PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ray Turn (ranked 3706 p4p, 4788 weight class) and Gary Koistinen (ranked 366 p4p, 467 weight class). Ray Turn has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Turn
vs
Koistinen

178 cm
25
265
1 - 0 - 0

200 cm
25
235
0 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Very quick

Good wrestler
Brawler
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ray Turn !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Gary Koistinen!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Dirk Anderson and Winston Alpacca.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Turn avoids the head kick by Koistinen.
Turn tries to close the distance and clinch up but Koistinen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Turn tries for a takedown but Koistinen circles away easily
and Koistinen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

Koistinen moves into range and clinches up with Turn .
Turn tries to score a body lock takedown but Koistinen shows good agility there to stay on his feet.

Koistinen has picked Turn up - he's going for a ride! Koistinen dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Turn wants to control but Koistinen is keeping busy and won't allow it.

Turn looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Turn makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Turn .
Turn not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Koistinen controls from within his opponent's guard.
Turn is trying to control the position but Koistinen postures up.
Koistinen trying to stand up but can't free himself from Turn 's guard.
Koistinen is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Koistinen really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Turn . If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Turn bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Koistinen's guard.

Turn with a nice head shot there.
Turn is working Koistinen over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Turn cracks Koistinen with a solid left hand.
Turn slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Turn looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Turn cracks Koistinen with a solid left hand.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turn trying to control the position from guard on top but Koistinen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Turn working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Koistinen wants to sweep but no luck.
Koistinen trying to keep a closed guard but Turn is proving a slippery customer.
Turn advances to half guard.
Koistinen is staying active underneath Turn , who seems content to just control the action from this position.

Turn is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Koistinen is just riding it out for now. Turn eventually gives up the hold.

Turn maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Koistinen could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Turn has cracked it and Koistinen is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Turn !

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Ray Turn !