PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Luca Turilli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Manfred von Richthofen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Manfred von Richthofen has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Turilli
vs
von Richthofen

179 cm
20
179 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

174 cm
20
184 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
KO power

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Luca Turilli!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Manfred von Richthofen!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Dmitry Maklakov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
von Richthofen is trying hard to land a takedown here. Turilli sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
von Richthofen is trying hard to land a takedown here. Turilli sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
von Richthofen shoots for a takedown but Turilli saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Luca Turilli has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Manfred von Richthofen.
von Richthofen throws a big shot that misses.
von Richthofen closes this distance looking for a takedown but Turilli circles away.

von Richthofen closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Turilli to the mat! Turilli manages to get full guard.
von Richthofen stops Turilli from standing up.
von Richthofen wants to control from the top but Turilli keeps moving.

Turilli uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Luca Turilli seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Turilli throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Turilli moves away from the strike by von Richthofen.
A telegraphed right hand from Turilli misses the target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Turilli. von Richthofen does a little dance to reset his feet.
von Richthofen swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Turilli.
Turilli throws an overhand right that lands on von Richthofen's shoulder, as von Richthofen tries to avoid the shot.
Turilli misses with a wild body shot.
Turilli misses with a hook.
Turilli jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Turilli cracks von Richthofen with a good jab.
Turilli lands a jab to von Richthofen's midsection.
von Richthofen looks gassed!
A looping hook to the body misses from Turilli. von Richthofen does a little dance to reset his feet.
von Richthofen moves out of range as Turilli strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

von Richthofen changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Turilli looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Turilli pushes von Richthofen away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, von Richthofen gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Turilli trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Turilli is trying to escape the position but von Richthofen is controlling the position.
Turilli is trying to get back to his feet.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Nice takedown defense from Turilli. No joy for von Richthofen on that attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
von Richthofen looks to score with a jab to the body but Turilli is just out of range.

von Richthofen forces Turilli back against the cage and clinches.
von Richthofen stalling in the clinch.
Turilli wants to break the clinch but can't.
Turilli looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Still in the clinch, von Richthofen scores with a nice short uppercut.
von Richthofen keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Turilli's efforts to push away.
The referee calls for von Richthofen to work.
von Richthofen receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
von Richthofen tries for a takedown but Turilli manages to get underhooks.
von Richthofen lands a body punch in the clinch.
von Richthofen prevents Turilli from breaking the clinch.
Turilli wants to break free but von Richthofen has control.
A shot in the inside from von Richthofen.
von Richthofen stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Turilli has had enough of the clinch but von Richthofen keeps him there for the moment.
Turilli wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but von Richthofen has him pressed against the cage.
Turilli has had enough of the clinch but von Richthofen keeps him there for the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
von Richthofen digs a right hand into Turilli's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Turilli's gas tank.
Turilli is trying to break the clinch but von Richthofen is controlling him.
von Richthofen working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Turilli tries to circle away but von Richthofen has him pinned against the cage.
von Richthofen has Turilli pressed against the cage, preventing Turilli from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Turilli tries to break the clinch but von Richthofen is controlling the position.
Turilli wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as von Richthofen takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Turilli wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A right hand to the body from von Richthofen.

von Richthofen is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Turilli can't fight it off and eventually von Richthofen manages to take the fight to the floor. Turilli looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Turilli is looking to stand up but von Richthofen isn't so interested in that idea.
von Richthofen is stalling in the full guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Turilli working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from von Richthofen.
von Richthofen stops Turilli from standing up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Luca Turilli will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

von Richthofen lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Turilli throws a head kick but von Richthofen moves out of range.
von Richthofen shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Turilli defends it nicely.
Turilli looks to land a right hand but von Richthofen moved out of range.
A decent looking cross lands there for von Richthofen.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Turilli ducks down and throws a hook to the body but von Richthofen moves away.
von Richthofen throws a hook but Turilli avoids it easily.
von Richthofen moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
von Richthofen shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Turilli as he avoids it easily.
A shot to the body from Turilli misses

and von Richthofen counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
von Richthofen prevents Turilli from standing back up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
von Richthofen is keen to just control but Turilli is a slippery customer.
von Richthofen lands strikes from half guard.
Turilli looks like he's trying to stand up.
von Richthofen throwing shots but Turilli is blocking nicely.
von Richthofen tries to pass the half guard into mount. Turilli knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
von Richthofen throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
von Richthofen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
von Richthofen scores with a hook to the body. Turilli takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
von Richthofen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Turilli.
Turilli takes a swing at von Richthofen's ribcage but misses.
von Richthofen takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Luca Turilli is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
von Richthofen lands a jab-cross combination.
von Richthofen fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Turilli avoids it really well and circles away.
Luca Turilli has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Manfred von Richthofen.
Turilli lands with a right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Turilli. von Richthofen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Turilli misses with a looping left.
von Richthofen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

von Richthofen clinches with his opponent.
Turilli is trying to break the clinch but von Richthofen is controlling him.

von Richthofen is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Turilli can't fight it off and eventually von Richthofen manages to take the fight to the floor. Turilli looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Turilli keeping full guard, as von Richthofen tries to pass.
von Richthofen trying to control but Turilli is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Turilli wants to stand but von Richthofen is controlling the position.
von Richthofen trying to control the position from guard on top but Turilli is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turilli is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Turilli on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Turilli tries to get out of the position.
Turilli preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
von Richthofen postures up in Turilli's guard and throws a big left but Turilli blocks it.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
von Richthofen tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Turilli swivels and escapes.
von Richthofen shoots in but no luck this time.
von Richthofen is breathing heavily.
von Richthofen shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Turilli sprawls well. Turilli wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. von Richthofen gets slowly back to his feet.
Turilli throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and von Richthofen decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Turilli's guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
von Richthofen prevents Turilli from getting back to his feet.
von Richthofen has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Manfred von Richthofen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!

Turilli walks into a jab.
Turilli thows a body shot but no joy.

von Richthofen fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Turilli sprawls well initially but von Richthofen persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
von Richthofen seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Turilli does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Turilli is looking to escape.

Turilli makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
von Richthofen fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Turilli misses with a jab, cross combination.
Luca Turilli is winning the standup battle so far.
von Richthofen fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
von Richthofen fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
von Richthofen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
von Richthofen misses with an uppercut. Turilli saw that one coming.
A jab lands there for von Richthofen.
von Richthofen moves out of range of the strikes.
Turilli fakes high and swings low for a body shot but von Richthofen manages to avoid it.
Turilli looks to throw the jab but von Richthofen is out of range.
von Richthofen jabs Turilli right on the nose. Turilli blinks but takes it well.
von Richthofen shoots in but Turilli avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Luca Turilli has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Manfred von Richthofen.
The fighters circling - Turilli throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

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.
Turilli swings and misses with a shot to the body

and von Richthofen counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Turilli!
von Richthofen with the ground and pound from mount.
von Richthofen pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Turilli squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
von Richthofen with shots to the head and body - Turilli looks very uncomfortable down there.
von Richthofen looking to control and managing it successfully.
Turilli is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Turilli taking shots to the head.
von Richthofen trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Turilli trying desperately to get to his feet.
von Richthofen controlling the position easily from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turilli trying desperately to get to his feet.
von Richthofen wants to control the pace but Turilli is squirming around nicely.
von Richthofen with the ground and pound from mount.
Turilli's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
von Richthofen trying to control but Turilli is having none of it.
von Richthofen looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
von Richthofen wants to control the pace but Turilli is squirming around nicely.

Turilli somehow manages to escape the mount and get back to his feet!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A cross from von Richthofen lands.
Turilli uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by von Richthofen.
Turilli swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
von Richthofen swings for the body but Turilli moves out of range.
Turilli misses with a wild body shot.

von Richthofen is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Turilli's half guard.
von Richthofen trying to control from half guard but Turilli is working away.

And that's the end of the fight!
Manfred von Richthofen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think von Richthofen 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 Sergei Dronov scores the fight 28:30
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Manfred von Richthofen!