|
|
PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Lorenzo Turturro (ranked 742 p4p, 23 weight class) and Anselmo Harris (ranked 5475 p4p, 136 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
 |
|
 |
| 190 cm
35
218 lbs
15 - 4 - 0 |
|
184 cm
40
184 lbs
27 - 16 - 2 |
World class boxer
Granite chin
|
|
World class boxer
Granite chin
|
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lorenzo Turturro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 16 - 2, fighting out of New York, Anselmo Harris!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yuuki Gou and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harris looks to land a left hand but Turturro moved out of range nicely.
Harris keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Harris scores with a body shot.
Turturro takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Turturro swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Harris jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A little feinted left hand from Turturro on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Turturro swings for the body but Harris moves out of range.
Harris avoids the body shot from Turturro.
Harris misses with a double jab.
Turturro swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Turturro throws a body shot but no joy.
Turturro throws a hook but Harris blocks it.
Turturro is looking to wear down Harris with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Harris tries to clinch up.
Harris throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Turturro.
Lorenzo Turturro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harris paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Harris throws a good cross that connects.
Turturro misses with a straight right.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Harris keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Turturro.
Turturro throws a body shot but no joy.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Turturro throws an overhand right that lands on Harris's shoulder, as Harris tries to avoid the shot.
Turturro bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Harris's head.
Turturro uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Harris.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turturro keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Harris.
Turturro uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Harris.
Harris moves out of range as Turturro strikes.
Turturro lands a right hook to the body.
Harris throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Turturro.
Turturro misses the shot to the body.
Turturro gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Harris.
Harris with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Turturro to score with a decent uppercut.
Harris 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.
Good standup being displayed there by Harris as he connects with a hook.
Harris takes the fight into the clinch.
Turturro tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Harris lands a right hand.
Turturro breaks from the clinch.
Turturro misses with a looping right.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Harris throws a jab but it's blocked by Turturro.
Turturro throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Harris sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Harris uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Turturro.
Harris wants to counter with a clinch but Turturro pushes him away.
Harris staying out of range there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turturro swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Harris. Turturro does a little dance to reset his feet.
Harris gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Turturro is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Harris misses with some punches.
A right hand to the body from Harris.
Turturro is looking to break free of the clinch but Harris has double underhooks.
Turturro's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Harris has a couple of punches blocked by Turturro.
A short right from Harris.
Turturro misses with some punches.
Turturro breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Harris tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A slow jab from Turturro misses its intended target.
A jab from Turturro misses.
Harris wants to counter the offense by Turturro and move into the clinch position.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Harris connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Turturro's hands.
Turturro misses with a body punch
and Harris counters by moving into the clinch.
Harris prevents a body shot from Turturro.
Turturro lands a good knee to the midsection. Harris won't want to take too many of those.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Turturro.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anselmo Harris dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Turturro lands a head shot.
Turturro cracks Harris with an open hand slap.
Turturro misses with a lunging right hand
and Harris counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Turturro thinking.
Turturro fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Harris manages to avoid it.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Harris misses with the head strike.
Turturro misses with some punches.
Harris keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Turturro's efforts to push away.
Harris lands a left hand.
Turturro breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Harris will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Turturro appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Turturro swings for the body but Harris moves out of range.
Harris misses with a straight right.
Turturro lands a lovely overhand right.
Harris takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A telegraphed right hand from Turturro misses the target.
Harris tries to counter with a clinch but Turturro shakes him off and moves away.
Harris misses with an uppercut. Turturro saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris throws a body shot but no joy.
Turturro moves out of range of the strikes.
Turturro misses with a straight left.
Harris wants to counter the offense by Turturro and move into the clinch position.
Turturro uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Harris.
Harris uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Turturro.
Turturro misses the shot to the body.
Harris takes a swing at Turturro's ribcage but misses.
Turturro throws a shot to the body.
Turturro works the jab nicely.
Harris has managed to clinch.
Harris scores with a nice hook to the head.
Turturro can't find room to land a body shot as Harris controls the action.
Turturro tries to break the clinch but Harris is controlling the position.
Turturro tries to throw a body punch but Harris avoids it by throwing Turturro back against the ropes.
Anselmo Harris seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Turturro using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Harris has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A short right from Harris on the inside.
Turturro lands a shot to the body.
Turturro manages to break the clinch.
Harris throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Harris misses with a hook. Turturro ducked under it nicely.
A jab lands there for Turturro.
Harris throws the left hand but Turturro avoids the punch easily.
Turturro keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Harris.
Turturro tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Harris was well out of range. Poor timing from Turturro.
Turturro avoids the body shot from Harris.
Turturro blocks a jab.
Turturro defending well as Harris loads up on a big left hand.
Harris tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Turturro lands with a shot to the body.
Turturro takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Turturro tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Harris was well out of range. Poor timing from Turturro.
Harris dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Harris takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Turturro blocks a jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Turturro scores with a hook to the body. Harris takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Harris tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Turturro was well out of range. Poor timing from Harris.
Turturro was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Harris jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Harris tries to clinch but Turturro moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Lorenzo Turturro will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Turturro throws a hook but Harris avoids it easily.
Harris darts in and clinches Turturro up against the ropes.
Turturro's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Turturro fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Harris manages to avoid it.
Turturro uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Harris.
Harris looks to score with a jab to the body but Turturro is just out of range.
Harris works Turturro's body with a nice hook.
Lorenzo Turturro is winning the standup battle so far.
Turturro throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Turturro misses with a straight right.
Turturro fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Harris manages to avoid it.
Harris throws a shot from downtown. Turturro moves away and avoids it.
Turturro misses with a straight right.
Harris is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Harris is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Turturro jabs Harris right on the nose. Harris blinks but takes it well.
Turturro looks to score with a jab to the body but Harris is just out of range.
Harris slips under a jab.
A jab from Harris misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris lands with an overhand left.
Turturro misses with a looping right.
Turturro misses with an uppercut.
Turturro lands a slapping body shot.
Harris avoids the body shot from Turturro.
Turturro fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Harris takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Harris scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Harris uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Turturro.
Turturro lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Harris at a distance.
Turturro ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Turturro wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Harris has Turturro up against the ropes in a clinch.
Turturro manages to break the clinch.
A telegraphed right hand from Harris misses the target.
Harris defending well as Turturro loads up on a big left hand.
Harris doesn't manage to clinch there - Turturro circles away.
Turturro jabs Harris to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice straight punches there by Harris. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Harris.
Harris takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Harris takes a swing at Turturro's ribcage but misses.
Turturro throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Turturro lands the left hand.
Turturro connects with a jab.
Harris thows a left - swing and a miss!
Harris tries to clinch but Turturro is having none of it.
Harris jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Turturro tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Harris was well out of range. Poor timing from Turturro.
Harris misses with a straight right.
Turturro looks to throw the jab but Harris is out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Turturro loads up on a big right hand but Harris slips the punch.
Harris fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nice cross by Harris.
Turturro takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Turturro throws a shot from downtown. Harris moves away and avoids it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lorenzo Turturro showed his dominance in that final round.
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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Lorenzo Turturro!
Lorenzo Turturro decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
80% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
