PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Michael Swango (ranked 743 p4p, 103 weight class) and Guido Turturro (ranked 2289 p4p, 287 weight class). Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!This should be a great matchup!

Swango
vs
Turturro

195 cm
19
185 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

177 cm
20
171 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Very quick

Good wrestler
Brawler
Granite chin

Organic Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Michael Swango!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Guido Turturro!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Topper Green and Ben Hemmingworth.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Turturro has closed the distance and engaged Swango in a clinch.
Turturro is trying to pull guard but Swango has him pressed against the cage.
Swango really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

Swango breaks the clinch.
Turturro wants to clinch
and Swango cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

It looks like Guido Turturro has been cut.
Swango lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Turturro tries to clinch up but Swango circles away and keeps his distance.

Turturro pushes Swango up against the cage in a clinch.
Swango can't break the clinch.

Swango breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Turturro moves into the clinch successfully.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Turturro.
Turturro jumps guard but Swango stands there with Turturro around his waist. Turturro gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

Swango breaks from the clinch.
Guido Turturro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Turturro tries to close the distance and clinch up but Swango swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Swango seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
The crowd cheers as Swango lands an impressive looking overhand right. Turturro doesn't seem phased though.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Turturro clinches up against the cage.

Turturro manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Turturro controls Swango momentarily but Swango frees himself.

Turturro is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Swango is aware though and is defending well.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Turturro looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

Turturro looking for a guillotine here but Swango defends easily.

Turturro working for a triangle but Swango defends it easily.

Swango avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Turturro not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Swango would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Swango has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

Turturro looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

Turturro is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Swango knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Turturro on the ground.
Turturro is trying to control the position from the bottom.

Turturro is looking for a triangle but Swango pushes his legs off easily.
Turturro has a closed guard, preventing Swango from standing up.
Turturro is trying to control the position from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Turturro working for a triangle but Swango defends it easily.

Swango got a little sloppy there for a moment and Turturro has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Swango has managed to get both his arms back between Turturro's legs - danger averted.
Turturro not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

Turturro throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Turturro has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Swango is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Turturro.
Turturro tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Swango wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turturro can't do much from the bottom here.
Turturro regains half guard.

Turturro actively working from the bottom here.
Swango is thwarting Turturro's attempts to control the position.

Turturro looking for submissions off his back.
Swango tries to stand and escape but Turturro is controlling the position.
Turturro wants to improve his position but Swango is controlling well.

Turturro looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Guido Turturro dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Guido Turturro's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Swango scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Turturro doesn't seem bothered though.
Swango lands with a right hand.
Swango avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Swango appears to be looking for a big counter.
Turturro wants to clinch.
Turturro closes the distance but Swango moves to the side
and Swango counters with a straight right hand.
Turturro tries to clinch
and Swango counters with a lovely shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Turturro fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Swango, pushing him back against the cage.
Swango struggles to land a body shot inside as Turturro controls his hands.

Turturro successfully pulls guard.
Guido Turturro has got the better of the ground game so far.

Turturro pushes a forearm under Swango's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Swango is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Guido Turturro!
Guido Turturro is the new welterweight champion!
Our winner, Guido Turturro, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.