PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Roderick Turnbull (ranked 364 p4p, 342 weight class) and Jay Steve (ranked 58 p4p, 53 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.

Turnbull
vs
Steve

180 cm
34
170
30 - 14 - 2

185 cm
35
177
26 - 19 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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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 30 - 14 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Roderick Turnbull!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jay Steve!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Ren Mimura and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab, jab by Turnbull - just one landing.
Steve thows a left - swing and a miss!
Turnbull just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice shot lands for Turnbull.
Turnbull connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Steve's hands.
Steve looks to throw the jab but Turnbull is out of range.
Steve fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Turnbull looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Turnbull moves away from the strike by Steve.
Turnbull throws a hook but Steve blocks it.
Steve looks to throw the jab but Turnbull is out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Turnbull on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Steve misses with a wild body shot.
Turnbull misses with a body punch
and Steve counters with a straight right hand.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Turnbull takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Turnbull avoids the body shot from Steve.
Jab from Steve.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Steve feints a jab promting Turnbull to slip. Steve then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Turnbull slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Turnbull swings for the body but Steve moves out of range.
Steve connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Turnbull momentarily.
The fighters circling - Steve throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Steve thows a left - swing and a miss!
A low kick lands for Turnbull.
Turnbull misses with a straight left.
Steve now looks to counter with a shot at the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Turnbull misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Steve.
Steve takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Turnbull misses with a head kick.
A shot to the liver by Steve. Beautiful body shot.
Turnbull moves in looking to clinch but Steve pushes him off.
Steve misses with a hook to the body
and Turnbull counters with a stiff right hand.
Steve throws a body punch but Turnbull moves out of range.
Steve lands a glancing blow to the side of Turnbull's head.
Steve tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Turnbull was well out of range. Poor timing from Steve.
Turnbull moves forwards but Steve connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Steve digs a good hook to Turnbull's body.
Steve slips under a jab from Turnbull.
Steve waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Turnbull.
Turnbull has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Turnbull uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Steve.
Steve throws a hook but Turnbull blocks it.
Steve tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Turnbull was well out of range. Poor timing from Steve.
Turnbull misses with a straight right.
The fighters circle momentarily. Steve darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Turnbull scores with a punch to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steve throws a jab when Turnbull was well out of range.
Turnbull walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Turnbull blocks a jab.
Steve slips under a jab from Turnbull.

Turnbull gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Steve misses with the head strike.
Turnbull throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Steve misses with some punches.
Steve blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Steve misses with a punch to the body.
Turnbull lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Turnbull working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Steve tries to work over Turnbull's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
I was talking to Turnbull's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
A short body shot lands from Steve as the two fighters clinch.
Turnbull misses with a punch to the body.
Steve misses with a punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Turnbull.
Turnbull swings wildly with an uppercut but Steve uses good head movement to avoid it.
Steve misses with a punch to the body.
Turnbull is working Steve over against the cage.

Steve breaks from the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steve missing with a left hand there. Turnbull was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Steve throws a body punch but Turnbull moves out of range.
Turnbull throwing a counter right hand but Steve manages to avoid it.
Turnbull ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Steve takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Turnbull keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Steve throws a right hand that Turnbull ducks under and follows up with a left that Turnbull also avoids with ease.
Turnbull connects with a leg kick.
Steve throws a shot from downtown. Turnbull moves away and avoids it.
A quick step to the side and Turnbull tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Turnbull jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Steve thuds his right hand into Turnbull's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A low kick from Steve is predictable there
and Turnbull counters with a nice uppercut.
Turnbull misses with a wild body shot.
Jay Steve seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Turnbull scores with the left hand. Steve knows he should have avoided that one.
Turnbull blocks the body kick.
Steve darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Turnbull is looking to land body kicks.
Steve misses with a jab, cross combination.
Steve throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Turnbull takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steve moves out of range as Turnbull throws a body kick.
Turnbull throws a body punch but Steve moves out of range.
Turnbull looks to throw the jab but Steve is out of range.
Turnbull throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Turnbull throws out a leg kick but Steve moves out of range and Turnbull only half commits.
Turnbull missing with a left hand there. Steve was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Steve throws a sloppy body shot
and Turnbull counters with a nice uppercut.
Steve blocks a jab.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Turnbull.
A low kick from Steve is predictable there
and Turnbull counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Steve scores with a body shot.
Turnbull fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Steve.
Turnbull keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Steve misses the shot to the body.
Turnbull throws a nice outside leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Steve throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Turnbull scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Turnbull takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Turnbull is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Steve looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Jay Steve will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Steve avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Roderick Turnbull has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Turnbull ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Steve moves away.
Turnbull stuns Steve with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Steve misses with a left hand
and Turnbull counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Steve thows a left - swing and a miss!
Turnbull misses with an uppercut. Steve saw that one coming.
Steve punishes Turnbull's body with a nice straight punch.
Steve looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Turnbull throws a wild body kick that Steve sees coming a mile off.
Turnbull takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Turnbull waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Steve.
Steve swats away the attempt to clinch by Turnbull.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Steve misses with a hook to the body
and Turnbull counters with a body kick that stops Steve in his tracks momentarily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Steve. Turnbull does a little dance to reset his feet.
Turnbull moves out of range of the strikes.
Turnbull slips a straight right by Steve.
Steve throws a body punch but Turnbull moves out of range.
Steve on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Steve misses with a wild body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Turnbull throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Steve misses with a looping left.
Steve loads up on a big right hand but Turnbull slips the punch.
Turnbull throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Turnbull lunges at Steve with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Steve's hand.
Steve misses with a body shot.
Steve misses with a jab to the body
enabling Turnbull to counter with a crisp jab.
Turnbull blocks a head kick by Steve.
Turnbull takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Turnbull misses with an attempted mid kick.
Steve looks to score with a jab to the body but Turnbull is just out of range.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Jay Steve seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Steve just misses with a punch to the body.
Steve swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Turnbull looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Steve slips under a jab.
Steve swings for the body but Turnbull moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by Steve.
Turnbull misses with an uppercut. Steve saw that one coming.
Turnbull looking to land some kicks to the body here.

Turnbull clinches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Steve lands a body punch.
Steve lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Turnbull lands a shoulder strike.
Steve can't find room to land a body shot as Turnbull controls the action.
Steve fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Roderick Turnbull has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Steve tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Turnbull's elbow.
Steve works on Turnbull's body with a couple of short punches.
Turnbull goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short body shot lands from Steve as the two fighters clinch.

Steve manages to break the clinch.
Steve gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Turnbull waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Steve.
Turnbull keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Steve.
A looping hook to the body misses from Steve. Turnbull does a little dance to reset his feet.
A little feinted left hand from Turnbull on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Turnbull takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Steve lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Turnbull uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Steve has time to react.
Steve swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A swing and a miss from Turnbull.
Steve slips under a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steve keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Turnbull.
Steve moves out of range of the strikes.
Steve ducks under a wild hook from Turnbull.
Steve tries to bum rush Turnbull with a series of wild strikes but Turnbull uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Steve moves forwards but Turnbull connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Turnbull misses with a left hand
and Steve counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A combination from Steve does no damage.
Turnbull walks into a straight right hand from Steve.
Turnbull throws a body kick that misses
and Steve counters with a stiff right hand.
Steve cracks Turnbull with a good jab.
Steve throws a body punch but Turnbull moves out of range.
Turnbull throws a nice inside leg kick.
Steve with a hook.
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!
Turnbull fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Steve on the side of the head.
Turnbull bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Turnbull walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Steve checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Steve lands a jab to Turnbull's midsection.
Turnbull throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steve swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Turnbull throws a quick counter kick to the body but Steve avoids it.
Steve takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Steve throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Turnbull has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Steve lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Turnbull at a distance.
Steve fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Steve fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Steve pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Steve paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Turnbull slips under a jab from Steve.
Steve takes a swing at Turnbull's ribcage but misses.
Turnbull looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Turnbull moves out of range as Steve strikes.
Crunch! Turnbull slams his shin into Steve's torso.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Turnbull fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Steve manages to avoid it.
Steve throws a body punch but Turnbull moves out of range.
Turnbull is looking to clinch.
Steve avoids the body shot from Turnbull.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Jay Steve will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Turnbull's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Turnbull throws a low kick but Steve moves out of range easily.
Turnbull changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A jab lands there for Turnbull.
Turnbull throws a leg kick but Steve checks it.
Turnbull blocks a jab.
Steve just misses with a punch to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Turnbull misses the target.
Steve bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Turnbull's head backwards.
Turnbull misses with a looping right.
Turnbull looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Steve misses with a hook.
Turnbull lands a nice looking body shot.
Turnbull tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Steve was well out of range. Poor timing from Turnbull.
Turnbull misses with a body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Steve misses with the combination.
Turnbull just misses with a punch to the body.
Steve comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Steve misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Turnbull.
Steve tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Turnbull was well out of range. Poor timing from Steve.
Turnbull was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Steve takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Steve looks to land a left hand but Turnbull moved out of range nicely.
Steve scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Turnbull doesn't seem bothered though.
Steve throws a nice head kick!
Turnbull uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Steve.
Steve throws a lazy right hand but Turnbull sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Steve misses with a looping right.
Jab by Turnbull.
Turnbull throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Turnbull lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Steve throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Steve takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Steve takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
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!
A big right from Steve misses.
Turnbull uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Steve scores with a punch to the head.
Turnbull throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Steve, as that shot connected.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turnbull misses with a low kick.
Steve walks into a straight right hand from Turnbull.
Turnbull takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Steve throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Steve misses with a body shot.
A little feinted left hand from Turnbull on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Steve throws a body punch but Turnbull moves out of range.
Steve misses with a jab to the body
and Turnbull counters with a nice low kick that buckles Steve's knee momentarily.
Turnbull lands with a thumping leg kick.
Steve with a hook.
Steve stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Turnbull.
Steve lands a nice hook to Turnbull's body. Turnbull takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
An inside leg kick lands from Steve.
Turnbull misses with a hook
and Steve cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Steve 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.
Turnbull misses with an attempted mid kick.
Turnbull ducks under a wild hook from Steve.
A big left from Steve misses.
Steve swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Turnbull lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Steve has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Steve and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Turnbull misses with a body kick.
Turnbull avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Turnbull throwing a counter right hand but Steve manages to avoid it.
Turnbull throws out a powerful jab.
Steve scores with a body shot.
Steve tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Turnbull was well out of range. Poor timing from Steve.
Turnbull ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Steve moves away.
Steve scores with a jab.
Steve scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Steve takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Steve digs a good body shot into Turnbull's ribs.
Turnbull displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Steve throws out the jab.
Turnbull takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Turnbull is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Steve ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jay Steve is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Turnbull tried to score with a low kick but Steve checks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steve lands a jab.
Steve stuns Turnbull with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Steve's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Steve connects with a body shot.
Turnbull attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Turnbull misses with a hook to the body
and Steve counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Steve has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Turnbull.
Turnbull digs a good body shot into Steve's ribs.
Turnbull avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Steve misses with a body shot.
Steve checks a leg kick.
Steve displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Turnbull throws out the jab.
A lazy left from Turnbull finds it's target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Steve slips a straight right by Turnbull.
Steve checks the leg kick nicely there.
Steve misses with a looping left.
Turnbull throws a jab but it's blocked by Steve.
Steve cracks a nice hook into Turnbull's ribs.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jay Steve.
I've got Steve winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Taro Takaoka scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jay Steve!
Jay Steve tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.