PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ben Gatho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Turner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gatho's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, 666 - Bomba!. Jason Turner acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Gatho
vs
Turner

175 cm
24
187 lbs
11 - 5 - 0

185 cm
28
185 lbs
20 - 8 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Steel Terror-Trition: Video Proven 160Q
Steel Terror-Trition: Video Proven 160Q

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ben Gatho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 8 - 1, fighting out of New York, Jason Turner!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Alyssa Summers and Anthony Taglia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Gatho. Turner does a little dance to reset his feet.
Turner lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Turner checks a leg kick.
A slow jab from Gatho misses its intended target.
Gatho rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Turner moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Turner thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gatho tries to clinch but Turner is having none of it.
A shot to the body from Turner misses
and Gatho counters with a stiff right hand.
Gatho throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Turner sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Turner thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gatho uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Turner.
Turner scores with a sloppy right hand. Gatho should have avoided that one.
Turner cracks Gatho with a good jab.
Gatho misses with a left hand
and Turner counters with a one-two to the body.
A swing and a miss from Gatho.
Gatho throws a hook to the side of Turner's head but Turner sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Turner swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Turner uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gatho.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Turner lands a jab.
Turner takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Gatho throws a jab when Turner was well out of range.
Turner throws a hook but Gatho blocks it.
Gatho missing with a left hand there. Turner was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gatho keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Turner throws a body kick the misses
and Gatho counters with a good low kick that Turner was not able to check.
Turner misses the jab.
Turner on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Gatho. Gatho obviously looking to wear him down.
Turner throws a lazy right hand but Gatho sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Turner swats away the attempt to clinch by Gatho.
Gatho keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Turner displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gatho throws out the jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A left lands for Turner.
Jason Turner is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Turner misses the shot to the body.
A big left from Turner misses.
Gatho throws a shot from downtown. Turner moves away and avoids it.
Turner misses the shot to the body.

Gatho closes the distance and pushes Turner back into the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gatho misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Turner.
Gatho swings wildly with an uppercut but Turner uses good head movement to avoid it.
Turner lands a hook that snaps the head of Gatho backwards.
Gatho tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Turner's elbow.
Turner misses with a short punch on the inside.
Turner blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Turner misses with a short punch on the inside.
Turner misses with a punch to the body.
Gatho is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Turner's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Turner misses with the head strike.
Gatho wants to stall.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turner misses with the head strike.
Turner takes a shot to the head.
Gatho blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Turner throws a punch but it's blocked by Gatho.
Turner lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Turner has a couple of punches blocked by Gatho.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Turner.
Turner tries to throw a body punch but Gatho avoids it by throwing Turner back against the cage.

Gatho escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Gatho has closed the distance and engaged Turner in a clinch.
Turner working aggressively here.
A hook to the body from Turner.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gatho.
Gatho doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gatho lands a hook that snaps the head of Turner backwards.
Turner takes an elbow to the forehead.

It looks like Jason Turner has been cut.
Gatho lands an elbow inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gatho lands a nice shot to the body.
Turner tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Turner tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Stalling in the clinch from Gatho.
Turner blocking some punches.
Gatho taking a breather.
Turner misses with a punch to the body.
Gatho lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Turner working aggressively here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Turner creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Gatho lands with a short punch from the clinch.

That has opened up Jason Turner's cut even more.
Gatho tries to throw a body punch but Turner avoids it by throwing Gatho back against the cage.
Turner struggles to land a body shot inside as Gatho controls his hands.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gatho scores with a shot to the side of Turner's head.

Gatho breaks from the clinch.
Gatho lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Turner swings for the body but Gatho moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Ben Gatho will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jason Turner's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Gatho is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ben Gatho is winning the standup battle so far.
Turner defending well as Gatho loads up on a big left hand.
Turner takes a swing at Gatho's ribcage but misses.
Turner throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Turner tries a head kick but it misses.
Turner scores with a jab.
Gatho steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Turner.
Gatho slips a jab and a cross from Turner.
Turner throws a wild body kick that Gatho sees coming a mile off.
Turner staying out of range there.
Gatho doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Turner throws a lazy head kick
and Gatho cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Turner misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jason Turner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Turner misses the shot to the body.
Turner just misses with a punch to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Turner throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gatho sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Turner looks to score with a jab to the body but Gatho is just out of range.
Turner throws a lazy head kick
and Gatho counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

The cut above Jason Turner's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Turner throws a series of punches but Gatho moves out of range.
Turner throws a shot to the body.
Turner lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Turner swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Turner stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Gatho.
Turner misses with a body shot.
Turner throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Gatho shoots for a takedown but Turner saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A swing and a miss from Turner.
Gatho connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Turner throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gatho pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turner tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gatho was well out of range. Poor timing from Turner.
Gatho throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A swing and a miss from Turner.
Gatho blocks a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gatho avoids a punch combination nicely.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Turner jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Turner staying out of range there.
Turner takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A jab from Gatho misses.
Turner lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Turner takes a swing at Gatho's ribcage but misses.
Turner throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
The fighters circling - Gatho throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turner misses with a jab, cross combination.
Turner's jab looks to have found its range, popping Gatho under the eye.
Turner works the jab nicely.
Turner misses with a looping right.
Gatho jabs Turner to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Gatho takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Gatho blocks a head kick by Turner.
A big left from Turner misses.
Turner throws a big shot that misses.
Turner throws a predictable looking body shot
and Gatho counters with a thumping low kick.
Gatho throws a big shot that misses.
Turner tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gatho was well out of range. Poor timing from Turner.
Gatho throws a shot from downtown. Turner moves away and avoids it.
Gatho tries to clinch up.
Gatho connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gatho connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Gatho. Turner does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gatho throws an overhand right that lands on Turner's shoulder, as Turner tries to avoid the shot.
Turner throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Turner just misses with a punch to the body.
Gatho avoids the body shot from Turner.
Turner looks to land a left hand but Gatho moved out of range nicely.
Gatho lands with a straight right. Turner didn't see that one coming.
Turner displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gatho throws out the jab.
Gatho throws a body punch but Turner moves out of range.
Turner jabbing away but nothing is landing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A cross from Gatho lands.

Jason Turner's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Gatho smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

Turner is rocked!
Gatho throws a pinpoint strike between Turner's hands that connects right on the jaw and sends Turner crashing to the floor! He's out before he even hits the mat and Gatho scores a great knockout victory!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ben Gatho!
Ben Gatho decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.