PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Felipe Zuccari (ranked 24057 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tuccio Turturro (ranked 402 p4p, 0 weight class). Felipe Zuccari has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Zuccari
vs
Turturro

190 cm
26
180 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

176 cm
27
177 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Big heart

Powerful takedowns
Counter fighter
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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Felipe Zuccari!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tuccio Turturro!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Peter Branson and Dirk Anderson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zuccari misses with a double jab

and Turturro counters with a takedown into side control.
Zuccari is not content to let Turturro control the position.
Turturro might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Zuccari haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Turturro controls the position.
Turturro wants to lay and pray for a moment but Zuccari keeps working.
Turturro is staying tight to Zuccari's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Turturro wants to lay and pray for a moment but Zuccari keeps working.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Turturro controls the position.

Turturro wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Zuccari, who protects the arm well.
Turturro taking a breather here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Tuccio Turturro!
After the fight, Tuccio Turturro was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.