PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Hong Kong Phooey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vernon Turner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Phooey comes to the cage accompanied by Hong Kong Phooey. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Kong Phooey
vs
Turner

175 cm
24
160 lbs
13 - 4 - 0

174 cm
34
163 lbs
27 - 11 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

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Brute
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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 13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Hong Kong Phooey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Vernon Turner!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Sam Margolis and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Phooey scores with a crisp jab that stopped Turner in his tracks.
Phooey bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Turner's head.
Turner will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Phooey throws a low kick but Turner avoids it.
Turner throws a jab when Phooey was well out of range.
A shot to the liver by Turner. Beautiful body shot.
Phooey showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Turner.
Turner throws a body punch but Phooey moves out of range.
Turner cracks Phooey with a good jab.
Turner throws the left hand but Phooey avoids the punch easily.
Phooey defending well as Turner loads up on a big left hand.
Phooey connects with the punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Phooey throws a head kick that half lands.
Vernon Turner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Turner misses the jab.
Phooey throws a head kick that misses.
Phooey slips under a jab from Turner.
Turner takes a swing at Phooey's ribcage but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Turner. Beautiful body shot.
Turner slips a jab from Phooey.
Phooey looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Turner avoids the head kick by Phooey.
Phooey looks to land a right hand but Turner moved out of range.
Phooey throws a chopping leg kick but Turner manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Turner scores with a nice strike.
Turner uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Phooey.
Turner just misses with a punch to the body.
Phooey uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Turner.
Phooey on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Turner works the jab nicely.
Turner stuns Phooey with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Turner throws a body punch but Phooey moves out of range.
Turner fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Turner throws the left hand but Phooey avoids the punch easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phooey misses with a jab, cross combination.

Turner shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Phooey is trying to defend but Turner finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Phooey has one foot on Turner's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
A head kick misses from Phooey.
Phooey ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Phooey throws a head kick but Turner moves out of range.
Turner lands a nice looking body shot.
Turner checks the leg kick.
Hong Kong Phooey is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A slapping leg kick lands for Phooey.
Phooey misses with a body shot.
Phooey takes one to the chin there.
Turner connects with a crisp jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turner lands with an uppercut that bounces Phooey off the cage and back into range.
Phooey attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Turner misses the shot to the body.
Turner lands a slapping body shot.
Phooey displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Turner.
Hong Kong Phooey has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vernon Turner.
Phooey tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Turner was well out of range. Poor timing from Phooey.

Turner dives in and scores a takedown into Phooey's guard.
Turner throws an elbow that misses. Phooey uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Turner's guard. Nice move by Phooey!
Turner keeping moving, preventing Phooey from controlling successfully.
Phooey controls from within his opponent's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Hong Kong Phooey.
Turner keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Phooey misses with a wild combination.
No joy there for Phooey, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Phooey misses with a wild body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Turner throws a right hand that misses
and Turner takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Turner throws a hook but Phooey avoids it easily.

Turner closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Phooey's guard.
Turner postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Vernon Turner will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Phooey takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Turner blocks a head kick by Phooey.
Phooey tries a head kick but it misses.
Turner jabs Phooey to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Phooey tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Turner is able to avoid easily.
Phooey pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Turner moves out of range as Phooey throws a body kick.
A big right from Turner misses.
Hong Kong Phooey is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Phooey lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Turner has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Turner and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Turner is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Turner thows a body shot but no joy.
Phooey throws a series of punches but Turner avoids them all with ease.
Phooey swinging wildly here.
No luck for Turner with that takedown attempt.
Turner comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Phooey uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Turner.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Turner fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Vernon Turner seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Turner fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Hong Kong Phooey has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vernon Turner.
Phooey throws a half hearted mid kick.
Phooey leaves Turner with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Phooey lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Turner avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Phooey tries a head kick but it misses.
Phooey ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Turner feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Phooeys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Turner scores with a punch to the head.
Phooey throws a sloppy head kick and Turner moves out of range easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phooey misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Turner connects with a body shot.
Turner cracks Phooey with an open hand slap.
Phooey feints and then cracks Turner's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Turner down.
Turner ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Phooey moves away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Phooey throws a head kick that misses.
Turner fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Phooey manages to avoid it.
Phooey digs a good body shot into Turner's ribs.
Turner misses with a looping right.
Phooey wants to clinch.
Turner doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Phooey counters with a slapping leg kick.
Turner misses with a hook
and Phooey counters with a nice body kick.
Phooey avoids the body shot from Turner.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phooey moves away from the strike by Turner.
Turner swings for the body but Phooey moves out of range.
Phooey connects with a jab.
Turner misses with a takedown attempt - Phooey sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Phooey is looking to chop away at Turner's legs.
Turner misses with a wild body shot.
Nice cross by Phooey.
Phooey throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Turner cracks Phooey with a good jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Turner throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Phooey uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Turner.
Phooey keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Phooey is looking to score with low kicks.
Turner misses with a looping right.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turner lands a jab to the head.
Phooey takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A jab from Phooey does it's job there.
Phooey pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Phooey uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Turner.
Phooey tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Phooey is looking to score with low kicks.
Phooey steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Turner.
Turner throws a body punch but Phooey moves out of range.
Turner dips to his left and cracks Phooey with an uppercut!

Turner closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Phooey's guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Turner in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Phooey keeping full guard, as Turner tries to pass.
Turner preventing the sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Hong Kong Phooey will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Phooey staying out of range there.
Phooey uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Turner.
Turner shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Phooey uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Turner has time to react.
Turner missing with a left hand there. Phooey was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Crunch! Phooey slams his shin into Turner's torso.
Phooey cracks a nice hook into Turner's ribs.
Turner thows a body shot but no joy.
Phooey lands with a kick to the temple. Turner shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Phooey swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Phooey throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Phooey has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Phooey there as he acknowledges the shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Phooey gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Phooey blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Turner goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Turner wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Phooey has him pressed against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Phooey using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Turner takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Phooey scores with a nice hook to the head.
Phooey lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Turner wants to get back to striking at distance but Phooey won't allow it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Phooey.
Phooey trying to land knees to the body.
Phooey lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The referee calls for Phooey to work.
Phooey lands a right hand that snaps the head of Turner backwards.
Phooey blocks an uppercut.
Turner blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Phooey is pushing Turner up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Turner misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Phooey pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Phooey throws a head kick but Turner moves out of range.
Turner pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phooey feints and then cracks Turner's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Turner down.
Phooey slips a straight right by Turner.
Phooey walks into a jab.
Turner throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Phooey slips under a jab.
Phooey misses with a wild body shot.
Phooey wants to clinch.
Turner checks a leg kick nicely.
Phooey throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Turner looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Phooey is fending him off so far but Turner persists. Nope, Phooey circles away and we're back to standing.
Phooey throws a quick inside leg kick.
Phooey misses with a lunging right hand
and Turner counters with a straight right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phooey walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Phooey tries to close the distance and clinch up but Turner swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Phooey throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Phooey avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Turner cracks a nice hook into Phooey's ribs.
A slow jab from Turner misses its intended target.
Turner shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Phooey pinned against the cage. Phooey gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Hong Kong Phooey has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vernon Turner.
Turner swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Turner shoots in looking for a takedown but Phooey manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Turner's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Phooey wants to clinch but Turner slips to the side
and Turner counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A swing and a miss from Turner.
Phooey displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Turner throws out the jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turner blocks a head kick by Phooey.
Turner misses with a hook.
Turner lands the left hand.
Turner sizes up Phooey with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Phooey lands a body shot.
Turner stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Phooey.
Turner loads up on a big right hand but Phooey slips the punch.
Turner with a body punch. A glancing blow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Phooey bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Phooey's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Phooey duly obliges.
Turner fails with a takedown attempt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Turner avoids a punch combination nicely.

And that's the end of the fight!
Hong Kong Phooey showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Phooey has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 29:29

The fight is ruled a draw!