PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cornelius Talmadge (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tom Turtle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Talmadge kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Big Poppa by Notorious B.I.G. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Talmadge
vs
Turtle

185 cm
24
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

160 cm
28
205 lbs
2 - 6 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily

Powerful takedowns
Brawler
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Cornelius Talmadge!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tom Turtle!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Josh West and Chris Saunders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Turtle drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Turtle looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Talmadge managing to control the position.

Talmadge working for a triangle but Turtle defends it easily.
Talmadge will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Talmadge keeping moving, preventing Turtle from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Talmadge is pulling down on Turtle's head. It's preventing any offense from Turtle, at least for the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Cornelius Talmadge wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Talmadge shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Turtle but Turtle pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Talmadge tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Turtle swivels and escapes.
Talmadge doesn't succeed with the takedown

so Turtle counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cornelius Talmadge. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Talmadge striking from his own guard.
Talmadge has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Talmadge avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turtle tries to free his leg and advance position but Talmadge is retaining full guard.
Turtle being controlled here momentarily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Turtle looking to pass the guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Talmadge is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Cornelius Talmadge wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Talmadge avoids the head kick by Turtle.
Turtle fails with the takedown.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turtle shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Talmadge pinned against the cage. Talmadge gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Tom Turtle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Talmadge fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

Talmadge gets the takedown into side control.
Talmadge working the ground and pound.

Talmadge has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Turtle fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Talmadge shoots in and drives through. Turtle sprawls well.
Turtle shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Talmadge as he jumps to the side.
Talmadge shoots in for a takedown but Turtle shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
No luck for Turtle with that takedown attempt.
Nice takedown defense from Turtle. No joy for Talmadge on that attempt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Talmadge tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Turtle swivels and escapes.
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 Cornelius Talmadge will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Talmadge gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Turtle to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Talmadge manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Talmadge landing strikes from the mount.
Talmadge punishing his opponent with strikes.
Talmadge fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Talmadge avoids the attempt from Turtle to control.
Turtle is breathing heavily.
Talmadge prevents Turtle from getting the reversal.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Talmadge working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Talmadge controlling the pace for now.
Talmadge scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Turtle?
Turtle is squirming around, avoiding Talmadge's attempts to control the action.
Turtle really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Talmadge. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Talmadge sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Turtle is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Talmadge landing strikes from the mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turtle is looking to improve his position but Talmadge isn't that keen on the idea.
Talmadge lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Talmadge controlling his opponent.
Turtle really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Turtle takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The referee warns Turtle that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Talmadge scoring with strikes but Turtle is staying in there.
Talmadge scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Turtle?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Talmadge is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Talmadge controlling from the full mount.
Turtle swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.

Talmadge working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Talmadge landing strikes, looking to finish!
Turtle wants to hold on but Talmadge pushes him away.
Talmadge takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Talmadge cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Talmadge lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Turtle hang on?
Talmadge scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Turtle?
Talmadge wants to control the pace but Turtle is squirming around nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Talmadge is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Talmadge putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Talmadge throws some wild stikes that Turtle manages to avoid easily.
Turtle tries to lock up and control but Talmadge gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Talmadge controlling the position easily from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cornelius Talmadge dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

A combination from Turtle does no damage.
Talmadge lands with a shot to the body.
Turtle shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Talmadge as he avoids it easily.
Talmadge shoots in but Turtle avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Talmadge has a takedown stuffed.

Talmadge drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Talmadge moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Turtle can do anything to dispel that myth.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Talmadge wants to control but Turtle is keeping him busy.
Turtle tries to bench press Talmadge off him but Talmadge keeps the position.
Turtle is trying to escape the position but Talmadge is controlling the position.
Talmadge advances to mount.
Talmadge raining down hammerfists from mount.
A nice elbow there by Talmadge.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turtle in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Turtle is wriggling around trying to escape.
Talmadge tries to control but Turtle wriggling away.
Turtle really wants to buck Talmadge off and get back to his feet.
Turtle is looking to improve his position but Talmadge isn't that keen on the idea.
Talmadge fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Talmadge wants to control the pace but Turtle is squirming around nicely.
Talmadge unloading with bombs!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Talmadge cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Talmadge working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Talmadge working the ground and pound effectively.
Talmadge controlling the pace for now.
Cornelius Talmadge overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Talmadge working for a guillotine from mount but Turtle is in no mood to give up.
Turtle wants to try and get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Talmadge lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Turtle is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Talmadge tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Talmadge looking to control but Turtle is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Talmadge prevents Turtle from getting the reversal.
Talmadge looking to control but Turtle is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Talmadge punching from mount but Turtle doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Tom Turtle has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cornelius Talmadge is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Talmadge prevents Turtle from getting the reversal.

And that's the end of the fight!
Cornelius Talmadge showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Talmadge 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 Paul Gruel scores the fight 30:27
Judge Josh West scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cornelius Talmadge!
Cornelius Talmadge decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.