PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Garrett Turner (ranked 25082 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Eriksen (ranked 6964 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Turner
vs
Eriksen

161 cm
24
193 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

196 cm
25
185 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Likes comics

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

Pit Bull Development

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 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Garrett Turner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, David Eriksen!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Eriksen has closed the distance and engaged Turner in a clinch.
Turner jumps guard but Eriksen stands there with Turner around his waist. Turner gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Eriksen is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Turner keeps control of Eriksen as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Turner fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Turner is trying to pull guard but Eriksen has him pressed against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Garrett Turner. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Turner tries to pull guard but Eriksen won't allow it.
Eriksen working hard to break the clinch.
Turner fails to pull the fight into his guard.

Eriksen manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Turner throwing strikes from guard but Eriksen blocks nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Eriksen has his feet on Turner's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Eriksen misses with a takedown attempt - Turner sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Eriksen fails with a takedown attempt.

Eriksen moves into the clinch successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Turner fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Eriksen throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Turner is trying to pull guard but Eriksen turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.

Turner breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Turner takes a shot to the body in his stride.

Eriksen clinches up against the cage.
Eriksen looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Turner is trying to maintain a safe position but Eriksen gets an underhook and turns Turner into the cage.

Eriksen pulls guard successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Turner preventing the sweep.

Eriksen kicks Turner off and gets to his feet.
Turner stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Turner wants it to stay on the feet.
David Eriksen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Turner shoots in for a takedown but Eriksen shows good takedown defense.
Eriksen unleashes a big counter combination but Turner bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Eriksen lands an overhand right.

It looks like Garrett Turner has been cut.
Turner could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.

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!

Eriksen clinches with his opponent.
Eriksen has Turner pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Turner manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Turner tries to break the clinch but Eriksen is controlling the position.
Turner tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

Eriksen has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Turner uses from the top position.
Eriksen looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Eriksen pulls Turner in close to his closed guard and prevents Turner from doing any damage or advancing position.
Turner working some strikes from top position.
Eriksen is controlling Turner's posture.
Eriksen looking for a sweep. Not yet Eriksen, not yet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turner throws a big right hand that misses.
Turner landing with the ground and pound.
Turner lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Turner being controlled here momentarily.
Eriksen bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Turner's guard.

The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Eriksen postures up.
Eriksen engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Turner is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Eriksen is controlling him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eriksen is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Turner throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Turner is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Turner misses with a takedown
and Eriksen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

Eriksen instigates a clinch.
Turner tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Turner is struggling to control the position.
Turner prevents Eriksen from breaking the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

David Eriksen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Garrett Turner's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Eriksen gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Turner successfully pulls guard.
Turner is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Eriksen dives into side control.
Turner bucks up and tries to throw Eriksen off but instead Eriksen has got his back!
Turner wants to get back to his feet.
Eriksen is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Eriksen keeps control of the position as Turner tries to break free.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Eriksen missing with punches from the back.
Turner is defending well here and trying to improve his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Turner rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Eriksen content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Eriksen prevents Turner from standing back up.
Eriksen throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Eriksen passes to full mount!
Poor strikes thrown by Eriksen there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Turner wants to hold on but Eriksen pushes him away.
Turner is trying to reverse the position but instead Eriksen has taken his back - oops!

Eriksen working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turner is trying to break free.
Eriksen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Turner trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Turner is trying to break free.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Eriksen is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
David Eriksen has got the better of the ground game so far.
Eriksen misses with a punch to the head.

Eriksen is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Turner defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Eriksen controls the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Eriksen is looking for the choke from the back position but Turner is controlling his hands well.
Turner staying busy and making it hard for Eriksen to control.
You can see the frustration on Turner's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.

Eriksen patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?

Eriksen looking for the choke but no joy.
Turner is trying to stand back up.

Eriksen patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Eriksen missing with strikes from the back.

Eriksen is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Turner has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.

Eriksen is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Turner knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Turner for a finish.
Eriksen punches the canvas rather than the man.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Eriksen controlling from the back.

Turner is trying to shake Eriksen off. He's managed it and has hopped back to his feet! Eriksen won't be happy about giving up the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

David Eriksen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Garrett Turner's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Eriksen lands with an overhand left.
Turner displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Eriksen.

Eriksen drives through and clinches with Turner against the cage.

Turner jumps guard.
Eriksen prevents Turner from getting back to his feet.
Turner working a defensive guard but Eriksen passes into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Eriksen escapes and gets back to his feet.
Turner fails with a takedown attempt.
Eriksen misses with a body punch

and Turner counters by moving into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Eriksen looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Eriksen tries to pull guard but Turner holds him up against the cage and eventually Eriksen drops back down to his feet.
Turner fails to pull guard.
Eriksen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Eriksen misses with a knee strike.
Eriksen gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Turner.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Garrett Turner. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Turner drops down looking for an ankle pick but Eriksen pulls his leg out and moves away.
Eriksen is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Turner throws a nice looking combination but Eriksen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Eriksen doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Eriksen connects with a looping right hand.
Turner on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Eriksen lands a slapping body shot.
Eriksen tries for a takedown but Turner sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Turner. No joy for Eriksen on that attempt.
Eriksen closes the distance and clinches up with Turner, looking for a takedown. Eriksen pushes Turner against the cage but Turner circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Eriksen looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Turner is fending him off so far but Eriksen persists. Nope, Turner circles away and we're back to standing.
Turner fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Eriksen avoids it really well and circles away.

Eriksen has taken the fight to the clinch.
Turner has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Eriksen is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.

Eriksen decides to pull guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Eriksen uses the cage to get back to his feet.

Eriksen has Turner up against the cage in a clinch.

Eriksen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Oooooh!!! Eriksen has knocked Turner down with a huge combo! Eriksen steps away and waves a wobbly Turner back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!

Turner is rocked!
Eriksen connects with a superb combination that knocks Turner out cold! The referee charges across the mat and tackles Eriksen before he can land any more shots to the unconscious Turner!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:37 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). David Eriksen!