PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Devon Turpin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vladimir Kouzmanoff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Turpin comes to the cage accompanied by Speak - Godsmack. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Turpin
vs
Kouzmanoff

194 cm
23
250 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

203 cm
22
264 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Devon Turpin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Vladimir Kouzmanoff!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Ian Loll and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kouzmanoff tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Turpin moves in looking to clinch but Kouzmanoff pushes him off.
Turpin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kouzmanoff bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.

Kouzmanoff shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Kouzmanoff was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!

Turpin is rocked!
Turpin is trying desperately to improve position.
Oh Turpin is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Turpin is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Turpin seems to have got his legs back now.

Kouzmanoff working for a guillotine from mount but Turpin is in no mood to give up.
Turpin is in all sorts of trouble here.

Kouzmanoff with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Turpin is trying to stand up.
Turpin is squirming around, avoiding Kouzmanoff's attempts to control the action.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Turpin wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Turpin trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
A nice elbow there by Kouzmanoff.
Kouzmanoff wants to control the pace but Turpin is squirming around nicely.
Kouzmanoff landing strikes from the mount and Turpin is in trouble!
Turpin can't escape the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kouzmanoff has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Kouzmanoff lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Turpin is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Turpin is breathing heavily.
A nice elbow there by Kouzmanoff.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Kouzmanoff controlling from the full mount.
Kouzmanoff landing shots from mount.
Kouzmanoff looking to control but Turpin is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Kouzmanoff controlling from mount.
Kouzmanoff can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Turpin is looking to escape.
Turpin working to try and regain half guard.
Turpin is working hard here to advance position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kouzmanoff controlling the pace for now.
Kouzmanoff is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Turpin can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Kouzmanoff looking to control but Turpin is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kouzmanoff looking to control and managing it successfully.
Turpin in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Turpin is trying to stand.
Turpin is in all sorts of trouble here.
Kouzmanoff blocks Turpin's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Turpin is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Turpin tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Turpin is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Turpin sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Kouzmanoff trying to mount his opponent but Turpin defends it.
Turpin wants to get back to full guard but Kouzmanoff has passed into side control.
Kouzmanoff looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Turpin is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Kouzmanoff looking to control but Turpin is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Turpin wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vladimir Kouzmanoff dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Kouzmanoff forces Turpin back against the cage and clinches.
Turpin lands an elbow just above Kouzmanoff 's eye.
Turpin stalling in the clinch but Kouzmanoff improves position.

Kouzmanoff jumps guard.
Kouzmanoff not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Turpin trying to stand up but can't free himself from Kouzmanoff's guard.
Kouzmanoff not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

Kouzmanoff pushes Turpin off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Left hook, right uppercut from Kouzmanoff.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Turpin misses with a hook

and Kouzmanoff moves into the clinch.
Turpin lands a shoulder strike.
Turpin tries a knee to the head but Kouzmanoff blocks it.
Kouzmanoff wants to break free but Turpin has control.
Kouzmanoff takes an elbow to the temple.

It looks like Vladimir Kouzmanoff has been cut.
Turpin pushes Kouzmanoff back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Turpin lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Turpin takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Turpin scores with a knee to the head.

Turpin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Devon Turpin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Turpin tries to clinch

and Kouzmanoff moves into the clinch.
Turpin controlling the action here for a moment.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Turpin for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Turpin lands an uppercut.
Kouzmanoff wants a takedown.
A shot in the inside from Turpin.
Turpin lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kouzmanoff backwards.
Turpin tries a knee to the head but Kouzmanoff blocks it.
Turpin keeps control of Kouzmanoff as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kouzmanoff.
Turpin looking to stall.
Kouzmanoff tries to break the clinch but Turpin is controlling the position.

Turpin manages to break the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Turpin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kouzmanoff shoots for a takedown but Turpin saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Kouzmanoff connects with a crisp jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kouzmanoff shoots in but Turpin avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Devon Turpin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vladimir Kouzmanoff.
Turpin fails with an attempt to clinch.

Kouzmanoff has closed the distance and engaged Turpin in a clinch.
Turpin connects with a nasty looking knee right to Kouzmanoff's face.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Turpin.
Kouzmanoff changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Turpin fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Turpin tries to clinch

and Kouzmanoff decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Turpin's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kouzmanoff advances to half guard.
Turpin is looking for a sweep. Kouzmanoff is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Kouzmanoff trying to control the action but Turpin is working from the bottom.
Turpin missing with punches from the bottom.
Turpin is trying to stand up here but Kouzmanoff is controlling him well.
Turpin wants to get back to full guard but Kouzmanoff has mounted him!
Turpin slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kouzmanoff wants to lay and pray for a moment but Turpin keeps working.
Kouzmanoff missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Turpin tries to roll over but Kouzmanoff keeps him under control.
Turpin pushes Kouzmanoff off looking to stand but Kouzmanoff dives back in and keeps control.
Turpin tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Kouzmanoff manages to move to mount!
Kouzmanoff won't let Turpin get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Kouzmanoff controlling the position easily from mount.
Kouzmanoff dominating with strikes here.
Turpin is trying to stand.
Kouzmanoff landing shots from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Turpin trying desperately to get to his feet.
Turpin slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.

Turpin kicks Kouzmanoff off and gets back to his feet.
Turpin tries to clinch but Kouzmanoff moves away
and Kouzmanoff counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The fight stays on the outside here - Turpin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Turpin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kouzmanoff paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Turpin gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Nice elbow from Turpin.
Turpin lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Turpin with a knee to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Turpin.
Turpin lands with a short punch from the clinch.

Turpin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Turpin tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Kouzmanoff counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Kouzmanoff tries to pass to full mount but Turpin defends it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kouzmanoff keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Kouzmanoff lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Kouzmanoff seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vladimir Kouzmanoff showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Vladimir Kouzmanoff's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Turpin misses with an uppercut. Kouzmanoff saw that one coming.
Turpin keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Kouzmanoff tries to close the distance and clinch but Turpin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kouzmanoff misses with a head kick.
Turpin closes the distance but Kouzmanoff moves to the side
and Kouzmanoff counters with an inside leg kick.
Turpin drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Turpin closes the distance looking to clinch
and Kouzmanoff counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

Kouzmanoff takes the fight into the clinch.
Kouzmanoff has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Turpin avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Kouzmanoff is trying to break free.
Kouzmanoff is trying to maintain a safe position but Turpin gets an underhook and turns Kouzmanoff into the cage.
Kouzmanoff jumps guard but Turpin stands there with Kouzmanoff around his waist. Kouzmanoff gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Devon Turpin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vladimir Kouzmanoff.
Kouzmanoff blocking some punches.
Kouzmanoff tries for a takedown. No joy.
Turpin stalling in the clinch but Kouzmanoff improves position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kouzmanoff has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Turpin avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Turpin lands an elbow inside that Kouzmanoff shrugs off.
Kouzmanoff misses with the head strike.
Turpin gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Turpin has Kouzmanoff pressed against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Turpin lands an elbow inside that Kouzmanoff shrugs off.
Turpin comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Turpin lands a damaging elbow.
Turpin lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kouzmanoff backwards.
Turpin lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

Turpin manages to break the clinch.
Turpin tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Kouzmanoff counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kouzmanoff tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Turpin counters by clinching up.
Turpin prevents the takedown attempt.
Kouzmanoff wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Turpin has him pressed against the cage.
Turpin prevents a takedown attempt there.
Turpin comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Kouzmanoff looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Kouzmanoff wants to get back to striking at distance but Turpin won't allow it.
Kouzmanoff is trying to break the clinch but Turpin has him pressed against the cage.
Kouzmanoff blocks an elbow strike from Turpin.

Turpin manages to break the clinch.
Kouzmanoff shoots for a double leg takedown but Turpin sprawls well. He's pushed Kouzmanoff's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Kouzmanoff shoots for a takedown but Turpin saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Turpin doesn't manage to clinch there - Kouzmanoff circles away.

Turpin forces Kouzmanoff back against the cage and clinches.
A short right from Turpin on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Turpin.
Turpin landing knees to the head.
Turpin lands a nice elbow.
Turpin lands an elbow that stopped Kouzmanoff in his tracks for a moment.

Turpin manages to break the clinch.
Turpin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Turpin closes the distance but Kouzmanoff moves to the side
letting Kouzmanoff counter with a right hand.
Turpin closes the distance but Kouzmanoff moves to the side

and Kouzmanoff counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kouzmanoff content to stall in guard here.
Turpin is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Kouzmanoff stands up over Turpin, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Turpin keeping moving, preventing Kouzmanoff from controlling successfully.
Turpin is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Kouzmanoff is controlling him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kouzmanoff wants to control from the top but Turpin keeps moving.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Turpin closes the distance and clinches.
Kouzmanoff wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Turpin has him pressed against the cage.
Turpin lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

Turpin breaks the clinch.

Turpin closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Turpin works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Turpin throws a knee to the head but misses.

Turpin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Turpin tries to close the distance and clinch but Kouzmanoff swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

Turpin has taken the fight to the clinch.
Turpin's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kouzmanoff is looking to break free of the clinch but Turpin has double underhooks.
Kouzmanoff has Turpin pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Turpin manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
A nice left hand lands by Turpin.
A shot in the inside from Turpin.

Turpin breaks from the clinch.
Kouzmanoff throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Turpin's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turpin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Turpin loads up on a big right hand but Kouzmanoff slips the punch.
Turpin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kouzmanoff swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Turpin wants to clinch.
It's a brutal combination of punches from Turpin! Kouzmanoff is backing up but he can't get away as Turpin lands with one final shot to the jaw that drops Kouzmanoff and ends the fight. Great knockout.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:18 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Devon Turpin!