PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Garrett Turner (ranked 24444 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mikey Conduit (ranked 5886 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Garrett Turner has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Turner
vs
Conduit

161 cm
25
193 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

185 cm
23
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Hates pizza

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Likes musicals

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 - 3 - 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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mikey Conduit!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Conduit tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Conduit gets a clinch.

Conduit breaks the clinch.
Conduit swings for the body but Turner moves out of range.
Turner shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Conduit as he avoids it easily.
Nice takedown defense from Conduit. No joy for Turner on that attempt.

Conduit dives in and scores a takedown into Turner's guard.
Conduit advances position into side control!
Turner is letting Conduit control him for a moment.
Conduit tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Turner could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.

Conduit tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Conduit wants to stand but Turner has his arm trapped.

Conduit is trying to get an arm triangle but Turner is defending well.
Conduit tries to stand but Turner is controlling his head.
Conduit advances to mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Conduit sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Turner tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Turner is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Turner is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Turner is working hard here to advance position.
Conduit controlling his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turner is working to get back to half guard.
Conduit with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
Turner is trying to stand but he's just given Conduit his back.
Turner trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Conduit biding his time, looking for the opening.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Turner trying to control the action but Conduit just sinks the hooks in.

Conduit is looking for the choke from the back position but Turner is controlling his hands well.
Turner might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Turner is covering up but some of the strikes from Conduit are getting through and doing damage.
Conduit controls the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Turner is in bad spot here.
The referee is taking a good look at Turner as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Conduit!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mikey Conduit dominated that round.
That's time! Turner's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Turner is trying hard to land a takedown here. Conduit sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Conduit misses with a combination
and Turner counters with a one-two to the body.
Conduit scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.

Conduit gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Conduit has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Turner is trying to stall.
Turner jumps guard but Conduit stands there with Turner around his waist. Turner gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Turner tries to pull guard but Conduit won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Garrett Turner. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Conduit works on Turner's body with a couple of short punches.

Conduit pulls guard.
Conduit has control of Turner's left arm, preventing Turner from doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Turner working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

Conduit is looking for a triangle here but Turner uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Conduit tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Conduit sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Turner stops Conduit from getting back to his feet.
Conduit is on the bottom, trying to hold on to half guard. He's throwing a few small shots here, to keep his opponent honest.
Turner trying to control the action but Conduit is working from the bottom.
Conduit makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Conduit.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Conduit escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Turner gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Turner throws a strike but Conduit rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

The fighters are working up against the cage. Turner manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.

Conduit pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Turner avoids the head kick by Conduit.
Mikey Conduit seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No luck for Turner with that takedown attempt.
Conduit displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Turner.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Conduit throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Turner is looking to counter the offense by Conduit and move into the clinch.
Turner fails in his attempt to clinch.

Conduit shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Turner is trying to defend but Conduit finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Conduit looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Turner regains full guard. Nicely done.
Conduit is stalling in the full guard.
Turner keeping full guard, as Conduit tries to pass.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Conduit postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Conduit won't allow Turner to sweep him here.
Conduit is pushing down on Turner's leg trying to pass to half guard. Turner is fighting to maintain full guard but Conduit has managed to sneak the leg through.
Turner trying to get back to full guard but Conduit takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Conduit scoring with strikes but Turner is staying in there.
Conduit controlling his opponent.
Turner squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mikey Conduit showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Turner's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Conduit gets a clinch.
Turner is trying to stall.
Turner tries to pull guard but Conduit holds him up against the cage and eventually Turner drops back down to his feet.

Conduit breaks the clinch.
Turner moves away from the strike by Conduit.
Turner misses with a double jab.
Conduit wants to counter with a clinch but Turner pushes him away.

Conduit clinches up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Turner tries to pull guard but Conduit won't allow it.

Turner pulls guard successfully.
Conduit looking to pass the guard.
Turner is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Conduit dives into side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Conduit wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Turner, who protects the arm well.
Conduit works to advance to full mount. Turner defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Conduit looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
BOOM! Conduit connects with a massive shot to the dome!
BOOM! Conduit connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Turner tries to hold on but Conduit postures up.
Turner is desperately trying to improve his position but Conduit has a good base and remains in mount.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Conduit controlling from the full mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Conduit is dominating on the ground here - he's now on his opponent's back, looking to sink in the hooks. Turner is in real trouble.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
Mikey Conduit has got the better of the ground game so far.
Conduit's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Turner wants to get back to his feet.
Conduit landing with strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Conduit looking to break Turner's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Turner remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Conduit will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Conduit trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Turner doesn't escape.
Turner trying to control the hands but Conduit breaks the grip.
Conduit is riding his opponent, not letting Turner buck him off.
Conduit softening up his opponent with strikes here.
What can Turner do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Turner wants to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Conduit is persistently looking for the submission but Turner is defending it well.

Conduit 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.
Conduit has the hooks in. Turner is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Turner trying to control the hands but Conduit won't let him.
Turner is trying to get back to his feet but Conduit has full control of the position and if anything, Turner has just worked his way into a worse spot.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mikey Conduit comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Conduit 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 26:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mikey Conduit!