PBP Commentary

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

Britt
vs
Turner

175 cm
38
199 lbs
33 - 14 - 0

180 cm
38
187 lbs
28 - 14 - 2

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

GREEN!160

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 33 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eric Britt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 14 - 2, fighting out of New York, Ike Turner!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Alan Glass and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice straight punches there by Britt. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Britt.
Britt misses with a lunging right hand
and Turner counters with a stiff right hand.
Britt misses with a right hand
and Turner connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A slow jab from Britt misses its intended target.
Turner ducks under a wild hook from Britt.
Britt misses the shot to the body.
Turner follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Turner avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Britt keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Britt throwing a counter right hand but Turner manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Britt scores with the left hand. Turner knows he should have avoided that one.

It looks like Ike Turner has been cut.
Britt misses with a lunging right hand
and Turner counters with a nice leg kick.
Turner lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Britt misses with an uppercut
and Turner counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Good exchange - Turner coming out on top.
Eric Britt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Britt lands an overhand right.
Britt throws a body shot but no joy.
Turner takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Turner displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Britt throws out the jab.
Britt throws a hook but Turner avoids it easily.
Britt throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Turner counters with a series of strikes. Britt will be more careful next time no doubt.
A low kick from Turner is predictable there
and Britt cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Britt has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Britt throws a poor cross that misses
and Turner counters with a nice low kick that buckles Britt's knee momentarily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A telegraphed right hand from Britt misses the target.
Turner flicks out a counter leg kick but Britt steps away.
Britt missing with a left hand there. Turner was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Britt throws a jab when Turner was well out of range.
Britt loads up on a big right hand but Turner slips the punch.
Britt throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Britt throws a shot from downtown. Turner moves away and avoids it.
Britt throws a hook but Turner blocks it.
Britt misses the shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turner throws a nice inside leg kick.
Turner bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Britt scores with a body shot.
A slow jab from Britt misses its intended target.
Turner steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Turner blocks a jab.
Turner feints a counter leg kick.
Britt loads up on a big right hand but Turner slips the punch.
Britt thows a left - swing and a miss!
A countering left hand to the body from Turner misses.
Britt throws out a loose jab but Turner uses good head movement to avoid it.
Britt misses with a hook
and Turner counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Turner motions for Britt to come forward. Turner throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Britt is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turner feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Britt's calf.
Turner looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
The fighters circling - Britt throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Turner throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Turner closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A big left from Britt misses.
Britt misses with a looping right.
Britt throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Britt throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eric Britt dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ike Turner's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Turner staying out of range there.
Turner keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Turner works the jab nicely.
Turner keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Britt.
It seemed like Turner was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Britt scores with the left hand. Turner knows he should have avoided that one.
Nice jab there from Britt.
Britt cracks a nice hook into Turner's ribs.
Eric Britt is winning the standup battle so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Britt on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Britt looks to throw the jab but Turner is out of range.
A countering left hand to the body from Turner misses.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Turner might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Britt has got the better of the exchanges.
Turner keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Britt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Britt misses with a right hand
and Turner counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Britt tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Turner was well out of range. Poor timing from Britt.
Turner flicks out a counter leg kick but Britt steps away.
Britt swings widly with a right hand
letting Turner counter with a right hand.
Turner's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Turner duly obliges.
Britt throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Turner takes one on the button.
Britt throws a looping overhand right but Turner ducks down to avoid it.
A nice side step and Turner releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Turner misses with a wild body shot.
Britt throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Britt missing with a left hand there. Turner was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Turner throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The fighters circling - Britt throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Turner on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.

That has opened up Ike Turner's cut even more.
Britt fails to land with a series of punches.
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!
Britt throws a combination that misses
and Turner counters with a two punch combo.
Britt throws an off balance right hand
and Turner counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Turner scores with a leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Turner.
Britt throwing a counter right hand but Turner manages to avoid it.
Britt throws the left hand but Turner avoids the punch easily.
Britt throws a jab but it's blocked by Turner.
Britt misses with a body shot.
Turner is trying to counter with his kicks.
Britt looks to throw the jab but Turner is out of range.
Turner throws a right hand that Britt ducks under and follows up with a left that Britt also avoids with ease.
Turner connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Turner defending well as Britt loads up on a big left hand.
Britt fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Turner manages to avoid it.
Turner only half commits to the counter leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Britt lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Turner at a distance.
Britt just misses with a punch to the body.
Turner lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Turner.
Turner has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Turner moves away from the strike by Britt.
Turner appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Britt misses with a body shot
and Turner counters with a slapping leg kick.
Britt cracks Turner with an open hand slap.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Britt scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Britt looks to land a right hand but Turner moved out of range.
Turner is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Turner avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Turner feints a counter leg kick.
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 Eric Britt will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ike Turner's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Britt misses with a hook. Turner ducked under it nicely.
Turner swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Turner throws a low kick but it's checked well by Britt.
Britt connects with a crisp jab.
Britt is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Britt throws a body punch but Turner moves out of range.
Turner lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Turner ducks under a wild hook from Britt.
Turner throws out a counter right but Britt avoids it with no problem.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Britt misses with a straight right.
It seemed like Turner was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Turner slips a jab and a cross from Britt.
Turner is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Britt with a body shot.
Britt swings widly with a right hand
and Britt takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Turner throws a low kick but it's checked well by Britt.
It looked like Britt wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Britt throws a jab when Turner was well out of range.
Turner takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Britt jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Turner was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
A telegraphed right hand from Britt misses the target.
Turner blocks a jab.
Britt will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Turner moves out of range as Britt strikes.
Turner only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Ike Turner has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turner keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Turner tries a quick counter leg kick but Britt is wise to it.
Britt misses with a wild combination.
Sloppy strikes from Turner. Those never looked like landing.
Turner lands with a thumping leg kick.
Turner with a nice cross.
Turner thows a body kick. Britt tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Britt is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Turner.
Turner displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Britt throws out the jab.
Turner is looking for the big counter here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Britt is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Turner.
Britt throws a series of punches but Turner moves out of range.
Britt dodges the punch combination from Turner.
Britt misses with a lunging right hand
and Turner counters with a left and a right that stings Britt.
Turner moves out of range as Britt strikes.
Britt fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Turner manages to avoid it.
Turner lands with a right hand.
Turner connects with a body shot that sends Britt's belly button to the back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Britt lands a nice shot to the body.
Turner ducks right into an uppercut from Britt.
Britt misses with a straight left.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Turner bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Turner slips a jab from Britt.
Turner appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Britt misses the jab.
Turner misses with a left hand
and Britt counters with a nice uppercut.
Turner tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Britt was well out of range. Poor timing from Turner.

And that's the end of the fight!
Eric Britt showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Britt 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eric Britt!