PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Douglas Quaid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eric Turner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Quaid
vs
Turner

181 cm
23
199 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

190 cm
27
192 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Knockout power

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Douglas Quaid!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Eric Turner!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Albert Achterberg and Patrick Alders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Turner shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Turner closes the distance and clinches up with Quaid, looking for a takedown. Turner pushes Quaid against the cage but Quaid circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

Quaid shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Quaid showed some decent athleticism there.
Quaid throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Quaid is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Quaid looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Turner wants to get back to his feet.
Quaid winds up and cracks Turner with a swinging punch to the side of the head.

Quaid is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Quaid has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Turner avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Quaid.
Turner desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Quaid is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Turner is not content to let Quaid control the position.

Quaid wants to work for an arm triangle but Turner is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

Quaid is trying to work for a kimura but Turner is defending well.
Quaid is thwarting Turner's attempts to control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quaid is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Quaid scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Turner has hold of Quaid's hands but Quaid slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Quaid trying to control the action but Turner is working from the bottom.
Ground and pound from Quaid.
Quaid is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Turner is not content to let Quaid control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turner is trying to stand.
Quaid takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Turner keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Quaid is keen to just control but Turner is a slippery customer.
Turner really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Quaid. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Turner blocking the ground and pound attempt from Quaid.
Quaid takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Quaid missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Quaid wants to pass the guard but Turner is defending well.
Turner on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Quaid sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Turner defending well though.
Quaid trying to control the action but Turner is working from the bottom.

Quaid seems to be looking for submissions.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turner on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Quaid thows a huge punch but Turner dodges it nicely.
Quaid is pressing down on Turner's thigh, looking to free his foot. Turner is holding on for now.
Quaid is trying to control the action in half guard but Turner is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Turner tries to kick Quaid off but Quaid keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Quaid is figuring out what he wants to do next.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Quaid misses with a head shot. Turner uses the momentum to regain guard.
Quaid with a nice head shot there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Turner stuffs the takedown attempt from Quaid. Quaid gets slowly back to his feet.
Turner tries a head kick but it misses.
Eric Turner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Quaid looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Turner!
Quaid landing strikes, looking to finish!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Quaid dominating with strikes here.
Quaid lands with some strikes.

Turner is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Quaid is working for a guillotine from mount but Turner frees his head quite easily.
Turner is still in real trouble! Can Quaid finish him?
Quaid unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Turner wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Quaid celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Douglas Quaid!
After winning the bout, Douglas Quaid thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.