PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fyson Turie (ranked 4963 p4p, 399 weight class) and Pavlik Dacik (ranked 5338 p4p, 425 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Turie
vs
Dacik

185 cm
25
270 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

225 cm
25
250 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Sportivité

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fyson Turie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Pavlik Dacik!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Eddie Farnsworth and Chad Campbell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Turie moves into the clinch successfully.
We've been informed that Dacik has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.

Turie ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Turie no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Turie trying to control the position here.
Turie looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Turie has his hands on Dacik's head, controlling the position.
Turie manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Dacik manages to get himself to full guard.

Turie slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

Turie got a little sloppy there for a moment and Dacik has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Turie has managed to get both his arms back between Dacik's legs - danger averted.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Turie is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

Dacik throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Turie not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Turie with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Turie works over Dacik with some ground and pound from guard.
Turie pushing down on Dacik's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Turie lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.

Dacik makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!

Dacik tries to keep at a distance but Turie has taken the fight into the clinch.

Dacik pulls guard.
Dacik looks winded!
Turie is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Turie cracks Dacik with a solid left hand.
Turie pushes down on Dacik's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Turie landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turie seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Turie is controlling the pace.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dacik is pressing down on Turie's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turie controls from within his opponent's guard.
Turie continues to stall.
Turie scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Turie controls from within his opponent's guard.
Turie passes Dacik's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Turie sitting and controlling from the half guard.

That's four 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.
Turie moves nicely into side control.
Turie has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Dacik is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Turie taking a breather here.
Turie's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Turie lands a few punches from side control.
Dacik really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Turie. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Dacik is being controlled here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Check out the look on Turie's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fyson Turie dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Turie gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Dacik misses with a punch to the body.

Dacik manages to pull guard.
Turie postures up.
Turie might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Turie working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Turie is stalling in the full guard.
More hug and hope from Turie.
Turie preventing the sweep.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Turie content to stall in guard here.
Dacik has momentary wrist control but Turie slips an elbow through the middle.
Dacik is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Turie pushes down on Dacik's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Turie takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Ground and pound from Turie.
Turie seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Fyson Turie overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Turie working Dacik over with strikes.
Dacik is in trouble now - Turie has advanced to mount!
Dacik keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turie controlling the pace for now.
Dacik is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Turie with the ground and pound from mount.
Turie controlling his opponent.
Turie with good strikes from the mount here!
Turie lands a nice shot to the head.
Turie tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turie cracks Dacik with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Turie raining down shots from the mount!
Turie content just to control the position here.
Turie putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Turie with good strikes from the mount here!
Turie content just to control the position here.
Turie lands a big shot there that rocks Dacik but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Turie landing strikes, looking to finish!
Turie controlling the position easily from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turie breaks from Dacik's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Turie looking to control and managing it successfully.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Turie scoring with strikes but Dacik is staying in there.
Turie lands with some strikes.
Turie with the ground and pound from mount.
Turie controlling from the full mount.
Turie connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fyson Turie dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Turie moves into the clinch successfully.
Turie tries for a takedown. No joy.
Dacik working hard to break the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Turie takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Dacik tries to circle away but Turie has him pinned against the cage.
Dacik tries to break the clinch but Turie is controlling the position.

Dacik pulls guard successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Turie passes Dacik's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Dacik is in trouble now - Turie has advanced to mount!
Dacik takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Turie is in the full mount, landing strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Turie looking to control and managing it successfully.
Turie landing shots from mount.
Dacik is bucking up trying to escape but Turie cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Turie breaks from Dacik's wrist control and lands an elbow.

Dacik is rocked!
Turie controlling from mount.
Dacik is still in real trouble! Can Turie finish him?
Dacik can't escape the position.
Dacik seems to have recovered his senses.
Turie landing strikes from the mount and Dacik is in trouble!
Turie is in full mount looking to finish with strikes. He lands a big shot, followed by another and Dacik goes limp! The ref jumps in to end the fight - a big win for Turie!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Fyson Turie!