PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Frank Turturro (ranked 231 p4p, 38 weight class) and Cory Booker (ranked 3715 p4p, 475 weight class). Frank Turturro has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Turturro
vs
Booker

180 cm
26
177 lbs
9 - 0 - 0

180 cm
26
172 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
Very quick

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Frank Turturro!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Cory Booker!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Michael Johnstone and Winston Alpacca.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Booker is looking to score with low kicks.
Booker has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Booker stalks Turturro and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Turturro's face. Turturro staggers backwards, shaken.

Turturro fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Booker sprawls well initially but Turturro persists and gets the takedown into half guard.

Turturro is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

Booker is defending against the submission attempts here by Turturro.

Turturro is looking for a kimura but Booker is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Turturro to get the leverage.
Turturro is looking to take a break and control but Booker is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Turturro moves nicely into side control.
Booker really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Turturro. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Turturro in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Booker is tapping! That's the end of the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Frank Turturro!
Frank Turturro retains his welterweight title!
After winning the bout, Frank Turturro thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.