PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sergio Melk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ian Turner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Melk
vs
Turner

184 cm
20
183 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
18
190 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sergio Melk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ian Turner!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Kenichi Hosakawa and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice takedown defense from Turner. No joy for Melk on that attempt.
An inside leg kick lands from Turner.
Turner tries to close the distance and clinch but Melk swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A clash of legs there as Melk blocks the low kick.
Nice body punch from Melk.
Turner throws a sloppy head kick and Melk moves out of range easily.
Turner lands a head kick. Melk smiles back at him and beckons him forward.

It looks like Sergio Melk has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Turner lands a nice looking kick to the body. Melk takes a step back to recover.

Turner closes the distance and pushes Melk back into the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Turner.
Turner missing with knees to the body.
Turner lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Melk tries to pull guard but Turner forces him back to his feet, against the cage.

Melk manages to pull guard.
Melk is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Melk trying to keep a closed guard but Turner is proving a slippery customer.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Melk is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Turner missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Melk is on top in guard.
Turner really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Melk. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Melk engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Sergio Melk just wasn't active enough.
Turner defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Melk.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sergio Melk. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Turner. That's going to slow Melk down.
Melk is breathing heavily.
Melk shoots in but no luck this time.
Turner lands a nice leg kick that just misses Melk's sensitive parts.
Turner lands a leg kick that knocks Melk off balance momentarily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Turner moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Turner buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Turner scores with a kick to the midsection.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Turner, right into the meat.
Melk keeps the fight on the outside.
Turner pushes Melk away with a front kick.
Turner lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Turner feints and then cracks Melk's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Melk down.
Ian Turner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Turner throws a head kick but Melk moves out of range.
Turner throws a head kick that misses.
Melk takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turner throws a nice outside leg kick.
Turner moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Turner moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Turner tries to close the distance and clinch but Melk swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Turner connects with a leg kick. Melk looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Turner.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Melk on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Turner. Turner obviously looking to wear him down.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Turner.
Melk has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Turner.
Melk keeps the fight on the outside.

Turner clinches up against the cage.
Turner lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Melk on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Turner taking a breather.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turner has Melk pressed against the cage, preventing Melk from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Melk will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Turner trying to land knees to the body.
Turner misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Melk is trying to pull guard but Turner turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Turner is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Turner lands an elbow inside.
Melk avoiding damage as Turner throws knees to the body.
Melk blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Turner is pushing Melk up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Melk jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Turner walks away with a smile on his face. Melk gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Turner buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ian Turner dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sergio Melk'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.

Turner lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Turner lands with a kick to the ribs.
Turner lands a leg kick that knocks Melk off balance momentarily.
An inside leg kick lands from Turner.

Turner has closed the distance and engaged Melk in a clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice elbow from Turner.
Turner tries to land knees in the clinch but Melk avoids the damage to the body.
Turner lands an elbow just above Melk 's eye.
Turner lands a damaging elbow.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Turner.
Turner continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Melk is trying to push Turner away but Turner has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Turner pushes off an throws an elbow but Melk leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Turner creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Melk looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Melk is trying to pull guard but Turner has him pressed against the cage.
Turner displaying some good clinch control by pressing Melk up against the cage.
Melk takes a knee to the side of the body.
Good body shot from Turner.
Turner lands a nice elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turner can't find room to land a body shot as Melk controls the action.
Turner lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Turner struggles to land a body shot inside as Melk controls his hands.
Melk blocking some punches.
Turner lands with a left to the head.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Turner missing with knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Turner lands an elbow that stopped Melk in his tracks for a moment.

Sergio Melk's cut is getting worse.
Melk managing to block the knees to the body from Turner.
Turner misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Melk.
Melk is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Turner to keep the fight standing.
Turner lands an elbow just above Melk 's eye.
Turner lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turner lands a knee to the head.
Melk blocking some punches.
Turner lands an elbow inside.
Melk wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sergio Melk. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Turner lands a damaging elbow.
Melk managing to block the knees to the body from Turner.
Melk blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Nice elbow from Turner.

Sergio Melk's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Turner lands a knee to the body.
Turner has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Turner trying to land knees to the body.
Melk trying to control the position but instead, Turner has worked for underhooks and has pushed Melk into the cage.
Turner lands a damaging elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turner lands a nice elbow.
Melk blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Melk can't break the clinch.
Turner is stalling here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Turner lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Turner lands a damaging elbow.

Jeez, Sergio Melk's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Turner tries to land a knee to the head but Melk blocks with his arms.
Turner using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Melk has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Turner is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Turner misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Melk.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Melk working hard to break the clinch.
Melk is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ian Turner showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Sergio Melk's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Turner throws a nice outside leg kick.

Turner closes the distance and clinches.
Turner trying to control the position but instead, Melk has worked for underhooks and has pushed Turner into the cage.
Melk is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.

Melk escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Turner fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Turner thows a body kick. Melk tries to catch it but that hurt him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Turner tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Turner connects with a solid leg kick.
Turner is looking to clinch.
A head kick misses from Turner.
Turner scores with a kick to the body.
Turner fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
That kick from Turner tenderised Melk's leg. Melk is trying to keep his angry face on.
Turner tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A slapping leg kick lands for Turner.
Melk chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Turner can pounce on him.
Turner lands with a slapping head kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Both fighters circling a little - Turner finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.

Turner moves into the clinch.
Turner is struggling to control the position.
Nice elbow from Turner.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Turner as Melk tries to tie him up.
Turner using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Melk has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Melk dodges an elbow strike from Turner.
Turner throws an elbow but it misses.
Turner misses with a knee to the head.
Melk wants a takedown but no success here.
Turner unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Nice elbow from Turner.
Turner lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Turner lands an elbow that stopped Melk in his tracks for a moment.
Turner taking a breather.
Turner comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Sergio Melk's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Ian Turner!