PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Mark Steve (ranked 2020 p4p, 1703 weight class) and Lorenzo Turturro (ranked 38 p4p, 30 weight class). Steve comes to the ring accompanied by Its a fine day to whoop somebodies ass. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Steve
vs
Turturro

190 cm
32
210
26 - 12 - 0

190 cm
36
218
20 - 12 - 0

World class boxer
Cardio machine

World class MT
Granite chin

Urban Fighter

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 26 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mark Steve!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lorenzo Turturro!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Turturro throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Steve counters with an outside leg kick.
Steve scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Turturro throws a predictable looking body shot
and Steve counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Turturro lands with a cross.
Steve throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
A big right from Turturro misses.
Turturro tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Steve was well out of range. Poor timing from Turturro.
Turturro lands with a nice body punch.
Turturro misses with a shot to the body
and Steve connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Steve drops his hands momentarily and Turturro takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Steve misses with a double jab.
Turturro is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Steve.
A quick step to the side and Steve tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Turturro throws a jab when Steve was well out of range.
Turturro misses with an uppercut.
Steve is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Turturro throws a poor cross that misses
and Steve connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Turturro works the jab nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Steve. That snapped Turturro's head back.
Steve throws a shot from downtown. Turturro moves away and avoids it.

Steve has taken the fight to the clinch.
Steve tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Turturro is trying to break free.
Our sources have told us that Steve has been working on his elbows in the gym.

Steve escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Turturro misses with a jab to the body
and Steve counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Turturro with a nice cross.

Steve moves into the clinch.
Turturro misses with a punch to the body.
Turturro blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Steve pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Steve keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Turturro.
Turturro scores with a nice head shot.
Turturro throws an overhand right that lands on Steve's shoulder, as Steve tries to avoid the shot.
A counter left hand to the body from Steve misses its target.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Steve throws a body shot but no joy.
Turturro takes a swing at Steve's ribcage but misses.
Lorenzo Turturro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steve scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Turturro lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Steve at a distance.
Steve chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Turturro misses with a looping left.
Turturro throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Steve moves in looking to clinch but Turturro pushes him off.
Steve fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Turturro manages to avoid it.
Turturro keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Steve throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Turturro on the side of the head.
Steve ducks under a wild hook from Turturro.
Turturro scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Steve doesn't seem bothered though.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Turturro looks to score with a jab to the body but Steve is just out of range.
Turturro throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Steve stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Steve tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Turturro was well out of range. Poor timing from Steve.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mark Steve dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Steve getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Turturro misses the shot to the body.
Decent striking displayed by Turturro there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Steve. Turturro does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mark Steve is winning the standup battle so far.
Steve slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.

Turturro is rocked!
Turturro is wiping some vaseline out of his eye. Steve doesn't give a rats ass about fair play and cracks him with a massive hook to the side of the head! Turturro crumples to the floor out cold! The cornerman is going to be in Turturro's bad books for that mishap!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Mark Steve!