PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gap Turner (ranked 3476 p4p, 374 weight class) and Elijah David (ranked 4186 p4p, 421 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Turner
vs
David

177 cm
34
166 lbs
11 - 5 - 0

167 cm
31
165 lbs
8 - 10 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gap Turner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Elijah David!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Nard Betker and Daniel Blasius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
David scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

Turner shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches David napping and manages to drive through into side control!
David is looking for a sweep.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Turner works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
David takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Turner working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Turner in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Turner is working David over with some ground and pound from side control.
The strikes coming from Turner are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
David parries the strikes from Turner easily there. Turner is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable David to escape.
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!
David struggling a bit here.
David is not content to let Turner control the position.
Sloppy strikes there by Turner.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Turner in side control, throwing shots but David defends.
Turner staying calm.
Turner seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down David for as long as he can get away with.
Turner working the head with strikes.
David is looking to reverse the position.
Turner is looking to take a break and control but David is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Turner lands some shots froms side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
David tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Turner wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
David sneaks back into half guard.
Turner is pressing down on David's thigh, looking to free his foot. David is holding on for now.
Turner landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
David wants to improve his position but Turner is controlling well.
Turner wants to lay and pray for a moment but David keeps working.

Turner is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
David keeping control of the position.
Turner throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turner missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Turner throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Turner throws a strike but David avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Turner postures up and lands a big shot to David's brow.
Turner pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. David is keeping the position for now.
David looking for a sweep. Not yet David, not yet.
Turner 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 stands up over David, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now David is on top in guard.

There's a bit of a scramble here and now Turner is on top in guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turner missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Turner landing some decent shots from guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Turner is in close to David's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Turner missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
David has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Turner has passed into side control.
David is trying to improve his position.
Sloppy strikes there by Turner.
Turner passes to full mount! That's big trouble for David!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Turner controlling the pace for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gap Turner dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

David looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
David lands with a nice body kick.
Turner has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Turner there as he acknowledges the shot.
A left lands for David.
Turner swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
David misses with a low kick.
Gap Turner is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Turner looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
David working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Turner.
Turner postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Turner postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Turner throws an elbow that misses. David uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Turner's guard. Nice move by David!

Turner is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and David defends well.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Turner wants to sweep here but David controlling him for the moment.
Gap Turner overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells David's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
David throws an elbow that misses. Turner uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in David's guard. Nice move by Turner!

Turner throws an elbow that misses. David uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Turner's guard. Nice move by David!

David is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Turner looking to hit a scissor sweep but David is one step ahead there.
Turner controlling the position.
David working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Turner's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turner looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
David makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Turner bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in David's guard.

David is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. David lands a nice short elbow.
Turner slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Turner looking to hit a scissor sweep but David is one step ahead there.
David postures up.
David is working Turner over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
David trying to control the position from guard on top but Turner is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Turner wants to sweep but no luck.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turner looking to control.

Turner looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
David wants to control from the top but Turner keeps moving.
David is looking to work some ground and pound but Turner has wrist control.
Turner looking to hit a scissor sweep but David is one step ahead there.
David wants to control from the top but Turner keeps moving.
Turner is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Turner wants to sweep here but David controlling him for the moment.
David pushing down on Turner's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Turner is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Turner is trying to control but can't.
Turner gets back to full guard.
Turner trying to control the position.
David postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Turner is adopting a defensive guard.
Turner is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that David can do to turn this around?
David chips away with some ground and pound.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Turner manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. David manages to get himself to full guard.

Turner postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Elijah David will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Turner fails with a takedown attempt.
David lands a head kick!
David buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A head kick from Turner lands but David takes it in his stride.
Turner closes this distance looking for a takedown but David circles away.

David gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Turner preventing the sweep.
Turner is fighting to break David's control of his arms but David is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
David looking to control.
Turner throwing strikes from guard but David blocks nicely.
Turner postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Turner trying to control the position from guard on top but David is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Turner stopping the sweep attempt from David.
Turner postures up.
Turner throws a big elbow that misses.
Turner trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Turner with a nice head shot there.
Turner throws an elbow that misses. David uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Turner's guard. Nice move by David!

David trying to control but Turner is working from the bottom.
David preventing the sweep.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turner working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from David.
Turner is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
David sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Turner's guard.
Turner wants to get back to full guard but David has mounted him!
David prevents Turner from getting the reversal.
David working Turner over with strikes here.
David lands a big shot there that rocks Turner but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Turner gets back to half guard.
Turner regains full guard. Nicely done.
Turner pulls David in close to prevent any damage.
David postures up.
David lands a couple of decent looking shots.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
David stopping the sweep attempt from Turner.
David keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Turner's head.
Turner pulls David in close to his closed guard and prevents David from doing any damage or advancing position.
David in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
David distracts Turner with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
David chips away with some ground and pound.
Turner is trying to control the position but David postures up.
Turner 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.
David has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Turner trying to strike off his back.
David wants to control from the top but Turner keeps moving.

Turner looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turner keeping moving, preventing David from controlling successfully.
Turner is trying to keep David in close.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
David scores with the left hand. Turner knows he should have avoided that one.
David leaves Turner with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gap Turner. That's going to take a lot out of him.
David swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Turner decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in David's guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now David is on top in guard.

David lands a couple of elbows.
David tries to free his leg and advance position but Turner is retaining full guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Elijah David comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think David has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Albert Achterberg scores the fight 28:29
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Elijah David!