PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jason Turner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sonny Corleone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Corleone has chosen The Godfather Waltz as his entrance music. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Turner
vs
Corleone

185 cm
29
185 lbs
20 - 10 - 1

185 cm
31
190 lbs
16 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Good kicks
Heavy handed

Stonewall
Steel Penn's Laundry 93%

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 10 - 1, fighting out of New York, Jason Turner!
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, Sonny Corleone!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Franklyn Lucas and Steve Montenegro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Corleone tries to clinch up
and Turner counters with a stiff right hand.
Turner scores with a jab to the body.
Corleone takes a jab right on the kisser.
Turner loads up on a big right hand but Corleone slips the punch.
Jason Turner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Turner misses with a double jab

and Corleone counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Corleone has Turner pressed against the cage, preventing Turner from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Turner is trying to break free.

Corleone pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Turner connects with a single shot there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Corleone avoids the body shot from Turner.
Turner stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Turner wants it to stay on the feet.
Corleone takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Turner uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Turner scores with a jab. Corleone acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Turner lands with a slapping head kick.
Corleone slips a straight right by Turner.
Turner throws a sloppy head kick and Corleone moves out of range easily.
Turner looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Corleone tries to close the distance and clinch but Turner swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Turner throws a nice head kick!
Turner cracks the inside of Corleone's front leg.
Turner throws a body punch but Corleone moves out of range.
Turner misses with a left hand

and Corleone counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Turner's guard now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Corleone's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Turner trying to keep a closed guard but Corleone is proving a slippery customer.
Corleone won't allow Turner to sweep him here.
Corleone tries to stand but Turner is controlling from the bottom.
Turner trying to keep a closed guard but Corleone is proving a slippery customer.
Turner manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Turner looking to control and managing it successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Corleone is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Turner content just to control the position here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Jason Turner just wasn't active enough.
Corleone fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Turner, right into the meat.
Turner scores with a nice strike.
Turner uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Corleone.
Corleone misses with a jab, cross combination.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Turner displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Corleone throws out the jab.
Turner rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Corleone counters with a left and a right that stings Turner.
Turner will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jason Turner dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Turner throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Corleone counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Turner thinking.
Turner swats away the attempt to clinch by Corleone.
Corleone walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Turner checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Turner fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Turner cracks Corleone with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Turner throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jason Turner is winning the standup battle so far.
Corleone takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Corleone ducks under a wild hook from Turner.
Turner keeps the fight on the outside.
Nice shot by Corleone.
Corleone misses with a hook. Turner ducked under it nicely.
Corleone looks to land a left hand but Turner moved out of range nicely.
Corleone tries to clinch up but Turner circles away and keeps his distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Turner cracks Corleone with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Turner throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Corleone slips a straight right by Turner.
Jason Turner is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Corleone steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Turner.
Turner throws a right hand that misses
letting Corleone counter with a right hand.
Turner uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Corleone.
Turner throws a right hand that Corleone ducks under and follows up with a left that Corleone also avoids with ease.
Turner fails to land with a series of punches.
Turner misses with a lunging right hand

and Corleone counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Turner escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A swing and a miss from Turner.
Turner looks to land a combination. Corleone sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Corleone takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Turner uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Corleone.
Turner throws a right hand that Corleone ducks under and follows up with a left that Corleone also avoids with ease.
Corleone is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Donk. Turner catches Corleone right on the button with a cross.
Corleone has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Turner finds it's way round the side to connect with Corleone's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Corleone misses with a lunging right hand
and Turner counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Corleone thinking.
Turner swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A telegraphed right hand from Turner misses the target.
Turner throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Corleone lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Turner scores with a kick to the midsection.
Corleone fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turner throws a body punch but Corleone moves out of range.
Corleone throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Turner's waist but Turner gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Corleone off to one side.
Turner takes a swing at Corleone's ribcage but misses.
Turner throws a jab when Corleone was well out of range.

Corleone moves into the clinch successfully.
Corleone's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Corleone throws a punch but it's blocked by Turner.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turner holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Turner can't break the clinch.

Turner breaks from the clinch.
Corleone is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Turner.
Turner throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Turner swats away the attempt to clinch by Corleone.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Corleone throws a right and a left that Turner avoids nicely.
Turner fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Turner!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jason Turner dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Turner swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Turner cracks Corleone with a good jab.
Turner looks to land a left hand but Corleone moved out of range nicely.
Turner pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Turner throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Turner misses with a two punch combination.
Corleone slips a jab from Turner.
A head kick by Turner misses
and Corleone counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Corleone scores with a jab.
Corleone 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.
Turner on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Corleone. Corleone obviously looking to wear him down.
Jab by Turner.

Corleone shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Corleone trying to control but Turner is working from the bottom.
Corleone in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Corleone content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Turner looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Turner avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Corleone is fighting to break Turner's control of his arms but Turner is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Turner looking to control.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Turner tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Corleone drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Turner dives on top into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Corleone can't keep his opponent in guard - Turner advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Turner prevents Corleone from improving his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turner is keen to just control but Corleone is a slippery customer.
Corleone tries to roll over but Turner keeps him under control.
Turner looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.

Jason Turner has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Corleone tries to close the distance and clinch up but Turner swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Turner darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Nice jab there from Turner.
Turner throws the left hand but Corleone avoids the punch easily.
A chopping leg kick lands by Turner.
Good exchange - Turner coming out on top.
Corleone moves out of range as Turner throws a body kick.

Corleone has closed the distance and engaged Turner in a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Corleone.
Corleone is trying to pull guard but Turner turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turner is trying to break free.
Sonny Corleone has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Corleone has Turner pressed against the cage, preventing Turner from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Turner is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Jason Turner is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Corleone tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Turner's elbow.
Corleone has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Corleone working aggressively here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Corleone throws a head punch that misses.
Corleone throws a head punch that misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Jason Turner.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Turner, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:28
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jason Turner!
Jason Turner gave a mention to Happy Pills (Video Proof 159Q, $40) in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).