PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kenpachi Zaraki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Erki Turk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Turk has chosen Fischerspooner - Never Win (Benny Benassi remix) as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Zaraki
vs
Turk

200 cm
28
240 lbs
10 - 10 - 1

190 cm
29
235 lbs
6 - 8 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Fast

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Kenpachi Zaraki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Erki Turk!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Arvi Lind and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zaraki throws a nice outside leg kick.
Turk takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Zaraki moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Turk has his takedown stuffed
and Zaraki counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Zaraki connects with a solid leg kick.
Zaraki jabs at Turk's body.
Turk fails with the takedown.
Zaraki jabs Turk to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Erki Turk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Turk misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Zaraki misses with a head kick.
Turk with a lazy takedown attempt

and Zaraki counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Zaraki.
Kenpachi Zaraki has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Erki Turk.
Turk jumps guard but Zaraki turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Turk has Zaraki pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Zaraki manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
I was talking to Zaraki's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Zaraki makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Zaraki tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zaraki prevents a takedown attempt there.
Turk wants a takedown.
A nice left hand lands by Zaraki.
Turk prevents the takedown attempt.
Zaraki scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Zaraki lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Zaraki makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Zaraki scores with a shot to the side of Turk's head.
Zaraki stalls.
Zaraki pushes Turk back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.

Turk lands a takedown into guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Zaraki is controlling Turk's posture.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Turk throws a sloppy strike and Zaraki has hooked up an armbar on the loose arm! He's turned and extended fully! Turk is forced to tap! Great BJJ from Zaraki!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Kenpachi Zaraki!
Our winner, Kenpachi Zaraki, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.