PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ben Turner (ranked 1124 p4p, 161 weight class) and Alonzo Trotter (ranked 1651 p4p, 224 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Turner
vs
Trotter

188 cm
36
178 lbs
31 - 21 - 1

180 cm
30
180 lbs
17 - 15 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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 31 - 21 - 1, fighting out of New York, Ben Turner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 15 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alonzo Trotter!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Turner, as that shot connected.
Trotter clobbers Turner with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Turner dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Trotter throws a leg kick that misses.
Trotter dives in and grabs Turner's left leg, looking for a takedown. Turner pushes down on Trotter's head and hops out.
Trotter walks into a straight right hand from Turner.
Trotter throws a body kick that misses
and Turner counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Turner drops his hands momentarily and Trotter takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Turner tries a head kick but it misses.
A thudding body kick lands there by Turner!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Trotter throws a lazy uppercut
and Turner connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Trotter missing with a left hand there. Turner was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Turner is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Trotter.
Trotter drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Turner defends it well.
Trotter throws a sloppy body shot
and Turner counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Turner bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Trotter's head backwards.
Turner swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Trotter misses with a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Turner lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Turner cracks Trotter with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Trotter connects with a body shot.
Trotter takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Turner throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Turner takes a swing at Trotter's ribcage but misses.
Turner lands a right hook to the body.
A clash of legs there as Trotter blocks the low kick.
Turner is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Turner misses with a wild body shot.
Trotter steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Turner.
Turner throws a body punch but Trotter moves out of range.

Trotter instigates a clinch.
We've been informed that Trotter has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Trotter lands a hook to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head punch on the inside from Trotter fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Trotter.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turner lands a nice shot to the body.
Turner scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Turner lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Turner has a couple of punches blocked by Trotter.
Turner tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nice body punch from Turner - that landed with a thud.
Trotter blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Trotter lands a nice uppercut.
Trotter pushes Turner back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Turner.
Turner stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Turner tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Trotter working aggressively here.
Turner tries to throw a body punch but Trotter avoids it by throwing Turner back against the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Trotter - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Turner throws a punch but it's blocked by Trotter.
Trotter is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Turner is defending well.
Turner being controlled against the cage.
Turner gets through Trotter's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turner working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short right from Turner.
Turner tries to work over Trotter's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Turner lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Trotter comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A nice left hand lands by Turner.
Turner throws a punch but it's blocked by Trotter.
Turner doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Trotter blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Trotter.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Turner has a couple of punches blocked by Trotter.
Trotter lands with a right to the head.
Turner tries a body shot but Trotter blocks it.
Turner tries to work over Trotter's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turner lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Trotter backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Trotter lands a takedown into guard.
Trotter's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Turner keeping moving, preventing Trotter from controlling successfully.

Turner has his foot on Trotter's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Trotter works his way back into a safe position though.
Trotter postures up.

Trotter has gone for a leg lock! Turner slips out almost immediately though and dives into Trotter's guard.

The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Trotter keeping moving, preventing Turner from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ben Turner dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Turner tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Trotter on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Turner. Turner obviously looking to wear him down.
Trotter fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Trotter looks to land a right hand but Turner moved out of range.
Trotter takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Trotter fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Trotter steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Turner.
Trotter uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Turner has time to react.
Trotter avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Turner takes a swing at Trotter's ribcage but misses.
Trotter feints the counter takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Trotter throws a sloppy body shot
and Turner counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Turner throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Turner displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Trotter throws out the jab.
Turner walks forward, straight into a front kick from Trotter.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Turner scores with a punch to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Trotter takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Turner ducks under a wild hook from Trotter.
Turner is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Trotter can do to turn this around?
Turner tries to move into range but Trotter moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Turner ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Trotter moves away.
Turner lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Ben Turner is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Trotter connects with a body shot.
Trotter blocks a jab.
Trotter turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Turner swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Trotter fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Turner goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Turner throws the kick towards the body but Trotter avoids it.
Trotter is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Turner dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A punch lands to the side of Trotter 's head but he takes it in his stride.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Turner throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Trotter scores with a nice strike.
Trotter scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Trotter walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A low kick from Turner is predictable there
letting Trotter counter with a right hand.
Trotter misses with a lunging right hand
and Turner counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Turner scores with a crisp jab that stopped Trotter in his tracks.
Turner uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Trotter.
A cross from Turner lands.
Trotter tries to close the distance and clinch but Turner swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Turner tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Trotter was well out of range. Poor timing from Turner.
A nice side step and Trotter releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
A nice leg kick lands there from Turner.
Turner throws a shot to the body.
Turner scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trotter walks into a stiff left hand from Turner.
Turner throws an overhand right that lands on Trotter's shoulder, as Trotter tries to avoid the shot.
Trotter lands with a nice body punch.
Trotter takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Turner jabs at Trotter's body.
Turner jabs Trotter right on the nose. Trotter blinks but takes it well.

Trotter is rocked!
Trotter switches off momentarily and Turner cracks him with a monster right hand! Trotter topples backwards and makes a semi conscious attempt to cover up, as Turner dives in to land one more shot, before the referee has time to call the fight. What a finish by Turner!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ben Turner!
After winning the bout, Ben Turner thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
In defeat, Alonzo Trotter stepped up to the mic, saying 'Sorry dudes'.