PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Turbano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Homether (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Turbano
vs
Homether

173 cm
22
171 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
22
179 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Self confident

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Tends to cut

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Thomas Turbano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alex Homether!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A right-left combo lands from Turbano.

It looks like Alex Homether has been cut.
The fighters circling - Homether throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Homether misses with a wild body shot.
Homether 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.
Turbano avoids the body shot from Homether.
Homether swings for the body but Turbano moves out of range.
Homether throws a body punch but Turbano moves out of range.
Some wild striking there from Turbano.
Turbano throws a hook but Homether blocks it.
Homether will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Homether works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Turbano lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Turbano uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Homether.
Turbano scores with a spinning back kick!
Turbano scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

Homether is rocked!
A combination from Turbano does no damage.
Homether is still on wobbly legs! Can Turbano finish him?
Homether swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Thomas Turbano seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Homether swings for the body but Turbano moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Homether avoids the head kick by Turbano.
Homether seems to have recovered his senses.
Turbano fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Turbano misses with a body kick.
Turbano throws a right hand that Homether ducks under and follows up with a left that Homether also avoids with ease.
Turbano tried to score with a low kick but Homether checks it.
Turbano misses with a low kick.
Turbano scores with a leg kick.
Turbano fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Turbano misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Homether misses with a body shot.
Turbano throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Homether looks to throw the jab but Turbano is out of range.
Homether takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Turbano misses with the combination.
Turbano throws a right and a left that both miss.
Homether missing with a left hand there. Turbano was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turbano throws a right and a left that both miss.
Homether throws a predictable looking body shot
and Turbano counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Turbano falls off balance throwing a combination
and Homether counters with a left to the body.
Turbano is breathing heavily.
Turbano doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Homether misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Turbano.
Homether jabs at Turbano's body.
Homether misses the body punch
and Turbano counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Homether scores with a shot to the body.
Homether misses with the combination.
Homether misses with a wild body shot.
Homether throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Turbano.
Homether lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Homether cracks a nice hook into Turbano's ribs.
Turbano avoids the body shot from Homether.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Homether throws a body punch but Turbano moves out of range.
Turbano scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Turbano swinging wilding here.
Turbano takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Homether bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Homether digs a good hook to Turbano's body.
Homether misses the shot to the body.
Homether fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Turbano walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.

Turbano is rocked!
Homether grits his teeth and throws a big right-left combo! Turbano takes both shots clean on the chin and is out cold! Homether cracks him once more on his way down, as the crowd goes wild! They enjoyed that one!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Alex Homether!