PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gage Bashor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shane Turnham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gage Bashor had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 206.8lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Bashor
vs
Turnham

195 cm
21
225 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

200 cm
29
210 lbs
11 - 4 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent MT
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Gage Bashor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Shane Turnham!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Hugh Johnson and Eliza Hachem.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bashor slips a straight right by Turnham.
Turnham lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

Bashor clinches with his opponent.

Bashor breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bashor tries to land a leg kick but Turnham saw it coming and moves away.
Turnham misses with a low kick.
Bashor tries to score with a low kick but Turnham moves his leg out of the way.
A head kick by Turnham misses
and Bashor counters with a nice leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Turnham fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Crunch! Turnham slams his shin into Bashor's torso.
Turnham keeps the fight on the outside.
Turnham shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Bashor defends it nicely.
Turnham throws a body kick despite being completely out of range

and Bashor holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bashor breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bashor plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Bashor throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Turnham shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Bashor as he avoids it easily.
Gage Bashor has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shane Turnham.
Turnham with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bashor to score with a decent uppercut.
Turnham scores with a three punch combo!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Turnham.
Turnham shoots in for a takedown but Bashor shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Turnham tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Bashor swivels and escapes.
Turnham throws a right and a left that Bashor avoids nicely.
Gage Bashor is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bashor lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bashor throws a head kick that half lands.
Bashor ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bashor connects with an inside leg kick.
A head kick misses from Bashor.
Bashor fakes the leg kick and cracks Turnham in the body.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Turnham.
A head kick by Turnham misses
and Bashor counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Turnham looks winded!
Turnham slips a straight right by Bashor.
Turnham shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Bashor defends it nicely.
Bashor turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Shane Turnham seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bashor blocks a head kick by Turnham.
Turnham swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bashor counters with a nice low kick that buckles Turnham's knee momentarily.
A head kick misses from Turnham.
Turnham tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Turnham avoids the head kick by Bashor.
Turnham throws a head kick that misses.
Turnham on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Bashor thows a left - swing and a miss!
Turnham misses with a combination
and Bashor counters with a solid body kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Bashor rushes Turnham and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Turnham missing with knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Turnham tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

Bashor escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Turnham looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Turnham fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Bashor displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Turnham.
A punch combination from Turnham misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bashor connects with a solid leg kick.
A low kick from Turnham is predictable there
and Bashor counters with an inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gage Bashor dominated that round.
That's time! Bashor's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Bashor connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Turnham throws out a powerful jab.

Bashor rushes Turnham and presses him up against the cage.

Bashor's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bashor turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Turnham checks the leg kick nicely there.

Bashor gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Bashor breaks from the clinch.

Bashor drives through and clinches with Turnham against the cage.
Turnham jumps guard but Bashor turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Bashor tries a knee to the head but Turnham blocks it.
Turnham is trying desperately to land a takedown but Bashor is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Turnham.
Bashor using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Turnham has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!

Bashor escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bashor blocks a head kick by Turnham.
Turnham misses with the combination.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Turnham.
Turnham is breathing heavily.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bashor.

Bashor closes the distance and pushes Turnham back into the cage.

Bashor's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Bashor closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Bashor pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Turnham is trying to drag Bashor to the mat but Bashor just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Gage Bashor has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shane Turnham.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Bashor takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bashor throws an elbow but it misses.
Bashor trying to land knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bashor.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Bashor as Turnham tries to tie him up.
Turnham blocks an elbow strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Bashor just misses with a elbow thrown towards Turnham's brow.

Bashor breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Turnham looks for a takedown but Bashor sprawls well.
Bashor thumps Turnham with a low kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turnham throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Turnham throws a leg kick but Bashor checks it.
Turnham shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Bashor as he jumps to the side.
Shane Turnham is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Turnham shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Turnham fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Bashor, right into the meat.
Bashor looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

Bashor closes the distance and clinches.

Bashor breaks from the clinch.
Turnham pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nice takedown defense from Bashor. No joy for Turnham on that attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Bashor lands a big head kick that sends Turnham tumbling to the mat! Bashor takes a step backwards and waves Turnham back to his feet - he wants the finish!

It looks like Shane Turnham has been cut.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!

Bashor has Turnham up against the cage in a clinch.

Bashor pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
An inside leg kick lands from Bashor.
Gage Bashor is winning the standup battle so far.
Turnham throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice takedown defense from Bashor. No joy for Turnham on that attempt.
A head kick by Turnham misses
and Bashor counters with a nice kick to the body.
Bashor dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Turnham. That did some damage!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bashor feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Turnham's calf.
Bashor connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gage Bashor dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Shane Turnham's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

A nice inside leg kick there by Bashor. That's going to slow Turnham down.
Turnham throws a sloppy head kick and Bashor moves out of range easily.
Bashor chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Bashor thumps Turnham with a low kick.
Turnham throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bashor.
Bashor throws a nice outside leg kick.

Bashor moves into range and clinches up with Turnham.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Bashor breaks the clinch.
Bashor is looking to score with low kicks.
Turnham checks a low kick from Bashor.
Turnham tries a head kick but it misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Turnham takes a swing at Bashor's ribcage but misses.
Turnham takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bashor lands a leg kick that knocks Turnham off balance momentarily.
Bashor looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Turnham tries a head kick but it misses.
Turnham shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Bashor as he avoids it easily.

Turnham gets tackled into the cage by Bashor. Bashor maintains the clinch.

Bashor breaks from the clinch.

Bashor has taken the fight to the clinch.
Bashor looks to throw an elbow but misses.

Bashor breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Turnham shoots in for a takedown but Bashor shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bashor throws a nice head kick!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bashor throws a quick inside leg kick.

Bashor lands a big head kick that sends Turnham tumbling to the mat! Bashor takes a step backwards and waves Turnham back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Turnham is rocked!
Bashor throws a looping overhand right but Turnham ducks down to avoid it.
Turnham is still on wobbly legs! Can Bashor finish him?
Turnham throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bashor counters with a crisp right that sends Turnham to the canvas! Bashor follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gage Bashor!
A very excited looking Gage Bashor made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.