PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tor Nansen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Torsti Turjake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nansen comes to the cage accompanied by The Prodigy - Thunder. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Nansen
vs
Turjake

176 cm
25
165 lbs
15 - 4 - 0

170 cm
22
159 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
Very strong

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Conviction
Knock Out Artistry

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tor Nansen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Torsti Turjake!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Alan Glass and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Turjake fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nansen misses with a head kick.
Turjake misses the jab.
A jab from Turjake misses.
Turjake lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Turjake swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Turjake scores with the left hand. Nansen knows he should have avoided that one.
Turjake thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nansen blocks the body kick.
Nansen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Turjake thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nansen misses with an uppercut.
Turjake throws a hook but Nansen avoids it easily.
Turjake misses with a straight right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A slow jab from Turjake misses its intended target.
Nansen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nansen throws a hook but Turjake blocks it.
Turjake throws a jab but it's blocked by Nansen.
Turjake misses with a looping left.
Turjake misses with a straight left.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Turjake throws the left hand but Nansen avoids the punch easily.
Nansen walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Nansen lands a nice looking body kick.
Turjake misses with a looping left.
Turjake lands with an uppercut that bounces Nansen off the cage and back into rage.
Nansen with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Turjake throws a predictable looking body shot

and Nansen decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Turjake's guard.

Nansen drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Turjake manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Nansen has Turjake in his guard.

Turjake stands up and waves to Nansen to follow him.
The fighters circling - Turjake throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turjake takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Turjake throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Nansen counters with a low kick, right behind Turjake 's knee.
Nansen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Turjake.
Torsti Turjake is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Turjake misses the jab.
Turjake throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nansen slips under a jab from Turjake.
Turjake throws a hook but Nansen avoids it easily.
Nansen walks into a jab.
Nansen slips a jab from Turjake.
Nansen staying out of range there.
Nansen misses with a low kick as Turjake jumps back.
Turjake throws a looping overhand right but Nansen ducks down to avoid it.
Nansen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Turjake.
Nansen slips under a jab.
Turjake lands a nice shot that snaps Nansen's head back.
Turjake avoids a kick to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turjake loads up on a big right hand but Nansen slips the punch.
A swing and a miss from Turjake.
Nansen closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Nansen throws a combination that misses
and Turjake counters with a straight right hand.
Nansen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Turjake circles away quickly and effectively.
Nansen doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Nansen takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Turjake might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Nansen lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Turjake backs up against the cage.
Nansen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Turjake avoids a punch combination nicely.
Turjake throws a looping overhand right but Nansen ducks down to avoid it.
Turjake scores with the left hand. Nansen knows he should have avoided that one.
Nansen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Turjake tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Turjake throws a hook to the side of Nansen's head but Nansen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Turjake is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nansen.
Nansen fails with a takedown attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turjake lands a jab to the nose.
Turjake is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round!Nansen had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Turjake throws a big shot that misses.
Turjake paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Turjake connects with a nice looking jab.
No joy there for Nansen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nansen tries for a takedown but Turjake sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Turjake throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Nansen.
Turjake throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nansen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A jab from Turjake misses.
Nansen lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Turjake takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Turjake misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nansen tries for a takedown but Turjake sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tor Nansen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jab from Turjake.
Turjake throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Turjake throws a combination that misses

and Nansen counters with a takedown into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Nansen moves out of range as Turjake strikes.
Nansen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Turjake throws a combination that misses
and Nansen counters with a straight right hand.
Turjake looks to score with a jab to the body but Nansen is just out of range.
Turjake misses with a looping left.
Turjake connects with a crisp jab.
Turjake throws the left hand but Nansen avoids the punch easily.
Turjake looks to land a left hand but Nansen moved out of range nicely.
Turjake avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Some bone on bone action there as Nansen checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Turjake lands the left hand.
Turjake stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nansen slips a jab from Turjake.
Nansen jabs Turjake right on the nose. Turjake blinks but takes it well.
Turjake throws a left and a right that both miss

and Nansen counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Turjake throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Nansens head.

Turjake breaks the clinch.
Nice defenses there by Nansen.
Turjake bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Turjake tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nansen was well out of range. Poor timing from Turjake.
Turjake changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Nansen moves out of range as Turjake strikes.
Turjake looks to throw the jab but Nansen is out of range.
Nansen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Turjake throws out the jab.
Turjake swings for the body but Nansen moves out of range.
Nansen wants to clinch.
Turjake with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Nansen throws a half hearted mid kick.
Turjake swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Turjake tries to bum rush Nansen with a series of wild strikes but Nansen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Turjake connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Nansen throws a looping overhand right but Turjake ducks down to avoid it.
Turjake looks to score with a jab to the body but Nansen is just out of range.
Tor Nansen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Turjake misses with a jab to the body

and Nansen counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turjake wants to get back to his feet.
Nansen not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Turjake wants to get back to his feet.
Turjake wants to get back to full guard but Nansen has mounted him!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turjake wants to control but Nansen is having none of it.
Turjake is looking to get to half guard.

Nansen jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Turjake is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Turjake and Nansen has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.

Nansen looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

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.

Nansen is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Turjake has escaped the position, nice work there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tor Nansen dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Turjake throws a looping overhand right but Nansen ducks down to avoid it.
Nansen fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Turjake avoids it really well and circles away.
Nansen thumps Turjake with a low kick.
Turjake slips a jab from Nansen.
Turjake throws a jab but it's blocked by Nansen.
Torsti Turjake seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nice straight punches there by Turjake. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Turjake.
Turjake throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A big left from Turjake misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nansen tries to clinch but Turjake moves out of range.
Nansen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Turjake.
Turjake uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nansen.
Nansen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Turjake connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Turjake swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Turjake misses with a looping right.
A slow jab from Turjake misses its intended target.
Torsti Turjake seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Turjake misses with a hook.
Turjake throws a big shot that misses.
Nansen misses with a combination
and Turjake counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Turjake throws out a loose jab but Nansen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nansen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Turjake.
Turjake connects with a nice looking jab.
Turjake throws a combination that misses
and Nansen counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Good shot there by Nansen.
Nansen looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Turjake throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Turjake missing with a left hand there. Nansen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Turjake lands a lovely overhand right.
Turjake looks to land a right hand but Nansen moved out of range.
Nansen throws a body punch but Turjake moves out of range.
Turjake misses with a straight left.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nansen throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Turjake lands a jab to the head.
Turjake misses the body punch
and Nansen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Turjake throws a predictable looking body shot
and Nansen counters with a left and a right that stings Turjake.
Turjake throws a jab when Nansen was well out of range.
Turjake with a jab.
Nansen shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Turjake misses with a combination
and Nansen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nansen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nansen slips under a jab.
Turjake swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Turjake throws the left hand but Nansen avoids the punch easily.
Turjake jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nansen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Turjake.
Turjake jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nansen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Turjake throws a right and a left that Nansen avoids nicely.
Turjake connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Turjake misses with the combination.
Turjake swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Turjake fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nansen manages to avoid it.
Turjake keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Nansen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nice cross by Nansen.
Turjake circles away from the clinch attempt.
Turjake blocks a head kick by Nansen.
Turjake throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Nansen stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Nansen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Turjake misses with an uppercut. Nansen saw that one coming.
Turjake misses with a looping left.
Turjake loads up on a big right hand but Nansen slips the punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turjake throws a hook to the side of Nansen's head but Nansen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nansen's corner calls for a 1-2. Nansen obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Nansen moves out of range as Turjake strikes.
Nansen ducks under a wild hook from Turjake.
Turjake throws out a loose jab but Nansen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Turjake bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Nansen's head backwards.
Turjake throws a hook to the side of Nansen's head but Nansen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Turjake misses with a straight left.
Nansen blocks a jab.
Turjake throws a shot from downtown. Nansen moves away and avoids it.
Turjake connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Nansen momentarily.
A telegraphed right hand from Turjake misses the target.
Turjake lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Nansen lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Turjake at a distance.
Turjake misses with a looping right.
Nansen ducks under a wild hook from Turjake.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Tor Nansen.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Nansen, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight for Tor Nansen!
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight for Tor Nansen!
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight for Tor Nansen!

Tor Nansen wins by unanimous decision!