PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Denis Turk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Julius Cesar Alcaraz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Julius Cesar Alcaraz has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Turk
vs
Cesar Alcaraz

188 cm
30
215 lbs
9 - 9 - 0

188 cm
21
205 lbs
7 - 5 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Experienced

Good wrestler
Brawler
Solid chin

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 9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Denis Turk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Julius Cesar Alcaraz!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Tarja Halkonen and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alcaraz throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Turk listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.

It looks like Julius Cesar Alcaraz has been cut.
Alcaraz slips a jab and a cross from Turk.
Alcaraz has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Alcaraz scores with a punch to the head.
Turk shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Alcaraz sprawls well. Alcaraz wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Turk gets slowly back to his feet.
Alcaraz throws a body punch but Turk moves out of range.
Alcaraz throws a jab when Turk was well out of range.
Turk fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Turk dives in and grabs Alcaraz's left leg, looking for a takedown. Alcaraz pushes down on Turk's head and hops out.
Alcaraz throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Turk throws a right and a left that Alcaraz avoids nicely.
Alcaraz throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Alcaraz will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Turk has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Denis Turk. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Turk lands a body shot.
Alcaraz with a hook.
Alcaraz throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Turk thows a left - swing and a miss!
Alcaraz swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Alcaraz rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Turk moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Turk shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Alcaraz as he jumps to the side.
Alcaraz avoids a punch combination nicely.
Alcaraz ducks under a wild hook from Turk.
No luck for Turk with that takedown attempt.
Alcaraz throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Turk shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Alcaraz defends it nicely.
Turk displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Alcaraz throws out the jab.
Alcaraz takes one to the chin there.
Turk steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Alcaraz.
Alcaraz leaves Turk with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Turk misses with a wild body shot.
Alcaraz throws a combination that misses

and Turk counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Alcaraz keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Alcaraz keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Turk stops Alcaraz from getting back to his feet.
Turk tries to pass to full mount but Alcaraz defends it.
Turk throwing shots but Alcaraz is blocking nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Alcaraz looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Alcaraz wants to get back to his feet.

Turk is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Alcaraz still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Alcaraz has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
Alcaraz grinds an elbow into Turk's temple.
Alcaraz wants to lay and pray for a moment but Turk keeps working.
Turk gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Turk has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Alcaraz wants to free his trapped foot but Turk is holding on for dear life with his legs.

Turk looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Alcaraz drops an elbow to the side of Turk's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turk wants to get back to full guard.
Turk is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at LOD Gym Now with StandUP that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Alcaraz is thwarting Turk's attempts to control the position.
Turk is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Alcaraz lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Alcaraz lands strikes from half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Alcaraz moves nicely into side control.
Alcaraz cracks Turk with a big right hand but Turk just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Turk throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.
Alcaraz is looking to take a break and control but Turk is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Turk sneaks back into half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Turk manages to get to full guard.

Turk is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Alcaraz defends well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Julius Cesar Alcaraz will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Julius Cesar Alcaraz's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Turk ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A combination from Alcaraz does no damage.
Nice defenses there by Alcaraz.
Julius Cesar Alcaraz seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Turk misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Turk throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Alcaraz.
Alcaraz misses with a jab, cross combination.
Turk will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

Turk scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Alcaraz trying to control here.
Turk throwing shots but Alcaraz is blocking nicely.

Alcaraz looking for submissions off his back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alcaraz avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Turk.
Alcaraz tries to get to full guard but Turk has control of the leg.
Turk moves nicely into side control.
Turk wants to control but Alcaraz is keeping him busy.
Turk misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Turk postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Turk scores with a couple of short elbows.

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!
Alcaraz really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Turk. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Turk is trying to get an arm triangle but Alcaraz is defending well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The strikes coming from Turk are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Alcaraz can do anything to dispel that myth.
Turk trying to control the position but Alcaraz is working away.
Alcaraz tries to buck Turk off but Turk is having none of it.
Alcaraz struggling a bit here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Turk moves into full mount!

Turk working for a guillotine from mount but Alcaraz is in no mood to give up.
Turk can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Alcaraz is looking to escape.
Turk unloading with bombs!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Turk goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Alcaraz turns into him and now he's in Turk's guard.

Alcaraz avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Alcaraz lands a couple of digs.
Alcaraz tries to stand but Turk is controlling from the bottom.
Turk controls Alcaraz momentarily but Alcaraz frees himself.
Alcaraz wants to control from the top but Turk keeps moving.

Turk is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Turk looking for a guillotine here but Alcaraz defends easily.
Alcaraz pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Turk is keeping the position for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Turk preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

Alcaraz avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Alcaraz throws a big right hand that misses.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Alcaraz lands a couple of digs.

Alcaraz got a little sloppy there for a moment and Turk has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Alcaraz has managed to get both his arms back between Turk's legs - danger averted.
Alcaraz sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Turk's guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Turk is refusing to be controlled, as Alcaraz sits in half guard.
Alcaraz working the head and body with strikes.
Turk tries to roll over but Alcaraz keeps him under control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Denis Turk dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Julius Cesar Alcaraz's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - 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.

Turk misses with a double jab
and Alcaraz counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Turk darts in looking for a takedown but Alcaraz gets double underhooks and turns Turk into the cage.
Alcaraz wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Alcaraz is trying to push Turk away but Turk has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Turk has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Alcaraz avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Turk tries to pull guard but Alcaraz forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Denis Turk. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Alcaraz misses with some punches.
A frustrated look appears on Alcaraz's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Alcaraz is trying to force a seperation but Turk has the dominant position.

Turk drags the fight down to the ground.
Alcaraz wants to control from the top but Turk keeps moving.
Turk is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Alcaraz wants to control from the top but Turk keeps moving.
Alcaraz is stalling in the full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Alcaraz postures up.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Julius Cesar Alcaraz hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Alcaraz connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Turk uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Alcaraz.
Alcaraz stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Alcaraz wants it to stay on the feet.
Good standup being displayed there by Alcaraz as he connects with a hook.
Turk takes one on the button.
Turk throws a right and a left that Alcaraz avoids nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Turk ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Alcaraz works the jab nicely.
Alcaraz misses with a looping left.
Turk shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Alcaraz eats them both and turns towards Turk to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Some wild striking there from Turk.
Turk tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Alcaraz swivels and escapes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alcaraz scores with a jab to the head.
Turk shoots in looking for a takedown. Alcaraz tries to sprawl out of it but Turk keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Alcaraz manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Nice uppercut lands for Alcaraz. That snapped Turk's head back.

Turk is rocked!
Turk avoids a punch combination nicely.
Alcaraz throws a hook but Turk avoids it easily.
Alcaraz clobbers Turk with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Turk looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Turk fails with a takedown attempt.
Denis Turk is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Alcaraz throws a right and a left that Turk avoids nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alcaraz scores with a decent looking hook.
Alcaraz throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Turk counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Turk stops Alcaraz from getting back to his feet.

Turk looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Alcaraz is trying to stand.
Turk wants to pass to mount but Alcaraz is defending the position.
Turk throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alcaraz pushes Turk off looking to stand but Turk dives back in and keeps control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Turk is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Alcaraz manages to get to full guard.
Alcaraz is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Turk tries to roll over but Alcaraz keeps him under control.
Turk works his way to full guard. Good work.
Denis Turk overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Alcaraz landing with the ground and pound.
Alcaraz postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Alcaraz lands a couple of elbows.

And that's the end of the fight!
Julius Cesar Alcaraz comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Alcaraz 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Julius Cesar Alcaraz!