PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Carmine Turturro (ranked 2505 p4p, 256 weight class) and Altansarnai Shinjo (ranked 3650 p4p, 350 weight class). Turturro comes to the cage accompanied by Encore by jay z. Shinjo comes into a darkened arena with his song building. DJ KATCH - The Horns kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Turturro
vs
Shinjo

167 cm
23
148 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

170 cm
23
153 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Brawler
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Urban Fighter

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 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Carmine Turturro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Altansarnai Shinjo!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Turturro fails to land the takedown.

Turturro is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Shinjo's half guard.
Turturro is trying to control the action in half guard but Shinjo is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

Turturro wants to work for an arm triangle but Shinjo is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Turturro in particular looking to stall.
Shinjo is trying to get back to full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Shinjo is defending against the submission attempts here by Turturro.
Turturro tries to pass to full mount but Shinjo defends it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shinjo is trying to get back to full guard.

Shinjo is defending against the submission attempts here by Turturro.

Turturro is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Turturro trying to mount his opponent but Shinjo defends it.
Shinjo trying to control here.
Turturro is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Shinjo really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Turturro. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Turturro looking for a guillotine from mount but Shinjo is having none of it.

Turturro looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.

Turturro looking for a guillotine from mount but Shinjo is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Turturro jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Shinjo manages to avoid the submission attempt.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Shinjo tries to get back to half guard but can't.

Turturro is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Shinjo has escaped the position, nice work there.

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Turturro tries for a kimura but Shinjo is defending well.
Shinjo tries to buck Turturro off but Turturro is having none of it.
Turturro works to advance to full mount. Shinjo defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Shinjo tries to lock up and control but Turturro gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Shinjo is looking to get to half guard.
Turturro wants to control the pace but Shinjo is squirming around nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Turturro is really struggling to control Shinjo but he's trying to hold on to the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shinjo tries to hold on but Turturro pushes him away.

Turturro moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Shinjo has worked his arm free - good work by Shinjo!

Turturro tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
You can see the frustration on Shinjo's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Turturro working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Both fighters take a look at the clock.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Carmine Turturro dominated that 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.

Shinjo scores with a jab to the body.
Turturro closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Shinjo looks to throw the jab but Turturro is out of range.
Turturro shoots and misses
and Shinjo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Turturro with a lazy takedown attempt
and Shinjo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Turturro shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Shinjo defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Carmine Turturro. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Turturro goes for a double leg but Shinjo avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Shinjo continues to drive forward.
Turturro closes this distance looking for a takedown but Shinjo circles away.
Turturro fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Shinjo avoids it really well and circles away.
Shinjo swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Turturro doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Turturro takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Turturro has his takedown stuffed
and Shinjo counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Turturro on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

Turturro is rocked!

It looks like Carmine Turturro has been cut.
Shinjo scores with a shot to the body.
Oh Turturro is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Both fighters step back and shake their arms out. Shinjo engages and cracks Turturro with a massive lead left hook - Turturro tumbles to the floor, out cold! What a shot! Shinjo is delighted - all that hard work in training paid off!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Altansarnai Shinjo!
Our winner, Altansarnai Shinjo, 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.