PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Severi Turpaansaaja (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rick Ross (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Turpaansaaja comes to the cage accompanied by Rage Against The Machine - Bulls On Parade. Ross comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Show me how to live kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Turpaansaaja
vs
Ross

170 cm
38
160 lbs
33 - 16 - 0

179 cm
38
168 lbs
28 - 18 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Conviction

Hellbent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 33 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Severi Turpaansaaja!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rick Ross!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Turpaansaaja tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ross paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Turpaansaaja backing away here, and Ross unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Turpaansaaja shoots in but no luck this time.
Ross throws the kick towards the body but Turpaansaaja avoids it.

Turpaansaaja looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Ross is trying to stand.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Turpaansaaja in particular looking to stall.
Turpaansaaja throws a strike but Ross avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Turpaansaaja trying to control but Ross is working from the bottom.
Ross keeping full guard, as Turpaansaaja tries to pass.
Turpaansaaja won't allow Ross to sweep him here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ross preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
We've been hearing good reports from Turpaansaaja's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ross seems keen to control Turpaansaaja's posture.
Ross utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ross working a defensive guard here.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Ross checks a leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Turpaansaaja. That's going to slow Ross down.

Turpaansaaja dives in and scores a takedown into Ross's guard.
Turpaansaaja postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Turpaansaaja looking to pass the guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turpaansaaja in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Ross preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Turpaansaaja trying to control the position from guard on top but Ross is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ross looking for a sweep. Not yet Ross, not yet.
Ross working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Turpaansaaja.
Ross keeping full guard, as Turpaansaaja tries to pass.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Turpaansaaja on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ross. Ross obviously looking to wear him down.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Ross gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Turpaansaaja to score an easy takedown into full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Turpaansaaja accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Turpaansaaja 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.
Turpaansaaja with a flurry of punches that miss.
Turpaansaaja is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Turpaansaaja postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Turpaansaaja in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Turpaansaaja trying to control the position from guard on top but Ross is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ross preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Turpaansaaja trying to control the position from guard on top but Ross is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Turpaansaaja misses with a head kick.
Turpaansaaja dives in for a single leg takedown but Ross sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Rick Ross is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Turpaansaaja looks to throw a body kick
and Ross counters with a nice uppercut.
A big left from Ross misses.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Turpaansaaja pushes Ross up against the cage in a clinch.
Turpaansaaja doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ross misses with the head strike.
Turpaansaaja softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ross.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Severi Turpaansaaja dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Turpaansaaja fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Ross has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Ross throws a leg kick but Turpaansaaja sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Ross takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.

Turpaansaaja shoots in and gets a takedown into Ross's guard.
Turpaansaaja makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Turpaansaaja lands a couple of elbows.
Turpaansaaja throwing strikes from guard but Ross blocks nicely.
Turpaansaaja is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Turpaansaaja pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ross is keeping the position for now.
Turpaansaaja loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Turpaansaaja trying to control the position from guard on top but Ross is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Turpaansaaja with a flurry of punches that miss.
Turpaansaaja working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Turpaansaaja throwing strikes but missing.
Ross trying to keep a closed guard but Turpaansaaja is proving a slippery customer.

Ross scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Turpaansaaja shoots in but Ross avoids the takedown attempt easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ross throws a lazy uppercut
and Turpaansaaja counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Turpaansaaja is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ross can do to turn this around?
Ross cracks Turpaansaaja with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.

It looks like Severi Turpaansaaja has been cut.
Turpaansaaja shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Ross sprawls well. Ross wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Turpaansaaja gets slowly back to his feet.
Turpaansaaja looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ross appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Turpaansaaja throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Turpaansaaja fakes the leg kick and cracks Ross in the body.
Ross misses with a kick to the body.
Turpaansaaja is trying hard to land a takedown here. Ross sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Severi Turpaansaaja. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ross sizes up Turpaansaaja with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Turpaansaaja checks a leg kick.
A right-left combo lands from Ross.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ross takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Ross stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Ross wants it to stay on the feet.
Ross displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Turpaansaaja.
Turpaansaaja fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Ross uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Turpaansaaja.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Ross! But no joy.

Turpaansaaja manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Ross on his heels. He'll look to pass Ross's guard now, I'm sure.

Ross scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Turpaansaaja blocks a head kick by Ross.
Ross slaps away a takedown attempt from Turpaansaaja, before circling back to the center of the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turpaansaaja shoots in but no luck this time.
Ross pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Turpaansaaja appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ross throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Severi Turpaansaaja seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ross leaves Turpaansaaja with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Turpaansaaja darts in trying to clinch
and Ross counters with a three punch combo that has Turpaansaaja backing up. Turpaansaaja nods at Ross to acknowledge the strikes.
Turpaansaaja chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ross. That's going to slow Turpaansaaja down.
Turpaansaaja misses with a low kick as Ross jumps back.
Turpaansaaja throws a nice outside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Rick Ross will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Severi Turpaansaaja's cut.
That's time! Turpaansaaja's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

The fighters circling - Turpaansaaja throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Turpaansaaja backing away here, and Ross unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Turpaansaaja lands with a good body shot.
Turpaansaaja 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.
Turpaansaaja throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Ross counters with a nice uppercut.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Turpaansaaja, right into the meat.
Ross dodges the punch combination from Turpaansaaja.
Ross tries a quick counter leg kick but Turpaansaaja is wise to it.
Turpaansaaja connects with a leg kick. Ross looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Turpaansaaja misses with a wild combination.
Ross misses the jab.
Ross leaves Turpaansaaja with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ross tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Ross takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Turpaansaaja moves out of range of the strikes.
Turpaansaaja fails with an attempt to clinch.
Turpaansaaja wants to slow Ross down by chopping away at his legs.
Ross scores with a sloppy right hand. Turpaansaaja should have avoided that one.
A swing and a miss from Turpaansaaja.
Ross steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Turpaansaaja avoids the body shot from Ross.

Turpaansaaja gets the takedown into side control.
Ross avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Turpaansaaja.
Ross is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Turpaansaaja asserts his dominance and retains side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ross dodges the ground and pound from Turpaansaaja.
Turpaansaaja throws an elbow but Ross slips to the side and avoids it well.
Turpaansaaja throws an elbow but Ross slips to the side and avoids it well.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Turpaansaaja working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Turpaansaaja misses with the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ross defending against the ground and pound.
The strikes coming from Turpaansaaja are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Turpaansaaja landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Turpaansaaja is looking to take a break and control but Ross is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Turpaansaaja creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turpaansaaja working the head with strikes.
The strikes coming from Turpaansaaja are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
The ground and pound from Turpaansaaja seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Turpaansaaja lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Turpaansaaja throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Turpaansaaja scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Ross to see if he's OK.
Turpaansaaja is looking to take a break and control but Ross is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ross dodges the ground and pound from Turpaansaaja.

And that's the end of the fight!
Severi Turpaansaaja showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Turpaansaaja has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Severi Turpaansaaja!
Severi Turpaansaaja gave a mention to Conviction in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).