PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexey Turmarrov (ranked 4388 p4p, 4344 weight class) and Divinity Thibodeaux (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.

Turmarrov
vs
Thibodeaux

186 cm
25
221
0 - 0 - 0

193 cm
25
210
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very quick

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alexey Turmarrov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Divinity Thibodeaux !
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Turmarrov darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Turmarrov looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Thibodeaux on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Thibodeaux taking some punishment here, with Turmarrov in his half guard.
Turmarrov working the head and body with strikes.
Turmarrov is nestled in close to Thibodeaux , controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Thibodeaux is trying to control but can't.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Turmarrov lands a nice short elbow.
Turmarrov tries to pass to full mount but Thibodeaux defends it.
Turmarrov is thwarting Thibodeaux 's attempts to control the position.
Turmarrov winds up and cracks Thibodeaux with a swinging punch to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Turmarrov lands a nice short elbow.
Turmarrov controlling the action here.

Turmarrov is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Thibodeaux tries to get to full guard but Turmarrov has control of the leg.
Turmarrov scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Turmarrov is nestled in close to Thibodeaux , controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.

Thibodeaux looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Turmarrov controlling the action here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turmarrov wants to control but Thibodeaux is keeping him busy.
Thibodeaux trying to control here.

Thibodeaux is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Turmarrov pulls his head out easily.
Turmarrov is trying to control. Thibodeaux wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

Turmarrov is trying to work for a kimura but Thibodeaux is defending well.

Thibodeaux looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turmarrov winds up and cracks Thibodeaux with a swinging punch to the side of the head.

Thibodeaux looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Turmarrov lands with a punch from half guard.
Thibodeaux is refusing to be controlled, as Turmarrov sits in half guard.

Thibodeaux is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Turmarrov pulls his head out easily.
Thibodeaux is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Turmarrov scores with a couple of nice shots.

Thibodeaux looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Nice strikes from Turmarrov there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Thibodeaux looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Turmarrov pushes past his half guard into mount!
Turmarrov lands a nice shot to the head.
Turmarrov lands a big shot there that rocks Thibodeaux but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Turmarrov landing punches.
Turmarrov cracks Thibodeaux with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Turmarrov with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Thibodeaux tries to hold on but Turmarrov postures up.
Turmarrov working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Turmarrov working the ground and pound effectively.
Turmarrov has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Thibodeaux 's face.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Alexey Turmarrov dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Turmarrov drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Turmarrov trying to control the action but Thibodeaux is working from the bottom.

Turmarrov swings around for an armbar but Thibodeaux sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Turmarrov's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Turmarrov is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Thibodeaux is aware though and is defending well.
Thibodeaux sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Turmarrov's guard.

Thibodeaux is working for a kimura but Turmarrov is defending it quite comfortably.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Turmarrov is trying to control but can't.
Turmarrov scores with a few weak punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Turmarrov is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Turmarrov has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Thibodeaux is working away from the top position though.
Turmarrov lands a couple of sideways elbows.
Turmarrov missing with punches from the bottom.

Thibodeaux seems to be working for a kimura but Turmarrov defends the submission attempt.
Turmarrov has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Thibodeaux is working away from the top position though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Turmarrov tries to roll over but Thibodeaux keeps him under control.
Turmarrov preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.

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.
Turmarrov trying to get back to full guard but Thibodeaux takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!

Thibodeaux looking for a guillotine from mount but Turmarrov is having none of it.

Thibodeaux is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Turmarrov can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Thibodeaux avoids the attempt from Turmarrov to control.
Turmarrov really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Alexey Turmarrov overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Thibodeaux avoids the attempt from Turmarrov to control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turmarrov knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Thibodeaux on the ground.

Thibodeaux moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Turmarrov has worked his arm free - good work by Turmarrov!
Turmarrov can't do much from the bottom here.
Turmarrov is trying to get back to half guard.
Turmarrov keeping his opponent close.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Thibodeaux is looking to take a break and control but Turmarrov is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Turmarrov lands a little strike from the bottom.
Turmarrov tries to buck Thibodeaux off but Thibodeaux is having none of it.
Turmarrov striking from the bottom but nothing landed.

Thibodeaux thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Turmarrov striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Turmarrov is trying to control Thibodeaux 's posture but Thibodeaux avoids it.
Turmarrov tries to improve position but can't.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Divinity Thibodeaux showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Turmarrov's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Turmarrov fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Thibodeaux to the ground. Turmarrov is now in Thibodeaux 's guard.
Turmarrov postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Thibodeaux controls Turmarrov momentarily but Turmarrov frees himself.
Turmarrov wants to pass the guard but Thibodeaux is keeping the position.
Turmarrov lands a couple of elbows.
Turmarrov scoring with some ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Thibodeaux working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Turmarrov doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Turmarrov manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Turmarrov working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Thibodeaux 's head.
Turmarrov postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Turmarrov postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Turmarrov makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Turmarrov distracts Thibodeaux with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Turmarrov chips away with some ground and pound.
Turmarrov has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Turmarrov scoring with some ground and pound.
Turmarrov landing some decent shots from guard.
Turmarrov lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Turmarrov keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Thibodeaux 's head.

Thibodeaux is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Turmarrov works over Thibodeaux with some ground and pound from guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turmarrov is working Thibodeaux over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.

Thibodeaux is looking for a triangle but Turmarrov pushes his legs off easily.
Thibodeaux takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Turmarrov content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

Thibodeaux is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Turmarrov is aware though and is defending well.
Thibodeaux has momentary wrist control but Turmarrov slips an elbow through the middle.
Turmarrov stays in close to Thibodeaux 's body and controls the position.
Turmarrov lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

Thibodeaux working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Turmarrov has passed into half guard!

Thibodeaux is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Turmarrov pulls his head out easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Turmarrov is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Turmarrov 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.

Turmarrov is working for a kimura but Thibodeaux is defending it quite comfortably.
Turmarrov lands with a punch from 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.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Turmarrov lands a nice short elbow.

Turmarrov is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Turmarrov winds up and cracks Thibodeaux with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Turmarrov is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Turmarrov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Thibodeaux can do to turn this around?

Thibodeaux looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Thibodeaux looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Turmarrov is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Thibodeaux defends it well.

And that's the end of the fight!
Alexey Turmarrov showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Turmarrov has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alexey Turmarrov!