PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ray Bundles (ranked 358 p4p, 50 weight class) and Ben Turner (ranked 919 p4p, 126 weight class). Bundles kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is It's Tricky by Run DMC. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Bundles
vs
Turner

175 cm
29
170 lbs
14 - 14 - 0

188 cm
30
178 lbs
18 - 11 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Sin City Allstars

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 14 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ray Bundles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 11 - 1, fighting out of New York, Ben Turner!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, David Schapiro and John Kavanagh.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Turner walks forward, straight into a front kick from Bundles.
Bundles throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Turner connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bundles misses with a head kick.

Turner clinches with his opponent.
Bundles lands a nice shot to the body.
Turner scores with an uppercut up the middle.

Turner breaks the clinch.
Turner looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.

Turner gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Bundles has Turner pushed against the cage.
Bundles blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Turner can't find room to land a body shot as Bundles controls the action.
Turner blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Turner escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Turner clinches.
Bundles's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Turner breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bundles scores with a nice head shot.
Turner cracks Bundles with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Bundles throws a chopping leg kick but Turner manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Bundles throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Turner on the side of the head.

Turner closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Turner working aggressively here.
Turner is trying to break the clinch but Bundles has him pressed against the cage.
Bundles blocks a body shot from Turner.
Turner wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bundles is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Turner lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bundles lands a hook that snaps the head of Turner backwards.
Still in the clinch, Turner scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bundles lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Bundles manages to break the clinch.
Turner staying out of range there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bundles uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Nice body kick there by Bundles.
Turner sizes up Bundles with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Turner defending well as Bundles loads up on a big left hand.
Turner stuns Bundles with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Bundles takes a swing at Turner's ribcage but misses.
Bundles fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Turner manages to avoid it.
Bundles swats away the attempt to clinch by Turner.
Bundles bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Turner's head backwards.
A telegraphed right hand from Bundles misses the target.
Turner moves away from the strike by Bundles.
Turner throws out a counter right but Bundles avoids it with no problem.
Turner doesn't manage to clinch there - Bundles circles away.
Turner jabs Bundles right on the nose. Bundles blinks but takes it well.

Turner forces Bundles back against the cage and clinches.
Turner content to slow the pace in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turner misses with some punches.
Bundles stalls.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Bundles.
Bundles has Turner pressed against the cage.
Bundles swings wildly with an uppercut but Turner uses good head movement to avoid it.
Turner blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Bundles.
Bundles lands an uppercut.
Bundles blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Turner lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Good body shot from Turner.
Turner lands with a short shot to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Turner.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bundles.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turner lands a nice shot to the body.
Turner is trying to break the clinch but Bundles is controlling him.
Turner doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bundles swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Turner fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Turner's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bundles throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Turner lands a body punch in the clinch.
Turner controlling the action here for a moment.
Bundles swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bundles throws a head punch that misses.
Bundles lands a nice uppercut.
Bundles gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Turner scores with a shoulder strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Ben Turner will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Turner takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A big left from Bundles misses.
A slow jab from Turner misses its intended target.
Turner tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bundles paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bundles throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Turner on the side of the head.
Bundles takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Bundles misses with a wild body shot.
Bundles throws a jab when Turner was well out of range.
Bundles scores with a hook.
Turner takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Turner ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Turner fails in his attempt to clinch.
Turner throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
It looked like Bundles wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Bundles throws a looping overhand right but Turner ducks down to avoid it.
Bundles walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Turner checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Turner looks to land a left hand but Bundles moved out of range nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bundles pivots, looking for a leg kick but Turner is out of range and Bundles settles back down.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Turner has taken the fight to the clinch.
Turner just leaning against Bundles, taking a breather.
Turner takes an elbow to the temple.
A right handed body shot lands from Bundles.
A short body shot lands from Bundles as the two fighters clinch.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Bundles lands with a right to the head.
Bundles misses with an elbow strike.
Bundles keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Turner's efforts to push away.
Turner letting Bundles take a breather here.

Turner escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A jab from Bundles finds it's way through Turner's defenses.
Turner closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Bundles throws a hook but Turner avoids it easily.
Bundles throws a good cross that connects.
Ray Bundles is winning the standup battle so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bundles blocks a jab.
Turner walks into a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Turner throws a looping overhand right but Bundles ducks down to avoid it.
Bundles looks to throw the jab but Turner is out of range.
Bundles throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Turner throws a big shot that misses.
Turner tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bundles paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bundles circles away from the clinch attempt.
An inside leg kick lands from Bundles.
Bundles looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Turner looks for a takedown but Bundles sprawls well.
The fighters circling - Bundles throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A swing and a miss from Bundles.
Bundles throws a shot to the body.
Bundles lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bundles throws a sloppy head kick and Turner moves out of range easily.
Bundles keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Turner.
Turner lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A big left from Bundles misses.
Turner defending well as Bundles loads up on a big left hand.
Nice body kick there by Bundles.
Turner has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bundles.
Bundles moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Turner works Bundles's body with a nice hook.
Bundles misses with a low kick.
Turner might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Turner lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Turner tries to close the distance and clinch but Bundles swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Turner lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Turner swings widly with a right hand
and Bundles counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Turner throws a lazy right hand but Bundles sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turner tries to clinch but Bundles moves out of range.
Bundles rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Turner counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bundles throws a hook but Turner avoids it easily.
Bundles misses with a hook
and Turner counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Turner is looking to clinch.
Turner feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Bundless jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Bundles thows a left - swing and a miss!
Turner connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

Turner clinches up against the cage.
A short right from Bundles on the inside.
A hook to the body from Turner.
Bundles just leaning against Turner, taking a breather.
Turner has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Bundles throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Bundles misses with a short punch on the inside.
Turner swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bundles putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Turner in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ray Bundles dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Bundles misses the jab.
Turner thuds his right hand into Bundles's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Bundles throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bundles cracks Turner with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A slow jab from Bundles misses its intended target.
Turner ducks under a wild hook from Bundles.
Jab by Bundles.
Turner throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Bundles on the side of the head.
Turner tries to clinch but Bundles is having none of it.
Bundles was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
The fight stays on the outside here - Turner looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bundles connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.

Turner clinches.
Nice body punch from Bundles - that landed with a thud.
Bundles lands a right hand that snaps the head of Turner backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Turner.
Turner lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bundles backwards.
Turner is looking to break free of the clinch but Bundles has double underhooks.

Bundles breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Turner slips a straight right by Bundles.
Turner cracks the inside of Bundles's front leg.
Turner moves to clinch but Bundles breaks away
letting Bundles counter with a right hand.
Bundles misses with a looping left.
Turner throws a series of punches but Bundles avoids them all with ease.
Bundles misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Turner tries to clinch
and Bundles counters with a good, hard body kick but Turner shrugs it off.
Bundles uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Turner has time to react.
Bundles throws a poor cross that misses
and Turner counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Turner on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Turner tries to clinch there but Bundles circles away.
An attempted straight right counter from Bundles misses the target.
Bundles throws a right hand that Turner ducks under and follows up with a left that Turner also avoids with ease.
Bundles throws a hook but Turner avoids it easily.
Turner looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Bundles tries to score with a low kick but Turner moves his leg out of the way.
Turner looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Good exchange - Bundles coming out on top.
Bundles moves out of range of the strikes.
Turner avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bundles pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Turner tries to clinch up
and Bundles connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nice straight punches there by Turner. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Turner.
Turner takes a swing at Bundles's ribcage but misses.
Bundles's corner calls for a 1-2. Bundles obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Bundles scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bundles waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Turner.
Bundles tries to land a front kick but Turner steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Bundles swats away the attempt to clinch by Turner.
Sloppy strikes from Bundles. Those never looked like landing.
Turner has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.

Turner forces Bundles back against the cage and clinches.

Turner breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bundles throws a jab but it's blocked by Turner.
Bundles throws the left hand but Turner avoids the punch easily.
Turner tries to clinch
and Bundles counters with a left to the body.
Bundles throws a hook but Turner avoids it easily.
Bundles's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Turner connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Bundles scrambles back to his feet.
Bundles throws a hook but Turner avoids it easily.
Bundles throws a leg kick but Turner sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Turner tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bundles swats him away and circles back towards the center.
An attempted straight right counter from Bundles misses the target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turner moves out of range of the strikes.
Turner uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bundles.
Turner uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bundles.
Turner bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

Turner moves into the clinch.

Turner breaks the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bundles lands a head shot.
Turner tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bundles paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bundles throws a low kick, looking for Turner's leg but Turner calmly moves out of range.
Bundles lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Turner tries to clinch but Bundles moves out of range.

Turner darts in and clinches Bundles up against the cage.
Bundles's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Turner throws a punch but it's blocked by Bundles.

Turner breaks from the clinch.
Turner is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ray Bundles showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Bundles has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 John Roberts scores the fight 29:28
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 29:28
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ray Bundles!
An out of breath Ray Bundles thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.