PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Dean Gibson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Temppa Turkulainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Turkulainen is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Indivision & Wreckage Machinery - Coals & Diamonds. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Gibson
vs
Turkulainen

200 cm
32
305 lbs
21 - 5 - 0

190 cm
33
225 lbs
10 - 10 - 0

Dangerous knees
Granite chin

Excellent MT
Heavy handed

Hellbent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dean Gibson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Temppa Turkulainen!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Radbod Blank and Daniel Blasius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Turkulainen moves out of range of the leg kick from Gibson.
Turkulainen drops his hands momentarily and Gibson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.

Turkulainen has closed the distance and engaged Gibson in a clinch.
Turkulainen using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gibson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Turkulainen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
We've been informed that Turkulainen has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Turkulainen wants to break the clinch but can't.
Turkulainen is trying to push Gibson away but Gibson has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Turkulainen lands with a left to the head.
Gibson tries to land a knee to the head but Turkulainen blocks with his arms.
Turkulainen tries to work over Gibson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gibson misses with the head strike.
A frustrated look appears on Turkulainen's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Turkulainen.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Turkulainen looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gibson.
Gibson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Turkulainen avoiding damage as Gibson throws knees to the body.
Gibson throws a head punch that misses.
Turkulainen blocking some punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gibson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Turkulainen lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gibson backwards.
Gibson tries to land a knee to the head but Turkulainen blocks with his arms.
Gibson looking to throw knees to the head but Turkulainen is blocking nicely.
Turkulainen connects with a knee to the head.
Turkulainen softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Gibson struggles to land a body shot inside as Turkulainen controls his hands.
Gibson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Gibson blocks an uppercut.
Gibson misses with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Gibson fails to land.
Turkulainen pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Turkulainen lands a knee to the body.
Gibson blocking some punches.

Turkulainen breaks the clinch.
Turkulainen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice defenses there by Turkulainen.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Turkulainen has managed to clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Turkulainen lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gibson backwards.
Turkulainen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gibson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Gibson is trying to maintain a safe position but Turkulainen gets an underhook and turns Gibson into the ropes.
Turkulainen blocks an uppercut.
Gibson lands a nice knee to the body.
Gibson has a couple of punches blocked by Turkulainen.

Turkulainen manages to break the clinch.
Gibson tries to clinch up but Turkulainen circles away and keeps his distance.
Gibson drops his hands momentarily and Turkulainen takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Turkulainen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gibson fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Gibson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Turkulainen avoids it.
Turkulainen digs a right hand into Gibson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Gibson's gas tank.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Temppa Turkulainen will probably get the nod.
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.

Turkulainen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Turkulainen misses with an attempted mid kick.

Turkulainen closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Gibson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Turkulainen misses with a body punch.
Gibson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gibson lands with a right to the head.

Turkulainen is rocked!
Gibson creates a bit of space for himself and unleashed what can only be described as a tiger uppercut, straight out of Street Fighter! Turkulainen crashes to the mat! Can he make it back to his feet in time? 3,4,5,6... it doesn't look like he's going to make it! Turkulainen face plants back to the mat and the referee calls off the fight! Gibson takes it with a brutal technical knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Dean Gibson!
Dean Gibson very nearly forgot to thank VICIOUS FIGHT GEAR amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.