PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between The Sigit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arc Turian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sigit comes into the arena with The S.I.G.I.T. - Provocateur blaring out of the sound system. Arc Turian has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Sigit
vs
Turian

173 cm
25
150 lbs
13 - 4 - 1

173 cm
24
147 lbs
10 - 3 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Counter fighter
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Bullet Proof System
V-Mask Clothing (10%)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, The Sigit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Arc Turian!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Sosuke Kotani and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Turian cracks Sigit with a good jab.
Turian lands with a nice body kick.
Turian feints and then cracks Sigit's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Sigit down.
Turian with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Sigit shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
As Sigit backs off Turian throws a huge counter combo but Sigit manages to avoid it all.
Turian connects with an inside leg kick.
Sigit blocks a head kick by Turian.
Sigit shoots in looking for a takedown but Turian manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Sigit's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Turian is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Sigit with a poor takedown
and Turian counters with a one-two to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for The Sigit. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sigit showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Turian.
Turian keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
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!
Turian thuds a left hand into Sigit's body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Turian throws a body shot but no joy.
Turian misses with a jab, cross combination.
A cross from Turian lands.
Sigit misses with a takedown attempt
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Sigit has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Turian.
An inside leg kick lands from Turian.
Turian misses the shot to the body.
Turian looks to score with a jab to the body but Sigit is just out of range.

Turian clinches.
Turian misses with a punch to the body.
Nice body punch from Turian - that landed with a thud.
Turian is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sigit takes a shot to the head.
Sigit is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Turian gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Turian lands with a light punch inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Turian lands a nice shot to the body.
Turian tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Turian works on Sigit's body with a couple of short punches.
Sigit wants a takedown.
Turian scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Sigit takes a shot to the head.
Turian using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Turian.
Sigit tries to score a body lock takedown but Turian shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Sigit tries for a takedown. No joy.
Turian lands an uppercut.
Sigit is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Turian pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Turian is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Turian lands with a light punch inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turian connects with a nasty looking knee right to Sigit's face.
Turian lands a nice knee to the body.
Sigit is breathing heavily.
Turian lands a nice knee to the body.
Turian landing knees to the head.
Turian landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Turian lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Sigit.
Sigit's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

Turian breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Turian misses with the combination.
Turian fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Turian lands a right hook to the body.

Sigit gets tackled into the cage by Turian. Turian maintains the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turian lands with a right to the head.
Turian lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sigit is working for takedown but Turian is calmly controlling the position for now.
Turian looking to throw knees to the head but Sigit is blocking nicely.
Turian lands a body shot in the clinch.
Turian lands a nice uppercut.
Turian crunches a lovely knee into Sigit's ribcage.
A knee to the head by Turian.

It looks like The Sigit has been cut.
Turian lands a nice shot to the body.
Turian lands a shoulder strike.
Sigit takes a knee right on the jaw!

Sigit is rocked!
Turian landing knees to the head.
Oh Sigit is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Turian throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sigit blocks it with crossed arms.
Turian misses with a knee strike.
Sigit seems to have got his legs back now.
Turian works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Turian unloads a knee to the mid-section.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Arc Turian dominated that round.
The cut man is working on The Sigit's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Turian's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Turian duly obliges.
Sigit misses with a takedown attempt - Turian sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
The Sigit is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Turian lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Turian is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Sigit rather than just go for the knockout.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Turian.
Turian throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Turian misses with an attempted mid kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Turian avoids a punch combination nicely.
Turian tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Sigit manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Turian lands with a nice body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Turian fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Sigit has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Arc Turian is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sigit closes this distance looking for a takedown but Turian circles away.
Sigit shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Turian sprawls well. Turian wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Sigit gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for The Sigit. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Turian feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Sigit's calf.
Turian throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Turian pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Sigit fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Turian to the ground. Sigit is now in Turian's guard.
Turian manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Sigit manages to get himself to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sigit wants to sweep but no luck.
Turian is stalling in the full guard.

Sigit throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Sigit is looking for a triangle here but Turian uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sigit is looking for a sweep.
Sigit is not content to let Turian control the position.
Turian has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Turian moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Sigit tries to improve position but can't.
Sigit sneaks back into half guard.
Sigit is looking to improve his position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sigit regains full guard. Nicely done.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Arc Turian showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on The Sigit's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Some wild striking there from Turian.
Turian throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Turian throws a right hand that Sigit ducks under and follows up with a left that Sigit also avoids with ease.
Turian fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Sigit on the side of the head.
Sigit tries for a takedown but Turian circles away easily

and Turian counters by moving into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Turian misses with a hook to the ribs.
Turian stops a takedown attempt from Sigit.
Sigit takes a knee right on the jaw!
Turian landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Arc Turian seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Turian pushes Sigit back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Turian lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Turian.
Turian lands a shot to the body.
A hook to the body from Turian.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Turian.
Turian scores a nice knee to the body.
Sigit takes a shot to the head.
Knees to the body from Turian.
Turian makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Turian lands a good knee to the midsection. Sigit won't want to take too many of those.
A right hook to the body lands for Turian.
Turian utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sigit takes a knee to the side of the body.
Turian scores a nice knee to the body.
Turian crunches a lovely knee into Sigit's ribcage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turian lands a nice knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Turian.
Turian unloads a knee to the mid-section. Sigit lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Sigit is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Turian scores with a knee to the head.
Nice body punch from Turian.
Turian digs a right hand into Sigit's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Sigit's gas tank.
Turian using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Turian putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Sigit in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Sigit takes a knee to the side of the body.
Turian connects with a knee to the head.
Turian lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Turian scores with a knee to the head.
Turian is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A right hand to the body from Turian.
Sigit has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Turian is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for The Sigit. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turian working Sigit over with knees to the body.
Sigit wants to take the fight to the mat but Turian manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Turian working Sigit over with knees to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Turian.
Turian working Sigit over with knees to the body.
Turian unloads a knee to the mid-section. Sigit lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Turian lands a nice knee to the body.
Turian lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Sigit takes a knee right on the jaw!
Sigit has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Turian is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Sigit takes a shot to the head.
A short right from Turian.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Turian scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Turian is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Turian pushes Sigit back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Turian.
Turian utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Turian lands with a short shot to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Turian.
Turian lands a hook that snaps the head of Sigit backwards.
Turian with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Turian tries to throw a body punch but Sigit avoids it by throwing Turian back against the cage.
Sigit goes for a takedown attempt but Turian pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Turian lands with a nice body kick.
The Sigit has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sigit throws a jab when Turian was well out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
Arc Turian comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Turian winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 25:30
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 25:30
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 25:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arc Turian!
After the fight, Arc Turian was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.