PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lauro Turturro (ranked 728 p4p, 107 weight class) and Zabit Samedov (ranked 981 p4p, 155 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Turturro
vs
Samedov

184 cm
28
208 lbs
13 - 4 - 0

182 cm
28
209 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing
King Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lauro Turturro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Zabit Samedov!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Ryoma Takatsuka and Josh West.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Samedov swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Turturro counters by clinching up.
Samedov throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Turturros head.

Turturro has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Samedov is trying to keep an underhook but Turturro manages to get the takedown into half guard.

Turturro is working for a submission of some sort.
Samedov wants to get back to his feet.
Turturro tries to pass to full mount but Samedov defends it.
Samedov has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Samedov is trying to stand.
Samedov is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

Turturro wants to work for an arm triangle but Samedov is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Turturro looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Samedov wants to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Turturro seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Samedov does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Samedov is looking to escape.

Turturro is working for a submission of some sort.
Samedov is not content to let Turturro control the position.
Samedov is trying to stand back up but Turturro is controlling him
Turturro is trying to control the action in half guard but Samedov is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Turturro trying to mount his opponent but Samedov defends it.

Turturro is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Turturro trying to mount his opponent but Samedov defends it.
Samedov tries to kick Turturro off but Turturro keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Turturro wants to lay and pray for a moment but Samedov keeps working.

Turturro is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

Turturro is looking for a kimura here.

Turturro is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Samedov doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Turturro.
Turturro is trying to control. Samedov wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Samedov wants to get back to his feet.
Still in half guard, Turturro seems content to control.
Samedov tries to kick Turturro off but Turturro keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Turturro is trying to control the action in half guard but Samedov is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turturro stops Samedov from getting back to his feet.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Samedov throws a head kick that looked like it stung.

It looks like Lauro Turturro has been cut.
Turturro avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Samedov darts in trying to clinch

and Turturro counters with a takedown into side control.

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

Turturro looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Samedov pushes Turturro away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Turturro gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Samedov throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Turturro takes a head kick and keeps coming.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Samedov swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

so Turturro counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Samedov wants to stand and escape but Turturro is having none of it.
Turturro trying to control the position from guard on top but Samedov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Samedov can't keep his opponent in guard - Turturro advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.

Turturro seems to be looking for submissions.
Turturro trying to mount his opponent but Samedov defends it.

Turturro is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Samedov defends it well.
Samedov wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lauro Turturro dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Lauro Turturro's cut.
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.

Samedov tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Turturro counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Samedov!

Turturro is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Samedov knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Samedov is trying to buck Turturro off.

Turturro looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

Turturro wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Samedov, who protects the arm well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Turturro trying to control the action but Samedov is working from the bottom.
Samedov wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Turturro is looking to take a break and control but Samedov is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Turturro is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Samedov knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

Turturro is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Samedov is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Turturro wants to control but Samedov is keeping him busy.

Turturro is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Samedov is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Lauro Turturro overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Turturro thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Samedov is pushing Turturro's head away, looking to escape. Turturro manages to hold on to the position though.

Turturro tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Samedov is trying to get back to his feet.

Turturro looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

Turturro wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Samedov, who protects the arm well.
Samedov is trying to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Turturro looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Turturro is looking to take a break and control but Samedov is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Turturro looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Samedov wants to get back to his feet.

Turturro is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Samedov is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Samedov is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Turturro asserts his dominance and retains side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

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

Turturro thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Samedov pushes Turturro away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Turturro gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.

Turturro thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Turturro trying to control the action but Samedov is working from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Samedov is trying to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lauro Turturro dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Lauro Turturro's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Samedov swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Turturro counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Turturro trying to control the position from guard on top but Samedov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Turturro pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Samedov is keeping the position for now.
Turturro prevents Samedov from getting back to his feet.
Turturro trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Samedov wants to stand and escape but Turturro is having none of it.

Samedov kicks Turturro off and gets to his feet.

Samedov darts in and clinches Turturro up against the ropes.
Turturro is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Samedov gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Samedov lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Samedov pushes off an throws an elbow but Turturro leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Samedov pushes Turturro back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Samedov working Turturro over with knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Turturro has Samedov pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Samedov manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Samedov lands an elbow inside.
Turturro blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Samedov lands an uppercut.
A short left from Samedov.
Samedov misses with a body punch.
Samedov scores a nice knee to the body.
Turturro's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short right from Samedov on the inside.
Turturro managing to block the knees to the body from Samedov.
Samedov lands an elbow that stopped Turturro in his tracks for a moment.
Samedov is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lauro Turturro. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Samedov lands a nice shot to the body.
Zabit Samedov seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Samedov lands an elbow just above Turturro 's eye.
Samedov lands a nice shot to the body.
Samedov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Turturro takes a shot to the head.
Turturro blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A short right from Samedov on the inside.
Samedov throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Turturro tries for a takedown but Samedov manages to get underhooks.
Samedov scores with a nice hook to the head.
Samedov misses with a punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turturro is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Samedov gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Samedov throws an elbow that misses.
Turturro drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Samedov misses with a punch to the body.
Samedov lands an elbow just above Turturro 's eye.
Samedov makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Turturro is looking to take this one to the mat.
Samedov lands a body punch in the clinch.
Samedov tries to throw a body punch but Turturro avoids it by throwing Samedov back against the ropes.
Samedov tries to throw a body punch but Turturro avoids it by throwing Samedov back against the ropes.
Samedov gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Turturro avoiding damage as Samedov throws knees to the body.
Samedov lands a left hand that snaps the head of Turturro backwards.
Samedov tries a body shot but Turturro blocks it.
Nice elbow from Samedov.
Turturro tries for a takedown but Samedov manages to get underhooks.
Turturro prevents a body shot from Samedov.
Turturro tries to score a body lock takedown but Samedov shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Samedov trying to land knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Samedov lands an elbow that stopped Turturro in his tracks for a moment.
Samedov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Turturro wants a takedown but no success here.
Samedov cracks Turturro with a nice body shot.
Samedov gets through Turturro's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Samedov has a couple of punches blocked by Turturro.
Samedov tries to land knees in the clinch but Turturro avoids the damage to the body.
Samedov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Samedov throws an elbow that misses.
Samedov makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Samedov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Turturro is defending well for now.
Samedov prevents the takedown attempt.
Samedov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Turturro blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Samedov.
Samedov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Samedov gets underhooks to prevent Turturro's takedown attempt.

Turturro is trying to trip Samedov. He has hold of a leg but Samedov is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Turturro persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

The fighters are working up against the ropes. Samedov manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the ropes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Samedov scores with a shoulder strike.
Samedov throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Samedov throws an elbow that misses.
Turturro avoids a wild elbow strike from Samedov.
Turturro goes for a takedown in the clinch but Samedov prevents it.
Knees to the body from Samedov.
Samedov stops a takedown attempt from Turturro.
Samedov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Samedov trying to land knees to the body.
Still in the clinch, Samedov scores with a nice short uppercut.
Turturro blocking some punches.
Nice elbow from Samedov.
Samedov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Turturro is defending well for now.
Turturro has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Samedov is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Turturro takes an elbow to the temple.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Knees to the body from Samedov.
Samedov lands a knee to the body.
Samedov lands a good knee to the midsection. Turturro won't want to take too many of those.
Samedov scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Samedov scores with a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Zabit Samedov really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Lauro Turturro's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Samedov swinging wildly here.
Zabit Samedov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Samedov tries to clinch up but Turturro circles away and keeps his distance.
Samedov looks to clinch

and Turturro counters with a single leg into guard. Samedov didn't expect that.
Samedov wants to get back to his feet but Turturro is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Turturro wants to control from the top but Samedov keeps moving.
Turturro stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Samedov swivels though and keeps the full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Turturro won't allow Samedov to get back to his feet.
Turturro passes easily into side control. Nice work.

Turturro is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Samedov has escaped the position, nice work there.
Samedov pushes Turturro away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Turturro gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Turturro thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

Turturro is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Samedov is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Samedov wants to get back to his feet.

Turturro is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Samedov knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Samedov is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Turturro asserts his dominance and retains side control.

Turturro looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Turturro thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

Turturro is trying to get an arm triangle but Samedov is defending well.

Turturro tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Turturro has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Samedov is trying to escape and get back to his feet.

Turturro tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Turturro prevents Samedov from escaping the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Turturro tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Samedov is trying to buck Turturro off.

Turturro tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Turturro has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

Turturro is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Samedov knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Samedov pushes Turturro away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Turturro gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Turturro trying to control the action but Samedov is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

Turturro tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Samedov pushes Turturro away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Turturro gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.

Turturro wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Samedov, who protects the arm well.
Samedov tries to escape but Turturro is in control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Turturro tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Samedov wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lauro Turturro had his way with Zabit Samedov in that round.
The cut man is working on Lauro Turturro's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Samedov tries to clinch but Turturro is having none of it.
Samedov is looking to clinch but Turturro is avoiding it.

Turturro tries to keep at a distance but Samedov has taken the fight into the clinch.
Turturro wants a takedown but no success here.
Samedov tries a body shot but Turturro blocks it.
Turturro has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Samedov is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Turturro drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Samedov gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lauro Turturro. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Samedov working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Turturro tries for a takedown but Samedov manages to get underhooks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Samedov lands with a short shot to the head.
Samedov tries to land knees in the clinch but Turturro avoids the damage to the body.
Samedov lands a nice shot to the body.
Samedov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Turturro's elbow.
Samedov misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Samedov fails to land.
Turturro has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Samedov avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Turturro takes a shot to the head.
Turturro goes for a takedown attempt but Samedov pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Samedov tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Turturro manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Turturro feinted with a counter takedown.
Samedov closes the distance but Turturro moves to the side

and Turturro counters with a single leg into guard. Samedov didn't expect that.
Samedov is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Turturro is controlling him.
Turturro stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Samedov swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Samedov keeping moving, preventing Turturro from controlling successfully.
Samedov is looking to stand up but Turturro isn't so interested in that idea.
Turturro advances to half guard.
Lauro Turturro is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Samedov is trying to stand up here but Turturro is controlling him well.
Turturro trying to control the pace.
Turturro prevents Samedov from standing back up.
Turturro trying to control the pace.
Samedov is trying to stand back up but Turturro is controlling him

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Turturro avoids the body shot from Samedov.
Turturro feinted with a counter takedown.
Samedov throws a combination that misses

and Turturro counters with a nice double leg into guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Samedov wants to stand and escape but Turturro is having none of it.
Turturro slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turturro has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Samedov wants to stand up but Turturro is controlling him.
Turturro showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Zabit Samedov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Samedov wants to stand up but Turturro is controlling him.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Samedov can't keep his opponent in guard - Turturro advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.

Samedov manages to escape and get back to his feet!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Samedov throws a lazy head kick

and Turturro counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Turturro.
Turturro trying to control the position from guard on top but Samedov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Turturro engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Turturro.
Turturro trying to control but Samedov is working from the bottom.
Turturro slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Samedov has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Turturro can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Samedov trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Zabit Samedov.
I think Turturro has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 47:47
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 47:47
Judge Josh West scores the fight 49:46

The fight is ruled a majority draw!