PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Arnold Jordan (ranked 4935 p4p, 188 weight class) and Teodosio Turturro (ranked 1946 p4p, 73 weight class). The key to victory for Arnold Jordan has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Jordan
vs
Turturro

192 cm
25
240 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

176 cm
25
196 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Intelligent

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Powerful

Woodshins' Ship

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Arnold Jordan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Teodosio Turturro!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, James Atkins and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Turturro rushes Jordan and presses him up against the cage.
Turturro fails to pull guard.
Turturro jumps guard but Jordan stands there with Turturro around his waist. Turturro gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Turturro tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Jordan just stands there and leans against the cage.
Arnold Jordan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Teodosio Turturro.

Jordan breaks the clinch.
A shot to the liver by Jordan. Beautiful body shot.
Turturro looks to clinch
and Jordan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Turturro tries to clinch but Jordan moves away
and Jordan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Turturro takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Turturro fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jordan lands a really nice looking cross but Turturro seems unphased.
Jordan dips to his left and cracks Turturro with an uppercut!
Turturro looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Turturro fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jordan is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Turturro tries to clinch but Jordan moves away
and Jordan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jordan seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jordan connects with a right hand. Turturro shakes it off.
Jordan slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Turturro tries to clinch up
and Jordan counters with a lovely straight right hand!

Turturro is rocked!
Teodosio Turturro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Turturro ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Turturro no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.

Turturro had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Jordan defends it easily.

Turturro has his foot on Jordan's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Jordan works his way back into a safe position though.
Jordan has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

Jordan has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Turturro to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Jordan is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Turturro pulls down on the head and he's put Jordan to sleep! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Teodosio Turturro!