PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Turner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Barclay Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones has chosen Murder Ya by Kenny Ken (Benny Page RMX) as his entrance music. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Turner
vs
Jones

194 cm
20
245 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

195 cm
25
280 lbs
10 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Das Labor

White Gorilla Nutrition
Bushido Clothing

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 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, John Turner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Barclay Jones!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Robert Douchet and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones just misses with a punch to the body.
Turner throws a low kick but it's checked well by Jones.
Turner plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Jones wants to clinch.
Turner tries to score with a low kick but Jones moves his leg out of the way.
Jones fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Turner looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Jones will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jones on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Turner throws a low kick but Jones moves out of range easily.
Turner tries a head kick but it misses.
A head kick misses from Turner.
Turner misses with an uppercut.
Jones moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jones misses with the combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Jones ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Turner moves away.
Turner lands with an uppercut that bounces Jones off the cage and back into rage.
Turner moves away from the strike by Jones.
Jones doesn't manage to clinch there - Turner circles away.
Jones tries to clinch there but Turner circles away.
Jones has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Jones there as he acknowledges the shot.
An inside leg kick lands from Turner.
Jones swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Turner avoids the body shot from Jones.
Jones is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Turner rather than just go for the knockout.
Jones fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Turner manages to avoid it.
Turner throws a head kick but Jones moves out of range.
Turner misses with a looping right.
Jones takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Turner shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turner throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jones misses with a few strikes there.
Turner scores with a jab to the jaw.
Jones throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jones looks gassed!
Turner stalks Jones and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Jones's face. Jones staggers backwards, shaken.
Turner connects with a looping right hand.
Turner scores with a jab.
Turner throws a leg kick which misses Jones's front leg but catches the back leg as Jones tries to avoid it.
Jones has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Turner finds it's way round the side to connect with Jones's head.
Jones takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Turner throws a body punch but Jones moves out of range.

Turner rushes Jones and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Turner lands an elbow inside that Jones shrugs off.
Turner avoiding damage.
Jones working hard to break the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turner lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Turner taking a breather.
Turner lands a knee to the body.
Nice elbow from Turner.
Turner has Jones pushed against the cage.
Jones misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Turner slowing the pace effectively.

Turner manages to break the clinch.
Turner scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Turner punishes Jones's body with a nice straight punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Turner scoring well with a low kick there.
Turner scores with a nice body kick.
Turner lands with a thumping leg kick.
Turner feints and then cracks Jones's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Jones down.
Left hook, right uppercut from Turner.
Turner connects with a body shot.
Turner lands with a nice combination. Jones backs away looking to recover.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones takes a head kick and keeps coming.

It looks like Barclay Jones has been cut.
Jones's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.

Turner darts in and clinches Jones up against the cage.
Turner unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Turner tries to land a knee to the head but Jones blocks with his arms.
Jones takes a knee to the side of the body.
Jones misses with a hook to the ribs.
Turner lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Turner lands an elbow inside.
Turner digs a right hand into Jones's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Jones's gas tank.
Turner has Jones pressed against the cage.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Turner for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
A short uppercut from Turner.
Jones tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Turner's elbow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jones tries a body shot but Turner blocks it.
Jones can't break the clinch.
Jones is trying to break the clinch but Turner has him pressed against the cage.
Jones throws a punch but it's blocked by Turner.
Jones avoids the elbow strike from Turner, against the cage.
Turner landing knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Turner dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Barclay Jones's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Turner misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Some wild striking there from Turner.
John Turner is winning the standup battle so far.
A low kick from Jones misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A low kick from Turner is predictable there
and Jones counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Jones steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Turner. That one must have hurt.

Turner closes the distance and pushes Jones back into the cage.
Turner with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Turner is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Turner is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jones can do to turn this around?
Turner dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Jones wants to get back to striking at distance but Turner won't allow it.
Jones avoids the elbow strike from Turner, against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A right hand to the body from Turner.
Turner is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jones is defending well for now.
Turner blocks an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Turner lands a body punch in the clinch.
Jones wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Turner lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Jones can't find room to land a body shot as Turner controls the action.
Turner lands an elbow just above Jones 's eye.
Turner looking to throw knees to the head but Jones is blocking nicely.
Turner lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Jones wants to break the clinch but can't.
Turner is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Turner using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Turner scores with a nice hook to the head.
Turner lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
Jones throws a head punch that misses.
Jones wants to stall.

Turner manages to break the clinch.
Turner throws a head kick that Jones semi-blocks.
Turner scores with a sloppy right hand. Jones should have avoided that one.
Turner throws a head kick that misses.
Turner tried to score with a low kick but Jones checks it.
Jones tries to clinch but Turner moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turner feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Jones's calf.
John Turner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Turner turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Jones ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Turner moves away.
Turner cracks Jones with a good jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jones takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Jones walks into a stiff left hand from Turner.
A jab from Turner does it's job there.
The fighters circle momentarily. Turner darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Turner works Jones's body with a nice hook.
Turner lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Turner lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Jones at a distance.
Jones takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Jones takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Turner thumps Jones with a low kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Turner.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Turner scores with a leg kick.
Turner connects with a solid leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Turner.
Jones takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Turner throws a head kick that Jones semi-blocks.
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 works Jones's body with a nice hook.
Turner throws a leg kick which misses Jones's front leg but catches the back leg as Jones tries to avoid it.
Turner fakes the leg kick and cracks Jones in the body.
Turner scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A cross from Turner lands.
Turner throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Turner digs a good body shot into Jones's ribs.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Turner. Jones shrugs it off though.
A good leg kick by Turner.
Jones chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Turner can pounce on him.
A head kick from Turner lands but Jones takes it in his stride.
Turner lands with a thumping leg kick.
Turner tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jones takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Jones has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Turner scores with a leg kick.
Turner throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Jones.
Turner moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Turner dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Barclay Jones'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 throws a wild body kick that Jones sees coming a mile off.
Turner lands a nice leg kick that just misses Jones's sensitive parts.
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 Jones has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Jones and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Jones blocks a head kick by Turner.
Jones throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A slapping leg kick lands for Turner.
Turner throws a front kick that sends Jones stumbling back into the cage.
Jones keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jones throws a lazy right hand but Turner sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Turner digs a good hook to Jones's body.
Jones takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Turner scores with a nice strike.
Jones chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Turner can pounce on him.

Turner instigates a clinch.
Turner lands a good knee to the midsection. Jones won't want to take too many of those.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Turner lands an uppercut.
Turner controlling the action here for a moment.
Turner tries to land a knee to the head but Jones blocks with his arms.
Turner blocking some punches.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Turner.
Turner is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Turner unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Turner pushes Jones back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
John Turner has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Knees in the clinch landing for Turner.
Turner stalling against the cage.
Jones fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Knees in the clinch landing for Turner.
Turner using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Turner lands an elbow inside that Jones shrugs off.
Turner landing knees to the head.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones takes a shot to the head.
Turner tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jones avoids it.
Turner manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Jones takes a knee to the side of the body.
Turner lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Turner is looking to control Jones's arms but Jones gets an underhook and turns him. Now Turner has his back to the cage.
Turner landing knees to the body.
Jones lands a body shot in the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Jones.
Turner putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Jones in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Jones.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Turner has Jones pressed against the cage, preventing Jones from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Jones crunches a lovely knee into Turner's ribcage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jones.
Turner blocks an elbow strike from Jones.
Turner crunches a lovely knee into Jones's ribcage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Turner.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Turner here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turner slowing the pace effectively.
Turner utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Jones fails to land.
Turner lands an elbow inside.
Turner working Jones over with knees to the body.
Turner throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Turner scores a nice knee to the body.
Turner taking a breather.
Turner crunches a lovely knee into Jones's ribcage.
Jones misses with the head strike.
Turner lands a knee to the body.
Barclay Jones has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Turner lands a shoulder strike.
A frustrated look appears on Jones's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A knee to the head by Turner.
Turner effectively controlling the action here.
Turner blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Turner lands an elbow that stopped Jones in his tracks for a moment.
Turner misses with a knee to the head.
Jones wants to break the clinch but can't.
Turner throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Turner lands a damaging elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones misses with a body punch.
Turner lands an elbow inside.
Turner connects with a nasty looking knee right to Jones's face.
A short uppercut from Jones.
Jones working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Turner stalling in the clinch.
Turner lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Jones wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Jones has a couple of punches blocked by Turner.
The referee calls for Turner to work.
Turner digs a right hand underneath Jones's ribcage. Jones let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Turner lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Turner taking a breather.
Jones on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Turner pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A head punch on the inside from Jones fails to land.
Turner dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Turner as Jones tries to tie him up.
Turner landing some nice looking knees to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
John Turner showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Turner 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 William Peck scores the fight 30:24
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:24
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:24

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