PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dragomir Turgulan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paljas Uneksija (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Turgulan comes into the arena with Kings Never Die blaring out of the sound system. Uneksija has chosen Ozzy Osbourne - Hellraiser as his entrance music. Paljas Uneksija has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Dragomir Turgulan's chin.

Turgulan
vs
Uneksija

175 cm
21
178 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

180 cm
25
172 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

Decent wrestler
Great elbows
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dragomir Turgulan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Paljas Uneksija!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Aleksandr Martynov and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Uneksija dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Turgulan looks to score with a jab to the body but Uneksija is just out of range.
Uneksija throws out a counter right but Turgulan avoids it with no problem.
Uneksija fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Turgulan has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Turgulan misses the jab.
Uneksija looks to score with a jab to the body but Turgulan is just out of range.
Uneksija throws a series of strikes that have Turgulan backpedaling.
Turgulan throws a body shot but no joy.
Uneksija lands a lovely overhand right.
Uneksija lands a two punch combo.
Turgulan misses with a straight left.
Uneksija will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Turgulan swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Turgulan missing with a left hand there. Uneksija was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Turgulan moves away from the strike by Uneksija.
Turgulan was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Uneksija changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Turgulan moves out of range of the leg kick from Uneksija.
Uneksija stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A big right from Uneksija misses.
Uneksija uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Turgulan.
A big left from Uneksija misses.
Turgulan misses with a hook. Uneksija ducked under it nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Uneksija misses with a looping right.
Turgulan appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Uneksija clobbers Turgulan with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Uneksija changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Turgulan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Uneksija lands a head shot.
Turgulan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Uneksija throws a leg kick but Turgulan checks it.
Turgulan avoids the body shot from Uneksija.
Turgulan takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.

It looks like Paljas Uneksija has been cut.
We've been told by Turgulan's head coaches at *****MY YARD***** that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Turgulan looks to land a right hand but Uneksija moved out of range.
Uneksija waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Turgulan.
Turgulan throwing a counter right hand but Uneksija manages to avoid it.
Uneksija lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Turgulan circles away quickly and effectively.
Turgulan just misses with a punch to the body.
Uneksija attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Turgulan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Uneksija.
Uneksija keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Uneksija tries to score with a low kick but Turgulan moves his leg out of the way.
Turgulan missing with a left hand there. Uneksija was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Uneksija tests Turgulan's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Uneksija throws a looping overhand right but Turgulan ducks down to avoid it.
Uneksija throws a jab when Turgulan was well out of range.
Uneksija fails to land with a series of punches.
Turgulan stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Turgulan takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Uneksija lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Turgulan backs up against the cage.
Uneksija slips under a jab.
Turgulan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Uneksija.
Turgulan lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Uneksija circles away quickly and effectively.
Uneksija lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Turgulan circles away quickly and effectively.
Uneksija thows a left - swing and a miss!
Uneksija 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.
Uneksija throws a low kick but Turgulan moves out of range easily.
Turgulan tests Uneksija's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Turgulan throws a shot from downtown. Uneksija moves away and avoids it.
Uneksija steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Turgulan.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Uneksija misses with a right hand
and Turgulan counters with a nice body shot.
Turgulan dodges the punch combination from Uneksija.
Turgulan tries to move into range but Uneksija moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Turgulan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Turgulan misses with a body shot.
A big left from Turgulan misses.
Turgulan cracks Uneksija with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Uneksija with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Uneksija misses with a lunging right hand
and Turgulan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Uneksija dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Turgulan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Uneksija.
Turgulan throws a hook to the side of Uneksija's head but Uneksija sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Paljas Uneksija seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Uneksija is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Turgulan.
It looked like Turgulan was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
A swing and a miss from Uneksija.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Uneksija.
Turgulan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turgulan smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Turgulan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Uneksija manages to avoid it.
Uneksija misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Turgulan.
Turgulan moves out of range as Uneksija strikes.
Turgulan appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Uneksija thows a left - swing and a miss!
Uneksija will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Turgulan swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Uneksija bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Uneksija throws out a loose jab but Turgulan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Uneksija lands with a hook. Turgulan tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Turgulan dodges the punch combination from Uneksija.
A counter left hand to the body from Turgulan misses its target.
Turgulan ducks under a wild hook from Uneksija.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Uneksija ducks right into an uppercut from Turgulan.
Uneksija misses with a wild combination.
An attempted straight right counter from Turgulan misses the target.
Turgulan ducks under a wild hook from Uneksija.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Paljas Uneksija dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Paljas Uneksija's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Uneksija steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Turgulan.
Uneksija loads up on a big right hand but Turgulan slips the punch.
Uneksija swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Uneksija lands a leg kick that knocks Turgulan off balance momentarily.
Turgulan connects with a crisp jab.
Uneksija misses with a series of wild punches.
Uneksija ducks under a wild hook from Turgulan.
Uneksija misses with a left hand
and Turgulan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A jab from Turgulan misses.
Uneksija slips under a jab from Turgulan.
Turgulan catches Uneksija with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Uneksija rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Turgulan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Turgulan checks a leg kick.
Uneksija misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Turgulan.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Turgulan might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
A slow jab from Uneksija misses its intended target.
Uneksija pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Turgulan loads up on a big right hand but Uneksija slips the punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Uneksija throws a low kick but Turgulan moves out of range easily.
Uneksija has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Uneksija lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Turgulan circles away quickly and effectively.
Turgulan is looking to counter punch.
Uneksija lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Turgulan circles away quickly and effectively.
Turgulan missing with a left hand there. Uneksija was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Turgulan throws a combination. Uneksija tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Turgulan looks to land a left hand but Uneksija moved out of range nicely.
A swing and a miss from Turgulan.
Uneksija misses the jab.
Uneksija takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Turgulan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Uneksija throws out the jab.
Uneksija lands a jab to Turgulan's midsection.
Turgulan throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Uneksija.
Turgulan dodges the punch combination from Uneksija.
A little feinted left hand from Turgulan on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Turgulan throws a series of punches but Uneksija moves out of range.
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!
Turgulan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Uneksija.
Turgulan darts in and out, connecting with a jab.

That has opened up Paljas Uneksija's cut even more.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turgulan throws a looping overhand right but Uneksija ducks down to avoid it.
Uneksija scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Uneksija misses with a combination
and Turgulan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Turgulan gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Uneksija.
Uneksija looks to throw the jab but Turgulan is out of range.
Turgulan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Uneksija was well out of range. Poor timing from Turgulan.
Uneksija throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A counter left hand to the body from Turgulan misses its target.
Turgulan throws a lazy right hand but Uneksija sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Uneksija looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Uneksija lands a two punch combo.
Uneksija throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Turgulan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Uneksija swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Turgulan counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Uneksija thinking.
Uneksija throws a hook to the side of Turgulan's head but Turgulan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A swing and a miss from Turgulan.
Turgulan works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Turgulan bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Uneksija's head.
Turgulan looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turgulan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Uneksija was well out of range. Poor timing from Turgulan.
Uneksija swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Uneksija takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Uneksija lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Turgulan at a distance.
Turgulan connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Turgulan moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Uneksija throws a one two combo.
Turgulan misses with a looping right.
Uneksija takes a swing at Turgulan's ribcage but misses.
Uneksija ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Turgulan throws a body punch but Uneksija moves out of range.
Paljas Uneksija is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A combination from Uneksija does no damage.
Turgulan takes one on the chin but seems OK.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A big left from Uneksija misses.
Turgulan looks to land a right hand but Uneksija moved out of range.
Uneksija jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turgulan misses with a hook.
Uneksija loads up on a big right hand but Turgulan slips the punch.
It looked like Turgulan was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Uneksija.
A big left from Turgulan misses.
Uneksija misses the shot to the body.
Turgulan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Uneksija.
It looked like Turgulan wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Uneksija moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Uneksija swings for the body but Turgulan moves out of range.
Uneksija throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Turgulan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Turgulan ducks under a wild hook from Uneksija.
Uneksija slips under a jab.
Uneksija falls off balance throwing a combination
and Turgulan counters with a straight right hand.
Uneksija has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Turgulan ducks under a wild hook from Uneksija.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Uneksija throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Turgulan on the side of the head.
Uneksija takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A bone on bone clash there as Turgulan blocks the leg kick.
Uneksija takes one to the chin there.
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 Dragomir Turgulan will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Paljas Uneksija's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Turgulan misses with a straight left.
Uneksija connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Uneksija swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Turgulan throwing a counter right hand but Uneksija manages to avoid it.
Turgulan misses with an uppercut.
Uneksija throws an overhand right that lands on Turgulan's shoulder, as Turgulan tries to avoid the shot.
A swing and a miss from Turgulan.
Uneksija uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Turgulan.
Turgulan ducks under a wild hook from Uneksija.
Turgulan misses with a wild body shot.
Turgulan gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Turgulan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Uneksija was well out of range. Poor timing from Turgulan.
A leg kick checked by Turgulan.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A shot to the liver by Uneksija. Beautiful body shot.
Uneksija throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Turgulan.
Uneksija throws a right hand that misses
and Turgulan counters with a stiff right hand.
Turgulan scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Uneksija lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Turgulan gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Uneksija's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Uneksija duly obliges.
Turgulan misses with a hook.
Despite the aggression on Uneksija's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Turgulan throws a hook but Uneksija blocks it.
Good standup being displayed there by Uneksija as he connects with a hook.
Turgulan defending well as Uneksija loads up on a big left hand.
Uneksija fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Turgulan throws a lazy right hand but Uneksija sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A punch combination from Uneksija misses.
Turgulan slips under a jab from Uneksija.
Uneksija throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Turgulan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Uneksija.
Uneksija walks into a straight right hand from Turgulan.

The cut above Paljas Uneksija's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
A looping hook to the body misses from Uneksija. Turgulan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Uneksija thows a leg kick but Turgulan checks it
and Turgulan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Uneksija takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Uneksija throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Turgulan thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turgulan looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Turgulan throws out a loose jab but Uneksija uses good head movement to avoid it.
Uneksija throws a body shot but no joy.
A combination from Uneksija does no damage.
An attempted straight right counter from Turgulan misses the target.
Uneksija slips a jab and a cross from Turgulan.
Turgulan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sloppy strikes from Uneksija. Those never looked like landing.
Turgulan misses the shot to the body.
Paljas Uneksija seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Uneksija scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Uneksija ducks under a wild hook from Turgulan.
Uneksija will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Uneksija looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Uneksija lands a jab-cross combination.
A punch combination from Uneksija misses.
Turgulan was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A punch combination from Uneksija misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Turgulan.
Turgulan throws a jab but it's blocked by Uneksija.
Turgulan scores with a shot to the body.
Turgulan scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Turgulan lands a glancing blow to the side of Uneksija's head.
Turgulan lands a jab to Uneksija's midsection.
Turgulan punishes Uneksija's body with a nice straight punch.
Turgulan lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

Paljas Uneksija's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Uneksija throws a shot from downtown. Turgulan moves away and avoids it.
Uneksija takes a shot right to the bread basket.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Uneksija ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Turgulan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Uneksija swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Uneksija tried to score with a low kick but Turgulan checks it.
Some bone on bone action there as Turgulan checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A little feinted left hand from Turgulan on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Uneksija misses with a hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Uneksija takes a swing at Turgulan's ribcage but misses.
The fighters circling - Uneksija throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Uneksija throws a jab when Turgulan was well out of range.
Uneksija lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Turgulan circles away quickly and effectively.
Turgulan throwing a counter right hand but Uneksija manages to avoid it.
Uneksija throws a lazy right hand but Turgulan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Uneksija misses with a wild body shot.
Turgulan wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Uneksija keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Turgulan.
Turgulan backing away here, and Uneksija unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Turgulan lands a lovely overhand right.
Uneksija swings widly with a right hand
and Turgulan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Uneksija misses with a hook. Turgulan ducked under it nicely.
Uneksija looks to land a combination but Turgulan avoids it well.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Uneksija swinging wildly here.
Turgulan misses with a hook.
Uneksija moves out of range of the strikes.

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 Dragomir Turgulan.
I think Turgulan 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 Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Paljas Uneksija!
Paljas Uneksija thanked the fans post fight for their support.