PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mike Turner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brandon Eubanks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Turner
vs
Eubanks

185 cm
22
200 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

185 cm
19
185 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mike Turner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brandon Eubanks!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Robert Twigg and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Turner rushes Eubanks and presses him up against the cage.

Turner breaks from the clinch.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Eubanks tries to break the clinch but Turner is controlling the position.

Turner's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Turner takes the fight into the clinch.

Turner breaks the clinch.
Turner swinging wilding here.
Eubanks throws a combination that misses
and Turner counters with a left and a right that stings Eubanks.
Eubanks fails to land the takedown.
Turner shoots in for a double leg but Eubanks sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A jab lands there for Turner.
Turner fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Eubanks looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Eubanks looks gassed!

Turner has taken the fight to the clinch.
A short uppercut from Turner.
Turner taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Turner looking for a takedown.

Turner manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.

Turner pushes Eubanks off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Turner moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Turner stuffs the takedown attempt from Eubanks. Eubanks gets slowly back to his feet.

Turner moves into the clinch successfully.
Turner lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

Turner is trying to trip Eubanks. He has hold of a leg but Eubanks is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Turner persists though and gets the takedown into guard.

Turner gets to his feet. Eubanks looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!

Turner moves into the clinch.
Turner taking a break, stalling in the clinch.

Turner manages to break the clinch.

Turner has closed the distance and engaged Eubanks in a clinch.
Turner lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

Turner breaks from the clinch.

Turner darts in and clinches Eubanks up against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turner lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Eubanks prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Turner. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Eubanks takes a knee right on the jaw!

Turner's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Turner lands a head kick. Eubanks smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Turner is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Eubanks misses with a combination
and Turner counters with a nice kick to the body.
Turner lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Turner.

Turner pushes Eubanks up against the cage in a clinch.
Turner controlling the action here for a moment.

Turner manages to break the clinch.

Turner moves into the clinch.

Turner breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eubanks wants to slow Turner down by chopping away at his legs.
A thudding body kick lands there by Turner!
Eubanks on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Turner lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Turner.
Turner smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Turner misses with a series of wild punches.
Eubanks takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Eubanks keeps the fight on the outside.
Turner throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Eubanks's head.
Turner throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Turner throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Nice takedown defense from Eubanks. No joy for Turner on that attempt.
Turner shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Eubanks but Eubanks pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Mike Turner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A nice inside leg kick there by Turner. That's going to slow Eubanks down.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turner tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Eubanks paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Eubanks circles away from the clinch attempt.
Eubanks throws a right and a left that both miss.
Eubanks takes a jab right on the kisser.

Turner gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Turner's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Turner tries to clinch up but Eubanks circles away and keeps his distance.
Turner lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Turner swats away the attempt to clinch by Eubanks.
Turner lands a nice shot to the body.
Turner is working the combinations to good effect here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The fight stays on the outside here - Turner looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Turner instigates a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Turner clinches with his opponent.
A body shot lands from Turner.

Turner pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Turner lands a head kick!
Turner shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Eubanks pinned against the cage. Eubanks gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
A shot to de liver by Turner. Beautiful body shot.
A nice combination there by Turner.
Eubanks throws a combination that misses

and Turner counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Turner.
Turner taking a break, stalling in the clinch.

Turner breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Eubanks fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Turner lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

Turner drives through and clinches with Eubanks against the cage.
Turner landing knees to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Turner manages to break the clinch.
Turner lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Turner scores with a decent looking hook.
Eubanks doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

Turner clinches up against the cage.
Eubanks is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Turner pulls him back up using the underhooks.

Turner manages to break the clinch.

Turner has Eubanks up against the cage in a clinch.

Turner breaks from the clinch.
Mike Turner is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Turner fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Eubanks, pushing him back against the cage.
Turner landing knees to the head.
Turner with a knee to the head.
Eubanks tries to break the clinch but Turner is controlling the position.
A short uppercut from Turner.
Eubanks is looking to break free of the clinch but Turner has double underhooks.
Turner lands with a short head shot on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turner blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

Turner's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A left and a right from Turner both land. Nice combination.
Turner is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Eubanks can do to turn this around?
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Turner lands with a slapping head kick.
Eubanks throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Turner counters with a big head kick but Eubanks shrugs it off.
Turner with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Turner throws a head kick but Eubanks moves out of range.
Eubanks misses with a few strikes there.
Turner lands a head kick. Eubanks smiles back at him and beckons him forward.

Turner has managed to clinch.
Eubanks has had enough of the clinch but Turner keeps him there for the moment.
Turner lands a right hand.

Turner's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mike Turner is winning the standup battle so far.
Eubanks misses with a jab, cross combination.
Eubanks tries a head kick but it misses.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eubanks misses with the head strike.
Eubanks is looking to break free of the clinch but Turner has double underhooks.

Turner manages to break the clinch.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Turner.

Turner instigates a clinch.

Turner manages to break the clinch.
Eubanks tries to clinch there but Turner circles away.

Turner instigates a clinch.

Turner escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Turner avoids a punch combination nicely.
Eubanks rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Turner moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Turner lands a head kick. Eubanks smiles back at him and beckons him forward.

Turner clinches up with Eubanks and pushes him back against the cage.

Turner pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turner lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Eubanks takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Eubanks has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Danga de danga de dang - Turner scores with a four punch combination!
Eubanks swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Turner counters by moving into the clinch.

Turner manages to break the clinch.
Eubanks avoids the head kick by Turner.
Turner misses with a body shot.
Eubanks misses with a combination
and Turner counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

Eubanks clinches up against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Turner has Eubanks pressed against the cage.

Eubanks has Turner pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Eubanks pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Turner tumbling to the mat - Eubanks dives into Turner's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Turner dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Turner closes the distance and clinches.
Eubanks wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Turner breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Turner closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Eubanks is looking to break free of the clinch but Turner has double underhooks.

Turner breaks the clinch.
Turner throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Turner lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Eubanks takes one on the button.
Eubanks is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Turner.
Eubanks missing with a left hand there. Turner was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A chopping leg kick lands by Turner.
Turner fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Turner throws a head kick that half lands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Turner lands with a nice body kick.

Eubanks tries to keep at a distance but Turner has taken the fight into the clinch.
Eubanks tries to land knees in the clinch but Turner avoids the damage to the body.
Turner is stalling here.

Turner pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Turner fails with an attempt to clinch.
Turner scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Eubanks doesn't seem bothered though.

Turner clinches up against the cage.
Knees to the body from Turner.

Turner breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nice body kick from Turner.

Turner has taken the fight to the clinch.
Turner lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

Turner's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Eubanks has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Turner.
Eubanks throws a combination that misses
enabling Turner to counter with a crisp jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Turner has closed the distance and engaged Eubanks in a clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Eubanks changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Turner fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Turner lands a two punch combo.
Turner swats away the attempt to clinch by Eubanks.

Turner gets a clinch.
Mike Turner has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A knee to the head by Turner.
Eubanks is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Turner is keeping busy.

Turner gets control of Eubanks's arms and successfully pulls guard. Turner will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Eubanksis looking to pass into half guard but Turner pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Turner is in guard.
Turner won't allow Eubanks to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Eubanks had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Turner is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Eubanks Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Turner's back instead.

Eubanks is looking for a rear naked choke here but Turner reverses the position brilliantly into Eubanks's guard!

Turner decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Eubanks, up you get!
Eubanks throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Turner throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Turner paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Turner tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A nice combination there by Turner.
Turner keeps the fight on the outside.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Turner manages to break the clinch.

Turner has closed the distance and engaged Eubanks in a clinch.

Turner manages to break the clinch.
Eubanks avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Turner takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.

Turner closes the distance and clinches.

Turner pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Brandon Eubanks has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mike Turner is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Turner throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Turner tries to clinch up but Eubanks circles away and keeps his distance.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Turner showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Turner has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:25
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:25
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Turner!