PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ismail Polat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Young Tutankhamon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Polat
vs
Tutankhamon

179 cm
22
157 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

155 cm
31
155 lbs
10 - 11 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
KO power

Good takedowns
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ismail Polat!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Young Tutankhamon!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Matheus Silva and Edson Gomes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tutankhamon on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Polat. Polat obviously looking to wear him down.
Tutankhamon throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Polat's waist but Polat gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Tutankhamon off to one side.
Tutankhamon has a takedown stuffed.
Polat misses with a looping right.
Tutankhamon will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Ismail Polat has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Young Tutankhamon.
Good work by Tutankhamon as he checks the leg kick.
Polat misses with a low kick.
Tutankhamon ducks under a wild hook from Polat.
Polat moves in looking to clinch but Tutankhamon pushes him off.
Polat connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

Tutankhamon throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Polat was covering up waiting for the punch and Tutankhamon finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Polat has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tutankhamon missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Polat will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Polat keeping full guard, as Tutankhamon tries to pass.
Tutankhamon has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Tutankhamon trying to control the position from guard on top but Polat is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Polat avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Tutankhamon is looking to work some ground and pound but Polat has wrist control.
Tutankhamon working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Polat's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tutankhamon throwing strikes from guard but Polat blocks nicely.
Tutankhamon trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Polat working a defensive guard here.
Polat knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Tutankhamon on the ground.
Tutankhamon trying to control but Polat is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tutankhamon would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Polat managing to control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Tutankhamon accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Tutankhamon trying to control the position from guard on top but Polat is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Young Tutankhamon has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Tutankhamon tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Polat manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tutankhamon is looking to clinch.
A slapping body kick lands there for Tutankhamon.
Tutankhamon fails with the takedown.
Tutankhamon fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Polat on the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tutankhamon shoots in looking for a takedown but Polat manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Tutankhamon's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.

Tutankhamon closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Polat to the mat! Polat manages to get full guard.
Tutankhamon postures up in Polat's guard and throws a big left but Polat blocks it.
Polat wants to sweep here but Tutankhamon controlling him for the moment.
Tutankhamon is fighting to break Polat's control of his arms but Polat is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tutankhamon stands up over Polat, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Young Tutankhamon dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Tutankhamon shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Polat defends it nicely.
Tutankhamon tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Polat manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Polat throws a jab but it's blocked by Tutankhamon.
Tutankhamon throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A punch lands to the side of Tutankhamon 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Tutankhamon will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Polat misses with a two punch combination.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Tutankhamon is defended easily by Polat.
Ismail Polat has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Young Tutankhamon.
Tutankhamon shoots for a double leg takedown but Polat sprawls well. He's pushed Tutankhamon's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Tutankhamon fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Polat stuffs the takedown attempt from Tutankhamon. Tutankhamon gets slowly back to his feet.
Young Tutankhamon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Polat just misses with a punch to the body.
The fighters circle momentarily. Polat darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Tutankhamon looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Polat is fending him off so far but Tutankhamon persists. Nope, Polat circles away and we're back to standing.
Polat misses with a wild combination.
Polat thuds a left hand into Tutankhamon's body.
Polat lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Tutankhamon dives in and grabs Polat's left leg, looking for a takedown. Polat pushes down on Tutankhamon's head and hops out.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Tutankhamon is defended easily by Polat.
Nice straight punches there by Polat. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Polat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Tutankhamon dives in and scores a takedown into Polat's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Polat wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Polat utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Polat keeping moving, preventing Tutankhamon from controlling successfully.
Polat on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Polat tries to get out of the position.
Polat avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Polat utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tutankhamon throws an elbow that misses. Polat uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Tutankhamon's guard. Nice move by Polat!
Polat has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

Polat is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Tutankhamon has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Polat is looking to defend but Tutankhamon has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Polat! Tutankhamon pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Polat taps out and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Young Tutankhamon!