PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Amaru Kawiwasulu (ranked 224 p4p, 2098 weight class) and Ray Turn (ranked 37 p4p, 260 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Kawiwasulu
vs
Turn

185 cm
27
272
8 - 3 - 0

178 cm
27
265
5 - 5 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
KO power

Good takedowns
Brawler
Solid chin

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 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Amaru Kawiwasulu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ray Turn !
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Daniel Franklin and Michael Johnstone.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Kawiwasulu moves into the clinch.
Turn throws a punch but it's blocked by Kawiwasulu.
Turn tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kawiwasulu avoids it.
Kawiwasulu lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

It looks like Ray Turn has been cut.
A short uppercut from Kawiwasulu.
Turn drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Kawiwasulu is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Turn throws a head punch that misses.
Turn is trying to drag Kawiwasulu to the mat but Kawiwasulu just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Amaru Kawiwasulu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ray Turn .
A shot in the inside from Kawiwasulu.
Kawiwasulu scores with a nice hook to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Kawiwasulu.
Turn looks winded!
Kawiwasulu lands with a left to the head.
Kawiwasulu presses Turn against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kawiwasulu scores a nice knee to the body.
Kawiwasulu pushes Turn back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Kawiwasulu landing knees to the head.
A body shot lands from Kawiwasulu.
Kawiwasulu lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Turn backwards.
Kawiwasulu is leaning against Turn and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kawiwasulu is leaning against Turn and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kawiwasulu creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Turn 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.
Kawiwasulu lands a body shot in the clinch.
A short uppercut from Kawiwasulu.
Kawiwasulu throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Turn s head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kawiwasulu.
Kawiwasulu lands a body shot.
Kawiwasulu lands a left hand that snaps the head of Turn backwards.
A shot in the inside from Kawiwasulu.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kawiwasulu.
Kawiwasulu lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

Turn is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kawiwasulu unloads a knee to the mid-section. Turn lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Turn is still on wobbly legs! Can Kawiwasulu finish him?

Kawiwasulu escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Turn seems to have recovered his senses.
Turn bobbing and weaving nicely... He's ducked under a jab and ducks again but ooooooh! Kawiwasulu comes at him with an uppercut from hell! Turn falls to the canvas, unconscious! This one is all over! Oh man, looking at the replay that was right on the button! Turn was out before he hit the floor!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Amaru Kawiwasulu!
Our winner, Amaru Kawiwasulu, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.