PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Blake Barrett (ranked 6571 p4p, 268 weight class) and KC Turner (ranked 4434 p4p, 223 weight class). KC Turner is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Barrett
vs
Turner

166 cm
25
135 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

170 cm
25
140 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight 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, Blake Barrett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, KC Turner!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Sandra Marshall and Michael Johnstone.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barrett loads up on a big right hand but Turner slips the punch.
Turner shoots in for a takedown but Barrett shows good takedown defense.

Barrett closes the distance and clinches.
Barrett tries to work over Turner's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Turner wants to break free but Barrett has control.
Barrett lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Turner tries to break free but Barrett pushes him back against the cage.
Barrett lands a shoulder strike.
Turner wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Barrett has him pressed against the cage.
Barrett lands a left hand that snaps the head of Turner backwards.
Turner's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Barrett.
Turner takes a shot to the head.
Barrett lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Turner blocks an uppercut.
Barrett is leaning against Turner and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Barrett.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Turner has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Barrett lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Turner is looking to take this one to the mat.
Barrett lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Barrett creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Barrett scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Barrett wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Barrett lands a hook to the side of the head.
Turner wants to break the clinch but can't.
Barrett is looking to break free of the clinch but Turner has double underhooks.
Barrett wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Barrett is trying to break free.
Barrett wants to break the clinch but can't.
Barrett lands with a left to the head.
Barrett throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Turners head.

Turner escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Barrett closes the distance and clinches.
Barrett lands with a short head shot on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barrett has Turner pressed against the cage, preventing Turner from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Barrett makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Barrett wants to break free but Turner has control.

Barrett breaks from the clinch.
Turner throws a hook but Barrett avoids it easily.
Turner throws a shot from downtown. Barrett moves away and avoids it.
KC Turner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barrett keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Blake Barrett has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of KC Turner.
Turner looks winded!
Barrett thuds a left hand into Turner's body.
Barrett ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Barrett is looking to counter punch.
Nice defenses there by Turner.
Barrett connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barrett throws a looping overhand right but Turner ducks down to avoid it.
Turner feints a counter leg kick.
Barrett throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Turner doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Barrett dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Barrett lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Barrett looks to score with a jab to the body but Turner is just out of range.
Turner blocks a jab.
Barrett fails to land with a series of punches.
A countering left hand to the body from Turner misses.

Barrett rushes Turner and presses him up against the cage.
Barrett lands a nice uppercut.
Barrett lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Barrett works on Turner's body with a couple of short punches.
Barrett scores with a nice hook to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barrett has Turner pressed against the cage, preventing Turner from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turner is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Barrett lands a nice uppercut.
Barrett wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Turner has him pressed against the cage.
A short left from Barrett.
Turner fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Barrett lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Barrett pushes Turner back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Barrett lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Barrett lands a right hand.
Barrett lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Turner.

Barrett breaks the clinch.
Barrett lands with a good body shot.
Turner gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Barrett.
Barrett misses the shot to the body.
The fighters circle momentarily. Barrett darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Blake Barrett dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Barrett looks to land a right hand but Turner moved out of range.
A big right from Barrett misses.

Turner gets tackled into the cage by Barrett. Barrett maintains the clinch.
Turner has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Turner can't break the clinch.
Barrett works on Turner's body with a couple of short punches.
Barrett lands with a short shot to the head.
A short right from Barrett.
A short uppercut from Barrett.

Barrett breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Turner closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Barrett to the mat! Barrett manages to get full guard.
Barrett has Turner pulled in close to control his posture.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Turner is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Barrett looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Turner throwing strikes from guard but Barrett blocks nicely.
Barrett pulls Turner in close to prevent any damage.
Barrett has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Turner takes a swing at Barrett's ribcage but misses.
Barrett misses with a few strikes there.
Turner misses with a takedown attempt
and Barrett counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Blake Barrett is winning the standup battle so far.
Turner tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Barrett is able to avoid easily.
Barrett scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Turner with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Barrett to score with a decent uppercut.

Turner is rocked!
Turner shoots in for a takedown but Barrett shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Blake Barrett is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Turner gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Barrett digs a right hand into Turner's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Turner's gas tank.
Barrett scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Barrett pushes Turner back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Turner is still on wobbly legs! Can Barrett finish him?
Barrett lands with a light punch inside.
Barrett lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barrett lands with a right to the head.
Barrett wants to break free but Turner has control.
Still in the clinch, Barrett scores with a nice short uppercut.
Barrett lands a hook to the side of the head.
Blake Barrett has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Barrett is working Turner over against the cage.
Turner seems to have recovered his senses.
A short body shot lands from Barrett as the two fighters clinch.

Barrett escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Barrett fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Turner on the side of the head.

Barrett closes the distance and clinches.
Barrett working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Turner takes a shot to the head.
Barrett lands a left hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barrett has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Barrett breaks from the clinch.
Turner has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Turner there as he acknowledges the shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turner gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Barrett gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Turner is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:08 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Blake Barrett!
During a confident post fight interview, Blake Barrett thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
The defeated KC Turner had this to say: 'fuck yall'.