PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Niels Henrik Abel (ranked 4032 p4p, 349 weight class) and Geroge Turner (ranked 3344 p4p, 306 weight class). Geroge Turner has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Niels Henrik Abel's chin.

Henrik Abel
vs
Turner

180 cm
25
144 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

172 cm
25
147 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Brawler
Very strong

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Solid chin

Arcticus University: London

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Niels Henrik Abel!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Geroge Turner!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Viktor Lagutenko and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Turner leaves Abel with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Abel looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Turner is fending him off so far but Abel persists. Nope, Turner circles away and we're back to standing.
Abel throws a head kick that misses.
Turner connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Turner lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Turner feints a jab promting Abel to slip. Turner then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Abel slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Abel really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Turner bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Abel's head backwards.
Abel fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Niels Henrik Abel. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Abel looks to throw the jab but Turner is out of range.
Abel fails with a takedown attempt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Turner!
Turner lands a nice looking kick to the body. Abel takes a step back to recover.

Abel throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Turner was covering up waiting for the punch and Abel finishes the takedown easily into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Turner is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Abel is aware though and is defending well.

Turner isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Abel stacks Turner on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Abel!
Turner gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Turner wants to try and get back to his feet.

Abel is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Turner has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Turner!

Abel is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turner content to stall in guard here.
Abel is trying to keep Turner in close.
Abel is pulling down on Turner's head. It's preventing any offense from Turner, at least for the moment.

Turner avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Abel has his foot on Turner's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Turner works his way back into a safe position though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Turner scoring with some ground and pound.
Turner wants to control from the top but Abel keeps moving.
Turner lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Turner trying to control but Abel is working from the bottom.
Turner stopping the sweep attempt from Abel.

Abel working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Turner has passed into half guard!
Abel tries to roll over but Turner keeps him under control.
Turner is keen to just control but Abel is a slippery customer.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abel is looking for a sweep. Turner is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Abel controlling the position for now.
Abel wants to get back to full guard.
Abel is working hard here to advance position.
Turner seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Abel tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Turner has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Abel takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Geroge Turner dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Turner scores with a three punch combo!
Good standup being displayed there by Turner as he connects with a hook.
Turner lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Abel throws a jab but it's blocked by Turner.

Abel bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.

Abel looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

Abel tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Abel tries to advance to mount but can't.
You can see the frustration on Turner's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Abel wants to lay and pray for a moment but Turner keeps working.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Abel goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Turner has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Abel but great work by Turner.
Turner has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Abel is looking for a sweep.
Turner wants to lay and pray for a moment but Abel keeps working.
Abel is looking for a sweep.

Turner wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Abel, who protects the arm well.
Abel prevents Turner from improving position.
Abel sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abel is looking for a sweep. Turner is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Turner connects with a nice short shot to Abel's temple.
Still in half guard, Turner seems content to control.
Abel moves into full guard.
Abel trying to keep a closed guard but Turner is proving a slippery customer.
Turner trying to control but Abel is working from the bottom.
Abel looking for a sweep. Not yet Abel, not yet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turner is working Abel over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.

Abel is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Turner trying to control the position from guard on top but Abel is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Turner accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

Abel 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 is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Turner passes Abel's left leg - he's now in half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abel regains full guard. Nicely done.
Abel is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Turner trying to control the position from guard on top but Abel is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Abel has an active guard here but Turner has managed to pass into half guard.
Turner not doing much here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Geroge Turner showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Turner keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Abel swinging wildly here.
Abel takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Turner leaves Abel with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Turner scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Turner has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Abel is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Turner scores with a leg kick.
Abel shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Turner defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Niels Henrik Abel. 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.
Abel tries to score a power double leg takedown but Turner sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Abel somewhat.

Turner gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Turner is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Abel defends well.
Abel looking to pass the guard.

Abel has gone for a leg lock! Turner slips out almost immediately though and dives into Abel's guard.

Abel looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Turner trying to control the position from guard on top but Abel is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Abel has an active guard here but Turner has managed to pass into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abel wants to get back to full guard.
Turner lands strikes from half guard.
Abel wants to control but Turner is keeping busy.
Abel has hold of Turner's hands but Turner slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Turner is looking to take a break and control but Abel is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Turner prevents Abel from improving his position.

Turner is looking for a kimura here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turner working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Turner trying to control the pace.
Geroge Turner has got the better of the ground game so far.
Abel keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.

Abel is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Turner pulls his head out easily.

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.
Turner stalling.
Abel is refusing to be controlled, as Turner sits in half guard.

Abel looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Turner trying to control the action but Abel is working from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Abel is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Geroge Turner really dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Abel shoots in for a double leg but Turner sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

Turner shoots in and gets a takedown into Abel's guard.
Turner is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

Abel looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Abel is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Turner is aware though and is defending well.
Turner is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Turner wants to control from the top but Abel keeps moving.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Abel is adopting a defensive guard.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Abel throws out a loose jab but Turner uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Turner!
Turner connects with a body shot that sends Abel's belly button to the back.
Turner lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Turner leaves Abel with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Turner.
Abel ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Turner moves away.
Turner feints a jab promting Abel to slip. Turner then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Abel slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Turner lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Abel shoots in and gets a takedown into Turner's guard.

Turner is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Abel is working for takedown but Turner is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Niels Henrik Abel. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Abel is looking to take this one to the mat.

Abel is fighting off a takedown attempt but Turner is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Abel to the mat. Abel regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Turner won't allow Abel to sweep him here.
Turner tries to free his leg and advance position but Abel is retaining full guard.
Abel keeping moving, preventing Turner from controlling successfully.
Turner is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turner stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Abel swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Turner has gone for a leg lock! Abel slips out almost immediately though and dives into Turner's guard.

Abel passes easily into side control. Nice work.

Abel goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Turner rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Abel's guard! Nice work there by Turner!
Turner wants to control from the top but Abel keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abel looking for a sweep. Not yet Abel, not yet.
Turner trying to control the position from guard on top but Abel is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Abel had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Turner defends it easily.
Abel looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Turner wants to control from the top but Abel keeps moving.
Abel looking to hit a scissor sweep but Turner is one step ahead there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Geroge Turner dominated that fourth round.
That's time! Abel's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Turner moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Abel fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Turner keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Abel shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Turner as he jumps to the side.
Abel on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Turner lands a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Turner defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Abel.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Niels Henrik Abel. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Abel fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Turner looks to land a combination. Abel sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Turner lands with a nice combination. Abel backs away looking to recover.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fight stays on the outside here - Turner looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Abel closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Abel lands in his opponent's guard.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.

Turner looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Abel trying to control but Turner is working from the bottom.
Turner being controlled here, momentarily.

Abel postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Turner is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Abel, into his guard.

The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Abel looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turner is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

Abel has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Turner is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Abel.
Abel struggling a bit here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turner takes a little break here. Abel wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Abel is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Turner is looking to take a break and control but Abel is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Abel is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Abel manages to get to full guard.

That's four 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.
Abel wants to sweep but no luck.
Turner trying to control the position from guard on top but Abel is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Turner controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Abel trying to control the position.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Turner moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Niels Henrik Abel has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Geroge Turner is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Niels Henrik Abel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Turner connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

And that's the end of the fight!
Geroge Turner comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Turner 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 45:50
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 45:50
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 45:50

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Geroge Turner!
Geroge Turner is the new featherweight champion!