PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Vernon Turner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Jack Smith was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Turner
vs
Smith

174 cm
23
163 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

176 cm
23
165 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

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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 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Vernon Turner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jack Smith!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Turner bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Smith throws an overhand right that lands on Turner's shoulder, as Turner tries to avoid the shot.
Smith misses with a wild body shot.
Turner shoots for a double leg takedown but Smith sprawls well. He's pushed Turner's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Turner misses with a takedown attempt - Smith sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Smith throws a hook but Turner avoids it easily.
Turner keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Smith.
Smith throws a hook but Turner blocks it.
Smith fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Turner on the side of the head.
Smith fails to land with a series of punches.
Turner slips under a jab from Smith.
Turner smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Smith throws a big shot that misses.
The fighters circling - Smith throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Smith moves out of range of the strikes.
Smith misses with an uppercut. Turner saw that one coming.
Some wild striking there from Turner.
Smith throws a hook to the side of Turner's head but Turner sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jack Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smith throws out a loose jab but Turner uses good head movement to avoid it.
Smith looks to throw the jab but Turner is out of range.
Turner ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Smith misses with a double jab.
Turner steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Smith.
Smith misses with a looping right.
Turner moves out of range as Smith strikes.
Turner swinging wilding here.
Turner looks to score with a jab to the body but Smith is just out of range.
Smith stuffs the takedown attempt from Turner. Turner gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vernon Turner. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Turner avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Turner swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A slow jab from Smith misses its intended target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Turner displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Smith throws out the jab.
Smith throws a hook but Turner blocks it.
Turner scores with a nice strike.

Turner drives through with a takedown into guard.
Turner works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Smith is trying to stand up here but Turner is controlling him well.
Smith looks gassed!
Smith blocking the ground and pound attempt from Turner.
Turner has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Turner looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Smith with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Turner throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Turner wants to control but Smith is keeping him busy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Turner keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Turner missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Smith is trying to stand.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Turner shoots in looking for a takedown. Smith tries to sprawl out of it but Turner keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Smith manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Smith misses with a straight right.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Smith.
Smith throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Turner staying out of range there.
Turner throws out a loose jab but Smith uses good head movement to avoid it.
Turner looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Smith is fending him off so far but Turner persists. Nope, Smith circles away and we're back to standing.
Turner throws a series of punches but Smith moves out of range.
Turner ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Smith slips a straight right by Turner.
Smith looks to score with a jab to the body but Turner is just out of range.
Smith throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Turner blocks a jab.
Turner cracks Smith with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Turner moves away from the strike by Smith.
Turner drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donk. Smith catches Turner right on the button with a cross.
Turner connects with a good right hand that stumbles Smith. Smith circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Smith tries to clinch but Turner is having none of it.
Smith throws a sloppy body shot
and Turner counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A big right from Smith misses.
Smith connects with a nice looking jab.
Smith 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.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smith is looking to clinch.
Turner takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Horrible takedown by Turner or perhaps it was just good defense by Smith which made him look bad.
Turner avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Turner slips under a jab from Smith.
Jack Smith is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Turner closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Turner cracks Smith with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Smith is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Turner has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Turner throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vernon Turner dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Smith misses with a straight left.
Turner works the jab nicely.
Smith jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Smith swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Turner moves out of range as Smith strikes.
Turner ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Turner moves away from the strike by Smith.
Smith swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Turner counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Turner lands strikes from half guard.
Nice strikes from Turner there.
Turner thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Turner drops an elbow to the side of Smith's head.
Turner lands with a punch from half guard.
Turner looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Turner throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Smith really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Turner. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Smith is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith blocking the ground and pound attempt from Turner.
Turner throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Smith looks like he's trying to stand up.
Turner lands strikes from half guard.

Smith kicks Turner off and gets back to his feet.
Turner misses the shot to the body.
Smith ducks under a wild hook from Turner.
Smith takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Smith throws a big shot that misses.
Some wild striking there from Turner.
Smith misses with an uppercut. Turner saw that one coming.
Smith uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Turner.

Turner feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turner wants to control from the top but Smith keeps moving.
Smith wants to stand but Turner is controlling the position.
Turner is working Smith over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Turner stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Smith swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Smith wants to stand up but Turner is controlling him.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Smith misses with a hook.

Turner closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Turner lands in his opponent's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turner stands and throws Smith's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Turner scoring with punches from side control.
Turner lands a nice forearm strike.
Smith is trying to buck Turner off.
Turner working the body and head with strikes.
Smith is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Turner is looking to take a break and control but Smith is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Turner scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Smith to see if he's OK.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Turner.
Turner cracks Smith with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Smith taking a bit of punishment here - Turner scoring with strikes.
Smith is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Turner has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Smith wants to get back to his feet but Turner is dominant here and he's now got Smith's back!
Smith covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
Smith grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.
Turner scores with strikes from the back.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Turner lands strikes to the head.
Smith has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Turner is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Smith up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Smith is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Turner.
Turner uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Smith.
Turner slips a jab from Smith.
Smith misses with a low kick.
The fighters circling - Turner throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Smith misses the body punch

and Turner counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Turner throwing strikes from guard but Smith blocks nicely.
Turner trying to control but Smith is working from the bottom.
Turner stops Smith from standing up.
Turner trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Turner postures up and lands a big shot to Smith's brow.
Turner lands a couple of digs.
Turner working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Smith's head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Turner working some ground and pound from guard but it's not 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.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Turner's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Turner postures up in Smith's guard and throws a big left but Smith blocks it.
Smith wants to stand and escape but Turner is having none of it.
Turner trying to control the position from guard on top but Smith is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Vernon Turner overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Turner scoring with punches to the head and body.
Turner stops Smith from standing up.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A slow jab from Smith misses its intended target.
Smith takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Smith takes a shot to the body in his stride.

Turner fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Smith sprawls well initially but Turner persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Smith has hold of Turner's hands but Turner slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Turner working over Smith with some ground and pound. Smith looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turner working the head and body with strikes.
Smith wants to get back to his feet.
Turner uses his free foot to push down on Smith's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Smith.
Smith is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Turner postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Smith looks a forlorn figure.
Turner with a couple of short strikes.
Turner is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Smith can do to turn this around?
Turner landing shots from mount.
Smith wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Turner scoring with strikes but Smith is staying in there.
Turner is in the full mount, landing strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turner lands a nice shot to the head.
Turner landing strikes, looking to finish!
Turner fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Turner raining down shots from the mount!
Smith's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Vernon Turner is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Smith is bucking up trying to escape but Turner cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
A nice elbow there by Turner.
The referee warns Smith that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Turner with shots to the head and body - Smith looks very uncomfortable down there.
Turner lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Turner lands a big elbow.
Turner looking to finish Smith with some ground and pound. This is bad for Smith!
Jack Smith has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith is trying to stand.
Smith is in a horrible position here. Turner smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Smith's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Turner lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Smith is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Turner in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Turner controlling the pace for now.
Turner with a couple of short strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Turner raining down shots from the mount!
Smith throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.

And that's the end of the fight!
Vernon Turner showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Turner has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:25
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:25
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vernon Turner!