PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between The Lek Wor Sangprapai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Elgin Turner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wor Sangprapai comes to the ring accompanied by *Thailand Music. Turner has chosen wu-tang clan - da mystery of chessboxin' as his entrance music. The Lek Wor Sangprapai could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Elgin Turner's chin.

Lek Wor Sangprapai
vs
Turner

173 cm
21
155 lbs
8 - 5 - 0

176 cm
20
178 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

World class MT
Cardio machine

Excellent boxer
Experienced

Sully's Bar & Grill

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, The Lek Wor Sangprapai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Elgin Turner!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Chris Saunders and Jeff Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wor Sangprapai on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Turner fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Turner has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Wor Sangprapai is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Wor Sangprapai stuns Turner with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Wor Sangprapai lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Turner walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Wor Sangprapai checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Turner cracks a nice hook into Wor Sangprapai's ribs.
Wor Sangprapai throws a shot from downtown. Turner moves away and avoids it.
Turner comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Decent striking displayed by Turner there.
The crowd cheers as Turner lands an impressive looking overhand right. Wor Sangprapai doesn't seem phased though.
Turner connects with a single shot there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Turner throws a body shot but no joy.
Turner scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Turner on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.

Wor Sangprapai gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Wor Sangprapai is trying to break the clinch but Turner has him pressed against the ropes.

Turner's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wor Sangprapai scores with a jab to the jaw.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Wor Sangprapai.
Wor Sangprapai lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Wor Sangprapai throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Turner.
Turner misses with a left hand
and Wor Sangprapai counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nice uppercut there from Turner.
The fighters circling - Turner throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Turner throws a big shot that misses.
Turner gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Wor Sangprapai scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Turner scores with a nice right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wor Sangprapai scores with the left hand. Turner knows he should have avoided that one.
Turner missing with a left hand there. Wor Sangprapai was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

Wor Sangprapai gets tackled into the ropes by Turner. Turner maintains the clinch.
Turner scores with a nice hook to the head.
Turner tries to work over Wor Sangprapai's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turner fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Turner presses Wor Sangprapai against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Turner pushes Wor Sangprapai back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Turner has Wor Sangprapai pressed against the ropes, preventing Wor Sangprapai from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Turner breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Turner takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Wor Sangprapai has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Turner finds it's way round the side to connect with Wor Sangprapai's head.
A bone on bone clash there as Turner blocks the leg kick.
Turner tries to counter by closing the distance.
Wor Sangprapai lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

It looks like Elgin Turner has been cut.
Wor Sangprapai lands a body shot.

Turner closes the distance and clinches.
Turner throws a punch but it's blocked by Wor Sangprapai.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wor Sangprapai misses with a short punch on the inside.

Turner breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Turner ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wor Sangprapai moves away.
Wor Sangprapai scores with a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Elgin Turner will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Elgin Turner's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Turner gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Wor Sangprapai is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Wor Sangprapai stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Turner blocks a body shot from Wor Sangprapai.
Wor Sangprapai tries to land a knee to the head but Turner blocks with his arms.
Turner fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Turner tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Wor Sangprapai working Turner over with knees to the body.
Turner misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Turner as the two fighters clinch.
A short left from Turner.
Turner throws a head punch that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wor Sangprapai connects with a nasty looking knee right to Turner's face.
Come on Turner - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Elgin Turner seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Come on Turner - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Wor Sangprapai fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wor Sangprapai pushes off an throws an elbow but Turner leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Turner throws a head punch that misses.
Wor Sangprapai tries to break free but Turner pushes him back against the ropes.
Turner gets through Wor Sangprapai's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short left from Turner.
Wor Sangprapai throws an elbow that misses.
Turner working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Wor Sangprapai tries to break free but Turner pushes him back against the ropes.
A short left from Wor Sangprapai.
Wor Sangprapai lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Turner has Wor Sangprapai pressed against the ropes, preventing Wor Sangprapai from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Turner lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Wor Sangprapai wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Turner has him pressed against the ropes.
Turner blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Turner lands a left hand.
Turner digs a right hand underneath Wor Sangprapai's ribcage. Wor Sangprapai let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Turner keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Wor Sangprapai's efforts to push away.
Turner lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Turner prevents Wor Sangprapai from breaking the clinch.
Turner is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Turner lands an uppercut.
Wor Sangprapai swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Turner scores with a shot to the side of Wor Sangprapai's head.
Turner stalling the fight.
Turner holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Turner managing to block the knees to the body from Wor Sangprapai.
A nice left hand lands by Turner.

Turner pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wor Sangprapai scores with a shot to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Turner.
Turner lands a jab to the nose.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Elgin Turner showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Elgin Turner's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Turner connects with the punch.
Wor Sangprapai tries to land a leg kick but Turner saw it coming and moves away.
It looks like Wor Sangprapai has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Turner on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Wor Sangprapai. Wor Sangprapai obviously looking to wear him down.
Wor Sangprapai misses the shot to the body.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Wor Sangprapai takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Turner takes a swing at Wor Sangprapai's ribcage but misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Wor Sangprapai misses the target.
Wor Sangprapai connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Good exchange - Turner coming out on top.
Turner connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Turner lands a really nice looking cross but Wor Sangprapai seems unphased.

Wor Sangprapai is rocked!
Turner scores with a jab. Wor Sangprapai acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Oh Wor Sangprapai is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wor Sangprapai ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Turner moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A leg kick checked by Wor Sangprapai.
Wor Sangprapai was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Wor Sangprapai slips under a jab.

Wor Sangprapai walks into a big right hand from Turner and goes down! The referee sends Turner to a neutral corner as Wor Sangprapai gets back to his feet. He looks OK so we're back under way.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Turner throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Turner's corner calls for a 1-2. Turner obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Wor Sangprapai throws a leg kick but Turner sees it coming and moves out of range.
Turner connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Wor Sangprapai momentarily.
Wor Sangprapai throws a lazy right hand but Turner sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Turner lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Wor Sangprapai at a distance.
Turner cracks Wor Sangprapai with a good jab.
Turner has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Wor Sangprapai motions for Turner to come forward. Wor Sangprapai throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Turner wants to counter with a clinch but Wor Sangprapai pushes him away.
Wor Sangprapai cracks Turner with a right hand to the side of the head.
Wor Sangprapai misses with an uppercut.
Wor Sangprapai lands a nice shot to the body.
Wor Sangprapai throws a leg kick but Turner moved away.
Turner throws the left hand but Wor Sangprapai avoids the punch easily.
Wor Sangprapai throws a big shot that misses.
Wor Sangprapai looks to land a right hand but Turner moved out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wor Sangprapai looks to score with a jab to the body but Turner is just out of range.
Nice uppercut lands for Turner. That snapped Wor Sangprapai's head back.
Turner keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wor Sangprapai.
Wor Sangprapai listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turner is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Wor Sangprapai.
Wor Sangprapai tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Turner was well out of range. Poor timing from Wor Sangprapai.
Wor Sangprapai jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Turner wants to counter with a clinch but Wor Sangprapai pushes him away.
Wor Sangprapai throws a looping overhand right but Turner ducks down to avoid it.
Wor Sangprapai seems to have got his legs back now.
Wor Sangprapai lands a head shot.
The Lek Wor Sangprapai has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Turner will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Wor Sangprapai misses the shot to the body.
Turner throws a hook to the side of Wor Sangprapai's head but Wor Sangprapai sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A big left from Wor Sangprapai misses.
Turner connects with a nice looking jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wor Sangprapai misses with a double jab.
Wor Sangprapai uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Turner.
Wor Sangprapai is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Turner.
Wor Sangprapai takes a jab right on the kisser.
Wor Sangprapai jabs at Turner's body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Elgin Turner comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Turner has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 26:30
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 26:30
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Elgin Turner!
After the fight, Elgin Turner was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
In defeat, The Lek Wor Sangprapai stepped up to the mic, saying 'Thank you'.