PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Urban Turban (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tic Tac (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Turban
vs
Tac

180 cm
22
200 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
20
210 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Tends to cut

Valhalla War Gear
Organic Extracts

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 Helsinki, Urban Turban!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tic Tac!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Ben Zyskovitsi and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Turban looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Turban preventing the sweep.
Turban makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Tac wants to sweep here but Turban controlling him for the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tac keeping moving, preventing Turban from controlling successfully.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Tac trying to control the position.

Tac is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Turban throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Turban wants to stand but Tac has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Turban is looking to work some ground and pound but Tac has wrist control.
Turban trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Tac looking to hit a scissor sweep but Turban is one step ahead there.
Turban has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Tac is proving hard to escape from.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tac wants to sweep but no luck.
Turban trying to stand up but can't free himself from Tac's guard.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Tac circles away from the clinch attempt.
Turban slips a jab and a cross from Tac.
Tac keeps the fight on the outside.
Turban misses the shot to the body.
Some wild striking there from Turban.
No joy there for Turban, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Tac throws a head kick that misses.
Turban checks a low kick from Tac.
Turban throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Tac tries a head kick but it misses.

Tac scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Turban is breathing heavily.
Tac slows the pace down in half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turban is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

Turban looking for submissions off his back.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Tac works his way into full mount!
Tac landing strikes from the mount and Turban is in trouble!
Tac fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Turban swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Tac is landing with some decent strikes but Turban is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.

Tac wants to finish this one by submission but Turban is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Tac.
Tac breaks from Turban's wrist control and lands an elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tac won't let Turban get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Tac with good strikes from the mount here!
Turban in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Tac lands a big shot there that rocks Turban but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.

Tac wants to finish this one by submission but Turban is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Tac.
Turban is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
A nice elbow there by Tac.
Tac cracks Turban with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.

Tac has hold of Turban's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Turban manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Turban is trying to stand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turban is wriggling around trying to escape.
Tac landing shots from mount.
Tac fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Tac raining down shots from the mount!
Turban taking shots to the head.
Tac with good strikes from the mount here!
Turban is trying to escape the mount.
A nice elbow there by Tac.
Turban can't escape the position.
Tac looking to control but Turban is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Turban tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Tac has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Turban's face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tic Tac dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Tac misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Turban misses with a takedown attempt

and Tac counters with a single leg into guard. Turban didn't expect that.
Tac lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Tac scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Tac wants to control from the top but Turban keeps moving.
Tac is in close to Turban's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Turban wants to get back to his feet but Tac is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Tac stands and throws Turban's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Turban is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Tac scoring with punches from side control.
Tac has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Turban defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Tac.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Turban throwing hammer fists to the chest of Tac. What's that going to do exactly?
Turban tries to reverse the position but Tac maintains control.
Turban in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Tac working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Tac lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Turban hang on?
Tac lands a big elbow.

Tac is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Turban can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Turban gets back to half guard.

Tac is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Turban is just riding it out for now. Tac eventually gives up the hold.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Turban has hold of Tac's hands but Tac slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tac not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Tac lands a nice short elbow.
Turban wants to control but Tac is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Turban on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Tic Tac has got the better of the ground game so far.
Turban is trying to stand.
Turban tries to get to full guard but Tac has control of the leg.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Tac works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Some wild striking there from Turban.
Turban takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Tac connects with a good right hand that stumbles Turban. Turban circles away out of range and recomposes himself.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turban throws a nice looking combination but Tac bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

Tac closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Nice strikes from Tac there.

Turban is defending against the submission attempts here by Tac.

Turban kicks Tac off and gets back to his feet.
Turban looks to land a combination but Tac avoids it well.
Tac throws a head kick that misses.
Tac misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Turban shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Tac's guard.
Turban wants to control from the top but Tac keeps moving.
Tac tries to strike from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Tac has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Turban can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Turban wants to stand and escape but instead Tac has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Tac won't allow Turban to sweep him here.
Turban is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Tac works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Tac looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Turban pushes Tac off looking to stand but Tac dives back in and keeps control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Tac lands a nice short elbow.
Turban taking some punishment here, with Tac in his half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tic Tac showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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.

Turban wants to clinch

so Tac counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Turban wants to get back to his feet but Tac is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Tac makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Tac stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Turban swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Tac stays in close to Turban's body and controls the position.
Tac tries to free his leg and advance position but Turban is retaining full guard.
Turban wants to sweep but no luck.

Tac is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tac prevents Turban from getting back to his feet.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Turban misses with a wild combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Turban blocks a head kick by Tac.
Turban doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Tac counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Urban Turban seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tac avoids a punch combination nicely.
Turban walks into a straight right hand from Tac.
Tac pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Turban moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Tac ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Tac swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Turban showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tac.
Tac looks to land a combination but Turban avoids it well.
Turban misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Turban fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Turban throws a head kick that misses.
Turban throws a right hand that Tac ducks under and follows up with a left that Tac also avoids with ease.
Tac will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Turban misses with a double jab

and Tac counters with a nice double leg into side control. Turban won't be happy with that.
Tac lands a few punches from side control.
The ground and pound from Tac seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Turban struggling a bit here.
Tac scoring with punches from side control.
Turban regains half guard.
Tac tries to pass to full mount but Turban defends it.
Tac thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turban is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Tac's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Tac's back!

Tac fending off the submission attempt from Turban.
Tac covering up well and avoiding damage.
Tac rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
The fighters are battling for position here. Tac manages to regain full guard. Nice work.

Tac looking for a guillotine here but Turban defends easily.
Turban trying to control but Tac is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tac is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Turban kicks Tac off and gets back to his feet.
Turban misses with a double jab.
Tac misses with an uppercut. Turban saw that one coming.
Turban looks to land a combination but Tac avoids it well.
Turban will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Urban Turban has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Tac looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Tac looking to pass the guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tac trying to control the position from guard on top but Turban is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tic Tac comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Tac has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tic Tac!