PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Romulus Gerber (ranked 1801 p4p, 1889 weight class) and Teuvo Turunen (ranked 251 p4p, 262 weight class). Romulus Gerber has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Gerber
vs
Turunen

179 cm
28
182
11 - 8 - 1

188 cm
28
179
11 - 8 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing

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 11 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Romulus Gerber!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Teuvo Turunen!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Atkins and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gerber throws a lazy uppercut
and Turunen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Turunen closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Turunen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gerber moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromTurunen.
Turunen thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Gerber if he has to take too many more of those.
Gerber tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Turunen was well out of range. Poor timing from Gerber.
A telegraphed right hand from Gerber misses the target.
Despite the aggression on Turunen's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Turunen rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Gerber counter with a right hand.
Romulus Gerber seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gerber checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Gerber throws a head kick but Turunen moves out of range.
A swing and a miss from Turunen.
Gerber appears to be looking for a big counter.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gerber misses with a straight left.
Turunen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nice body punch from Gerber.
Gerber throws a nice outside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Turunen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gerber moves away.
Turunen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gerber.
Turunen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gerber circles away quickly and effectively.
A looping hook to the body misses from Turunen. Gerber does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gerber moves out of range of the strikes.
Gerber blocks a jab.
Good standup being displayed there by Turunen as he connects with a hook.
Turunen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gerber just misses with a punch to the body.
Turunen lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Gerber lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Gerber showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Turunen.
A left lands for Turunen.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gerber is looking to score with low kicks.
Gerber connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Gerber lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gerber feints and then cracks Turunen's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Turunen down.
Nice body kick from Gerber.
Good exchange - Turunen coming out on top.
Gerber checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Gerber looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Gerber swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gerber misses with a head kick.
Decent striking displayed by Turunen there.
Gerber swinging wildly here.
Turunen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Gerber. That did some damage!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gerber connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Turunen's hands.
Turunen throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Turunen throws a wild body kick that Gerber sees coming a mile off.
Turunen throws a nice looking combination but Gerber bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gerber ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Turunen moves away.
Gerber throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Turunen counters with a series of strikes. Gerber will be more careful next time no doubt.
Some wild striking there from Gerber.
A low kick from Gerber misses
and Turunen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Turunen will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Gerber on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Turunen throws a head kick but Gerber moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A solid leg kick lands there for Turunen.
Gerber looks to throw a body kick
and Turunen counters with a thumping low kick.
Gerber takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Gerber looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Turunen looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Gerber ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Turunen moves away.
Gerber explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Turunen misses with an uppercut.
Turunen takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Turunen is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Gerber had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Gerber doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Gerber doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Gerber blocks a head kick by Turunen.
Gerber tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Turunen was well out of range. Poor timing from Gerber.
Turunen misses with a wild combination.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Teuvo Turunen dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Turunen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gerber.
Gerber takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Turunen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Turunen misses with a low kick.
Gerber is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Turunen throws a sloppy head kick and Gerber moves out of range easily.
Gerber appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Turunen with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Turunen looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Gerber rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Turunen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gerber lands with a thumping leg kick.
Turunen has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Turunen moves forwards but Gerber connects with a nice, crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Turunen checks a low kick from Gerber.
Turunen looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Turunen blocks a head kick by Gerber.
Gerber throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Turunen.
Some wild striking there from Turunen.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gerber scores with a leg kick.
Gerber throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Turunen throws a big shot that misses.
Gerber swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Turunen moves out of range of the leg kick from Gerber.
Turunen connects with a high kick.
Turunen slips a jab from Gerber.
Turunen takes a swing at Gerber's ribcage but misses.
Turunen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gerber.
Turunen throws a head kick but Gerber moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turunen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gerber was well out of range. Poor timing from Turunen.
Gerber takes one on the button.
Turunen misses with a body shot
and Gerber counters with a right hand to the body.
Gerber moves out of range of the body kick.
Turunen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gerber was well out of range. Poor timing from Turunen.
A nice leg kick lands there from Gerber.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gerber misses the shot to the body.
Turunen throws a counter combo.
Turunen buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Gerber.
Turunen lands with an overhand left.
The fighters circling - Turunen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gerber lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Turunen throws a low kick but it's checked well by Gerber.
Gerber connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gerber cracks Turunen with a good jab.
Turunen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gerber throws a leg kick but Turunen sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Turunen misses with a wild combination.
Some wild striking there from Turunen.
A slapping body kick lands there for Turunen.
Turunen misses the shot to the body.
Gerber moves out of range as Turunen strikes.
Turunen scores with the left hand. Gerber knows he should have avoided that one.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gerber fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Turunen manages to avoid it.
Turunen looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Gerber walks forward, straight into a front kick from Turunen.
Gerber connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Gerber throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A nice leg kick from Gerber, right into the meat of the thigh.
Gerber tries to land a front kick but Turunen steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
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!
Gerber throws a shot from downtown. Turunen moves away and avoids it.
It seemed like Turunen was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Turunen thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Gerber if he has to take too many more of those.
Turunen misses with a right hand
letting Gerber counter with a right hand.
Gerber throws a leg kick which misses Turunen's front leg but catches the back leg as Turunen tries to avoid it.
Turunen with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Turunen throws a head kick but Gerber moves out of range.
Turunen misses with an uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Teuvo Turunen will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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. This is the final round!

Gerber takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Turunen lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Turunen lands with an uppercut that bounces Gerber off the cage and back into range.
Gerber pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Gerber lands a head shot.
Gerber with the inside leg kick.
Turunen throws a sloppy head kick and Gerber moves out of range easily.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Gerber might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Turunen takes one to the side of the head.
A telegraphed right hand from Turunen misses the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Turunen misses with a lunging right hand
and Gerber counters with a nice body kick.
Turunen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gerber.
Gerber lands a really nice looking cross but Turunen seems unphased.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice defenses there by Gerber.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Turunen throws the left hand but Gerber avoids the punch easily.
Turunen's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Gerber lands a nice shot to the body.
Turunen on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Turunen throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Gerber counters with a nice body shot.
Turunen connects with a crisp jab.
Gerber keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Teuvo Turunen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Turunen 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.
Gerber misses with the body kick
and Turunen counters with a stiff right hand.
Gerber throws a leg kick that misses.
As Gerber backs off Turunen throws a huge counter combo but Gerber manages to avoid it all.
A head kick misses from Turunen.
Turunen swings widly with a right hand
and Gerber counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Turunen takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Romulus Gerber has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Teuvo Turunen is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gerber throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Turunen turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Gerber jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Turunen swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That kick from Gerber tenderised Turunen's leg. Turunen is trying to keep his angry face on.
Turunen throws a head kick but Gerber moves out of range.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Gerber 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 Turunen has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Turunen and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Gerber throws a shot from downtown. Turunen moves away and avoids it.
Turunen misses with a low kick as Gerber jumps back.
A little feinted left hand from Gerber on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Gerber swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Turunen misses with a hook to the body
and Gerber counters with a nice uppercut.
Gerber scores with a body shot.
Gerber goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Turunen misses.
Gerber throwing a counter right hand but Turunen manages to avoid it.
A bone on bone clash there as Turunen blocks the leg kick.
Nice shot lands for Turunen.
Gerber uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Turunen.
Gerber appears to be looking for a big counter.
Turunen misses with a body kick.
Good leg kick by Turunen.
Gerber looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gerber avoids the body shot from Turunen.
Gerber checks a leg kick.
Gerber thows a leg kick but Turunen checks it
and Turunen counters with a three punch combo that has Gerber backing up. Gerber nods at Turunen to acknowledge the strikes.
Gerber scores with a jab to the head.
Gerber throws a lazy body kick
and Turunen counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Gerber is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Gerber jabs at Turunen's body.

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!
Gerber comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Gerber misses with a hook to the body
and Turunen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gerber misses with a left hand
and Turunen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Turunen smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Gerber looks to score with a jab to the body but Turunen is just out of range.
Gerber throws a body punch but Turunen moves out of range.
Gerber throws a jab but it's blocked by Turunen.
Turunen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gerber moves out of range of the body kick.
Turunen on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Gerber walks into a left hand.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Romulus Gerber.
Well Turunen has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 29:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Teuvo Turunen!
A relieved looking Teuvo Turunen thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.