PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Trevor Philips (ranked 4854 p4p, 507 weight class) and Thomas Turbano (ranked 4374 p4p, 473 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Philips
vs
Turbano

183 cm
25
185 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

188 cm
25
186 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

JD's Island Shack

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Trevor Philips!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Thomas Turbano!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Daniel Franklin and Sandra Marshall.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Turbano throws a hook but Philips blocks it.
Turbano ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Philips moves away.
Philips seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Turbano throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Turbano fails to land with a series of punches.
A quick step to the side and Philips tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Philips throws a hook but Turbano avoids it easily.
Turbano moves into range and connects with a jab.
Turbano misses the shot to the body.
Turbano rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Philips counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Philips throws a body punch but Turbano moves out of range.
Turbano looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Turbano misses with a hook. Philips ducked under it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Turbano lands with a nice combination. Philips backs away looking to recover.
Thomas Turbano seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Philips misses with a straight right.
Turbano cracks a nice hook into Philips's ribs.
Philips fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Turbano manages to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Philips is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Turbano scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Turbano swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A counter left hand to the body from Philips misses its target.
Turbano slips a jab and a cross from Philips.
Turbano throws out a counter right but Philips avoids it with no problem.
Turbano keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Turbano looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Philips misses with a looping right.
Turbano swings for the body but Philips moves out of range.
A counter left hand to the body from Philips misses its target.
Philips misses with a few strikes there.
Philips lands a slapping body shot.
Turbano's coach down at Island Safe Space was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Turbano's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Turbano misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Turbano throws a body shot but no joy.
Philips swings widly with a right hand
and Turbano counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Philips tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Philips thuds a left hand into Turbano's body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A big left from Turbano misses.
Turbano throws a jab but it's blocked by Philips.
Turbano cracks a nice hook into Philips's ribs.
Turbano looks to score with a jab to the body but Philips is just out of range.
Turbano bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Turbano scores with a nice strike.
Philips ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Turbano moves away.
Philips slips under a jab from Turbano.
Philips throws a left and a right that both miss
and Turbano cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Philips walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Philips is looking to wear down Turbano with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Philips throws a head kick that misses.
Turbano takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Philips slips under a jab from Turbano.
Philips throws a counter high kick but Turbano was just alert enough to avoid it.
Philips waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Turbano.
A left and a right from Turbano both land. Nice combination.
Philips wants to clinch but Turbano slips to the side
and Turbano counters with a stiff right hand.
Philips fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Turbano manages to avoid it.
Philips walks into a stiff left hand from Turbano.
Turbano uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Philips.
Turbano throws a right and a left that both miss.
Philips looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Philips takes a swing at Turbano's ribcage but misses.
Philips slips under a jab from Turbano.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Philips takes a shot to the body in his stride.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Turbano fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A slow jab from Philips misses its intended target.
Philips throws a sloppy body shot
and Turbano counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Turbano throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Philips.
Philips misses with a hook. Turbano ducked under it nicely.
Turbano connects with a body shot.
Turbano lands with an uppercut that bounces Philips off the cage and back into range.
Philips misses with a wild body shot.
Turbano lands with a good body shot.
Philips ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Philips falls off balance throwing a combination
and Turbano counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Philips tries to bum rush Turbano with a series of wild strikes but Turbano uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Turbano swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Philips.
Philips throws a leg kick but Turbano sees it coming and moves out of range.
Jab by Philips.

It looks like Thomas Turbano has been cut.
Philips lands an overhand right.
Turbano uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Philips has time to react.
Thomas Turbano seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Turbano ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Turbano lands a lovely overhand right.
Philips staying out of range there.
Philips lands a nice looking body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Turbano throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Philips on the side of the head.
Turbano throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A telegraphed right hand from Turbano misses the target.
A big right from Turbano misses.
Turbano throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Philips.
Philips tries to clinch but Turbano is having none of it.
Philips takes one on the button.
Turbano throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Turbano swings widly with a right hand
and Philips counters with a series of strikes. Turbano will be more careful next time no doubt.
A big left from Turbano misses.
Philips has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Philips there as he acknowledges the shot.
Philips throws a body punch but Turbano moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Philips throws a nice looking combination but Turbano bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Turbano has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Philips connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Turbano misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Turbano swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Philips was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Philips avoids the body shot from Turbano.
Philips throws a head kick but Turbano moves out of range.
Turbano misses with a double jab.
Philips lands with a hook. Turbano tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Philips throws a looping overhand right but Turbano ducks down to avoid it.
Turbano lands a jab-cross combination.
Philips ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Turbano moves away.
Philips moves out of range of the strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Philips avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Turbano uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Philips.
Turbano throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Philips avoids a punch combination nicely.
Philips ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Turbano throws a right and a left that both miss.
Turbano swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Turbano throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
It looked like Philips was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Turbano.
Philips swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Turbano blocks a head kick by Philips.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Philips might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Philips. Turbano does a little dance to reset his feet.
Turbano misses with a double jab.
Turbano cracks Philips with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Turbano avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Philips throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Turbano throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A shot to the body from Turbano misses

and Philips holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Turbano lands a hook to the side of the head.
Philips tries to work over Turbano's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Turbano avoids the elbow strike from Philips, against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Philips struggles to land a body shot inside as Turbano controls his hands.
Philips is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Thomas Turbano showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Thomas Turbano's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Turbano steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Philips.
Turbano ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Philips moves away.
Turbano staying out of range there.
As Philips backs off Turbano throws a huge counter combo but Philips manages to avoid it all.
Philips takes one to the chin there.
Philips throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Turbano throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Philips stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Philips is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Turbano.

Philips is rocked!
Turbano throws a pinpoint strike between Philips's hands that connects right on the jaw and sends Philips crashing to the floor! He's out before he even hits the mat and Turbano scores a great knockout victory!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Thomas Turbano!