PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Benson Whyte (ranked 65 p4p, 10 weight class) and Elgin Turner (ranked 183 p4p, 27 weight class). Whyte comes to the cage accompanied by Bob Marley - Jammin. Turner has chosen Wu-Tang Clan - Da Mystery Of Chessboxin' as his entrance music. On his way into the cage it seems that Benson Whyte has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Benson Whyte seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Whyte
vs
Turner

183 cm
34
183 lbs
35 - 12 - 0

176 cm
30
166 lbs
23 - 6 - 0

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World class boxer
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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 35 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Benson Whyte!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Elgin Turner!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, James Atkins and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Whyte moves away from the strike by Turner.
Whyte throws a looping overhand right but Turner ducks down to avoid it.
Whyte scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Turner lands with a cross.
Whyte is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nice jab there from Turner.
Turner throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Whyte finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Turner misses with a hook.
Turner avoids the body shot from Whyte.
Whyte throws a low kick, looking for Turner's leg but Turner calmly moves out of range.
Turner throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Whyte on the side of the head.
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.
Nice uppercut there from Turner.
Whyte throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Turner takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A decent looking cross lands there for Turner.
Turner misses with a wild body shot.
Whyte swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Turner misses with a low kick.
Turner takes one to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Whyte scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Elgin Turner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Turner uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Whyte.
Turner throws a poor cross that misses
and Whyte connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Turner is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Whyte.

Turner decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Turner sitting and controlling from the half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Turner's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turner trying to mount his opponent but Whyte defends it.
Turner keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whyte tries to clinch but Turner is having none of it.
Turner misses with a series of wild punches.
The fighters circling - Turner throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Whyte was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Whyte moves in looking to clinch but Turner pushes him off.
Turner connects with a looping right hand.
Turner connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Turner connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Whyte's hands.
Turner swings away with a body shot that misses
and Whyte counters with a stiff right hand.
Whyte pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Whyte swings for the body but Turner moves out of range.
Whyte drops his hands momentarily and Turner takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Whyte tries to clinch but Turner is having none of it.
Nice uppercut lands for Turner. That snapped Whyte's head back.
Whyte defending well as Turner loads up on a big left hand.
Turner throws a looping overhand right but Whyte ducks down to avoid it.
Whyte takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Whyte throws a head kick that misses.
Turner keeps the fight on the outside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turner jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Benson Whyte is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Some wild striking there from Turner.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Whyte misses with an uppercut. Turner saw that one coming.
Whyte pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Turner tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Turner is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Whyte had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Turner missing with a left hand there. Whyte was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Turner throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The fight stays on the outside here - Whyte looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Turner's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Whyte connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Turner scrambles back to his feet.
Whyte connects with a nice looking jab.
Good exchange - Turner coming out on top.
Turner throws a body shot but no joy.
Whyte misses with a hook.
Whyte lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Whyte with a hook.
Turner takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Turner is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Whyte.
Turner lands a jab.
Whyte slips under a jab.
Turner throws out a loose jab but Whyte uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Nice sprawl there from Whyte as Turner shoots in.
Turner looks to score with a jab to the body but Whyte is just out of range.
Turner takes a jab right on the kisser.
Elgin Turner seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Whyte thuds a left hand into Turner's body.
Whyte slips under a jab from Turner.
Whyte ducks under a wild hook from Turner.
Whyte half committed to a counter leg kick.
Turner is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Whyte.
An attempted straight right counter from Whyte misses the target.
Whyte closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Turner loads up on a big right hand but Whyte slips the punch.
Turner paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Turner misses the body punch
and Whyte counters with a slapping leg kick.
Whyte slips under a jab.
Whyte lands a jab to Turner's midsection.
Turner throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Whyte throws a low kick but it's checked well by Turner.
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 tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Whyte was well out of range. Poor timing from Turner.
Whyte connects with a leg kick. Turner looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Turner looks to throw the jab but Whyte is out of range.
Whyte throws a jab when Turner was well out of range.
Nice body kick there by Whyte.
A jab from Whyte does it's job there.
Whyte closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Whyte lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

Whyte clinches up with Turner and pushes him back against the cage.
Turner doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Turner scores with a nice hook to the head.
Turner tries to work over Whyte's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Whyte cracks Turner with a nice body shot.
Turner misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Whyte scores with a hook to the body.
Whyte lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Knees to the body from Whyte.
Turner is breathing heavily.
Whyte scores with a knee to the head.

It looks like Elgin Turner has been cut.
Still in the clinch, Whyte scores with a nice short uppercut.
Whyte lands a nice knee to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Whyte misses with a short punch on the inside.
Turner wants a takedown but no success here.
Turner blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Whyte scores with a knee to the head.
Whyte makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Whyte doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Turner blocking some punches.
Whyte tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Whyte lands with a short shot to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whyte misses with a short punch on the inside.
Whyte tries to work over Turner's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Benson Whyte has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Whyte has a couple of punches blocked by Turner.
Still in the clinch, Whyte scores with a nice short uppercut.
Whyte prevents a body shot from Turner.
Turner blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Whyte on the inside.
Turner blocks a body shot from Whyte.
Whyte swings wildly with an uppercut but Turner uses good head movement to avoid it.
Turner throws a punch but it's blocked by Whyte.
Whyte swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Whyte misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Whyte fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Whyte.
Turner goes for a takedown in the clinch but Whyte prevents it.
Benson Whyte has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Elgin Turner.
Whyte prevents Turner from breaking the clinch.
Turner blocks an uppercut.
Whyte working aggressively here.
Whyte using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Turner has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Whyte.
Turner lands a nice uppercut.
Turner throws a punch but it's blocked by Whyte.
Whyte lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Turner.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Whyte.
Whyte lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Turner swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Whyte lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short right from Whyte on the inside.
Turner misses with a short punch on the inside.
Whyte lands an uppercut.
Turner blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A knee to the head by Whyte.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Whyte.
Whyte lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Whyte blocks an uppercut.
Turner misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Whyte lands a shot to the body.
A short uppercut from Whyte.
Whyte misses with a punch on the inside.
Turner is working for takedown but Whyte is calmly controlling the position for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Turner lands a takedown into guard.
Turner is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Turner trying to control but Whyte is working from the bottom.
Turner showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Turner won't allow Whyte to get back to his feet.
Whyte can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Turner controls the pace.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Benson Whyte dominated that second round.
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. This is the final round!

Turner slips a straight right by Whyte.
Whyte throws out a leg kick but Turner moves out of range and Whyte only half commits.
Whyte throws a leg kick but Turner sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Whyte throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Turner throws a shot from downtown. Whyte moves away and avoids it.
Whyte jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Turner will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Whyte misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Turner.
Whyte is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Turner can do to turn this around?
Whyte throws a jab but it's blocked by Turner.
Turner misses with a straight left.
Whyte throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Whyte lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Turner uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Whyte connects with a body shot.
Turner throws a hook but Whyte avoids it easily.
Whyte is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Whyte misses with a wild body shot.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Turner.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Turner scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Turner throws a body punch but Whyte moves out of range.
Whyte fails with an attempt to clinch.
Turner moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Turner cracks a nice hook into Whyte's ribs.
Turner throws a leg kick that misses.
Turner drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Turner bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Turner jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Turner throws a hook but Whyte avoids it easily.
Whyte swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A nice leg kick lands there from Turner.
A nice inside leg kick there by Whyte. That's going to slow Turner down.
Turner closes the distance but Whyte moves to the side
and Whyte counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Whyte fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Turner has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Turner tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Whyte manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Whyte is looking to slow Turner down with leg kicks.
Turner slips under a jab.
Turner throws a series of punches but Whyte moves out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice inside leg kick there by Whyte. That's going to slow Turner down.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whyte uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Turner.
Turner scoring well with a low kick there.
Turner misses with a straight left.
Whyte tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Turner manages to circle out of the way.
Turner moves out of range of the body kick from Whyte.
Whyte scores with a hook.
Turner lands a body shot.
Whyte tries to land a front kick but Turner steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Turner ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Whyte moves away.
Whyte throws a nice outside leg kick.
Whyte lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Turner throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Whyte takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Whyte waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Turner.
Whyte looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Turner avoids the head kick by Whyte.
Whyte keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Turner.
Whyte is looking to counter with a body kick.
A slow jab from Turner misses its intended target.
Turner is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Whyte.
Whyte turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Whyte moves out of range of the strikes.
A swing and a miss from Turner.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Turner misses its intended target.
Turner scoring well with a low kick there.
Whyte ducks under a wild hook from Turner.
A jab from Whyte does it's job there.

Turner gets a double leg takedown into Whyte's guard.
Whyte wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Turner manages to pass to side control.

The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Turner stalling.
Turner is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Turner controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turner trying to control but Whyte is working from the bottom.
Turner postures up.
Turner stops Whyte from standing up.
Turner's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Whyte keeping moving, preventing Turner from controlling successfully.
Turner won't allow Whyte to get back to his feet.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Whyte throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Turner sees it coming and avoids it easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Benson Whyte.
I think Whyte 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 29:29
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Benson Whyte!
Benson Whyte was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
In defeat, Elgin Turner stepped up to the mic, saying 'Wu Tang fuh eva!'.