PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Denis Turk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Makke Mantyla (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Turk
vs
Mantyla

188 cm
25
215 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

183 cm
20
184 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Tends to cut

CEC Nutrition Q160 & Loans

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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Denis Turk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Makke Mantyla!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Ben Zyskovitsi and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from Turk as Mantyla shoots in.
Turk takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Mantyla lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

Mantyla takes the fight into the clinch.
Turk stops a takedown attempt from Mantyla.
Turk is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Denis Turk has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Makke Mantyla.
Mantyla is looking to take this one to the mat.
Mantyla wants to take the fight to the mat but Turk manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Mantyla is trying to push Turk away but Turk has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Mantyla has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Turk avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.

Mantyla breaks the clinch.
Mantyla fails with the takedown.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mantyla with a lazy takedown attempt

and Turk counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Mantyla!

Turk tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Turk has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Mantyla looks winded!

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

Turk working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Turk has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Mantyla is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Turk yanks on the arm and Mantyla is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Turk.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Denis Turk!