PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ray Turn (ranked 3554 p4p, 4287 weight class) and Marlin Paschal (ranked 387 p4p, 464 weight class). Marlin Paschal is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Turn
vs
Paschal

178 cm
25
265
2 - 1 - 0

220 cm
25
270
1 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ray Turn !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Marlin Paschal!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Michael Johnstone and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paschal cracks Turn with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.

It looks like Ray Turn has been cut.

Turn clinches.

Paschal breaks the clinch.
Turn dodges the punch combination from Paschal.
Marlin Paschal seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Paschal swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Paschal fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Turn looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Turn .
Paschal throws a combination that misses

and Turn counters with a nice double leg into side control. Paschal won't be happy with that.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A lull in the action here.

Turn thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Turn in side control lands a decent elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Turn tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Paschal is looking to regain half guard here but Turn keeps moving and retains side control.

Turn is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Paschal is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Turn wants to lay and pray for a moment but Paschal keeps working.
You can see the frustration on Paschal's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

Turn tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Turn landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turn working the head and body with strikes.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Paschal can do anything to dispel that myth.
Turn remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.

Turn thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Paschal struggling a bit here.

Turn wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Paschal, who protects the arm well.

Turn working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Turn wants to lay and pray for a moment but Paschal keeps working.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Turn tries for a kimura but Paschal is defending well.
Paschal tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Turn is looking to take a break and control but Paschal is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Turn sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Paschal is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.

Turn is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Paschal has escaped the position, nice work there.
Paschal is looking for a sweep.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turn wants to control but Paschal is keeping him busy.
Turn fails to land a wild elbow strike.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Turn lands a decent elbow from side control.

Turn looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Turn scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Paschal to see if he's OK.
Turn looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Paschal is avoiding damage well.
Turn 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.

Turn tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Turn looks up at the clock and then as Paschal takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Turn smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ray Turn dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ray Turn 's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.

Paschal looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Paschal misses with a head kick.
Marlin Paschal is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Paschal misses with a body shot.
Turn feinted with a counter takedown.
Paschal stuffs the takedown.
Good standup being displayed there by Paschal as he connects with a hook.
Paschal scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Turn walks into a stiff left hand from Paschal.
Paschal throws a wild body kick that Turn sees coming a mile off.
Paschal throws a chopping leg kick but Turn manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Turn was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Turn closes the distance and clinches up with Paschal, looking for a takedown. Turn pushes Paschal against the cage but Paschal circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Turn on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Paschal has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Paschal fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Turn changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Paschal scores with a jab to the jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Paschal misses with a head kick.
Turn throws a lazy right hand but Paschal sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Paschal doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Paschal lands with an uppercut that bounces Turn off the cage and back into range.

Ray Turn 's cut is getting worse.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Turn misses the jab.
Turn swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Paschal lands a body shot.
Turn drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Paschal scores with a crisp jab that stopped Turn in his tracks.
Turn on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Paschal is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Paschal throws a head kick that misses.
Turn throwing a counter right hand but Paschal manages to avoid it.
Paschal falls off balance throwing a combination

so Turn counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Turn trying to control but Paschal is working from the bottom.
Turn pushes down on Paschal's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Paschal really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Turn . If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
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!
Turn lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paschal is trying is best to control the position here.
Turn lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Turn is keen to just control but Paschal is a slippery customer.

Turn seems to be looking for submissions.

Turn is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Paschal is just riding it out for now. Turn eventually gives up the hold.
Ray Turn overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Turn is keen to just control but Paschal is a slippery customer.

Turn is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Paschal defends it well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turn seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Paschal does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Turn is really struggling to control Paschal but he's trying to hold on to the position.

Turn is looking for a kimura but Paschal is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Turn to get the leverage.
Turn takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Turn scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Paschal keeping hold of Turn 's head, controlling as best he can.
Paschal is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Turn scores with a couple of nice shots.
Turn slows the pace down in half guard.
Turn wants to control but Paschal is keeping him busy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Paschal actively working from the bottom here.
Turn slows the pace down in half guard.
Turn moves nicely into side control.

Turn working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

Turn is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Paschal is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Turn cracks Paschal with a big right hand but Paschal just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Marlin Paschal will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Ray Turn 's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Paschal throws a combination that misses

so Turn counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Turn trying to control the position from guard on top but Paschal is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Turn might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Turn seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Turn trying to control the position from guard on top but Paschal is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Turn is pushing down on Paschal's leg trying to pass to half guard. Paschal is fighting to maintain full guard but Turn has managed to sneak the leg through.
Paschal is trying to get back to full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Turn trying to control the action but Paschal is working from the bottom.

Turn escapes and gets back to his feet.
Turn is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Paschal can do to turn this around?
Paschal throws a sloppy head kick and Turn moves out of range easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Paschal ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A big left from Turn misses.
Paschal connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Turn shoots for a takedown but Paschal saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Paschal changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Paschal tries to work over Turn 's front leg with a kick but Turn checks it.

Turn shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Paschal's guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Turn trying to control but Paschal is working from the bottom.
Paschal is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Turn wants to control from the top but Paschal keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turn throwing strikes but missing.
Paschal is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Turn throws a big right hand that misses.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Turn with a flurry of punches that miss.
Turn throwing strikes but missing.
Turn slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Nice takedown defense from Paschal. No joy for Turn on that attempt.
Turn moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Paschal throws a combination that misses

and Turn counters with a takedown into side control.
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!

Turn stands up.
Marlin Paschal is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turn on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Paschal has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Sloppy strikes from Paschal. Those never looked like landing.
Paschal moves out of range as Turn strikes.
Turn walks into a stiff left hand from Paschal.
Some wild striking there from Paschal.
Paschal throws a right and a left that both miss.
Paschal bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Paschal misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Turn .
Paschal uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Turn .
Paschal uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Turn .
Paschal scores with the left hand. Turn knows he should have avoided that one.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turn throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Paschal's waist but Paschal gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Turn off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ray Turn . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Paschal lands with a hook. Turn tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Turn throws a body shot but no joy.
Paschal throws a series of punches but Turn avoids them all with ease.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Paschal throws a series of punches but Turn moves out of range.

Paschal gets tackled into the cage by Turn . Turn maintains the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Paschal creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Paschal wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Turn misses with a punch to the body.
Paschal gets through Turn 's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Paschal gets underhooks to prevent Turn 's takedown attempt.
Paschal wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Paschal breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Turn clinches with his opponent.

Paschal breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Turn throws out a loose jab but Paschal uses good head movement to avoid it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Marlin Paschal comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Paschal has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Peter Branson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marlin Paschal!