PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Brian Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Turner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Johnson
vs
Turner

170 cm
25
170 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

178 cm
18
175 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Counter fighter
Good chin

Decent wrestler
Counter fighter
Determined

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Brian Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Steve Turner!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Turner throws a left and a right that both miss
and Johnson counters with a three punch combo that has Turner backing up. Turner nods at Johnson to acknowledge the strikes.
Turner pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Johnson misses with a takedown attempt

and Turner counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Johnson!
Johnson is trying to improve his position.
Turner lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Johnson gets back to half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johnson taking some punishment here, with Turner in his half guard.
Johnson gets back to full guard.
Turner wants to control from the top but Johnson keeps moving.
Johnson on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Johnson tries to get out of the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Turner pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Johnson is keeping the position for now.
Turner is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

Johnson throws his legs up looking for a submission but Turner uses it to pass to side control.
Johnson prevents Turner from improving position.
Turner throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Turner working the ground and pound from side control.
Johnson wings away with a couple of strikes but they don't land.
Turner scoring with punches from side control.
Johnson tries to buck Turner off but Turner is having none of it.
Turner is looking to take a break and control but Johnson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Turner in side control lands a decent elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turner trying to control the action but Johnson is working from the bottom.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Johnson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Turner has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Johnson!
Johnson bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Johnson tries to free his leg and advance position but Turner is retaining full guard.
Turner preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Johnson throws a strike but Turner rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turner won't allow Johnson to sweep him here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Turner in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

Johnson had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Turner defends it easily.
Turner slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Johnson takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.

Turner tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Turner has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Johnson manages to work his way to half guard, despite Turner's best efforts.
Johnson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turner content to control rather than advance.
Turner lands strikes from half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johnson tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Turner has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Turner with the ground and pound from mount.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Turner unloading with bombs!
Johnson gets back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Steve Turner dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Turner shoots for a takedown but Johnson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Johnson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Turner throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Turner swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Johnson tries for a takedown but Turner sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Johnson checks the leg kick.
Turner fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Johnson manages to avoid it.
Turner throws a right and a left that both miss.
Turner looks for a takedown but Johnson sprawls well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson tries to bum rush Turner with a series of wild strikes but Turner uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A looping hook to the body misses from Turner. Johnson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Turner swings and misses with a shot to the body

so Johnson counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Johnson advances to half guard.
Turner is looking to control Johnson's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Turner avoid being mounted?
Johnson misses with a head shot. Turner uses the momentum to regain guard.
Johnson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson wants to pass the guard but Turner is keeping the position.
Johnson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Johnson tries to free his leg and advance position but Turner is retaining full guard.
Turner is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Turner has momentary wrist control but Johnson slips an elbow through the middle.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Johnson postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Johnson wants to stand but Turner has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Turner swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Turner has Johnson pulled in close to control his posture.
Johnson lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

Johnson drops back, looking for a kneebar! Turner looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Turner looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Turner!
Turner trying to control the action but Johnson is working from the bottom.
Johnson is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Turner off and has taken his back!

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Johnson tightening his grip on Turner, looking for the choke.
Johnson is throwing shots to the body but Turner manages to wriggle free. Johnson pounces on him again and ends up in Turner's guard.
Turner has his hands on Johnson's head, controlling the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brian Johnson dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Turner lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Johnson circles away quickly and effectively.

Turner shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Turner showed some decent athleticism there.

Johnson looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Turner is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Steve Turner has got the better of the ground game so far.

Johnson looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Johnson looking for submissions off his back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Turner tries to pass the half guard into mount. Johnson knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Turner working Johnson over with strikes.
Nice strikes from Turner there.
Johnson gets full guard.

Johnson is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Turner is aware though and is defending well.
Turner trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Johnson manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Turner controls Johnson momentarily but Johnson frees himself.
Turner pulls Johnson in close to prevent any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Turner looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Johnson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Johnson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Johnson throws a big right hand that misses.
Johnson 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.
Johnson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Johnson is looking to work some ground and pound but Turner has wrist control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Turner wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Johnson throws a big elbow that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turner is pulling down on Johnson's head to control his posture.
Johnson throwing strikes from guard but Turner blocks nicely.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Turner holds on and takes a little breather.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Johnson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Johnson throws a strike but Turner rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Turner must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Johnson keeping moving, preventing Turner from controlling successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Johnson has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Turner can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Turner trying to control the position from guard on top but Johnson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Johnson working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Turner doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Turner manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Turner wants to control from the top but Johnson keeps moving.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Turner postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

Johnson working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Turner has passed into half guard!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Turner is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Steve Turner.
Well Turner has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Steve Turner!
Steve Turner really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Tidal Wave Nutrition logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.