PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Don Petersen (ranked 412 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Turturro (ranked 114 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Petersen
vs
Turturro

180 cm
26
175 lbs
13 - 1 - 0

180 cm
27
177 lbs
15 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Experienced

Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
Good gas tank

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 13 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Don Petersen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Frank Turturro!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Michael Johnstone and Bart Greer.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Petersen shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Petersen was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Petersen scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Turturro to see if he's OK.
Petersen wants to lay and pray for a moment but Turturro keeps working.
Turturro has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Petersen in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Turturro gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Turturro trying to control here.
We've been hearing good reports from Petersen's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Petersen is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Turturro wants to get back to full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Turturro makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Turturro.
Petersen engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Petersen trying to control the position from guard on top but Turturro is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Petersen slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Turturro is trying to improve his position.

Petersen has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Turturro is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Petersen yanks on the arm and Turturro is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Petersen.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Don Petersen!
After winning the bout, Don Petersen thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.