PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hans Gruber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Turner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Gruber
vs
Turner

180 cm
25
178 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

178 cm
19
175 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Good chin

Decent wrestler
Counter fighter
Determined

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 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Hans Gruber!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 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 thows a body shot but no joy.
Gruber moves into range and connects with a jab.
Gruber misses with a wild body shot.
Gruber throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Turner shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Turner was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Gruber gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Turner is keen to just control but Gruber is a slippery customer.
Turner sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Turner is keen to just control but Gruber is a slippery customer.
Gruber is trying to maintain the position but Turner is very close to passing his half guard.
Turner thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Gruber's head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Turner is trying to control. Gruber wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Gruber trying to control here.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Turner misses with a hook to the body
and Gruber cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Turner throws a head kick that misses.
Gruber changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Gruber keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

Turner looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Turner stalling.
Turner throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Gruber to regain full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turner won't allow Gruber to sweep him here.
Gruber bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Turner's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gruber throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Gruber with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Gruber scoring with punches to the head and body.
Gruber cracks Turner with a solid left hand.
Gruber forces his way into half guard.
Gruber controlling the pace.
Gruber is keen to just control but Turner is a slippery customer.
Turner felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Turner desperately trying to maintain half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gruber tries to pass the half guard into mount. Turner knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Turner can do anything to dispel that myth.
Turner is trying to maintain the position but Gruber is very close to passing his half guard.
Turner blocking the ground and pound attempt from Gruber.
Turner really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Gruber. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Turner wants to improve his position but Gruber is controlling well.

Gruber is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

Gruber is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Turner doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Gruber.
Gruber 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 four minutes gone in the round.
Gruber sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Turner defending well though.
Turner is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Gruber is thwarting Turner's attempts to control the position.
Turner holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gruber is just content to waste time from the top position. Turner takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Gruber trying to control the position from guard on top but Turner is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hans Gruber dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Gruber defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Turner.
Gruber throws a right and a left that Turner avoids nicely.

Turner closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Turner working the ground and pound.
Gruber looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Gruber manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Gruber is keen to just control but Turner is a slippery customer.
Gruber missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Turner gets back to full guard.
Gruber pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Turner is keeping the position for now.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gruber trying to control but Turner is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gruber throws a big elbow that misses.
Gruber won't allow Turner to sweep him here.
Gruber passes Turner's left leg - he's now in half guard.

Gruber is working for a kimura but Turner is defending it quite comfortably.
Gruber wants to stand up but Turner is controlling the position.
Turner is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turner keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Turner controlling the position for now.

Gruber seems to be looking for submissions.
Turner keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Hans Gruber overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Turner is refusing to be controlled, as Gruber sits in half guard.
Turner has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Gruber is working away from the top position though.

Gruber is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Turner sees it coming and defends easily.

Gruber looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turner is doing well to control the position and prevent Gruber from advancing to side control.
Gruber missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

Gruber is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Gruber drops an elbow to the side of Turner's head.
Gruber takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turner is refusing to be controlled, as Gruber sits in half guard.
Gruber missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Turner wants to get back to full guard.
Turner has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Gruber is working away from the top position though.
Turner gets back to full guard.
Gruber scoring with punches to the head and body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gruber's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Turner controls Gruber momentarily but Gruber frees himself.
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 Hans Gruber will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Gruber's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Gruber duly obliges.

It looks like Steve Turner has been cut.
Turner throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Turner doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Gruber counters with a two punch combo.
A shot to the body from Turner misses
and Gruber counters with a head kick.
Gruber scores with a sloppy right hand. Turner should have avoided that one.
Gruber tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Turner was well out of range. Poor timing from Gruber.
A lazy left from Gruber finds it's target.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Turner misses with a double jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Turner throws a series of punches but Gruber moves out of range.
Gruber slips under a jab from Turner.
Gruber ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Gruber lands a right hook to the body.
Gruber lands a two punch combo.
Hans Gruber is winning the standup battle so far.
Gruber throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Turner avoids the body shot from Gruber.
Gruber fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Gruber defending well as Turner loads up on a big left hand.
Steve Turner has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gruber swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gruber misses with a wild combination.
Turner looks for a takedown but Gruber sprawls well.
Gruber uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Turner has time to react.
Gruber tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Turner was well out of range. Poor timing from Gruber.
Gruber misses with a hook. Turner ducked under it nicely.
Gruber lands with a shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turner tries for a takedown but Gruber sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Hans Gruber has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Steve Turner.
Turner swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Gruber counter with a right hand.

Turner shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Turner was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Gruber on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Gruber parries the strikes from Turner easily there. Turner is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Gruber to escape.
Turner takes a little break here. Gruber wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Gruber manages to get back to half guard.
Gruber avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Turner.
Turner trying to control the action but Gruber is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Turner is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Gruber doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Turner.
Gruber avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Turner.

Turner is working for a kimura but Gruber is defending it quite comfortably.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Turner drops an elbow to the side of Gruber's head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gruber wants to get back to his feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
Hans Gruber showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Gruber, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hans Gruber!
After the fight, Hans Gruber was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.