PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Salvatore Gattuso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vernon Turner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Gattuso
vs
Turner

179 cm
27
169 lbs
14 - 8 - 0

174 cm
32
163 lbs
21 - 10 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Gesundheit Designs

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Salvatore Gattuso!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Vernon Turner!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Albert Achterberg and Daniel Blasius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Turner tries to bum rush Gattuso with a series of wild strikes but Gattuso uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gattuso tries to close the distance and clinch up but Turner swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Turner lands a head shot.
Gattuso avoids the body shot from Turner.
Gattuso fails in his attempt to clinch.
Turner throws the left hand but Gattuso avoids the punch easily.
Turner misses with a looping left.
Turner misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gattuso.
Gattuso moves in looking to clinch but Turner pushes him off.
Nice sprawl there from Turner as Gattuso shoots in.
Turner scores with a shot to the body.
Gattuso tries to clinch up.
Turner ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gattuso moves away.
Turner fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gattuso manages to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Turner. Gattuso does a little dance to reset his feet.
Turner dips to his left and cracks Gattuso with an uppercut!

Gattuso has Turner up against the cage in a clinch.
Gattuso tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

Turner pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Turner lands with a good body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gattuso walks into a left hand.
Gattuso defending well as Turner loads up on a big left hand.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Gattuso is defended easily by Turner.
Turner shoots in and drives through. Gattuso sprawls well.
Gattuso defending well as Turner loads up on a big left hand.

Gattuso bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Turner manages to get back to half guard.
Gattuso is pressing down on Turner's thigh, looking to free his foot. Turner is holding on for now.
Turner has his hands clasped together around Gattuso's back. He's all about the action.

Turner kicks off Gattuso and gets to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Gattuso has managed to clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Turner lands a hook to the side of the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Turner.

Turner breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Turner throws a big shot that misses.
Gattuso takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Turner shoots in but no luck this time.
Turner lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Gattuso backs up against the cage.
Turner misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gattuso.
Gattuso lands with a straight right. Turner didn't see that one coming.
Turner thows a body shot but no joy.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gattuso looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Turner circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turner connects with a nice looking jab.
Turner stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Salvatore Gattuso. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Turner fails with a takedown attempt.
Gattuso avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Turner with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Turner is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Gattuso rather than just go for the knockout.
Turner comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Turner scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Gattuso doesn't seem bothered though.
Turner changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A punch lands to the side of Gattuso 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Turner tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gattuso was well out of range. Poor timing from Turner.
Gattuso loads up on a big right hand but Turner slips the punch.
Turner avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gattuso looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Turner misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turner just misses with a punch to the body.
Turner connects with a jab.
Turner pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Gattuso back to the cage. Turner follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gattuso takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Gattuso moves in looking to clinch but Turner pushes him off.
Gattuso moves away from the strike by Turner.
Vernon Turner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A looping hook to the body misses from Turner. Gattuso does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gattuso misses with a takedown attempt - Turner sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Gattuso tries to clinch but Turner is having none of it.
Turner misses the shot to the body.
Gattuso takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.

Turner closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Gattuso quickly recovers to half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Gattuso pushes Turner off and gets back to his feet.
Turner thuds a left hand into Gattuso's body.
Gattuso dodges the punch combination from Turner.
Gattuso tries to clinch but Turner moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vernon Turner dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Turner misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gattuso.
Gattuso keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Turner.
Gattuso moves out of range of the strikes.
Gattuso moves in looking to clinch but Turner pushes him off.
Turner circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gattuso tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Turner counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Gattuso!
Turner working the ground and pound effectively.
Gattuso regains half guard.
Gattuso taking some punishment here, with Turner in his half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Turner trying to pass the guard but Gattuso defending well.
Nice strikes from Turner there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Turner is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Gattuso trying to hold on to Turner's head to control him but Turner postures up.
Gattuso on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Turner not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Gattuso is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

Turner is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Gattuso avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Turner.
Gattuso is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gattuso moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Turner is looking to work some ground and pound but Gattuso has wrist control.
Turner postures up in Gattuso's guard and throws a big left but Gattuso blocks it.
Turner passes into half guard.
Gattuso wants to control but Turner is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Turner lands with a punch from half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gattuso trying to control from the bottom.
Gattuso is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Turner scores with a couple of nice shots.
Gattuso gets back to full guard.
Turner tries to free his leg and advance position but Gattuso is retaining full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Turner got a little sloppy there for a moment and Gattuso has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Turner has managed to get both his arms back between Gattuso's legs - danger averted.
Turner distracts Gattuso with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Turner is looking to work some ground and pound but Gattuso has wrist control.
Gattuso wants to control but Turner passes easily into half guard.
Turner not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Turner lands with a punch from half guard.
Gattuso is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Turner scores with a couple of nice shots.
Gattuso moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Turner throws an elbow that misses. Gattuso uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Turner's guard. Nice move by Gattuso!
Gattuso trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Turner uses the cage to get back to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gattuso takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Gattuso tries to clinch but Turner moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gattuso looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Turner throws a hook to the side of Gattuso's head but Gattuso sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A slow jab from Gattuso misses its intended target.
Turner misses with a hook

and Gattuso moves into the clinch.

Turner breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Turner misses with a hook. Gattuso ducked under it nicely.
Turner misses the jab.
Turner swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gattuso doesn't manage to clinch there - Turner circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vernon Turner showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Turner dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Turner lands a nice looking body shot.
Gattuso throws a head kick but Turner moves out of range.
Jab from Turner.
Turner keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gattuso tries to close the distance and clinch up but Turner swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gattuso takes one to the chin there.
Gattuso lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Turner fails with the takedown.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gattuso looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Turner shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Turner was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Gattuso working to try and regain half guard.
Turner working the ground and pound effectively.

That's one minute gone in the round.
BOOM! Turner connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Gattuso is working to get back to half guard.
Turner drops a big elbow. That's hurt Gattuso! More shots from Turner and the ref steps in! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vernon Turner!