PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Alex Grasso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frankie Turtle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Grasso
vs
Turtle

176 cm
18
158 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

167 cm
25
145 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Heavy handed

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alex Grasso!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Frankie Turtle!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Chris Downing and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Turtle darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Turtle thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Turtle wants to lay and pray for a moment but Grasso keeps working.
Turtle trying to control from Grasso's half guard. Grasso has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Grasso wants to get back to his feet but Turtle is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

Grasso is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A shot in the inside from Grasso.
A short uppercut from Grasso.
Grasso misses with a knee to the head.
A shot in the inside from Grasso.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grasso misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Grasso working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Grasso.
Grasso lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

Turtle is rocked!
Grasso works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.

Turtle escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jab from Grasso.
Turtle is still on wobbly legs! Can Grasso finish him?
Grasso lands a jab.
Grasso drops Turtle with a huge uppercut! Turtle drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Grasso is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alex Grasso!
Alex Grasso spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.