PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Julian Wallace (ranked 4211 p4p, 24036 weight class) and Billy Turner (ranked 196 p4p, 268 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Wallace might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Smile - Jimmy Durante. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

Wallace
vs
Turner

173 cm
26
145
2 - 3 - 0

185 cm
27
135
2 - 9 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Big right hand

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Julian Wallace!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Billy Turner!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, William Peck and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice leg kick lands there from Turner.
Turner throws a low kick but Wallace avoids it.
An attempted straight right counter from Wallace misses the target.
Wallace misses with a wild combination.
Turner drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Turner throws a low kick but it's checked well by Wallace.
Turner gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Wallace.
Wallace swings for the body but Turner moves out of range.
Wallace lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Wallace is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Turner.
Wallace listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Wallace misses with a series of wild punches.
Wallace connects with a looping right hand.

Turner is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Turner keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wallace.
Turner is still on wobbly legs! Can Wallace finish him?
Wallace scores with a nice right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wallace tries to bum rush Turner with a series of wild strikes but Turner uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Turner chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Turner lands a nice hook to Wallace's body. Wallace takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Wallace checks a leg kick.
Wallace loads up on a big right hand but Turner slips the punch.
Turner seems to have recovered his senses.
Turner throws a nice looking combination but Wallace bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Turner slips a straight right by Wallace.
Wallace misses with an uppercut.
Turner is looking for the big counter here.
Turner ducks under a wild hook from Wallace.
Wallace misses with an uppercut
and Turner connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Turner moves away from the strike by Wallace.
Turner tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Turner cracks a nice hook into Wallace's ribs.
Wallace misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Wallace keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turner throws a series of punches but Wallace avoids them all with ease.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice defenses there by Turner.
Turner throws a leg kick that misses.
A shot to the liver by Turner. Beautiful body shot.
Wallace lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Wallace.
A telegraphed right hand from Wallace misses the target.
Turner swinging wildly here.
Wallace misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Turner.
Turner slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Wallace misses the target.
Turner scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Turner gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Turner takes a swing at Wallace's ribcage but misses.
Wallace misses with a looping right.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wallace throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Turner counters with a series of strikes. Wallace will be more careful next time no doubt.
Wallace misses with an uppercut.
Turner misses with a low kick.
Wallace looks to throw the jab but Turner is out of range.
Wallace swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Turner is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Turner uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wallace.
Turner blocks a jab.
Wallace is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Wallace 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.
Wallace throws a right and a left that Turner avoids nicely.
Wallace scores with a crisp jab that stopped Turner in his tracks.
Wallace throws a shot from downtown. Turner moves away and avoids it.
A clash of legs there as Wallace blocks the low kick.
Wallace throws a poor cross that misses
and Turner counters with a one-two to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A swing and a miss from Wallace.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turner throws a leg kick but Wallace moved away.
Turner is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
The fighters circling - Wallace throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Turner steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wallace.
Wallace looks to throw the jab but Turner is out of range.
Wallace throws a right and a left that Turner avoids nicely.
Wallace scores with a jab to the jaw.
Wallace is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Turner.
Wallace chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Turner can pounce on him.
Wallace misses with a series of wild punches.
Wallace jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Turner lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

Wallace is rocked!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Turner moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Oh Wallace is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Turner thumps Wallace with a low kick.
Turner connects with a jab, followed by a picture perfect straight right that sends Wallace to the canvas, out cold! What a finish by Turner!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Billy Turner!
During a confident post fight interview, Billy Turner thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.