PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Barret The Turk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Method Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The Turk comes into the arena with Porcupine Tree - Fear of a Blank Planet blaring out of the sound system. Man has chosen Wu-Tang Clan-METHOD MAN as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

The Turk
vs
Man

198 cm
24
222 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

191 cm
24
217 lbs
11 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Project Mayhem

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Barret The Turk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Method Man!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Chris Saunders and Micheangelo Fripello.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Man tries to clinch
and The Turk makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
The Turk dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The Turk throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Man misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The Turk takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
The Turk throws a push kick but Man slaps the foot to one side.
Man will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
The Turk misses with a body kick.
The Turk turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Man looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Man bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps The Turk's head backwards.
Man just misses with a punch to the body.
Method Man seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Man throws a leg kick that misses.
Man throws a left and a right that both miss
and The Turk counters with an outside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Man chopping away at his opponent's legs.
The Turk pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
The Turk throws a head kick that misses.
Man ducks down and throws a hook to the body but The Turk moves away.
Man thows a body shot but no joy.
Man takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
A good leg kick by Man.
The Turk looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Man throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The Turk chopping away at his opponent's legs.
The Turk tries to land a leg kick but Man saw it coming and moves away.
The Turk connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Man displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
The Turk tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The Turk lands a nice shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The Turk buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Man throws a low kick but it's checked well by The Turk.
Man throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
The Turk throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Man.
Man takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Man wants to clinch up but The Turk keeps it at a distance.
Man throws a right and a left that both miss.
The Turk moves out of range of the leg kick from Man.
Man looks to score with a jab to the body but The Turk is just out of range.
The Turk thuds his shin into the meat of Man's side.
The Turk throws a head kick but Man moves out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Man tries to clinch
and The Turk counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
The Turk misses with a head kick.
Man is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down The Turk rather than just go for the knockout.
The Turk throws a sloppy head kick and Man moves out of range easily.
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 Barret The Turk will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Man throws a predictable looking body shot
and The Turk counters with a nice body kick.
The Turk pushes Man away with a front kick.
The Turk tries to bum rush Man with a series of wild strikes but Man uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Man with a hook.
Man walks forward, straight into a front kick from The Turk.
The Turk throws a sloppy head kick and Man moves out of range easily.
Man misses with an uppercut
and The Turk counters with a head kick. That will keep Man thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
A head kick misses from The Turk.
Man scoring well with a low kick there.
Man takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
The Turk lands a nice leg kick that just misses Man's sensitive parts.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Man misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Man just misses with a punch to the body.
Man ducks down and throws a hook to the body but The Turk moves away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Man. The Turk does a little dance to reset his feet.
The Turk tries to land a leg kick but Man saw it coming and moves away.
Man thows a left - swing and a miss!
Man throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Man throws a right hand that misses
and The Turk counters with a body kick that stops Man in his tracks momentarily.
The Turk does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Man throws a solid leg kick but The Turk takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Man.
The Turk lands a nice leg kick that just misses Man's sensitive parts.
The Turk on the wrong end of a nice jab.
The Turk misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The Turk tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Man misses with a few strikes there.
The Turk throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Man on the side of the head.
The Turk checks a low kick from Man.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Turk looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Man misses with a body punch
and The Turk counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Man has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from The Turk.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Man changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Man uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
The Turk throws a leg kick but Man sees it coming and checks it nicely.
The Turk ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Man moves away.
Man misses with a body shot.
The Turk connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The Turk wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Man moves in looking to clinch but The Turk pushes him off.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Man turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Man.
Man throws out a loose jab but The Turk uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Barret The Turk will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Ouch! a nice leg kick from The Turk, right into the meat.
The Turk throws a head kick that half lands.
The Turk uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Man.
Barret The Turk is winning the standup battle so far.
Man throws a lazy uppercut
and The Turk counters with a nice kick to the body.
Man moves to clinch but The Turk breaks away
and The Turk counters with a good, hard body kick but Man shrugs it off.
The Turk moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Man ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A solid body kick from The Turk.
That kick from The Turk tenderised Man's leg. Man is trying to keep his angry face on.
Man moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The Turk misses with a kick to the body.
Man motions for The Turk to come forward. Man throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Man takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Turk tries to work over Man's front leg with a kick but Man checks it.
The Turk scores with a jab.
The Turk scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
The Turk tries to land a front kick but Man steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
The Turk throws a leg kick but Man checks it.
The Turk on the wrong end of a nice hook.
The Turk throws a sloppy head kick and Man moves out of range easily.
Man throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The Turk throws a nice inside leg kick.
The Turk lands a head shot.
Man tries to close the distance and clinch but The Turk swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Man throws a low kick but it's checked well by The Turk.
Man blocks a head kick by The Turk.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Turk throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Man fails with an attempt to clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Man finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A bone on bone clash there as Man blocks the leg kick.
Man misses the body punch
enabling The Turk to counter with a crisp jab.
The Turk throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Man's head.
Man tries to clinch up but The Turk circles away and keeps his distance.
A low kick from Man is predictable there
and The Turk counters with a nice body kick.
The Turk throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Man on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The Turk lands with a nice body punch.
The Turk is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Some wild striking there from Man.
Man avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Barret The Turk clearly takes that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Man attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
The Turk looks to land a body kick but Man moved away.
The Turk gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Man.
The Turk takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Man takes a swing at The Turk's ribcage but misses.
Man's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Man swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The Turk lands a jab to Man's midsection.
The Turk throws a body kick that misses.
The Turk cracks the inside of Man's front leg.
Man cracks The Turk with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Man connects with a solid leg kick.
The Turk throws a body kick that misses.
The Turk feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Man's calf.
Man fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Turk uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Man.
The Turk chopping away at his opponent's legs.
The Turk throws a push kick but Man slaps the foot to one side.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Man.
Man has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Good work by The Turk as he checks the leg kick.
Man connects with a body shot that sends The Turk's belly button to the back.
The Turk misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The Turk walks into a left hand.
Man fakes high and swings low for a body shot but The Turk manages to avoid it.
The Turk misses with the body kick
and Man counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Man takes a swing at The Turk's ribcage but misses.
Man throws a shot to the body.
The Turk misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man misses with a wild body shot.
The Turk checks a leg kick.
Man lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Man throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The Turk takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
The Turk throws a push kick but Man slaps the foot to one side.
Nice shot lands for Man.
The Turk tried to score with a low kick but Man checks it.
The Turk shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Man is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Man throws a body punch but The Turk moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Method Man dominated that fourth round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Man misses with a shot to the body
and The Turk counters with a nice low kick that buckles Man's knee momentarily.
Man misses with a looping right.
Man misses with an uppercut.
The Turk misses with a head kick.
Man is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by The Turk.
Man lands a jab to the head.
The Turk checks the leg kick nicely there.
The Turk misses with an attempted mid kick.
The Turk tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A head kick from The Turk lands but Man takes it in his stride.
Man scores with a jab to the body.
Man stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from The Turk.
The Turk circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Turk throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The Turk scores with a push kick.
Man takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Man misses with a body shot.
The Turk is looking to slow Man down with leg kicks.
Man throws a shot from downtown. The Turk moves away and avoids it.
Man tries to clinch up but The Turk circles away and keeps his distance.
The Turk scores with a nice body kick.
The Turk throws a head kick but Man moves out of range.
The Turk scores with a push kick.
The Turk pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.

Man drives through and clinches with The Turk against the ropes.
The Turk stalling.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Man seems frustrated at his inability to get double underhooks.
The Turk scores with a nice hook to the head.
Man cracks The Turk with a nice body shot.
Man stalling.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The Turk blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short left from Man.
Man can't find room to land a body shot as The Turk controls the action.
Man is looking to control The Turk's arms but The Turk gets an underhook and turns him. Now Man has his back to the ropes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Method Man.
Man throws out a powerful jab.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Method Man.
I think The Turk has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight for Barret The Turk!
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight for Barret The Turk!
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight as a draw!

Barret The Turk wins by majority decision!
Barret The Turk thanked the fans post fight for their support.