PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Guido Turturro (ranked 929 p4p, 123 weight class) and Marin Ivanov (ranked 2825 p4p, 309 weight class). Marin Ivanov will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Turturro
vs
Ivanov

177 cm
20
171 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

180 cm
20
173 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Powerful

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 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Guido Turturro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marin Ivanov!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Turturro rushes Ivanov and presses him up against the cage.
Turturro fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Ivanov looking for a takedown.
Ivanov drops down looking for an ankle pick but Turturro pulls his leg out and moves away.

Ivanov fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Turturro sprawls well initially but Ivanov persists and gets the takedown into half guard.

Turturro looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Ivanov has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at The Forge. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Ivanov throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Turturro is looking to improve his position.

Turturro looking for submissions off his back.
Turturro regains full guard. Nicely done.
Ivanov 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.
Turturro pulls Ivanov in close to prevent any damage.
Turturro is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Ivanov distracts Turturro with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Ivanov must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.

Turturro throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Turturro controls Ivanov momentarily but Ivanov frees himself.

Turturro had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Ivanov defends it easily.
Ivanov tries to free his leg and advance position but Turturro is retaining full guard.

Turturro is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Ivanov defends well.
Ivanov lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

Turturro has his feet on Ivanov's thighs here. He's pushed Ivanov off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Ivanov screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Guido Turturro!
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.