PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Maya Chigg (ranked 4420 p4p, 113 weight class) and Lorenzo Turturro (ranked 962 p4p, 26 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Chigg
vs
Turturro

178 cm
43
142 lbs
35 - 22 - 2

190 cm
35
218 lbs
17 - 7 - 0

World class MT
Cardio machine

World class MT
Granite chin

Dr Zoidberg Office

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 35 - 22 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Maya Chigg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lorenzo Turturro!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Sosuke Kotani and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chigg bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Chigg takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Lorenzo Turturro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Turturro doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Turturro throws a hook but Chigg avoids it easily.
Chigg with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Chigg slips under a jab.
Turturro dodges the punch combination from Chigg.
Chigg misses with a straight right.
Chigg connects with a good right hand that stumbles Turturro. Turturro circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Chigg lands with a good body shot.
Chigg jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Turturro lands with an overhand left.
A big left from Turturro misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fight stays on the outside here - Chigg looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Turturro moves out of range as Chigg strikes.
Turturro misses the shot to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Chigg.
Chigg misses with a head kick.
Chigg scores with a hook to the body. Turturro takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Turturro misses.
Chigg tried to score with a low kick but Turturro checks it.
Chigg fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Turturro has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Turturro ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Chigg throws a body kick that misses.
Turturro looks to score with a jab to the body but Chigg is just out of range.
Turturro misses with a jab to the body

and Chigg moves into the clinch.
Turturro is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Chigg tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Chigg struggles to land a body shot inside as Turturro controls his hands.
Chigg works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A nice right hand lands inside from Turturro.
Turturro lands a hook that snaps the head of Chigg backwards.

Turturro breaks the clinch.
Chigg with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Chigg throws a big shot that misses.
Chigg blocks a jab.
Turturro slips under a jab from Chigg.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Turturro just misses with a punch to the body.
A thudding body kick lands there by Chigg!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turturro scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Turturro takes a swing at Chigg's ribcage but misses.
Chigg thinks about countering with a head kick.
Turturro throws a body punch but Chigg moves out of range.
Chigg looks to land a left hand but Turturro moved out of range nicely.
Turturro on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Chigg walks into a stiff left hand from Turturro.
Chigg keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Chigg misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Turturro swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Chigg throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Chigg lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Chigg throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Turturro scores with a jab to the jaw.
A head kick misses from Chigg.
Turturro takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chigg lands a slapping body shot.
Turturro takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Jab by Turturro.
Chigg feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Turturro's calf.
Turturro lands a really nice looking cross but Chigg seems unphased.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Maya Chigg 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.

Chigg scores with a body shot.
Turturro misses with a wild body shot.
Chigg is looking to counter the offense by Turturro and move into the clinch.
Chigg fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Turturro is out of range.
Chigg throws a wild body kick that Turturro sees coming a mile off.
Turturro throws an overhand right that lands on Chigg's shoulder, as Chigg tries to avoid the shot.
Maya Chigg is winning the standup battle so far.
Turturro swings for the body but Chigg moves out of range.
Turturro just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromChigg.
Turturro jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Chigg moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Chigg.
Chigg fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Turturro.
Chigg lands with a shot to the body.
Turturro throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Turturro keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Chigg connects with a jab.
Chigg throws a solid leg kick but Turturro takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Chigg.
Turturro takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Turturro lands a really nice looking cross but Chigg seems unphased.
A jab lands there for Turturro.
Turturro misses the jab.
Chigg blocks a jab.
A little feinted left hand from Chigg on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Chigg.
Chigg with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A big right from Chigg misses.
Turturro misses with a wild body shot.
Turturro catches Chigg with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Chigg takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Turturro has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Chigg finds it's way round the side to connect with Turturro's head.
Turturro slips under a jab.
Turturro scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Turturro stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Chigg really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Chigg swings for the body but Turturro moves out of range.
A big right from Turturro misses.
Chigg ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
It looked like Chigg wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Chigg misses with a jab to the body
and Turturro counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Turturro uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Chigg.
Chigg misses with an uppercut
and Turturro counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Nice uppercut there from Turturro.
Turturro takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
A telegraphed right hand from Turturro misses the target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chigg loads up on a big right hand but Turturro slips the punch.
Turturro throws the left hand but Chigg avoids the punch easily.
Turturro fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chigg manages to avoid it.
Chigg ducks under a wild hook from Turturro.
Turturro blocks a low kick nicely.
Chigg takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Chigg throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Turturro lands a slapping body shot.
Turturro throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Chigg throws a head kick that misses.
Chigg throws the kick towards the body but Turturro avoids it.
Chigg on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Turturro bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Chigg's head backwards.
Chigg connects with the punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A swing and a miss from Turturro.
Turturro lands a jab to Chigg's midsection.
Turturro ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chigg moves away.
Chigg uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Turturro.
Chigg throws a quick counter kick to the body but Turturro avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lorenzo Turturro showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Chigg lands with an uppercut that bounces Turturro off the ropes and back into range.
Chigg misses with a body shot.
Turturro jabs Chigg right on the nose. Chigg blinks but takes it well.
Turturro cracks Chigg with a good jab.
Chigg has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Turturro finds it's way round the side to connect with Chigg's head.
Chigg takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Turturro avoids the head kick by Chigg.
Chigg walks into a stiff left hand from Turturro.

Chigg is rocked!
A slow jab from Chigg misses its intended target.
Oh Chigg is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Turturro defending well as Chigg loads up on a big left hand.
Chigg seems to have got his legs back now.
Chigg tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Chigg throws a series of punches but Turturro avoids them all with ease.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Turturro throws a lazy right hand but Chigg sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Turturro avoids a kick to the body.
Chigg on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.

Chigg darts in and clinches Turturro up against the ropes.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Chigg.

Turturro breaks from the clinch.
Chigg doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Chigg takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Chigg looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Chigg looks to land a body kick but Turturro moved away.
Chigg on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Turturro swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Turturro thuds a left hand into Chigg's body.
Turturro misses with a straight right.
Chigg throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A slow jab from Turturro misses its intended target.
Chigg throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Turturro's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Turturro getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Chigg.
Chigg shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Turturro chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Chigg can pounce on him.
Turturro misses the jab.
Chigg throws a head kick that misses.
Chigg moves out of range as Turturro strikes.
Chigg throws a jab when Turturro was well out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chigg misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Turturro.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Turturro avoids the head kick by Chigg.
The fighters circle momentarily. Turturro darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Chigg jabs Turturro right on the nose. Turturro blinks but takes it well.
Chigg throws a jab when Turturro was well out of range.
Chigg takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Turturro misses with a wild body shot.
Turturro throws a body punch but Chigg moves out of range.
Chigg tries to counter by clinching up but Turturro breaks away and moves out of range.
Chigg takes a swing at Turturro's ribcage but misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Turturro. Chigg does a little dance to reset his feet.
Chigg moves out of range of the strikes.
Turturro is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Turturro throws an overhand right that lands on Chigg's shoulder, as Chigg tries to avoid the shot.
Chigg ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Turturro moves away.
Turturro misses with a hook.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chigg lands a nice hook to Turturro's body. Turturro takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Chigg misses with a low kick.
Turturro looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Nice body punch from Turturro.
Turturro slips under a jab from Chigg.

And that's the end of the fight!
Lorenzo Turturro comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Turturro has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Taro Takaoka scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lorenzo Turturro!
After the fight, Lorenzo Turturro was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.