PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Vitor De Silva (ranked 3227 p4p, 2050 weight class) and Junior Turner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Vitor De Silva has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Vitor De Silva seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

De Silva
vs
Turner

184 cm
26
185
7 - 3 - 0

180 cm
27
170
7 - 14 - 1

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Knockout power

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 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Vitor De Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 14 - 1, fighting out of The Island, Junior Turner!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Dirk Anderson and Michael Johnstone.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Silva misses with a hook
and Turner counters with a straight right hand.
De Silva stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Turner attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A looping hook to the body misses from Turner. De Silva does a little dance to reset his feet.
Turner throws a right and a left that both miss.
De Silva walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
De Silva throws a hook but Turner blocks it.
Despite the aggression on Turner's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
De Silva lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Turner throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling De Silva to counter with a crisp jab.
Turner tries a head kick but it misses.
De Silva misses with a looping right.
Nice shot lands for De Silva.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A jab from De Silva does it's job there.
De Silva moves away from the strike by Turner.
De Silva avoids the head kick by Turner.
De Silva throws a big shot that misses.
De Silva's jab looks to have found its range, popping Turner under the eye.

De Silva moves into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Turner is trying to break the clinch but De Silva is controlling him.

Turner escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
De Silva lands a nice shot that snaps Turner's head back.
Turner moves forwards but De Silva connects with a nice, crisp jab.
De Silva scores with a decent looking hook.
De Silva fails with an attempt to clinch.
Turner throws a head kick but De Silva moves out of range.
De Silva throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Turner on the side of the head.
De Silva misses with a looping right.

De Silva forces Turner back against the cage and clinches.
Turner wants to break free but De Silva has control.
De Silva lands a left hand.
A head punch on the inside from De Silva fails to land.
Come on De Silva - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Turner tries to break free but De Silva pushes him back against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turner managing to block the knees to the body from De Silva.
De Silva lands a left hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Turner is looking to break free of the clinch but De Silva has double underhooks.
Turner looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

De Silva escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A punch lands to the side of De Silva 's head but he takes it in his stride.
De Silva fails in his attempt to clinch.
It seemed like Turner was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Turner throws a low kick, looking for De Silva's leg but De Silva calmly moves out of range.
De Silva throws a lazy right hand but Turner sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
De Silva looks to land a left hand but Turner moved out of range nicely.
Turner takes a swing at De Silva's ribcage but misses.
De Silva scores with the left hand. Turner knows he should have avoided that one.
Turner throws a sloppy head kick and De Silva moves out of range easily.
De Silva dodges the punch combination from Turner.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turner throws a lazy right hand but De Silva sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
De Silva throwing a counter right hand but Turner manages to avoid it.
De Silva catches Turner with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
De Silva misses the shot to the body.
Turner shoots for a takedown but De Silva saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A swing and a miss from De Silva.
Turner shapes to counter with a head kick.
De Silva scores with a jab. Turner acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
De Silva on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Turner misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
De Silva checks a low kick from Turner.
A jab from Turner misses.
Turner throws a leg kick that misses.
Turner misses with a leg kick.
Turner looks to score with a jab to the body but De Silva is just out of range.
De Silva with a nice cross.
De Silva lands a head shot.
Turner throws a sloppy head kick and De Silva moves out of range easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Turner lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
The fighters circling - Turner throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
De Silva misses with a looping right.
De Silva feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Turners jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!

De Silva clinches up with Turner and pushes him back against the cage.
Turner is trying to break free.
De Silva missing with knees to the body.

De Silva breaks from the clinch.
Turner just misses with a punch to the body.

De Silva moves into range and clinches up with Turner.

De Silva manages to break the clinch.
Vitor De Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
De Silva catches Turner with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
De Silva avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
De Silva is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
De Silva throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Turner misses with a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vitor De Silva dominated that round.
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.

De Silva fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Turner, pushing him back against the cage.
De Silva lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Turner backwards.
De Silva trying to land knees to the body.
Turner wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but De Silva has him pressed against the cage.
A shot in the inside from De Silva.
The referee is keeping an eye on De Silva - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Turner looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
De Silva keeps control of Turner as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Turner is looking to break free of the clinch but De Silva has double underhooks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Turner is trying to force a seperation but De Silva has the dominant position.
Still in the clinch, De Silva scores with a nice short uppercut.
De Silva is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Turner can do to turn this around?
De Silva lands a shoulder strike.
De Silva is pushing Turner up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
De Silva just leaning against Turner, taking a breather.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Silva scores with a nice hook to the head.
De Silva softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
De Silva keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Turner's efforts to push away.
Turner avoiding damage as De Silva throws knees to the body.
De Silva trying to land knees to the body.

De Silva breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
De Silva bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Turner's head.
Turner swats away the attempt to clinch by De Silva.
Turner misses with a hook. De Silva ducked under it nicely.
Turner looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
De Silva throws the left hand but Turner avoids the punch easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Silva uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Turner has time to react.
De Silva looks to land a right hand but Turner moved out of range.
Nice uppercut there from De Silva.
De Silva swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Turner throws a leg kick which misses De Silva's front leg but catches the back leg as De Silva tries to avoid it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A bone on bone clash there as De Silva blocks the leg kick.
De Silva takes a shot to the body in his stride.
De Silva throws a lazy right hand but Turner sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

Turner tries to keep at a distance but De Silva has taken the fight into the clinch.
De Silva lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
De Silva scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A nice right hand lands inside from De Silva.
De Silva lands on the inside with an uppercut.

De Silva escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turner throws a head kick that De Silva semi-blocks.
A slow jab from Turner misses its intended target.
Turner walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. De Silva checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Vitor De Silva is winning the standup battle so far.
Turner drops his hands momentarily and De Silva takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Turner waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract De Silva.
Turner moves away from the strike by De Silva.
Turner looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.

Turner is rocked!
De Silva fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Turner looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Turner is still on wobbly legs! Can De Silva finish him?
Turner throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
De Silva fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
De Silva checks a low kick from Turner.
Turner seems to have recovered his senses.
De Silva lands a lovely overhand right.
A left lands for Turner.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
De Silva smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A solid leg kick lands there for Turner.
De Silva scores with a hook to the body. Turner takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Turner throws a head kick that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Turner gets tackled into the cage by De Silva. De Silva maintains the clinch.
De Silva stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Turner has had enough of the clinch but De Silva keeps him there for the moment.
A frustrated look appears on Turner's face as he tries to break the clinch.
De Silva lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Turner backwards.
De Silva lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Turner backwards.
Turner blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Turner blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Turner can't break the clinch.
Turner being controlled against the cage.

Turner manages to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vitor De Silva dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

De Silva rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Turner counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Turner slips under a jab from De Silva.
Turner looks to score with a jab to the body but De Silva is just out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Turner.

De Silva takes the fight into the clinch.
De Silva lands a left hand.
De Silva keeps control of Turner as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
De Silva lands a hook that snaps the head of Turner backwards.
Turner blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Silva swings wildly with an uppercut but Turner uses good head movement to avoid it.
Turner looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Turner is trying to push De Silva away but De Silva has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
De Silva lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Turner backwards.
Vitor De Silva has scored more points in the clinch so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from De Silva on the inside.
Turner wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
De Silva stalling the fight.
De Silva lands a left hand that snaps the head of Turner backwards.
De Silva slowing the pace effectively.
De Silva misses with the head strike.
De Silva scores with a shoulder strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for De Silva.
Turner wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Turner managing to block the knees to the body from De Silva.
Turner tries to break the clinch but De Silva is controlling the position.
Turner managing to block the knees to the body from De Silva.
A head punch on the inside from De Silva fails to land.
Turner wants to break free but De Silva has control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Silva manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.

Turner escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Turner has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Nice uppercut lands for De Silva. That snapped Turner's head back.
De Silva is looking to clinch.
De Silva connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
De Silva walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
This has been an exciting period of action!
De Silva takes a head kick and keeps coming.
De Silva throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Turner stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Turner takes a shot to the body in his stride.

De Silva moves into the clinch successfully.
De Silva trying to land knees to the body.
De Silva has Turner pressed against the cage.
De Silva keeps control of Turner as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by De Silva.
De Silva misses with some punches.
Turner is trying to push De Silva away but De Silva has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
De Silva lands a left hand that snaps the head of Turner backwards.
Turner wants to break the clinch but can't.
Turner wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but De Silva has him pressed against the cage.
Turner is looking to break free of the clinch but De Silva has double underhooks.
Turner blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
De Silva makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Turner tries to break the clinch but De Silva is controlling the position.
De Silva lands with a short punch from the clinch.

De Silva breaks from the clinch.
Turner lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turner takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
De Silva rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Turner connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
De Silva lands a right hook to the body.
De Silva fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
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!
De Silva misses with a hook.
De Silva swings and misses with a hook to the body.

De Silva moves into the clinch.
De Silva lands with a short punch from the clinch.
De Silva lands with a right to the head.

De Silva manages to break the clinch.
Turner throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Turner throws a leg kick
and De Silva counters with a stiff right hand.
De Silva drops Turner with a big left hand! Turner is injured, injured bad! De Silva jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vitor De Silva!
Junior Turner was interviewed post fight and said 'fuck that bitch'.