PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jai Setright (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ian Turner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Setright kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is The Dagger. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Setright
vs
Turner

176 cm
23
194 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

180 cm
21
190 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed

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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jai Setright!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ian Turner!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Aafke Stam and Paul Aken.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Setright shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Setright wants to clinch up but Turner keeps it at a distance.
Turner moves out of range of the strikes.
Setright has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Sanitarium in the buildup to the fight.
Turner looks for the body kick but Setright saw that one coming.
Setright lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Turner throws a hook but Setright blocks it.

Setright closes the distance and clinches.
Setright pushes off an throws an elbow but Turner leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Turner has had enough of the clinch but Setright keeps him there for the moment.
Turner blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Setright scores with a hook to the body.
A hook to the body from Turner.
Turner lands a left hand that snaps the head of Setright backwards.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Turner just misses with a elbow thrown towards Setright's brow.
Setright tries to land a knee to the head but Turner blocks with his arms.
Turner misses with a punch to the body.
Setright connects with a knee to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Setright tries to land a knee to the head but Turner blocks with his arms.
Setright missing with knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Setright is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Turner is defending well for now.
Turner avoiding damage as Setright throws knees to the body.

Setright breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Turner lands a jab.
Turner swings for the body but Setright moves out of range.
Turner misses with a straight left.
We've been informed that Turner has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Turner swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Turner throws a half hearted mid kick.
Turner misses with a kick to the body.
Turner blocks a jab.
Setright lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Turner ducks under a wild hook from Setright.
Setright checks the leg kick nicely there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Setright misses with a straight right.

Setright drives through and clinches with Turner against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Turner's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Setright tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Turner avoids it.
Setright keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Turner's efforts to push away.
Setright tries to land knees in the clinch but Turner avoids the damage to the body.
Turner tries to stall but Setright uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Setright tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Turner avoids it.
Setright using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Turner has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Turner looking to slow down the pace here.
A head punch on the inside from Turner fails to land.
Turner looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Turner looking to stall.
Turner lands with a short punch from the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Setright tries to land knees in the clinch but Turner avoids the damage to the body.
Setright misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Turner.
Setright throws a knee to the head but misses.
Turner takes a knee right on the jaw!
Setright with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Turner just misses with a elbow thrown towards Setright's brow.
Setright creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Turner's defenses.

It looks like Ian Turner has been cut.
Turner tries to stall but Setright uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Setright trying to land knees to the body.
Turner pushes Setright back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Setright prevents a body shot from Turner.
Setright prevents a body shot from Turner.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Setright as Turner tries to tie him up.
Nice elbow from Turner.
Setright tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Setright missing with knees to the body.
Turner looks to throw an elbow but misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Setright with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Turner on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Setright blocks an elbow strike from Turner.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Turner.
Setright missing with knees to the body.
Turner managing to block the knees to the body from Setright.
Turner managing to block the knees to the body from Setright.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Setright working Turner over with knees to the body.
Setright unloads a knee to the mid-section. Turner lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Setright prevents a body shot from Turner.
Turner misses with some punches.
Setright throws a knee to the head but misses.
Turner managing to block the knees to the body from Setright.
Setright misses with a knee strike.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Turner tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Turner lands with a light punch inside.
Turner on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Turner lands an elbow inside.
Setright tries to land knees in the clinch but Turner avoids the damage to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jai Setright dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ian Turner's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Turner ducks under a wild hook from Setright.
Turner misses with a looping right.
Setright 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.
Turner throws a quick inside leg kick.
Setright throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Turner scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Turner uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Setright.
Setright on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Turner tries to land a front kick but Setright steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Turner fails with an attempt to clinch.
Turner with a hook.
Ian Turner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Turner throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Setright plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Turner throws a head kick that half lands.
Setright cracks Turner with a right hand to the side of the head.
Turner tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Turner feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Setright's calf.
Ian Turner seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Turner goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Setright shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Setright throws a quick inside leg kick.
Setright displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Turner throws out the jab.
Setright misses with a head kick.

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

Turner feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Setright sprawling to the canvas! Setright rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Turner finish him?!

Setright is rocked!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Look low, kick high! Turner uses the oldest trick in the book to send Setright tumbling to the canvas, in a truly brutal knockout! Turner is absolutely delighted - when Setright wakes up, I doubt he'll be quite so happy!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:06 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Ian Turner!