PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jan Kriel (ranked 1117 p4p, 135 weight class) and Ben Turner (ranked 2072 p4p, 242 weight class). Kriel kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Fokofpolisiekar - Fokofpolisiekar. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Kriel
vs
Turner

178 cm
31
181 lbs
23 - 17 - 0

188 cm
33
178 lbs
22 - 16 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Sin City Allstars
Riner Clothing and Laundry (85%)

Sportivité

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 17 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jan Kriel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 16 - 1, fighting out of New York, Ben Turner!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Elvis Blanc and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kriel avoids the body shot from Turner.
Kriel throws a lazy uppercut
and Turner counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Turner misses with a looping left.
Kriel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A head kick misses from Turner.
Kriel looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Kriel takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Turner, as that shot connected.
Turner misses with a hook. Kriel ducked under it nicely.
Turner just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromKriel.
Turner uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kriel.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kriel thows a left - swing and a miss!
Turner connects with the punch.
Kriel misses with a series of wild punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Turner plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

It looks like Jan Kriel has been cut.
Kriel checks a leg kick.
Turner misses with an uppercut
and Kriel counters with a nice uppercut.
Turner throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kriel counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Turner scores with a hook to the body. Kriel takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A solid body kick from Kriel.
Kriel scoring well with a low kick there.
Turner lands a jab to the head.
Turner lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kriel throws a lazy right hand but Turner sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Turner scores with a jab. Kriel acknowledges it with a nod of the head.

Kriel is rocked!
A slapping leg kick lands for Kriel.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kriel throws a lazy right hand but Turner sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Turner slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Oh Kriel is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kriel avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Kriel appears to be looking for a big counter.
Kriel jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Kriel seems to have got his legs back now.
Turner uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kriel.
The fighters circling - Turner throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
As Turner backs away, Kriel returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Turner bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kriel's head.
Kriel throws a jab when Turner was well out of range.
Turner tries to counter with a clinch but Kriel shakes him off and moves away.
Turner takes a swing at Kriel's ribcage but misses.
Turner takes a swing at Kriel's ribcage but misses.
It looked like Kriel wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Kriel lands a front kick.
Turner throws a leg kick that misses.
Ben Turner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kriel sizes up Turner with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turner misses with a lunging right hand
and Turner takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jan Kriel is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kriel avoids a kick to the body.
Kriel fires out a quick counter leg kick but Turner just manages to avoid it.
Turner has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Turner throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Kriel was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Kriel takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kriel looks to land a left hand but Turner moved out of range nicely.
Turner ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Turner lands the left hand.
Decent striking displayed by Turner there.
Kriel connects with a right hand. Turner shakes it off.
Turner misses the jab.
Kriel throws a quick counter kick to the body but Turner avoids it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kriel 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.
Kriel takes a jab right on the kisser.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turner misses the shot to the body.
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!
Kriel keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Turner is looking to slow Kriel down with leg kicks.
Turner lands with a cross.
Turner thumps Kriel with a low kick.
Kriel throws a body punch but Turner moves out of range.
Turner misses with a leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Turner.
An inside leg kick lands from Kriel.
Kriel throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kriel is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Turner.
Kriel throws a looping overhand right but Turner ducks down to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ben Turner dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jan Kriel's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Turner tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kriel was well out of range. Poor timing from Turner.
Kriel is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Kriel might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Kriel throws a front kick aimed at Turner's knee but Turner avoids it well.
Kriel on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Turner scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Turner pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nice jab there from Turner.
Turner displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kriel throws out the jab.
Kriel staying out of range there.
Kriel throws a lazy uppercut
and Turner counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Turner has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Turner tries to move into range but Kriel moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.

It looks like Ben Turner has been cut.
Kriel missing with a left hand there. Turner was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Turner moves out of range of the leg kick from Kriel.
Turner lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kriel's sensitive parts.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Turner takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Jab from Turner.
Turner dips to his left and cracks Kriel with an uppercut!
Turner fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kriel has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Turner lands a jab.
Kriel jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ben Turner seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Turner slips under a jab.
Turner loads up on a big right hand but Kriel slips the punch.
An attempted straight right counter from Kriel misses the target.
Turner throws a leg kick but Kriel moved away.
Kriel thumps Turner with a low kick.
Turner connects with the punch.
Turner keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turner throws a body shot but no joy.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Turner misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Turner misses with a wild body shot.
Turner takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Turner scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kriel doesn't seem bothered though.
Turner with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Nice body kick from Turner.
Turner lands a head shot.
Kriel has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Turner.
Turner moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kriel is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A jab from Turner does it's job there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kriel on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Kriel lands with a good body shot.
Kriel chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Turner can pounce on him.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Turner checks a leg kick.
Turner fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kriel manages to avoid it.
An attempted straight right counter from Kriel misses the target.
Turner slips under a jab from Kriel.
Turner connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

Jan Kriel's cut is getting worse.
Turner cracks Kriel with a hook to the temple - Kriel is on wobbly legs here! Turner swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Kriel falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Turner wins by TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Ben Turner!
Ben Turner really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Sin City Allstars logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.