PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Hadi Ozturk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Lawrence (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Ozturk
vs
Lawrence

186 cm
19
191 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

201 cm
19
196 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

Great elbows
Powerful

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Hadi Ozturk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Johnny Lawrence!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Richard Clark and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ozturk keeps the fight on the outside.
Lawrence fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lawrence is looking to clinch but Ozturk is avoiding it.
Lawrence checks a low kick from Ozturk.
Lawrence tries to clinch but Ozturk moves out of range.
Lawrence is looking to clinch but Ozturk is avoiding it.
Ozturk tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Lawrence is able to avoid easily.
Lawrence is looking to clinch but Ozturk is avoiding it.
Lawrence tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Ozturk manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lawrence fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ozturk lands with a kick to the ribs.
Ozturk misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ozturk connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Lawrence fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lawrence tries to clinch but Ozturk moves away
and Ozturk counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Lawrence is lucky that one didn't land flush.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lawrence doesn't manage to clinch there - Ozturk circles away.
Lawrence fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ozturk swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Lawrence tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ozturk swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ozturk misses with a head kick.
Lawrence tries to close the distance and clinch but Ozturk swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lawrence closes the distance looking to clinch
and Ozturk makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Lawrence moves to clinch but Ozturk breaks away
and Ozturk counters with a leg kick.
Ozturk swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lawrence tries to clinch up.
Ozturk fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Lawrence is out of range.
Ozturk throws a solid leg kick but Lawrence takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Ozturk.
Lawrence tries to close the distance and clinch but Ozturk swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lawrence looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Lawrence wants to clinch.
Ozturk finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Ozturk thuds his shin into the meat of Lawrence's side.
Lawrence tries to clinch there but Ozturk circles away.
Lawrence wants to clinch up but Ozturk keeps it at a distance.
Ozturk keeps the fight on the outside.
Johnny Lawrence seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ozturk throws the kick towards the body but Lawrence avoids it.
Lawrence tries to clinch up.
Ozturk circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ozturk throws a solid leg kick but Lawrence takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Ozturk.
Ozturk swats away the attempt to clinch by Lawrence.
Ozturk misses with an attempted mid kick.
Lawrence tries to clinch but Ozturk moves out of range.
Ozturk keeps the fight on the outside.
Lawrence tries to close the distance and clinch but Ozturk swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ozturk misses with a leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lawrence checks the leg kick.
Lawrence tries to clinch but Ozturk moves away
and Ozturk counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
That kick from Ozturk tenderised Lawrence's leg. Lawrence is trying to keep his angry face on.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lawrence stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ozturk.
Ozturk lands with a nice body kick.
Lawrence wants to clinch up but Ozturk keeps it at a distance.
Ozturk wants to slow Lawrence down by chopping away at his legs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hadi Ozturk dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Ozturk misses with a head kick.
Ozturk throws a head kick that misses.
Ozturk misses with a head kick.
Lawrence moves to clinch but Ozturk breaks away
and Ozturk counters with a nice uppercut.
Ozturk throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ozturk throws a sloppy head kick and Lawrence moves out of range easily.
Lawrence tries to clinch up.

Lawrence clinches up against the ropes.
Lawrence misses with an elbow over the top.
Lawrence is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Lawrence creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Ozturk wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ozturk blocks an elbow strike from Lawrence.
Lawrence has Ozturk pressed against the ropes, preventing Ozturk from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Lawrence throws an elbow that misses.
Ozturk is looking to break free of the clinch but Lawrence has double underhooks.
Lawrence throws an elbow that misses.
Ozturk is looking to control Lawrence's arms but Lawrence gets an underhook and turns him. Now Ozturk has his back to the ropes.
Lawrence lands an elbow inside that Ozturk shrugs off.

It looks like Hadi Ozturk has been cut.
Lawrence looks to throw an elbow but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ozturk is looking to break free of the clinch but Lawrence has double underhooks.
Lawrence lands a nice elbow.
Lawrence keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Ozturk's efforts to push away.
Ozturk blocks an elbow strike from Lawrence.
Nice elbow from Lawrence.
Lawrence pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Lawrence pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Ozturk is trying to push Lawrence away but Lawrence has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Ozturk trying to land knees to the body.
Lawrence misses with an elbow strike.
Lawrence lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Ozturk working hard to break the clinch.
Ozturk avoids the elbow strike from Lawrence, against the ropes.
Lawrence pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Ozturk tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lawrence avoids it.

Ozturk breaks from the clinch.

Lawrence rushes Ozturk and presses him up against the ropes.
Ozturk trying to stall but Lawrence improves his position.
Ozturk is trying to break the clinch but Lawrence has him pressed against the ropes.
Ozturk trying to control the position but instead, Lawrence has worked for underhooks and has pushed Ozturk into the ropes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lawrence throws an elbow that misses.
Lawrence pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Lawrence throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Ozturk dodges an elbow strike from Lawrence.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lawrence lands a nice elbow.
Ozturk can't break the clinch.
Ozturk tries to land knees in the clinch but Lawrence avoids the damage to the body.
Ozturk wants to break free but Lawrence has control.
Ozturk avoids the elbow strike from Lawrence, against the ropes.
Ozturk landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Ozturk looking to stall.
Ozturk blocks the elbow strike.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ozturk wants to get back to striking at distance but Lawrence won't allow it.
Ozturk tries to stall but Lawrence uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Lawrence keeps control of Ozturk as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Ozturk is trying to break free.
Ozturk has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Hadi Ozturk will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Hadi Ozturk's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Lawrence tries to clinch
and Ozturk counters with an outside leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ozturk.
Ozturk is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Lawrence tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Ozturk paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lawrence is looking to clinch but Ozturk is avoiding it.
Ozturk misses the shot to the body.
Hadi Ozturk is winning the standup battle so far.
Lawrence takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Lawrence fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lawrence moves in looking to clinch but Ozturk pushes him off.
Ozturk avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lawrence checks a leg kick.
Lawrence doesn't manage to clinch there - Ozturk circles away.
Ozturk misses with a low kick.
Ozturk lands a head kick. Lawrence smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Lawrence checks a leg kick nicely.
Ozturk scores with a head kick.
Lawrence's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Lawrence fails in his attempt to clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lawrence tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ozturk swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ozturk looking to land some kicks to the body here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ozturk tries a low kick but Lawrence avoids it.
A good leg kick by Ozturk.
Ozturk keeps the fight on the outside.
Hadi Ozturk is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lawrence is looking to clinch.
Ozturk dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lawrence. That did some damage!
Ozturk walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Lawrence checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Lawrence tries to clinch but Ozturk is having none of it.
Lawrence doesn't manage to clinch there - Ozturk circles away.
Lawrence dodges the punch combination from Ozturk.
Ozturk throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Lawrence wants to clinch.
Ozturk misses with a low kick.
Ozturk wants to land a leg kick but Lawrence is out of range.
Ozturk misses with a low kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lawrence is looking to clinch but Ozturk is avoiding it.
Lawrence is looking to clinch.
Lawrence fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ozturk throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Lawrence tries to clinch but Ozturk moves out of range.
Ozturk walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Lawrence checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Ozturk swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Lawrence is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Crunch! Ozturk slams his shin into Lawrence's torso.
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!
Lawrence throws a body punch but Ozturk moves out of range.
Lawrence tries to clinch up but Ozturk circles away and keeps his distance.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ozturk throws a switch kick that catches Lawrence on the top of the head and drops him to the canvas! Lawrence looks hurt - I'm not sure he's going to get back up! The referee starts the count but calls it off at seven as Lawrence flops around on the canvas, clearly in no position to continue! This fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Hadi Ozturk!
An intense looking Hadi Ozturk took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'Just took out the #1 pick, who's next?!'.