PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tommi Turmiola (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonas Norris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Turmiola comes to the cage accompanied by Metallica: Enter Sandman. Norris has chosen Scooter - Nesaja as his entrance music. Jonas Norris has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Tommi Turmiola's chin.

Turmiola
vs
Norris

206 cm
23
262 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

180 cm
22
240 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Prefers ground

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tommi Turmiola!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jonas Norris!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Tarja Halkonen and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Norris misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Turmiola lands a head kick. Norris smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Turmiola is looking to clinch but Norris is avoiding it.
Turmiola thows a body kick. Norris tries to catch it but that hurt him.
A left and a right from Turmiola both land. Nice combination.
A head kick from Turmiola lands but Norris takes it in his stride.
Norris takes a head kick and keeps coming.

Norris is rocked!
Norris shoots in for a double leg but Turmiola sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

Turmiola rushes Norris and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Turmiola breaks from the clinch.

Turmiola scores a takedown into full mount!
Turmiola tries to control but Norris wriggling away.
Turmiola throwing strikes but Norris bucks up and reverses the position. He's now in guard on top.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Norris throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Turmiola stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Norris swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Turmiola trying to control the position from guard on top but Norris is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Turmiola throws a big right hand that misses.
Turmiola preventing the sweep.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Norris working for a triangle but Turmiola defends it easily.
Norris looks gassed!

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Norris misses with a double jab

and Turmiola counters with a shoot takedown. Norris fights it but they end up in guard.
Turmiola trying to control but Norris is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Norris wants to sweep but no luck.
Turmiola has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Turmiola wants to get up but he can't break Norris's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

Norris is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Turmiola will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Norris trying to keep a closed guard but Turmiola is proving a slippery customer.
Norris utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Turmiola throwing strikes but missing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Norris keeping full guard, as Turmiola tries to pass.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Turmiola throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Turmiola cracks a nice hook into Norris's ribs.
Turmiola wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Turmiola pushes Norris away with a front kick.
Turmiola throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Turmiola goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
The fight stays on the outside here - Turmiola looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Turmiola clobbers Norris with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turmiola throws a quick inside leg kick.
Norris takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Turmiola tries to clinch but Norris is having none of it.
Turmiola lands a head kick!
Turmiola lands with a kick to the temple. Norris shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Turmiola tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Norris takes a shot right to the bread basket.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Turmiola lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Turmiola tries to clinch up.
Turmiola lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Norris backs up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tommi Turmiola dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Norris keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Turmiola lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Turmiola scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Turmiola scores with a head kick.

Turmiola shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Norris working to try and regain half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Turmiola throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Norris is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Turmiola with the ground and pound from mount.
Turmiola landing strikes from the mount and Norris is in trouble!
Turmiola looking to finish Norris with some ground and pound. This is bad for Norris!
Turmiola unloading with bombs!
Turmiola has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Norris's face.
Turmiola lands a big shot there that rocks Norris but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Turmiola trying to control but Norris is having none of it.
Norris tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Norris is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Turmiola putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Norris is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Turmiola controlling his opponent.
Turmiola landing punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Norris is in all sorts of trouble here.
Turmiola knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Norris on the ground.
Norris is bucking up trying to escape but Turmiola cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Turmiola scores with a couple of good head shots there.

Turmiola working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Turmiola looking to control but Norris is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Norris tries to lock up and control but Turmiola gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Norris flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Turmiola raining down shots from the mount!
Norris wants to control but Turmiola is having none of it.
Turmiola fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Turmiola avoids the attempt from Norris to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tommi Turmiola dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Turmiola lands a head kick. Norris smiles back at him and beckons him forward.

Norris has Turmiola up against the cage in a clinch.

Turmiola manages to break the clinch.
Norris throws a lazy head kick

and Turmiola counters with a single leg into guard. Norris didn't expect that.
Turmiola wants to stand but Norris is controlling his posture from full guard.
Turmiola is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Norris can do to turn this around?
Norris trying to control the position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Norris looking to hit a scissor sweep but Turmiola is one step ahead there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Norris working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Turmiola.
Turmiola throwing strikes from guard but Norris blocks nicely.
Norris has a closed guard, preventing Turmiola from standing up.

Norris throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Norris takes a kick to the side of the head.
Turmiola fails with an attempt to clinch.

Turmiola drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Turmiola gets to mount! Norris was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Turmiola prevents Norris from getting the reversal.
The referee warns Norris that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Norris is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Turmiola landing strikes, looking to finish!
Turmiola with the ground and pound from mount.
Turmiola scoring with strikes but Norris is staying in there.
Turmiola lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Norris hang on?
Turmiola lands a nice shot to the head.

Turmiola goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Norris turns into him and now he's in Turmiola's guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Norris accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turmiola working a defensive guard but Norris manages to pass into side control anyway.
Turmiola gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Turmiola wants to get back to his feet.
Jonas Norris has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

And that's the end of the fight!
Tommi Turmiola showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Turmiola has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 30:26
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:26
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tommi Turmiola!