PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jason Turner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jon Lyle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jason Turner has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Turner
vs
Lyle

185 cm
22
185 lbs
7 - 2 - 1

190 cm
25
180 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin

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 7 - 2 - 1, fighting out of New York, Jason Turner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jon Lyle!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Steve Montenegro and David Schapiro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Turner scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Lyle misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Turner stuns Lyle with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Turner throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Lyle stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A combination from Turner does no damage.
Turner changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Lyle tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lyle tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lyle showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Turner.
Nice uppercut lands for Turner. That snapped Lyle's head back.
Lyle throws a sloppy head kick and Turner moves out of range easily.
Lyle misses with a head kick.
Lyle misses with a hook to the body
and Turner counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Turner lands a head shot.
Lyle gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Turner counters with a nice uppercut.
Lyle tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lyle takes a jab right on the kisser.
Turner lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Turner lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Turner ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Turner thuds his right hand into Lyle's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Turner scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Lyle doesn't seem bothered though.
Jason Turner is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A head kick by Lyle misses
and Lyle takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Turner. Beautiful body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head kick by Lyle misses
letting Turner counter with a right hand.
Nice uppercut lands for Turner. That snapped Lyle's head back.
Lyle throws a leg kick
letting Turner counter with a right hand.
Turner dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lyle looks gassed!
Lyle takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A jab from Turner finds it's way through Lyle's defenses.
Turner lands with a shot to the body.
Jon Lyle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lyle dodges the punch combination from Turner.
Lyle throws a lazy head kick
and Turner cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Turner cracks Lyle with a good jab.
Lyle throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Turner counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turner lands with an uppercut that bounces Lyle off the cage and back into rage.
Turner closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Turner stuns Lyle with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A low kick from Lyle is predictable there
and Turner counters with a right hand to the body.
Lyle misses with a telegraphed body shot
letting Turner counter with a right hand.
Turner looks to land a combination. Lyle sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
A looping hook to the body misses from Turner. Lyle does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lyle throws a sloppy head kick
and Turner counters with a nice uppercut.
Turner scores with a body shot.
Turner lands with a shot to the body.
Lyle throws a lazy head kick
and Turner counters with a straight right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turner scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Turner looks to land a combination. Lyle sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Turner tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Turner cracks Lyle with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Lyle throws a head kick that misses
and Turner counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Turner scores with a jab to the body.
Turner punishes Lyle's body with a nice straight punch.
A nice combination there by Turner.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lyle fails with the takedown
and Turner counters with a two punch combo.
Lyle doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jason Turner dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Lyle misses with a shot to the body
letting Turner counter with a right hand.
Turner lands an overhand right.
Turner is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lyle can do to turn this around?
Lyle with a poor takedown
and Turner counters with a straight right hand.
Lyle has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Lyle throws a head kick that misses
and Turner makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Lyle takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Lyle keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Turner throws a sloppy body shot
and Lyle counters with a big head kick but Turner shrugs it off.
Turner just misses with a punch to the body.
Lyle on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Turner fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Lyle on the side of the head.
Lyle waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Turner.
Turner is looking to wear down Lyle with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Lyle is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lyle drops his hands momentarily and Turner takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Lyle with a lazy takedown attempt
enabling Turner to counter with a crisp jab.
Turner throws a shot to the body.
Turner lands a nice hook to Lyle's body. Lyle takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Turner lands a body shot.
Lyle takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Turner scores with a body shot.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Turner.
A jab from Turner does it's job there.
Nice body punch from Turner.
Turner throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Lyle stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lyle takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A decent looking cross lands there for Turner.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Turner works the jab nicely.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Lyle might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Turner has got the better of the exchanges.
Turner connects with a body shot.
Turner throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Turner scores with a hook to the body. Lyle takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Lyle takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Lyle takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Turner connects with a body shot.
Turner scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Turner works over Lyle's head and body with a nice combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lyle on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Lyle ducks right into an uppercut from Turner.
Turner lands a right hook to the body.
Turner moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Turner throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Lyle stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Lyle throws the kick towards the body but Turner avoids it.
Turner changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Turner lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Lyle at a distance.
Lyle takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
A lazy left from Turner finds it's target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turner fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Turner scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Lyle takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Turner lands a right hook to the body.
Lyle takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Turner misses with a jab, cross combination.
Turner is working the combinations to good effect here.
Turner scores with a three punch combo!
Turner throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Turner just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice uppercut lands for Turner. That snapped Lyle's head back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jason Turner dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Turner misses with a body shot.
Lyle lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Turner throws a series of punches but Lyle moves out of range.
Turner clobbers Lyle with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Turner cracks Lyle with an open hand slap.

Lyle feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Lyle pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Turner is keeping the position for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Turner keeping moving, preventing Lyle from controlling successfully.
Turner trying to control the position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lyle trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Lyle looking to sit in guard and control but Turner gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Lyle is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Turner looking to pass the guard.
Lyle keeping moving, preventing Turner from controlling successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Turner wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Lyle throws a front kick aimed at Turner's knee but Turner avoids it well.
Lyle keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Turner dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice body punch from Turner.
A head kick by Lyle misses
and Turner counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Lyle throws a lazy head kick
and Turner counters with a left to the body.
Lyle throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Turner.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lyle throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Turner counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Lyle thinking.
Turner throws a body punch but Lyle moves out of range.
Turner fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Turner avoids the head kick by Lyle.
Lyle misses with a body kick.
Lyle throws a lazy head kick
and Turner counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Turner dips to his left and cracks Lyle with an uppercut!
Lyle takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Turner misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lyle takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turner fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Turner throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Turner lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lyle circles away quickly and effectively.
Turner misses with the combination.
Turner lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Lyle at a distance.
Jason Turner is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Lyle takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Turner fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A low kick from Lyle is predictable there
and Turner counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Lyle thinking.
Jon Lyle has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Turner looks to score with a jab to the body but Lyle is just out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jason 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 Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 30:25
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:25
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jason Turner!