PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Qasim Barakat (ranked 930 p4p, 30 weight class) and Colin Turnbull (ranked 1032 p4p, 48 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Barakat
vs
Turnbull

195 cm
34
250 lbs
27 - 16 - 0

200 cm
30
280 lbs
12 - 6 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Sin City Allstars

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 27 - 16 - 0, fighting out of New York, Qasim Barakat!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Colin Turnbull!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Kenichi Hosakawa and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Turnbull tries a low kick but Barakat avoids it.
Turnbull stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Barakat.
Barakat pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A swing and a miss from Turnbull.
Barakat scoring well with a low kick there.
Turnbull throws a jab when Barakat was well out of range.
As Turnbull backs away, Barakat returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Barakat keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Turnbull throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Turnbull throws a shot from downtown. Barakat moves away and avoids it.
Turnbull lands a head shot.
Turnbull throws a big shot that misses.
Barakat throws a low kick but it's checked well by Turnbull.
Turnbull swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Turnbull lands a jab.
Turnbull lands with a good body shot.
A big left from Turnbull misses.
Barakat lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice defenses there by Barakat.
Turnbull throws a lazy right hand but Barakat sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A slapping body kick lands there for Barakat.
Turnbull connects with a single shot there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Turnbull steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Barakat.
Turnbull lands a jab.
Barakat misses with a head kick.
Turnbull needs to keep his hands up - Barakat had a free shot at his head there.
Turnbull chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Barakat can pounce on him.
Barakat slips under a jab from Turnbull.
A quick step to the side and Barakat tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Turnbull wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Barakat chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Barakat looks to throw the jab but Turnbull is out of range.
Barakat lands a head shot.
A leg kick checked by Turnbull.
Turnbull misses with a straight right.
Barakat throws a hook but Turnbull blocks it.
Barakat walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Turnbull misses with a combination
and Barakat counters with a nice low kick that buckles Turnbull's knee momentarily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barakat throws a sloppy head kick and Turnbull moves out of range easily.
Barakat looks to land a left hand but Turnbull moved out of range nicely.
Colin Turnbull seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Turnbull throws a shot from downtown. Barakat moves away and avoids it.
Barakat throws a body punch but Turnbull moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turnbull keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Barakat.
A clash of legs there as Barakat blocks the low kick.
Barakat misses with the body kick
and Turnbull counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Turnbull misses with a body shot.
Barakat connects with a crisp jab.
Barakat fails with an attempt to clinch.
Turnbull jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Turnbull throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Barakat counters with a straight right hand.
A jab from Barakat finds it's way through Turnbull's defenses.
Barakat connects with a good right hand that stumbles Turnbull. Turnbull circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A big right from Turnbull misses.
Barakat takes a swing at Turnbull's ribcage but misses.
Turnbull attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Barakat throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Turnbull lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Barakat jabs Turnbull to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Nice cross by Turnbull.
The fighters circling - Turnbull throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Turnbull misses with a lunging right hand
and Barakat counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barakat throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Turnbull looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Barakat displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Turnbull throws out the jab.
Turnbull steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Barakat.
Barakat wants to land a leg kick but Turnbull is out of range.
Turnbull swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A telegraphed right hand from Barakat misses the target.
Turnbull cracks Barakat with a good jab.
Barakat throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
It seemed like Turnbull was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Barakat looks to throw the jab but Turnbull is out of range.
Barakat lands a right hook to the body.
Turnbull throws a jab when Barakat was well out of range.
Turnbull waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Barakat.
Turnbull keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Turnbull swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Barakat lands a nice hook to Turnbull's body. Turnbull takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Barakat throws a head kick that misses.
Turnbull looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Turnbull with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Barakat fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Turnbull checks it well.
Turnbull is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Barakat had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Turnbull throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
An attempted straight right counter from Barakat misses the target.
A chopping leg kick lands by Turnbull.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Turnbull throws a hook but Barakat avoids it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turnbull uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Barakat.
Turnbull slips under a jab from Barakat.
Barakat moves out of range as Turnbull strikes.
Turnbull tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Turnbull takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Barakat moves out of range of the strikes.
Turnbull throws a hook to the side of Barakat's head but Barakat sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Turnbull lands a slapping body shot.
Turnbull throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Barakat lands a high kick!
Turnbull misses with a looping left.
Barakat appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Turnbull keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Barakat.
Barakat uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Turnbull.
Turnbull shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Turnbull slips under a jab.
Barakat fails with an attempt to clinch.
Barakat slips a straight right by Turnbull.
Turnbull throws a jab when Barakat was well out of range.
Barakat looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
A leg kick checked by Turnbull.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Qasim Barakat will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Barakat tests Turnbull's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nice body punch from Barakat.
Sloppy strikes from Barakat. Those never looked like landing.
Turnbull looks to land a left hand but Barakat moved out of range nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from Turnbull misses the target.
Barakat turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Barakat.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Turnbull in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Barakat takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Barakat throws a head kick that misses.
Barakat wants to land a leg kick but Turnbull is out of range.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Turnbull.
Turnbull takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Qasim Barakat is winning the standup battle so far.
Barakat throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Turnbull throws the left hand but Barakat avoids the punch easily.
Barakat cracks Turnbull with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barakat scores with a nice strike.
Barakat takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Donk. Turnbull catches Barakat right on the button with a cross.
A slow jab from Barakat misses its intended target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barakat looks to score with a jab to the body but Turnbull is just out of range.
Barakat misses with a hook. Turnbull ducked under it nicely.
Turnbull's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.

Barakat has Turnbull up against the cage in a clinch.
Barakat takes a shot to the head.
A shot in the inside from Turnbull.
A head punch on the inside from Turnbull fails to land.
Turnbull managing to block the knees to the body from Barakat.
Barakat is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Turnbull is defending well for now.
Barakat swings wildly with an uppercut but Turnbull uses good head movement to avoid it.
Turnbull lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Barakat backwards.
Barakat takes a shot to the head.
Turnbull throws a punch but it's blocked by Barakat.
Barakat tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Turnbull's elbow.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Turnbull.
Turnbull lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

Barakat is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Turnbull unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Barakat! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Turnbull is unloading with more strikes now! Barakat drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Colin Turnbull!
Our winner, Colin Turnbull, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.