PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Walter Jackson (ranked 2098 p4p, 247 weight class) and Giuseppe Turturro (ranked 3469 p4p, 335 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Jackson
vs
Turturro

188 cm
19
188 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

185 cm
21
184 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Brawler
Granite chin

Conviction

Urban Fighter

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Walter Jackson !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Giuseppe Turturro!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Konstantin Menshow and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson lands a glancing blow to the side of Turturro's head.

Turturro gets a clinch.
Turturro tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Turturro's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Jackson trying to stall but Turturro improves his position.
Turturro tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Jackson smiles and moves away.
Turturro drops his hands momentarily and Jackson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Turturro's coach down at Captain Turturro`s Pirate Ship was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Turturro's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.

Turturro moves into the clinch.
Jackson swings wildly with an uppercut but Turturro uses good head movement to avoid it.

Turturro manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Turturro is on top in guard.

Turturro slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

Turturro drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Turturro jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Turturro won't allow Jackson to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Turturro looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Turturro trying to control but Jackson is working from the bottom.
Turturro passes Jackson 's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Jackson is not content to let Turturro control the position.

Turturro is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Jackson has managed to free his arm - good work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Turturro is trying to control. Jackson wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Turturro is controlling the pace.
Turturro is keen to just control but Jackson is a slippery customer.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Giuseppe Turturro dominated that round.
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.

Jackson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jackson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.

Turturro closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Jackson looking to stall.
Jackson tries a body shot but Turturro blocks it.

Turturro jumps into guard, dragging Jackson to the mat.
Jackson stopping the sweep attempt from Turturro.
Turturro trying to keep a closed guard but Jackson is proving a slippery customer.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jackson would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Turturro is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Turturro pushes a forearm under Jackson 's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Jackson is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Giuseppe Turturro!
In his post fight interview, Giuseppe Turturro started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.