PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jaako Turkinen (ranked 1059 p4p, 121 weight class) and Kantaro Hoshino (ranked 1740 p4p, 188 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Turkinen
vs
Hoshino

178 cm
36
146 lbs
19 - 7 - 0

165 cm
41
145 lbs
42 - 16 - 3

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Heavy handed

KOMBAT KLOTHING

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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 19 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jaako Turkinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 42 - 16 - 3, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kantaro Hoshino!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Turkinen takes a swing at Hoshino's ribcage but misses.
It seemed like Hoshino was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Turkinen swings for the body but Hoshino moves out of range.
Turkinen ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Turkinen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hoshino.
Turkinen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hoshino ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Turkinen moves away.
Hoshino throws a one two combo.
Hoshino misses with a straight left.
Hoshino misses with a wild body shot.
Hoshino throws a body shot but no joy.
Turkinen is looking to wear down Hoshino with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Turkinen 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.
Hoshino swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hoshino takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hoshino swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hoshino looks to throw the jab but Turkinen is out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fighters circling - Hoshino throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Turkinen misses the shot to the body.
Hoshino just misses with a punch to the body.
Turkinen takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Nice jab there from Turkinen.
Hoshino scores with a shot to the body.
Turkinen moves out of range of the strikes.
Turkinen changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Hoshino.
Turkinen scores with a jab. Hoshino acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Turkinen misses with a wild body shot.
Hoshino looks to land a right hand but Turkinen moved out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Turkinen misses the target.
Hoshino throws a body shot but no joy.
A counter left hand to the body from Turkinen misses its target.
Hoshino misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Turkinen.
Turkinen takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Turkinen is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Hoshino misses with a wild combination.
Sloppy strikes from Hoshino. Those never looked like landing.
Hoshino misses with a wild body shot.
Turkinen's corner calls for a 1-2. Turkinen obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Hoshino is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Hoshino missing with a left hand there. Turkinen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hoshino misses with a straight left.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hoshino. Turkinen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Turkinen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hoshino misses with a hook. Turkinen ducked under it nicely.

Turkinen looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Hoshino!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Turkinen throwing strikes but missing, from side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here as Turkinen stalls from top position.
Turkinen working the ground and pound but Hoshino is defending the strikes.
Turkinen cracks Hoshino with a big elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Turkinen is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoshino tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Hoshino is in all sorts of trouble here.
Hoshino is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Turkinen lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Hoshino hang on?
Turkinen will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Turkinen unloads with some shots from mount but Hoshino bucks and avoids them well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turkinen looking to control but Hoshino is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Turkinen lands a heavy elbow.
Turkinen is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Hoshino wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Turkinen.
Turkinen punishing his opponent with strikes.
Hoshino really wants to buck Turkinen off and get back to his feet.
Hoshino manages to regain half guard whilst avoiding the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jaako Turkinen dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Turkinen scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hoshino doesn't seem bothered though.
Hoshino swings for the body but Turkinen moves out of range.
Turkinen connects with a body shot.
Hoshino is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Hoshino with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Turkinen to score with a decent uppercut.
Kantaro Hoshino is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hoshino swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hoshino throws a combination that misses
and Turkinen counters with a stiff right hand.
Donk. Turkinen catches Hoshino right on the button with a cross.
Hoshino misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Turkinen.
Turkinen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hoshino thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hoshino tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Turkinen was well out of range. Poor timing from Hoshino.
Hoshino on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Turkinen cracks Hoshino with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Turkinen sizes up Hoshino with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Hoshino's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Turkinen connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Hoshino scrambles back to his feet.
Turkinen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hoshino throws out the jab.
Turkinen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hoshino was well out of range. Poor timing from Turkinen.
Hoshino misses with a wild combination.
Hoshino throws a jab but it's blocked by Turkinen.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Turkinen.
Hoshino falls off balance throwing a combination
and Turkinen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Turkinen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hoshino can do to turn this around?
Hoshino moves out of range of the strikes.
Hoshino throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Turkinen lands with a right hand.
Hoshino ducks right into an uppercut from Turkinen.
Turkinen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hoshino.
Hoshino misses with a looping right.
Hoshino misses with a lunging right hand
and Hoshino takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hoshino throws a body shot but no joy.
Turkinen takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Jaako Turkinen is winning the standup battle so far.
Turkinen tests Hoshino's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hoshino throws out a powerful jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hoshino throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Some wild striking there from Hoshino.
It looked like Turkinen was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Hoshino.
Turkinen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hoshino moves away.
Turkinen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hoshino.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoshino throws a looping overhand right but Turkinen ducks down to avoid it.
Turkinen takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Hoshino will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Turkinen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hoshino misses with a straight left.
Turkinen takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Turkinen, as that shot connected.
Hoshino doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Hoshino fails to land with a series of punches.
Turkinen cracks Hoshino with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Kantaro Hoshino is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hoshino throws a left and a right that both miss
and Turkinen counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Turkinen slips under a jab from Hoshino.
Turkinen is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Turkinen smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Turkinen lands a jab to the head.
Hoshino fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Turkinen manages to avoid it.
Hoshino just misses with a punch to the body.
Hoshino takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Turkinen closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hoshino circles away.
Hoshino misses with a wild combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoshino looks to throw the jab but Turkinen is out of range.
Turkinen scores with the left hand. Hoshino knows he should have avoided that one.
Hoshino misses with a hook
and Turkinen counters with a right hand to the body.
Hoshino uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Hoshino misses with a straight left.
Hoshino misses with the combination.
Hoshino scores with a nice right hand.
Hoshino throws a shot to the body.
Turkinen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hoshino looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Turkinen takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Turkinen connects with a body shot that sends Hoshino's belly button to the back.
Hoshino misses with a combination
and Hoshino takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Turkinen scores with a jab.
Turkinen looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Turkinen is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turkinen digs a good hook to Hoshino's body.
Hoshino misses with the combination.
Turkinen moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Turkinen looks to score with a jab to the body but Hoshino is just out of range.
Turkinen stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Hoshino moves out of range of the strikes.
Turkinen scores with a jab to the body.
Hoshino misses with a few strikes there.
Turkinen smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Hoshino ducks under a wild hook from Turkinen.
Hoshino pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Some wild striking there from Hoshino.
Hoshino keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hoshino takes one to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jaako Turkinen dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Nice uppercut there from Turkinen.
Hoshino uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Turkinen.
Hoshino misses with a hook to the body
and Hoshino takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Turkinen just misses with a punch to the body.
Hoshino ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Turkinen moves away.
Hoshino pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Good shot there by Turkinen.
Hoshino throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Turkinen swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Turkinen throws a hook but Hoshino blocks it.
Despite the aggression on Hoshino's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Kantaro Hoshino seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Decent striking displayed by Hoshino there.
Turkinen misses with an uppercut. Hoshino saw that one coming.
Turkinen listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Hoshino throws a right and a left that both miss.
Turkinen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hoshino was well out of range. Poor timing from Turkinen.
Hoshino misses with an uppercut.
Hoshino misses with a body shot.
Hoshino swings away with a body shot that misses
and Turkinen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
This has been an exciting period of action!
A slow jab from Hoshino misses its intended target.
Hoshino goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Hoshino throws a left and a right that both miss
and Turkinen counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoshino swings widly with a right hand
and Turkinen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hoshino takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Turkinen moves out of range of the strikes.
Hoshino swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Turkinen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Turkinen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Turkinen throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hoshino stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Turkinen jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Hoshino falls off balance throwing a combination
and Turkinen counters with a nice uppercut.
Turkinen has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Turkinen lands a really nice looking cross but Hoshino seems unphased.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A jab from Turkinen misses.
A little jabbing left from Hoshino on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.

Turkinen throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Hoshino was covering up waiting for the punch and Turkinen finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Turkinen has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Turkinen postures up in Hoshino's guard and throws a big left but Hoshino blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoshino working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Turkinen.
Turkinen trying to control the position from guard on top but Hoshino is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Turkinen's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Turkinen has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Turkinen throwing strikes from guard but Hoshino blocks nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoshino looking for a sweep. Not yet Hoshino, not yet.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Hoshino displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Turkinen throws out the jab.
Turkinen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hoshino.
Kantaro Hoshino has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hoshino takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Hoshino throws a lazy right hand but Turkinen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A jab lands there for Turkinen.
Hoshino slips under a jab from Turkinen.
Turkinen lands an overhand right.
Turkinen moves away from the strike by Hoshino.
Turkinen doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Hoshino ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Turkinen moves away.
Hoshino fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hoshino thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hoshino has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Turkinen fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hoshino looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Hoshino throws a body punch but Turkinen moves out of range.
Turkinen ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hoshino on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Hoshino throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Turkinen swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Hoshino misses with a double jab
and Turkinen counters with a straight right hand.
Hoshino takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Turkinen takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Hoshino tries to bum rush Turkinen with a series of wild strikes but Turkinen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Turkinen moves away from the strike by Hoshino.
Hoshino throws a right and a left that Turkinen avoids nicely.
Hoshino throws a series of punches but Turkinen avoids them all with ease.
Turkinen scores with a jab. Hoshino acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Turkinen connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Turkinen scores with the left hand. Hoshino knows he should have avoided that one.
A jab lands there for Turkinen.
Hoshino throws an off balance right hand
and Turkinen makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hoshino bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Turkinen's head backwards.
Turkinen connects with a looping right hand.
Hoshino throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jaako Turkinen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hoshino on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Hoshino gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Turkinen.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jaako Turkinen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Turkinen has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jaako Turkinen!
Jaako Turkinen took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, FORCEE for their support in the buildup to the fight.