PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Adonis Banks (ranked 24350 p4p, 2327 weight class) and Lorenzo Turturro (ranked 690 p4p, 302 weight class). Lorenzo Turturro is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Banks
vs
Turturro

189 cm
20
210
2 - 1 - 0

190 cm
37
218
20 - 13 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
KO power

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Adonis Banks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lorenzo Turturro!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Daniel Franklin and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Turturro scores with a jab to the body.
Banks throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Turturro sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Banks throws out a loose jab but Turturro uses good head movement to avoid it.
Banks throws a big shot that misses.
Banks moves forwards but Turturro connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Banks on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Turturro lands a really nice looking cross but Banks seems unphased.

It looks like Adonis Banks has been cut.
Banks lands with a cross.
Turturro's jab looks to have found its range, popping Banks under the eye.
Turturro digs a good hook to Banks's body.
Banks throws a right hand that Turturro ducks under and follows up with a left that Turturro also avoids with ease.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Turturro ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Banks on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Banks throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Turturro comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Turturro 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.

Banks is rocked!
Turturro ducks down into range and throws a picture perfect right hook that connects with Banks's jaw. Banks's eyes stare off into space as he falls to the mat, out cold! Turturro does the decent thing and steps back, rather than landing any shots to his unconscious opponent.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Lorenzo Turturro!
Lorenzo Turturro was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.