PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Apollo Turner (ranked 4446 p4p, 4790 weight class) and Alexander Wilson (ranked 206 p4p, 0 weight class). Wilson has chosen Big show theme as his entrance music. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Turner
vs
Wilson

180 cm
25
140
0 - 0 - 0

172 cm
18
141
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Apollo Turner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Alexander Wilson!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Bart Greer and Michael Johnstone.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Turner lands a left and a right that sends Wilson crashing to the canvas! Turner dives into mount looking to finish!

Wilson is rocked!
Turner wants to control the pace but Wilson is squirming around nicely.
Wilson is still in real trouble! Can Turner finish him?
Wilson's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Wilson seems to have recovered his senses.

Turner stands up from mount. Strange move.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A low kick from Turner misses
enabling Wilson to counter with a crisp jab.
Turner plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Turner tries to land a leg kick but Wilson saw it coming and moves away.
Turner throws a nice looking combination but Wilson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Turner throws a sloppy head kick and Wilson moves out of range easily.
Turner scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Turner throws a low kick but Wilson avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilson scores with a three punch combo!
Turner plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Turner!
Turner falls off balance throwing a combination
and Wilson counters with a stiff right hand.
Turner throws a combination that misses
and Wilson counters with a straight right hand.
Turner does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
It seemed like Wilson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Wilson throws a series of punches but Turner moves out of range.
Turner dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Wilson. That did some damage!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Turner throws a combination that misses
and Turner takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Turner misses with a jab, cross combination.
Wilson checks a leg kick.
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.
Turner throws a leg kick
and Wilson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Turner throws a leg kick but Wilson sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Turner falls off balance throwing a combination
and Wilson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wilson blocks a low kick nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turner misses with a double jab.
Turner misses with a two punch combination.
Turner is breathing heavily.
Turner throws a leg kick
and Wilson counters with a series of strikes. Turner will be more careful next time no doubt.
Wilson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Turner goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
No joy there for Turner, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Turner is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Wilson.
Turner moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilson checks a leg kick.
Wilson is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
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 throws a leg kick
and Wilson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Turner misses with a leg kick
and Wilson counters with a one-two to the body.
Wilson avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Turner misses with a series of wild punches.
Wilson unleashes a big counter combination but Turner bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Turner misses with a leg kick
and Wilson counters with a series of strikes. Turner will be more careful next time no doubt.
Turner misses with a leg kick
and Wilson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Apollo Turner dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Wilson blocks a head kick by Turner.
Wilson throws a counter combo.
Turner has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Sloppy strikes from Turner. Those never looked like landing.
Wilson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Turner throws a leg kick but Wilson checks it.
Despite the aggression on Wilson's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Turner throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Wilson misses with a series of wild punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Turner falls off balance throwing a combination
and Turner takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Turner looks to land a combination but Wilson avoids it well.
Wilson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Turner swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Wilson counters with a nice uppercut.
Turner scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Apollo Turner is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A punch combination from Turner misses.
Wilson avoids the head kick by Turner.
An inside leg kick from Turner misses.
Wilson throws out a counter right but Turner avoids it with no problem.
A solid leg kick lands there for Turner.
Turner is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Wilson can do to turn this around?
A head kick misses from Turner.
Wilson throws a counter combo.
Turner throws a leg kick
and Wilson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Apollo Turner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilson lands a jab to the head.
Turner looks to land a combination but Wilson avoids it well.
Some bone on bone action there as Wilson checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Wilson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Wilson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wilson lands with an uppercut that bounces Turner off the cage and back into range.
Turner does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Turner falls off balance throwing a combination
and Wilson counters with a left and a right that stings Turner.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turner lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A nice leg kick from Turner, right into the meat of the thigh.
Turner throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Wilson is looking for the big counter here.
Turner fails to land with a series of punches.
Turner falls off balance throwing a combination
and Wilson counters with a straight right hand.
Turner misses with a series of wild punches.
A little jabbing left from Wilson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Turner momentarily.
Turner falls off balance throwing a combination
and Wilson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Turner thows a leg kick but Wilson checks it
and Wilson counters with a nice uppercut.
Wilson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Turner has time to react.
Turner falls off balance throwing a combination
and Turner takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Alexander Wilson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

A low kick from Turner misses
letting Wilson counter with a right hand.
Turner throws a right hand that Wilson ducks under and follows up with a left that Wilson also avoids with ease.
Turner throws a series of punches but Wilson moves out of range.
Despite the aggression on Wilson's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
A slapping leg kick lands for Turner.
Sloppy strikes from Turner. Those never looked like landing.
Turner swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Wilson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wilson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Turner on the side of the head.
No joy there for Turner, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Wilson is looking for the big counter here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Turner swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Turner tries to land a leg kick but Wilson saw it coming and moves away.
Wilson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Turner throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Wilson 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 throws a leg kick
and Wilson counters with a three punch combo that has Turner backing up. Turner nods at Wilson to acknowledge the strikes.
A low kick from Turner is predictable there
and Wilson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wilson moves out of range of the leg kick from Turner.
Wilson unleashes a big counter combination but Turner bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Turner throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Wilson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Turner throws a right hand that Wilson ducks under and follows up with a left that Wilson also avoids with ease.
Wilson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Wilson feints a jab promting Turner to slip. Wilson then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Turner slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turner swinging wildly here.
Wilson misses with the combination.
Turner swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Turner takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A low kick from Turner is predictable there
and Wilson counters with a straight right hand.
Wilson dips to his left and cracks Turner with an uppercut!
Turner throws a leg kick
and Wilson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turner throws a leg kick that is checked
and Wilson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wilson checks the leg kick.
Danga de danga de dang - Wilson scores with a four punch combination!
Turner throws a leg kick that is checked
and Wilson counters with a two punch combo.
Turner attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Wilson misses with a wild combination.
Turner throws a big counter combination but Wilson scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Turner lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Wilson has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Wilson and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Wilson looks like he wants to counter punch here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Turner misses.
Turner throws a leg kick but Wilson checks it.
Turner throws a leg kick
and Wilson counters with a two punch combo.
Turner fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Wilson misses with a series of wild punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Turner throws a leg kick that is checked
and Turner takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

And that's the end of the fight!
Alexander Wilson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Wilson has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Santiago Holmes scores the fight 28:29
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 28:29
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alexander Wilson!
As Alexander Wilson got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: what a pussy'.