the clinch successfully.
Wietrzny makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Tural lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Tural misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Wietrzny has Tural pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Tural manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Wietrzny missing with knees to the body.
Tural misses with an elbow over the top.
Wietrzny blocks the elbow strike.
Tural lands a right hand.
Tural lands an elbow just above Wietrzny 's eye.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tural.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wietrzny is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Tural pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Abi Tural has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Igor Wietrzny.
Tural misses with a punch on the inside.
Tural throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tural gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Wietrzny.
Tural tries to land a knee to the head but Wietrzny blocks with his arms.
Tural keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Wietrzny's efforts to push away.
Tural has Wietrzny pressed against the cage.
Tural misses with a punch on the inside.
Tural misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tural doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wietrzny lands a shoulder strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tural.
Wietrzny blocking some punches.
Tural misses with an elbow strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Tural.
Wietrzny blocks an uppercut.
Tural misses with the head strike.
Wietrzny is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Tural to keep the fight standing.
A shot in the inside from Wietrzny.
Stalling in the clinch from Wietrzny.
Tural is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Wietrzny is keeping busy.
Tural throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Wietrznys head.

Wietrzny breaks from the clinch.
Abi Tural is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wietrzny lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Tural throws out a leg kick but Wietrzny moves out of range and Tural only half commits.
Wietrzny is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tural.

Tural gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Tural misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wietrzny is looking for a takedown.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stalling in the clinch from Wietrzny.
Tural makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Wietrzny's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Wietrzny lands an uppercut.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Wietrzny digs a right hand into Tural's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Tural's gas tank.
Wietrzny changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Tural fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Wietrzny looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Wietrzny throws a low kick but it's checked well by Tural.
Tural changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Tural throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Wietrzny tries to counter with a clinch but Tural shakes him off and moves away.
Abi Tural is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wietrzny takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Wietrzny throws a right and a left that Tural avoids nicely.
Tural feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Tural misses the shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Abi Tural dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Igor Wietrzny's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Nice shot lands for Tural.
Wietrzny misses with a few strikes there.
Wietrzny scores with a hook.
Tural closes the distance looking to clinch
and Wietrzny counters with a nice uppercut.
Wietrzny fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Wietrzny checks the leg kick.
Wietrzny avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tural throws a series of punches but Wietrzny avoids them all with ease.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tural jabs Wietrzny right on the nose. Wietrzny blinks but takes it well.

Tural takes the fight into the clinch.
Wietrzny stalling in the clinch but Tural improves position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Wietrzny.
Wietrzny has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Tural avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Wietrzny scores with a nice short uppercut.
Tural blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Wietrzny drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Wietrzny blocks a body shot from Tural.
Wietrzny throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Tural tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wietrzny scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Tural pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Wietrzny blocks a body shot from Tural.
Wietrzny tries to score a body lock takedown but Tural shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Abi Tural has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Igor Wietrzny.
Tural lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Wietrzny has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Tural avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Tural - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tural's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Tural lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Wietrzny backwards.
Wietrzny tries to score a body lock takedown but Tural shows good agility there to stay on his feet.

Wietrzny breaks from the clinch.
Tural is looking to clinch but Wietrzny is avoiding it.
Tural is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tural fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tural 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.

Tural closes the distance and clinches.
Wietrzny wants a takedown.

Wietrzny gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Tural trying to control here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wietrzny is taking a breather. Tural says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Tural is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Tural keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

Tural looking for submissions off his back.
Wietrzny is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Tural looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Wietrzny trying to control but Tural is working from the bottom.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Wietrzny scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Wietrzny looks to land a combination. Tural sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Tural slips under a jab from Wietrzny.
Wietrzny moves out of range of the strikes.
Tural lands with a nice combination. Wietrzny backs away looking to recover.

Tural darts in and clinches Wietrzny up against the cage.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Abi Tural.
I think Tural 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 Darius Henderson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ben Watson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Abi Tural!
A relieved looking Abi Tural thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.