PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Turner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Omar Ghafoor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Turner
vs
Ghafoor

225 cm
23
285 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

215 cm
22
300 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Kevin Turner!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Omar Ghafoor!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Chris Edwards and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Ghafoor tries to keep at a distance but Turner has taken the fight into the clinch.
Turner has Ghafoor pressed against the cage, preventing Ghafoor from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Ghafoor looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Ghafoor wants to get back to striking at distance but Turner won't allow it.
Ghafoor wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Turner breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Turner throws out a powerful jab.
Ghafoor tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Turner was well out of range. Poor timing from Ghafoor.
Ghafoor lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

It looks like Kevin Turner has been cut.
Turner slips under a jab from Ghafoor.
Turner really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Ghafoor throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ghafoor lands a jab-cross combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Turner takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Turner uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ghafoor.
Ghafoor misses with a few strikes there.
Ghafoor throws a series of punches but Turner moves out of range.
Ghafoor slaps away a takedown attempt from Turner, before circling back to the center of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Turner uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ghafoor.
Turner fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ghafoor manages to avoid it.
Ghafoor swats away the attempt to clinch by Turner.

Turner closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Ghafoor to the mat! Ghafoor manages to get full guard.
Ghafoor wants to stand but Turner is controlling the position.

Ghafoor has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Turner off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Turner tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ghafoor paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ghafoor stalks Turner and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Turner's face. Turner staggers backwards, shaken.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ghafoor lands a head shot.

Turner is rocked!

Kevin Turner's cut is getting worse.
Ghafoor connects with a nice cross there... Turner is looking wobbly and Ghafoor recognises it - he's rushed in and lands two more brutal shots that send Turner to the canvas, out cold! A brutal finish to the fight - Ghafoor jumps onto the cage to celebrate with the crowd!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Omar Ghafoor! Omar Ghafoor retains his super heavyweight title!