PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chiako Nara (ranked 5183 p4p, 4687 weight class) and Lewis Turbo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Nara
vs
Turbo

183 cm
18
180
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
18
185
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Intelligent

Good wrestler
Brawler
Inexperienced

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Chiako Nara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lewis Turbo!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Patrick Alders and Daniel Blasius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Turbo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nara fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
A slow jab from Turbo misses its intended target.
Turbo will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Turbo just misses with a punch to the body.

Nara closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Nara lands in his opponent's guard.
Turbo is looking to sweep but instead, Nara has passed into half guard.
Turbo controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nara wants to free his trapped foot but Turbo is holding on for dear life with his legs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Turbo has his hands clasped together around Nara's back. He's all about the action.
Nara thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Turbo's head.
Nara scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Nara tries to pass to full mount but Turbo defends it.
Nara wants to take a breather but Turbo is having none of it.
Turbo blocking the ground and pound attempt from Nara.
Nara not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Turbo really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Nara. 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.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Nara seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Nara trying to pass the guard but Turbo defending well.
Turbo manages to get to full guard.
Nara trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Turbo trying to keep a closed guard but Nara is proving a slippery customer.
Turbo keeping moving, preventing Nara from controlling successfully.
Nara in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turbo keeping moving, preventing Nara from controlling successfully.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Turbo stuffs the takedown attempt from Nara. Nara gets slowly back to his feet.
Turbo looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Nara dives in for a single leg takedown but Turbo sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chiako Nara. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nara tries to close the distance and clinch up but Turbo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nara closes this distance looking for a takedown but Turbo circles away.
Nara fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Turbo misses with a looping left.
Nara shoots in but Turbo avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Lewis Turbo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Turbo leaves Nara with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nara shoots in for a takedown but Turbo shows good takedown defense.
Nara doesn't manage to clinch there - Turbo circles away.
Turbo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Nara shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Nara showed some decent athleticism there.
Nara passes to full mount!
Nara throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Turbo because Nara loaded up on that one.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nara lands a nice shot to the head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nara has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Turbo's face.
Nara throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chiako Nara dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Nara fails with the takedown.

Nara closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Nara lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Nara is thwarting Turbo's attempts to control the position.
Nara trying to control from half guard but Turbo is working away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Nara is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Nara is looking to take a break and control but Turbo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Nara is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Turbo can do to turn this around?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nara takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

Nara is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Turbo defends it well.
Nara 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.
Nara working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Turbo trying to get back to full guard but Nara takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nara punching from mount but Turbo doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Nara can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Turbo is looking to escape.
Chiako Nara overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Nara is landing with some decent strikes but Turbo is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Turbo is squirming around, avoiding Nara's attempts to control the action.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Turbo can do anything to dispel that myth.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Nara cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Nara looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Nara unloading with bombs!
Nara tries to control but Turbo wriggling away.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Nara cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Nara is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Turbo has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Nara landing strikes from the mount.
Nara looking to control but Turbo is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Nara throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nara trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Nara lands a nice shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chiako Nara dominated that second round.
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!

Nara will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Nara blocks a jab.
Turbo tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nice takedown defense from Turbo. No joy for Nara on that attempt.
Nara has a takedown stuffed.
Turbo looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chiako Nara. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nara shoots for a takedown but Turbo saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Turbo keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Nara shoots for a takedown but Turbo saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A jab from Turbo misses.
Nara changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Turbo leaves Nara with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nara tries for a takedown but Turbo sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Turbo. Nara does a little dance to reset his feet.
Turbo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nara moves away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nara tries for a takedown but Turbo sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Turbo feints a counter leg kick.
Turbo throws a hook but Nara avoids it easily.
Turbo throws a front kick aimed at Nara's knee but Nara avoids it well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Turbo throws a body shot but no joy.
Nara doesn't manage to clinch there - Turbo circles away.
Nara defending well as Turbo loads up on a big left hand.
Nara steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Turbo.
Nara looks for a takedown but Turbo sprawls well.
The fighters circling - Turbo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nara shoots in for a takedown but Turbo shows good takedown defense.
Nara tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nara tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Turbo defends well and Nara ends up having to push Turbo into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Turbo follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Nara is defended easily by Turbo.
Turbo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Chiako Nara seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nara shoots in for a double leg but Turbo sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Turbo raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Turbo is looking to score with low kicks.
Nara ducks under a wild hook from Turbo.
Lewis Turbo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turbo throws a leg kick that misses.
Nara misses with a takedown attempt - Turbo sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Turbo looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Nara blocks a jab.
Nara will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Turbo looks to land a right hand but Nara moved out of range.
Nara attempts a counter takedown but Turbo avoids it well and moves away.
Nara tries to clinch up.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Turbo! But no joy.
Nara slips a jab from Turbo.
Turbo misses with a leg kick.
Nara goes for a double leg but Turbo avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Turbo continues to drive forward.
Turbo feints a counter leg kick.
Nara staying out of range there.
Turbo finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Nara shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Turbo sprawls well. Turbo wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Nara gets slowly back to his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nara tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Turbo appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Nara defending well as Turbo loads up on a big left hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turbo misses with a head kick.
Turbo fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Nara checks it well.
Nara blocks a jab.
Nara slips a straight right by Turbo.
Nara wants to clinch up but Turbo keeps it at a distance.
Turbo looks to land a left hand but Nara moved out of range nicely.
Turbo misses with an uppercut.
Nara looks for a takedown but Turbo sprawls well.
Nara dives in and grabs Turbo's left leg, looking for a takedown. Turbo pushes down on Nara's head and hops out.
Nara backing away here, and Turbo unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Nara slips under a jab from Turbo.
Turbo tried to score with a low kick but Nara checks it.
Nara appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Turbo misses with an uppercut.
Turbo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nara moves out of range as Turbo strikes.
Nara slips a jab from Turbo.
Nara tries for a takedown but Turbo sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Turbo looks like he wants to counter punch here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nara dives in and grabs Turbo's left leg, looking for a takedown. Turbo pushes down on Nara's head and hops out.
Turbo throws a chopping leg kick but Nara manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Nara throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Turbo's waist but Turbo gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Nara off to one side.
Turbo misses with a hook. Nara ducked under it nicely.
Turbo throws a looping overhand right but Nara ducks down to avoid it.
Nara fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Turbo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Turbo misses the jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Turbo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nara throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Turbo's waist but Turbo gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Nara off to one side.
Nice defenses there by Nara.
Nara uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Turbo.
Nara fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Turbo avoids it really well and circles away.

And that's the end of the fight!
Lewis Turbo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Nara 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 Nard Betker scores the fight 28:28
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 28:28
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 28:28

The fight is ruled a draw!