PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Arnold Equator (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brick Turner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Turner has chosen Stale Thoughts by Ground Components as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Equator
vs
Turner

198 cm
22
270 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

199 cm
24
260 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Determined

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Arnold Equator!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brick Turner!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Jorge Garcia and David Schapiro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Turner tries to land a front kick but Equator steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Equator works the jab nicely.

Turner clinches.
Turner drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Equator gets the underhooks and prevents it.

Equator breaks the clinch.
Equator ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Turner closes the distance and clinches up with Equator, looking for a takedown. Turner pushes Equator against the cage but Equator circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Turner tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Equator swivels and escapes.
Arnold Equator has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brick Turner.
Equator scores with a decent looking hook.
Equator lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Equator.
Oooh a lovely combination from Equator sends Turner down but not out. Equator dives into side control looking to finish.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Equator has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Equator rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Turner moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Equator lands a left and a right that sends Turner crashing to the canvas! Equator dives into mount looking to finish!

Turner is rocked!
Turner regains half guard.
Turner looks gassed!
Equator is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Turner tries to get to full guard but Equator has control of the leg.
Equator wants to stand up but Turner has a hold of him and won't allow it.

Equator decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Equator stalks Turner and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Turner's face. Turner staggers backwards, shaken.
Equator misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Equator drives through and clinches with Turner against the cage.
Equator is trying to break the clinch but Turner has him pressed against the cage.
Turner prevents Equator from breaking the clinch.

Equator pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Equator throws a right and a left that Turner avoids nicely.

Equator rushes Turner and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Equator can't break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turner is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Equator wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Equator is trying to break the clinch but Turner has him pressed against the cage.
Turner has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Equator avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Turner is working for takedown but Equator is calmly controlling the position for now.
Equator wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Equator breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Turner fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Equator misses with the combination.
Turner is trying desperately to land a takedown but Equator is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Turner.
Turner has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Equator finds it's way round the side to connect with Turner's head.
Turner tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Equator swivels and escapes.

Equator drives through and clinches with Turner against the cage.

Equator's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Equator fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Equator!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Equator misses with a few strikes there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Equator lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Equator.
Equator swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Equator.

Turner tries to keep at a distance but Equator has taken the fight into the clinch.
Equator wants to get back to striking at distance but Turner won't allow it.
Turner jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Equator walks away with a smile on his face. Turner gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Equator scores with a nice strike.
Turner tries for a takedown but Equator circles away easily
and Equator counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Equator throws a series of punches but Turner avoids them all with ease.
Turner drops his hands momentarily and Equator takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Equator lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Equator fails to land with a series of punches.
Arnold Equator seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A left and a right from Equator both land. Nice combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Equator moves into the clinch.

Equator breaks the clinch.
Some wild striking there from Equator.
Equator looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Equator swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Turner throws a shot from downtown. Equator moves away and avoids it.

Equator rushes Turner and presses him up against the cage.
Equator tries to break the clinch but Turner is controlling the position.

Turner pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Turner shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Turner showed some decent athleticism there.
Equator knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Turner on the ground.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Equator keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Turner.
Turner shoots in looking for a takedown. Equator tries to sprawl out of it but Turner keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Equator manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Turner shoots and misses
and Equator counters with a left and a right that stings Turner.
Arnold Equator has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brick Turner.
Equator connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Good shot there by Equator.
Turner slips a jab and a cross from Equator.
Turner takes a jab right on the kisser.
Equator throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Equator throws a series of punches but Turner moves out of range.
Equator fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Equator fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Equator fails to land with a series of punches.
Turner is breathing heavily.
Equator scores with a body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Equator throws a right hand that Turner ducks under and follows up with a left that Turner also avoids with ease.
Equator uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Turner has time to react.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Equator swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Equator lands a nice hook to Turner's body. Turner takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Equator scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Arnold Equator is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Equator looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Equator swinging wilding here.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Equator misses with a double jab.
Turner tries for a takedown but Equator circles away easily
and Equator counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Turner has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Equator throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Equator throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Equator tests Turner's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Equator fails to land with a series of punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turner shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Equator counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Turner showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Equator.
Turner shoots in for a takedown but Equator shows good takedown defense.
Arnold Equator is winning the standup battle so far.
Equator keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Equator fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A punch combination from Equator misses.
Equator moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Equator lands with a nice combination. Turner backs away looking to recover.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Equator catches Turner with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Equator misses with a double jab.
Turner misses with a takedown
and Equator counters with a good, hard body kick but Turner shrugs it off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turner is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Equator lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Turner has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Equator looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Turner is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A good leg kick by Equator.
Equator lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Equator.
Equator scores with a crisp jab that stopped Turner in his tracks.
Equator misses with a series of wild punches.
Turner tries to clinch but Equator moves away

and Equator counters by clinching up.
Equator is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Equator has had enough of the clinch but Turner keeps him there for the moment.
Equator keeps control of Turner as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Turner wants a takedown but no success here.

Equator breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Equator clinches up against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Equator escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Equator moves into the clinch successfully.

Turner manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.

Equator gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Equator misses with a series of wild punches.
A right-left combo lands from Equator.
Equator scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

Equator rushes Turner and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Turner wants a takedown but no success here.
Turner has Equator pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Equator manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Turner misses with a knee to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Turner drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Equator gets the underhooks and prevents it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Equator wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Turner has him pressed against the cage.
Turner misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Equator.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Arnold Equator dominated that second 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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Equator throws a right and a left that both miss.
No joy there for Equator, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Equator throws a series of punches but Turner moves out of range.
Turner shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Equator as he jumps to the side.
Equator lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Equator fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Danga de danga de dang - Equator scores with a four punch combination!
Nice uppercut lands for Equator. That snapped Turner's head back.

Equator moves into the clinch.

Equator's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Left hook, right uppercut from Equator.
A punch combination from Equator misses.

Equator pushes Turner up against the cage in a clinch.
Equator is trying to break the clinch but Turner has him pressed against the cage.

Equator breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Equator throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Turner fails with a takedown attempt.
Equator is working the combinations to good effect here.
Equator lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Equator fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Turner looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Turner drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Turner gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Turner has his takedown stuffed
and Equator connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Arnold Equator has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brick Turner.
Turner shoots for a takedown but Equator saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Equator throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Equator lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Turner backs up against the cage.
Equator scores with a three punch combo!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Equator throws a one two combo.

Equator takes the fight into the clinch.

Equator escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Equator lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Turner shoots in and drives through. Equator sprawls well.
Equator misses with a series of wild punches.

Equator has Turner up against the cage in a clinch.
Equator tries to stall but Turner uses the opportunity to gain a better position.

Turner breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Equator throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Equator misses with the combination.
Arnold Equator is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Turner fails with the takedown
and Equator counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Equator cracks Turner with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Turner moves out of range of the body kick from Equator.
Turner shoots in and drives through. Equator sprawls well.
Nice uppercut there from Equator.
Equator misses with a jab, cross combination.
Turner shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
letting Equator counter with a right hand.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Equator!
Turner has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Turner shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Equator as he avoids it easily.
Equator throws a series of punches but Turner avoids them all with ease.
Equator fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Turner shoots in but Equator avoids the takedown attempt easily.
The fighters circle momentarily. Equator darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Equator misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Turner shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Equator counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Equator.
Equator 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.

Turner gets control of Equator's arms and successfully pulls guard. Turner will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Turner is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

Turner has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Equator can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Arnold Equator is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Turner doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.

And that's the end of the fight!
Arnold Equator showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Equator, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:26
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:26
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arnold Equator!