PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rik Spahn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Barret The Turk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The Turk has chosen Porcupine Tree - Fear of a Blank Planet as his entrance music. Rik Spahn has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Spahn
vs
The Turk

168 cm
26
219 lbs
17 - 7 - 0

198 cm
22
222 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Xtreme Merchandise
Syndicate Nutrition

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 17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rik Spahn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Barret The Turk!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Ben Zyskovitsi and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice jab there from Spahn.
Spahn swings and misses with a hook to the body.
No luck for Spahn with that takedown attempt.
The Turk connects with a solid leg kick.
The Turk lands with a shot to the body.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Spahn.
The Turk parries the strikes from Spahn easily there. Spahn is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable The Turk to escape.
Spahn throwing strikes but The Turk manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
The Turk gets to mount! Spahn was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Spahn tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Spahn might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Spahn wants to hold on but The Turk pushes him away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The Turk controlling from mount.
Spahn can't escape the position.
Spahn has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Spahn is squirming around, avoiding The Turk's attempts to control the action.
The Turk controlling the position easily from mount.
Spahn is looking to get to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spahn slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Spahn wants to control but The Turk is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The Turk trying to control the action but Spahn is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Spahn wants to improve his position but The Turk is controlling well.
Spahn trying to control from the bottom.
Spahn is trying to get back to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Spahn manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
The Turk preventing the sweep.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Spahn is on top in guard.
Spahn in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Spahn throws an elbow that misses. The Turk uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Spahn's guard. Nice move by The Turk!

Spahn throws his legs up looking for a submission but The Turk uses it to pass to side control.
Spahn gets back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Turk wants to lay and pray for a moment but Spahn keeps working.
Spahn is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Spahn slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Spahn trying to keep a closed guard but The Turk is proving a slippery customer.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

The Turk stands up from Spahn's guard - The Turk perhaps looking for a knockout.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

The Turk misses with a head kick.
Spahn shoots in for a double leg but The Turk sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Spahn throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The Turk goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A head kick misses from The Turk.

A momentary lapse in concentration from The Turk enables Spahn to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. The Turk manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
The Turk manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Spahn manages to get himself to full guard.
The Turk preventing the sweep.
Spahn has a closed guard, preventing The Turk from standing up.
The Turk wants to stand and escape but instead Spahn has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Spahn throws a big elbow that misses.
The Turk avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

Spahn drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but The Turk manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Spahn has The Turk in his guard.
Spahn throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
The Turk tries to stand but Spahn is controlling from the bottom.
Spahn wants to sweep but no luck.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Turk engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Spahn looking to hit a scissor sweep but The Turk is one step ahead there.
Spahn looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but The Turk puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Spahn wants to improve his position but The Turk is controlling well.
Spahn gets back to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Turk controlling from the top position.
Spahn is trying to keep The Turk in close.
Spahn wants to sweep but no luck.

Spahn throws his legs up looking for a submission but The Turk uses it to pass to side control.
The Turk is looking to take a break and control but Spahn is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spahn tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The Turk gets to mount! Spahn was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Spahn is looking to get to half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rik Spahn dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Spahn takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Spahn misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from The Turk.
The Turk takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Rik Spahn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The Turk lands with a thumping leg kick.
Spahn fails with a takedown attempt.
The Turk throws a front kick that sends Spahn stumbling back into the cage.
The Turk misses with a head kick.
Spahn takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Spahn tries to work over The Turk's front leg with a kick but The Turk checks it.
The Turk goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The Turk fails with an attempt to clinch.
The Turk throws a leg kick that misses.
The Turk chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Spahn looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? The Turk is fending him off so far but Spahn persists. Nope, The Turk circles away and we're back to standing.
The Turk pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Spahn scores with a jab to the jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Turk throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Spahn is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Barret The Turk seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The Turk moves into range and connects with a jab.
The Turk misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Spahn.
Nice shot by The Turk.

Spahn closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. The Turk did well to prevent Spahn getting side control.
Spahn thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed The Turk's head.
Spahn sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. The Turk defending well though.
The Turk is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Spahn scores with a couple of nice shots.
Spahn landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Spahn throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The Turk gets back to full guard.
Spahn postures up in The Turk's guard and throws a big left but The Turk blocks it.
Barret The Turk has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spahn throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as The Turk works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Spahn loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Spahn postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Spahn wants to pass the guard but The Turk is keeping the position.
The Turk wants to get back to his feet but Spahn is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The Turk avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Spahn is looking to work some ground and pound but The Turk has wrist control.
The Turk preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Rik Spahn is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spahn stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. The Turk swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Spahn loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The Turk pulls Spahn in close to his closed guard and prevents Spahn from doing any damage or advancing position.
Spahn postures up and lands a big shot to The Turk's brow.

The Turk pushes Spahn off and scrambles back to his feet.

Spahn shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in The Turk's guard.
Spahn passes easily into side control. Nice work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Turk pushes Spahn away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Spahn gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Spahn sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but The Turk is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Spahn throwing shots but missing, from side control.
You can see the frustration on The Turk's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The Turk tries to buck Spahn off but Spahn is having none of it.
Spahn scoring with punches and elbows.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Spahn working the strikes but The Turk uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
The Turk wants to get back to his feet.
The Turk is refusing to be controlled, as Spahn sits in half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Rik Spahn.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Spahn, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rik Spahn!
Rik Spahn thanked the fans post fight for their support.