PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Henry Longbow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jaako Turkinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Longbow comes into the arena with Hero blaring out of the sound system. Henry Longbow has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Longbow
vs
Turkinen

160 cm
37
139 lbs
27 - 17 - 2

178 cm
32
146 lbs
12 - 3 - 0

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 27 - 17 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Henry Longbow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jaako Turkinen!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Dillan Fox and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Longbow.
Turkinen throws a body shot but no joy.
Longbow fires out a quick counter leg kick but Turkinen just manages to avoid it.
Turkinen connects with a looping right hand.
Turkinen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Turkinen lands with a good body shot.
Turkinen changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Turkinen with a jab.
Jaako Turkinen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Turkinen misses with a wild body shot.
A swing and a miss from Turkinen.
Longbow throws a lazy right hand but Turkinen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Longbow cracks a nice hook into Turkinen's ribs.
Turkinen throws a sloppy body shot
and Longbow counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Turkinen connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Longbow lands a jab.
Turkinen misses with a looping right.
Longbow thows a leg kick but Turkinen checks it
letting Turkinen counter with a right hand.
Turkinen has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Longbow on the wrong end of a nice jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Turkinen throws a looping overhand right but Longbow ducks down to avoid it.
Longbow is looking to counter punch.
Turkinen jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Longbow on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Longbow defending well as Turkinen loads up on a big left hand.
Turkinen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Longbow was well out of range. Poor timing from Turkinen.
Longbow staying out of range there.
Longbow looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Good exchange - Longbow coming out on top.
Turkinen throws a body punch but Longbow moves out of range.
Turkinen slips a straight right by Longbow.
Longbow throws a nice outside leg kick.
Turkinen jabs Longbow to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Turkinen closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.

It looks like Jaako Turkinen has been cut.
Turkinen is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Turkinen. Longbow does a little dance to reset his feet.
Longbow slips under a jab.
Longbow tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Turkinen is able to avoid easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turkinen punishes Longbow's body with a nice straight punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Longbow lands a nice leg kick that just misses Turkinen's sensitive parts.
Turkinen throws an overhand right that lands on Longbow's shoulder, as Longbow tries to avoid the shot.
Longbow shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Longbow slips under a jab.
Turkinen scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Longbow uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Turkinen.
Longbow is looking to counter punch.
Longbow throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Turkinen scores with a shot to the body.
Turkinen misses with a wild body shot.
Longbow swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Longbow looks to land a body kick but Turkinen moved away.
Turkinen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Longbow moves out of range of the strikes.
It looked like Longbow was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Turkinen.
Turkinen connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Longbow momentarily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turkinen looks to throw the jab but Longbow is out of range.
Longbow was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Turkinen takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Longbow misses the shot to the body.
A countering left hand to the body from Turkinen misses.
Longbow tries a low kick but Turkinen avoids it.
Longbow chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Turkinen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Longbow was well out of range. Poor timing from Turkinen.
Turkinen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Turkinen scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Turkinen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Turkinen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Longbow.
Turkinen rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Longbow makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Good exchange - Turkinen coming out on top.
Turkinen scores with a crisp jab that stopped Longbow in his tracks.
A big right from Turkinen misses.
Longbow throws a big counter combination but Turkinen scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Turkinen changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Turkinen looks to land a left hand but Longbow moved out of range nicely.
Turkinen uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Turkinen scores with a jab to the jaw.
Longbow throws a leg kick but Turkinen checks it.
Longbow uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Turkinen.
Longbow throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
It seemed like Turkinen was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Jab from Turkinen.
Henry Longbow is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Turkinen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Longbow throws out the jab.
Turkinen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Longbow.
Turkinen throws a jab when Longbow was well out of range.
Turkinen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Longbow.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Longbow fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Turkinen manages to avoid it.
Longbow looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Turkinen throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Longbow on the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jaako Turkinen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jaako Turkinen's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Longbow uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Turkinen.
Longbow with a jab.
Turkinen misses with a body shot
and Longbow connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Longbow throws a push kick but Turkinen slaps the foot to one side.
Turkinen scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Turkinen misses with a body punch
and Longbow counters with a low kick, right behind Turkinen 's knee.
A telegraphed right hand from Longbow misses the target.
Longbow misses with a wild body shot.
Jaako Turkinen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Turkinen fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Longbow on the side of the head.
Longbow ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Turkinen loads up on a big right hand but Longbow slips the punch.
Longbow moves out of range as Turkinen strikes.
Longbow with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Longbow might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Longbow slips under a jab from Turkinen.
Longbow swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
The crowd cheers as Turkinen lands an impressive looking overhand right. Longbow doesn't seem phased though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Turkinen works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Turkinen shoots in for a takedown but Longbow shows good takedown defense.
Longbow throwing a counter right hand but Turkinen manages to avoid it.
Turkinen scores with a jab to the head.
A slow jab from Longbow misses its intended target.
Turkinen scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Longbow fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Turkinen.
Longbow buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Longbow uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Turkinen.
Longbow keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Longbow is looking to counter punch.
Longbow looks to score with a jab to the body but Turkinen is just out of range.
Longbow slips a straight right by Turkinen.
Longbow tries a head kick but it misses.
Longbow throws a push kick but Turkinen slaps the foot to one side.
Turkinen looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Turkinen throws a hook to the side of Longbow's head but Longbow sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turkinen looks to throw the jab but Longbow is out of range.
Longbow misses with a straight right.
Longbow pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Longbow throws a low kick but it's checked well by Turkinen.
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!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Turkinen.
Turkinen lands with a right hand.
Turkinen throws a poor cross that misses
and Longbow counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Longbow fails to land with a series of punches.
Longbow uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Turkinen.
Longbow throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Turkinen looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Turkinen lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Turkinen bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Longbow's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turkinen misses with a hook
and Longbow counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Turkinen is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Turkinen lands a jab-cross combination.
Longbow pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Longbow slips a straight right by Turkinen.
Turkinen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Longbow.
Longbow throws a counter high kick but Turkinen was just alert enough to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Turkinen. Longbow does a little dance to reset his feet.
Longbow is looking to counter with a body kick.
Longbow misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Turkinen.
Longbow moves out of range as Turkinen strikes.
Danga de danga de dang - Turkinen scores with a four punch combination!
Turkinen fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Turkinen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Turkinen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Longbow went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Turkinen takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Longbow ducks under a wild hook from Turkinen.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Longbow 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.

Turkinen is rocked!
Longbow throws a low kick but it's checked well by Turkinen.
Turkinen is still on wobbly legs! Can Longbow finish him?
Turkinen misses the jab.
Turkinen seems to have recovered his senses.
Turkinen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Longbow.
Longbow walks into a straight right hand from Turkinen.
Turkinen checks the leg kick nicely there.
Turkinen swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
The fighters circling - Turkinen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Turkinen lands with a good body shot.
Turkinen misses with an uppercut
and Longbow counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Turkinen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Longbow moves away.
Longbow throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Turkinen looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Longbow loads up on a big right hand but Turkinen slips the punch.
Longbow walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Turkinen checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Longbow comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Jaako Turkinen will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Jaako Turkinen's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Good exchange - Longbow coming out on top.
Longbow throws a nice outside leg kick.
Longbow defending well as Turkinen loads up on a big left hand.
Longbow drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Turkinen fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Longbow misses with an uppercut.
Turkinen throws the left hand but Longbow avoids the punch easily.
Longbow defending well as Turkinen loads up on a big left hand.
Longbow looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Turkinen throws a lazy right hand but Longbow sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Turkinen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Longbow throws a head kick but Turkinen moves out of range.
Longbow throws an off balance right hand
and Turkinen counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Longbow displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Turkinen throws out the jab.
Turkinen's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Turkinen throws a jab but it's blocked by Longbow.
Turkinen rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Longbow counters with a slapping leg kick.
Turkinen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Longbow misses with a hook. Turkinen ducked under it nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Turkinen. Longbow does a little dance to reset his feet.
Turkinen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Longbow moves away.
Turkinen misses with a right hand
and Longbow counters with a stiff right hand.
Longbow throws a right and a left that Turkinen avoids nicely.
Turkinen stuns Longbow with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Longbow lands a nice shot to the body.
Turkinen throws an overhand right that lands on Longbow's shoulder, as Longbow tries to avoid the shot.
A shot to the body from Turkinen misses
enabling Longbow to counter with a crisp jab.
Turkinen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Longbow takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Henry Longbow has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turkinen just misses with a punch to the body.
Longbow uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
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!
Turkinen gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Longbow uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Turkinen.
Turkinen lands with a good body shot.
Turkinen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Longbow is looking to counter punch.
Longbow takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Longbow misses with a jab to the body
and Turkinen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Longbow blocks a jab.
A counter left hand to the body from Longbow misses its target.
Longbow keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Turkinen.
Turkinen blocks a head kick by Longbow.
Longbow throws a big shot that misses.
Longbow avoids the body shot from Turkinen.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Longbow on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Turkinen ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Turkinen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Longbow moves away.
Turkinen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Longbow throwing a counter right hand but Turkinen manages to avoid it.
Turkinen bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Longbow's head backwards.
Longbow tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Turkinen is able to avoid easily.
Turkinen throws out a counter right but Longbow avoids it with no problem.
Turkinen blocks a leg kick.
Longbow misses with a lunging right hand
and Turkinen counters with a nice body shot.
Longbow goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Longbow throws a half hearted mid kick.
Good exchange - Turkinen coming out on top.
Longbow tries to move into range but Turkinen moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A looping hook to the body misses from Turkinen. Longbow does a little dance to reset his feet.
Longbow uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Turkinen.
It looked like Longbow was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Turkinen.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turkinen avoids the head kick by Longbow.
Longbow misses with a body shot
and Turkinen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Longbow throws the kick towards the body but Turkinen avoids it.
Longbow displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Turkinen throws out the jab.
Turkinen is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Longbow misses with an attempted mid kick.
Turkinen moves into range and connects with a jab.
Turkinen misses the shot to the body.
Turkinen scores with a shot to the body.
Longbow ducks under a wild hook from Turkinen.
Turkinen lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Turkinen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jaako Turkinen is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Turkinen connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jaako Turkinen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Turkinen has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jaako Turkinen!
Jaako Turkinen really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that FORCEE logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.