PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Turbano (ranked 2390 p4p, 291 weight class) and La Requis (ranked 2813 p4p, 330 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Turbano
vs
Requis

188 cm
25
186 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

186 cm
25
190 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

Taps On The Island

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Thomas Turbano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, La Requis!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Bart Greer and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Turbano misses the shot to the body.
Turbano avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Turbano dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Requis looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Requis ducks under a wild hook from Turbano.
Turbano throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Thomas Turbano seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Turbano ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.

Requis closes the distance and clinches.
Turbano tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Turbano gets through Requis's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

It looks like La Requis has been cut.
Requis's coach down at Island Safe Space was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Requis's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Requis fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Requis misses with a hook from the clinch.
Requis lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Turbano lands a left hand that snaps the head of Requis backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Turbano working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Turbano is leaning against Requis and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Requis swings wildly with an uppercut but Turbano uses good head movement to avoid it.
Turbano working aggressively here.
Turbano is trying to force a seperation but Requis has the dominant position.
A nice left hand lands by Turbano.
Turbano blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short uppercut from Requis.
Turbano goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Turbano softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Requis has a couple of punches blocked by Turbano.
Turbano goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Requis tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Requis tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Requis misses with some punches.
Requis misses with a punch on the inside.
Turbano scores with a nice hook to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Turbano.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Requis.
Turbano throws a punch but it's blocked by Requis.
Come on Requis - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Turbano lands a shoulder strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Turbano.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Turbano.
Turbano working aggressively here.
Requis fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Requis blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Turbano working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Requis goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Turbano softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Requis misses with a short punch on the inside.
Requis misses with a body punch.
Requis takes a shot to the head.
Requis blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Turbano as Requis tries to tie him up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Requis misses with a hook to the ribs.
Turbano lands a left hand that snaps the head of Requis backwards.
Turbano lands a hook that snaps the head of Requis backwards.
Turbano misses with some punches.
Requis lands a hook that snaps the head of Turbano backwards.
Still in the clinch, Requis scores with a nice short uppercut.
Turbano lands a body punch.
Turbano throws a head punch that misses.
Turbano fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Requis doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Turbano scores with a shot to the side of Requis's head.
Requis can't find room to land a body shot as Turbano controls the action.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Turbano creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Turbano working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Requis swings wildly with an uppercut but Turbano uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Requis blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turbano blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Requis misses with a punch on the inside.
Requis blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Turbano misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Turbano makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Turbano tries to break the clinch but Requis is controlling the position.
Requis throws a punch but it's blocked by Turbano.
Turbano tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Turbano lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Turbano scores with a shoulder strike.

Turbano escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Turbano seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Turbano swings for the body but Requis moves out of range.
Requis tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Turbano looks to score with a jab to the body but Requis is just out of range.

Requis clinches up with Turbano and pushes him back against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Turbano scores with a nice short uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Requis takes one to the chin there.
Turbano connects with a crisp jab.

Requis moves into range and clinches up with Turbano.
A short right from Requis.
Requis misses with a punch on the inside.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Turbano working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Requis tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Turbano's elbow.
A head punch on the inside from Turbano fails to land.
Turbano prevents a body shot from Requis.
Turbano misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Turbano lands a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short left from Turbano.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Requis.
A short uppercut from Turbano.

That has opened up La Requis's cut even more.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Turbano lands a nice shot to the body.
Turbano lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Requis takes a shot to the head.

Requis is rocked!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Requis misses with a hook from the clinch.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Requis in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Turbano gets through Requis's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Requis is still on wobbly legs! Can Turbano finish him?
Thomas Turbano has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Requis misses with a short punch on the inside.
Requis seems to have recovered his senses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Turbano.
Turbano lands a right hand that snaps the head of Requis backwards.
Turbano fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Requis lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Requis misses with a punch to the body.
Turbano lands with a light punch inside.
A head punch on the inside from Requis fails to land.
Turbano scores with a shoulder strike.
Turbano is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Requis can do to turn this around?
Requis throws a head punch that misses.
Turbano tries to work over Requis's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Requis.
Turbano works on Requis's body with a couple of short punches.
Turbano blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Requis tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Requis tries to work over Turbano's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turbano working aggressively here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head punch on the inside from Requis fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Turbano.
Requis misses with a punch on the inside.
Turbano swings wildly with an uppercut but Requis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Turbano lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Nice body punch from Turbano.
Turbano makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Requis blocks a body shot from Turbano.
Turbano prevents a body shot from Requis.
Turbano blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Requis fails to land.
Turbano lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Turbano pushes Requis back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Turbano working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Turbano.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Turbano scores with a nice short uppercut.
Turbano lands a nice uppercut.
Turbano lands a right hand.
Turbano scores with a shoulder strike.
Requis misses with a short punch on the inside.
Requis misses with a hook from the clinch.
Requis misses with a punch on the inside.
Turbano lands a nice shot to the body.
Requis is breathing heavily.
Turbano lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Requis backwards.
Turbano lands a right hand that snaps the head of Requis backwards.
Turbano tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Requis swings wildly with an uppercut but Turbano uses good head movement to avoid it.
Turbano works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Requis is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Turbano blocks an uppercut.
A hook to the body from Turbano.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Turbano wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Requis has him pressed against the cage.
Turbano lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Turbano lands a big right hand that drops Requis! The killer instinct kicks in and Turbano finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Turbano!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Thomas Turbano!