PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sexton Furnival (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Turner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Furnival
vs
Turner

200 cm
25
267 lbs
18 - 5 - 1

194 cm
23
245 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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 18 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Sexton Furnival!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, John Turner!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, William Peck and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Furnival throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

Furnival closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Turner stalling in the clinch but Furnival improves position.
A head punch on the inside from Turner fails to land.
Turner tries to work over Furnival's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Furnival managing to block the knees to the body from Turner.
Furnival is trying to maintain a safe position but Turner gets an underhook and turns Furnival into the cage.
Furnival scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A nice right hand lands inside from Furnival.
Furnival is working Turner over against the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Turner - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Furnival lands a right hand.
A nice left hand lands by Furnival.
Furnival tries a knee to the head but Turner blocks it.
Good body shot from Turner.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Furnival tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Turner stalling in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Turner misses with a hook to the ribs.
Turner scores with a nice hook to the head.
Turner is trying to stall.
Turner misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Furnival.
Furnival tries to throw a body punch but Turner avoids it by throwing Furnival back against the cage.
Turner stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Turner trying to control the position but instead, Furnival has worked for underhooks and has pushed Turner into the cage.
Turner pushes Furnival back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Furnival struggles to land a body shot inside as Turner controls his hands.
Furnival tries to throw a body punch but Turner avoids it by throwing Furnival back against the cage.
Turner content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Furnival blocks a body shot from Turner.
Turner pressing his opponent against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turner continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Turner pushes off an throws an elbow but Furnival leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Furnival wants to stall.
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 lands on the inside with an uppercut.

It looks like Sexton Furnival has been cut.
Furnival misses with a hook to the ribs.
Turner fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Turner stalling against the cage.
Turner misses with a punch to the body.
Furnival is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Turner is keeping busy.
Turner misses with a body punch.
Furnival tries to land a knee to the head but Turner blocks with his arms.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Furnival throws a knee to the head but misses.
Turner is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Furnival goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Turner tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Furnival using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Turner has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Turner just leaning against Furnival, taking a breather.
Furnival lands a nice knee to the body.
Furnival lands a body punch in the clinch.
Turner misses with a hook to the ribs.
Furnival with an attempt at a knee that misses.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Turner.
Turner looking to slow down the pace here.
Furnival misses with a short punch on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Turner content to slow the pace in the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Furnival misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A nice right hand lands inside from Furnival.
Turner fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Turner is stalling here.
Turner trying to stall but Furnival improves his position.
A short uppercut from Furnival.
A short left from Furnival.
Furnival throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Turner blocks it with crossed arms.
Furnival stalling against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Turner tries to work over Furnival's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Turner swings wildly with an uppercut but Furnival uses good head movement to avoid it.
Turner is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but John Turner will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Sexton Furnival's cut.
That's time! Furnival's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Furnival dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Furnival checks a leg kick.

Furnival moves into the clinch successfully.
Turner misses with a hook to the ribs.
Furnival trying to stall but Turner improves his position.
Turner looking to slow down the pace here.
Turner tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Turner lands with a left to the head.
Furnival has Turner pressed against the cage.
Turner blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Turner lands a nice shot to the body.
Turner looking to stall.
Furnival digs a right hand into Turner's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Turner's gas tank.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Turner using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Furnival looking to slow down the pace here.
Furnival taking a breather.
Turner missing with knees to the body.
Turner blocks a body shot from Furnival.
Furnival tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Turner looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Furnival tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Turner is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Turner is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Turner being controlled against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Furnival stalling in the clinch but Turner improves position.
Furnival tries to work over Turner's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Turner throws an elbow but it misses.
Turner misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Turner misses with a hook from the clinch.
Furnival throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Turner blocks it with crossed arms.
Turner tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Turner leaning against his opponent.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Turner as Furnival tries to tie him up.
Furnival misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Turner misses with a hook to the ribs.
Turner works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turner tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Furnival avoids it.
Furnival swings wildly with an uppercut but Turner uses good head movement to avoid it.
Turner is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Turner slows down the pace here.
A short uppercut from Turner.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Furnival creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short left from Turner.
Furnival lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Furnival tries to work over Turner's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Turner lands a left hand.
Furnival takes a knee to the side of the body.
John Turner seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Turner.
Turner landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Turner.
A short uppercut from Turner.
Turner using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Turner takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Furnival is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Come on Turner - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Furnival misses with some punches.
Turner misses with a punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Turner showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Sexton Furnival's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Turner pushes Furnival away with a front kick.
Turner misses with a straight left.
Furnival gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Turner.
Furnival sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Turner throws a low kick but Furnival moves out of range easily.
Jab by Turner.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Turner throws a head kick that misses.
Furnival uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Turner.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Turner, right into the meat.
A slapping leg kick lands for Turner.
Turner fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Turner cracks Furnival with an open hand slap.

Sexton Furnival's cut is getting worse.
A cross from Turner lands.
Turner fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Furnival manages to avoid it.
Turner scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Turner fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Turner throws a quick inside leg kick.
Turner tries to clinch but Furnival moves out of range.
A leg kick checked by Furnival.
Turner throws a leg kick which misses Furnival's front leg but catches the back leg as Furnival tries to avoid it.
Furnival on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Turner tries a head kick but it misses.
Turner clobbers Furnival with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Furnival 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 Turner has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Turner and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Furnival missing with a left hand there. Turner was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A lazy left from Turner finds it's target.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Turner lands with an uppercut that bounces Furnival off the cage and back into rage.

Sexton Furnival's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Turner has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Turner there as he acknowledges the shot.
Furnival avoids the head kick by Turner.
A telegraphed right hand from Turner misses the target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turner doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Turner connects with a body shot.
Turner doesn't manage to clinch there - Furnival circles away.
Furnival tries to move into range but Turner moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Furnival walks forward, straight into a front kick from Turner.
Turner lands a body shot.
Furnival has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Turner throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Furnival stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Furnival crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Turner - the referee stops the clock and Furnival gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Turner. Furnival manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Turner lands the left hand.

Jeez, Sexton Furnival's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.

Turner clinches up against the cage.
Furnival with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Turner is trying to stall.
Furnival takes a shot to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Furnival misses with the head strike.
Turner just leaning against Furnival, taking a breather.
Turner lands with a light punch inside.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Sexton Furnival's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:27 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). John Turner!