PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Lorenzo Turturro (ranked 862 p4p, 24 weight class) and Anthony Johnson (ranked 3137 p4p, 92 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Turturro
vs
Johnson

190 cm
35
218 lbs
17 - 5 - 0

189 cm
30
216 lbs
22 - 17 - 1

World class boxer
Granite chin

World class MT
Good gas tank

Dr Zoidberg Office

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lorenzo Turturro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 17 - 1, fighting out of New York, Anthony Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Shigeki Sano and Shirou Masuda.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Johnson.
Turturro stuns Johnson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Turturro getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Turturro looks to score with a jab to the body but Johnson is just out of range.
Johnson misses with a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Turturro. Johnson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Turturro bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Johnson's head backwards.
Turturro fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Johnson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Turturro, as that shot connected.
Turturro lands a slapping body shot.
Turturro avoids the body shot from Johnson.
Turturro swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Turturro throws a body punch but Johnson moves out of range.
Good standup being displayed there by Turturro as he connects with a hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Turturro connects with a body shot that sends Johnson's belly button to the back.
Turturro punishes Johnson's body with a nice straight punch.
Turturro looks to score with a jab to the body but Johnson is just out of range.
Turturro slips a jab from Johnson.
Turturro is looking to wear down Johnson with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Johnson throws a one two combo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Turturro misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Johnson.
Turturro lands a nice shot that snaps Johnson's head back.
Jab by Turturro.
Turturro lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Turturro takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Johnson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Turturro was well out of range. Poor timing from Johnson.
Johnson throws a shot from downtown. Turturro moves away and avoids it.
Turturro bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Turturro defending well as Johnson loads up on a big left hand.
Turturro cracks a nice hook into Johnson's ribs.
Turturro fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Johnson manages to avoid it.
Turturro is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Johnson.
Turturro dips down and scores with a jab 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!
Turturro takes a swing at Johnson's ribcage but misses.
Johnson avoids the body shot from Turturro.
Johnson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Turturro looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Johnson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Turturro moves away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turturro throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Turturro listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Johnson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Turturro.
A looping hook to the body misses from Turturro. Johnson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Turturro fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Johnson manages to avoid it.
Turturro bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Johnson on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Johnson scores with a hook to the body. Turturro takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Sloppy strikes from Johnson. Those never looked like landing.
Turturro just misses with a punch to the body.
Johnson swings for the body but Turturro moves out of range.
Turturro throws a lazy uppercut
and Johnson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Turturro fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Johnson manages to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Turturro connects with a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Turturro. Johnson does a little dance to reset his feet.
As Turturro backs off Johnson throws a huge counter combo but Turturro manages to avoid it all.
Turturro scores with a nice right hand.
Turturro is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Turturro swings for the body but Johnson moves out of range.
Turturro avoids the body shot from Johnson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lorenzo Turturro dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Turturro uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Johnson.
Turturro lands a jab to Johnson's midsection.
Turturro slips under a jab from Johnson.
Turturro digs a good body shot into Johnson's ribs.
Donk. Turturro catches Johnson right on the button with a cross.
Turturro lands a really nice looking cross but Johnson seems unphased.
Turturro connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Johnson stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Turturro is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Johnson can do to turn this around?
Turturro takes a swing at Johnson's ribcage but misses.
Turturro lands with a cross.
Johnson lands a jab to the nose.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice defenses there by Johnson.
Turturro swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Turturro swings for the body but Johnson moves out of range.
Turturro connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Johnson's hands.
Turturro lands a jab to the head.
Johnson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Turturro.
Turturro dips to his left and cracks Johnson with an uppercut!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Johnson's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Johnson duly obliges.
Johnson swings for the body but Turturro moves out of range.
Johnson loads up on a big right hand but Turturro slips the punch.
Turturro ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Johnson moves away.
Johnson throws out a loose jab but Turturro uses good head movement to avoid it.
Turturro tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Johnson was well out of range. Poor timing from Turturro.
Johnson takes a swing at Turturro's ribcage but misses.
A shot to the body from Johnson misses
and Turturro counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Johnson misses with a body shot.
Johnson slips a straight right by Turturro.
Johnson throws a jab but it's blocked by Turturro.
Turturro swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Turturro swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Turturro looks to throw the jab but Johnson is out of range.
Lorenzo Turturro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Turturro pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Turturro lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johnson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Turturro.
The fighters circling - Turturro throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Turturro throws a poor cross that misses
and Turturro takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

Turturro is rocked!
Both fighters step back and shake their arms out. Johnson engages and cracks Turturro with a massive lead left hook - Turturro tumbles to the floor, out cold! What a shot! Johnson is delighted - all that hard work in training paid off!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:16 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Anthony Johnson!
Post fight, an emotional Anthony Johnson said 'I'm the baddest mother F**ker out here, who wants this smoke next?'.