PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Song Turillo (ranked 142 p4p, 24 weight class) and Michael Cole (ranked 377 p4p, 50 weight class). Cole has chosen I Won't Back Down as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Turillo
vs
Cole

198 cm
27
210 lbs
13 - 3 - 0

175 cm
36
212 lbs
37 - 19 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Urban Fighter
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Urban Fighter

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Song Turillo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 37 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Michael Cole!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Richard Clark and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Turillo scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Cole blocks the body kick.
Turillo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cole takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Cole rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Turillo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Cole misses with a straight left.
It appears Turillo was looking to counter with a kick there.
Cole shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Turillo sprawls well. Turillo wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Cole gets slowly back to his feet.
Turillo misses with the body kick

and Cole counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Turillo avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Cole landing with the ground and pound.
Cole working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Turillo's head.
Turillo is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Ryōzanpaku Dojo that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Cole looking to pass the guard.
Turillo avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cole working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Turillo working a defensive guard here.
Cole's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Turillo utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Turillo wants to get back to his feet but Cole is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Cole working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Cole is in close to Turillo's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Cole connects with a couple of short punches.
Cole stops Turillo from standing up.
Cole throws a big right hand that misses.
Turillo is adopting a defensive guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Song Turillo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cole scores with a nice right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cole dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cole tried to score with a low kick but Turillo checks it.
A little feinted left hand from Turillo on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Turillo lands a head kick!
Cole moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Turillo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cole circles away quickly and effectively.
Turillo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cole moves away.
Cole throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cole just misses with a punch to the body.
Turillo throws a body shot but no joy.
Turillo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cole bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Turillo's head backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Turillo fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Cole.
Turillo punishes Cole's body with a nice straight punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Turillo.
Cole misses the shot to the body.
Cole darts in looking for a takedown but Turillo gets double underhooks and turns Cole into the cage.
Cole fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Song Turillo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michael Cole.
Turillo pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Turillo jabs Cole right on the nose. Cole blinks but takes it well.
Some wild striking there from Cole.
A lazy left from Turillo finds it's target.
Cole avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Some bone on bone action there as Cole checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Cole dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cole with a body punch. A glancing blow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cole moves in looking to clinch but Turillo pushes him off.
Turillo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cole.
Turillo wants to land a leg kick but Cole is out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cole. Turillo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Turillo connects with a solid leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cole stuns Turillo with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Turillo misses with a body shot
enabling Cole to counter with a crisp jab.
Cole dives in for a single leg takedown but Turillo sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Turillo pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Cole has closed the distance and engaged Turillo in a clinch.
Cole lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Turillo backwards.
Cole tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cole lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Turillo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Cole fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Michael Cole will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Cole fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Turillo avoids it really well and circles away.
No luck for Cole with that takedown attempt.
Turillo thinks about countering with a body kick.
Cole lands with a shot to the body.
Cole uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Turillo.
Turillo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cole.
Turillo connects with a leg kick. Cole looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cole throws a nice looking combination but Turillo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Turillo fakes the leg kick and cracks Cole in the body.
Turillo on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Turillo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cole was well out of range. Poor timing from Turillo.
Cole changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Cole scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cole takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Cole moves out of range of the body kick.
Cole swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Turillo on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Cole fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Turillo is out of range.
Turillo throws a leg kick that is checked
and Turillo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Turillo lands a nice looking body shot.
Turillo does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cole looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Turillo moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Cole throws a looping overhand right but Turillo ducks down to avoid it.
Turillo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cole moves out of range as Turillo strikes.
Cole with a jab.
Turillo lets loose with a powerful body kick. Cole will feel that in the morning.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
That kick from Turillo tenderised Cole's leg. Cole is trying to keep his angry face on.
Turillo looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Cole connects with a body shot that sends Turillo's belly button to the back.
Turillo tried to score with a low kick but Cole checks it.
Turillo misses with an uppercut
and Cole counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Turillo thinking.
Turillo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cole with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Crunch! Turillo slams his shin into Cole's torso.

Cole looking to score a takedown here. Turillo is defending well but Cole drives through and ends up in Turillo's guard.

Turillo pushes Cole off and gets back to his feet.
Turillo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cole was well out of range. Poor timing from Turillo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cole waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Turillo.
Turillo misses with an attempted mid kick.
Cole lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Cole chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Turillo can pounce on him.
Cole connects with a body shot.
Cole walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Turillo is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Turillo throws a body kick that misses
and Cole cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cole fails with an attempt to clinch.
Turillo misses the jab.
Turillo tries a low kick but Cole avoids it.
Turillo throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Cole looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Turillo throws a body punch but Cole moves out of range.
Turillo throws a body kick despite being completely out of range

and Cole counters by moving into the clinch.
Cole doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turillo throws a head punch that misses.
Turillo lands a shoulder strike.
Turillo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cole lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Turillo or not.
A short body shot lands from Cole as the two fighters clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cole doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cole misses with the head strike.
Cole lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Turillo misses with some punches.
A right handed body shot lands from Cole.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Cole just misses with a elbow thrown towards Turillo's brow.
Cole gets through Turillo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

It looks like Song Turillo has been cut.
Cole scores with a shot to the side of Turillo's head.
Cole misses with a hook to the ribs.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Turillo as Cole tries to tie him up.
Cole swings wildly with an uppercut but Turillo uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Michael Cole will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Song Turillo's cut.
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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Turillo misses with a lunging right hand
and Cole counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cole looks to score with a jab to the body but Turillo is just out of range.
Cole avoids a kick to the body.
A slapping body kick lands there for Turillo.
Cole misses with an uppercut.
Cole tries to clinch there but Turillo circles away.
Cole lands a body shot.
Cole fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Turillo manages to avoid it.
Turillo looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Turillo moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Turillo lands a nice looking kick to the body. Cole takes a step back to recover.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cole keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Donk. Turillo catches Cole right on the button with a cross.
Turillo is looking to wear down Cole with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.

Cole closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Turillo's guard.

Turillo pushes Cole off and scrambles back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Turillo misses with a wild body shot.
Cole jabs at Turillo's body.
Turillo swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Cole counters with a left and a right that stings Turillo.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Turillo.
Cole will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A shot to the body from Turillo misses
and Turillo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Turillo.
Turillo slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Cole throws a body shot but no joy.
Turillo thinks about countering with a body kick.
Cole misses with a straight right.
Cole scores with a hook to the body. Turillo takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cole chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Turillo can pounce on him.
Cole will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Song Turillo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turillo throws out a powerful jab.
Turillo misses with a hook. Cole ducked under it nicely.
Turillo thows a body kick. Cole tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Cole takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Cole lands a nice hook to Turillo's body. Turillo takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Turillo moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.

Cole has closed the distance and engaged Turillo in a clinch.
Turillo tries a body shot but Cole blocks it.
Turillo swings wildly with an uppercut but Cole uses good head movement to avoid it.
Turillo prevents a body shot from Cole.
Cole drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Turillo lands a body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turillo misses with a hook to the ribs.
A left hand lands to the body for Cole.
Cole digs a right hand underneath Turillo's ribcage. Turillo let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A right handed body shot lands from Cole.
Cole scores with a shot to the side of Turillo's head.
Turillo can't find room to land a body shot as Cole controls the action.
Cole blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Turillo blocks the elbow strike.
Cole tries to work over Turillo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cole misses with a hook to the ribs.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cole.
Cole lands a left hand that snaps the head of Turillo backwards.
Cole looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Cole's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Cole swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cole tries for a takedown. No joy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cole tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Turillo avoids it.
Michael Cole seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Turillo lands a right hand.
Turillo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Turillo pushes Cole back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Turillo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Cole backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cole missing with knees to the body.
Cole swings wildly with an uppercut but Turillo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cole throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Turillos head.
Turillo misses with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cole.
Cole blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Turillo.
Cole lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Turillo is pressed up against the cage. Cole has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Turillo down to the mat. Turillo avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Song Turillo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michael Cole.
Turillo tries to land a body kick
and Cole counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Michael Cole is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Turillo throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Cole counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Michael Cole.
I've got Cole 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michael Cole!
Michael Cole took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Urban Fighter for their support in the buildup to the fight.