PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Enzo I Do It For Fun (ranked 7621 p4p, 643 weight class) and Thomas Turbano (ranked 6047 p4p, 578 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Thomas Turbano was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

I Do It For Fun
vs
Turbano

186 cm
25
185 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

188 cm
25
186 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

ZZ POPS

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

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
I Do It For Fun misses with a straight left.
Turbano thuds his right hand into I Do It For Fun's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.

I Do It For Fun clinches.
Turbano working aggressively here.
A left hand lands to the body for Turbano.

I Do It For Fun breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
I Do It For Fun throws a series of punches but Turbano moves out of range.
Turbano cracks I Do It For Fun with a right hand to the side of the head.
I Do It For Fun misses with a straight left.
Turbano lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Turbano throws a series of punches but I Do It For Fun moves out of range.
Enzo I Do It For Fun seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Turbano throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

I Do It For Fun gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Turbano lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of I Do It For Fun backwards.
Turbano swings wildly with an uppercut but I Do It For Fun uses good head movement to avoid it.
I Do It For Fun has Turbano pressed against the cage, preventing Turbano from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Turbano misses with a hook from the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Turbano.
A shot in the inside from Turbano.
I Do It For Fun lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Turbano goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for I Do It For Fun.
Turbano lands a body shot in the clinch.
I Do It For Fun tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

I Do It For Fun pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - I Do It For Fun looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
I Do It For Fun doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turbano lands with a straight right. I Do It For Fun didn't see that one coming.
I Do It For Fun walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.

Turbano tries to keep at a distance but I Do It For Fun has taken the fight into the clinch.
I Do It For Fun looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Turbano swings wildly with an uppercut but I Do It For Fun uses good head movement to avoid it.
Turbano lands a right hand that snaps the head of I Do It For Fun backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
I Do It For Fun blocks an uppercut.
Turbano blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

I Do It For Fun escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Turbano with a hook.
I Do It For Fun doesn't manage to clinch there - Turbano circles away.
I Do It For Fun misses the body punch
and Turbano counters with a right hand to the body.
Nice body punch from Turbano.

I Do It For Fun has taken the fight to the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
I Do It For Fun tries to stall but Turbano uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Turbano misses with the head strike.

I Do It For Fun pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Turbano swats away the attempt to clinch by I Do It For Fun.
Good shot there by Turbano.
I Do It For Fun tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Turbano counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
I Do It For Fun on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Turbano throws a body shot but no joy.

I Do It For Fun forces Turbano back against the cage and clinches.

I Do It For Fun breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

I Do It For Fun clinches up with Turbano and pushes him back against the cage.
I Do It For Fun swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Turbano misses with a body punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turbano tries to throw a body punch but I Do It For Fun avoids it by throwing Turbano back against the cage.

I Do It For Fun breaks the clinch.
I Do It For Fun moves in looking to clinch but Turbano pushes him off.
Turbano is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! I Do It For Fun had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
I Do It For Fun tries to clinch up but Turbano circles away and keeps his distance.
A left lands for Turbano.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Turbano connects with a body shot.
I Do It For Fun tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Turbano manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Turbano fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
I Do It For Fun tries to clinch but Turbano is having none of it.
A big right from I Do It For Fun misses.
I Do It For Fun wants to clinch up but Turbano keeps it at a distance.
Turbano connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Turbano scores with the left hand. I Do It For Fun knows he should have avoided that one.
Turbano scores with a body shot.
I Do It For Fun tries to close the distance and clinch but Turbano swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Thomas Turbano dominated that round.
That's time! I Do It For Fun's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Turbano throws out a powerful jab.
Turbano avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
I Do It For Fun tries to clinch but Turbano moves out of range.
Turbano scores with a three punch combo!
Turbano dips to his left and cracks I Do It For Fun with an uppercut!
I Do It For Fun misses with a body shot.
Turbano throws a right hand that I Do It For Fun ducks under and follows up with a left that I Do It For Fun also avoids with ease.
Nice shot lands for Turbano.
Turbano shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. I Do It For Fun eats them both and turns towards Turbano to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Turbano swats away the attempt to clinch by I Do It For Fun.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Turbano connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed I Do It For Fun momentarily.
I Do It For Fun tries to clinch but Turbano is having none of it.
Turbano just misses with a punch to the body.
Turbano lands with an uppercut that bounces I Do It For Fun off the cage and back into range.

That's one minute gone in the round.

I Do It For Fun moves into range and clinches up with Turbano.
Turbano digs a right hand into I Do It For Fun's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on I Do It For Fun's gas tank.
Turbano managing to block the knees to the body from I Do It For Fun.
I Do It For Fun trying to land knees to the body.
Turbano throws a head punch that misses.

I Do It For Fun breaks the clinch.
I Do It For Fun darts in trying to clinch
and Turbano counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
I Do It For Fun looks to throw the jab but Turbano is out of range.
Turbano appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Turbano scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
I Do It For Fun fails in his attempt to clinch.
I Do It For Fun ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Turbano moves away.
Turbano doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Turbano avoids the body shot from I Do It For Fun.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turbano uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
I Do It For Fun tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Turbano paws at him with a jab and circles away.
I Do It For Fun takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Turbano scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A punch lands to the side of I Do It For Fun 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Turbano lands an overhand right.
I Do It For Fun connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Nice shot lands for Turbano.
I Do It For Fun has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Turbano finds it's way round the side to connect with I Do It For Fun's head.
Turbano keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from I Do It For Fun.
Turbano scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
I Do It For Fun takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Nice shot by Turbano.
I Do It For Fun throws out a loose jab but Turbano uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice side step and Turbano releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Turbano scores with a hook to the body. I Do It For Fun takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
I Do It For Fun has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Turbano cracks I Do It For Fun with an open hand slap.
I Do It For Fun doesn't manage to clinch there - Turbano circles away.
I Do It For Fun tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Turbano manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Turbano throws out a counter right but I Do It For Fun avoids it with no problem.
Turbano lands with a nice body punch.
Turbano circles away from the clinch attempt.
Turbano lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Turbano cracks I Do It For Fun with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Turbano stalks I Do It For Fun and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into I Do It For Fun's face. I Do It For Fun staggers backwards, shaken.

I Do It For Fun is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
I Do It For Fun takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Oh I Do It For Fun is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
I Do It For Fun takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Turbano scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Turbano lands a jab to the head.
I Do It For Fun smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

It looks like Thomas Turbano has been cut.
Turbano lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Turbano.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
I Do It For Fun is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Turbano dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Turbano circles away from the clinch attempt.
I Do It For Fun seems to have got his legs back now.
Turbano avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Turbano misses with a jab, cross combination.
Thomas Turbano seems to be getting the better of the standup.

I Do It For Fun clinches with his opponent.

I Do It For Fun manages to break the clinch.
I Do It For Fun moves in looking to clinch but Turbano pushes him off.
It seemed like Turbano was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Turbano shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. I Do It For Fun eats them both and turns towards Turbano to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
I Do It For Fun closes the distance looking to clinch
and Turbano counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Turbano connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between I Do It For Fun's hands.
Turbano connects with a crisp jab.
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.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Good exchange - I Do It For Fun coming out on top.
Turbano stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.

I Do It For Fun clinches with his opponent.
I Do It For Fun blocking some punches.
Turbano working aggressively here.
Turbano misses with a punch on the inside.
Turbano softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Turbano lands a nice uppercut.
I Do It For Fun missing with knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for I Do It For Fun.

I Do It For Fun breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
I Do It For Fun takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Turbano cracks I Do It For Fun with an open hand slap.
I Do It For Fun takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Turbano scores with a hook to the body. I Do It For Fun takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Turbano circles away from the clinch attempt
and Turbano counters with a nice body shot.
I Do It For Fun misses with a jab, cross combination.
A countering left hand to the body from Turbano misses.
I Do It For Fun misses with a straight left.
I Do It For Fun tries to clinch up.
Turbano is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Turbano fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
I Do It For Fun throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Turbano has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Turbano connects with a single shot there.

Turbano tries to keep at a distance but I Do It For Fun has taken the fight into the clinch.

I Do It For Fun breaks the clinch.
A cross from Turbano lands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turbano displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as I Do It For Fun throws out the jab.
Turbano looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
I Do It For Fun moves in looking to clinch but Turbano pushes him off.
Turbano is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
I Do It For Fun tries to clinch up but Turbano circles away and keeps his distance.

Turbano drops I Do It For Fun with a beautiful combination! I Do It For Fun stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Turbano is looking for the KO!
I Do It For Fun slips a jab and a cross from Turbano.
Turbano smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
I Do It For Fun misses with a straight left.
Good shot there by I Do It For Fun.
I Do It For Fun wants to clinch.
A big left from I Do It For Fun misses.
I Do It For Fun tries to close the distance and clinch up but Turbano swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Turbano lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

I Do It For Fun gets a clinch.
I Do It For Fun trying to stall but Turbano improves his position.
Turbano working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Turbano scores with a shot to the side of I Do It For Fun's head.

I Do It For Fun escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Enzo I Do It For Fun has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A slow jab from I Do It For Fun misses its intended target.
Turbano now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
I Do It For Fun closes the distance but Turbano moves to the side
and Turbano counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
I Do It For Fun tries to clinch up
and Turbano counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps I Do It For Fun thinking.
The fight stays on the outside here - I Do It For Fun looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Thomas Turbano is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turbano cracks a nice hook into I Do It For Fun's ribs.
I Do It For Fun tries to clinch up.
Turbano keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A countering left hand to the body from Turbano misses.
Turbano fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Turbano scores with a jab. I Do It For Fun acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Turbano scores with a hook to the body. I Do It For Fun takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
This has been an exciting period of action!
I Do It For Fun throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
I Do It For Fun misses with a looping left.
I Do It For Fun tries to close the distance and clinch but Turbano swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
I Do It For Fun wants to clinch but Turbano slips to the side
and Turbano counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Turbano connects with a jab.
Turbano connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Turbano misses with a wild combination.

And that's the end of the fight!
Thomas Turbano comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Turbano winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Sandra Marshall scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thomas Turbano!