PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Turko Turero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and one pac (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Turero might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Cowboys from hell. Turko Turero has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Turero
vs
pac

188 cm
22
207 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

189 cm
19
205 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Inexperienced

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Turko Turero!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, one pac!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, James Atkins and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
pac fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Turero looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Turero tries to close the distance and clinch but pac swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
pac closes this distance looking for a takedown but Turero circles away.
pac fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Turko Turero has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of one pac.
Turero fails with an attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - pac looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Turero tries to clinch up
and pac counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Turero tries to clinch there but pac circles away.

Turero takes the fight into the clinch.
Turero has a couple of punches blocked by pac.

pac works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Turero utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
pac trying to control the position from guard on top but Turero is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
pac won't allow Turero to get back to his feet.
pac is looking to stand up but Turero won't let him.
Turero keeping moving, preventing pac from controlling successfully.
pac stopping the sweep attempt from Turero.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Turero is on top in guard.
Turero trying to control the position from guard on top but pac is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Turero lands a couple of digs.
Turero loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Turero is looking to work some ground and pound but pac has wrist control.
pac keeping moving, preventing Turero from controlling successfully.

Turero gets to his feet. pac looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Turko Turero seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
pac stuffs the takedown attempt from Turero. Turero gets slowly back to his feet.

pac closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
pac wants a takedown.

Turero breaks the clinch.

Turero scores a takedown into full mount!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Turero landing punches.
Turero won't let pac get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Turero landing strikes, looking to finish!
pac wants to hold on but Turero pushes him away.
pac gets back to half guard.
pac slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
pac is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turero slips nicely into half guard.
pac won't allow Turero to pass to mount.
pac keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
pac blocking the ground and pound attempt from Turero.
pac tries to kick Turero off but Turero keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. pac manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Turero slips nicely into half guard.
Turero is keen to just control but pac is a slippery customer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Turko Turero 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.

Turero takes the fight into the clinch.
pac fails to pull guard.
Turero tries to work over pac's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

Turero breaks from the clinch.
Turero closes the distance but pac moves to the side
and pac counters with a one-two to the body.
Turero lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Turero tries to clinch
and pac counters with a low kick, right behind Turero 's knee.

pac drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Turero wants to stand and escape but pac is having none of it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Turero throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
pac wants to control from the top but Turero keeps moving.
Turero looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
pac trying to control the position from guard on top but Turero is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
pac works a leg free and moves into half guard.
pac wants to lay and pray for a moment but Turero keeps working.
pac not doing much here.
Turero is trying to stand back up but pac is controlling him
Turero is not content to let pac control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
pac uses his free foot to push down on Turero's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Turero.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Turero is wriggling around trying to escape.
pac blocks Turero's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
pac working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Turero is wriggling around trying to escape.
pac is in the full mount, landing strikes.
pac prevents Turero from getting the reversal.
pac scores with a couple of good head shots there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turero is squirming around, avoiding pac's attempts to control the action.
Turero tries to hold on but pac pushes him away.
Turero is desperately trying to improve his position but pac has a good base and remains in mount.
pac punishing his opponent with strikes.
Turero tries to reverse the position but pac maintains control.
pac won't let Turero get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Turero tries to reverse the position but pac maintains control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Turero is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
pac putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Turero is in all sorts of trouble here.
Turero manages to regain half guard. Good work.
pac wants to pass to mount but Turero is defending the position.
Turero wants to improve his position but pac is controlling well.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
pac winds up and cracks Turero with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

one pac 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. 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.

pac tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A jab from Turero misses.
pac throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Turero.

Turero closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Turero goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Turero goes for a takedown attempt but pac pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

pac has managed to clinch.
Turero is working for takedown but pac is calmly controlling the position for now.

pac breaks from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Turero tries to clinch but pac moves away
and pac counters with a solid body kick.

pac shoots in and bounces Turero off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
one pac has got the better of the ground game so far.
Turero lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for pac!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Turero wants to finish this one by submission but pac is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Turero.
Turero thowing shots but they're missing.
Turero controlling his opponent.
Turero avoids the attempt from pac to control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Turero landing strikes, looking to finish!
Turero throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for pac because Turero loaded up on that one.
Turero postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. pac looks a forlorn figure.
Turero throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Turero is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. pac can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Turero in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
pac wants to hold on but Turero pushes him away.
Turero unloading with bombs!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turero fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
pac can't escape the position.
pac tries to lock up and control but Turero gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Turero trying to control but pac is having none of it.
Turero misses with a head shot.

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.
pac throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Turero has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of pac's face.
Turero unloading with bombs!

pac is rocked!

Turero has control of pac's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and pac regains control of the situation pretty easily.
pac is still in real trouble! Can Turero finish him?
Turero looking to finish pac with some ground and pound. This is bad for pac!
pac seems to have recovered his senses.
pac wants to hold on but Turero pushes him away.
Turero dominating with strikes here.
pac is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
Turko Turero showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Turero 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Turko Turero!