PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between JC Turner (ranked 3228 p4p, 23398 weight class) and John Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as John Smith enters the cage!

Turner
vs
Smith

225 cm
26
265
3 - 8 - 0

189 cm
28
225
2 - 7 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, JC Turner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Smith!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Gwen Towbar and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Turner!

It looks like John Smith has been cut.
Turner swats away the attempt to clinch by Smith.
Turner connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Smith's hands.
Smith looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Smith tries to clinch up.
Turner lands a lovely overhand right.
Smith has his takedown stuffed
and Turner counters with a series of strikes. Smith will be more careful next time no doubt.
We've been hearing reports that Turner has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Turner lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Sloppy strikes from Turner. Those never looked like landing.
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!
Smith takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Turner misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Smith clinches up against the cage.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.

Turner tries to sprawl but Smith drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Smith trying to control from half guard but Turner is working away.

Smith wants to work for an arm triangle but Turner is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Smith wants to take a breather but Turner is having none of it.
Smith not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Smith has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Turner is trying to stand up here but Smith is controlling him well.
Smith trying to control the action but Turner is working from the bottom.

Smith is working for a submission of some sort.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Smith stands up out of the half guard.
Smith shoots in looking for a takedown but Turner manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Smith's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Smith fails to land the takedown.
JC Turner has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Smith.
Smith doesn't manage to clinch there - Turner circles away.
Smith fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Turner tries to avoid it but Smith manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Turner to the ground. Turner escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Turner is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Turner misses with a jab, cross combination.
Turner fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Smith manages to avoid it.
Turner really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Smith shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Turner as he avoids it easily.
Turner is looking for a counter combo.
Smith shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Turner as he jumps to the side.
Smith looks winded!
Turner throws a series of punches but Smith moves out of range.
Turner connects with a nice looking jab.
Turner lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Turner throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Smith on the side of the head.
Turner ducks right into an uppercut from Smith.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turner scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
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!
Turner swinging wildly here.
Turner misses with a two punch combination.
Smith fails in his attempt to clinch.
Smith shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Turner sprawls well. Turner wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Smith gets slowly back to his feet.
A little feinted left hand from Turner on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Smith misses with a double jab
and Turner counters with a three punch combo that has Smith backing up. Smith nods at Turner to acknowledge the strikes.
Smith tries to clinch but Turner moves out of range.

Turner tries to sprawl but Smith drives through with a takedown into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Smith takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Turner scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Smith misses with a takedown attempt - Turner sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Smith shoots for a takedown but Turner saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Smith fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
JC Turner has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Smith.
Smith shoots in for a double leg but Turner sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

Smith gets in close and instigates a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Turner breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Smith is breathing heavily.
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Turner paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Turner swats away the attempt to clinch by Smith.
JC Turner is winning the standup battle so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith slips a jab and a cross from Turner.
JC Turner is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Turner's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Turner duly obliges.
Turner displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Turner is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
No luck for Smith with that takedown attempt.
Turner appears to be looking for a big counter.
A cross from Turner lands.
Smith misses with a takedown attempt - Turner sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Turner tries to bum rush Smith with a series of wild strikes but Smith uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Smith is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Smith throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Smith shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Turner sprawls well. Turner wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Smith gets slowly back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Turner manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Smith is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Turner comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Turner goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Smith darts in looking for a takedown but Turner gets double underhooks and turns Smith into the cage.
Smith tries to clinch up.
Turner swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Turner throws a series of strikes that have Smith backpedaling.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turner swinging wildly here.
And Smith tries to counter it with a takedown but Turner pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Smith throws a right hand that Turner ducks under and follows up with a left that Turner also avoids with ease.
Turner lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Smith looks for a takedown but Turner sprawls well.
Turner rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Smith moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Smith misses with a takedown attempt - Turner sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Turner feints a jab promting Smith to slip. Turner then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Smith slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith wants to clinch.
Turner throwing a counter right hand but Smith manages to avoid it.
Smith throws a sloppy head kick and Turner moves out of range easily.
A combination from Smith does no damage.
Turner misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Turner lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Turner connects with a looping right hand.
Smith fails with an attempt to clinch.
Turner throws a nice looking combination but Smith bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Smith shoots in but no luck this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

JC Turner dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on John Smith's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Turner stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Turner wants it to stay on the feet.
Turner defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Smith.
JC Turner is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Turner misses with a few strikes there.
Smith shoots in for a double leg but Turner sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
JC Turner has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Smith.
Turner will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch but Turner swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Turner stalks Smith and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Smith's face. Smith staggers backwards, shaken.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith thows a leg kick but Turner checks it
and Turner counters with a left to the body.
Smith looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Turner is fending him off so far but Smith persists. Nope, Turner circles away and we're back to standing.
Turner throws a big counter combination but Smith scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
A nice combination there by Turner.
Smith moves in looking to clinch but Turner pushes him off.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith fails with the takedown
enabling Turner to counter with a crisp jab.
Smith has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Turner throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Smith.
Turner fails to land with a series of punches.
Smith moves in looking to clinch but Turner pushes him off.
Smith scoring well with a low kick there.
Smith is looking to clinch but Turner is avoiding it.
Smith fails with the takedown.
Turner pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Smith back to the cage. Turner follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Turner.
Smith takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Smith misses with a takedown
and Turner connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Turner fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Smith on the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Turner shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Smith eats them both and turns towards Turner to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
The fight stays on the outside here - Smith looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A jab lands there for Turner.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Turner's waist but Turner gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Smith off to one side.

Smith closes the distance and clinches.

Turner breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Smith shoots for a takedown but Turner saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Turner scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Smith takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
A left and a right from Turner both land. Nice combination.
Turner comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Turner scores with a jab to the body.
Smith is looking to clinch but Turner is avoiding it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith dives in and grabs Turner's left leg, looking for a takedown. Turner pushes down on Smith's head and hops out.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Turner throws a good cross that connects.
Turner changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Turner!
Turner misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Smith.
Smith is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Smith shoots in for a double leg but Turner sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Turner pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Smith back to the cage. Turner follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Smith dives in and grabs Turner's left leg, looking for a takedown. Turner pushes down on Smith's head and hops out.
Turner scores with a hook.
Smith has a takedown stuffed.

And that's the end of the fight!
JC Turner showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Turner, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 30:26
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:26
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... JC Turner!
John Smith spoke after the fight, saying 'he did a great job'.