PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Cathaway (ranked 472 p4p, 65 weight class) and Frank Turturro (ranked 113 p4p, 19 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Cathaway
vs
Turturro

183 cm
25
195 lbs
17 - 6 - 0

180 cm
28
177 lbs
20 - 1 - 0

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jimmy Cathaway!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Frank Turturro!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Alexandre Firmino and Luis Engracia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cathaway scores with a hook to the body. Turturro takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Turturro walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Turturro shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Cathaway but Cathaway pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Cathaway feinted there with a counter leg kick.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Turturro has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Turturro tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Cathaway defends well and Turturro ends up having to push Cathaway into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Cathaway lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Cathaway with a nice cross.
Turturro takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Turturro gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Cathaway counters with a good low kick that Turturro was not able to check.
Jimmy Cathaway has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frank Turturro.
Cathaway buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Cathaway turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Cathaway fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice uppercut there from Cathaway.
Turturro shoots in for a takedown but Cathaway shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Turturro looks winded!
Turturro fails with a takedown attempt.
Cathaway leaves Turturro with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Cathaway throws a nice outside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Turturro shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Cathaway counters with a right hand to the body.
Horrible takedown attempt by Turturro or perhaps it was just good defense by Cathaway, which made it look bad.
Turturro shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Turturro takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Cathaway drops Turturro with a big left hand! Turturro is injured, injured bad! Cathaway jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jimmy Cathaway!
Jimmy Cathaway retains his middleweight title!