PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Braden Turk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dak Ishii (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Turk comes to the cage accompanied by Deeper and Down. Ishii has chosen Insane in the membrane by Cypress Hill as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Turk
vs
Ishii

168 cm
22
146 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

164 cm
31
144 lbs
16 - 9 - 0

Great wrestler
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

BJJ Brown Belt
Good kicks
Powerful

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 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Braden Turk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dak Ishii!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Steve Smith and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ishii throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Turk's waist but Turk gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Ishii off to one side.
A slow jab from Ishii misses its intended target.
Ishii scores with a crisp jab that stopped Turk in his tracks.
Turk avoids the head kick by Ishii.
Ishii throws a body punch but Turk moves out of range.
Ishii misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A big right from Turk misses.
Ishii tries to clinch
and Turk counters with an inside leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ishii looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dak Ishii seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ishii keeps Turk at a distance using the push kick.
Turk takes a swing at Ishii's ribcage but misses.
Ishii throws a combination that misses
and Turk counters with a straight right hand.
Ishii wants to clinch up but Turk keeps it at a distance.
Turk fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ishii throws a head kick but Turk moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ishii tries to clinch

and Turk counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Turk looking to pass the guard.

Turk got a little sloppy there for a moment and Ishii has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Turk has managed to get both his arms back between Ishii's legs - danger averted.
Ishii tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Turk has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Turk trying to control but Ishii is working from the bottom.
Turk postures up in Ishii's guard and throws a big left but Ishii blocks it.
Turk with a flurry of punches that miss.
Turk tries to free his leg and advance position but Ishii is retaining full guard.
Turk is fighting to break Ishii's control of his arms but Ishii is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Turk passes easily into side control. Nice work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ishii manages to work his way to half guard, despite Turk's best efforts.
Ishii missing with punches from the bottom.
Turk is thwarting Ishii's attempts to control the position.
Turk tries to pass to full mount but Ishii defends it.
Ishii wants to get back to full guard.
Ishii gets full guard.
Ishii trying to keep a closed guard but Turk is proving a slippery customer.
Turk wants to pass the guard but Ishii is keeping the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Ishii is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Turk defends well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Turk throws a big right hand that misses.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Turk's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Turk stands up over Ishii, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Turk looking to pass the guard.
Ishii tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Ishii keeping moving, preventing Turk from controlling successfully.
Turk stopping the sweep attempt from Ishii.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ishii can't keep his opponent in guard - Turk advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Ishii moves into full guard.
Ishii doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Ishii wants to sweep here but Turk controlling him for the moment.
Ishii keeping moving, preventing Turk from controlling successfully.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ishii bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Turk's guard.
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 Braden Turk will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Turk blocks a leg kick.
Ishii throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Turk lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Ishii moves to clinch but Turk breaks away
and Turk counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Turk changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Ishii tries to clinch up
enabling Turk to counter with a crisp jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ishii looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Turk throws a series of strikes that have Ishii backpedaling.
Ishii throws a sloppy head kick and Turk moves out of range easily.
Ishii swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Turk throws a good cross that connects.
Dak Ishii is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ishii tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ishii shoots in for a takedown but Turk shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.

Turk shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Ishii is breathing heavily.
Turk distracts Ishii with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Ishii preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Ishii working a defensive guard here.
Turk postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Turk passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Turk landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Turk working the head with strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Turk landing strikes.
Ishii struggling a bit here.
Ishii manages to get back to half guard.
Ishii wants to improve his position but Turk is controlling well.

Turk seems to be working for a kimura but Ishii defends the submission attempt.
Ishii is looking for a sweep. Turk is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ishii regains full guard. Nicely done.

Ishii throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Turk escapes and throws Ishii's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Turk cracks Ishii with a big right hand but Ishii just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Turk has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Ishii!
Turk can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Ishii is looking to escape.
Ishii is working to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turk with shots to the head and body - Ishii looks very uncomfortable down there.
Ishii tries to reverse the position but Turk maintains control.
Ishii is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Ishii tries to lock up and control but Turk gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Turk lands with some strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Turk unloading with bombs!
Turk raining down shots from the mount!

Ishii is rocked!
Turk is landing with some decent strikes but Ishii is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Ishii is still in real trouble! Can Turk finish him?
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Turk postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Ishii in real trouble here! The ref calls for Ishii to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Braden Turk!