PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Justus Sheehan Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Braden Turk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sheehan Jr comes to the cage accompanied by Neon Skies. Turk is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Status Quo- Deeper and Down. On his way into the cage it seems that Justus Sheehan Jr has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Justus Sheehan Jr seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Sheehan Jr
vs
Turk

168 cm
30
145 lbs
19 - 9 - 0

168 cm
36
144 lbs
31 - 24 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Olympic wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

SP Ultimate Nutrition
Fury Nutrition Inc.

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 19 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Justus Sheehan Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 31 - 24 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Braden Turk!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Yves DeLean and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Turk swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Turk slips under a jab.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Sheehan Jr, as that shot connected.
Sheehan Jr walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Turk checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Turk lands a nice hook to Sheehan Jr's body. Sheehan Jr takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Turk is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sheehan Jr.
A little feinted left hand from Sheehan Jr on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Sheehan Jr throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Turk sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sheehan Jr 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.
Sheehan Jr throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sheehan Jr looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Turk pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sheehan Jr with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Turk to score with a decent uppercut.
Turk looks to throw the jab but Sheehan Jr is out of range.
Good exchange - Turk coming out on top.
An inside leg kick from Sheehan Jr misses.
Turk scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sheehan Jr throws a chopping leg kick but Turk manages to avoid taking any serious damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Turk wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Sheehan Jr bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Turk lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sheehan Jr's sensitive parts.
Sheehan Jr ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Justus Sheehan Jr is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Some bone on bone action there as Sheehan Jr checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Sheehan Jr missing with a left hand there. Turk was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Turk has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Sheehan Jr needs to keep his hands up - Turk had a free shot at his head there.
Turk swings for the body but Sheehan Jr moves out of range.
Turk throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sheehan Jr sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Turk lands a nice shot that snaps Sheehan Jr's head back.
Sheehan Jr swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Turk swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sheehan Jr misses with a two punch combination.
Sheehan Jr stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Turk.
Sheehan Jr looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turk avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Turk steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sheehan Jr.
Turk cracks Sheehan Jr with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Turk connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Turk scores with a crisp jab that stopped Sheehan Jr in his tracks.
A slow jab from Turk misses its intended target.
Sheehan Jr takes a swing at Turk's ribcage but misses.
Turk throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sheehan Jr sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sheehan Jr takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A nice leg kick lands there from Turk.
Sheehan Jr moves out of range as Turk throws a body kick.
Sheehan Jr misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Turk counters with a head kick. That will keep Sheehan Jr thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Sheehan Jr swinging wildly here.
Turk with the counter takedown but Sheehan Jr avoids it easily.
Sheehan Jr throws a right hand that Turk ducks under and follows up with a left that Turk also avoids with ease.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turk connects with a body shot.
Sheehan Jr attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Turk throws a leg kick but Sheehan Jr sees it coming and moves out of range.
Sheehan Jr throws a low kick, looking for Turk's leg but Turk calmly moves out of range.
Turk throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Sheehan Jr misses with a low kick.
Turk tries to clinch but Sheehan Jr is having none of it.
A jab from Sheehan Jr finds it's way through Turk's defenses.
Turk scores with a body shot.
Turk thuds his right hand into Sheehan Jr's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Sheehan Jr misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sheehan Jr doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Turk throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Sheehan Jr swings for the body but Turk moves out of range.
It seemed like Turk was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Braden Turk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turk throws a body punch but Sheehan Jr moves out of range.
Turk lands a really nice looking cross but Sheehan Jr seems unphased.
Turk misses with a hook to the body
and Sheehan Jr counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
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!
Turk throws a nice outside leg kick.
Sloppy strikes from Turk. Those never looked like landing.
Sheehan Jr takes one on the button.
Turk scores with a body shot.
Turk pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Turk throws a lazy right hand but Sheehan Jr sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sheehan Jr takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Turk wants to slow Sheehan Jr down by chopping away at his legs.
It looked like Sheehan Jr wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Turk digs a good body shot into Sheehan Jr's ribs.
Turk swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Sheehan Jr counters with a nice body shot.
Turk pushes Sheehan Jr away with a front kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Braden Turk dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Turk avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sheehan Jr walks forward, straight into a front kick from Turk.
Sheehan Jr has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Turk.

Turk closes the distance and pushes Sheehan Jr back into the cage.
Turk misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sheehan Jr's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Turk prevents Sheehan Jr from breaking the clinch.
Sheehan Jr is trying to break free.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Turk can't get the takedown.
Turk misses with a short punch on the inside.

Sheehan Jr's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Turk walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Sheehan Jr checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Sheehan Jr fakes the leg kick and cracks Turk in the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Good exchange - Turk coming out on top.
The fighters circle momentarily. Turk darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.

Turk forces Sheehan Jr back against the cage and clinches.
Sheehan Jr is trying to break free.
Turk scores with an uppercut up the middle.

Sheehan Jr breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sheehan Jr looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Turk takes a swing at Sheehan Jr's ribcage but misses.
Turk pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Sheehan Jr throws a right and a left that Turk avoids nicely.
Turk fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Sheehan Jr connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Sheehan Jr finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Sheehan Jr checks a low kick from Turk.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Turk. Those never looked like landing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sheehan Jr throws a lazy head kick
and Turk counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sheehan Jr swinging wildly here.
Sheehan Jr with a nice cross.
Jab, jab by Turk - just one landing.
Sheehan Jr with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Turk to score with a decent uppercut.
Turk looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Sheehan Jr misses with a double jab.
Sheehan Jr misses with a looping right.
Turk connects with a single shot there.
Sheehan Jr on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Turk with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Turk throws a body punch but Sheehan Jr moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turk swings widly with a right hand
and Sheehan Jr counters with an outside leg kick.
Braden Turk seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Turk takes one to the side of the head.
Sheehan Jr scores with the left hand. Turk knows he should have avoided that one.
Turk is looking to clinch.
Sheehan Jr bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Turk scores with a hook.
Sheehan Jr takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Turk tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Turk waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sheehan Jr.
Turk throws a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A shot to the body from Turk misses
and Sheehan Jr counters with a left and a right that stings Turk.
Turk fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sheehan Jr manages to avoid it.
Turk takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sheehan Jr misses with a double jab.
Turk misses with a straight left.
Sheehan Jr went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Sheehan Jr is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Turk lands an overhand right.
Sheehan Jr walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Turk checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Turk throws a nice outside leg kick.
Turk scores with a jab.
Turk tries to land a leg kick but Sheehan Jr saw it coming and moves away.
Sheehan Jr swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Turk looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Turk misses the jab.
Sheehan Jr lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Sheehan Jr connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Turk tries a low kick but Sheehan Jr avoids it.
Turk throws a body punch but Sheehan Jr moves out of range.
A big left from Turk misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Braden Turk will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Turk checks a leg kick.
Turk fails with an attempt to clinch.
Turk has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The fight stays on the outside here - Turk looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Turk throws a body shot but no joy.
Turk throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sheehan Jr throws a series of strikes that have Turk backpedaling.
Turk lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Sheehan Jr misses with a leg kick.
The fighters circling - Turk throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sheehan Jr misses with a hook.
Sheehan Jr tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sheehan Jr circles away from the clinch attempt.
Turk looks to score with a jab to the body but Sheehan Jr is just out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Turk gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Sheehan Jr.
Turk wants to clinch up but Sheehan Jr keeps it at a distance.
Sheehan Jr half committed to a counter leg kick.
Turk thuds his right hand into Sheehan Jr's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Sheehan Jr lands a leg kick that knocks Turk off balance momentarily.
Justus Sheehan Jr is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Turk swings widly with a right hand
and Sheehan Jr counters with a three punch combo that has Turk backing up. Turk nods at Sheehan Jr to acknowledge the strikes.
Turk looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sheehan Jr ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Turk fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Sheehan Jr has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Sheehan Jr throws a right hand that Turk ducks under and follows up with a left that Turk also avoids with ease.
Turk wants to land a leg kick but Sheehan Jr is out of range.
Sheehan Jr throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Turk thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Sheehan Jr if he has to take too many more of those.
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!
Sheehan Jr will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turk punishes Sheehan Jr's body with a nice straight punch.

Turk shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Sheehan Jr wants to get back to his feet.
Turk seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Sheehan Jr does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Sheehan Jr avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Turk.

Turk is working for a kimura but Sheehan Jr is defending it quite comfortably.
Turk trying to control the action but Sheehan Jr is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sheehan Jr is trying to stand.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Turk comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Turk's corner calls for a 1-2. Turk obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A swing and a miss from Turk.
Turk moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Turk looks to land a combination but Sheehan Jr avoids it well.
Sheehan Jr cracks a nice hook into Turk's ribs.
Sheehan Jr tries to bum rush Turk with a series of wild strikes but Turk uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Turk throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Sheehan Jr as Turk shoots in.
Sheehan Jr slaps away a takedown attempt from Turk, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Sheehan Jr misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Braden Turk is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Turk dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sheehan Jr throws a right and a left that both miss.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Turk throws a leg kick
and Sheehan Jr counters with a one-two to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Sheehan Jr. Those never looked like landing.
Turk with the counter takedown but Sheehan Jr avoids it easily.
Turk takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Turk just misses with a punch to the body.
Some wild striking there from Sheehan Jr.
Justus Sheehan Jr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sheehan Jr throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Turk.

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 Justus Sheehan Jr.
Well Turk has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Braden Turk!
Braden Turk very nearly forgot to thank Hellbent amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.