PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Anakin Skywalker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dave Turbo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dave Turbo is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Skywalker
vs
Turbo

180 cm
20
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

150 cm
25
185 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Prefers standup

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Anakin Skywalker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Dave Turbo!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Peter Branson and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Turbo closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Turbo is trying to push Skywalker away but Skywalker has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Skywalker can't get the takedown.
Skywalker blocks the elbow strike.

Turbo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Skywalker fails with the takedown.
Turbo scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Turbo moves into range and clinches up with Skywalker.
Skywalker fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anakin Skywalker. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Turbo pulls guard effortlessly.
Skywalker will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Skywalker working some strikes from top position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Turbo wants to sweep but no luck.

Turbo escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Skywalker gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Skywalker scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Turbo is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Skywalker throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Turbo working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Skywalker.
Skywalker throws a strike but Turbo rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Turbo tries to free his leg and advance position but Skywalker is retaining full guard.
Skywalker keeping moving, preventing Turbo from controlling successfully.
Turbo controls from within his opponent's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skywalker working a defensive guard here.
Skywalker looking to control but Turbo passes into half guard.

Turbo stands up and beckons Skywalker to join him on the feet.
Turbo doesn't manage to clinch there - Skywalker circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Turbo can't break the clinch.
Turbo working hard to break the clinch.
Skywalker is looking for a takedown.
Skywalker is breathing heavily.
Turbo tries to break free but Skywalker pushes him back against the cage.
Turbo is trying to push Skywalker away but Skywalker has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Skywalker throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

Turbo gets control of Skywalker's arms and successfully pulls guard. Turbo will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Skywalker has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Skywalker throws a big elbow that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Turbo holds on and takes a little breather.
Skywalker throws an elbow that misses. Turbo uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Skywalker's guard. Nice move by Turbo!

Skywalker looking to control but Turbo passes into half guard.
Turbo missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Skywalker trying to hold on to Turbo's head to control him but Turbo postures up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Turbo is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dave Turbo dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Skywalker checks a leg kick nicely.
As Turbo backs away, Skywalker returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Turbo misses with a two punch combination.

Turbo closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Turbo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

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

Turbo clinches with his opponent.
Skywalker tries to stall but Turbo uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Turbo wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Skywalker has him pressed against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Turbo lands a body shot.
Skywalker avoiding damage as Turbo throws knees to the body.
Skywalker fails to pull the fight into his guard.

Turbo gets control of Skywalker's arms and successfully pulls guard. Turbo will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Turbo is controlling Skywalker's posture.
Turbo wants to sweep but no luck.
Turbo trying to keep a closed guard but Skywalker is proving a slippery customer.

Skywalker got a little sloppy there for a moment and Turbo has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Skywalker has managed to get both his arms back between Turbo's legs - danger averted.
Turbo seems keen to control Skywalker's posture.
Skywalker throwing strikes but missing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Turbo avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Skywalker working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Turbo looking to hit a scissor sweep but Skywalker is one step ahead there.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Turbo is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Skywalker shoots in but no luck this time.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Skywalker shoots in looking for a takedown. Turbo tries to sprawl out of it but Skywalker keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Turbo manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Turbo wants to counter with a clinch but Skywalker pushes him away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anakin Skywalker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Skywalker will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Turbo moves into the clinch.
Turbo has Skywalker pushed against the cage.
Skywalker keeps control of Turbo as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Turbo jumps guard and drags Skywalker to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Turbo is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Skywalker is controlling him.
Turbo looking for a sweep. Not yet Turbo, not yet.

Skywalker avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Turbo looking for a sweep. Not yet Turbo, not yet.
Dave Turbo has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Skywalker trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Turbo uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Skywalker fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Turbo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dave Turbo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Turbo scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A nice combination there by Turbo.

It looks like Anakin Skywalker has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Turbo comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Turbo lands with a nice body punch.
Turbo scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dave Turbo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Anakin Skywalker's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Turbo clobbers Skywalker with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Turbo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Skywalker.
Turbo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Skywalker paws at him with a jab and circles away.
As Turbo looks to move away, Skywalker throws a big counter combo bu Turbo just gets out of the way.
Turbo throws a sloppy head kick and Skywalker moves out of range easily.

Turbo has Skywalker up against the cage in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Come on Turbo - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Turbo tries to break free but Skywalker pushes him back against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Skywalker tries for a takedown but Turbo manages to get underhooks.

Turbo has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Skywalker uses from the top position.

Turbo is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Skywalker defends well.
Turbo is pulling down on Skywalker's head. It's preventing any offense from Skywalker, at least for the moment.
Skywalker throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Turbo works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Skywalker is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Turbo preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turbo wants to get back to his feet but Skywalker is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

Turbo has his feet on Skywalker's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Skywalker swats away the attempt to clinch by Turbo.
Skywalker misses with a takedown attempt
and Turbo counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anakin Skywalker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Skywalker tries to clinch up.
Turbo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skywalker moves out of range as Turbo throws a body kick.
Skywalker fires out a quick counter leg kick but Turbo just manages to avoid it.
Turbo misses with a low kick.
Skywalker shoots for a takedown but Turbo saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Turbo scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.

Turbo moves into the clinch successfully.

Turbo gets control of Skywalker's arms and successfully pulls guard. Turbo will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Turbo trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Turbo wants to get back to his feet but Skywalker is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Skywalker postures up in Turbo's guard and throws a big left but Turbo blocks it.
Turbo looking to control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turbo avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Turbo pulls Skywalker in close to prevent any damage.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Skywalker with a flurry of punches that miss.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

Turbo has closed the distance and engaged Skywalker in a clinch.
Turbo is trying to break the clinch but Skywalker has him pressed against the cage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Turbo breaks from the clinch.
Skywalker avoids the head kick by Turbo.
As Turbo looks to move away, Skywalker throws a big counter combo bu Turbo just gets out of the way.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dave Turbo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Turbo has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Michael Johnstone scores the fight 26:30
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 26:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dave Turbo!