PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Speva Koso (ranked 346 p4p, 55 weight class) and Roderick Turnbull (ranked 518 p4p, 83 weight class). Roderick Turnbull has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Koso
vs
Turnbull

176 cm
34
170 lbs
17 - 7 - 3

180 cm
27
170 lbs
17 - 7 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

KOMBAT KLOTHING

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 17 - 7 - 3, fighting out of Los Angeles, Speva Koso!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Roderick Turnbull!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Gwen Towbar and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Turnbull gets off balance looking for a body kick
letting Koso counter with a right hand.
Turnbull slips under a jab from Koso.
It seemed like Turnbull was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A big right from Turnbull misses.
Koso is looking to chop away at Turnbull's legs.
Koso will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Koso throws a half hearted mid kick.
Koso misses with a head kick.
Koso looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Koso tries to move into range but Turnbull moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A jab from Turnbull misses.
Koso keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Turnbull.
Turnbull throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Turnbull wants to slow Koso down by chopping away at his legs.
Koso ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Turnbull thows a body kick. Koso tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Turnbull getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Turnbull throws a nice inside leg kick.

Koso decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Koso trying to mount his opponent but Turnbull defends it.
Koso wants to lay and pray for a moment but Turnbull keeps working.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Turnbull is concentrating on defense, preventing Koso from advancing position.

Koso is looking for a kimura but Turnbull is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Koso to get the leverage.
Turnbull looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Koso stalling away here and it's allowed Turnbull to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Turnbull keeping full guard, as Koso tries to pass.
Koso trying to control but Turnbull is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Koso is stalling in the full guard.
Turnbull keeping full guard, as Koso tries to pass.
Turnbull keeping moving, preventing Koso from controlling successfully.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Koso cracks the inside of Turnbull's front leg.
Koso slips under a jab from Turnbull.
Koso slips a straight right by Turnbull.
Koso tests Turnbull's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Koso uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Turnbull.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koso ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Turnbull moves away.
A little jabbing left from Turnbull on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Koso doesn't manage to clinch there - Turnbull circles away.
Turnbull waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Koso.
Turnbull looks to throw the jab but Koso is out of range.
Koso thuds his shin into the meat of Turnbull's side.
Koso takes a swing at Turnbull's ribcage but misses.
Koso scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Turnbull doesn't seem bothered though.
Turnbull misses with a body shot.
Koso's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Koso duly obliges.
A telegraphed right hand from Koso misses the target.
Turnbull appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Koso looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Koso lands with a good body shot.
Koso tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Koso throws a looping overhand right but Turnbull ducks down to avoid it.
Turnbull throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Koso uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Turnbull.
Koso takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Turnbull misses with a double jab.
Turnbull misses with a looping right.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koso pivots, looking for a leg kick but Turnbull is out of range and Koso settles back down.
Turnbull throws a half hearted mid kick.
Turnbull misses with a body shot.
Turnbull slips a straight right by Koso.
Turnbull throws out a loose jab but Koso uses good head movement to avoid it.
Turnbull with a nice cross.
Koso misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Koso misses with the body kick
letting Turnbull counter with a right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Koso. Turnbull does a little dance to reset his feet.
Turnbull darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Koso misses with a shot to the body
and Turnbull counters with a thumping low kick.
Turnbull cracks a nice hook into Koso's ribs.
Koso throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Turnbull stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Koso on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Turnbull blocks a head kick by Koso.
Turnbull scores with a push kick.
Turnbull shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Roderick Turnbull will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Turnbull throws a body punch but Koso moves out of range.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Koso bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Koso 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 Turnbull has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Turnbull and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Koso works Turnbull's body with a nice hook.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Turnbull. Koso shrugs it off though.
Turnbull misses with a hook. Koso ducked under it nicely.
Koso drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Koso is looking to wear down Turnbull with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Koso throws a lazy right hand but Turnbull sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A head kick misses from Koso.
Koso misses with a wild combination.
Turnbull connects with a good right hand that stumbles Koso. Koso circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Koso defending well as Turnbull loads up on a big left hand.
Koso checks the leg kick nicely there.
Koso throws a low kick but it's checked well by Turnbull.
Turnbull throws a body shot but no joy.
An inside leg kick from Turnbull misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Turnbull uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Koso.
Turnbull tries to clinch but Koso is having none of it.
Turnbull cracks Koso with a good jab.
Turnbull avoids a kick to the body.
Turnbull steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Koso misses with a left hand
and Turnbull counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Turnbull closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Koso keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Turnbull.
Koso avoids the head kick by Turnbull.
Turnbull scores with a jab.
Turnbull tests Koso's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Koso throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Koso will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Turnbull throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Sloppy strikes from Koso. Those never looked like landing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Koso moves out of range as Turnbull strikes.
Turnbull blocks the body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koso is looking to slow Turnbull down with leg kicks.
Turnbull throws a looping overhand right but Koso ducks down to avoid it.
Koso is looking to counter punch.
Turnbull misses with an uppercut.
Koso is looking to land body kicks.
Turnbull slips under a jab.
Koso throws a half hearted mid kick.
A little jabbing left from Turnbull on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Turnbull scores with the left hand. Koso knows he should have avoided that one.
The fighters circling - Turnbull throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Turnbull cracks the inside of Koso's front leg.
Turnbull wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Koso scores with a kick to the body.
Turnbull turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Koso looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Turnbull throws a body kick that misses.
Turnbull missing with a left hand there. Koso was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Koso takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turnbull has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Koso.
Turnbull wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Koso walks forward, straight into a front kick from Turnbull.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Koso, as that shot connected.
Turnbull sizes up Koso with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Turnbull misses the shot to the body.
Turnbull bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Koso ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Turnbull moves away.
Koso on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Turnbull thows a left - swing and a miss!
Koso lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Koso takes a swing at Turnbull's ribcage but misses.
Koso pivots, looking for a leg kick but Turnbull is out of range and Koso settles back down.
Koso walks into a stiff left hand from Turnbull.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Koso throws a leg kick which misses Turnbull's front leg but catches the back leg as Turnbull tries to avoid it.
A jab from Turnbull misses.
Koso tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Turnbull was well out of range. Poor timing from Koso.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koso swings widly with a right hand
and Turnbull counters with a good, hard body kick but Koso shrugs it off.
Koso waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Turnbull.
Koso ducks under a wild hook from Turnbull.
Turnbull misses with a hook.
Turnbull takes a jab right on the kisser.
Koso displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Turnbull throws out the jab.
Turnbull moves out of range of the leg kick from Koso.
Turnbull pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
As Turnbull looks to move away, Koso throws a big counter combo but Turnbull just gets out of the way.
Koso will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Turnbull scores with a decent looking hook.
Koso lands a nice hook to Turnbull's body. Turnbull takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Turnbull is looking to clinch.
A leg kick checked by Koso.
Turnbull misses with a hook
and Koso counters with a left to the body.
Turnbull walks into a jab.
Turnbull checks a low kick from Koso.
Roderick Turnbull seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Turnbull throws a body punch but Koso moves out of range.
Koso avoids the head kick by Turnbull.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Roderick Turnbull showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Turnbull misses with an uppercut. Koso saw that one coming.
Koso moves out of range as Turnbull strikes.
Koso throws a lazy right hand but Turnbull sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Koso misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Turnbull.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Turnbull crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Koso - the referee stops the clock and Turnbull gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Koso. Turnbull manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Turnbull looks to land a body kick but Koso moved away.
Turnbull jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Koso dips to his left and cracks Turnbull with an uppercut!
Turnbull throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Koso fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Nice defenses there by Koso.
Jab by Koso.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Turnbull looks to land a right hand but Koso moved out of range.
Koso throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Koso throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Koso misses with a few strikes there.
A nice leg kick lands there from Turnbull.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Koso buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Turnbull throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Turnbull tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Koso lands with a good body shot.
Koso lands with a straight right. Turnbull didn't see that one coming.
Koso misses with a body shot
and Turnbull counters with a nice uppercut.
Turnbull scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A telegraphed right hand from Turnbull misses the target.
Turnbull misses with a hook.
A clash of legs there as Koso blocks the low kick.
Turnbull avoids a punch combination nicely.
Koso jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Koso ducks under a wild hook from Turnbull.
Turnbull lands a head shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Turnbull leaves Koso with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Speva Koso has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koso misses with a series of wild punches.
Turnbull misses with a straight right.
Koso lands a leg kick that knocks Turnbull off balance momentarily.
A jab from Turnbull does it's job there.
Koso is looking to slow Turnbull down with leg kicks.
Turnbull changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Koso ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Koso looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Koso walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Koso throws a leg kick but Turnbull checks it.
Turnbull uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Koso.
Koso lands a nice shot to the body.
Turnbull scoring well with a low kick there.
Turnbull throws a hook but Koso blocks it.
Turnbull scoring well with a low kick there.
Koso buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koso tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Koso looks to land a body kick but Turnbull moved away.
Turnbull throws a big shot that misses.
Turnbull is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Koso.
Koso is looking to counter with head kicks.
Turnbull bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Koso's head.
Koso misses with an uppercut.
Good standup being displayed there by Turnbull as he connects with a hook.
Koso takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Koso throws a leg kick but Turnbull sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A little jabbing left from Turnbull on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
The fighters circling - Turnbull throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Koso blocks a jab.
Turnbull fakes the leg kick and cracks Koso in the body.
Koso gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Koso tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Turnbull was well out of range. Poor timing from Koso.
Turnbull swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Koso moves forwards but Turnbull connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Koso scores with a nice head shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koso misses with a straight right.
Koso tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Turnbull was well out of range. Poor timing from Koso.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Turnbull.
Koso misses with a straight right.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Turnbull! But no joy.
Turnbull's jab looks to have found its range, popping Koso under the eye.
Turnbull checks the leg kick.
Turnbull keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Turnbull missing with a left hand there. Koso was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Koso throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A slapping leg kick lands for Turnbull.
Turnbull misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Koso lands with a nice body punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Turnbull feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Koso's calf.
Turnbull misses with a body shot.
Turnbull tests Koso's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A head kick misses from Koso.

And that's the end of the fight!
Roderick Turnbull comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Turnbull 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 27:30
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roderick Turnbull!