PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Abi Tural (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Delphino Atlantis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Atlantis has chosen Refused - New Noise as his entrance music. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Tural
vs
Atlantis

170 cm
23
153 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

175 cm
26
162 lbs
11 - 4 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
KO power

Excellent grappler
Good low kicks
Good gas tank

GREEN!160

THE END 32
Spartan Nutrition

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 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Abi Tural!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Delphino Atlantis!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Francis DeMontford and Ben Watson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tural throws a right hand that Atlantis ducks under and follows up with a left that Atlantis also avoids with ease.

Atlantis clinches with his opponent.
Atlantis is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Tural stalling in the clinch but Atlantis improves position.
Tural misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Atlantis.

Tural is fighting off a takedown attempt but Atlantis is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Tural to the mat. Tural regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Atlantis throws a big right hand that misses.
Atlantis wants to control from the top but Tural keeps moving.
Atlantis stands up over Tural, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Atlantis postures up and lands a big shot to Tural's brow.
Atlantis content to stall in guard here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Atlantis's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Atlantis wants to pass the guard but Tural is keeping the position.
Atlantis throws a big elbow that misses.
Atlantis has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Tural 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 referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Tural can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Atlantis controls the pace.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Abi Tural seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.

Atlantis gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Atlantis works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Atlantis trying to control but Tural is working from the bottom.
Tural working a defensive guard here.
Atlantis postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Atlantis trying to control the position from guard on top but Tural is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Atlantis is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Atlantis wants to pass the guard but Tural is keeping the position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Atlantis tries to clinch but Tural moves out of range.
Tural scores with the left hand. Atlantis knows he should have avoided that one.
Tural pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Abi Tural is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Atlantis shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Tural pinned against the cage. Tural gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Tural attempts a counter takedown but Atlantis avoids it well and moves away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tural throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

Atlantis clinches with his opponent.
Atlantis blocking some punches.
Tural lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Atlantis backwards.
Tural holding his opponent close, against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A short right from Tural.
Atlantis blocks a body shot from Tural.
Atlantis can't get the takedown.
Abi Tural has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Delphino Atlantis.
Atlantis dodges an elbow strike from Tural.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Atlantis wants a takedown.
Atlantis takes a shot to the head.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Tural can't find room to land a body shot as Atlantis controls the action.
Tural gets underhooks to prevent Atlantis's takedown attempt.
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 Abi Tural will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Tural will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Atlantis keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tural misses with an attempted mid kick.
Tural displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Atlantis.
Tural swings for the body but Atlantis moves out of range.
Tural lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Tural throws an overhand right that lands on Atlantis's shoulder, as Atlantis tries to avoid the shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Atlantis shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Tural but Tural pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Tural swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Atlantis slips under a jab.
Tural fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Atlantis manages to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Tural misses.
Tural misses with a looping right.
Atlantis is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Tural dips to his left and cracks Atlantis with an uppercut!
Jab, jab by Atlantis - just one landing.

Tural closes the distance and clinches.

Atlantis gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Tural pushes Atlantis off but Atlantis dives into side control.
Tural prevents Atlantis from moving into mount.

Atlantis wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Tural, who protects the arm well.
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!
Tural tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Atlantis easily slips into full mount!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Atlantis throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.

Tural defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Atlantis.
Atlantis cracks Tural with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Atlantis throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Atlantis trying to control but he's not successful this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Atlantis lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.

Atlantis is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Tural can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
The referee warns Tural that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Tural is working to get back to half guard.
Atlantis tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Atlantis punishing his opponent with strikes.
Atlantis controlling from the full mount.
We've been hearing good reports from Tural'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.
Tural keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Atlantis can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Tural is looking to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Delphino Atlantis will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Atlantis fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Tural misses with a double jab.

Atlantis clinches with his opponent.
Atlantis has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Tural avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Atlantis tries to score a body lock takedown but Tural shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Abi Tural has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Delphino Atlantis.
Atlantis changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Tural fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Tural misses with a hook.
Atlantis walks into a jab.
Tural scores with a punch to the head.
Tural uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Atlantis has time to react.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Tural moves into range and clinches up with Atlantis.
Tural is defending well against a takedown attempt.

Atlantis turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Atlantis manages to end up in side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Atlantis tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tural is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Atlantis is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Tural is squirming around, avoiding Atlantis's attempts to control the action.
Tural is in all sorts of trouble here.
Atlantis tries to control but Tural wriggling away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Atlantis thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Atlantis sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Tural is trying to escape the mount.
Atlantis controlling the pace for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tural is squirming around, avoiding Atlantis's attempts to control the action.
Tural wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Atlantis throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.

Tural preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Atlantis.
Tural covering up well under a series of strikes from Atlantis.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here.
Atlantis avoiding Tural 's attempts to control his hands.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Tural is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Delphino Atlantis.
I think Atlantis has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Winston Howard scores the fight 29:29
Judge Francis DeMontford scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ben Watson scores the fight 30:28

The fight is ruled a draw!