PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rubber Turtle (ranked 3549 p4p, 2550 weight class) and Benjamin Walton (ranked 367 p4p, 279 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Turtle
vs
Walton

186 cm
24
180
8 - 7 - 0

185 cm
24
174
7 - 7 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

Conviction

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Rubber Turtle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Benjamin Walton!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Dmitry Maklakov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Turtle looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A shot to the liver by Turtle. Beautiful body shot.
Turtle misses with a wild body shot.
Turtle connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

Walton gets tackled into the cage by Turtle. Turtle maintains the clinch.
Turtle displaying some good clinch control by pressing Walton up against the cage.
Walton lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Turtle managing to block the knees to the body from Walton.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Turtle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Walton works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
I was talking to Turtle's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Walton will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Turtle up against the cage.
Turtle looking for a takedown.
Walton doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Turtle's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short right from Walton.
Turtle using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Walton has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Turtle swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Turtle tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

Turtle breaks the clinch.
Turtle takes a swing at Walton's ribcage but misses.
A head kick by Turtle misses
and Walton counters with a leg kick.
Walton tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Turtle is able to avoid easily.
Turtle missing with a left hand there. Walton was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Walton doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Walton loads up on a big right hand but Turtle slips the punch.
Walton ducks under a wild hook from Turtle.
Walton chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Turtle swings for the body but Walton moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Walton forces Turtle back against the cage and clinches.
Turtle using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Walton has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Walton misses with a short punch on the inside.
Turtle is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
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!
Turtle looking to throw knees to the head but Walton is blocking nicely.
Walton makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

Turtle breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Walton misses the shot to the body.
It looked like Turtle wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Walton tries to close the distance and clinch but Turtle swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Walton blocks a head kick by Turtle.
It seemed like Walton was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walton displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Turtle throws out the jab.
Turtle scores with a kick to the body.
Walton works Turtle's body with a nice hook.
Walton keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Turtle.
Turtle scores with a crisp jab that stopped Walton in his tracks.
Turtle scores with a decent looking hook.
Turtle blocks a jab.
Turtle scores with a nice right hand.
Turtle throws a sloppy body shot
and Walton counters with a stiff right hand.
Turtle just misses with a punch to the body.

Walton gets tackled into the cage by Turtle. Turtle maintains the clinch.
Turtle misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turtle goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Turtle misses with a punch to the body.
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!
Turtle misses with a short punch on the inside.
Turtle controlling the action here for a moment.
Turtle scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Walton misses with a hook from the clinch.
Turtle fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Turtle misses with a punch on the inside.
A body shot lands from Walton.
Walton effectively controlling the action here.
Turtle stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Turtle is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Walton scores with a nice hook to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Rubber Turtle dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Walton smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Turtle pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Walton feints a counter leg kick.
Turtle lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.

It looks like Benjamin Walton has been cut.
Turtle is looking to land body kicks.
Walton only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Walton takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Turtle misses with a right hand
and Walton connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Turtle smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A jab from Walton misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Turtle blocks a jab.
As Walton tries to get set, Turtle tries to push him back and clinch up but Walton manages to avoid the attempt.

Turtle has taken the fight to the clinch.
Walton is looking to control Turtle's arms but Turtle gets an underhook and turns him. Now Walton has his back to the cage.
Turtle prevents a body shot from Walton.
Walton blocks an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Turtle misses with the head strike.
Walton lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

Turtle breaks from the clinch.
Turtle throws a body punch but Walton moves out of range.
Walton misses with a hook. Turtle ducked under it nicely.
Turtle throws a big shot that misses.
Turtle throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A big left from Walton misses.
Turtle misses the shot to the body.
Turtle throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Turtle steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Walton.

Walton has taken the fight to the clinch.
Walton stalls.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Walton.
Walton effectively controlling the action here.
Turtle misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Turtle tries to work over Walton's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Turtle is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Walton is keeping busy.
Walton pushes Turtle back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Walton leaning his opponent against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Walton.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Turtle has a couple of punches blocked by Walton.
Walton pressing his opponent against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Turtle stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Walton slows down the pace here.
Turtle misses with some punches.
Turtle swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Walton takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Walton throws a punch but it's blocked by Turtle.
Turtle lands a hook to the side of the head.
Walton is trying to stall.
Turtle blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turtle struggles to land a body shot inside as Walton controls his hands.
Walton trying to stall but Turtle improves his position.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Benjamin Walton.
A jab from Walton misses.
Turtle misses with a hook. Walton ducked under it nicely.
Turtle tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A low kick from Turtle is predictable there
and Walton cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Both fighters circling a little - Turtle finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Turtle fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.

Turtle drives through and clinches with Walton against the cage.
Walton blocks a body shot from Turtle.
Turtle doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Turtle tries to land a knee to the head but Walton blocks with his arms.
Turtle working hard to break the clinch.
Walton taking a breather.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Rubber Turtle dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Benjamin Walton's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Walton moves out of range of the body kick from Turtle.
Walton on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Walton takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A good leg kick by Turtle.
Turtle lands a front kick.
Turtle connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Walton's hands.
Walton blocks a head kick by Turtle.
Walton let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Walton throws a head kick that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Turtle fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Walton manages to avoid it.
Turtle thows a body kick. Walton tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Walton tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Turtle manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Turtle lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Turtle tries a head kick but it misses.
Rubber Turtle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Walton dodges the punch combination from Turtle.
Turtle throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Turtle lands a nice looking body kick.
Turtle misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Walton.
Turtle goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Turtle is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Walton can do to turn this around?

Turtle instigates a clinch.
Benjamin Walton seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Turtle tries to circle away but Walton has him pinned against the cage.
Turtle is trying to push Walton away but Walton has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Walton is stalling here.
Walton scores with a shoulder strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turtle has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Walton tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Turtle's elbow.
Turtle throws a punch but it's blocked by Walton.
Turtle working aggressively here.
Walton misses with a hook from the clinch.
Turtle is trying to stall.
Turtle is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Turtle stalls.
Walton has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Turtle.
Turtle lands a nice shot to the body.
Turtle taking a breather.
Turtle doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turtle lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Walton stalling in the clinch.
Walton stalling against the cage.
Walton receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Turtle's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Turtle tries a knee to the head but Walton blocks it.
Turtle blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Walton pushes off an throws an elbow but Turtle leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Turtle misses with some punches.
Turtle lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Walton blocks an uppercut.
Turtle controlling the action here for a moment.
Turtle tries to throw a body punch but Walton avoids it by throwing Turtle back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Walton.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walton prevents a body shot from Turtle.
Walton letting Turtle take a breather here.
Walton prevents a body shot from Turtle.
Turtle can't find room to land a body shot as Walton controls the action.
Walton working aggressively here.
Turtle landing knees to the head.
Turtle misses with a body punch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Walton - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Walton blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Benjamin Walton has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Walton stalling in the clinch.
Turtle lands a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Walton.
Turtle lands with a short shot to the head.
Rubber Turtle is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Turtle's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rubber Turtle showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Turtle 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 Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rubber Turtle!
A relieved looking Rubber Turtle thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.