PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Saigon Dragon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Travis Turner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Travis Turner has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Dragon
vs
Turner

195 cm
18
215 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

195 cm
18
215 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Saigon Dragon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Travis Turner!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Sam Margolis and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Dragon. Turner does a little dance to reset his feet.
Turner jabs at Dragon's body.
Dragon scores with a jab to the head.
Jab from Dragon.
Dragon just misses with a punch to the body.
Turner scores with a nice strike.
Dragon thows a left - swing and a miss!
Turner scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Dragon rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Turner counters with a left hand that sends Dragon to the canvas!

Dragon is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Turner stops Dragon from standing up.
Oh Dragon is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Dragon will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Turner stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Dragon swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Turner looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Dragon seems to have got his legs back now.
Turner prevents Dragon from getting back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dragon is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Turner trying to control the position from guard on top but Dragon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Turner uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dragon.
Dragon scores with a jab to the body.
Dragon punishes Turner's body with a nice straight punch.
Turner bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turner fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dragon manages to avoid it.
Dragon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Turner takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Dragon lands a body shot.
Dragon scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Dragon lands with a good body shot.
Dragon is looking to wear down Turner with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Turner avoids the body shot from Dragon.
Dragon scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dragon connects with the punch.
Dragon throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Turner misses with a hook to the body
and Dragon counters with a huge left! Turner is in big trouble! He's backing up but Dragon isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Turner from any more damage. A dominating finish by Dragon!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Saigon Dragon!