PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Felix Chase (ranked 4116 p4p, 449 weight class) and Efraim Turban (ranked 3914 p4p, 436 weight class). Efraim Turban is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Chase
vs
Turban

176 cm
25
167 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

177 cm
25
170 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Felix Chase !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Efraim Turban!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Donald Grub and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chase throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Chase gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
letting Turban counter with a right hand.
Chase doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Turban makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Chase throws a series of punches but Turban moves out of range.
Donk. Turban catches Chase right on the button with a cross.
Turban takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Chase fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Chase fails with the takedown
and Turban counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Felix Chase . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Turban displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Chase .

Chase rushes Turban and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Turban pushes Chase back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Turban lands a shoulder strike.
Turban's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Turban softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Chase tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Turban smiles and moves away.

Chase closes the distance and clinches.
Chase tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Turban smiles and moves away.
Chase misses with a takedown
and Turban counters with a nice uppercut.
Turban cracks Chase with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Turban misses with a wild combination.
Turban scores with a nice head shot.
Chase on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Chase with a poor takedown

and Turban counters by moving into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turban tries to throw a body punch but Chase avoids it by throwing Turban back against the cage.
Turban tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

Chase breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Chase shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
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!

Chase is working for a kimura but Turban is defending it quite comfortably.
Chase is breathing heavily.
Turban is trying to get back to full guard.
Chase thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Turban's head.
Turban trying to hold on to Chase 's head to control him but Chase postures up.
Chase is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turban is trying to stand back up but Chase is controlling him
Turban is looking for a sweep. Chase is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Turban pushes Chase off looking to stand but Chase dives back in and keeps control.
Chase tries to stand but his arm is trapped.

Chase is looking for a kimura here.

Turban is defending against the submission attempts here by Chase .
Turban is looking to improve his position.
Turban looks like he's trying to stand up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Turban has one foot on Chase 's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Chase shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Turban but Turban pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Turban lands a really nice looking cross but Chase seems unphased.
Turban paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Chase fails with the takedown
and Turban counters with a left to the body.
Chase takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Chase will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Chase gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Turban counters with a right hand to the body.
Turban scores with a nice right hand.
Chase looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Chase doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Turban counters with a lovely straight right hand!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Efraim Turban dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Turban's jab looks to have found its range, popping Chase under the eye.
Turban lunges at Chase with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Chase 's hand.
Chase misses with a combination
and Turban counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Chase lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Turban enables Chase to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Turban manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Chase prevents Turban from getting back to his feet.

Turban has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Chase off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Turban working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

Turban escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Chase misses with a takedown attempt
and Turban counters with a lovely shot to the body.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Turban.
Chase misses with a takedown attempt
and Turban counters with a nice body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Turban connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Chase 's hands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Turban.
A punch lands to the side of Chase 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Turban lands with a straight right. Chase didn't see that one coming.
Chase takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Chase shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Turban counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Felix Chase . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice body punch from Turban.
Turban fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Chase on the side of the head.
Chase tries for a takedown but Turban circles away easily
and Turban counters with a nice uppercut.
Chase misses with a body shot
and Turban counters with a left to the body.
Turban lands with a shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Chase rushes Turban and presses him up against the cage.
Turban misses with a punch to the body.
Turban misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turban misses with a hook to the ribs.
Turban wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Turban wants to get back to striking at distance but Chase won't allow it.
Chase letting Turban take a breather here.
Turban working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Chase looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.

Chase 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Chase shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Turban but Turban pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Chase shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Turban defends it nicely.
Turban scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turban lands a nice hook to Chase 's body. Chase takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Turban fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Chase on the side of the head.
Turban lands a jab to Chase 's midsection.
Chase takes one to the chin there.
Turban feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Chase s jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Chase throws a leg kick
letting Turban counter with a right hand.
Chase gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Turban makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A shot to the liver by Turban. Beautiful body shot.

Chase closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Turban works on Chase 's body with a couple of short punches.

Turban breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Turban scores with a body shot.
Chase is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Turban throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Turban scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Turban. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Turban.

Chase has closed the distance and engaged Turban in a clinch.
Turban throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Chase s head.
We've been informed that Turban has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Turban wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Turban goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Turban has had enough of the clinch but Chase keeps him there for the moment.
Chase fails to pull the fight into his guard.

Chase breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Turban scores with a jab to the body.
Turban works the jab nicely.
A right-left combo lands from Turban.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Turban lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Chase on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Chase takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Turban lands a jab-cross combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Efraim Turban showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Chase shoots in looking for a takedown. Turban tries to sprawl out of it but Chase keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Turban manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Chase moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Turban misses with a hook. Chase ducked under it nicely.
Turban jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.

Chase closes the distance and pushes Turban back into the cage.
Turban throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Turban has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Turban lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chase is trying to drag Turban to the mat but Turban just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.

Turban pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Turban scores with a decent looking hook.
Felix Chase is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Turban scores with a nice strike.
Chase misses with a takedown attempt
and Turban counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Felix Chase . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Turban fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.

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

Turban has one foot on Chase 's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
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!
Turban ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
The crowd cheers as Turban lands an impressive looking overhand right. Chase doesn't seem phased though.
Chase shoots and misses
and Turban connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Chase falls off balance throwing a combination
and Turban counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Turban ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Turban throws a shot to the body.
Turban lands a nice shot to the body.
Good standup being displayed there by Turban as he connects with a hook.
Efraim Turban seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Chase gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Turban counters with a right hand to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chase walks into a jab.
Turban lands with a hook. Chase tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Turban catches Chase with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Chase misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Turban works Chase 's body with a nice hook.
Turban lands with a nice body punch.
Chase gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Efraim Turban is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Turban scores with a jab to the head.
Chase takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Turban ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Turban wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Turban fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Turban as he connects with a hook.
Turban bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Chase throws a left and a right that both miss
and Turban counters with a straight right hand.
Turban cracks a nice hook into Chase 's ribs.
Turban throws a shot to the body.
Turban lands a slapping body shot.
Danga de danga de dang - Turban scores with a four punch combination!
Chase doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Turban connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Turban fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Chase looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Turban, as that shot connected.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chase takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Chase misses with a takedown attempt
and Turban counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Turban throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Turban tests Chase 's chin there with a solid looking shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chase takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Turban lands a glancing blow to the side of Chase 's head.
Turban ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Turban lands with a cross.
Turban lunges at Chase with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Chase 's hand.

Chase is rocked!
Turban lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Oh Chase is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Turban circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Chase to the canvas! Chase doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Turban keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:32 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Efraim Turban!