PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mauricio Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Magni Turisas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Turisas has chosen Manowar - Gods Of War as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Gracie
vs
Turisas

193 cm
22
222 lbs
7 - 6 - 0

185 cm
27
210 lbs
12 - 10 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mauricio Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Magni Turisas!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Marco Blurström and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie misses with the combination.
A combination from Turisas does no damage.
Gracie tries a head kick but it misses.
Turisas misses with a double jab.
Turisas throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gracie.
Turisas closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Gracie is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gracie doesn't manage to clinch there - Turisas circles away.
Gracie is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Turisas.
Turisas throws a combination that misses

and Gracie counters by clinching up.
Gracie misses with an elbow strike.
Gracie pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Gracie comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Turisas wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Gracie has him pressed against the cage.
Turisas working hard to break the clinch.
Gracie throws a knee to the head but misses.
Turisas is looking to break free of the clinch but Gracie has double underhooks.
Gracie looking to throw knees to the head but Turisas is blocking nicely.
Turisas is trying to break the clinch but Gracie has him pressed against the cage.
A knee to the head by Gracie.
Turisas wants to break free but Gracie has control.
Turisas blocks the elbow strike.
Gracie misses with an elbow over the top.
Gracie keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Turisas's efforts to push away.
Gracie looks to throw an elbow but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Turisas is trying to break free.
Turisas can't break the clinch.
Gracie keeps control of Turisas as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A frustrated look appears on Gracie's face as he tries to break the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Gracie just misses with a elbow thrown towards Turisas's brow.
Turisas avoids a wild elbow strike from Gracie.
Turisas takes a knee to the side of the body.
Turisas blocks an elbow strike.

Gracie breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Turisas throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
An inside leg kick lands from Turisas.
Gracie moves in looking to clinch but Turisas pushes him off.
Turisas stalks Gracie and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Gracie's face. Gracie staggers backwards, shaken.
Gracie throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gracie tries to close the distance and clinch but Turisas swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gracie fails with an attempt to clinch.
Turisas tries to bum rush Gracie with a series of wild strikes but Gracie uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gracie tries to clinch but Turisas moves out of range.
No joy there for Turisas, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Turisas throws a right and a left that Gracie avoids nicely.
Gracie slips a jab and a cross from Turisas.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turisas lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gracie circles away quickly and effectively.
Gracie takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Turisas throws a right and a left that both miss.
Turisas throws a right and a left that Gracie avoids nicely.
Turisas misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gracie tries to clinch up but Turisas circles away and keeps his distance.
Gracie wants to clinch.
Turisas looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Turisas tries to bum rush Gracie with a series of wild strikes but Gracie uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Turisas circles away from the clinch attempt.
Turisas slips a jab and a cross from Gracie.
Turisas lands a jab.
Gracie is looking to clinch.
Turisas throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gracie.
Gracie throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Gracie does no damage.
Turisas scores with a one two! Gracie had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Gracie pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gracie misses with a two punch combination.
Gracie is breathing heavily.
Turisas throws a combination. Gracie tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Turisas avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Turisas falls off balance throwing a combination
and Gracie counters with a big head kick but Turisas shrugs it off.
No joy there for Turisas, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Turisas is working the combinations to good effect here.
Gracie tries to clinch there but Turisas circles away.
Gracie doesn't manage to clinch there - Turisas circles away.
Gracie is looking to clinch.
Gracie throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Turisas throws a right and a left that Gracie avoids nicely.
Gracie is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Turisas.
Gracie takes one to the chin there.
Turisas throws a series of strikes that have Gracie backpedaling.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Turisas rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gracie moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turisas misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gracie tries to clinch but Turisas is having none of it.
Gracie avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gracie doesn't manage to clinch there - Turisas circles away.
Turisas looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Turisas throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gracie throws a hook but Turisas avoids it easily.
Gracie tries to close the distance and clinch but Turisas swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Turisas throws a left and a right that both miss
and Gracie counters with an outside leg kick.
Turisas misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Danga de danga de dang - Turisas scores with a four punch combination!
Turisas lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gracie circles away quickly and effectively.
Gracie is looking to clinch but Turisas is avoiding it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Turisas throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gracie.
Turisas misses with a double jab.
Turisas falls off balance throwing a combination
and Gracie counters with a flying knee. Nice.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Magni Turisas 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.

Turisas throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gracie throws a head kick that half lands.

Turisas is rocked!
Turisas looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Turisas misses with a series of wild punches.
Turisas tries to bum rush Gracie with a series of wild strikes but Gracie uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gracie avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mauricio Gracie is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Turisas throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Gracie counters by moving into the clinch.
Turisas is looking to break free of the clinch but Gracie has double underhooks.
Turisas looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Gracie trying to land knees to the body.

Gracie breaks the clinch.
Gracie tries to clinch up.
Turisas looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gracie tries to clinch but Turisas is having none of it.
Gracie is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Turisas.
Turisas throws a right and a left that both miss.
Magni Turisas seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Turisas throws a right and a left that Gracie avoids nicely.
A nice combination there by Turisas.
Turisas fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie throws a head kick but Turisas moves out of range.
Gracie lands a jab to Turisas's midsection.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Turisas falls off balance throwing a combination
and Gracie counters with a stiff right hand.
Turisas dodges the punch combination from Gracie.
Turisas moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Gracie tries to clinch there but Turisas circles away.

Gracie takes the fight into the clinch.
Turisas wants to break free but Gracie has control.
Turisas wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Gracie prevents Turisas from breaking the clinch.
Turisas has had enough of the clinch but Gracie keeps him there for the moment.

Turisas breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Turisas will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Turisas throws a combination. Gracie tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Turisas keeps the fight on the outside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turisas misses with a double jab

and Gracie counters with a crisp one two that drops Turisas! Gracie thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Turisas to his feet! Turisas is in big trouble!
Turisas is still on wobbly legs! Can Gracie finish him?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gracie tries to clinch there but Turisas circles away.
Turisas drops his hands momentarily and Gracie needs no second invitation. He sets himself and throws a perfect high kick, that clips Turisas just on the top of the head. Turisas drops like a sack of potatoes to the canvas, out cold! Oooooooh yeah! Stick a fork in Turisas - he's done!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Mauricio Gracie!