PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Royce Turner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bitch Made (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Made is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: AMAZING HORSE. Bitch Made looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!

Turner
vs
Made

177 cm
24
193 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

205 cm
25
205 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

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 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Royce Turner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bitch Made!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Roger Salmon and Jeff Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Made gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Made looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Made throws a knee to the head but misses.
Made tries to land a knee to the head but Turner blocks with his arms.

Turner escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Made is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

Made gets a clinch.
Made throws a knee to the head but misses.

Turner's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Made misses with a head kick.
Turner fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Made avoids it really well and circles away.
Made keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Bitch Made seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Turner shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Royce Turner. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A head kick by Made misses
and Turner connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

Turner clinches.
Turner takes a knee right on the jaw!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Turner changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Made fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Turner throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

Turner instigates a clinch.
Made looking to throw knees to the head but Turner is blocking nicely.
Made gets underhooks to prevent Turner's takedown attempt.
Turner softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Turner is looking to take this one to the mat.
Made throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Turner blocks it with crossed arms.
Turner has Made pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Made manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.

Turner pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Turner tries to keep at a distance but Made has taken the fight into the clinch.
Made with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turner has had enough of the clinch but Made keeps him there for the moment.
Made tries to land a knee to the head but Turner blocks with his arms.

Turner manages to break the clinch.
Made has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Made throws a left and a right that both miss
and Turner counters with a nice leg kick.
Made on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Made rushes Turner and presses him up against the cage.
Turner has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Made after a bit of a struggle.

Turner lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Still in half guard, Turner seems content to control.
Made trying to control from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turner missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Made trying to control but Turner postures up.
Turner seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Turner has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Turner misses with a takedown attempt - Made sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Made fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Turner drives through and clinches with Made against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Made using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Turner has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Turner is trying to force a seperation but Made has the dominant position.
Turner tries to pull guard but Made holds him up against the cage and eventually Turner drops back down to his feet.
Turner wants to take the fight to the mat but Made manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Made using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Turner has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Turner has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Made is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Made with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Made scores with a knee to the head.
Made throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Turner blocks it with crossed arms.
Turner is looking to take this one to the mat.
Turner misses with a knee strike.
Made looking to throw knees to the head but Turner is blocking nicely.
Turner is looking for a takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Bitch Made will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Made gets a clinch.
Made misses with a knee to the head.
Made tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Turner is trying to break the clinch but Made has him pressed against the cage.
Turner tries to break free but Made pushes him back against the cage.
Made looking to throw knees to the head but Turner is blocking nicely.
Turner drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Turner tries for a takedown. No joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Turner turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Turner wants to lay and pray for a moment but Made keeps working.
Made is trying to escape the position but Turner is controlling the position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Made is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Turner's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Turner seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Made for as long as he can get away with.
Made trying to hold on to Turner's head to control him but Turner postures up.
Made tries to roll over but Turner keeps him under control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Made trying to control but Turner postures up.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Made leaves Turner with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Royce Turner. That's going to take a lot out of him.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Made has Turner pressed against the cage, preventing Turner from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Turner changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Made fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Made throws a right and a left that Turner avoids nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Made gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Turner is trying to push Made away but Made has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Made tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Turner is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Made gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Made keeps control of Turner as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Made tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

Turner has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Made is trying to keep an underhook but Turner manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Made is staying active underneath Turner, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Turner seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Made punching from the bottom.
Made moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Turner trying to control but Made is working from the bottom.
Turner has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Made is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Turner is pressing down on Made's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Made engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Turner is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Made is looking to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Bitch Made will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Turner's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Turner tries to score a power double leg takedown but Made sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Turner somewhat.
Made throws a counter combo.
A head kick misses from Made.
Turner misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Made throws a head kick that misses.

Turner rushes Made and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Made with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bitch Made seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Turner is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Turner lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Turner is trying to trip Made. He has hold of a leg but Made is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Turner persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Made is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Turner might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Turner trying to control the position from guard on top but Made is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Made looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Turner puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Turner wants to lay and pray for a moment but Made keeps working.

Turner is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Made doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Turner.
Turner trying to control the action but Made is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Made controlling the position well.
Made wants to improve his position but Turner is controlling well.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

Made takes the fight into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Turner has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Made is trying to keep an underhook but Turner manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Made trying to control here.
Made tries to get to full guard but Turner has control of the leg.
Made trying to hold on to Turner's head to control him but Turner postures up.

Made is defending against the submission attempts here by Turner.
Turner wants to control but Made is keeping him busy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turner stalling.
Made wants to improve his position but Turner is controlling well.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.

Turner rushes Made and presses him up against the cage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Made misses with a knee strike.
Royce Turner has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Made keeps control of Turner as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

And that's the end of the fight!
Royce Turner showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Made has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Colin Fray scores the fight 29:29
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Bitch Made!
In his post fight interview, Bitch Made started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.