PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jose Luciano (ranked 3741 p4p, 20982 weight class) and Samuel Turbitt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Turbitt has chosen Tell Me Ma as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Luciano
vs
Turbitt

188 cm
26
171
6 - 4 - 0

178 cm
31
169
11 - 14 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
Good kicks
Powerful

Knock Out Clothing

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 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Jose Luciano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 14 - 0, fighting out of London, Samuel Turbitt!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Donald Grub and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Turbitt misses with a looping right.
A swing and a miss from Turbitt.
An attempted straight right counter from Luciano misses the target.
Nice uppercut lands for Luciano. That snapped Turbitt's head back.
Nice uppercut lands for Luciano. That snapped Turbitt's head back.
Nice straight punches there by Luciano. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Luciano.
Luciano throws the left hand but Turbitt avoids the punch easily.
Luciano gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Turbitt is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Luciano.
Turbitt looks to land a right hand but Luciano moved out of range.
The fighters circling - Turbitt throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Turbitt thuds his right hand into Luciano's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Luciano fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Turbitt has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Luciano clinches with his opponent.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Luciano.
Luciano working aggressively here.

Luciano turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Luciano wants to lay and pray for a moment but Turbitt keeps working.

Luciano is trying to get an arm triangle but Turbitt is defending well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Turbitt wants to control but Luciano postures up.

Luciano is trying to get an arm triangle but Turbitt is defending well.
Turbitt wants to control but Luciano postures up.
Turbitt stops Luciano from passing to mount.

Luciano is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Turbitt knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.

Luciano is trying to get an arm triangle but Turbitt is defending well.

Luciano swings around for an armbar but Turbitt sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Luciano's guard.
Luciano keeping moving, preventing Turbitt from controlling successfully.
Luciano looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Luciano avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turbitt working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Luciano keeping moving, preventing Turbitt from controlling successfully.
Turbitt throwing strikes from guard but Luciano blocks nicely.

Turbitt postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Luciano is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Turbitt, into his guard.

Luciano wants to control from the top but Turbitt keeps moving.
Luciano wants to stand but Turbitt has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Turbitt is trying to keep Luciano in close.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Turbitt looking for a sweep. Not yet Turbitt, not yet.
Luciano wanted to stand there but Turbitt had control of the position.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Luciano trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Turbitt lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Luciano takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Turbitt has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Luciano finds it's way round the side to connect with Turbitt's head.
Turbitt lands with a cross.
Turbitt fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Luciano lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jose Luciano dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Luciano drives through with a takedown into Turbitt's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Luciano trying to control the position from guard on top but Turbitt is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Turbitt trying to control the position.
Turbitt keeping moving, preventing Luciano from controlling successfully.
Luciano wanted to stand there but Turbitt had control of the position.
Jose Luciano overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Luciano wants to stand and escape but instead Turbitt has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Turbitt postures up in Luciano's guard and throws a big left but Luciano blocks it.
Turbitt loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Turbitt trying to control the position from guard on top but Luciano is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Turbitt drops back looking for a leg! Luciano is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Luciano manages to kick Turbitt off! Turbitt jumps back into Luciano's guard.
Turbitt pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Luciano is keeping the position for now.
Luciano has Turbitt pulled in close to control his posture.
Luciano working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Turbitt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Turbitt sitting in guard here, content to control.
Luciano is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Luciano darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Luciano scores with a punch to the head.
Luciano showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Turbitt.
Luciano takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Nice shot lands for Turbitt.

Luciano rushes Turbitt and presses him up against the cage.
Turbitt jumps guard but Luciano turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Luciano is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.

Luciano jumps guard and drags Turbitt to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Turbitt landing with the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turbitt in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Turbitt trying to control the position from guard on top but Luciano is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Turbitt avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Turbitt drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Luciano manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Turbitt has Luciano in his guard.

Luciano is looking to stand up but Turbitt won't let him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Turbitt is on top in guard.

Luciano keeping moving, preventing Turbitt from controlling successfully.
Luciano has control of Turbitt's left arm, preventing Turbitt from doing any damage.

Luciano has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Turbitt can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Turbitt trying to control the position from guard on top but Luciano is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Turbitt working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Jose Luciano will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Luciano, as that shot connected.
Turbitt might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Luciano with a jab.
Turbitt connects with a body shot.
A decent looking cross lands there for Luciano.
Luciano dodges the punch combination from Turbitt.
Luciano pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Luciano is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Turbitt can do to turn this around?
Turbitt punishes Luciano's body with a nice straight punch.
Turbitt showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Luciano.
Luciano chopping away at his opponent's legs.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Luciano.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Turbitt manages to get back to half guard.

Luciano is looking for a kimura but Turbitt is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Luciano to get the leverage.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Luciano is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Turbitt defends it well.
Turbitt trying to hold on to Luciano's head to control him but Luciano postures up.

Luciano is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Luciano tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Turbitt controlling the position for now.
Turbitt wants to get back to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Luciano is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Luciano trying to control the action but Turbitt is working from the bottom.
Turbitt trying to hold on to Luciano's head to control him but Luciano postures up.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Turbitt is trying is best to control the position here.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

Luciano closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Luciano successfully pulls guard.
Turbitt trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luciano keeping moving, preventing Turbitt from controlling successfully.
Luciano utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Turbitt wants to control from the top but Luciano keeps moving.
Turbitt stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Luciano swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Turbitt trying to control the position from guard on top but Luciano is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Turbitt scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Samuel Turbitt has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Turbitt passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Turbitt throws a strike aimed at the side of Luciano's head but Luciano avoids it well.
Turbitt wants to lay and pray for a moment but Luciano keeps working.
Jose Luciano is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Turbitt tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Turbitt has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Luciano is looking for a sweep.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jose Luciano showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Luciano has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 James Atkins scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jose Luciano!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Jose Luciano waved his t-shirt featuring Knock Out Clothing's logo in front of the cameras.