PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jaako Turkinen (ranked 350 p4p, 38 weight class) and PePe Hapitchou (ranked 450 p4p, 54 weight class). Hapitchou has chosen Blackalicious - Sky is falling as his entrance music. PePe Hapitchou has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Jaako Turkinen's chin.

Turkinen
vs
Hapitchou

178 cm
33
146 lbs
14 - 4 - 0

175 cm
30
158 lbs
26 - 9 - 1

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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 14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jaako Turkinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, PePe Hapitchou!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, William Peck and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hapitchou slips under a jab.
Hapitchou swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Turkinen misses with a hook
and Hapitchou counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Turkinen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hapitchou tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Turkinen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Turkinen throws a shot from downtown. Hapitchou moves away and avoids it.
Turkinen definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Hapitchou rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Turkinen to counter with a crisp jab.
Turkinen throws the left hand but Hapitchou avoids the punch easily.
Turkinen throws a body shot but no joy.
Turkinen misses with a looping right.
Turkinen throws a shot from downtown. Hapitchou moves away and avoids it.
Turkinen slips a straight right by Hapitchou.
Good standup being displayed there by Hapitchou as he connects with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Turkinen looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Hapitchou wants to slow Turkinen down by chopping away at his legs.
Hapitchou showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Turkinen.
Turkinen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hapitchou manages to avoid it.
Nice jab there from Hapitchou.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Turkinen misses.
Turkinen misses the shot to the body.
Hapitchou appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Hapitchou wants to clinch but Turkinen slips to the side
enabling Turkinen to counter with a crisp jab.
Hapitchou lands with a good body shot.
Hapitchou tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hapitchou misses with a shot to the body
and Turkinen counters with a nice body shot.
Jab from Turkinen.
Turkinen looks to score with a jab to the body but Hapitchou is just out of range.
Turkinen lands with a right hand.
Turkinen swings and misses with a hook to the body.

Hapitchou has managed to clinch.
Hapitchou blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Turkinen fails to land.
Hapitchou throws a punch but it's blocked by Turkinen.
Hapitchou throws a punch but it's blocked by Turkinen.
A short left from Turkinen.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hapitchou working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hapitchou blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hapitchou misses with some punches.
Hapitchou blocks an uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Hapitchou.
Turkinen misses with some punches.
Hapitchou scores with a hook to the body.
Hapitchou lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Turkinen misses with the head strike.
Hapitchou misses with the head strike.
Turkinen gets through Hapitchou's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

Turkinen manages to break the clinch.
Hapitchou misses with a body shot.
Hapitchou thumps Turkinen with a low kick.
Hapitchou looks to land a left hand but Turkinen moved out of range nicely.
Turkinen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hapitchou sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Turkinen loads up on a big right hand but Hapitchou slips the punch.
Hapitchou looks to land a left hand but Turkinen moved out of range nicely.
Turkinen shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Hapitchou sprawls well. Hapitchou wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Turkinen gets slowly back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turkinen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Turkinen connects with a body shot that sends Hapitchou's belly button to the back.
Turkinen looks to land a right hand but Hapitchou moved out of range.
Hapitchou misses with a lunging right hand
and Turkinen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hapitchou takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Turkinen scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Hapitchou tries to score with a low kick but Turkinen moves his leg out of the way.
It looked like Turkinen wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Turkinen is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Turkinen throws a right and a left that Hapitchou avoids nicely.
Hapitchou is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Turkinen.
Turkinen misses with a jab to the body
and Hapitchou connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A left lands for Turkinen.
A jab from Hapitchou finds it's way through Turkinen's defenses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hapitchou blocks a jab.
Turkinen moves away from the strike by Hapitchou.
Hapitchou fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Hapitchou looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turkinen misses with a body punch
and Hapitchou counters with a stiff right hand.
Turkinen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Turkinen loads up on a big right hand but Hapitchou slips the punch.
Turkinen swings for the body but Hapitchou moves out of range.
Hapitchou throws an overhand right that lands on Turkinen's shoulder, as Turkinen tries to avoid the shot.
Turkinen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hapitchou sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hapitchou jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hapitchou lands a right hook to the body.
An inside leg kick from Hapitchou misses.
Turkinen throws a looping overhand right but Hapitchou ducks down to avoid it.
Turkinen misses with a body shot.
Turkinen misses with an uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Turkinen throws a hook but Hapitchou avoids it easily.
Turkinen misses with a right hand
letting Hapitchou counter with a right hand.
Turkinen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hapitchou was well out of range. Poor timing from Turkinen.
Turkinen misses with a right hand
and Hapitchou counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Turkinen thinking.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but PePe Hapitchou will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Hapitchou is looking to land body kicks.
Hapitchou's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Turkinen connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Hapitchou scrambles back to his feet.
Turkinen misses with a wild body shot.
Hapitchou throws a lazy uppercut
and Turkinen counters with a nice uppercut.
Hapitchou pivots, looking for a leg kick but Turkinen is out of range and Hapitchou settles back down.
Turkinen misses the jab.
Hapitchou keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Turkinen.
Hapitchou throws a wild body kick that Turkinen sees coming a mile off.
Hapitchou throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hapitchou throws an overhand right that lands on Turkinen's shoulder, as Turkinen tries to avoid the shot.
A left lands for Hapitchou.
Hapitchou is looking to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A shot to the liver by Turkinen. Beautiful body shot.
Hapitchou swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Turkinen lands with a straight right. Hapitchou didn't see that one coming.
Turkinen lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Hapitchou misses with a hook
and Turkinen counters with a straight right hand.
Jaako Turkinen is winning the standup battle so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hapitchou walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Turkinen lands with a cross.
Turkinen scores with a shot to the body.
Turkinen on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Turkinen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hapitchou! But no joy.
Hapitchou's corner calls for a 1-2. Hapitchou obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Turkinen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Turkinen staying out of range there.
Hapitchou ducks right into an uppercut from Turkinen.
Hapitchou slips a straight right by Turkinen.
Hapitchou displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Turkinen throws out the jab.
Turkinen throws a shot from downtown. Hapitchou moves away and avoids it.
Hapitchou looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Turkinen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Turkinen takes a swing at Hapitchou's ribcage but misses.
Hapitchou on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hapitchou tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Turkinen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turkinen swings for the body but Hapitchou moves out of range.
Turkinen throws a shot from downtown. Hapitchou moves away and avoids it.
Hapitchou wants to slow Turkinen down by chopping away at his legs.
Hapitchou lands with a hook. Turkinen tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Turkinen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hapitchou throws out the jab.
It looked like Turkinen wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Turkinen sizes up Hapitchou with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Hapitchou ducks under a wild hook from Turkinen.
Hapitchou is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Turkinen with a body shot.
Hapitchou closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Turkinen lands with a shot to the body.
Hapitchou on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Turkinen lands a body shot.
Turkinen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hapitchou throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hapitchou misses with a straight left.
It looked like Turkinen wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
A shot to the liver by Turkinen. Beautiful body shot.
Hapitchou misses with a looping right.
A looping hook to the body misses from Turkinen. Hapitchou does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hapitchou.
Hapitchou throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Turkinen misses with a right hand
and Hapitchou counters with a nice uppercut.
Turkinen stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Turkinen has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Hapitchou.
Turkinen lands a slapping body shot.
Hapitchou uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Turkinen.
Hapitchou scores with a jab to the body.
Hapitchou lands with an overhand left.
Hapitchou takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Turkinen misses with a hook.
Turkinen takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Turkinen scores with a nice right hand.
Hapitchou has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Turkinen finds it's way round the side to connect with Hapitchou's head.
Turkinen connects with a body shot.
Turkinen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hapitchou moves away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turkinen fails with the takedown
and Hapitchou cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Turkinen missing with a left hand there. Hapitchou was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hapitchou lands a lovely overhand right.

Turkinen is rocked!
Turkinen swats away the attempt to clinch by Hapitchou.
Oh Turkinen is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Turkinen walks into a left hand.
Turkinen shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Hapitchou but Hapitchou pushes him off and we're back to square one.
It seemed like Hapitchou was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Turkinen throws a big shot that misses.
Hapitchou throws out a counter right but Turkinen avoids it with no problem.
Turkinen seems to have got his legs back now.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Turkinen scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Turkinen looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Turkinen takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Turkinen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hapitchou sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hapitchou looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A jab from Turkinen misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jaako Turkinen dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Turkinen blocks a jab.
Turkinen slips under a jab.
Hapitchou slips a jab from Turkinen.
Turkinen throws a right and a left that both miss.
Turkinen connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Hapitchou momentarily.
Turkinen jabs Hapitchou to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Hapitchou fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Turkinen manages to avoid it.
Hapitchou lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Hapitchou tries to clinch up.
Turkinen moves away from the strike by Hapitchou.
Hapitchou throws a body shot but no joy.
Hapitchou has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Turkinen throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Turkinen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Turkinen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Turkinen digs a good body shot into Hapitchou's ribs.
Hapitchou throws a low kick but it's checked well by Turkinen.
Hapitchou throws a shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hapitchou tries to close the distance and clinch up but Turkinen swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Turkinen throws a right hand that misses
and Hapitchou counters with a stiff right hand.
Hapitchou throws a hook but Turkinen avoids it easily.
Turkinen scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Turkinen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A swing and a miss from Turkinen.
Turkinen lands a jab.
Turkinen throws a hook but Hapitchou blocks it.
Turkinen throws a shot from downtown. Hapitchou moves away and avoids it.
Hapitchou uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Turkinen.
Hapitchou keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Turkinen throws a jab when Hapitchou was well out of range.
Turkinen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Turkinen lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Hapitchou misses with a looping left.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hapitchou with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Turkinen takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Turkinen walks into a stiff left hand from Hapitchou.
Nice straight punches there by Hapitchou. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Hapitchou.
A jab from Hapitchou misses.
Turkinen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Turkinen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hapitchou.
A quick step to the side and Turkinen tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hapitchou ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hapitchou walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Turkinen scores with a three punch combo!
Hapitchou rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Turkinen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Turkinen swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Hapitchou connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hapitchou connects with a body shot.
Hapitchou misses with an uppercut. Turkinen saw that one coming.
A big left from Turkinen misses.
Hapitchou displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Turkinen throws out the jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Turkinen misses the target.
Hapitchou let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Hapitchou takes a shot right to the bread basket.
PePe Hapitchou is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A telegraphed right hand from Turkinen misses the target.
Hapitchou loads up on a big right hand but Turkinen slips the punch.
Turkinen darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Turkinen just misses with a punch to the body.
Hapitchou throws a body shot but no joy.
Turkinen throwing a counter right hand but Hapitchou manages to avoid it.
Turkinen takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Hapitchou misses with a straight left.
Hapitchou scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Turkinen doesn't seem bothered though.
Turkinen misses with a wild body shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hapitchou looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Turkinen with a nice cross.
A slow jab from Turkinen misses its intended target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hapitchou takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Hapitchou dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Turkinen misses with an uppercut. Hapitchou saw that one coming.
Hapitchou doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Hapitchou throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Turkinen swings for the body but Hapitchou moves out of range.
Turkinen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hapitchou throws out the jab.
Hapitchou keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Turkinen.
Hapitchou connects with the punch.
Turkinen moves away from the strike by Hapitchou.
Turkinen moves out of range as Hapitchou strikes.
Turkinen misses the shot to the body.
Turkinen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Turkinen throws a body shot but no joy.
Hapitchou fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Turkinen.
Hapitchou misses the shot to the body.

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 Jaako Turkinen.
I think Turkinen 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jaako Turkinen!
After the big win, Jaako Turkinen made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors FORCEE and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.