PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Fredric Turner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Phil Hawes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Turner
vs
Hawes

202 cm
18
193 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

183 cm
18
198 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

Good wrestler
Brawler
Granite chin

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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fredric Turner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Phil Hawes!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Frank Dennis and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Hawes closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Turner did well to prevent Hawes getting side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hawes trying to control from Turner's half guard. Turner has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Hawes throws an elbow that misses. Turner uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Hawes's guard. Nice move by Turner!

Turner tries to stand but Hawes is controlling from the bottom.
Turner lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

Hawes is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Turner defends well.
Turner postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hawes wants to sweep but no luck.
Turner with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Hawes pulls Turner in close to his closed guard and prevents Turner from doing any damage or advancing position.
Hawes trying to control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawes has momentary wrist control but Turner slips an elbow through the middle.
Turner postures up.
Turner landing with the ground and pound.
Hawes wants to sweep here but Turner controlling him for the moment.
Turner postures up.
Turner preventing the sweep.
Turner working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Hawes is trying to control the position from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Turner stands up over Hawes, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Turner really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Hawes is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Hawes controlling the position.
Turner scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Turner working some strikes from top position.
Hawes not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Turner keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Hawes's head.
Turner distracts Hawes with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Turner postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Turner would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Hawes wants to sweep but no luck.
Turner working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Hawes's head.
Hawes wants to sweep here but Turner controlling him for the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turner lands a couple of elbows.
Turner stopping the sweep attempt from Hawes.
Turner has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Hawes is proving hard to escape from.
Hawes wants to sweep here but Turner controlling him for the moment.
Turner postures up and lands a big shot to Hawes's brow.
Hawes is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Turner keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Hawes's head.
Turner cracks Hawes with a solid left hand.
Hawes is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Turner 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.
Hawes wants to control but Turner passes easily into half guard.
Hawes is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Hawes trying to control from the bottom.
Hawes tries to roll over but Turner keeps him under control.
Hawes really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Turner. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Hawes trying to control here.
Hawes is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Turner scores with a couple of nice shots.
Hawes is trying to get back to full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Turner lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fredric Turner dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Hawes drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Turner is trying to buck Hawes off.
You can see the frustration on Turner's face as Hawes controls the position.

Hawes goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Turner has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Hawes but great work by Turner.
Hawes struggling a bit here.
Turner will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Turner connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Hawes some visible discomfort.
Turner cracks Hawes with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Hawes is looking to regain half guard here but Turner keeps moving and retains side control.
Hawes wants to control but Turner postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawes is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Hawes can do anything to dispel that myth.
Turner landing strikes.
Hawes is trying to improve his position.

Turner wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Hawes, who protects the arm well.
Turner lands a decent elbow from side control.
You can see the frustration on Hawes's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Hawes on the wrong end of some ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Turner decides to stand back up. Turner steps back and let's Hawes get back to his feet.
Hawes misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hawes will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

Hawes shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Turner is trying to defend but Hawes finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Hawes is breathing heavily.
Turner gets full guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hawes slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Turner keeping moving, preventing Hawes from controlling successfully.
Turner is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hawes can do to turn this around?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawes looking to sit in guard and control but Turner gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Turner stands up over Hawes, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Turner is looking to stand up but Hawes won't let him.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Hawes has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Turner can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Turner won't allow Hawes to sweep him here.
Turner distracts Hawes with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Hawes is trying to keep Turner in close.
Hawes might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Turner haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Turner postures up and lands a big shot to Hawes's brow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Turner avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Hawes is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Turner working some strikes from top position.
Hawes controlling Turner's posture.
Turner stands up over Hawes, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Turner lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Turner lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Hawes is looking to sweep but instead, Turner has passed into half guard.
Turner lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fredric Turner dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Hawes fails in his attempt to clinch.

Turner gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Hawes to score an easy takedown into full guard.

Hawes is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Turner is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Turner has escaped and now he's on top!

Hawes wants to sweep but no luck.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Turner is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Hawes tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hawes trying to control the position.
Hawes wants to control the position but Turner says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Turner working over Hawes with some ground and pound. Hawes looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Turner wants to get back to his feet.
Hawes is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Turner slips a nice elbow through Hawes's hands, connecting with Hawes's forehead.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Turner lands a nice short elbow.
Turner tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Hawes.
Ground and pound from Turner.
Hawes is looking for a sweep. Turner is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Hawes has a hand on Turner's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Turner takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Hawes takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hawes is working to get back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turner lands a heavy elbow.
Turner with shots to the head and body - Hawes looks very uncomfortable down there.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Turner cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Hawes is working to get back to half guard.
Hawes in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Turner raining down hammerfists from mount.
Hawes tries to hold on but Turner postures up.
Hawes tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Phil Hawes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Turner lands a big shot there that rocks Hawes but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Hawes tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turner has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Hawes's face.
Hawes is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Turner lands a heavy elbow.
Hawes is in all sorts of trouble here.
Turner with the ground and pound from mount.
Turner cracks Hawes with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Hawes is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

Turner working for a guillotine from mount but Hawes is in no mood to give up.
Hawes is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Hawes tries to reverse the position but Turner maintains control.
Turner lands a couple of good shots and Hawes has given up his back, trying to escape the position!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Turner looking for the choke from the back.

Turner is working the back position looking for the choke. Oh, he's slid into an armbar! Beautiful transition and Hawes taps out! Fantastic Jiu Jitsu from Turner.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:26 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Fredric Turner!