PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kali Turner (ranked 3065 p4p, 2816 weight class) and Tommy Mckean (ranked 383 p4p, 354 weight class). Tommy Mckean acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Turner
vs
Mckean

200 cm
26
200
5 - 7 - 0

187 cm
26
210
3 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

EL ZOIDO FEEBLE FIGHTWEAR

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 5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Kali Turner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tommy Mckean!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Dirk Anderson and Sandra Marshall.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mckean throws a jab when Turner was well out of range.
Turner lands with a cross.
Mckean swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mckean is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Turner.
Turner tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mckean paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mckean uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Turner.
It seemed like Mckean was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Turner defending well as Mckean loads up on a big left hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Mckean misses the target.
Mckean throws a lazy uppercut
and Mckean takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Turner swings for the body but Mckean moves out of range.
We've been told by Turner's head coaches at Island Training Centre that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Mckean throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mckean misses with a straight right.
As Mckean looks to move away, Turner throws a big counter combo but Mckean just gets out of the way.
Turner works over Mckean's head and body with a nice combination.

It looks like Tommy Mckean has been cut.
Turner scores with a jab.
Tommy Mckean seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mckean ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A big right from Turner misses.
Mckean swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Turner keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A jab from Turner finds it's way through Mckean's defenses.
Mckean dodges the punch combination from Turner.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mckean throws the left hand but Turner avoids the punch easily.
Turner swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Mckean misses with a hook. Turner ducked under it nicely.
Turner displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mckean throws out the jab.
Turner ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mckean moves away.
Turner takes one to the side of the head.
Mckean keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Turner misses with an uppercut. Mckean saw that one coming.
Turner throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Turner avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mckean avoids the body shot from Turner.
Mckean throws a looping overhand right but Turner ducks down to avoid it.
Turner bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mckean lands with a straight right. Turner didn't see that one coming.
Turner takes one to the chin there.
Mckean swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Turner bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mckean throws the left hand but Turner avoids the punch easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mckean misses with a hook. Turner ducked under it nicely.
Mckean connects with a crisp jab.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Mckean uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Turner.
Mckean throws a shot from downtown. Turner moves away and avoids it.
Turner misses with a double jab.
Turner steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mckean.
A quick step to the side and Turner tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Turner stuns Mckean with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Mckean might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Turner moves in looking to clinch but Mckean pushes him off.
A big left from Mckean misses.
Mckean throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Turner sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Turner connects with a body shot.
A jab from Mckean misses.
It looked like Turner was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Turner lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mckean circles away quickly and effectively.
Turner tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Mckean manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Turner slips a straight right by Mckean.
Mckean gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Turner.
Turner throws a series of punches but Mckean moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turner slips a jab from Mckean.
Mckean is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Turner tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mckean swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A telegraphed right hand from Mckean misses the target.
Turner swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Turner digs a good body shot into Mckean's ribs.
Mckean scores with a nice strike.
A jab from Turner misses.
Turner blocks a jab.
Nice body punch from Turner.
Turner is looking to clinch.
Turner misses the shot to the body.
Turner throws a body shot but no joy.
Mckean throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Turner counters with a left and a right that stings Mckean.
Mckean has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Turner finds it's way round the side to connect with Mckean's head.
Mckean throws a right hand that misses
and Turner counters with a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Turner throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mckean sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mckean lands a jab.
Mckean pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Turner throws a big shot that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mckean misses with a hook.
It looked like Turner was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Mckean rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Turner counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mckean missing with a left hand there. Turner was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mckean uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Turner.
Mckean swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Turner misses with a wild body shot.
Turner is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Jab, jab by Mckean - just one landing.
Mckean fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Turner slips under a jab from Mckean.
Turner throws a sloppy body shot
letting Mckean counter with a right hand.
Turner just misses with a punch to the body.
Turner fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mckean misses with a right hand
enabling Turner to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jab by Turner.
Mckean thows a left - swing and a miss!
Turner throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mckean sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Turner moves out of range of the strikes.
It looked like Turner was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kali Turner dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tommy Mckean's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

A big right from Mckean misses.
Mckean misses with a looping right.
Nice cross by Mckean.
Turner connects with the punch.
Mckean thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mckean misses with a straight left.
Mckean gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Mckean throws a jab but it's blocked by Turner.
Turner is looking to counter punch.
Mckean misses with a looping right.
Turner misses with a straight right.
A little jabbing left from Mckean on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Mckean misses the jab.
Turner scores with a one two! Mckean had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Turner moves away from the strike by Mckean.
Mckean looks to land a left hand but Turner moved out of range nicely.
Turner will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mckean misses with a hook.
Mckean throws a lazy right hand but Turner sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mckean takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Turner is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Turner uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mckean.
Turner lands a nice hook to Mckean's body. Mckean takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Turner is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Turner lands a nice looking body shot.
Mckean throws a hook but Turner blocks it.
Turner works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Mckean throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Turner counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mckean throws a big shot that misses.
Mckean slips a jab from Turner.
Mckean misses with a lunging right hand
and Turner counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Turner misses with a wild body shot.
Turner lands with a good body shot.
Mckean misses with an uppercut.
Turner uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mckean.
Turner is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mckean can do to turn this around?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mckean throws an off balance right hand
enabling Turner to counter with a crisp jab.
Turner scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Turner.
Mckean throws a hook but Turner avoids it easily.
Turner throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mckean swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Turner misses with a looping right.
Turner throws a shot to the body.
Kali Turner is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mckean misses with an uppercut
enabling Turner to counter with a crisp jab.
Mckean tries to move into range but Turner moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Turner blocks a jab.
Turner tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mckean was well out of range. Poor timing from Turner.
Mckean bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Turner moves out of range of the strikes.
Mckean missing with a left hand there. Turner was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mckean looks to land a left hand but Turner moved out of range nicely.
Turner misses with a looping right.
Turner with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Turner slips under a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mckean throws a big shot that misses.
Turner defending well as Mckean loads up on a big left hand.
Turner is looking to counter punch.
Turner slips under a jab from Mckean.
Turner lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mckean circles away quickly and effectively.
Turner misses with a few strikes there.
Mckean keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Turner.
Mckean misses with a looping left.
Mckean throws a jab when Turner was well out of range.
Turner uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mckean.
Mckean throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Turner sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mckean swings widly with a right hand
and Turner counters with a two punch combo.
Turner throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mckean.
Turner ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mckean misses with a left hand
and Turner counters with a stiff right hand.
Mckean misses with a left hand
and Turner counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Turner gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Mckean.
Turner avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mckean looks to land a right hand but Turner moved out of range.
Turner is looking for a counter combo.
The fight stays on the outside here - Turner looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mckean defending well as Turner loads up on a big left hand.
Turner moves away from the strike by Mckean.
Mckean misses with an uppercut.
Turner throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mckean slips under a jab from Turner.
Turner throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mckean misses with a hook
and Turner connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sloppy strikes from Turner. Those never looked like landing.
Mckean throws a hook to the side of Turner's head but Turner sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mckean throws a lazy right hand but Turner sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Turner throwing a counter right hand but Mckean manages to avoid it.
Mckean misses with a right hand
and Turner counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Mckean thinking.
Turner fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mckean manages to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mckean throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kali Turner dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tommy Mckean's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Mckean throws a jab but it's blocked by Turner.
Turner slips a straight right by Mckean.
Turner swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A punch combination from Turner misses.
Mckean connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Turner displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Turner staying out of range there.
It looked like Turner was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Kali Turner is winning the standup battle so far.
Turner moves away from the strike by Mckean.
The fighters circling - Mckean throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mckean looks to land a right hand but Turner moved out of range.
Mckean throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Turner sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mckean throws an off balance right hand
and Turner counters with a stiff right hand.
Mckean lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Mckean swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Turner keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Mckean moves out of range of the strikes.
Mckean scores with a crisp jab that stopped Turner in his tracks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mckean throws an off balance right hand
and Turner cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That has opened up Tommy Mckean's cut even more.
Mckean misses with a straight right.
Mckean throws a hook to the side of Turner's head but Turner sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mckean throws a jab but it's blocked by Turner.
Turner blocks a jab.
Mckean throws a hook but Turner blocks it.
Good exchange - Mckean coming out on top.
Mckean throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mckean takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Turner misses with an uppercut.
A little jabbing left from Mckean on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Turner throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mckean sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mckean lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Mckean connects with a single shot there.
Mckean throws a jab when Turner was well out of range.
Decent striking displayed by Mckean there.
Mckean throws a right hand that misses
and Turner counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Turner staying out of range there.
As Mckean looks to move away, Turner throws a big counter combo but Mckean just gets out of the way.
Mckean misses with a hook. Turner ducked under it nicely.
Turner takes a swing at Mckean's ribcage but misses.
Mckean swings widly with a right hand
and Turner counters with a left and a right that stings Mckean.
Mckean missing with a left hand there. Turner was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Turner swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Turner misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mckean.
Mckean misses with a straight left.
Turner throws a series of punches but Mckean avoids them all with ease.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Turner lands a lovely overhand right.
Mckean throws a looping overhand right but Turner ducks down to avoid it.
Turner takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Nice defenses there by Turner.
Turner fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mckean manages to avoid it.
A jab from Mckean does it's job there.
Mckean throws a big shot that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mckean lunges at Turner with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Turner's hand.
Turner is looking to clinch.
Mckean misses with a looping left.
Turner slips under a jab.
A big right from Mckean misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Turner. Mckean does a little dance to reset his feet.
Turner getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Mckean throws an off balance right hand
enabling Turner to counter with a crisp jab.
The fighters circling - Mckean throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Turner swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Turner connects with a jab.
Turner just misses with a punch to the body.
Mckean has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Turner throws the left hand but Mckean avoids the punch easily.
A big right from Mckean misses.
Turner swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Mckean.
Mckean takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Mckean looks to throw the jab but Turner is out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Turner uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mckean.
Turner staying out of range there.
Turner looks to score with a jab to the body but Mckean is just out of range.
Turner swings for the body but Mckean moves out of range.
Mckean missing with a left hand there. Turner was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mckean slips a straight right by Turner.
Turner bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Turner loads up on a big right hand but Mckean slips the punch.
A nice combination there by Turner.
Mckean throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Turner cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mckean thows a left - swing and a miss!
Turner misses with a looping right.
Mckean throws out a loose jab but Turner uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mckean throws a jab when Turner was well out of range.
Tommy Mckean has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kali Turner is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Mckean catches Turner with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Mckean throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Turner sees it coming and avoids it easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Kali Turner.
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 David Hoff scores the fight 30:28
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kali Turner!
Kali Turner decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.