PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Torsti Turjake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gaia Ky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Ky's choice of entrance music: TIAMAT - Gaia. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Turjake
vs
Ky

170 cm
36
149 lbs
31 - 16 - 0

176 cm
38
145 lbs
34 - 19 - 3

Good wrestling
World class boxer
KO power

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

KAISER

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 31 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Torsti Turjake!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 34 - 19 - 3, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gaia Ky!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Turjake fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ky manages to avoid it.
Turjake is looking to land body kicks.
Good exchange - Turjake coming out on top.
Turjake misses with a looping right.
Turjake fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ky circles away from the clinch attempt
and Ky counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Turjake misses the jab.
Turjake shoots in for a double leg but Ky sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Ky throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Turjake fails in his attempt to clinch.
Turjake fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Turjake fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Ky avoids it really well and circles away.
Turjake blocks a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ky misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Turjake tries to clinch up
and Ky counters with a left and a right that stings Turjake.
Ky keeps the fight on the outside.
Ky on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Turjake fails with an attempt to clinch.
Turjake tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ky paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Turjake fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Ky has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Turjake throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ky counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ky connects with an inside leg kick.
Turjake works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ky connects with an inside leg kick.
Ky displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Turjake throws out the jab.
Turjake tries to clinch there but Ky circles away.
Ky displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Turjake throws out the jab.
Ky closes the distance and lands a one-two.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ky uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Turjake.
Ky thumps Turjake with a low kick.
Turjake misses with a hook. Ky ducked under it nicely.
Ky jabs at Turjake's body.
Turjake misses with a hook to the body
and Ky cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

Turjake drives through and clinches with Ky against the cage.
Ky tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

Turjake's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ky checks a leg kick nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turjake doesn't manage to clinch there - Ky circles away.
Turjake connects with a solid leg kick.
Turjake tries to clinch
and Ky counters with a head kick.
Turjake scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Turjake misses with a straight left.
Turjake swats away the attempt to clinch by Ky.
Turjake's jab looks to have found its range, popping Ky under the eye.
Turjake throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ky sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Turjake lands the left hand.
Turjake closes the distance looking to clinch
and Ky counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Ky has managed to clinch.

Ky breaks the clinch.
Turjake throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ky circles away from the clinch attempt

and Ky counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Ky.
Ky lands a left hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ky tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Turjake keeps control of Ky as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Ky throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Turjakes head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ky is trying to break free.

Turjake manages to pull guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Torsti Turjake will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Turjake lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Turjake throws a hook but Ky avoids it easily.
Turjake lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Ky looks to score with a jab to the body but Turjake is just out of range.
Ky avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ky throws a nice head kick!

Turjake rushes Ky and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Ky prevents a takedown attempt there.
Ky is trying to push Turjake away but Turjake has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Ky lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Turjake has Ky pressed against the cage, preventing Ky from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Ky looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Ky lands a shoulder strike.
Ky is trying to break the clinch but Turjake is controlling him.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Ky breaks from the clinch.
A punch lands to the side of Ky 's head but he takes it in his stride.

Turjake darts in and clinches Ky up against the cage.
A hook to the body from Ky.
Turjake is looking for a takedown.
Ky misses with a body punch.
Ky can't find room to land a body shot as Turjake controls the action.
A short left from Ky.
Turjake slows down the pace here.
Turjake blocking some punches.
Ky lands a body punch.
Ky tries to work over Turjake's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ky has a couple of punches blocked by Turjake.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turjake with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ky wants to break free but Turjake has control.
Ky tries to throw a body punch but Turjake avoids it by throwing Ky back against the cage.
Ky tries to break free but Turjake pushes him back against the cage.

Turjake jumps guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Turjake is trying to control the position but Ky postures up.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ky is stalling in the full guard.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Ky throws a front kick aimed at Turjake's knee but Turjake avoids it well.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Turjake checks a leg kick.
Turjake tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turjake tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ky swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Turjake fails to land with a series of punches.
Turjake shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Turjake misses the jab.
A jab from Ky does it's job there.
Ky turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ky swats away the attempt to clinch by Turjake.
Ky throws a head kick that misses.
Ky takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Turjake swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ky counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Torsti Turjake seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ky stuffs the takedown.
Ky has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Torsti Turjake. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ky tried to score with a low kick but Turjake checks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ky bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ky chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ky throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ky swats away the attempt to clinch by Turjake.
Ky throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Turjake swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Turjake closes the distance but Ky moves to the side
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ky keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Torsti Turjake is winning the standup battle so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Turjake lands a jab.
Ky is looking to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Gaia Ky will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Turjake scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Turjake scores with a hook.
Ky is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Turjake misses with a double jab.
Ky fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ky uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Turjake.
The fight stays on the outside here - Turjake looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Turjake tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Ky manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ky thows a body kick. Turjake tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Turjake misses with a wild combination.
Turjake fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Turjake avoids the body shot from Ky.
Turjake moves in looking to clinch but Ky pushes him off.
Turjake connects with the punch.

Turjake gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Ky throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Turjakes head.
Turjake displaying some good clinch control by pressing Ky up against the cage.

Turjake jumps guard.
Ky trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Ky is sitting in close to Turjake's body. Turjake has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Ky is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Ky is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Turjake.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Torsti Turjake!